Bryan goes to number one again
On the song chart, FGL was second with "Stay." David Nail remained third with "Whatever She's Got." Cole Swindell was number four with "Chillin' It," one ahead of fellow Georgian Jason Aldean, who was up three with "When She Says Baby." Zac Brown Band was sixth, up three, with "Sweet Annie."
The Band Perry moved into the top 10 with "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" at nine, up two. Eric Paslay scored his first top 10 with "Friday Night" up two to 10. Brantley Gilbert climbed five to 16 with "Bottoms Up." Duo Dan + Shay were at 18, up five, with "19 You + Me."
Actress/singer Lucy Hale ("Pretty Little Liars," "A Cinderella Story") debuted at 21 with "You Sound Good To Me." Thomas Rhett broke into the top 25 with "Get Me Some of That" at 24, up two. Eric Church was the biggest mover with "Give Me Back My Hometown" jumping 15 to 25 in its second week out.
On the albums chart, Garth Brooks was third with "Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences." Blake Shelton was fourth with "Based on a True Story..." Aldean's "Night Train" was fifth. Rhett was a big mover with "It Goes Like This" moving from 16 to eight.
Justin Moore was at 13 with "Off the Beaten Path," up four. Keith Urban's "Fuse" was up four to 14. Parmalee's debut "Feels Like Carolina" was up five to 16. Tyler Farr was at 23 with "Redneck Crazy," up three. "Ready Set Roll," an EP from Chase Rice, was up six to 24.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Alan Jackson remained first with "The Bluegrass Album." The Devil Makes Three was second with "I'm a Stranger Here," Steve Martin and Edie Brickell third with "Love Has Come For You," Trampled by Turtles fourth with "Live at First Avenue" and Old Crow Medicine Show fifth with "Carry Me Back."
On the overall top 200, FGL was 12th, Bryan 13th, Brooks 18th, Shelton 38th and Aldean 41st.
More news for Luke Bryan
- 04/07/25: Bryan announces fall Farm Tour
- 03/25/25: Bryan announces Farm Tour line-up
- 01/27/25: Bryan plans summer tour
- 01/13/25: Bryan heads west with Farm Tour
- 11/11/24: For Bryan, "Country Song Came On"
- 09/30/24: Bryan, Manning, Wilson host CMAs
- 08/08/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 07/16/24: Bryan adds final Farm Tour date
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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