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The five-member group from Texas sold 101,000 units for the
week and also saw its 2014 holiday release, "That's Christmas To
Me," notch up another 42,000 units to take the No. 9 spot on the
Billboard 200.
In a week with few new releases, Canadian rapper The Weeknd rose
to second place with his album "Starboy," while R&B singer Bruno
Mars was at No. 3 with his latest album "24K Magic."
The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales,
song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity
(1,500 streams equal one album).
On the digital songs chart, which measures online song sales,
Rae Sremmurd's viral hit "Black Beatles" moved back into No. 1,
while "Mercy," the Shawn Mendes piano ballad about heartbreak,
soared 12 places to land at No.2.
British singer George Michael, who was found dead on Christmas
Day, saw a surge in popularity. His 1984 hit "Careless Whisper"
entered the digital song charts in spot 21, and other hits
including "Faith" and "Freedom" found their way into the top 30.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Richard Chang)
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