In addition, the album was featured at number one in Top Broadway Albums and at number two in Top Pop Albums. After its win at the 71st Tony Awards, the album again peaked at number 5 in Billboard 200. In the first week, the album sold over 29,000 copies, with 25,000 coming from traditional sales. Over 123,000 copies were sold in the year of its release, and an additional 305,000 copies in 2018, to become one of the best-selling albums of the year. The album was certified Gold by RIAA on March 6, 2019. As of March 2021, the album sold over 640,000 copies. Critical reception Writing for The Northern Light newspaper, Abby Seeber called "The music is incredibly universal and will no doubt stand the test of time". Gramophone's Edward Seckerson wrote "what really sets Pasek and Paul’s work apart is the emotional resonance of their melodies. The pop-rock nowness is painted in a contemporary funkiness, keyboards and guitars, acoustic and electric, dominating – but the soul of these songs is personal and timeless." The Diamondback reviewed "Dear Evan Hansen vocalizes another timeless struggle: a dorky teenager both desperate and terrified of fitting in. This time social media plays a central role, one that heightens and elevates the stakes. The original cast album, sounds like inside of a teenager’s mind: frantic, immediate, life-or-death, now-or-never. Songs build and explode and then fall to a hush in the same way a teenagers panic, jump to conclusions and incorrectly assume their complete isolation." Track listing All tracks are written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Personnel Cast Ben Platt – Evan Hansen Rachel Bay Jones – Heidi Hansen Laura Dreyfuss – Zoe Murphy Jennifer Laura Thompson – Cynthia Murphy Michael Park – Larry Murphy Mike Faist – Connor Murphy Will Roland – Jared Kleinman Kristolyn Lloyd – Alana Beck Additionally, Taylor Trensch, Mallory Bechtel and Alex Boniello (characters who replaces the original Broadway cast) playing Evan Hansen, Zoe Murphy and Connor Murphy, also recorded the musical numbers, which were included in the extended version. Few cast from the Original U.S. Tour ensemble also performed on a track. Ensemble vocals Jenn Colella Carrie Manolakos Ken Marks Asa Somers Jason Tam Brenda Wehle Natalie Weiss Tim Young Remy Zaken Tamika Lawrence Gerard Canonico Adam Halpin Becca Ayers Mary Bacon Mykal Kilgore Stephen Kunken Production Alex Lacamoire – orchestration, music supervision, executive production, arrangements Benj