Hunt doubles up again
Hunt displaced Texas singer Aaron Watson's "The Underdog," which slipped to second. Jason Aldean was third with "Old Boots, New Dirt." Florida Georgia Line held fourth with "Anything Goes," one ahead of Carrie Underwood's "Greatest Hits: Decade #1."
Chase Rice held sixth with "Ignite the Night," up three. Eric Church also enjoyed a three-spot uptick to eighth with "The Outsiders." Blake Shelton was at 11 with "Bringing Back the Sunshine," up 5. Little Big Town jumped from 23 to 12 with "Pain Killer."
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me" soundtrack to the documentary about Campbell was at 15, up 5. Tim McGraw was at 22 with "Sundown Heaven Town," up 3.
Shelton was second on the songs chart with "Lonely Tonight," which features Ashley Monroe. He switched spots with "Make Me Wanna" with Thomas Rhett, which was third. Cole Swindell climbed three to fourth with "Ain't Worth the Whiskey." Aldean also was up three to fifth with "Just Getting' Started." Zac Brown Band's new single, "Homegrown" was at seven, up three. Lee Brice was one behind with "Drinking Class," which moved up three spots. "Lonely Eyes' From Chris Young was at nine, up three.
Little Big Town jumped 8 to 16 with "Girl Crush." Miranda Lambert's sassy "Little Red Wagon" was up 3 to 18, one ahead of "Smoke" from A Thousand Horses, which like many other songs, was up 3. Luke Bryan debuted at 25 with "Games."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Punch Brothers were first with "The Phosphorescent Blues," changing places with Robert Earl Keen's "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions." "Ralph Stanley & Friends: Man of Constant Sorrow" stayed third. The Gibson Brothers debuted in fourth with their brothers tribute disc, "Brotherhood." Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn were fifth with their self-titled release.
On the overall top 200, Hunt was 19th, Aldean 37th, Underwood 39th, Florida Georgia Line 41st and Luke Bryan 45th with "Crash My Party." Watson was only 48th. The country albums and Top 200 chart have different criteria.
More news for Sam Hunt
- 04/05/24: Hunt, Smith, Top, Birge, Beckham put out new music
- 10/16/23: Hunt sets out on Outskirts Tour
- 03/06/23: Hunt sets tour
- 02/23/22: Hunt's wife files for divorce again
- 08/02/21: Andress collaborates with Hunt
- 04/03/20: Six years later, Hunt is back
- 02/05/20: Hunt finally announces second release
- 11/20/19: Hunt arrested on drunk driving charge
CD reviews for Sam Hunt
There are some interesting moments on Sam Hunt's "Southside" album, but interesting doesn't always equal good. The single "Hard To Forget" samples Webb Pierce's "There Stands The Glass," one of country music's best and most enduring drinking songs. It's ironic, though, how Hunt needed to sample an old country song in order to incorporate any hint of actual country music into his album. Interesting, yes, but it may make you reach back for a ...
It's no secret that the genre of country music has been growing and expanding in definition over the past several years, from the bombastic arena rocking fury of early Garth Brooks to more recent days and acts like Florida Georgia Line, further blurring the lines of country and other genres. Finding traditional country themes and vibes to merge along the rivers of hip-hop, R&B and pop, the picking is ripe for rising artists like Sam Hunt and his debut recording, "Montevallo. ...
Sam Hunt is riding the country charts with "Leave the Night On," a rather surprising occurrence considering that the Georgia native has extremely little to do with what remotely constitutes country music on this four song EP. Hunt has gained some acclaim as a song writer, having penned Kenny Chesney's "Come Over," Keith Urban's "Cop Car" and Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight."
Hunt fits in perhaps only because of the crossover sounds ...
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