Man, are the charts popping this week! Finally. Americana favorite Jason Isbell edges out the mighty Alan Jackson to debut at No. 1 on Billboard ’s country albums chart, and Brantley Gilbert ’s “One Hell of an Amen” ascends to the peak of the country airplay rankings, climaxing a 37-week climb. By Nielsen SoundScan’s count, Isbell’s album, Something More Than Free , conquers Jackson’s Angels and Alcohol by first-week sales of 45,785 copies versus Jackson’s 45,310. That minuscule difference reduced Jackson to a No. 2 debut. Oddly enough, in the Billboard 200, the all-genres chart that has a more […]

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