Singer JOSH GROBAN has scored a new record on the U.S. album charts by becoming the first artist to claim four consecutive weeks at number one with a Christmas album.

The operatic crooner tied Elvis Presley’s three-week record last week (12Dec07) and now stands alone as the Billboard 200’s Mr. Christmas.

His seasonal album, Noel, shifted an astonishing 669,000 copies last week, giving Groban an additional Christmas bonus - with a 2.77 million sales tally, the album has surpassed Daughtry’s self-titled debut and the High School Musical 2 soundtrack to become America’s top-selling album of 2007.

Alicia Keys’ As I Am and the Eagles’ Long Road Out Of Eden stays put at two and three on the new chart.

Bow Wow & Omarion’s collaboration Face Off is the week’s top debut, entering the new chart at eleven. (KL/BB/GES) WENN - SIXTH - HOLLYWOOD, SHOWBIZ & PEOPLE NEWS - 19 DECEMBER 2007