Bentley, FGL stand at the top
On the songs chart, Bentley was second, up three, with "Somewhere on a Beach." Thomas Rhett held third with "T-Shirt," one ahead of Blake Shelton's "Came Here to Forget." Tim McGraw was fifth with "Humble And Kind." Jason Aldean closed out the top 10 with "Lights Come On," up 6.
Eric Church was at 12 with "Record Year," up 3. Kenny Chesney also moved up 3, to 15, with "Noise." Jake Owen stood at 17 with "American Country Love Song," up 3. Kelsea Ballerini was 18th with "Peter Pan," up 4. Bentley debuted at 21 with "Different for Girls," his song with Elle King. Frankie Ballard jumped 5 to 24 with "It All Started With a Beer." Justin Moore closed out the top 25 with "You Look Like I Need a Drink," up 5.
On the albums chart, Shelton fell to second with "If I'm Honest." Chris Stapleton was third with "Traveller," Keith Urban fourth with "Ripcord" and Cole Swindell fifth with "You Should Be Here."
"The Very Best of The Highwaymen" was at 22, up 4. Zach Seabaugh debuted at 25 with his self-titled EP. Seabaugh was a contestant on The Voice.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, "Bright Stars" A New Musical" by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell again was first. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice debuted in second with "Poor Boy's Pleasure." Flatt Lonesome was third with "Runaway Train," up eight. The Willis Clan debuted in fourth with "Chapter Two - Boots." Martin and Edie Brickell were fifth with "So Familiar."
Stapleton topped the Americana/Folk Albums chart, pushing Bob Dylan's "Fallen Angels" to second. The Lumineers were third with "Cleopatra," Mudcrutch fourth with "2" and "Bright Star: A New Musical" fifth.
On the overall Top 200, Bentley was 2nd, Shelton 5th, Stapleton 13th, Urban 23rd and Rhett 27th. The 200 and Top Country Albums chart use different criteria.
More news for Dierks Bentley
- 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"
- 02/24/23: Bentley, Dement release new discs
- 01/18/23: Bentley goes for the "Gravel & Gold"
- 11/18/22: Bentley goes out on a "High Note" with Strings
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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