Hunt's chart domination continues
Zac Brown Band jumped from 14 to 2 with "Welcome Home.'" Stapleton also held third with "Traveller." Luke Combs was fourth with "This One's For You" and Keith Urban fifth with "Ripcord."
Garth Brooks jumped from 32 to 16 with "The Ultimate Hits." Brothers Osborne moved up 4 to 19 with "Pawn Shop." Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party " was 22nd, up 4. Dylan Scott jumped 10 to 27 with his self-titled disc. Carrie Underwood's "Greatest Hits: Decade #1" climbed 3 spots to 31.
On the songs chart, Brett Young was second again with "In Case You Didn't Know." Dylan Scott held third with "My Girl." Thomas Rhett's "Craving You," featuring Maren Morris, was fourth with "The Fighter" from Keith Urban, featuring Carrie Underwood, fifth.
Kane Brown held 11th with "What Ifs," featuring Lauren Alaina, up 4. Lady Antebellum was up 3 to 13 with "You Look Good." Jon Pardi also moved up 3 to 15 with "Heartache on the Dance Floor." Jason Aldean was at 20 with "They Don't Know," up 3.
Combs' new single, "When It Rains It Pours" climbed 5 to 22nd Kenny Chesney was 24th with "All the Pretty Girls,' moving up 4. Sometime country singer Kid Rock debuted at 27 with "Po-Dunk." "Yours" from Russell Dickerson was at 33 with "Yours." Chris Young's "Losing Sleep" was up 5 to 36.
Stapleton was 40th with "Broken Halos," up 6. Jordan Davis debuted at 47 with "Singles You Up" and High Valley 48th with "She's With Me."
Rhonda Vincent and Daryle Singletary led the Bluegrass Albums chart with "American Grandstand." Alison Krauss remained second with "Windy City." Old Crow Medicine Show was third with "50 Years of Blonde on Blonde." Bradley Walker was fourth with "Call Me Old-fashioned" and Dailey & Vincent fifth with "Patriots And Poets."
Stapleton led the Americana/Folk Albums chart with "From a Room: Volume 1" and was second with "Traveller." The Lumineers held third with "Cleopatra," Jason Isbell And the 400 Unit were fourth with "The Nashville Sound," and John Mayer was fifth with "The Search for Everything."
Stapleton was 23rd on the overall Top 200 chart with ZBB at 25, "Traveller" 30th, Combs 36th and Urban 41st.
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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