Chesney, Rascal Flatts lead country music sales charts
Dierks Bentley is breathing down Chesney's neck with "Free And Easy (Down the Road I Go)" in second, up two. Tim McGraw's "If You're Reading This" remained third. Underwood was up one to fourth with "So Small," the first single from her new disc, "Carnival Ride." Toby Keith was down three to fifth with "Love Me If You Can."
Garth Brooks' "More Than a Memory" is making a comeback. The former number one song is now sixth, up two spots.
Several songs are moving up the charts - Jason Michael Carroll's "Livin' Our Love Song," George Strait's "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls" and clay Walker's "Fall" were 8, 9, 10, all up 2. Josh Turner also was up a few spots to 11th with "Firecracker."
Other movers were Joe Nichols' "Another Side of You," up 3 to 18th and Sugarland's "Stay," up 4 to 20th.
The biggest mover by far was Rascal Flatts with "Winner at a Losing Game" up 18 to 23rd.
The only other new song in the top 25 was Blake Shelton's "The More I Drink," up 1 to 25th.
On the album chart, Reba McEntire was second with "Reba Duets," up one. Sara Evans was up one to third with "Greatest Hits." LeAnn Rimes dropped two spots to fourth with "Family," and Chesney stayed fifth with "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates."
Keith debuted in 8th with "A Classic Christmas." The 2-CD set sold about 39,000 units.
On the overall top 200, Rascal Flatts was 3rd, McEntire 6th, Evans 19th, Rimes 23rd and Chesney 25th.
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- 06/22/20: Rascal Flatts announces EP for July
CD reviews for Rascal Flatts
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