Stapleton doubles up
"Tennessee Whiskey," which Stapleton sang at the CMAs, was not even on the charts last week. He displaced "Die a Happy Man" by Thomas Rhett, which fell to second. Sam Hunt was third with "Break Up in a Small Town." Luke Bryan placed fourth with "Strip It Down," one ahead of Chris Young's "I'm Comin' Over."
Zac Brown Band jumped from 30 to 20 with "Beautiful Drug." Stapleton also was 23rd with "Traveller."
On the albums chart, "Traveller" replaced "Storyteller" at the top. Underwood was second with Church third. Chris Janson debuted in fourth with "Buy Me a Boat." Shelton was fifth. Little Big Town moved from 17 to 12 with "Pain Killer." Kenny Chesney enjoyed a big increase with "The Big Revival" jumping from 32 to 15. Miranda Lambert was at 17 with "Platinum," up 16. Kacey Musgraves was one behind with "Pageant Material," up 10. Chesney, Lambert and Musgraves all presumably benefitted from the CMAs.
Florida Georgia Line was at 19 with "Any thing Goes," up 3. Dierks Bentley, another CMA performer, was at 23 with "Riser," up 7.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell debuted in first with "So Familiar." Rhonda Vincent's "Christmas Time" debuted in the third spot. The Cox Family were first last week with "Gone Like the Cotton, but their first disc in 17 years is now third. Mountain Faith was fourth with "That Which Matters." Steep Canyon Rangers held the fifth position. Fruition debuted in eighth with "Holehearted Fools," while Tim O'Brien's "Pompadour" debuted in 10th.
On the overall top 200, Hunt was 14th with "Montevallo and Blake Shelton 14th with "Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits."
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CD reviews for Chris Stapleton
There was a bit of a controversy at the recent CMAs when Chris Stapleton beat out Morgan Wallen for best male vocalist, especially after Wallen had such a huge year, commercially speaking. Yes, one can make the case that Wallen is the most popular male singer in country music these days. However, when it comes to pure singing, Stapleton is arguably the genre's most naturally talented singer. He doesn't really need any more proof of that, of course, but his "Higher" album ...
Chris Stapleton's "Starting Over" release is one of those rare beauties of an album, where your favorite track may change from day to day. All of 'em are just that great. It is, simply put, Stapleton's best full-length to date.
You may love the title track, which puts flesh and bone onto the 'better luck next time' wish. Then again, the spiritual truth contained within the Creedence Clearwater Revival-esque "Devil Always Made Me Think Twice" might also ...
There is no bigger artist in country music today, perhaps even in American music, than Chris Stapleton. His appeal reaches beyond just the commercial country fans for his gritty bluesy approach. 2015's "Traveller" set a high bar, which was met by this year's release of "From A Room: Volume 1," which won Album of the Year in the 51st CMA Awards. Stapleton also garnered the Male Vocalist of the Year for his second time. Now seven months after that release, "From ...
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