Bryan dominates charts
On the songs chart, Thomas Rhett stayed second with It Goes Like This, one ahead of fellow newcomer Tyler Farr, whose Redneck Crazy moved up one. Jason Aldean was fourth with Night Train and Billy Currington fifth with Hey Girl.
Keith Urban stood at 13 with We Were Us, his duet with Miranda Lambert. Eli Young Band moved from 19 to 15 with Drunk Last Night. The Voice winner Cassadee Pope was at 17, up four, with Washington All These Years. Parmalee was a big mover with Carolina jumping six to 18. David Nail's new single, Whatever She's Got, was an even bigger chart shaker, leapfrogging from 32 to 24.
On the albums chart, Farr debuted in second with "Redneck Crazy." Florida Georgia Line was third with "Here's to the Good Times." Justin Moore was fourth with "Off the Beaten Path" and Alan Jackson fifth with "The Bluegrass Album." Hank Williams III debuted at 10 with "Brothers of the 4x4."
Randy Travis debuted at 19 with "Influence: Vol. 1: the Man I Am," a covers project. The Wood Brothers debuted at 22 with "The Muse."
Jackson leads the Bluegrass Albums chart again with "The Bluegrass Album." Noam Pikelny's "Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe" was second with Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott's "Memories And Moments" third. Steve Martin & Edie Brickell stayed fourth with "Love Has Come For You." Steep Canyon Rangers were fifth with "Tell the Ones I Love."
On the overall top 200, Bryan was fourth, Farr fifth, FGL 12th, Moore 13th and Jackson 20th.
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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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