Groban, Blige Enjoy Huge Weeks On Album Chart

By Chris M. Walsh, N.Y.

Josh Groban's "Noel" (143/Reprise) this week becomes the first Christmas album to top The Billboard 200 for five straight weeks, after moving 757,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Groban's total, which was up 13% from last week, helped hold off hefty competition from Mary J. Blige's "Growing Pains" (Geffen), the only debut to crack the top 10 this week. The R&B star's ninth album landed at No. 2 and shifted 629,000 copies.

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Groban Remains No. 1, Becomes '07's Best-Seller

By Katie Hasty, N.Y.

Josh Groban sets a new record on The Billboard 200 with "Noel," becoming the first Christmas album to top the chart for four straight weeks. The 143/Reprise set moved 669,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, a 15% increase from last week's sum. Elvis Presley's "Elvis' Christmas Album" also sat on top for four weeks, but non-consecutively.

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One Tree Hill 5 - CW Widget

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One Tree Hill 5 Promotional Photoshoot

One Tree Hill returns next month after Four Years, Six Months and Two Days (Episode 1 title), with a two-hour pilot.

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Billboard.com : Groban's 2nd Week On Top

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Billboard Top 200
Issue Date: 2007-12-15

1. Josh Groban - Noel
2. Eagles - Long Road Out of Eden
3. Alicia Keys - As I Am
4. Various Artists - NOW 26
5. Garth Brooks - The Ultimate Hits

Block OOE Reunion

All of a sudden, Rain YM-ed me last week asking if I'd be free on Saturday night for a Christmas get together with Block OOE. Of course, the idea was great and I was eager to come. He asked me to inform everybody about the plan. I texted a lot of people but none of them said they could make it. Lol.

As far as I can remember, these were the people who replied to my text brigade:

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