Brad Paisley's "Fifth Gear" stays in first gear
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – Brad Paisley's "5th Gear" will spend its fourth straight week atop Billboard's Top Country Albums sales chart when it is released Thursday. Debuting with a career-to-date high of 197,151 first-week copies, Paisley's latest has moved more than 377,400 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
With the most consecutive weeks at number 1 of any country artist this year, Paisley's streak also marks the longest consecutive chart-topping run of any country male since Toby Keith with "Honky Tonk University" in May and June of 2005.
Paisley recently hit number one with his CD's first single, "Ticks," which became his eighth career chart-topper and fourth consecutive single to hit the top. His current single is "Online," currently Country Aircheck's most-added new single and approaching the country airplay Top 30 after 4 weeks on the charts.
More news for Brad Paisley
- 03/07/25: Paisley teams up with Dawes
- 03/03/25: Paisley launches Truck Still Works Tour
- 09/27/24: Paisley's "Truck Still Works"
- 04/19/24: Tennessee honors Paisley
- 10/16/23: Paisley heads overseas again
- 09/29/23: Paisley unveils new music
- 06/23/23: Paisley looks to "So Many Summers"
- 02/24/23: Paisley releases "Same Here," featuring Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
CD reviews for Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley isn't content to keep doing the same old. In fact, this is probably the least traditional country outing in his career. Yet, a few things remain intact - great guitar playing and singing and a sense of humor without being too kitschy.
In fact, Paisley manages to combine the ultra serious with his typical sense of humor. The seriousness is never more apparent from Paisley than on the controversial Accidental Racist with LL Cool J, who helped write and perform it. ...
Brad Paisley's new live hits CD is a bit of a tease. That's because it only goes half way in replicating the true live Paisley experience. Watching the accompanying concert videos at a Paisley show, whether the venue screen is showing Andy Griffith during Waitin' on a Woman or the montage of recently-deceased celebrities that accompanies When I Get Where I'm Going, reveal how Paisley simply must be seen to be fully enjoyed.
Nevertheless, Paisley in concert and captured on ...
Brad Paisley has grown up on his eighth album. Yes, the West Virginian maintains a sense of humor, but apparently aging has left its mark on a maturing singer who has never forsaken his country roots. That is ever so apparent in songs like Anything Like Me and Oh Yeah, You're Gone. The former finds Paisley looking at the passage of time through his son's life in a tender, but not sappy look. On the latter, he's a five-year-old boy who doesn't get what he wants, which his grandfather notices. ...
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