Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood claim top spots on country music charts
On the song chart, Carrie Underwood was number one with "So Small," her first single from "Carnival Ride," her sophomore disc. Underwood took over the top from Dierks Bentley's "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)," which fell to fourth.
On the album chart, Underwood was third, while George Strait debuted in fourth with "22 More Hits." Taylor Swift was down one to fifth with her self-titled debut.
Trisha Yearwood debuted in 10th with "Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love."
Elsewhere on the song chart, Kenny Chesney remained second with "Don't Blink." Brooks's former number one, "More Than a Memory," continues rebounding up the charts, now in third. George Strait was up one to fifth with "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls?"
Jason Michael Carroll's hit single "Living Our Love Song" was up two to sixth.
Brad Paisley moved up 4 to 18th with "Letter to Me."
On the overall top 200 chart, Brooks was 5th, The Eagles 6th, Underwood 9th, Strait 13th and Swift 16th.
More news for Garth Brooks
- 10/04/24: Brooks accused of sexual assault; he denies it
- 12/04/23: McCreery invited to join Opry
- 11/02/23: Brooks becomes the "Rodeo Man"
- 10/25/23: Brooks becomes a "Time Traveler"
- 06/15/23: Brooks launches The BIG 615 radio
- 03/29/23: Brooks, Parton to cohost ACMs
- 11/14/22: Brooks returns to Vegas
- 06/29/22: Brooks honored with Kristofferson award
CD reviews for Garth Brooks
If naming your release "Gunslinger," you'd better let it rip and go for a harder country sound, especially if donning a black cowboy hat on the cover. The reality does not exactly match that sentiment for Garth Brooks, but at times he comes mighty close.
The high points for Brooks are the three most traditional country songs - a couple of honky tonkers ("Honky-Tonk Somewhere" and "Cowboys and Friends") and a ballad ("Whiskey to Wine"). ...
After releasing his debut album in 1989, Garth Brooks released music almost every year until he announced his retirement in 2000. Since then, he has released repackaged hit collections, new music on "Scarecrow" and "The Lost Sessions" and last year's cover song collection "Blame it All on My Roots." Over the years, there have been live recordings, concert and music video collections. The country songwriter became a pop culture icon, transcending genre to become ...
Garth Brooks is back with his first release of "new" material since 2001's "Scarecrow." (Truth in advertising, his "The Ultimate Hits," which actually is part of the new box set, included four new songs back in 2007). And it's quite an undertaking - four CDs of covers - Country Classics, Classic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul and Melting Pot, an amalgam of country, rock, soul and folk; the two-CD set, "The Ultimate Set" and a DVD of his live performance in Vegas. ...
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