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Rascal Flatts' 'Changed' Lands at No. 1 on Country Album Charts

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:00:27 +0000

Rascal Flatts dropped their eighth studio album, ‘Changed,’ on April 3, and it debuted at the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200. This week, however, the trio’s newest project elbowed its way past the Top 2 and landed at No. 1, having sold nearly 130,000 copies in its first week. This marks the ‘Banjo‘ singers’ seventh No. 1 record in a row and their second release with Big Machine Label Group.

Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Album Debuts at No. 1

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:00:48 +0000

We’ve been reporting on all of the happenings surrounding Lionel Richie‘s country duets album ‘Tuskegee‘ since details of the collaborative effort first arose. The highly awaited 13-track collection of duets with Richie and some of the biggest names in country finally dropped March 26. This week, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. According to the Tennessean, the project sold 198,892 copies, which also landed Richie at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 trailing only Madonna.

George Strait Achieves 59th No. 1 Hit With 'Love's Gonna Make It Alright'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:00:56 +0000

George Strait hasn’t been writing and releasing music since he was born, but if he had, and he had one No.1 hit every year of his life, he would be right where he is now. The 59-year-old country king is celebrating his astounding 59th No. 1 hit with ‘Love’s Gonna Make It Alright’ from his September 2011 Grammy-nominated record, ‘Here for a Good Time.’

Dierks Bentley Takes Latest Single All the Way 'Home' to No. 1

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00:22 +0000

Dierks Bentley finds himself back at No. 1 this week, as his latest single ‘Home’ tops the country singles chart. ‘Home’ marks Bentley’s second consecutive No. 1 single and ninth career chart-topper, following ‘What Was I Thinkin’,’ ‘Come a Little Closer,’ ‘Settle for a Slowdown,’ ‘Every Mile a Memory,’ ‘Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go),’ ‘Feel That Fire,’ ‘Sideways’ and ‘Am I the Only One.’

Eric Church Celebrates First Chart-Topper 'Drink in My Hand' in Nashville

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:00:25 +0000

Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 28), Nashville’s BMI lobby was packed with the friends, family, industry peers and fellow co-writers of Eric Church, as they all had the same goal in mind: to pour a cold cocktail and celebrate one of country music’s hottest stars for his first ever No. 1 single, ‘Drink in My Hand.’

Carrie Underwood's New Single 'Good Girl' Hits No. 1 Downloaded Country Song in Just Three Days

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:00:45 +0000

Well it sure didn’t take long for Carrie Underwood to pick up where she left off now that she has released new music to country radio. The powerhouse vocalist is definitely having a “good” week as her new single ‘Good Girl’ tops the Billboard Digital Country Songs chart. The track has even recently been named the most-added song to country radio as of late.

The Band Perry, Henningsens Celebrate No. 1 Hit 'All Your Life' in Nashville

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:00:58 +0000

The Band Perry were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Monday morning (Feb. 27) as they kicked off their week, first by celebrating their recent chart-topping hit, ‘All Your Life.’ The tune, which was penned by two-thirds of new family trio the Henningsens, spent two weeks at No. 1 earlier this month.

Dierks Bentley's 'Home' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Album Chart

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:00:33 +0000

The past week has been quiet an exciting one for Dierks Bentley, as his highly-anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Home,’ finally arrived in stores. Clearly, the die-hard fans were just as excited as Bentley, and they proved that by flocking to their local retailers to purchase the album. High volume sales from the past seven days [...]

Jason Aldean Commemorates Success of 'Tattoos on This Town' With No. 1 Party

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:09 +0000

Just six months after celebrating the chart-topping success of ‘Dirt Road Anthem,’ Jason Aldean was back to being the center of attention at yet another No. 1 party — this time for his recent smash, ‘Tattoos on This Town.’ The song topped the charts in November, marking Aldean’s eighth career chart-topper and fourth consecutive No. 1 hit.

David Nail Celebrates First No. 1 Hit With 'Let It Rain' in Nashville

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:03 +0000

David Nail was a bit lost for words on Monday afternoon (Feb. 6) as he celebrated his very first chart-topping hit, ‘Let It Rain,’ from ASCAP headquarters in downtown Nashville. Nail and his co-writer on ‘Let It Rain,’ Jonathan Singleton, were praised and recognized for their hit song that took its sweet time climbing the charts — 11 months, to be exact.

The Band Perry Hit No. 1 With 'All Your Life'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:02 +0000

The Band Perry have scored their second chart-topping single this week, as their latest release ‘All Your Life’ sits pretty at No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart. Locking in the No. 1 position on the Mediabase / Country Aircheck chart is Chris Young with ‘You,’ which was Billboard’s top song last week.

Chris Young Scores No. 1 Song With 'You'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:00:27 +0000

This week, Chris Young has once again topped the charts with his latest single, ‘You.’ With a new No. 1 under his belt, Young’s chart-topping streak increases to five straight No. 1 hits, following the success of ‘Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song),’ ‘The Man I Want to Be,’ ‘Voices’ and ‘Tomorrow.’

Zac Brown Band's 'Keep Me in Mind' Stays at No. 1

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:32 +0000

After locking in the No. 1 position for two weeks prior to the charts “freezing” for the holidays, the Zac Brown Band continue to top the charts again this week with their hit single ‘Keep Me in Mind.’ The tune was penned by Brown, along with Wyatt Durrette and singer-songwriter Nic Cowan, who is an [...]