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FGL, Shelton top charts

Thursday, June 6, 2013 – Another week at number one for Florida Georgia Line's Cruise on the Billboard Country Songs chart for the week ending June 15. Blake Shelton regained first on the Top Country Albums chart with "Based on a True Story..."

Blake Shelton was second on the songs chart with Boys 'Round Here, which also features Pistol Annies and Friends. Darius Rucker was third with Wagon Wheel, Tim McGraw fourth with Highway Don't Care with Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan fifth with Crash My Party.

Brad Paisley made it into the top 10 at 10 with Beat This Summer, up 2. Randy Houser went from 15 to 12 with Runnin' Outta Moonlight. Brett Eldredge was up 3 to 22 with Don't Ya. Danielle Bradberry debuted at 24 with Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days). Keith Urban closed out the top 25 with Little Bit of Everything, up 1.

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin & Edie Brickell remained first with "Love Has Come For You." Steven Curtis Chapman was second with "Deep Roots," Steep Canyon Rangers third with "Nobody Knows You," Boston-based Della Mae debuted in fourth with "This World Oft Can Be" and Old Crow Medicine Show fifth with "Carry Me Back."

Shelton recaptured the top spot on the albums chart, going from fourth to first. He took over from Rucker's "True Believers," which fell to second. George Strait was third with "Love is Everything." Lady Antebellum was fourth with "Golden" and Florida Georgia Line fifth with "Here's to the Good Times."

Swift from 11 to 8 with "Red." Bryan was up 3 to 10th with "Spring Break...Here to Party." Eric Church was at 17 with "Caught in the Act: Live," up 3. The compilation "NOW That's What I Call A Country Party" was up 4 to 20. "Country: George Jones" was up 9 to 35.

On the top 200, Shelton was 5th, up 11, Rucker 6th, Strait 12th, Lady A 14th and Florida Georgia Line 17th.


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