Now that "Slumdog Millionaire" has run its course — or shall we say "romped"? — through the film awards derby, it's heading next into music races.

Lots of previous winners of best picture at the Oscars went on to claim the Grammy Award for best film soundtrack, including "Tom Jones" (1964), "The  Godfather" (1973), "The Last Emperor" (1989), "Dances with Wolves" (1992), "Schindler's List" (1995), "The English Patient" (1998), "American Beauty" (2001) and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2005). Of course, "Slumdog Millionaire" also won best song ("Jai Ho"), and that champ sometimes repeats at the Grammys, like "If I Didn't Have To" ("Monsters, Inc.," 2003) and "My Heart Will Go On" ("Titanic," 1999). (Note: Years cited indicate dates of Grammy ceremony.) All in all, the overlap between the Grammy and Academy Awards is far less frequent than you might expect considering they're both industry peer-group awards.

Since the Grammy is largely determined by sales (the award uses a popular ballot to determine most nominees and winners), the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack needs to prove itself as a winner on the charts. When the first post-Oscars chart rankings came out Wednesday, they included only one day when the Oscars' results were known. Nonetheless, "Slumdog Millionaire" rocketed up from No. 48 the previous week to No. 22.

"It's likely that most of the gain came from digital purchases made during ABC's broadcast of the Oscars or immediately after the show concluded," reported Reuters. 

When the newest charts are issued this Wednesday, "Slumdog Millionaire" is expected to be in the top five. Any rank less will be considered a huge disappointment after it swept up eight Oscars, including best picture.

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