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Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of May 27, 2017)
Country Album
Chart ** No.1 (1 week) From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Stapleton
Hot Country
Songs ** No.1 (14 weeks) ** “Body Like A Back
Road” Sam Hunt
Country Airplay
** No.1 (1 week) ** "Hurricane” Luke Combs
Country Digital
Songs ** No.1 (15 weeks) ** “Body Like A Back
Road” Sam Hunt
The
Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric album consumption, which includes
traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent
albums (SEA).
Logic Scores His First No. 1
Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Everybody'
Rapper
Logic notched his first No.1 on the Billboard
Top 200 Album Chart (BB200), as EVERYBODY bowed atop the list. The set,
which was released on May 5 through Visionary/Def Jam Recordings, earned 247,000 equivalent album units in the
week ending May 11, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 195,993 were in traditional album
sales.
Everybody
is Logic’s third top 10 album, and fourth entry overall on the list. It follows
Bobby Tarantino (No. 12 in 2016), The Incredible True Story (No. 3, 2015) and
Under Pressure (No. 4, 2014). Everybody also grants Logic his best sales week
ever, surpassing his previous high of 118,000 sold by The Incredible True Story
in its first week.
At
No.2 on the new Billboard 200, Chris Stapleton scored his best sales week
yet, as his second solo studio effort, FROM
A ROOM: VOLUME 1, debuted with 219,000
units (and 202,154
in traditional
album sales). His previous biggest sales frame was logged when his first album,
Traveller, re-entered the chart at No. 1 with 153,000 sold following his big
night at the 2015 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.
From
A Room: Volume 1, released through Mercury Nashville Records, also started at
No.1 on the Top Album Sales chart, which ranks the best-selling albums of the
week. (Everybody is No. 2 on that list.) Stapleton’s sales start is the largest
sales week for a country album in more than a year-and-a-half. The last country
set to sell more in a week was Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights, which sold 320,000
copies in its first week (chart dated Aug. 29, 2015, reflecting the sales week
ending Aug 13, 2015).
Billboard Top Country
Albums (Chart issue week
of May 20, 2017)
Top
Country Albums now ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as
compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA)).
10 digital track sales from an
album = 1 track equivalent album (TEA)
“sale”
1,500 on demand song streams from
an album to one streaming equivalent album (SEA) “sale”.
Nielsen
Music compiles the sales and streaming data. Billboard continues to publish pure album sales charts (subscription to
billboard biz ), exclusively comprising
Nielsen’s sales data.
Chris Stapleton 'From A
Room: Volume 1' Is The Week's #1 Album
Chris Stapleton with From A Room: Volume 1 (Mercury/Universal Music Group Nashville)
arrived atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (dated May 27), earning
219,000 equivalent albums (202,154 of those in pure sales) in its first week (ending May 11),
according to Nielsen Music.
Stapleton’s
hold on the Top Country Albums chart’s top two slots marked only the
second such double-up this decade.
On
Dec. 31, 2016, Garth Brooks’ 10-CD
box set The Ultimate Collection entered at No.1, directly above his holiday set
with wife Trisha Yearwood, Christmas Together, at No.2.
Before
Brooks, no artist had held down No. 1 and No. 2 on Top Country Albums
simultaneously since Feb. 7, 2009, when Taylor
Swift led with FEARLESS while her self-titled debut ranked at No.2. The last male artist to command the top two
in the same week on Top Country Albums prior to Stapleton and Brooks? Almost 24
years ago, on the July 10, 1993, chart, Billy Ray Cyrus bowed at the summit
with It Won’t Be the Last as his first LP, Some Gave All, took second place.
Stapleton
co-penned eight of the nine songs on From a Room: Volume 1. The album was
produced by Dave Cobb — who also produced Traveller — and was recorded at
Nashville’s Studio A. It’s the first of two new planned Stapleton sets, with
Volume 2 due later this year.
Lead
single “Either Way” debuted at No. 17
on Hot Country Songs, sparked by its No.3 start on Country Digital Song Sales
(23,000 sold).
Did Chris Stapleton feel the
pressure to follow up Traveller? “It would be easy to feel
that way,” he admitted to Sounds Like Nashville. “But, about a day into
getting into the studio to make records, I very much tried to put any
expectations out [of the way], and just get back to making music for the sake
of making music. I didn’t have any expectations on the last one. If we sold
50,000 records, it would have been a giant victory for me – as far as getting
to go out and play live, and keep the wheels rolling.....
