A Collection (Josh Groban album)

A Collection
A Collection
Greatest hits album by Josh Groban
Released	December 1, 2008
Recorded	2001–2008
Genre	Classical; operatic pop; classical crossover; pop rock;
Length	71:36
Warner Bros.
Producer	David Foster
Josh Groban chronology

A Collection is the first greatest hits album of American pop-classical singer Josh Groban. It was released in late 2008 internationally.

The compilation takes tracks from his first three studio albums,

South African singer Vusi Mahlasela and the Soweto Gospel Choir

. It also features "Smile", previously only available via the Internet edition of Awake.
The album also comes with a second disc of five selections from Groban's 2007 holiday album Noël as well as a Spanish version of "Silent Night" (Noche de Paz).

Track listing

Disc 1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Oceano" Leo Z/Andrea Sandri/Mauro Malavasi 4:04
2. "February Song" Josh Groban/Marius de Vries/
Charles Chaplin/John Turner
/Geoffrey Parsons 3:44

Disc 2

No. Title Length
1. "
Little Drummer Boy" (Featuring guitarist Andy McKee and Gigi Hadid)
4:20
3. "Ave Maria" 5:17
4. "Panis angelicus" 4:19
5. "Petit Papa Noël" 4:05
6. "Noche de Paz (Silent Night)" 4:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1] 23

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2] 26

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3] 85

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4] 11

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[5] 1

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6] 11

Finnish Albums (
Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]
25

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8] 53

Irish Albums (IRMA)^[9] 13

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[10] 8

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[11] 4

Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[12] 13

Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13] 24

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[14] 10

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15] 19

UK Albums (OCC)^[16] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[17] 74

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18] 50

UK Albums (OCC)^[19] 112

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales

Australia (ARIA)^[20] Gold 35,000^{^}

Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[21] Gold 15,000^{^}

France (
SNEP)^[22]
Gold 75,000^*

Ireland (IRMA)^[23] Platinum 15,000^{^}

New Zealand (RMNZ)^[24] Platinum 15,000^{^}

Sweden (GLF)^[25] Gold 20,000^{^}

United Kingdom (BPI)^[26] Gold 100,000^{^}

^* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Austriancharts.at – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Ultratop.be – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Ultratop.be – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Danishcharts.dk – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Josh Groban". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Charts.nz – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Swisscharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2008". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "Årslista Album – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "2008 Year-End UK Charts" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

^ "Danish album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

^ "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

^ "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

^ "British album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

External links

Official website

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Josh Groban
Discography
Studio albums

Josh Groban (2001)

Closer (2003)

Awake (2006)

Noël (2007)

Illuminations (2010)

All That Echoes (2013)

Stages (2015)

Bridges (2018)

Harmony (2020)

Live albums

Awake Live (2008)

Compilation albums

A Collection (2008)

Singles

"To Where You Are"

"You Raise Me Up"

"Believe"

"You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"

"I'll Be Home for Christmas"

"Ave Maria"

"The Prayer"

"Hidden Away"

"Você Existe Em Mim"

"Higher Window"

"Brave"

"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"

"Evermore"

"Granted"

Other songs

"All I Ask of You"

"If I Can't Love Her"

"The Impossible Dream"

"Maria"

"Over the Rainbow"

"Sous le ciel de Paris"

Concert tours

Awake Tour (2007)

Straight to You Tour (2011)

All That Echoes World Tour (2013)

Summer Symphony Tour (2014)

Josh Groban on Stage (2015–2016)

Authority control databases

MusicBrainz release group

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[ac_Australia_Josh_Groban-1] "Australiancharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Austria_Josh_Groban-2] "Austriancharts.at – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Flanders_Josh_Groban-3] "Ultratop.be – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Josh_Groban-4] "Ultratop.be – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Denmark_Josh_Groban-5] "Danishcharts.dk – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Josh_Groban-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Josh Groban – A Collection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Finland_Josh_Groban-7] Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Josh_Groban-8] GfK Entertainment Charts
. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Ireland2_Josh_Groban-9] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Josh Groban". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Josh_Groban-10] "Charts.nz – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Norway_Josh_Groban-11] "Norwegiancharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Portugal_Josh_Groban-12] "Portuguesecharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Josh_Groban-14] "Swedishcharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Josh_Groban-15] "Swisscharts.com – Josh Groban – A Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[ac_UK2_-16] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[17] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2008". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[18] "Årslista Album – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[19] "2008 Year-End UK Charts" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[AustraliaJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-20] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[DenmarkJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-21] "Danish album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[FranceJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-22] Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[IrelandJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-23] "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[New_ZealandJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-24] "New Zealand album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[SwedenJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-25] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

[United_KingdomJosh_GrobanA_CollectionalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Josh Groban – A Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

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