The eighth edition of the various artist compilation Now That's What I Call Country debuts at #1 on this week's look at the Country Album Chart Report for June 18, 2015. Zac Brown Band's Jekyll+Hyde remains 2015's best-selling all-new release with 382.8k scanned to date while their new label mates with Republic Records, A Thousand Horses, debut with Southernality at #3. The band found nearly 17,000 fans in their first week out, giving them the second-best sales week for a debuting artist in 2015 behind Chris Stapleton. At #4 is Sam Hunt's nearly 600k scanned Montevallo. "House Party" from the album is at country radio now. Rounding out the Top 5 is last week's #1 album, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's Django and Jimmie album. It has now sold nearly 45k in two weeks.
Top Ten Recap
Brantley Gilberts' Just Who I Am [Platinum Edition] sits at #6 with 836k scanned to date while Eric Church is at #7 with The Outsiders. Little Big Town (whose Jimi Westbrook is on vocal rest through all of July) find Pain Killerat #8. at #9 is Billy Currington with Summer Forever and Jason Aldean rounds out the Top 10 with his latest, Old Boots, New Dirt.
Notables
Notables include debuts from Sam Outlaw, Montgomery Gentry, Laura Bell Bundy and Dale Watson along with news about Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Reba, Cam, Miranda Lambert and more. You can view the notables at the linked chart below!
Top 5 Country Albums: June 18, 2015
- Top 5 Country Album Chart Numbers rounded to nearest hundred.
| CNTRY | Artist | Album | Week | Total Scans |
| NEW | Various | Now Country 8 | 19,300 | 19,300 |
| 2 | Zac Brown Band | Jekyll+Hyde | 17,200 | 382,800 |
| NEW | A Thousand Horses | Southernality | 16,900 | 16,900 |
| 4 | Sam Hunt | Montevallo | 15,200 | 578,900 |
| 5 | W.Nelson/M.Haggard | Django & Jimmie | 14,400 | 44,900 |
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