Aldean Returns to #1 on Album Chart; Thompson Square Has #1 Single

Jason Aldean returns to the Top of the SoundScan Country Albums chart as his sister label mates, Thomspon Square, score their first #1 hit single this week. Josh Kelley scores the Top album debut with Georgia Clay how did the rest fare? Let's find out.

Aaron Lewis hits Town Line with #1 Album

Country newcomer and Alt-rock star Aaron Lewis has hit #1 on the country album sales charts this week with his new Stroudavarious Records EP Town Line. Find out here how many copies the record sold and where other stars landed this week!

Country Strong-ly represented on the SoundScan Charts This Week

With a remarkable 477% sales increase, the sountrack from the new major motion picture Country Strong has landed in the Top 10 of the SoundScan Hot 200 Albums sales chart this week. Click the image above to find out how the rest of the top 20 country albums fared.

Sales Slump In Week after Thanksgiving Sales High

Taylor Swift leads the sales chart once again but Keith Urban found Get Closer sliding up a slot this week to get the #2 country album in the USA.  In this week's rundown, we find out where Tim McGraw debuted and where the rest of the Top 30 country albums fared.

 

Taylor Swift's Back To #1 with Speak Now

Thanks to the post-Thanksgiving sales and her status as both a country and pop star, Taylor Swift's Speak Now managed to jump back into the Top 5 of the SoundSchan Hot 200 Albums chart this week, good enough to give her the top-selling country album of the week.

 

Country Music Dominates Hot 200 Albums Chart

Reba McEntire scores this week's top country album debut of the week while the best-selling country album remains Taylor Swift's Speak Now. The remarkable thing this week is that country music sold 1/4 (25) of the Top 101 on the SoundScan Hot 200 Albums this week.

Tim McGraw storms the Charts with his Southern Voice

It’s Wednesday again so if you’re a regular reader of Roughstock you know what today is – it’s SoundScan day – and this week’s chart-topping country album comes from Tim McGraw. Who else finds themselves on this week's Hot Country Albums chart?

 

Taylor Swift Contines Country Album Chart Reign

For what seems like the billionth time, Taylor Swift continues her dominance of the Nielsen SoundScan Hot Country Albums charts with her Fearless album continuing to sell thousands of copies per week. How did the rest of country music's Top 10 shake out this week?

Country Artists Enjoy Sales Boost from CMA Music Festival Telecast

Last week ABC television broadcasted 2009 CMA Music Festival; Country's Night To Rock and the show not only was a winner for ABC and the CMA but a great showcase for the country music artists who participated in the event with this week's charts serving as proof.

Reba Leads Country Albums on SoundScan Charts

After a few weeks topping the Nielsen SoundScan Hot 200 Albums charts, country music’s cavalcade of stars fell-off the Top spot (Colbie Calliat took the mantle from Reba) but four of the Top 10 albums this week were country records (5 of the Top 11).