Singer James Blunt made a spectacular rise to fame in 2005

The CD sold more than 41,000 copies last week to rise four places in the chart, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

After its British release in October 2004, it topped the UK chart for nine weeks becoming 2005's best seller.

Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable has risen one place to return to the top of the US chart, selling about 97,000 copies.

And Mary J Blige's Breakthrough, which sold about 95,000, was knocked into the number two spot.

US ALBUM CHART 1. Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx 2. Breakthrough - Mary J Blige 3. Curtain Call - Eminem 4. Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood 5. The Legend of Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash

Rapper Eminem's hits compilation Curtain Call ranked third with 74,000, followed by American Idol diva Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts with 73,000.

The late Johnny Cash's retrospective The Legend of Johnny Cash jumped five places to number five.

Boosted by biopic Walk the Line's strong showing at the Golden Globes, it sold 55,000 copies.

US album sales rose 1% compared with the previous week - but, at 9.5 million, they were 1% lower than the same period a year ago.

Although sales for the year so far exceed sales from the same period in 2005 by about 2%, at 30.3 million.