Weekly Register: Blake Shelton, Lady A Debut On Top

It’s debut week for Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum, who zoomed into the No. 1 and 2 slots on the overall albums chart, respectively.

Shelton sold 101K, fueled in part by hit lead single “Neon Light,” and the season premiere of The Voice. He chose the title Bringing Back the Sunshine because he says, “Country is sunshine to me…I’m bringing back some country music.” Among the album’s guests are Ashley Monroe (“Lonely Tonight”) and Rae Lynn (“Buzzin'”), a former The Voice contestant.

Lady A’s 747 landed with sales of 74K. The hit “Bartender” was a strong sales lead-in, and the group’s promotional rounds included performances on TODAY and Jimmy Fallon, a Yahoo! live stream, and the 7FOR7 project where they gave seven surprises to seven fans in seven days. New single “Freestyle” is out now.

Rounding out the top 5 Country albums are current releases by Kenny Chesney (39K), George Strait (14K) and Tim McGraw (13K).

This week’s other Country debuts include Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Alabama & Friends at The Ryman, Lady Antebellum (4-CD Wal-Mart pre pack), Moonshine Bandits, Ricky Skaggs, Chase Bryant (EP), and Jeff Bridges. These all sold 2K or less.

Jason Aldean’s new album was released yesterday, so we will have those sales numbers next week.

Tracking Tracks

Carrie Underwood’s new single “Something in the Water” sold 125K, swimming in at No. 1 Country. Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line share the rest of the Top 5. Aldean’s “Just Gettin’ Started” debuted at No. 2 with 86K, and “Burnin’ It Down” sold 71K, topping the 1 million mark. The latest from FGL, “Bumpin’ The Night,” sold 71K, and “Dirt” rounded out the Top 5 with 49K and nearing 1 million.

Meanwhile, Megan Trainor is still bumpin’ on the overall tracks chart, selling 202K downloads this week of “All About That Bass,” for a RTD total of 2.7 million.