Nelson's "Band of Brothers" leads country pack
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 – Willie Nelson will have the top selling country album when the Billboard charts are released on Thursday. "Band of Brothers debuted at sixth on the overall chart with 37,000 units sold, good enough to lead the country pack.
Lana Del Rey was first on the chart with "Ultraviolence," selling 182,000 units.
This is Nelson's highest charting disc since 1982 and marks only his third release to hit the top 10. "Always On My Mind" was second for four seeks in July 1982.
Miranda Lambert was sixth with "Platinum" on sales of 34,000 units, down 45 percent.
Brantley Gilbert closed out the top 10 with "Just As I Am." The CD fell six notches with 26,000 units sold, down 34 percent.
More news for Willie Nelson
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- 02/03/25: Nelson's Outlaw Tour returns
- 11/01/24: Johnson, Nelson, Barber, Langley out with new music
- 10/25/24: Nelson's Beck cover is no "Lost Cause"
- 09/19/24: Nelson has The Flaming Lips covered today
- 08/15/24: Nelson may be the "Last Leaf on the Tree"
- 07/02/24: Nelson returns to touring July 4, not playing Massachusetts
- 06/23/24: Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival starts - without Nelson
CD reviews for Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson has released more than 150 albums in his career, including four in the past two years. All this while approaching and surpassing the age of 90. Of all his many solo recordings, "The Border" ranks as one of his best. The songs are fresh, sincere, and full of energy and have many of the elements that fans expect from Ol' Willie - his unmistakable vocals, the trademark lead guitar work on his iconic axe, Trigger, and harmonica support from his 50-plus year bandmate, Mickey Raphael. ...
Willie Nelson has a winner. How could it not be? It features some of the greatest songs in music history and some of the finest bluegrass players in the business. Most of all, it centers around Willie Nelson, one of the most iconic artists in the history of music, who at 90, has given bluegrass treatment to some of his favorite musical creations.
Songs on "Bluegrass" include some of his most recognized, including "Good Hearted Woman" (co-written with Waylon Jennings), "On ...
Who doesn't love and respect Willie Nelson? Willie, even at age 90, could sing the phone book – perhaps he has – and it would be worth hearing.
Willie's latest is a tribute to the songwriting of Harlan Howard, the dean of country music songwriters, who passed away in 2002. Howard once described country music as "three chords and the truth." Howard wrote hundreds of country hits during his career. Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon picked 10 to showcase here, ...
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