Keith returns to the top
Monday, February 12, 2024 – One week after he passed away from stomach cancer, Toby Keith is back atop the Billboard 200 charts with "35 Biggest Hits."
The disc, which came out in 2008, is the fifth number one for Keith on the all-genre chart and first since 2010.
The disc, which is a greatest hits collection, in effect, had 66,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week ending Feb. 8 (up 953 percent). The album initially peaked in second for the week ending.May 24, 2008.
"35 Biggest Hits" as Keith's first chart topper on the Billboard 200 since 2010's "Bullets in the Gun." Other Keith discs reaching the top were "Big Dog Daddy" (2007), "Shock'N Y'all" (2003) and "Unleashed" (2002).
More news for Toby Keith
- 08/26/24: Keith special coming Wednesday; two remasterd disc coming in October
- 06/26/24: Concert pays tribute to Keith
- 06/10/24: Keith annual fundraiser raises record total
- 05/08/24: University of Oklahoma honors Keith with degree
- 03/18/24: Keith, Anderson, Burton named to Country Music Hall of Fame
- 02/06/24: Toby Keith passes away at 62
- 02/06/24: Country community reacts to Keith passing
- 02/06/24: Toby Keith's number one hits
CD reviews for Toby Keith
Toby Keith's core competency is traditional country, and he remains true to it that sound on "Peso in My Pocket," his first studio album in six years and a spawn of the pandemic. One of the first things you notice are the songwriting credits. The Warrren Brothers, Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd help populate part of the roster. The album leads off with It leads off with the catchy regional favorite "Oklahoma Breakdown," it is followed by an ode to better times on "Old School. ...
People of a certain age can recall a time in America when a polyester-clad party host would reward late-night diehards with a "blue" record. These vinyl gems (or bootleg tapes) would be funny and frank, both in their language and adult subject matter. They paired well with alcohol, and just owning them could make someone a little cooler by association. Such a concept might mystify millennials who can punch up any song they imagine. But Toby Keith remembers.
This collection of ...
Way back in the '90's, before millions of dollars, high profile political feuds and moguldom, Toby Keith could really sing and write a pretty good song! News flash! He still can on his nostalgic, 18th album.
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