Bentley finds himself "Somewhere" at the top
On the songs chart, Cole Swindell held third with "You Should Be Here." Chris Young's duet with Cassadee Pope, "Think of You," was fourth, one ahead of Thomas Rhett's uber hit "Die a Happy Man."
Rascal Flatts was up four to eighth with "I Like the Sound of That." Luke Bryan's "Huntin', Fishin' & Lovin' Every Day" was up 3 to 11th. Lee Brice was 13th with "That Don't Sound Like You," which moved up three. Dustin Lynch went from 19 to 15 with "Mind Reader." Chris Lane closed out the top 25 with "Fix," up 1.
On the albums chart, Joey + Rory was second with "Hymns," Carrie Underwood third with "Storyteller," Rhett fourth with "Tangled Up" and Sam Hunt fifth with "Montevallo." Bryan was sixth with "Kill the Lights," up three.
The death of Merle Haggard resulted in his disc with Willie Nelson, "Django And Jimmie," up 20 to 9. Margo Price jumped 8 to 11 with "Midwest Farmer's Daughter." Underwood's "Greatest Hits: Decade #1" jumped from 23 to 12. Kane Brown was at 21 with "Chapter 1," which had been 26th. Brantley Gilbert saw "Just As I Am" go from 28 to 24.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell were first with "So Familiar." The Steeldrivers held second with "The Muscle Shoals Recordings." Steep Canyon Rangers was third with "Radio," one ahead of Dailey & Vincent's "Alive! In Concert." The Infamous Stringdusters jumped from 12 to 5 with "Ladies & Gentlemen."
On the Billboard top 200, Stapleton was 3rd, Joey + Rory 16th, Rhett 24th, Hunt 27th and Underwood 31st. The top 200 and country albums chart utilize different critera.
More news for Dierks Bentley
- 03/14/25: Bentley, Wilson think "Cold Beer Can"
- 02/17/25: Bentley announces Broken Branches Tour
- 02/17/25: Aldean, Bentley, Zimmerman headline Watershed
- 03/21/24: Bentley drops "American Girl" video
- 02/23/24: Bentley covers Petrty on "American Girl,' tribute disc coming
- 02/12/24: Bentley ges back to Gravel & Gold
- 06/13/23: Bentley keeps it "Something Real"
- 03/03/23: Bentley tours behind "Gravel & Gold"
CD reviews for Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley opens his first self-produced album with a song about personally stability, "Same Ol' Me." Although its lyric explains how while life circumstances may change, Bentley basically remains the same person. The same thing, though, can also be said about the country star's music. He's been recording for 20 years now. Yet Bentley has come this far with his integrity still intact. He's back with a strong, 14-song set that, like a good beverage, feels good ...
Dierks Bentley seems intent on expanding his musical boundaries, but he may have overreached too much in eschewing where he came from.
That most evident by the dominating textured beats. Producer Ross Copperman and Bentley seem hell bent on injecting odd meters and sounds, sharp detours from past efforts. Unfortunately, the atmospheric beats muddy up the vocal delivery on "Freedom," a song that stretches far too long at almost four minutes. Bentley also channels U2 with its ...
Change was in store for Dierks Bentley when it came to recording his seventh album, "Riser." On the personal front, he lost his father and added to his family, clearly affecting the subject matter of his latest. On the musical front, he traded long-time producer Brett Beavers, producer of every disc except "Up on the Ridge," for Ross Copperman, who has enjoyed more success as a writer, including several previous tracks for Bentley.
Bentley embraces current trends in country ...
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