Promoting
the album Chris Stapleton appeared on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (May 8). He took part
in Fallon's "First Drafts Of Rock" sketch where he was joined by
FALLON and actor Kevin Bacon for their "First Draft" version on ZZ
TOP's "Legs." See that segment here.
Stapleton
later took the stage to perform "I
Was Wrong" from his newly-released album, "From A Room: Volume 1.
Check out the full performance
The
Mercury Nashville artist was the topic of conversation on CBS-TV's "CBS
This Morning" (May 11) giving a candid interview with the show's Anthony
Mason. He welcomed Mason into RCA Studio A, where both albums were recorded,
for the sit-down interview. The pair also travelled to the Country Music Hall
Of Fame And Museum to see mementos of STAPLETON's recent success.
Critical
reception for Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1:
Paste Magazine (Rating: 81/100)…It’s an efficient collection of performances that not only show off
Stapleton’s skills, but also hint at a possible stylistic shift on the second volume,
due later this year. That’s exciting.......Each one is charming and sturdy and
well put together, evidence of an artist who is at the very top of his game and
ready to reach even higher. Here’s looking forward to Volume 2.
Allmusic (Rating: 80/100) As good as each of these songs is
individually--and there isn't a bad song in the bunch--what's best about From a
Room, Vol. 1 is how it holds together. There's no grand concept here: it's just
a collection of good tunes, delivered simply and soulfully, and that's more
than enough.
The Independent (Rating: 80/100) ..The first of two albums
planned for 2017, From A Room: Vol. 1 builds on the success of Chris
Stapleton’s Grammy-winning debut Traveller, through a similar blend of country
songwriting smarts and soulful engagement.
Slant Magazine (Rating: 3.1/2 STARS) ..Traveller proved, more than anything else, that Stapleton has the
gravitas to pull off big ballads, and there are a few more of them here. From A
Room: Volume 1, however, is most rewarding when he tackles stylistic detours,
showing how capable he is of handling songs that are light-hearted, upbeat, or
simply more stylistically varied.
Exclaim (Rating: 60/100) From a
Room doesn't quite show the same ability to innovate. In fact, if someone told
me Stapleton's album was Tompall Glaser attempting to return to basics,
recorded in the late 1970s, I might believe them.....But there's something
missing here. It's not that I don't like the album (I do), or the album didn't
have hooks (it does), but Glaser's version of Rodgers sounds very far away from
the original, and Stapleton's cover of Willie Nelson's "Last Thing I
Needed, First Thing This Morning" sounds exactly like Willie Nelson.
Stapleton does what he does well, but the lack of risks here — From a Room is
basically the ideal of pure country — means there isn't a ton of payoff,
either. The genre is wide, but
Stapleton's Room is so narrow and old-fashioned that, despite its quality
songwriting, it feels stifling at times.
Keith Urban with RIPCORD (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville) fell
2-3 (31-40 BB200) selling 7,386 copies
(down 19%; 53-week total 570,000).
Brett Young with self-titled debut (BMLG) rose 5-4
(#45-48 BB200) selling 4,421 copies (up 8%; 13-week
total 68,400).
Florida Georgia Line with DIG YOUR ROOTS (BMLG) rose 6-5
(#47-55 BB200) selling 2,484 copies (down 5%; 37-week total 386,900).
Willie Nelson with GOD’S PROBLEM CHILD (Legacy) fell 1-6 (#10-61 BB200) selling 9,807 copies (down 71%; 2-week total 44,300).
Colt Ford with LOVE HOPE FAITH (Average Joes
Entertainment) made a debut at #7
(#64 BB200) selling 9,602 copies.
On the sixth studio album of his career, Colt Ford is
joined by stars like Brad Paisley, Toby Keith, Tyler Farr and Granger Smith
along with newcomers and solo tracks.
Critical
reception for Colt Fords’ Love Hope Faith:
100percentrock Rating (9.5/10)..Colt Ford
has done it again – a disc full of 13 great tracks
that are rooted in country,
but blends in textures of rap, rock, R&B / soul, swirls a ton of his
musical friends into the mix, and tops it all off with a healthy portion of
party vibes and good times! Disc opener
“Reload” is a killer track to start this collection off, as it sets the mood
and pace for the rest of the disc.
Roughstock (Rating: Positive) Fiercely independent, Colt Ford is joined by the likeminded Taylor Ray
Holbrook on album opener “Reload.” Here, Colt raps the verses which follow the
“walk softly, carry a big stick” philosophy. It’s a strong, opinionated opener
and deftly mixes snarling guitars and sinew-y fiddles for an ear pleasing
record..Now nine projects into his unexpected career, Colt Ford continues to
make interesting records. There is always a common theme between the projects
(represented by the “Love Hope Faith” title) and the good times and good vibes
found throughout Love Hope Faith will certainly appease longtime fans and
newcomers alike.
