The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title Top Electronic Albums, with the first number-one title being the original soundtrack to the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
ðə tʃˈɑːɹt deɪbjˈuːd ɔnðɪ ˈɪʃuː dˈeɪɾᵻd dʒˈuːn θˈɜːɾi, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈaɪɾəl tˈɑːp ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk ˈælbəmz, wɪððə fˈɜːst nˈʌmbɚwˈʌn tˈaɪɾəl bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈaʊndtɹæk tə ðə fˈɪlm lˈɑːɹɹə kɹˈɔft: tˈuːm ɹˈeɪdɚ.