Florida Georgia Line doubles up
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Florida Georgia Line doubles up

Thursday, June 20, 2013 – Florida Georgia Line scored a chart double by topping the Billboard Country Albums chart with "Here's to the Good Times" and the Country Songs chart for the week ending June 29 with Cruise.

On the songs chart, Blake Shelton stayed second with Boys 'Round Here and Darius Rucker third with Wagon Wheel. Luke Bryan was fourth with Crash My Party, changing spots with Tim McGraw's Highway Don't Care, his song with Taylor Swift.

Randy Houser jumped from 12 to 8 with Runnin' Outta Moonlight. Carrie Underwood moved up five to ninth with See You Again. Brad Paisley closed out the top 10 with Beat This Summer, up 1. Brett Eldredge's Don't Ya was up 5 to 13. The Swon Brothers, who were on The Voice, debuted at 16 withDanny's Song. Easton Corbin stood at 19, up 3, with All Over the Road.

Newcomer Tyler Farr was at 21, up 3, with Redneck Crazy. The Voice winner Danielle Bradbery debuted at 22 with Who I Am.

On the Country Albums chart, Rucker was second with "True Believers," Shelton third after being first last week with "Based on a True Story...," the compilation "NOW That's What I Call Country Volume 6: 18 Chart Topping Hits" " debuting in fourth with George Strait fifth with "Love Is Everything."

Paisley went from 15 to 11 with "Wheelhouse." Alan Jackson jumped 7 to 17 with "Precious Memories: Volume II." Jake Owen moved from 34 to 26 with "Barefoot Blue Jean Night." Aaron Lewis was 35th with "The Road," up 4. Lionel Richie's "Tuskegee" was up 6 to 39.

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell again led the Bluegrass Albums chart with "Love Has Come For You." Remaining two-three-four were Steven Curtis Chapman with "Deep Roots," Old Crow Medicine Show with "Carry Me Back" and Dailey & Vincent with "Brothers of the Highway." The Roys debuted in fifth with "Gypsy Runaway Train."

On the overall top 200, Florida Georgia Line was 5th, Rucker 6th, Shelton 7th, "NOW That's What I Call Country Volume 6: 18 Chart Topping Hits" 15th and Strait 20th.


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CD review - 6-Pack EP When Florida Georgia Line sing about how much they love their country with "I Love My Country," this lightning rod duo must certainly be aware that not everybody loves 'their' country. 'Their' country doesn't always match the country music of George Strait, after all, who is name-dropped in said song. Strait is just too stylistically straight, for instance, to ever work in the sort of hip-hop cadence that drives "Ain't Worried About It. ...
CD review - Dig Your Roots From the ribbits and Dobro on "Smooth," the lead-off song, one might think that Florida Georgia Line is eschewing its rap rock meets country past for something completely different. While at times that is true - "Smooth" has a swampy beat - Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard haven't veered so far from what brought them to the dance. That is evident with the title track where the thwack of drum programming from long-time producer Joey Moi meets the soulful, somewhat shiny vocals. ...
CD review - Anything Goes The title of Florida Georgia Line's second full length is accurate. For the duo of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelly, that means girls, girls and more girls plus an ultra dose of partying. That is evident from the refrain of the title track, which, of course, focuses on Friday night activities. "I brought the songs and you brought the party/ Only one way to do it up right/Everybody goes where eveybody knows/That anything goes on a Friday Night/Get your party right/It's a Friday night. ...


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