Top 10 Country Singles
Looks like Brad Paisley has held on to the No. 1 spot for the third week in a row with his song, "The World." Carrie Underwood advances a spot to land her song, "Don't Forget To Remember Me," at No. 2 and Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" jumped two spots to land at No. 3. No. 4 is Toby Keith's "A Little Too Late," No. 5 is Kenny Chesney's "Summertime," and "Me And My Gang" (by Rascal Flatts) is No. 6. Dropping to No. 7 is "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" by Gary Allan. The next two entries are exactly as they were last week: No. 8 is The Wreckers' Leave The Pieces and No. 9 is Little Big Town's "Bring It On Home." Steve Holy moved into the Top 10 with No. 10's "Brand New Girlfriend." I will go out on a limb and predict Toby Keith will have next week's No. 1 spot.
Moving Up at the Speed of Light
Rascal Flatts' "Life Is A Highway" jumped seven spots to land on No. 37, Dierks Bentley's latest ("Every Mile A Memory") advanced a total of ten spots to land at No. 24, but the biggest advance is Alan Jackson's "Like Red On A Rose." It jumped from No. 42 to No. 28 - a total of fourteen spaces.
The Latest Tunes To Hit The Air Waves
Four songs are hitting the charts for the first time: No. 57's "That's So You" (by Rushlow), No. 56's "The Reason Why" (by Vince Gill), No. 55's "Cheapest Motel" (by Tracy Byrd), and Chris Young's "Drinkin' Me Lonely" at No. 54.
Top 10 Country Album Charts
Rodney Atkins makes a big splash this week by debuting his album, If You're Going Through Hell, at No. 1. Rascal Flatts remain at No. 2 with Me And My Gang, The Dixie Chicks stay at No. 3 with Taking The Long Way, and last week's No. 1 (Johnny Cash's American V: A Hundred Highways) drops to No. 4. Carrie Underwood drops to No. 5 with Some Hearts. Advancing five spots to land at No. 6 is Alan Jackson's album, Precious Memories. No. 7 is Eric Church with his debut album, Sinners Like Me, No. 8 is Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Reflected, and No. 9 Toby Keith's White Trash With Money. The Wreckers' album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, dropped three spots to round out the Top 10.
What's New on the Album Charts This Week?
A total of four albums have found their way to the album charts this week. Billboard #1s: Classic Country by Various Artists hit No. 34 and No. 24's Wanna Be Your Joe is by Billy Ray Cyrus. Already-mentioned are No. 7's Sinners Like Me by Eric Church and No. 1's If You're Going Through Hell by Rodney Atkins close this week's round of new albums.
NOTE: All chart rankings are based on the song or album's position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart or Billboard Country Albums Chart for August 05, 2006.
Singles are linked to a page where you can download the song. Albums are linked to buying information, should you wish to purchase the album.