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Josh Groban's "Noel" tops chart again with huge week
Josh Groban stays in the top slot on The Billboard 200 album chart, moving 757,000 copies of "Noel" in the US to remain No. 1 for the fifth straight week, the first Christmas album ever to do so, according to Billboard.
Groban held off Mary J. Blige 's fast-moving "Growing Pains," which sold 629,000 copies to land in the No. 2 spot in its debut week. The Billboard 200 is based on Nielsen SoundScan retail reports.
Alicia Keys slipped to the third spot on the chart despite a 62% sales spike for her latest record, "As I Am," which sold 474,000, a gain of almost 200,000 copies over last week.
The Eagles ' comeback effort, "Long Road Out of Eden," slips to No. 4 with 313,000 units sold, while Miley Cyrus ' "Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus" rises from 7th to 5th with 260,000 copies sold, a gain of 46% over the previous week, according to Nielsen.
Rounding out the Top 10 are the "Now 26" hits compilation, Carrie Underwood 's "Carnival Ride," Taylor Swift 's self-titled debut, Disney's "High School Musical 2" soundtrack and Chris Brown 's "Exclusive."
