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FGL continues chart domination

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 – Florida Georgia Line continues to dominate the Billboard Hot Country songs chart with "H.O.L.Y." still number one, for the week ending July 30. Chris Stapleton regained the number one spot on the Top Country Albums chart with "Traveller."

Carrie Underwood was second on the songs chart with "Church Bells," one ahead of "Record Year" by Eric Church. Jason Aldean was fourth with "Lights Come On" and Jon Pardi fifth with "Head Over Boots." Sam Hunt was up three to eighth with "Make You Miss Me." Chris Lane's "Fix" stood at 11, up 3.

Dierks Bentley's "Different For Girls," featuring Elle King, was at 14, up 4. David Nail's new single "Night's on Fire" was up 3 to 17. Zac Brown Band was 17th with "Castaway," up 3. Cole Swindell had the biggest climber as "Middle of a Memory" moved up 7 to 21. Justin Moore was 22nd with "You Look Like I Need a Drink," up 4. Thomas Rhett's "Vacation" also climbed 4, to 23. Tucker Beathard broke into the top 25, closing out the list, with "Rock On."

Last week's chart topper on the albums chart, "If I'm Honest" by Blake Shelton, fell to second. "NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 9" was third. Bentley was fourth with "Black" and Keith Urban fifth with "Ripcord."

Hunt was at 12 with "Montevallo," up 5. Rhett's "Tangled Up" was up 3 to eighth. Luke Bryan closed out the top 10 with "Kill the Lights," moving up 3. Kelsea Ballerini's "The First Time" was up 3 to 15. Zac Brown Band's "Jekyll + Hyde" was 17th, jumping 4. Mark Chesnutt debuted at 22 with "Tradition Lives."

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Sara Jarosz remained first with "Undercurrent." Sam Bush held second with "Storyman." "Bright Star: A New Musical" from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell was third. Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley's second disc together, "The Country Blues," debuted in fourth. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver debuted in fifth with "Burden Bearer: Bluegrass Gospel and A Cappella Favorites."

Stapleton also topped the Americana/Folk Albums chart. The Avett Brothers were second with "True Sadness." The Lumineers were third with "Cleopatra," Paul Simon fourth with "Stranger to Stranger" and Kaleo fifth with "A/B."

On the overall top 200 chart, Stapleton was 14th, Shelton 20th, Rhett 30th, Hunt 21st and Bentley 33rd. The top 200 and country charts use different criteria.


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