Stapleton again tops charts
Sunday, November 15, 2015 – Chris Stapleton again will be number one on the Billboard Top 200 charts with "Traveller," the result of him winning three CMA awards earlier this month. The disc sold 124,000 units for the week ending Nov. 12, down 30 percent.
Eric Church is second with "Mr. Misunderstood," at 65,000 units, down 14 percent. The disc was a surprise release from Church.
Tim McGraw debuted in fifth with "Damn Country Music," selling 43,000 units. This was McGraw's 17th top 10 album.
Carrie Underwood stood in ninth with "Storyteller." The release sold 33,000 units, down 59 percent.
The charts will be out on Tuesday.
More news for Chris Stapleton
- 02/12/25: Strait, Stapleton continue stadium tour
- 01/17/25: Stapleton adds shows to All-American Road Show
- 01/15/25: Stapleton partners with Earnhardt for Daytona 500
- 01/09/25: Stapleton's All-American Road Show returns
- 11/20/24: Wallen wins CMA Entertainer of the year, Stapleton takes three CMA honors
- 08/29/24: Stapleton takes "Think I'm In Love With You" to video
- 05/20/24: Stapleton/Lipa collaboration gets released
- 04/26/24: Stapleton takes on Petty's "I Should Have Known It"
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.
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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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