Rice leads country chart
The disc is third on the overall chart with 44,000 units sold, meaning it is first on the Top Country Albums chart as well. Rice, who gained notice as a writer of the Florida Georgia Line "Cruise," has a hit single with "Ready Set Roll," now 12th on the Hot Country Songs chart.
A Motley Crue tribute, "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue," was fifth on the overall chart with 31,000 units sold. Brantley Gilbert, The Mavericks, Cassadee Pope and Justin Moore are among those on the disc.
Wiz Khalifa has the number one disc with "Blacc Hollywood."
As for the record, it wasn't exactly good news. Total sales for albums was 3.97 million units, the smallest weekly figure since SoundScan started tracking in 1991. This marked the first time that weekly sales fell below 4 million units, according to Billboard.
More news for Chase Rice
- 11/20/23: Rice goes north to Canada
- 05/16/23: Rice goes behind the scenes of new CD
- 01/04/23: Rice proclaims "I Hate Cowboys" this Friday
- 12/12/22: Rice goes Way Down Yonder on tour
- 11/18/22: Rice goes back to roots with upocming CD
- 01/04/22: Rice proclaims "I Hate Cowboys" this Friday
- 10/04/21: Rice considers "Rock & Roll"
- 06/22/21: Rice goes the acoustic route for "The Album"
CD reviews for Chase Rice
If you think you Chase Rice's "The Album" sounds familiar, that's because it was released earlier as two EPs. Aptly titled "The Album Part 1 and Part 2," he marries those 11 songs with three new songs and a collaboration with Florida Georgia Line. He showcases his songwriting skills with credits on nine tracks. The sum total feels like it was borne from the contemporary country playbook. Young love is in the air on unsubtly titled numbers like" Bedroom" ...
Chase Rice has embraced Nashville's new business model of releasing music more frequently. Rice's EP "The Album Part II" will combine with the surprise seven-song January release of "Part I." Rice said, "The Album Part II only has four songs, so it's really easy for people to go check out all four songs. They're all very different."
The issue with incrementally releasing music, especially in the EP format, is a lack of cohesion. ...
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