Rascal Flatts looks to top charts
Through Friday, the trio had sold 321,000 copies through Thursday. The disc was released Tuesday. The figures come from eight key national accounts. Opening day sales were 175,000 copies.
Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets" was number 1 last week with sales of 301,000 units and 154,000 units through that Friday's chart.
Rascal Flatts also is tracking ahead of the through-Thursday pace for Kenny Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates." The disc had sales of 231,000 units through Friday when it was released in early September with first week sales of 387,000. That marked the largest sales of the year by any country artist. Last year,
The eight accounts are Wal-Mart, Anderson Merchandisers and Handleman Co., Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, Borders, iTunes and Target.
More news for Rascal Flatts
- 03/28/25: Shelton, Flatts revamp "Mayberry"
- 03/14/25: Rascal Flatts is "Movin' On" with Clarkson
- 10/01/24: Rascal Flatts returns
- 05/31/24: LeVox goes live
- 08/26/22: LeVox will "Get Down Like That"
- 01/27/22: DeMarcus forms country label, signs Griffin
- 05/21/21: Shelton, Hiatt/Douglas, LeVox release new music
- 06/22/20: Rascal Flatts announces EP for July
CD reviews for Rascal Flatts
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