Hunt, Bryan remain at the top
Thomas Rhett was second on the Songs chart with "Crash And Burn" followed by Luke Bryan's "Kick the Dust Up" in third, Chris Janson's "Buy Me A Boat" in fourth and Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" in fifth.
Brett Eldredge broke into the top 10 with "Lose My Mind" in ninth, up 3. Kenny Chesney went from 16 to 12 with "Save It For a Rainy Day." Old Dominion stood at 17, up 3, with "Break Up With Him." Brothers Osborne rounded out the top 25 with "Stay a Little Longer," up 2.
On the Albums chart, "Elvis Forever" debuted in second. Hunt was third with "Montevallo," Zac Brown Band fourth with "Jekyll + Hyde" and Pat Green debuting in fifth with "Home." There was little change in the rest of the chart.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Dailey & Vincent stayed first with "Alive! In Concert." Lizzy Long debuted in second with "Blueberry Pie." The SteelDrivers held third with "The Muscle Shoals Recordings." Punch Brothers stayed fourth with "The Phosphorescent Blues." Bella Fleck and Abigail Washburn closed out the top five with their self-titled debut.
On the overall top 200, Hunt was 10th, Presley 11th, Zac Brown Band 23rd and Eric Church's "The Outsiders" 29th. The country and Top 200 chart use different criteria.
More news for Luke Bryan
- 08/08/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 07/16/24: Bryan adds final Farm Tour date
- 06/14/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 05/03/24: Bryan hits the farms this fall
- 03/21/24: Tennessee enacts law protecting against AI, voice clones
- 02/02/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy Tour"
- 01/17/24: Bryan, HARDY, Old Dominion headline Watershed
- 08/11/23: Bryan extolls being "Southern and Slow"
CD reviews for Luke Bryan
If there's one thing Luke Bryan knows how to do, it's to stay in his lane. And why not? It often leads to great chart position. The Deluxe edition of his seventh album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" was born out of the pandemic tour stoppage. It includes six new songs and increases the run time to 54 minutes. The original 10 tracks are mostly in the vein of the pop laced chart toppers "One Margarita" and "Knockin' Boots."
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After taking in Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," the listener will never guess this full length was released during a pandemic. Maybe that's a good thing. After all, we might need a diversion from the international health crisis now and then. The release opens with "Knockin' Boots," which is how modern cowboys describe sexual intercourse. A few songs later, Bryan gives us the drinking song (and single) "One Margarita." In between, "What ...
Luke Bryan aims to please often, and that rarely goes unpunished. The Georgia native has a strong voice, some songwriting skill and even legitimate farming cred. But Bryan still gets pegged as the face of corporate country - that pandering beast packaging artists for mass consumption. The label can be unfair, but not wholly undeserved - Bryan has a long track record, for instance, of records about chasing girls and Bud Lights. In truth, he married his college sweetheart and they share a quiet, ...
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