FGL, Bryan lead charts
On the songs chart, FGL took over for Brantley Gilbert, whose "Bottoms Up," slipped to second. Blake Shelton remained third with "Doin' What She Likes." Keith Urban was fourth with "Cop Car" and Dierks Bentley fifth with "I Hold On." Jerrod Niemann was up three to sixth with "Drink To That All Night." Frankie Ballard moved from 12 to eight with "Helluva Life." Thomas Rhett climbed from 13 to 10 with "Give Me Some of That."
Rascal Flatts was up three to 11 with "Rewind." Randy Houser's "Goodnight Kiss" stood at 12, up four. Bryan jumped seven to 18th with "Play It Again." Jake Owen's "Beachin" was at 24, up four. Tim McGraw closed out the top 25 with "Lookin' For That Girl" at 25, up four.
On the albums chart, Sara Evans debuted at number two with "Slow Me Down." Eric Church was third with "The Outsiders." Bryan was also fourth with "Crash My Party" and FGL fifth with "Here's to the Good Times." Last week's chart topper, "10,000 Towns" by Eli Young Band fell all the way to eighth.
Don Williams debuted at 19 with " Reflections." Owen moved from 30 to 23 with "Days of Gold." Bryan closed out the top 25 with "Spring Break...Here to Party," up 25, meaning he had three albums in the top 25.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell debuted at number one with "Live." Long-time chart topper "The Bluegrass Album" by Alan Jackson fell to second. Martin & Brickell's "Love Has Come For You" was third. Rhonda Vincent was fourth with "Only Me" and "The Broken Circle Soundtrack" fifth.
On the overall top 200, Bryan was 2nd, Evans 9th, Church 10th, Bryan again 18th and FGL 19th.
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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