Shelton, Aldean lead charts
On the album chart, Scotty McCreery's "American Idol Season 10 Highlights" debuted in second. "Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton" jumped from 11 to 4. Brad Paisley's "This is Country Music" was in fifth. Lauren Alaina's "American Idol Season 10 Highlights" debuted in sixth.
Dolly Parton debuted in 11th with "Better Day." "Number One Hits" from Tim McGraw was up 3 to 18. Billy Ray Cyrus debuted at 24 with "I'm American." Keith Urban was up 3 to 26 with "Get Closer."
On the song chart, The Band Perry was up one to two with You Lie. Justin Moore was in third, up two, with If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away. Aldean landed in fourth, up two, with Dirt Road Anthem. Chris Young moved to fifth, down one, with Tomorrow.
Billy Currington stood at 16, up 3, with Love Done Gone. Rodney Atkins also climbed 3 spots, to 18, with Take a Back Road.
The big mover was Keith Urban, whose Long Hot Summer went into high gear - going from 41 to 26.
On the bluegrass album chart, Alison Krauss & Union Station claimed the number one spot again with "Paper Airplane." Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers were second with "Rare Bird Alert," switching with "Follow Me Down" from Sarah Jarosz. Dierks Bentley stayed fourth with "Up on Ridge." The Wailin' Jennys were fifth with "Bright Morning Stars."
On the overall top 200, Aldean was 6th, McCreery 10th, Moore 13th, Shelton 18th and Paisley 21st. While not on the country chart, Gillian Welch's "The Harrow & The Harvest" debuted in 20th.
More news for Blake Shelton
- 03/28/25: Shelton, Flatts revamp "Mayberry"
- 01/27/25: Opry hosts centennial live celebration
- 11/13/24: Shelton goes to "Texas"
- 11/11/24: Shelton hits "The Road" (no, not a tour. A TV show)
- 09/23/24: Shelton inks with BBR/BMG Nashville
- 09/20/24: Shelton will "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
- 09/05/24: Shelton plans Friends & Heroes Tour 2025
- 09/03/24: Shelton, Warner call it quits after 23 years
CD reviews for Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton has been openly critical of the traditional album format. "Fully Loaded: God's Country" is his fourth greatest hits album and third in the "Loaded" series. In an effort to release music more often, he packages five new songs with seven of previously released material that has received considerable airplay and time on the charts.
if you're looking for the fresh stuff, this is essentially an EP spearheaded by the Platinum lead single "God's Country. ...
Blake Shelton's 11th studio album finds The Voice advisor in a contented, one might even say homey, frame of mind. The opening track and first single "I'll Name the Dogs" sets the tone. It's a rollicking ode to domesticity that manages to make household chore distribution ("You find the spot and I'll find the money / You be the pretty and I'll be the funny") both romantic and amusing. The beat switches to hip-hop on "Money," but the sentiment ...
This six-song "Blake Shelton Live EP" seems a little odd. It's not as though Shelton had an especially noteworthy tour to document. Besides, at only six songs long, it's a relatively short document, anyhow. While it may be little more than a post-it note of a project, though, it also packs a powerful punch.
You recognize right away the large amount of enthusiasm the act of singing to an audience brings out of Shelton. When compared to the recorded versions of these hits, ...
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