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Music Charts #1 Update: Taylor Swift, Wiz Khalifa, Chase Rice, Sam Smith

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Music Charts #1 Update: Taylor Swift, Wiz Khalifa, Chase Rice, Sam Smith
Taylor Swift may have now officially switched genres, but she still holds her familiar spot on the Billboard charts – new single ‘Shake it Off’ stays at #1. Wiz Khalifa can celebrate his first #1 album, with Blacc Hollywood. An interesting surprise, and the result of smart work, sees Chase Rice debut his first album, Read More

2013's Top Money Makers in Music: Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013's Top Money Makers in Music: Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake
As has become an annual tradition, Billboard ranked the biggest earners in music of the past year. 2013 continued to show that the big bucks are out on the road. The figures below are a little misleading though. They are estimates based on data from Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, and Billboard Boxscore. They do not Read More

'Same Trailer Different Park' Returns to Number One after Grammy Awards

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on 'Same Trailer Different Park' Returns to Number One after Grammy Awards
Kacey Musgraves debut album has been in and out of the top ten country charts since it was first released, but this week she brings it all the way to number one, knocking Jennifer Nettles into the number two spot for the week. Billboard Country Albums Chart: February 6, 2014 1. Same Trailer Different Park Read More

Jennifer Nettles Is Solo At Number One

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Jennifer Nettles Is Solo At Number One
Jennifer Nettles debut solo album maintains its hold on the Country Albums Chart according to Billboard this week. Kacey Musgraves brings her debut album into the top five to land at number five, possibly helped by her first Grammy win. The popular NOW series lands at number nine on this week’s charts with the second Read More

A Reminder of the 2014 Grammy Awards Nominees

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A Reminder of the 2014 Grammy Awards Nominees
Happy Grammy Day! Tonight, the 56th Grammy Awards will take place and celebrate the most successful, acclaimed, and impactful music of the last year. Two Nashvillians worked their way into the General Field as Kacey Musgraves is nominated as Best New Artist, which I do hope she wins, and Taylor Swift‘s Red is up for Read More

After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on After 50 Years of Billboard Country Album Charts, Which Artists Were Most Successful?
When Billboard first complied the Top Country Albums Chart in 1964, they were just in time. The Beatles were just about to land in America and the music industry would start to change from a singles-driven business to one focusing on albums. That the pendulum has swung back to singles is evidenced by the fact Read More

Florida Georgia Line Starts 2014 Off With Number One

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Florida Georgia Line Starts 2014 Off With Number One
Happy New Year! After a few weeks off, I am back with the first chart update of the new year. In the absence, FGL managed to climb back up to the number one spot on the Country Albums Chart, according to Billboard. Garth Brooks, who held the top spot at the end of 2013, slipped Read More

Garth Brooks Remains At Number One; Parmalee Enters Top Ten

10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Garth Brooks Remains At Number One; Parmalee Enters Top Ten
New music hits the Top Ten Country Albums chart this week with a special guest included among that. The Zac Brown Band’s brand new EP, The Grohl Sessions: Vol. 1, a collaboration they did with famed Foo Fighter’s drummer Dave Grohl, lands at number five on this week’s charts. The soundtrack for season two of Read More

Adele's 21 Becomes Best-Selling Album of All Time on Amazon

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Adele's 21 Becomes Best-Selling Album of All Time on Amazon
Adele‘s ultimate break-up record, 21, tops Amazon’s list of best-selling albums. With over 28 million copies sold (and counting!), the album has achieved 16 times platinum status in its native UK, and has been certified diamond in the US. Britain’s Got Talent phenomenon Susan Boyle is the runner-up with ‘I Dreamed a Dream,’ and the Read More

2013 in Review – Billboard Top All-Genre Albums and Songs: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 2013 in Review – Billboard Top All-Genre Albums and Songs: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake
With more than 2 million copies sold, ‘Thrift Shop’ closes out the year atop the Billboard 2013 Year-End Hot 100 Songs Chart and solidifies the star status of hip-hopper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis. The duo also lands another collaboration, ‘Can’t Hold Us,’ in the top 10. Justin Timberlake‘s return, The 20/20 Experience, was the Read More