Billboard: Groban’s ‘Noel’ is year’s top album


Josh Groban

By Gerry Plaza

It was Josh Groban’s scintillating voice and the spirit of Christmas that made the phenomenon. Now Billboard Magazine makes it official.

Groban’s “Noel” is 2007’s top selling album after staying at four weeks on top of Hot 200 Album Chart, the only Christmas album to reach that milestone. Groban broke Elvis Presley’s record for a Christmas album, when the latter’s “Elvis’ Christmas Album” also stayed on top of the Billboard album chart in 1957 for four weeks, albeit non-consecutively, Billboard reported.

Billboard cited Nielsen SoundScan data in its report that “Noel” sold 669,000 copies in the week ended December 16 running to a 2.77-million total, eclipsing the soundtrack of “High School Musical 2″ as the year’s best-selling album.

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frassygirl
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December 19, 2007 at 10:29 pm

Way to go Josh. It’s about time people notice you. Your voice is like an angel. Grobanites love their Joshman. You raise me up and I truly mean that.

Heidi
From Flagstaff, AZ.