SIMON COWELL - COWELL'S OPERA GROUP DEBUT AT THE TOP OF US CHARTS

British music mogul SIMON COWELL's classical boy band IL DIVO have stunned chart watchers in America by taking their second album to the top of the album chart.

The four-piece opera-singing group's ANCORA album sold 156,000 copies in its opening week to end JAMIE FOXX and MARY J BLIGE's alternating runs at the top of the Billboard 100.

Country star JOSH TURNER also scored a big hit with his second album, crashing in at number two with YOUR MAN.

Meanwhile, Florida-based rockers YELLOWCARD entered the new chart at number five with LIGHTS + SOUNDS and rap-metal group POD debut at number nine with TESTIFY.