Sam Hunt's 'Southside' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart

Shane McAnally leads Billboard's Country Songwriters chart (dated May 2) for the first time, thanks to six songwriting credits on the latest Hot Country Songs chart. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's duet "Nobody but You," whi

Miky Woodz achieves his second top 10 on the Top Latin Albums chart, as Los 90 Piketes debuts at No. 10 on the May 2 survey. Woodz’s third studio album bows with 4,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending April 23, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, most of which are attributed to streaming activity.

Fiona Apple soars back onto Billboard's charts, debuting at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts dated May 2 with Fetch the Bolt Cutters, her first new LP in nearly eight years.The set bows atop both lists with 44,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Gospel music star Kierra Sheard's new LP Kierra bounds in at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart, dated May 2.

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Congratulations to Gerry Cinnamon, who scores his first Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with The Bonny.

There is no sign of a second album slump for Gerry Cinnamon, who scores his first Number 1 on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart with The Bonny.

San Bernardino, Calif., group Fuerza Regida clocks its first top five debut on Top Latin Albums, as Adicto arrives at No. 4 (chart dated April 25). The quartet’s second studio album follows its debut studio effort, D

The Strokes notch their first No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts since 2011, as The New Abnormal bows atop both surveys dated April 25.The New Abnormal debuts with 35,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending April 16, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Sam Hunt has debuted his new music video for “Young Once”.

Sam Hunt is back with a new track!

Sam Hunt remembers being "Young Once" in his latest music video, released Thursday (April 16), which features a teen couple running away together.

Pennsylvania-based Christian rock band August Burns Red earns its ninth No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, as Guardians bows atop the tally dated April 18 with 12,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.The set follows the band's last full-length, Phantom Anthem, which entered Top Christian Albums at No.

Zach Crowell hits No. 1 on Billboard's Country Producers chart (dated April 18), leading for the first time thanks to seven production credits on the latest Hot Country Songs chart, all via songs performed by Sam Hunt.All seven tracks appear on Hunt's new sophomore LP Southside, which debuts at No.

Sam Hunt appeared on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday evening (April 13) from the comfort of his studio to perform his infectious single “Hard to Forget.”The country singer-songwriter shared his stripped-down version of the song alone on guitar, with the help of a backing track.“Hey everybody. My band couldn’t join me this evening, so I’m going to try to make do here at the studio,” Hunt told viewers.

Country superstar Sam Hunt has sung about being a homebody. But now that the global coronavirus pandemic has forced him to quarantine indoors, he’s feeling a little restless.

Junior H clocks his first entry on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated April 11), as his sophomore EP Atrapado En Un Sueño arrives at No. 5.Atrapado marks the Guanajuato-bred singer-songwriter’s first entry on any Billboard album chart.

With “Hard to Forget,” Sam Hunt has given country fans a track that lives up to its title, likely to be remembered for both its progressive sound and its instant country history lesson.

Sam Hunt's latest album, Southside, has topped this week's new music release poll. In the poll, published Friday (April 3) on Billboard,

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos and albums that dropped this week.The much anticipated sophomore album by Sam Hunt dropped today (April 3), and Southside proves that the best things in life are well worth the wait.