With an impressive 52% sales jump, Luke Bryan's What Makes You Country takes over the top spot on this week's Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart. He's joined by Chris Stapleton and Kane Brown in the Top 5. Yes, that's right, there's only 3 artists in the Top 5 this week as all three of Chris Stapleton's albums remain in the Top 5. Kane Brown's Gold-certified self-titled album (which features the #1 hits "What If's" and "Heaven") rounds out the Top 5.
The second half of the Top 10 is kicked off by Kid Rock's Sweet Southern Sugar. The album -- which features the hit "American Rock N Roll" has sold over 132,000 copies to date and is followed by Alan Jackson's double disc collection of Gospel favorites. Kenny Chesney's Gold-certified Live In No Shoes Nation, his last project for Columbia/Sony Nashville, is at #8 and has scanned 394k to date. The album remains part of his concert tour ticket package. Thomas Rhett's Gold-certified Life Changes is at #9 while Granger Smith's When The Good Guys Win rounds out the Top 10 with a 664% sales increase week over week. The album features the hit "Happens Like That."
Notables include the 200k+ selling Texoma Shore from Blake Shelton, Garth Brooks' Anthology Part 1: The First Five Years Book/CD collection (5 discs of music), Old Dominion's ACM Nominated Happy Endings and albums from Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Montgomery Gentry, Shania Twain, Walker Hayes, Joey Martin Feek, Carly Pearce, Danielle Bradbery and debuts from Glen Campbell and Mitchell Tenpenny.
Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: March 5, 2018:
| Place | Artist | Album | Week | Total Scans |
| 1 | LUKE BRYAN | WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY | 9,200 | 232,700 |
| 2 | CHRIS STAPLETON | FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 | 8,500 | 726,900 |
| 3 | CHRIS STAPLETON | FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2 | 8,200 | 330,800 |
| 4 | CHRIS STAPLETON | TRAVELLER | 7,600 | 2,233,100 |
| 5 | KANE BROWN | KANE BROWN | 5,400 | 335,800 |
| 6 | KID ROCK | SWEET SOUTHERN SUGAR | 4,600 | 132,400 |
| 7 | ALAN JACKSON | PRECIOUS MEMORIES COL (2CD) | 4,100 | 191,800 |
| 8 | KENNY CHESNEY | LIVE IN NO SHOES NATION | 3,000 | 394,100 |
| 9 | THOMAS RHETT | LIFE CHANGES | 3,000 | 243,500 |
| 10 | GRANGER SMITH | WHEN THE GOOD GUYS WIN | 2,900 | 29,100 |
| 11 | BLAKE SHELTON | TEXOMA SHORE | 2,400 | 203,000 |
| 12 | LUKE COMBS | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU | 2,400 | 196,200 |
| 13 | CHRIS YOUNG | LOSING SLEEP | 2,000 | 84,800 |
| 14 | BIG SMO | SPECIAL RESERVE | 16,000 | 1,600 |
| 15 | LANCO | HALLELUJAH NIGHTS | 16,000 | 24,800 |
| -- | BRETT YOUNG | BRETT YOUNG | 1,500 | 189,800 |
| -- | JON PARDI | CALIFORNIA SUNRISE | 1,400 | 221,500 |
| -- | GARTH BROOKS | ANTHOLOGY PART 1:1ST 5 YRS | 1,400 | 288,200 |
| -- | KEITH URBAN | RIPCORD | 1,300 | 719,100 |
| -- | TIM MCGRAW/FAITH HILL | THE REST OF OUR LIFE | 1,300 | 193,100 |
| -- | VARIOUS ARTISTS | NOW COUNTRY 10 | 1,300 | 158,900 |
| -- | DARIUS RUCKER | WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME | 1,200 | 88,400 |
| -- | MIDLAND | ON THE ROCKS | 1,200 | 62,200 |
| -- | KELSEA BALLERINI | UNAPOLOGETICALLY | 1,200 | 89,300 |
| -- | OLD DOMINION | HAPPY ENDINGS | 1,100 | 75,800 |
| -- | GLEN CAMPBELL | GOSPEL FAVORITES | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| -- | JASON ISBELL/400 UNIT | THE NASHVILLE SOUND | 900 | 130,800 |
| -- | MONTGOMERY GENTRY | HERE'S TO YOU | 900 | 17,500 |
| -- | WALKER HAYES | boom. | 900 | 27,800 |
| -- | MARGO PRICE | ALL AMERICAN MADE | 800 | 22,600 |
| -- | DEVIN DAWSON | DARK HORSE | 800 | 11,400 |
| -- | SHANIA TWAIN | NOW | 800 | 219,200 |
| -- | MIRANDA LAMBERT | THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS | 800 | 425,500 |
| -- | BROTHERS OSBORNE | PAWN SHOP | 800 | 198,100 |
| -- | ERIC CHURCH | MR. MISUNDERSTOOD | 700 | 588,000 |
| -- | COLE SWINDELL | YOU SHOULD BE HERE | 700 | 312,300 |
| -- | LITTLE BIG TOWN | THE BREAKER | 700 | 164,400 |
| -- | MAREN MORRIS | HERO | 700 | 277,900 |
| -- | LADY ANTEBELLUM | HEART BREAK | 700 | 155,600 |
| -- | DUSTIN LYNCH | CURRENT MOOD | 700 | 69,600 |
| -- | LEE BRICE | LEE BRICE | 600 | 29,600 |
| -- | BRETT ELDREDGE | BRETT ELDREDGE | 600 | 78,600 |
| -- | CHRIS JANSON | EVERYBODY | 600 | 27,900 |
| -- | CARLY PEARCE | EVERY LITTLE THING | 600 | 28,000 |
| -- | TYLER CHILDERS | PURGATORY | 500 | 22,400 |
| -- | SARA EVANS | WORDS | 500 | 26,100 |
| -- | JASON ALDEAN | THEY DON'T KNOW | 500 | 431,500 |
| -- | ZAC BROWN BAND | WELCOME HOME | 400 | 298,000 |
| -- | GARTH BROOKS | GUNSLINGER | 400 | 145,200 |
| -- | RAELYNN | WILDHORSE | 400 | 46,400 |
| -- | MITCHELL TENPENNY | MITCHELL TENPENNY EP | 400 | 400 |
| -- | REBA MCENTIRE | SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH | 300 | 112,900 |
| -- | HOME FREE | TIMELESS | 400 | 35,000 |
| -- | LEE ANN WOMACK | THE LONELY, LONESOME & GONE | 300 | 10,100 |
| -- | DANIELLE BRADBERY | I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE MET | 300 | 21,000 |
| -- | KIP MOORE | SLOWHEART | 300 | 46,200 |
| -- | AARON WATSON | VAQUERO | 300 | 68,800 |
| -- | WADE BOWEN | SOLID GROUND | 300 | 4,500 |
| -- | JAKE OWEN | GREATEST HITS | 300 | 8,200 |
| -- | JOEY MARTIN FEEK | IF NOT FOR YOU | 300 | 64,100 |
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