Buble edges Nickelback on chart

Inside a virtual dead warmth, Michael Buble's "Christmas" snuck past Nickelback's new "PresentInch to consider No. 1 on the U.S. album chart reflecting hearty Black Friday sales. In the fifth week around the charts, crooner Buble's Warner Bros. assortment of Yule tunes moved approximately 227,000 copies (attaining 37%), based on Nielsen SoundScan data for that week ended November. 27. Canadian rock act Nickelback's Roadrunner set showed up at No. 2, trailing Buble just by 419 models and denying the audience its second U.S. chart-topper. Individuals albums signified a large publish-Thanksgiving weekend for music retailers, although one less potent as last year's. Eight from the week's top ten albums offered more than 100,000 this year, the very first 11 records around the publish-Poultry Day chart exceeded that much cla, brought through the 496,000-unit debut of Kanye West's album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." Prolific R&B/pop diva Beyonce bowed at No. 3 with "Talk That Talk" (Def Jam), which cruised along with 198,000 moved. This past year, her collection "Noisy" first showed at No. 2. Rapper Drake's "Be MindfulInch (Cash Money) was hit hard through the fresh competition: Last week's large No. 1 entry fell to No. 4, decreasing 73% and moving 173,000. High-current R&B singer Mary J. Blige's "My Existence II: Your Way Continues, Act I" (Geffen) settled in at No. 5 having a 156,000-unit stanza. It bested the performance from the original "My Existence," her sophomore collection, which peaked at No. 7 in 1994. Singer's 2009 set "More powerful With Every Tear" arrived at No. 2. Week's some of the best 10 debut was Daughtry's "Break the Spell" (RCA), which joined at No. 8 with 129,000 moved as they are. Arrival is far from "The American Idol ShowInch grad Chris Daughtry's best: His band's two previous albums both first showed at No. 1. Justin Bieber's Christmas collection "Underneath the Mistletoe" (Island) ended up one notch to No. 6 despite a 78% increase to 150,000 models. Another gainer, Adele's "21" (Columbia), ongoing on its six-figure track having a 140,000-unit week (up 24%) but lost chart property, shedding four rods to No. 7. It's the very first time the smash album has made an appearance outdoors the very best five since its March chart debut. Singer's Compact disc/DVD package "Live in the Royal Albert Hall" hit stores Tuesday and like "21" should take advantage of this week's Grammy nominations. Other holdovers include country singer and "Idol" champion Scotty McCreery's "Obvious as Day" (Mercury Nashville), which re-makes its way into the very best 10 at No. 9 with 88,000 (up 165%), and Coldplay's "Mylo Xyloto" (Capitol), which dipped one publish to No. 10 with 79,000 (up 46%). Hot Chelle Rae's debut album is really a prime contender to find the best-10 space on next week's chart. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com