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Josh Groban is living proof that a Foster child can still be number one.
After years of consistently solid sales, David Foster-protégé Josh Groban finally landed his first number one with Closer. Released in early November, the disc was a Top 10 chart staple for the classically-trained singer all the way up until last week when it finally dropped down to number 11. A mere seven days later, Closer made a career-marking comeback.
For the week ended January 11, Groban jumped 10 spots to number one as Closer sold another 111,000 copies, according to SoundScan numbers.
To date, Groban's 2001 self-titled debut moved over five millions copies worldwide and remained on the Billboard charts for over two years. During this time, the singer proved to be a television favorite with countless appearances ranging from Oprah and Ally McBeal to the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics. Groban, whose three-month North American tour kicks off January 22 in Boise, Idaho, will make a stop at the Super Bowl in Houston on February 1 to perform "You Raise Me Up" as a tribute to the NASA Columbia crew.
With Groban moving into the top slot, OutKast fell to number three with their double-disc Speakerboxxx/The Love Below selling 101,000 copies. Meanwhile, Alicia Keys' The Diary of Alicia Keys remained locked at number two for a third straight week with 102,000 copies. No other albums passed the six-figure mark this week in terms of copies sold.
Three compilations held steady in the Top 10. No Doubt's The Singles: 1992-2003, The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, and Now That's What I Call Music! 14 finished the week at spots four, six and seven, respectively.
The rest of the Top 10, all holdovers, included Toby Keith's Shock'n Y'All at five, Ruben Studdard's Soulful at eight, Evanescence's Fallen at nine, and Jay-Z's the Black Album in the 10 spot. Sales were down overall for the week as evidenced by Jay-Z making the Top 10 with a mere 57,000 copies sold.
Part of the slow sales week can be attributed to a dearth of new releases. The only significant new debut came at 95 with Phantom Planet, best known for the O.C. theme song "California." The group's new self-titled album, the band's first since the departure of director-actor Jason Schwartzman on drums, moved 12,000 copies.
Two of the week's top climbers were the rock acts The Darkness and Jet. The British group Darkness, who performed on David Letterman last Friday, jumped 53 spots to number 39 with Permission to Land. The recently announced Brit Awards nominations have the group up for four major trophies, including Best British Group and British Album.
The other chart-climbing rockers, Australia's Jet, climbed 31 spots with Get Born finishing the week at number 43. This group benefited greatly from their single "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" getting mass television exposure in the popular Apple iPod commercials.
Here's a recap of last week's Top 10 albums:
1. Closer, Josh Groban
2. The Diary of Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys
3. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast
4. The Singles 1992-2003, No Doubt
5. Shock'n Y'All, Toby Keith
6. The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
7. Now That's What I Call Music! 14, various
8. Soulful, Ruben Studdard
9. Fallen, Evanescence
10. Black Album, Jay-Z
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