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Green Day remain at top in US

Published Thursday, Jan 20 2005, 11:13 GMT | By Daniel Saney
Green Day's American Idiot is US number one album for the second week running.

The band's first album since 2000, featuring the singles American Idiot and Boulevard of Broken Dreams, sold around 100,500 copies. Nielson Soundscan report that this is 271 copies more than last week.

American Idiot has now sold over two million copies, doubling the success of 2000's Warning.

The US top ten albums:
1. American Idiot - Green Day
2. Encore - Eminem
3. Greatest Hits - Shania Twain
4. Get Lifted - John Legend
5. Crunk Juice - Lil John & The East Side Boyz
6. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
7. Confessions - Usher
8. Collision Course - Jay-Z and Linkin Park
9. The Red Light District - Ludacris
10. Now That's What I Call Music! 17 - various artists
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