Lady A, Turner continue leading charts
Billy Currington jumped from fifth to second on the song chart with That's How Country Boys Roll. Darius Rucker stayed third with History in the Making. Blake Shelton's hit featuring Trace Adkins, Hillbilly Bone, moved from sixth to fourth. Brad Paisley's American Saturday Night went down from second to fifth.
New artist Easton Corbin moved from ninth to sixth with A Little More Country Than That. Zac Brown Band broke into the top 10 with Highway 20 Ride at 9, while American Honey from Lady A, stood at 10, up 2.
Kenny Chesney was a big mover with Ain't Back Yet up 4 to 11. Rascal Flatts also was up 4 to 13 with Unstoppable. Joe Nichols was up 3 to 18 with Gimmie That Girl.
George Strait's latest single, Twang, was at 21, up 3. Tim McGraw's new single, Still jumped from 28 to 22. Martina McBride was up 3 to 23 with Wrong Baby Wrong. Reba McEntire stood at 26, up 4, with I Keep On Loving You. Luke Bryan'sRain is a Good Thing moved from 31 to 28. Lee Brice was at 29 with Love Like Crazy up 3, and Gretchen Wilson returned to the charts with Work Hard Play Harder, the first single from her forthcoming "I Got Your Country Right Here" disc at 30, up 3.
On the album chart, Swift's "Fearless" stayed third," while Zac Brown Band's "The Foundation" held fourth. Josh Turner's "Haywire" was down three to five. Wisconsin native Josh Thompson debuted in ninth with "Way Out Here."
Sarah Buxton debuted in 12th with her self-titled debut. Chesney "Greatest Hits II" jumped from 27 to 22. A compilation disc, "Good Ol' Nashville" debuted in 24th.
Almost every album from the 11th album on dropped on the charts.
On the overall top 200, Lady A was second, Cash 3rd, Swift 9th and Zac Brown Band16th.
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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