| Closer | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Josh Groban |
| Cover: | Closercover.jpg |
| Released: | November 11, 2003 |
| Recorded: | Late 2001 - mid-2003 |
| Length: | 58:56 |
| Prev Title: | Josh Groban in Concert |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Live at the Greek |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Closer is the second studio album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003. Much like his first studio album, half of this album's songs are sung in English, with the remainder sung in various other languages (Italian, Spanish and French). Closer was the top selling classical album of the 2000s in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1]
The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling about 375,000 copies in its first week.[2] In January 2004, the album rose from #11 to No. 1 in its ninth week on the chart, selling about 110,000 copies that week. This followed a sales campaign by Target.[3]
Closer reached a peak position of #25 on the ARIA Albums Chart of Australia. On June 13, 2007, it re-entered the chart at No. 39.[4] As of October 2015, the album had sold over 6.1 million copies in the US.[5] The track "You Raise Me Up" charted at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The track "Remember When It Rained" reached No. 15 on the AC chart.
Notes
| Chart (2003–2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[6] | 19 |
| Singaporean Albums (RIAS)[7] | 1 |
| Chart (2003) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 187 | |
| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[9] | 25 | |
| Chart (2004) | Position | |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 46 | |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 98 | |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 3 | |
| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[13] | 32 | |
| Chart (2005) | Position | |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 78 |