Country Music Sales Rise in First Quarter of 2013; Swift, Shelton, Top-selling Artists
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Compared to just a few years ago, the numbers are still on the low side but there is once again an upward trend in country music sales figures. With data from Nielsen Soundscan, Billboard compiled the best-selling albums and digital singles for the first quarter of 2013. It’s encouraging to see this uptick continue after the 2012 figures far outdid the 2011 numbers. Taylor Swift‘s Red leads the album list, and Blake Shelton‘s previous single, ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did,’ heads up the single sales.
Top-Selling Country Albums, First-Quarter 2013
1) Taylor Swift – Red – 464,000
2) Luke Bryan – Spring Break Here to Party – 286,000
3) Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times – 276,000
4) Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom – 251,000
5) Gary Allan – Set You Free – 251,000
6) Little Big Town – Tornado – 204,000
7) Blake Shelton – Based on a True Story – 199,000
8) Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes – 198,000
9) Jason Aldean – Night Train – 188,000
10) Carrie Underwood – Blown Away – 174,000
Top-Selling Country Digital Songs, First-Quarter 2013
1) Blake Shelton – ‘Sure Be Cool If You Did’ – 779,000
2) Hunter Hayes – ‘Wanted’ – 660,000
3) The Band Perry – ‘Better Dig Two’ – 656,000
4) Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly – ‘Cruise (Remix)’ – 624,000
5) Gary Allan – ‘Every Storm (Runs out of Rain)’ – 519,000
6) Tim McGraw – ‘One of Those Nights’ – 456,000
7) Carrie Underwood – ‘Two Black Cadillacs’ – 455,000
8) Darius Rucker – ‘Wagon Wheel’ – 447,000
9) Taylor Swift – ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ – 447,000
10) Miranda Lambert – ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ – 442,000
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
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