Church, Swindell lead charts
Brantley Gilbert is second on the songs chart with "Bottoms Up," one ahead of Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer." Jason Aldean was fourth with "When She Says Baby." Blake Shelton rounded out the top five with "Doin' What She Likes."
Keith Urban broke into the top 10 with "Cop Car," at 10, up two. Florida Georgia Line's "This is How We Roll" stood at 17, up four. The track features Bryan.
Alan Jackson again was first on the Bluegrass Albums chart with "The Bluegrass Album." Rhonda Vincent was second with "Only Me." Old & In the Way, a group that featured David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, debuted in third with "Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows." Ralph Stanley and his son, Ralph Stanley II, debuted in fourth with "Side by Side."
On the Top Country Albums chart, Swindell debuted in second with his self-titled debut Bryan was third with "Crash My Baby." Florida Georgia Line was fourth with "Here's to the Good Times" and Jennifer Nettles fifth with "That Girl." Aldean was up three to sixth with "Night Train."
On the overall top 200, Church was second, Swindell third, Bryan 19th, FGL 20th and Nettles 45th.
More news for Eric Church
- 04/04/25: Church returns to Red Rocks for special shows
- 03/20/25: Church announces nw album
- 01/23/25: Church, Combs receive CRS Humanitarian Award honor
- 01/08/25: Church, Lambert, Green, Zimmerman top Field & Stream Music Fest
- 10/28/24: Concert for Carolina raised $24M for hurricane relief efforts
- 10/07/24: Combs, Church, Strings, Taylor plan Hurricane Helene benefit
- 10/05/24: Church's new song, "Darkest Hour," helps Helene victims
- 03/12/24: Church opens residency at his Nashville venue
CD reviews for Eric Church
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 ...
When listeners were introduced to Eric Church on his debut, they heard an artist who could balance strong song writing with a bit of a rebellious edge to the music. The surprise release of his latest continues that tradition, being quietly released to his fan club before even being officially announced. The music, written and recorded over a short period of time with an unheard of fast turnaround, has a raw edge that bridges the gap between radio friendly country music with the more rugged sound ...
Eric Church looks to take no prisoners on his big and bold - sometimes very dark - sounding fourth studio release. He makes that crystal clear on the cover where he stands flanked by his backing quintet, looking tough, menacing, ready for a rumble with arms hanging down, hiding behind sunglasses. These guys are ready to roll.
As in rock and roll, which Church et al cook up with the lead-off title track, an out-and-out rocker with Church laying down his outside the lines credentials. ...
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