Country Album Billboard Top 200 Chart News June 7, 2012
John Mayer's BORN AND RAISED holds at #1 for the second straight week.
Carrie Underwood's BLOWN AWAY drops from #3 to #6 on the Top 200 in its fifth week on the chart. It sold another 32,000 copies and remains the #1 Billboard Country album for a fifth consecutive week. At 517K total sales Carrie passes the Gold mark. The album’s lead single from the album, “Good Girl,” hit #1 on the radio charts this week as well and she won Video of the Year for it at this weeks CMT Awards.
Luke Bryan's TAILGATES & TANLINES jumps from #15 to #9 in its 43rd week on the chart with sales of 24K ( weekly increase of 18%) and is the #2 Country album.
Lionel Richie's TUSKEGEE drops from #6 to #10 in its 10th week on the chart (22K sales, down 35%). The former #1 album has been in the top 10 the entire time.
Eric Church’s CHIEF stands at sits at 14 this week a rise of 13 places on the Top 200.
Johnny Cash sits at #27 on the Top 200 (#6 Country) with debut sales of the OPUS COLLECTION: THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY shifting 11,000 copies. Tracklisting on www.starbucksstore.com
At #6 on Country Albums chart is Kip Moore. His weekly 10k sales of UP ALL NIGHT takes him past the 100k mark (105K tally).
Wade Bowen debuts on the Top 200 at #43 and with sales of 9,000 copies for his album GIVEN the Waco Texas Country/Red Dirt singer has this weeks number 9 best selling Billboard Country album.
Bowen was a member of the band, West 84, with friend Matt Miller, before the band was re-aligned 2001. He released his first album in 2002, TRY NOT TO LISTEN, which became a regional hit in Texas . He is the brother-in-law of Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman, Cody Canada.
Bowen, who earlier this year made it to the top 40 on the Country Songs chart with "Saturday Night," on Sea Gayle/BNA Records, which he co-wrote with Lee Thoma Miller.
>> [LISTEN] Wade Bowen "Saturday Night"
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Blurb (Columbia Nashville) : In the fall of 2010, thirteen years to the day after launching his career at Stubb’s Barbecue in Lubbock , Texas , Wade Bowen started recording this album GIVEN, his first for a major country label. Those years had seen Bowen rise from collegiate greenhorn to the top of the Texas music and Red Dirt circuit. His colleagues and friends the Randy Rogers Band, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Eli Young Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed and others had already made the major label leap, helping to take a vibrant regional sound to the rest of America .
On May 29, the singer, who is caught somewhere between a "new" artist working on his major label debut with Columbia Nashville and a proven road veteran with five independently released albums, responded to his fan's demands for new music by releasing this 10-song collection - “The album is called 'The Given' because I feel like all of these amazing opportunities have been given to me by my fans," explains Bowen. "They are the reason I get to live my dream every night and they've been patiently waiting almost three years now for new music. So, I'm excited to be able to say 'here it comes and there's more on the way!'"
Bowen knows that the move is very different for a major label, and he's grateful for the chance to showcase his new material. "I'm so blessed that they've stuck with me and that I have a great team at the label who is willing to let me throw the rules out and get this special version for the fans out right away."
* Listen to the album on Spotify - Wade Bowen – The Given
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Kevin Costner stars in the History Channel mini-series Hatfields & McCoys and, with his band Modern West, he created the 19-track soundtrack Hatfields & McCoys: Famous For Killing Each Other. The album has debuted at #68 (#14 Country).
It features music from and inspired by the History mini-series. In review the album is described - “They tone down their po-faced Middle American rock, they've dialed back their Mellencamp fixations here, and they ratchet up arty Americana in the vein of T-Bone Burnett”
Kevin Costner Discusses 'Hatfields & McCoys' On Good Morning America >> YouTube
Blake Shelton received a weekly sales boost and passes over the 700,000 sales mark with RED RIVER BLUE.
Ronnie Dunn with his Cracker Barrel exclusive for self titled album has allowed him to reach the 200,000 sales mark with over 11,000 copies going into the hands of fans over the last 2 weeks.
