At Billboard, results remain the same for Hunt, Stapleton
On the songs chart, Brett Young remained second with "In Case You Didn't Know." Thomas Rhett's "Craving You" with Maren Morris held third. Dylan Scott remained fourth with "My Girl." Luke Combs rounded out the top five with "Hurricane."
Dustin Lynch climbed three spots to seventh with "Small Town Boy." Billy Currington also moved up three, to eighth, with "Do I Make You Wanna." Old Dominion was at 11, up 3, with "No Such Thing as a Broken Heart. Old Dominion also debuted at 31 with "Written in the Sand." Devin Dawson was at 47 with "All On Me," up 3.
Stapleton also held second on the albums chart with his debut, "Traveller." Combs was third with "This One's For You," Keith Urban fourth with "Ripcord" and Hunt fifth with "Montevallo."
Kane Brown was 12th, up 3, with his self-titled debut. Jason Aldean moved up 4 to 17 with "They Don't Know." Blake Shelton's "Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits" was a big mover, at 18, up 14. Cole Swindell was at 19, up 3, with "You Should Be Here." Miranda Lambert's "The Weight of These Wings" was up 6 to 20. Luke Bryan held 22nd with "Kill the Lights," up 3. Taylor Swift was at 35 with "Red," up 3. Scott was 37th, up 5. Midland's self-titled EP was up 9 to 40. Kenny Chesney was at 41 with "Cosmic Hallelujah," up 7. Rhonda Vincent & Daryle Singletary debuted at 45 with their "American Grandstand" collaboration. Zac Brown Band's Jekyll + Hyde" was at 47, up 3.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Vincent and Singletary led the way, knocking out "Windy City" from Alison Krauss, which fell to second. Bradley Walker was third with "Call Me Old-fashioned." Old Crow Medicine Show was fourth with "50 Years of Blonde on Blonde." Nitty Gritty Dirt Band rounded out the top five with "Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years, Live at the Ryman Auditorium, TN."
Stapleton also led the Americana/Folk Albums chart with "From a Room" and "Traveller." The Lumineers were third with "Cleopatra," Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit fourth with "The Nashville Sound" and Ed Sheeran fifth with "(Division)."
On the overall top 200, Stapleton's "Traveller" was 30th "Traveller" 33rd, Combs 38th, Urban 39th and Hunt 42nd.
More news for Sam Hunt
- 04/05/24: Hunt, Smith, Top, Birge, Beckham put out new music
- 10/16/23: Hunt sets out on Outskirts Tour
- 03/06/23: Hunt sets tour
- 02/23/22: Hunt's wife files for divorce again
- 08/02/21: Andress collaborates with Hunt
- 04/03/20: Six years later, Hunt is back
- 02/05/20: Hunt finally announces second release
- 11/20/19: Hunt arrested on drunk driving charge
CD reviews for Sam Hunt
There are some interesting moments on Sam Hunt's "Southside" album, but interesting doesn't always equal good. The single "Hard To Forget" samples Webb Pierce's "There Stands The Glass," one of country music's best and most enduring drinking songs. It's ironic, though, how Hunt needed to sample an old country song in order to incorporate any hint of actual country music into his album. Interesting, yes, but it may make you reach back for a ...
It's no secret that the genre of country music has been growing and expanding in definition over the past several years, from the bombastic arena rocking fury of early Garth Brooks to more recent days and acts like Florida Georgia Line, further blurring the lines of country and other genres. Finding traditional country themes and vibes to merge along the rivers of hip-hop, R&B and pop, the picking is ripe for rising artists like Sam Hunt and his debut recording, "Montevallo. ...
Sam Hunt is riding the country charts with "Leave the Night On," a rather surprising occurrence considering that the Georgia native has extremely little to do with what remotely constitutes country music on this four song EP. Hunt has gained some acclaim as a song writer, having penned Kenny Chesney's "Come Over," Keith Urban's "Cop Car" and Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight."
Hunt fits in perhaps only because of the crossover sounds ...
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