Dan + Shay, Combs top Billboard
On the albums chart, Dan + Shay were second with their self-titled disc. Chris Stapleton stayed third with "Traveller" as did Kane Brown in fourth with "Experiment." Jason Aldean's "Rearview town" was fifth, up three.
Mandolin Orange debuted at 13 with "Tides of a Teardrop." Scotty McCreery moved up 5 to 20 with "Seasons Change." Dierks Bentley was at 23 with "The Mountain," up 3. Kelsea Ballerini was 26th with "Unapologetically," up 4. Florida Georgia Line's self-titled EP was at 27, up 5. Cassadee Pope debuted at 39 with "Stages." Maren Morris was 41st with "Hero," up 4.
On the songs chart, Combs was second with "Beautiful Crazy," Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line third with "Meant To Be," McCreery fourth with "This is It" and Dan + Shay fifth with "Speechless."
Ballerini was at 18 with "Miss Me More," up 3. Chase Rice was 24th, up 3, with "Eyes on You."\ Brown's "Good As You" was up 3 to 26. Florida Georgia Line debuted at 29 with "Women," featuring Jason Derulo. George Strait debuted at 36 with "God And Country Music." Eric Church's "Some of It" was at 40, up 3. Tim McGraw debuted at 46 with "Thought About You." HARDY's "Rednecker" debuted at 49.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Mandolin Orange was first with "Tides of a Teardrop." Greensky Bluegrass was second with "All For Money," Balsam Range third with "Aeonic," The Lonely Heartstring Band fourth, debuting with "Smoke & Ashes," and Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn fifth with "Echo in the Valley."
Stapleton was first on the Americana/Folk Albums chart with "Traveller." Mandolin Orange was second with Stapleton third with "From A Room: Volume 1." Kacey Musgraves was fourth with "Golden Hour" and Mumford & Sons fifth with "Delta."
On the top 200 chart, Combs was 14th, Dan + Shay 37th, Stapleton 55th with "Traveller," Brown 64th and Aldean 81st.
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CD reviews for Dan + Shay
With Rascal Flatts gone, the heir apparent to the breezy pop country throne, Dan +Shay has taken its rightful place. Their fourth studio album, "Good Things," is a feather light 12-song cruise suitable for multiple radio formats from adult contemporary to pop and even country, though that feels like a stretch.
Each song was co-written and produced by Dan Smyers while Shay Mooney put his pen to eight tracks. One look at the credits, and you'll know which direction it will be headed. ...
The track list on Dan +Shay's self-titled third album has a song crediting Kelly Clarkson as a featured vocalist. Upon a full listen, you will think they forgot about a few others. The disc features the duo's contemporary sound that mirrors many artists in the genre. The lead-off track, "Alone Together," evokes Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox and is half of the only seven minutes on the tidy 35-minute collection that represent anything near up-tempo.
The duo puts the ballads on ...
Dan Myers and James Shay Mooney came from different parts of the country (Allegheny County, Pa. and Arkansas, respectively) and met in Nashville where each was tracking the well-worn path to country music success. They began writing songs together a little over three years ago, already have a hit album ("Where It All Began") and now have another tiger by the tail.
Dan + Shay know a hook, can write songs and have identified a sweet spot in the formula of country music success. ...
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