Billboard Top 200
LW
|
TW
|
Artist
|
Album
|
TW
Sales
|
%
Chg
|
LW
Sales
|
Total
Sales
|
Country
|
3
|
6
|
Carrie Underwood
|
Blown Away
|
32K
|
-17
|
44,729
|
517K
|
#1
|
15
|
9
|
Luke Bryan
|
Tailgates & Tanlines
|
24K
|
18
|
20,659
|
1,100,000
|
#2
|
6
|
10
|
Lionel Richie
|
21K
|
-35
|
33,027
|
844K
|
#3
| |
27
|
14
|
Eric Church
|
Chief
|
15K
|
0
|
15,406
|
825K
|
#4
|
29
|
21
|
Jason Aldean
|
My Kinda Party
|
14K
|
0
|
13,557
|
2,600,000
|
#5
|
NEW
|
27
|
Johnny Cash
|
Opus Collection:
The 80th Anniversary
|
11K
|
999
|
-
|
11K
|
#6
|
38
|
38
|
Kip
|
Up All Night
|
10K
|
0
|
10,468
|
105K
|
#7
|
39
|
41
|
Lee Brice
|
Hard 2 Love
|
9K
|
10,449
|
117K
|
#8
| |
NEW
|
43
|
Wade Bowen
|
Given
|
9K
|
999
|
-
|
9K
|
#9
|
42
|
45
|
Lady Antebellum
|
Own The Night
|
9K
|
8,862
|
1,631,000
|
#10
| |
46
|
48
|
Rascal Flatts
|
Changed
|
-
|
8,429
|
#11
| ||
52
|
60
|
The Band Perry
|
The Band Perry
|
-
|
7,516
|
#12
| ||
59
|
61
|
Brantley Gilbert
|
Halfway To Heaven
|
-
|
6,808
|
#13
| ||
NEW
|
68
|
Kevin Costner
& Modern West
|
Hatfields & McCoys:(Soundtrack)
Famous For Killing Each Other
|
-
|
999
|
-
|
#14
| |
76
|
73
|
Blake Shelton
|
8K
|
5,575
|
701K
|
#15
| ||
82
|
74
|
Zac Brown Band
|
You Get What You Give
|
-
|
5,138
|
#16
| ||
45
|
80
|
Willie Nelson
|
Heroes
|
-
|
8,660
|
#17
| ||
66
|
85
|
Scotty McCreery
|
Clear As Day
|
5K
|
6,169
|
1,064,000
|
#18
| |
107
|
88
|
Toby Keith
|
Clancy's Tavern
|
5K
|
3,928
|
526K
|
#19
| |
67
|
91
|
Ronnie Dunn
|
Ronnie Dunn Deluxe
|
5K
|
6,118
|
203K
|
#20
|
Albums Due To Drop
Alan Jackson/Thirty Miles West/ACR-EMI Nashville
Colt Ford/Declaration of Independence/Average Joe’s
Love and Theft/Love and Theft/RCA
Bela Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio featuring Rodney Jordan and Jason Marsalis/Across The Imaginary Divide/Rounder
Rodney Crowell & Mary Karr/KIN, Songs by Mary Karr and Rodney Crowell/Vanguard Records
Jana Kramer/Jana Kramer/Elektra Nashville/WAR
June 12
Josh Turner/Punching Bag/MCA
June 19
Kenny Chesney/Welcome to the Fishbowl/BNA
Marlee Scott/Beautiful Maybe/Big Ride Entertainment
BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SINGLES NEWS
Carrie Underwood jumps to #1
Carrie Underwood has earned her 15th No. 1 single with “Good Girl,” her debut single from Blown Away. Since achieving her first No. 1 single in 2006 with “Jesus, Take The Wheel” Carrie has spent more weeks in the No. 1 spot on the country airplay charts than any other female artist. Underwood debuted the song in a live performance during the annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS) event in Nashville on February 23, 2012, the day of its official release on Arista Nashville.
“Good Girl,” which has sold over 980,000 digital copies so far, was written by Carrie, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley, who co-wrote two of Underwood’s No. 1 hits, “Don’t Forget to Remember Me” and “All-American Girl.” The video for “Good Girl” is currently No. 1 on both CMT and GAC and won “Video of the Year”at the CMT Music Awards this week.
“Good Girl” is in C minor, with an approximate tempo of 126 beats per minute. Carrie’s vocal ranges from G3 to F5 (www.musicnotes.com)
Carrie Underwood with “Good Girl” leaps up from #4 - #1 to top the chart!
Eric Church with “Springsteen” moves up 1 spot, #3 - #2
The Zac Brown Band with “No Hurry” drops one place #2 - #3
Kip Moore with last weeks #1 “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck drops to #4
Luke Bryan with ‘Drunk On You’ stays at #5
Tim McGraw with “Better Than I Used To Be” goes up one notch #7-#6
Brantley Gilbert with “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” is up one #8 - #7
Eli Young Band with “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” is up one, #9 - #8
Jason Aldean with former #1“Fly Over States” drops #6 - #9
Toby Keith with ‘Beers Ago’ enters the Top 10, #11 - #10
Dierks Bentley with ‘5-1-5-0’ moves up one place #12 -#11
Glorianna and “(Kissed You) Good Night” is up one, #13 - #12
Kenny Chesney with “Come Over” jumps up 3 places, #16 - #13
The Band Perry with “Postcard From Paris” is up one spot, #15 -#14
Josh Turner with ‘Time Is Love” drops on place #14 - #15
Keith Urban with “For You” moves up one, #17 -#16
Love And Theft with “Angel Eyes” is up 2 places, #19 - #17
Jana Kramer with “Why Ya Wanna” stays at #18
Singles due to drop
June 4Corey Wagar/Take Ya Back
Matt Gary/City Lights/17/Quarterback
Rodney Atkins/Just Wanna Rock N’ Roll/Curb
Bill Gentry/That Kind Of Life/Tenacity
Top 30 Digital Singles In Country Music (6th June 2012)
Luke Bryan has four songs on the Top 30 of this week’s Digital Singles Chart. His current hit “Drunk On You” remains at #1 as it gained 24% in sales over the previous selling 101,000 copies of the single and passes over the 1.1 million mark.
