Stapleton, Joey + Rory stay on Billboard chart
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Stapleton, Joey + Rory stay on Billboard chart

Sunday, March 6, 2016 – Chris Stapleton continued his domination of the Billboard country charts with "Traveller," one of two country discs on the Billboard top 10.

"Traveller" was seventh with 43,000 units sold, down 17 percent.

The duo Joey + Rory rounded out the top 10 with "Hymns," which came out in February. The disc was recorded while Joey Feek was battling cervical cancer. She died at 40 on Friday. "Hymns" fell from 8th to 10th with 33,000 units sold, down 12 percent.

British band 1975 debuted at the top with "I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It," with about 98,000 in album sales.


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