Reba’s Love Somebody hangs on to the No. 1 country album spot for a second week, roping in 23K TW/81K RTD.
The biggest country debut belongs to Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen who teamed for Hold My Beer, Vol. 1, which comes in at No. 4 with 12.5K.
Performances on the ACM Awards helped boost Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt and Christina Aguilera. Little Big Town’s Pain Killer album got a 22 percent bump, moving 14K this week and coming in at No. 3. Current single “Girl Crush” continues to grow in popularity, getting a 13 percent increase, and selling 110K TW to sit at No. 1 country and No. 3 overall.
Lambert’s album Platinum came it at No. 5 with sales of 11K, a 33 percent increase week over week.
Hunt’s Montevallo hangs at No. 2 with 18K. His single “Take Your Time” is at No. 2 country, selling 58K TW and taking over the 1 million mark.
Shelton, who hosted and performed on the ACMs, jumps 57 percent with single “Sangria” which sold 39K TW.
The top country single debut this week is Christina Aguilera’s ”Shotgun,” which is No. 7 with sales of 30K. Xtina is in the middle of an arc on the TV show Nashville.
On the overall album chart, Alabama Shakes debuted at No. 1 with Sound + Color, 96K (total consumption). Wiz Khalifa is the No. 1 track wizard, with ”See You Again” selling 316K.
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