Lin-Manuel Miranda and his Hamilton musical cast mates are batting 500… 

Hamilton: An American Musical, created by and starring the 45-year-old Puerto Rican Tony Award-winning actor, composer, lyricist, producer, director, and playwright, this week becomes the first original cast album to log 500 weeks on the Billboard 200.

The album debuted at No. 12 on the chart dated October 17, 2015, which was the highest debut for a cast album in more than 50 years.

It peaked at No. 2 in July 2020, which was the highest ranking for a cast album since Hair topped the chart for 13 weeks in 1969.

Hamilton logs its 500th week on the chart just one month after the album was elected to the National Recording Registry in its first year of eligibility.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for Hamilton, has been showered with honors for his masterwork.

He won two Tonys (best original musical score and best book of a musical), a Grammy (best musical theatre album) and the Pulitzer Prize for literature.

The show’s creative team (Miranda, Thomas Kail, Alex Lacamoire and Andy Blankenbuehler) was even honored at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Miranda also won a Primetime Emmy (outstanding variety special, pre-recorded) in 2021 as a producer of a Disney TV adaptation.