Carrie Underwood was able to withstand the rolling tide that is Adele’s 9 million seller 21, and has sold 380,000+ copies of Blown Away in two weeks. It’s a strong two week open and immediately positions her as the second-best selling country album of 2012 (behind Lionel Richie).
Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee ¾ Million Scanned!
Already certified Platinum for sales (shipments) to stores in excess of one million, Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee has now scanned 751,000 copies to jump up to #3 on the SoundScan Top 200 Current Albums chart. Luke Bryan’s own Platinum album, tailgates & tanlines, continues to sell well and is the #3 country and #10 album in the USA. Rascal Flatts’ Changed moved 19k this week to bring their sales totals to nearly 250,000 sold. Eric Chruch’s Chief rounds out the Top 5 country albums this week and has now sold 794,000 albums.
Lee Brice Hard 2 Love Sales Are Strong
Hard 2 Love is sort of a misnomer so far since Lee Brice finds his record still inside the Top 10 of the SoundScan Top Current Country Albums. Right behind Lee on the chart is Jason Aldean with the still-strong selling My Kinda Party, an album with 5 consecutive #1 hits (on either Mediabase or Billboard singles charts). “Fly Over States” is the latest - and last - hit from the album. Kip Moore’s “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck” is close to becoming a #1 hit and the song is the lead single from Up All Night, a record which has a deluxe edition available at iTunes and Walmart. Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night is moving onto another single (“Wanted You More”) and sits at #9 this week. Blake Shelton is at #10 (#31 Top 200) with Red River Blue. This album is on single #4 now with “Over” following the previous three singles and hoping to make Blake’s #1 single string (now six-strong) going.
Brantley Gilbert, Pat Green, Four The Record Lead Notables
Gilbert’s Halfway To Heaven is the #11 best-selling country record this week while Miranda Lambert’s Four The Record has sold 548,000 copies and will soon be releasing the third single on the record as the recent #1 “Over You” is sliding down the charts. Scotty McCreery has returned to the Top 15 albums with Clear As Day. Pat Green’s Sugar Hill Records debut Songs We Wish We’d Written II debuts with 7,000 sold while Dierks Bentley’s Home returns to the Top 20. He’s now moved 145,000 albums. Rounding out the notable albums this week is Hunter Hayes with his debut album Hunter Hayes. The “Waned” and “Storm Warning” singer continues his upward momentum this week (he only ‘dropped’ on the charts due to new album releases).
Other notable albums this week include The Band Perry’s The Band Perry(8,000 sold this week) Toby Keith’s Clancy’s Tavern (5,000), Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (5,000), Eli Young Band’s Life At Best (3,000), Jake Owen’s Barefoot Blue Jean Night (3,000), and Chris Young’s Neon (3,000).
Top 10 Country Albums for This Week with Six Notable Albums (SoundScan Top 200 Current Albums Chart Placement)*
#1 - Carrie Underwood - Blown Away 120k (387,000)
#3 - Lionel Richie – Tuskegee 71k (751,000)
#10 – Luke Bryan – tailgates & tanlines 26k (1,058,000)
#15 - Rascal Flatts - Changed 19k (246,000)
#19 – Eric Church – Chief 19k (794,000)
#21 - Lee Brice - Hard 2 Love 17k (87,000)
#21 – Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party 16k (2,575,000)
#24 - Kip Moore - Up All Night 15k (73,000)
#25 – Lady Antebellum – Own The Night 15k (1,613,000)
#31 – Blake Shelton – Red River Blue 12k (687,000)
#47 – Brantley Gilbert - Halfway To Heaven 8k (566,000)
#62 – Scotty McCreery – Clear As Day 7k (1,048,000)
#70 – Pat Green – Songs We Wish We’d Written II 7k (7,000)
#109 - Dierks Bentley - Home 4k (145,000)
#112 – Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes 4K (118,000)
Can Carrie Underwood remain at #1 for another week or will Lionel Richie replace her? Where will new albums from Florida Georgia Line and Willie Nelson land? As always check back here to find out!
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