Combs, "Meant to Be" lead charts
On the songs chart, Dan + Shay were second with "Tequila," Florida Georgia Line third with "Simple," Jason Aldean's "Drowns the Whiskey" fourth with Miranda Lambert, and Luke Bryan's "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" fifth.
FGL debuted at 30 with "Sittin' Pretty." Jordan Davis was at 34 with "Take It From Me," up 3. Blake Shelton stood at 35 with "Turnin' Me On," up 4. So was Travis Denning's "David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs" at 41.
Jake Owen jumped from 48 to 41 with "Down to the Honkytonk." Jon Pardi jumped 8 to 42 with "Night Shift." Riley Green debuted at 48 with "There Was This Girl" and Carlton Anderson 49th with "Drop Everything."
On the albums chart, Jason Aldean was second with "Rearview Town," Cole Swindell third with "All Of It" after being first last week, Dan + Shay fourth with their self-titled disc and Kane Brown fifth with his self-titled release.
The Florida Georgia Line EP debuted in 10th. "The Best of John Denver Live" went from 46 to 40. The "Mitchell Tenpenny" EP climbed from 47 to 43. Davis went from 50 to 46 with "Home State."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, The Devil Makes Three debuted in first with "Chains Are Broken." Trampled by Turtles was second with "Life is Good on the Open Road," Punch Brothers third with "All Ashore," The Wailin' Jennys fourth with "Fifteen" and Alison Krauss fifth with "Windy City."
Chris Stapleton was first and second on the Americana/Folk Albums chart with "Traveller" and "From A Room: Volume 1." "Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" was third. Murder by Death debuted in fourth with "The Other Shore" and The Lumineers fifth with "Cleopatra."
On the overall top 200, Combs was 15th, Aldean 27th, Swindell 37th, Dan + Shay 40th and Brown 43rd.
More news for Luke Combs
- 10/28/24: Concert for Carolina raised $24M for hurricane relief efforts
- 10/25/24: Jelly Roll, Urban, Combs headline Tortuga Fest
- 10/07/24: Combs, Church, Strings, Taylor plan Hurricane Helene benefit
- 09/04/24: Jelly Roll, Combs, Bryan headline Stagecoach
- 07/11/24: Combs exhibit at Country Music HOF opens, plays show
- 07/08/24: Combs announces two shows at the Gorge
- 06/14/24: Combs, Brown release new music
- 06/06/24: Combs announces new CD "Fathers & Sons"
CD reviews for Luke Combs
The saying, 'Strike while the iron's hot,' applies to many situations, but especially to the music business. The scene moves so fast these days that this last year's star could be this year's 'Where are they now?' Luke Combs moved quickly up the country music popularity ladder, so he's smart to put out this five-song EP between full-lengths.
First single, "Beer Never Broke My Heart," is a throwaway tune, built upon a solidly thumping, Waylon Jennings-like groove. ...
Luke Combs has gotten a lot of life out of his album "This One's for You," which includes his breakthrough hit "Hurricane," as well as the popular single "When It Rains It Pours." This deluxe edition includes five new tracks, many of which are just as strong as the original 12.
"Houston, We Got a Problem" includes a smart lyric highlighting specific details about that big Texas city. Even though it has all these famous landmarks, it doesn't have ...
Five years ago, when beer-drinking, truck-driving-in-the-country country songs were en vogue, Luke Combs' full-length debut would have fit right in. In 2017, when pop music rules the country market and male singers are more likely to wear a stylish jacket instead of a flannel shirt, Combs is positively refreshing.
"Hurricane," the first single and first top five hit of Combs' career, sounds like a typical Jason Aldean ballad at the onset, but then builds into something more ...
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