| FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | April 12, 1978 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | MCA |
| Producer | Various artists |
| Singles from FM | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [3] |
FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack is the original soundtrack to the 1978 film FM .
In the United States, the album reached the Top Five of Billboard's album chart and quickly earned a Platinum-certified disc. It reached 37 in the UK charts. [4]
Roger Nichols won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on the soundtrack.
Side One
Side Two (Order of songs on inside jacket show side three songs before side two songs)
Side Three
Side Four
Side A
Side B
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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