Lady Antebellum tops CD chart, Aldean leads song chart
Lady A also had the third biggest selling CD with their first release, which fell one spot. Zac Brown Band's "The Foundation" remained fourth, while Carrie Underwood's "Play On" stood at number five, down two.
"Hannah Montana; The Movie" soundtrack was up 4 to 13. Vince Gill's "Love Songs" compilation debuted at 36. There was very little upward movement in the rest of the top 40.
On the song chart, Miranda Lambert remained second with White Liar. Brad Paisley moved up two to third with American Saturday Night. Josh Turner's Why Don't We Just Dance jumped three to fourth, and Darius Rucker's History in the Making was up one to fifth. Underwood broke into the top 10 - at 10 - with Temporary Home.
Newcomer Easton Corbin was at 11, up 3, with A Little More Country Than That. Lady A's new single American Honey stood at 17, up 3. New duo Steel Magnolia's Keep On Lovin' You, was up 3 to 19.
Alan Jackson's first single from his upcoming CD, It's Just That Way, was up 4 to 25. Chris Young was at 27, up 3 with The Man I Want to Be. The big mover was Clay Walker whose She Won't Be Lonely Long was up 6 to 29. New band The Band Perry made it to 30th, up 2, with Hip to My Heart.
On the top 200 album chart, Swift was 13th, Lady A's debut 15th , Zac Brown Band 22nd and Underwood 29th.
More news for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
- 09/22/23: Lady A can "Love You Back"
- 12/24/22: Lady A's Kelley releases good bye to alcohol song
- 08/04/22: Lady A postpones tour; Kelley seeks treatement
- 06/21/22: Lady A is in a "Summer State of Mind"
- 04/14/22: Lady A sets the Request Line Tour
- 01/04/22: Lady A shows "What a Song Can Do"
- 10/22/21: Lady A, Xmas releases top schedule
- 08/20/21: Lady A expands upon "What a Song Can Do"
CD reviews for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
Lady Antebellum may lean a little too closely to pop music for many tastes, but it's hard to argue with the trio's song choices. And its latest collection is filled with many memorable songs.
The single "What If I Never Get Over You," poses a rarely asked pop song question. Humans have come to believe the cliché, 'Time heals all wounds,' as if it were some sort of scientific fact. But what if it's just that, a well-worn cliché, with no actual ...
Lady Antebellum may cause you to throw out many of your country music principles. They don't sing and play traditional country music, for starters. They're not cool like more rocking Americana artists. In fact, they're huge mainstream country stars. So, why are some of us still suckers for their sound? And why does the new "Heart Break" sound so good on the ears? Well, it's simple, but complicated.
Hillary Scott is simply a wonderfully sincere singer. ...
Six albums into its career, Lady Antebellum pretty much has the formula down pat. Either Hillary Scott or long and lanky Charles Kelley assumes lead vocals with Dave Haywood also providing vocals plus guitars and mandolin in a bunch of songs easy on the ears with a story often involving a lust for love.
The typical song ("Lie With Me," for example) starts with Kelly or Scott taking a stanza, followed by the other with both then tackling the chorus together. This has worked quite well ...
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