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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – It was another week at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road" for the week ending June 24. Luke Combs debuted in first with "This One's For You," his debut full-length, on the Top Country Albums chart.

Brett Young and Luke Combs remained two-three on the songs chart with "In Case You Didn't Know" and "Hurricane" respectively. "The Fighter" by Keith Urban with Carrie Underwood was fourth. Florida Georgia Line was fifth with "God, Your Mama, And Me," with Backstreet Boys.

Justin Moore's "Somebody Else Will" was at 17, up 3. So was Kane Brown's "What Ifs" with Lauren Alaina, and now at 18. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Speak to a Girl" was up 4 to 19. Brothers Osborne closed out the top 20 with "It Ain't My Fault," up 5. Billy Currington came in at 22 with "Do I Make You Wanna," moving up 4.

Miranda Lambert's "Tin Man" stood at 23, up 5. Chris Lane was one back with "For Her," up three. Brett Eldredge was 25th, up 4, with "Somethin' I'm Good At." Kip Moore's "More Girls Like You" moved up 3 to 27. So did "I Could Use a Love Song" by Maren Morris, which was 28th. Carley Pearce's "Every Little Thing" climbed 4 to 29. Jason Aldean was 31st with "They Don't Know," up 3. LOCASH came in at 32 with "Ring On Every Finger," up 5. Eric Church was 34th with "Round Here Buzz," up 4. Morgan Wallen's "The Way I Talk" also was up 4, to 35.

Garth Brooks' new single, "Ask Me How I Know," climbed 5 to36. Chris Janson's new single, "Fix a Drink," was at 38, up 4. Brad Paisley was 40th with "Last Time For Everything," up 3. Kelsea Ballerini debuted at 41 with "Legends." LANCO was at 42 with "Greatest Love Story," up 4. Walker Hayes debuted at 45 with "You Broke Up With Me" and Danielle Bradbery 46 with "Sway." "All the Pretty Girls" from Kenny Chesney debuted at 48. Jake Owen closed out the top 50 with his debut of "Good Company."

On the albums chart, Combs displaced Chris Stapleton, who fell to second with "From a Room: Volume 1." Zac Brown Band held third with "Welcome Home." Stapleton was also fourth with "Traveller." Keith Urban held fifth with "Ripcord." Wheeler Walker Jr. debuted at 10 with "Ol' Wheeler."

George Strait went from 49 to 33 with "50 Number Ones." Midland's self-titled EP was up 4 to 42.

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Alison Krauss regained the top spot with "Windy City." Molly Tuttle debuted in second with her "Rise" EP. Old Crow Medicine Show was third with"50 Years of Blonde on Blonde." Bradley Walker was fourth with "Call Me Old-fashioned." Dailey & Vincent was fifth with "Patriots And Poets."

On the Folk/Americana Albums chart, Stapleton was first with "From a Room" and second with "Traveller." Dan Auerbach held third with "Waiting on a Song, "The Lumineers fourth with "Cleopatra' and John Mayer fifth with "The Search for Everything."

On the overall top 200, Combs was 5th, Stapleton 15 with "From a View," Zac Brown band 28th, Stapleton 38th with "Traveller" and Urban 43rd.


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