Bryan dominates again
Florida Georgia Line had the second and third songs on the Hot Country Songs chart with Cruise and Round Here. The latter moved up five slots. Jason Aldean's "Night Train" made a big jump from 11 to four. Brett Eldredge stayed fifth with Don't Ya.
Thomas Rhett was seventh with It Goes Like This, up three. Mine Would Be You from Blake Shelton stood at 17, up four. Train's Bruises featuring Ashley Monroe, was at 23, up seven.
On the albums charts, Florida Georgia Line was second with "Here's To the Good Times." The Lacs debuted in third with "Keep It Redneck." Shelton was fourth with "Based on a True Story..." Bryan also held the fifth position with "tailgates & tanlines."
Eric Church had a big jump with "Chief" jumping from 18 to 11 in its 109th week out. Charlie Worsham debuted at 12 with "Rubberband," his debut release. Zac Brown Band went from 26 to 20 with "Uncaged." Tracy Lawrence debuted at 26 with "headlights, Taillights & Radios." Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby entered the charts at 38 with "Cluck Ol' Hen: Live."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, "Cluck Ol' Hen: Live" was first. Last week's number one, "Living Years," from The Isaacs was second. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell were third with "Love Has Come For You." Old Crow Medicine Show was fourth with "Carry Me Back." "Best of Bluegrass: Collector's Edition" from Steve Ivey was fifth.
On the overall top 200, Jimmy Buffett debuted in fourth with "Songs from St. Somewhere," although the release was not on the country chart. Florida Georgia Line was 12th, The Lacs 23rd, Shelton 26th and Bryan 33rd.
More news for Luke Bryan
- 08/08/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 07/16/24: Bryan adds final Farm Tour date
- 06/14/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 05/03/24: Bryan hits the farms this fall
- 03/21/24: Tennessee enacts law protecting against AI, voice clones
- 02/02/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy Tour"
- 01/17/24: Bryan, HARDY, Old Dominion headline Watershed
- 08/11/23: Bryan extolls being "Southern and Slow"
CD reviews for Luke Bryan
If there's one thing Luke Bryan knows how to do, it's to stay in his lane. And why not? It often leads to great chart position. The Deluxe edition of his seventh album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" was born out of the pandemic tour stoppage. It includes six new songs and increases the run time to 54 minutes. The original 10 tracks are mostly in the vein of the pop laced chart toppers "One Margarita" and "Knockin' Boots."
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After taking in Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," the listener will never guess this full length was released during a pandemic. Maybe that's a good thing. After all, we might need a diversion from the international health crisis now and then. The release opens with "Knockin' Boots," which is how modern cowboys describe sexual intercourse. A few songs later, Bryan gives us the drinking song (and single) "One Margarita." In between, "What ...
Luke Bryan aims to please often, and that rarely goes unpunished. The Georgia native has a strong voice, some songwriting skill and even legitimate farming cred. But Bryan still gets pegged as the face of corporate country - that pandering beast packaging artists for mass consumption. The label can be unfair, but not wholly undeserved - Bryan has a long track record, for instance, of records about chasing girls and Bud Lights. In truth, he married his college sweetheart and they share a quiet, ...
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