Chart Chat 7/19/2007

Brad Paisley's album 5th Gear, is now in its fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums sales chart. The album scanned 39,203 copies last week, and has now sold a total of 377,400 copies since its release. Brad's four-week stint at the top also marks the longest consecutive chart-topping run of any country male artist since Toby Keith with Honky Tonk University in May and June of 2005. Taylor Swift's self-titled debut is at No. 2 this week, and has now surpassed the one-million mark. Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood and Big & Rich round out the Top 5. Big & Rich remain "Lost in This Moment" of a No. 1 country single, while Kenny Chesney "Never Wanted Nothing More" than No. 2 this week. Keith Urban is at No. 3 with "I ToldYou So," George Strait is "Wrapped" at No. 4 and Taylor Swift's "Tear Drops on My Guitar" claims the No. 5 spot. Also of note, Bucky Covington has entered the Top 10, at No. 10, with "A Different World."