Miranda Lambert with THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS (Vanner/ RCA Nashville/Sony Music
Nashville) rose 10-9 (89 BB200) selling 3,975 copies (down 4%, 25-week total 346,700).
Thomas Rhett with
TANGLED UP (Valory) fell 8-10 (#79-87 BB200) selling 1,577
copies (down 9%; 85-week total 571,600).
Outside the
Top 10
Maren Morris with HERO (Columbia Nashville | SMN) rose 21-11 (142-88 BB200) selling 3,179 copies
(up 70%; 49-week total 221,600).
Brad Paisley with LOVE
AND WAR (Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) fell 4-17 (#42-136 BB200) selling 4,567 copies (down 54%, 3-week total 40,200).
Little Big Town with THE BREAKER fell 9-22 (86- BB200) selling 3,134 copies (down 41%; 11-week total 108,000)
Outside the
Top 25
Upchurch with SON OF THE SOUTH (Redneck Nation Records) made a debut at #29 (#182 BB200) selling 4,122 copies.
Ryan Upchurch with SUMMER LOVE (EP) (Redneck Nation Records) made a debut at #33
selling 3,679 copies. Upchurch has grown a
large and loyal following as a “hick hop” artist.
FALLING
SHORT of Top 50:
On the Country Album Sales list (pure sales;
old methodology)
Tony Jackson with is 12 track self-titled album TONY JACKSON (DDS
Entertainment) made a debut at #31
selling 1,400 copies.
The
respect Jackson has already earned within the music community is evident
throughout Tony Jackson, as the new album is titled. It features songs and/or performances by Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame members John Sebastian, Steve Cropper and Dr. John “Mac”
Rebennack, Country Music Hall of Famers Vince Gill, Bill Anderson and Conway
Twitty and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame luminary Norro Wilson. Tony Jacksonmusic.com - Facebook
Critical
reception for Tony Jackson’s self-titled album:
Country Music Minds I’m
not sure there’s enough missteps to truly call this bad, but as a whole it’s
just very safe and boring, not really bringing out Tony’s full potential in my
opinion.
That’s the thing too, I think Tony Jackson is extremely talented, and
I want to see him succeed, but most of this album is just playing things too
safe to really elevate him to that next level, and as a fan, that’s sad to see.
Still, there’s a lot of good moments to be found here with the covers as well
as “Drink by Drink” and “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?”, so as a whole, I’m
feeling a light 6/10 for this project.
Best Songs: “Drink By
Drink”, “The Grand Tour”, “It’s Only Make Believe”, “Do I Ever Cross Your
Mind?”
Worst Song: “They Lived It
Up”
Your Life In A Song - A
debut album from a new artist who is as traditional as it gets seems again to
be pushing against the tide.
Tony Jackson is a
throwback to those days when country music was more easily defined. Days when
the country charts were dominated by George Jones, Glen Campbell, Conway Twitty
and Kenny Rogers. Days when you put your needle onto your vinyl and you
anticipated that the sounds that you heard defended the integrity of country
music.
‘Drink By Drink’ has a
‘Wagon Wheel’ feel and ‘Old Porch Swing’ shows maturity and awareness of the
genre that traditionalists will lap up. The highlight for me, however, has to
be ‘Do I Ever Cross Your Mind’. It’s a song that was written by Billy Burnette
and Michael Smotherman rather than the Dolly Parton B-side. It’s a stunning
country ballad that would have been top of our charts in the seventies when
Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell were dominant…Listening to this album feels like
the start of a journey. I’m not sure that Tony Jackson will attract too much
interest from country radio but this probably won’t matter too much. Cream
tends to rise to the top and the grapevine has many branches. Frankly you won’t
hear many better traditional country albums all year.
Year-To-Date Albums
7,304,000 (Physical sales 4,908,000
(down -12.9%) + Digital sales 2,396,000 (down -18.8%) which is 14.9% down at the same point in 2016 (8,584,000
sales)
Year-To-Date Digital Tracks
26,459,000 down 23.3% at the same point in 2016 (34,495,000)
Billboard Hot Country Songs
(Chart issue week
of May 27, 2017)
On Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart - which
blends:
a) All-format airplay, as monitored by BDS
b) Sales, as tracked by Nielsen SoundScan and
c) Streaming, (tracked by
Nielsen BDS from such services as Spotify, Muve, Slacker, Rhapsody, Rdio and
Xbox Music, among others) according to BDS it results in:
Sam Hunt with “Body Like a Back Road” (MCA Nashville) dominated Hot Country
Songs for a 14th frame atop Hot Country Songs (which combines streaming,
airplay and sales data). It topped Country Digital Song Sales for a 15th week,
down 6% to 48,000 downloads sold.