Eric Church’s “Springsteen” stays at #2 . With sales of 79,000 he passes the Platinum 1-million sales mark, the first time he has achieved this feat with either a song or album.
Kip Moore ’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck” had a 4% sales increase (57,000 copies sold) and moves up one place to #3.
Carrie Underwood’s “Good Girl” is up one to #4 and will almost certainly pass platinum status next week and she has this week’s #1 airplay single.
Kenny Chesney’s “Come Over” gained 4,000 in sales over last week as Gloriana’s “(Kissed You) Good Night” falls to #7 after a 34% weekly sales dip.
Eli Young Band’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” which is #8 on the chart nears the Gold marker of 500,000 copies.
Dierks Bentley’s “5-1-5-0” single received a 31% sales boost with 9,000 extra sales this week to make the Top 10.
Jana Kramer “Why Ya Wanna” has moved up to #12 and the single has also hit the Top 20 at country radio.
Love and Theft’s top 15 single “Angel Eyes” has moved up 9 places on the Digital single chart.
LW
|
TW
|
Artist
|
Song Title
|
TW
Sales
|
LW
Sales
|
Total
Sales
|
1
|
1
|
Luke Bryan
|
Drunk On You
|
101K
|
81K
|
1,116,000
|
2
|
2
|
Eric Church
|
Springsteen
|
79K
|
78K
|
1,052,000
|
4
|
3
|
Kip
|
Somethin' Bout A Truck
|
57K
|
55K
|
881K
|
5
|
4
|
Carrie Underwood
|
Good Girl
|
50K
|
53K
|
982K
|
6
|
5
|
Hunter Hayes
|
Wanted
|
48K
|
40K
|
366K
|
9
|
6
|
Kenny Chesney
|
Come Over
|
43K
|
39K
|
142K
|
3
|
7
|
Gloriana
|
(Kissed You) Good Night
|
42K
|
63K
|
370K
|
10
|
8
|
Eli Young Band
|
Even If It Breaks Your Heart
|
41K
|
38K
|
485K
|
7
|
9
|
Jason Aldean
|
Fly Over States
|
39K
|
40K
|
669K
|
12
|
10
|
Dierks Bentley
|
5-1-5-0
|
38K
|
29K
|
161K
|
8
|
11
|
Taylor Swift
|
Eyes Open
|
34K
|
40K
|
900K
|
14
|
12
|
Jana Kramer
|
Why Ya Wanna
|
26K
|
25K
|
242K
|
11
|
13
|
Little Big Town
|
Pontoon
|
26K
|
32K
|
58K
|
15
|
14
|
Toby Keith
|
Beers Ago
|
25K
|
25K
|
171K
|
21
|
15
|
Luke Bryan
|
I Don't Want This Night To End
|
25K
|
21K
|
1,687,000
|
25
|
16
|
Love and Theft
|
Angel Eyes
|
24K
|
19K
|
190K
|
23
|
17
|
Josh Turner
|
Time Is Love
|
23K
|
20K
|
249K
|
20
|
18
|
Dustin Lynch
|
Cowboys & Angels
|
23K
|
21K
|
180K
|
18
|
19
|
Lee Brice
|
A Woman Like You
|
23K
|
23K
|
1,031,000
|
17
|
20
|
Kenny Chesney &
Tim McGraw
|
Feel Like A Rock Star
|
22K
|
24K
|
344K
|
19
|
21
|
Brantley Gilbert
|
You Don't Know Her Like I Do
|
22K
|
22K
|
543K
|
16
|
22
|
Miranda Lambert
|
Over You
|
22K
|
24K
|
811K
|
24
|
23
|
Tim McGraw
|
Better Than I Used To Be
|
21K
|
20K
|
529K
|
30
|
24
|
Lee Brice
|
Hard To Love
|
20K
|
15K
|
139K
|
22
|
25
|
Toby Keith
|
Red Solo Cup
|
19K
|
20K
|
1,878,000
|
32
|
26
|
Luke Bryan
|
Country Girl (Shake It For Me)
|
17K
|
15K
|
1,920,000
|
RE
|
27
|
Luke Bryan
|
Do I
|
17K
|
3K
|
1,102,000
|
26
|
28
|
Jason Aldean
|
Dirt Road Anthem
|
17K
|
17K
|
3,075,000
|
33
|
29
|
The Band Perry
|
Postcards From
|
17K
|
15K
|
139K
|
28
|
30
|
Zac Brown Band
|
No Hurry
|
16K
|
16K
|
218K
|
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