Luke Bryan Scores Platinum Album

Sarah Skates • April 17, 2012

Luke Bryan’s latest album Tailgates & Tanlines has received platinum status from the RIAA for shipments totaling one million units. This is Bryan’s third studio album on Capitol Records Nashville and has produced back-to-back platinum singles “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” and “I Don’t Want This Night To End.” Current single “Drunk On You” is in the Top 10 on MusicRow’s Country Breakout chart. The album debuted at No. 1 last August with sales of 145,000 units.

Last month Bryan’s EP Spring Break 4…Suntan City debuted in the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Country Albums chart with sales near 30,000 units. His coinciding fourth annual spring break shows at Spinnaker’s in Panama City Beach attracted a crowd of 80,000 fans.

In addition to headlining his own dates, Bryan is on the road with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party Tour.

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Luke Bryan Scores Platinum Album