Swindell, Church top Billboard charts
On the song chart, Jason Aldean was third with "When She Says Baby." Brantley Gilbert was fourth with "Bottoms Up." Church stood fifth with "Give Me Back My Hometown." Frankie Ballard broke into the top 10 with "Helluva Life," up two to ninth. Scotty McCreery was 10th, up two, with "See You Tonight."
Keith Urban's "Cop Car" went from 16 to 12. Miranda Lambert was the biggest mover with "Automatic" jumping from 36 to 14 in its second week out. Rascal Flatts moved from 20 to 15 with "Rewind." Florida Georgia Line was at 21 with "This is How We Roll," up four. Justin Moore closed out the top 25 with "Lettin' the Night Roll," up one.
On the albums chart, Church took over the top from Florida Georgia Line's "Here's to the Good Times," which fell to second. Bryan was third with "Crash My Party." Jennifer Nettles stood in fourth with "That Girl," one ahead of Ballard, who debuted with his second disc, "Sunshine & Whiskey." Church's "4 Album Collection" debuted at 12. McCreery closed out the top 20 with "See You tonight," up three.
Tyler Farr was 22nd with "Redneck Crazy," up five. Jake Owen was at 25 with "Days of Gold," up three.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Alan Jackson regained the top spot with "The Bluegrass Album" with last week's chart topper, "Only Me" from Rhonda Vincent, second. The Devil Makes Three was third with "I'm a Stranger Here." The "Broken Circle Breakdown" movie soundtrack remained fourth and "Best of Bluegrass: Collection's Edition" from Steve Ivey was fifth.
On the overall top 200, Florida Georgia Line was 14th, Bryan 19th, Nettles 33rd and Ballard 35th.
More news
- 02/13/26: Church, Gill, Clay Street Unit drop new music
- 01/23/26: Church looks to "Give Me Back My Hometown"
- 10/17/25: Church goes live (on record)
- 10/10/25: Church goes to IMAX
- 09/26/25: Swindell wants to "Make Heaven Crowded"
- 09/24/25: Church extends tour into '26
- 06/27/25: McCollum, Swindell drop new records
- 05/12/25: Swindell singles out "We Can Always Move On"
CD reviews
Already successful as both a songwriter and a headlining performer, Cole Swindell's showcases both sides of that equation. The album includes seven co-writes of his own among the 13 tracks and some solid vocal turns on the hits that continue to prove that he is more than just a hit songwriter.
"Never Say Never, a duet with Lainey Wilson, is the powerful centerpiece. The song is arranged so the two singers' lines snake around each other as a bona fide 80's power ballad unfurls ...
While Eric Church has set the bar high with his previous studio albums, "Desperate Man" is right up there with his best and may just be his most accomplished effort to date. Church continues to write memorable songs in a wide variety of styles, and even when he's not singing over country musical elements, his lyrical voice is always undeniably a country one.
He also knows how to have a little fun, especially with "Hanging Around," a soulful, funky tune mixing together ...
Cole Swindell's" All Of It" is a little different from many of contemporary artists' current releases in that there is a whole lot of country - thematically anyway - in it. The 40-plus minutes are all about drinking, regret, appreciation of people who matter and breakups.
It starts off with a bang with the up-tempo rocker "Love You Too Late." The best track is its most poignant song penned by Jessi Alexander and Chase McGill, "Dad's Old Number," ...
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