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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tops Billboard Charts Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing knocks out musical heavyweights

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's new album, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: American Folk Hymns and Spirituals,  knocked out an all-star cast of classical music heavyweights by taking the top spot on Billboard Magazine's classic overall music chart this week. The No. 1 honor displaces such huge music artists as Il Divo, Placido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli.

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Mormon Tabernacle Choir®, $17.98), also earned the No. 1 spot on the classical crossover chart, No. 8 on the contemporary Christian chart, and cracked the Billboard Top 200 list coming in at No. 126.

“The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has proven once again why it is America 's choir,” said Bob Ahlander, managing director for the music division at Deseret Book, which handles the marketing and distribution of all choir products. “We want to congratulate the choir for putting out another great album for music fans everywhere.”

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing showcases the Choir's musical heritage with American folk music for which music director Mack Wilberg is world renowned.

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Billboard Classical Overall chart

  1. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
  2. Il Divo, Promise
  3. Andrea Bocelli, Incanto
  4. Priests, Priests
  5. Placido Domingo, Amore Infinito
  6. Various, The 50 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Musical
  7. Sarah Brightman, Symphony: Live in Vienna
  8. Andrea Bocelli, Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
  9. Boston Pops, Boston Red Sox Album Orchestra
  10. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Praise to the Man

Billboard Classical Crossover chart

  1. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
  2. Il Divo, Promise
  3. Andrea Bocelli, Incanto
  4. Sarah Brightman, Symphony: Live in Vienna
  5. Andrea Bocelli, Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
  6. Boston Pops, Boston Red Sox Album Orchestra
  7. Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Praise to the Man

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