Stapleton, Rhett hold steady, and they're happy
COUNTRY STANDARD TIME
HomeNewsInterviewsCD ReleasesCD ReviewsConcertsArtistsArchive
 

Stapleton, Rhett hold steady, and they're happy

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – Chart toppers Chris Stapleton and Thomas Rhett stayed right where they were once again on the Billboard charts. Rhett's "Die a Happy Man" leads the Hot Country Songs chart for the week ending Feb. 6, while Stapleton's "Traveller" CD tops the Top Country Albums chart.

Sam Hunt stayed second on the songs chart with "Break Up in a Small Town," with Luke Bryan's "Home Alone Tonight" featuring Karen Fairchild again third and Brother Osborne's "Stay a Little Longer" fourth. LoCash was fifth with "I Love This Life."

Granger Smith went from 10th to 6th with his first hit "Backroad Song." Carrie Underwood also was up four, to eighth, with "Heartbeat." Keith Urban's "Break On Me." was 10th, up 3. Brett Eldredge was a big mover as "Drunk On Your Love" jumped from 20 to 11.

Cole Swindell was 12th with "You Should Be Here," moving up 3 spots. Stapleton was at 16 with "Nobody to Blame," climbing 5. Rascal Flatts stood at 21 with "I Like the Sound of That," up 3. Stapleton also was at 22nd on the chart with "Tennessee Whiskey," which moved up 4 spots. Old Dominion's second hit, "Snapback," up 5 to 23rd. Lee Brice was at 24 with "That Don't Sound Like You," up 3, while Chase Bryant closed out the top 25 with "Little of You," a jump of 4 places.

On the albums chart, Hank Williams Jr. debuted in second with "It's About Time." Brothers Osborne debuted in third with "Pawn Shop," the duo's debut. Blake Shelton was fourth with "Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits," up three. Randy Rogers Band debuted in fifth with "Nothing Shines Like Neon."

Texas artist Frank Foster debuted in seventh with "Boots on the Ground." Russell Dickerson debuted at 14 with "Yours, EP."

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell were first with "So Familiar." The "Jackie & Ryan" soundtrack was third. Punch Brothers were third with "The Phosphorescent Blues," one ahead of The SteelDrivers' "The Muscle Shoals Recordings." The "Bluegrass Gems" compilation disc was fifth.

On the top 200 chart, Stapleton was 8th, Williams 15th, Brothers Osborne 17th, Hunt 25th, and Shelton 26th. The Top 200 and country albums chart use different criteria.


More news for Thomas Rhett


CD reviews for Thomas Rhett

CD review - Where We Started 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 ...
CD review - Country Again: Side A 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. ...
CD review - Center Point Road 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. ...


©Country Standard Time • Jeffrey B. Remz, editor & publisher • countrystandardtime@gmail.com
AboutCopyrightNewsletterOur sister publication Standard Time
Subscribe to Country Music News Country News   Subscribe to Country Music CD Reviews CD Reviews   Follow us on Twitter  Instagram  Facebook  YouTube