With nearly 93,000 copies scanned, Keith Urban's Ripcord debuts at #1 on this chart and in the Top 5 all-genre. Right behind him on this chart is Cole Swindell with You Should Be Here. Swindell's Gold-certified self-titled debut also premiered at the #2 slot when released two years ago. At #3 is Chris Stapleton's Traveller. The album has now scanned 1.3 million. Cyndi Lauper's country Detours album debuts at #4 with nearly 16k scanned. Joey + Rory's Hymns sits at#5 with 13k scanned and has now moved nearly 367k to date.
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Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide To Earth sits at #6 with sales of nearly 83k to date with Thomas Rhett's Tangled Up next at #7 with sales of 378k to date. Mary Chapin Carpenter debuts at #8 with sales of 6,300 in its first frame on this chart. At #9 is Carrie Underwood's Storyteller. It has scanned 585k to date while Sam Hunt's Montevallo is at #10 with sales of 1.1k plus to date.
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Top 5 Country Albums: March 7, 2016
Note: The Top 5 Country Album Chart Numbers are rounded to nearest hundred albums sold.
CNTRY | Artist | Album | Week | Total Scans |
1 | Keith Urban | Ripcord | 92,800 | 92,800 |
2 | Cole Swindell | You Should Be Here | 65,500 | 65,500 |
3 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller | 24,000 | 1,301,400 |
4 | Cyndi Lauper | Detours | 15,600 | 15,600 |
5 | Joey+Rory | Hymns | 13,000 | 366,600 |
Terry Mandel
I have a question are the BDS Airplay spins still published? It used to be in Billboard magazine
Matt Bjorke
Yes, they're still published. You can get that for free in the Billboard Country Update.