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Weekly Register: Eric Church’s ‘Desperate Man’ Stays Atop Country Albums Chart

October 22, 2018/by Jessica Nicholson

Country Albums

Eric Church‘s Desperate Man stays on top of the country albums chart in its second week of release, with 22K in total consumption (15K album only), according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Luke Combs‘ This One’s For You is at No. 2 with 21K in total consumption (3.8K album only), followed by Carrie Underwood‘s Cry Pretty at No. 3 with 15K (10.5K album only). Jason Aldean‘s Rearview Town is at No. 4 with 14K (6.1K album only), while Dan+Shay‘s self-titled album rounds out the Top 5 this week with 12.5K in total consumption (1.3K album only).

Three albums debuted in the Top 20 this week, including Warner Music Nashville artist Morgan Evans‘ Things That We Drink To at No. 9 with 7.4K in total consumption (3.9K album only). Broken Bow’s Jimmie Allen debuted at No. 11 with Mercury Lane moving 6.5K in total consumption (2.8K album only), while indie artist Colter Wall‘s Songs of the Plains debuted at No. 17 on the country albums chart, and moved 5.5K (4.6K album only).

 

Country Song Sales Chart

Dan+Shay. Photo: Patrick Tracy

On the country song sales chart, Dan+Shay’s “Speechless” ranks at No. 1 with 10K, followed by Old Dominion‘s “Make It Sweet,” with 9.7K. Luke Combs‘ “She Got The Best Of Me” is at No. 3 with 7.9K, followed by Morgan Evans‘ “Things That We Drink To” making its debut at No. 4 with 7.9K. Florida Georgia Line‘s “Simple” is at No. 5 with 7.2K.

 

Top Country On-Demand Streaming

Kane Brown‘s “Heaven” tops this week’s country on-demand streaming chart, with 7.6 million total plays overall, followed by Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” with 7M. Dan+Shay take the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, with “Tequila” at 6.6M, and “Speechless” at 6M, respectively. Luke Combs’ “Crazy Beautiful” is at No. 5 with 5.7M.

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Jessica Nicholson
Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.
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