Rucker, Hunt top charts
On the albums chart, Rucker displaced last week's chart topper, "Spring Break...Checkin' Out," from Luke Bryan. Hunt was third with "Montevallo." The "NOW That's What I Call ACM Awards: 50 Years" debuted in fourth. Jason Aldean held fifth again with "Old Boots, New Dirt."
Tim McGraw was back on the chart with "Sundown Heaven Town" at 19 after being off the chart. Sturgill Simpson was 23rd, up 4, with "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music." Jon Wolfe debuted at 25 with "Natural Man."
Zac Brown Band stayed second on the songs chart with "Homegrown." Cole Swindell inched up one to third with "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" as did Chris Young, in fourth with "Lonely Eyes." "Girl Crush" from Little Big Town dipped two to fifth.
Keith Urban's "Raise 'Em Up," featuring Eric Church climbed 3 to 10. Kenny Chesney's song with Grace Potter, "Wild Child," was at 18, up 4. Church was 20th with "Like a Wrecking Ball," up 3. Kelsea Ballerini also was up 3, to 21, with her first top 25, "Love Me Like You Mean It." Easton Corbin made it into the top 25 with "Baby Be My Love Song," at 25.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Punch Brothers again led with "Phosphorescent Blues." Robert Earl Keen was second with "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions," followed by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn's self-titled released, "Ralph Stanley & Friends: Man of Constant Sorrow" and the debut in fifth of Keith and Kristyn Getty's "The Greengrass Session."
On the overall top 200, Rucker was 7th, Hunt 22nd, Bryan 32nd, Florida Georgia Line 39th with "Anything Goes" and Carrie Underwood 42nd with "Greatest Hits: Decade #1." The country albums and Hot 200 chart use different methodologies.
More news for Darius Rucker
- 04/26/24: Rucker reworks "Never Been Over" with Nettles
- 02/01/24: Rucker arrested on minor drug charges
- 10/27/23: Rucker teams up with Dax
- 10/23/23: CMA surprises Rucker with Humanitarian Award
- 10/06/23: Old Dominion, Rucker, Reba release new projects
- 09/05/23: Rucker unveils "Fires Don't Start Themselves" video
- 03/13/23: Rucker returns to the road
- 11/04/22: Rucker announces "Carolyn's Boy"
CD reviews for Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker has referenced his South Carolina roots numerous times in his career, but his first solo release in six years is a more direct tribute to his late mother, Carolyn, and not just in the title. Raised on church music, soul singers and country songs at home growing up, Rucker includes more than a hint of each here.
"Old Church Hymn," featuring Chapel Hart, evokes those childhood Sunday mornings in the pews, in a deep gospel tone that blossoms into an organ-driven, rousing singalong. ...
Darius Rucker is so darn likeable, he likely gets away with creating subpar music more than most. However, "When Was the Last Time" is a consistently good album, which is as respectable as it is likeable.
Rucker knows how to sing crowd pleasers, like the fun and funny "Count the Beers" and the all-star collaboration "Straight to Hell," which also features Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley. He shines brightest, though, on the more serious songs. ...
Although opener "Homegrown Honey" has a few hip-hip sonic elements fueling it, "Southern Style" is a fairly traditional - well, as traditional as Darius Rucker can get - album. "Homegrown Honey," along with the title cut and "Half Full Dixie Cup," make a play for Rucker's Southern credentials, and for the most part support these claims. Rucker is an easygoing vocalist, and this latest effort goes down smoothly.
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