Luke Combs Is 1 Week Shy of Shania Twain’s All-Time Billboard Chart Record

by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | October 22, 2019

Luke Combs is inching closer to one of country music’s most impressive records.

Once again this week, Luke’s 2017 debut album, This One’s for You, is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with sales of 19,000 units, according to Nielsen Music. The double-Platinum album, which has moved 2 million units according to the RIAA, has now spent 49 weeks at No. 1.

Only Shania Twain’s Come On Over, which led for 50 weeks from 1997–2000, has spent more time at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Come On Over has been certified as 20x Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 20 million units.

Will Luke’s This One’s For You break Shania’s chart record? While the odds appear favorable, let’s take a look at some of the big names releasing albums in the coming weeks, as Luke gears up to drop his sophomore set on Nov. 8.

October 18 (sales haven’t been announced)
Chris Janson – Real Friends

Oct. 25
Old Dominion – Old Dominion
Toby Keith – Greatest Hits: The Show Dog Years
The Oak Ridge Boys – Down Home Christmas

Nov. 1
Miranda Lambert – Wildcard
Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle

Nov. 8
Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get

Nov. 15
Lady Antebellum – Ocean

Nov. 22
Jason Aldean – 9

Dec. 13
Blake Shelton – Fully Loaded: God’s Country

photo by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com

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