Chart News for May 23, 2012: Willie Nelson Returns

With a brand new album featuing guests which include Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, Snoop Dogg and his son Lukas Nelson, Willie Nelson returns to the charts with Heroes, his first album from a new record deal with his once longtime record label home, Sony Music Entertainment.
Chart News for May 2, 2012: Three Big Debuts

Lionel Richie's five week old Tuskegee remains at #1 this week while we see the debuts of Kip Moore, Lee Brice and Josh Abbott Band on the charts. We also check in on country music's biggest hit albums from Aldean to Lady Antebellum. Read on to find out where the Top 10 lands!
Chart News for April 25, 2012: Lionel Richie Stays at #1
With another 114,000 copies scanned at retail, Lionel Richie's comeback continues with the country duets project Tuskegee. The album has now surpassed the 500,000 sales mark. Read on to find out where the rest of country's top 10 landed along with some notable releases as well!
Chart News for April 18, 2012: Lionel Richie Hits #1 on Top 200 Albums

With a brand new album sitting in the upper-rungs of the charts, Lionel Richie has made an implausible comeback on the charts with Tuskegee landing to the #1 slot of the SoundScan Top 200 Current Albums chart. Read on to find out all of the details about the rest of the country albums this week!
Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party is Double Platinum

With a string of hit singles and multiple award nominations for November's 45th Annual CMA Awards show, Jason Aldean is riding pretty high right now. Things got even better today when My Kinda Party was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Read on to find out more.
Hall of Fame Songwriter Matraca Berg to Release New Album

Matraca Berg, The Grammy-nominated, 2008 inductee in to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame has written hits like "Strawberry Wine," "We Danced Anyway," "Wild Angels," and "xxx's and ooo's (An American Girl)" and is set to release her first album in 14 years in May.
Jason Aldean Tops Country Album Sales Chart
Ever since releasing My Kinda Party 14 weeks ago, Jason Aldean has had to contend with Taylor Swift's juggernaut Speak Now. After weeks of playing second-fiddle, he outsold her this week to score the #1 Country Album this week, according to SoundScan.
Lady Antebellum Makes History With Three Top 10 Albums at the Same Time
This week finds Lady Antebellum once-again being the best-selling country artist on the Hot 200 Albums chart compiled by SoundScan but that doesn't mean the trio scored the chart-topping album this week as that distinction fell to a brand-new debut album.
Lady A, Jaron & Carrie Lead Album Sales This Week
For the 23rd week in a row, Lady Antebellum finds Need You Now sitting in the top spot of the Nielsen SoundScan Hot Country Albums chart. Jaron and the Long Road to Love's Getting Dressed in the Dark remains near the top as well. How did the rest of the top albums fare?
Dierks Leads Four New Albums into Country Top 10
With Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley leads a slate of new country albums onto this week's Hot Country Albums chart compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Did the CMT Music Awards help any other artists with their album chart placements?






