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Josh Groban’s Noel came from out of nowhere to top the year’s best-sellers with a final total of 3.7 million, easily surpassing Disney’s High School Musical 2, with nearly 3 million.
Thursday, January 3, 2008

GROBAN TOPS YEAR’S BEST SELLERS

Disney, RCA Score Two Apiece in Top 6

Josh Groban’s Noel came from out of nowhere to top the year’s best-sellers with a final total of 3.7 million, easily surpassing Disney’s High School Musical 2, with nearly 3 million.

The Eagles’ Wal-Mart exclusive Long Road Out of Eden was #3 with 2.6m, followed by a pair of RCA Music Group titles in J’s Alicia Keys (2.5m) and Daughtry (2.49m), rounding out the Top 5.

Disney’s Hannah Montana 2 is #6 with 2.48m, giving the Mouse two of the top titles, with WB’s Linkin Park (2.1m), A&M/Interscope’s Fergie (2.1m), Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (1.9m) and Roc-a-Fella/IDJ’s Kanye West (1.89m) also in the Top 10.

The rest of the Top 20 features Roadrunner’s Nickelback (1.88m), Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood (Carnival Ride) (1.7m), SRC/Universal Motown’s Akon (1.63m), Lyric Street’s Rascal Flatts (1.60m), Jive/ZLG’s Justin Timberlake (1.59m), A&M/Octone’s Maroon 5 (1.57m), Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood (Some Hearts) (1.54m), Blue Note’s Norah Jones (1.44m), Universal Republic’s Amy Winehouse (1.43m) and Arista’s Avril Lavigne (1.39m).

 
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