billboard.com - 1/3/2008
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Mary J. Blige has put an end to Josh Groban's reign on The Billboard 200 as the R&B; singer's "Growing Pains" moves up 2-1. The Geffen release sold 204,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Soundscan, a 68% drop-off in sales. Groban's "Noel," which had been No. 1 for five weeks, slips 1-3 with 178,000 units, a 77% sales hit.
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