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Stapleton, Rhett remain locked at the top

Thursday, February 18, 2016 – Thomas Rhett continues to be happy - at least when it comes to the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. That's because "Die a Happy Man" remains number one for the week ending Feb. 27. And fellow chart topper Chris Stapleton stays first on the Top Country Albums chart with "Traveller."

In fact, the first six positions on the songs chart were the same. Sam Hunt was second with "Break Up in a Small Town." Luke Bryan's "Home Alone Tonight," featuring Karen Fairchild, was third. Granger Smith held onto fourth with "Backroad Song" and Cole Swindell fifth with "You Should Be Here." "Heartbeat" from Carrie Underwood was sixth.

Kelsea Ballerini jumped from 11 to 7 with "Dibs," her second hit single. Chase Rice debuted at 17 with "Whisper." Dan + Shay were at 23 in their first week with "From the Ground Up." Dustin Lynch closed out the top 25 with "Mind Reader," up 3.

On the albums chart, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum debuted in second with his first solo disc, "The Driver." Hunt was third with "Montevallo," Rhett fourth with "Tangled Up" and Underwood fifth with "Storyteller." Chris Janson's "Buy Me a Boat" moved up 4 places to 20th. Ballerini's "The First Time" went from 29 to 24.

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Sierra Hull was again first with "Weighted Mind." The Infamous Stringdusters debuted in second with "Ladies & Gentlemen." Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn were third with their self-titled debut. Virginia singer Dori Freeman debuted in fourth with her self-titled release, one ahead of Freakwater's "Scheherazade," which also made its debut.

On the overall top 200 chart, Stapleton was 11th, Hunt 23rd, Rhett 34th, Kelley 35th and Bryan 49th. The country and top 200 charts use different criteria.


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