Florida
Georgia Line with “God,
Your Mama, and Me” (BMLG Records), featuring Backstreet Boys,
hopped 11-9 on Hot Country Songs, fuelled by its 13% increase to 27.6
million in airplay; on Country Airplay, it strode 10-9.
The song is FGL’s 13th Hot Country Songs top
10 (in as many tries, counting
officially promoted singles) and BSB’s first (in their first trip to the
chart). Backstreet Boys have now gone where fellow hit-making boy band ’N Sync
first did: the top 10 of Hot Country Songs. ’N Sync hit No. 3 on the chart in
August 1999 as featured on Alabama’s remake of “God Must Have Spent a Little
More Time on You”; ’N Sync’s original unaccompanied version reached No. 8 on
the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1999.
Hot County
Songs
** No.1 (14
weeks) ** “Body Like A Back Road” Sam
Hunt
** Airplay
Gainer ** No.2 “In Case You Didn't Know” Brett
Young
** Hot Shot
Debut ** No.17 “Either Way” Chris
Stapleton
** Digital
Gainer ** No.28 “I Could Use A Love Song” Maren
Morris
** Streaming
Gainer ** No.37 “Second One To Know” Chris
Stapleton
Debut
No.31 “Five More Minutes” Scotty
McCreery
Debut
No.39 “Roots” Zac Brown Band
Debut
No.41 “I Was Wrong” Chris Stapleton
Debut
No.43 “Tell Me Why” Lauren Duski
Debut
No.47 “Heartache On The Dance Floor” Jon
Pardi
Debut
No.49 “Anyway” Brennley Brown
Billboard Country Airplay (Chart issue week
of May 27, 2017)
“Hurricane” (River
House/Columbia Nashville), the debut single from Luke
Combs, ascended 2-1 in its 30th week on Country Airplay,
increasing 6% to 47.6 million. Combs is the first artist to reign with a
first entry on the chart since Granger Smith, whose “Backroad Song” crowned the
survey dated Feb. 27, 2016.
“Growing up in North Carolina, I discovered and fell in love with country music through the radio. That shaped so much of my life,” Combs told Billboard.
“So it’s a full-circle moment to have country radio’s strong support of my music and carrying it to fans. I want to thank them for truly changing the game for me.” Combs’ debut full-length, This One’s for You, is due June 2.
Blake Shelton banked his 28th Country Airplay top 10, as “Every Time I Hear That Song” (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) pushed 11-10, up 15% to 25.4 million in audience.
Country
Airplay
***
No.1 (1 week) *** "Hurricane” Luke Combs
47.622 million audience (+2.709 million) / 8,429 radio plays (+445)
** Most
Increased Audience ** No.3 “In Case You Didn’t Know” Brett Young
**
Most Added ** No.43 “They Don’t Know” Jason
Aldean (# ADDS)
**
Hot Shot Debut ** No.58 “Preachin’ To The Choir” A Thousand Horses
Debut
No.59 “Losing Sleep” Chris Young
Debut
No.60 “Sunday Morning” Parmalee
Sam Hunt with “Body Like a Back Road”
(MCA Nashville) held at No.1 on the Billboard
Country Song Sales Chart for
a 15th week selling 48,000 downloads (down 8%; 15-week total 905,000).
On
the overall Digital Song Sales chart, it slipped 7-8, seven places behind the
No.1 “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (104,000
downloads sold, up 4%, in the week ending May 11, according to Nielsen Music).
Brett Young with “In Case You Didn’t Know”
held at #2 (#16-20 Digital
Songs; 30,000 sales;
32-week total 530,000)
Chris Stapleton with “Either Way” made a debut
at #3 (#23 Digital Songs; 23,000 sales)
Luke Combs with “Hurricane” held at #4 (#28-25 Digital
Songs; 22,000 sales; down 4%; 24-week total 391,000).
Keith Urban with “The Fighter,” featuring Carrie Underwood (Hit Red/Capitol
Nashville), fell 3-5 (#25-28 Digital Songs; 21,000 sales; down 12%; 19-week total 514,000).
Scotty McCreery with “Five More Minutes” made a
debut at #6 (#29 Digital Songs; 21,000 sales)
Darius Rucker with “If I Told You” fell 6-7 (#40 non-mover Digital Songs; 19,000 sales;
up 5%; 20-week total 271,000).
Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris with “Craving
You” fell 7-8 (#45 Re-Entry Digital
Songs; 15,000 sales; up 7%; 6-week total 132,000).
Florida Georgia
Line feat. Backstreet Boys with
“God,
Your Mama, And Me” slipped 8-9 (13,000 sales; down 7%; 14-week
total 279,000).
Zac Brown Band with “Roots” made a debut at
#10 (#61 Digital Songs) selling 12,000 downloads.
Outside the Top 10
The Voice
season 12 contestant Lauren Duski with
“Tell
Me Why” (written by Karla Bonoff, recorded by Wynonna Judd) made a
debut at #11 (#62 Digital Songs;
11,000 sales). Lauren whose coach is Blake Shelton performed it on Episode 23 (Top
10 week; Monday, May 8).
Blake Shelton with “Everytime I Hear That Song”
made a re-entry at #12 (#63 Digital Songs; 11,000 sales; total 79,000)
Jon Pardi with “Dirt On My Boots” fell 9-13 (#65 Digital Songs; 11,000 sales;
down 15%; 33-week total 564,000).
Chris Stapleton with “Broken
Halos” (Mercury) rose 15-14;
(11,000 sales; 4-week total 74,000)
The Voice Season 12 contestant Brennley Brown (Team
Gwen Stefani) with
"Anyway" (co-written and recorded by Martina McBride) made
a debut at #20 (#85 Digital Songs; 9,000
sales). Brennley >> performed
the song on
Episode 23 (broadcast Monday, May 8).
Country Aircheck MEDIABASE
Chart
15
May 2017
Luke Combs Hits #1 With
'Hurricane'
Congrats
to Luke Combs, Steve Hodges, Shane Allen and the Columbia promotion staff on landing the week’s No.1 with “Hurricane.”
The song is Combs’ first chart-topper and the first single from his album THIS ONE’S
FOR YOU, out June 2. Writers are Thomas Archer, Taylor Phillips and Combs.
Hurricane logged 8,951 radio spins (+341) and 59.963 million audience impressions (+2.341 million) with 26733 Total Points from 159 tracking stations for the tracking week May 7 to May 13, 2017 and published chart May 15th 2017.
Tyler Farr Is Most-Added With 'I Should Go To Church Sometime'
Kudos
to Shane Allen and the Columbia
Nashville crew artist Tyler Farr for earning 32 MEDIABASE adds for doubling up to
also have the top of the add board with Tyler Farr’s “I Should Go To Church Sometime.”
The song
topped the "Most Added" board this chart week.
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| Pictured L-R: Columbia Nashville Mgr./Regional Promotion Lyndsay Church, Promotion Specialist Christy Garbinski; and Sony Music Nashville Mgr./Promotion & Artist Development Jenny Shearin |
Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country
concerts)
Rank
Artist: #18
Event
Venue City/State: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill,
Seth Ennis KFC Yum! Center Louisville,
Ky.
Dates:
April 28, 2017 Gross Sales: $1,220,499 Attend: 14,653/ 14,653
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$119.50, $89.50, $69.50
Promoters:
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
Rank
Artist: #19
Event
Venue City/State: Eric Church Scottrade Center St. Louis,
Mo.
Dates:
May 13, 2017 Gross Sales: $1,199,824 Attend: 18,250/ 18,250
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$89, $23
Promoters:
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
Rank
Artist: #25
Event
Venue City/State: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill,
Seth Ennis Scottrade Center St. Louis,
Mo.
Dates:
April 27, 2017 Gross Sales: $1,066,330 Attend: 12,906/ 12,906
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$119.50, $89.50, $69.50
Promoters:
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
Rank
Artist: #46
Event
Venue City/State: Florida Georgia Line, Dustin
Lynch, Chris Lane Denny
Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, S.D.
Dates:
April 20, 2017 Gross Sales: $543,246 Attend: 8,490/ 10,496
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 (1484 unsold tickets) Prices: $73,
$27.75
Promoters:
Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #69
Event
Venue City/State: Thomas Rhett Convocation Center DeKalb,
Ill.
Dates:
March 3, 2017 Gross Sales: $281,622 Attend: 6,573/ 6,573
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$54.75, $25
Promoters:
Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #91
Event
Venue City/State: Justin Moore & Lee Brice,
William Michael Morgan Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio
Dates:
April 19, 2017 Gross Sales: $201,988 Attend: 5,343 / 6,827
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 (1484 unsold tickets) Prices: $59.75,
$29.75
Promoters:
Police Productions/Spectra Presents
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