Weekly Register: Blackberry Smoke Debuts At No. 1

Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke grabbed the No. 1 spot on the country album chart selling 19K of Holding All The Roses. This is the band’s fourth studio album and its first for Rounder.

Other country album debuts include Robert Earl Keen (6.7K) and Love & Theft (2.9K).

Miranda Lambert’s “Little Red Wagon” rode in to the No. 2 country tracks spot, snagging a 105 percent bump thanks in part to her performance of the song on the Grammy Awards.

Drake surprised fans with a digital-only release, which debuted at No. 1 overall with total consumption of 535K (495K album sales). The Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack came in at No. 2, with total consumption of 258K (210K albums).

Top 5 Country Albums this week
Blackberry Smoke, 19K
Sam Hunt, 17K
Jason Aldean, 14K
Florida Georgia Line, 11K
Miranda Lambert, 11K

Top 5 Country Tracks this week
Sam Hunt “Take Your Time” 52K
Miranda Lambert “Little Red Wagon” 31K
Thomas Rhett “Make Me Wanna” 28K
Blake Shelton ft. Ashley Monroe “Lonely Tonight” 27K
Zac Brown Band “Homegrown” 26K

YTD Albums
Overall +.2%
Country -8.5%

YTD Tracks
Overall -11.6%
Country -18.1%