Rhett leads chart
Sunday, October 11, 2015 – Thomas Rhett has the best selling country disc in the U.S. with "Tangled Up," his second CD.
Billboard reported Sunday that the disc sold 32,000 units, down 58 percent from his debut week. Rhett is seventh on the overall chart, down one.
George Strait's "Cold Beer Conversation" was second on the country chart and eighth overall, down four, with 32,000 units sold, down 63 percent. Luke Bryan was third and ninth overall with "Kill the Lights," which sold 30,000 units, up 4 percent.
Don Henley's "Cass County" fell from first to fifth on the country chart from third to 10th on the overall chart with 29,000 units sold, down 67 percent.
Janet Jackson led the overall chart with "Unbreakable," selling 116 units.
More news for Thomas Rhett
- 03/21/25: Rhett unveils "What Could Go Right" with Gardner
- 01/13/25: Rhett plays Fenway
- 09/16/24: Rhett is "Better in Boots"
- 08/23/24: Wilson, Rhett, Zeiders, Acuff dish out new music
- 06/05/24: Rhett is All "About A Woman"
- 05/10/24: Rhett is as "Beautiful As You"
- 09/29/23: Rhett, Wallen team up for "Mamaw's House"
- 06/07/23: Rhett celebrates hits with September vinyl release
CD reviews for Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett's "Where We Started" begins with a wonderfully positive relationship song titled "The Hill." Over a quiet, acoustic guitar arrangement, Rhett sings of how a successful marriage is the hill he wants to die on. In other words, if he's going to fight for anything, he's going to battle for his romantic partnership. Unsurprisingly, Lori McKenna had a part in writing it. When it comes to setting the right priorities in life, McKenna is one of our greatest ...
Thomas Rhett is in the artistic zone. Rhett Atkins' boy never really struggled to get noticed, but starting around 2015, his impact went nuclear – "Die A Happy Man" wasn't just a number one, but a monster that stayed there for two months. The ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year still carries a lot of weight, and Rhett nabbed it in 2019.
Still, Rhett's sound has its doubters – a lot of the air-quote country hits were grafted to other dance, pop and soul styles. ...
Thomas Rhett represents a dilemma for traditional country music fans. Namely, that he doesn't create much country music that appeals to traditional tastes. Although "Center Point Road" doesn't entirely reverse that trend, even during its most overtly pop moments, this new collection of songs is still a pretty good one.
The best song is also a love song - to a truck - titled "That Old Truck." It's the kind of song that only makes sense within country music circles. ...
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