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Young Jeezy is No. 1 on the Billboard 200

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Published: Dec. 20, 2006 at 1:43 PM

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Rapper Young Jeezy is No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with his sophomore Def Jam release, "The Inspiration."

The winner of this season's "American Idol," Taylor Hicks, is No. 2 on the chart while the soundtrack to Disney's "Hannah Montana" climbs to No. 3 and "NOW! 23" rises to No. 4, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Josh Groban is No. 5 with "Awake" and Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" climbs to No. 6 in its 57th week on the chart.

Mary J. Blige is No. 9 on the Billboard Top 200 with her new album "Reflections."

Album sales for this week are up 24 percent from last week, but down 5.6 percent from the same week a year ago.

Sales for 2006 are down 4.6 percent compared to 2005 at 543 million units sold.

Topics: Josh Groban, Mary J. Blige, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Hicks
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