Bucky Covington debuts at number one on country music album chart
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 – Bucky Covington's self-titled debut CD opens at number 1 on Nielsen Soundscan's Country Top 75 chart with 61,000 units sold. Covington's debut CD also enters the all genre top 200 chart in fourth and is the only new country act to open inside the top five this year.
The sales figure is the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992.
The lead single, "A Different World," close to reaching the top 20.
"American Idol was a great launching pad for my career in country music," said Covington, "but I couldn't have had this amazing debut if it weren't for the support of country radio and my fans."
More news for Bucky Covington
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- 04/16/12: Bucky Covington releases new single
- 12/06/11: Covington releases first music in two years
- 03/01/10: Bucky Covington dishes out new single
- 12/28/09: Covington counts down with Hard rock
- 11/30/09: Covington, Sawyer Brown, Love And Theft bring the cheer
- 11/17/09: Covington offers live EP; Bloodshot issues Escovedo, Old 97's LPs
- 11/03/09: Covington releases video of Gotta Be Somebody
CD reviews for Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington is the latest American Idol alum to dive headlong in the country genre. Covington and fellow Idol Season 5 contestant Kellie Pickler are out to prove you don't have to win the competition to launch a career.
As a top 10 finisher, Covington was a fan favorite because of his vocals and fun-loving personality. The problem with his debut album is that much of that personality is suppressed in favor of broad stroke generic songs. While his vocals sound better than ever, many of ...
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