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Isbell leads country chart

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit debuted in first on the Billboard Country Albums chart for the week ending July 8 with "The Nashville Sound." Sam Hunt held onto first on the Hot Country Songs chart with "Body Like a Back Road."

Isbell took over the country chart top spot from Lady Antebellum's "Heart Break," which slipped to third. Chris Stapleton was second with "From a Room: Volume 1." Stapleton also was fourth with "Traveller," up four. Zac Brown Band was fifth with "Welcome Home."

Steve Earle and the Dukes debuted at 15 with "So You Wanna Be An Outlaw." Eli Young Band debuted at 17 with "Fingerprints." Shania Twain was back on the chart with "Greatest Hits" at 25. "The Legend of Johnny Cash" was at 27, up 5. Eric Church was 33rd with "Mr. Misunderstood," up 3. Russell Dickerson debuted at 42 with "Yours, EP." Willie Nelson held 46th with "God's Problem Child," up 3.

On the songs chart, Brett Young and Luke Combs stayed second and third with "In Case You Didn't Know" and "Hurricane." Florida Georgia Line was fourth with "God, Your Mama, And Me" in fourth. Keith Urban's "The Fighter," featuring Carrie Underwood, was fifth.

Zac Brown Band rose from 20 to 16 with "My Old Man." Russell Dickerson skyrocketed from 47 to 21 with "Yours." Shania Twain debuted at 33 with "Life's About to Get Good." Chris Janson was at 34, up 3, with "Fix a Drink." Combs' "When It Raise It Pours" moved 7 spots to 36. Kenny Chesney stood at 41 with "All the Pretty Girls," up 4. Adam Craig debuted at 50 with "Just a Phase."

On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Alison Krauss was first with "Windy City," Old Crow Medicine Show second with "50 Years of Blonde on Blonde," Bradley Walker third with "Cal Me Old-fashioned," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fourth with "Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years, Live at the Ryman Auditorium, TN," fourth and Dailey & Vincent fifth with "Patriots And Poets."

"The Nashville Sound" also topped the Folk/Americana chart. Fleet Foxes debuted in second with "Crack-Up." Stapleton was third and fourth with "From a Room..." and "Traveller." Steve Earle and the Dukes debuted in fifth.

On the overall top 200, Isbell's CD was 4th, "From a Room" 17th, Lady Antebellum 24th, "Traveller" 39th and Zac Brown Band 41st.


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