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Eric Church Celebrates First No. 1 Single With 'Drink in My Hand'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:14 +0000

This week, Eric Church dominates the top of the country singles chart with his latest release, ‘Drink in My Hand.’ The tune is the second release from Church’s critically acclaimed third studio album, ‘Chief,’ which debuted at No. 1 on the country albums chart as well as Billboard’s Top 200 all-genre albums chart. Up until [...]

Blake Shelton Spends Third Week at No. 1 With 'God Gave Me You'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:00:48 +0000

For the third straight week, Blake Shelton has locked down the No. 1 position on the country singles chart with his latest smash, ‘God Gave Me You.’ The tune is the follow-up single to his four-week chart-topping hit, ‘Honey Bee.’ Both songs can be found on his ‘Red River Blue’ album that hit stores in July.

Scotty McCreery's 'Clear as Day' Debuts at No. 1, Makes Billboard History

Billy Dukes — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:35 +0000

There was little doubt that Scotty McCreery would have the No. 1 country album in America this week, but his fans may be surprised to learn that the 18-year-old is tops in all genres, by a wide margin. ‘Clear as Day’ was purchased by 197,000 fans in its debut week.

Lady Antebellum's 'Own the Night' Debuts at Number 1

Jeff Giles — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:14 +0000

In what might be the least surprising debut of the year, Lady Antebellum‘s new album has ended its first week at the top of the charts — pretty much all of them, in fact.

With sales of nearly 350,000 units, ‘Own the Night’ outpaced its competition by a wide margin, coming in at number one on the country charts, as well as Billboard’s overall Top 200 tally. As an added bonus, it also topped the album sales charts in Canada.

Jake Owen Hits Number One with 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:30:41 +0000

On Tuesday, Jake Owen helped announce the 2011 CMA Awards nominees — but if he keeps going the direction he’s headed, he’ll be on the receiving end of a few of those awards.

Owen scored his first number one single this week, topping the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts with ‘Barefoot Blue Jean Night.’

Pistol Annies' 'Hell on Heels' Debuts on Top of Billboard's Country Albums Chart

Jeff Giles — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:00:38 +0000

Turns out those Pistol Annies are pretty good shots — after setting their sights on chart domination, they delivered with one of the year’s most impressive debuts.

The trio’s first album, ‘Hell on Heels,’ emerged on top of Billboard’s Country Album charts in its first week, moving enough units to also earn a number five debut on the overall Top 200.

"How Did Eric Church's 'Chief' Album Land a #1 Debut?"

Jeff Giles — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:20:22 +0000

With his first two albums, 2006′s ‘Sinners Like Me’ and 2009′s ‘Carolina,’ Eric Church enjoyed steadily, albeit modestly, increasing success — so you can imagine that a few industry eyebrows were raised when his latest release, ‘Chief,’ debuted at number one.

To celebrate Church’s first chart-topper, Billboard devoted a recent feature to analyzing his sales spike — and interviewing industry insiders who shared their theories about how it happened.