Album Notches Country Music’s Third Biggest Debut-Week Album Sales of 2019
Country music superstar Blake Shelton ended 2019 with style, collecting a No. 1 album debut and sealing the decade with a pair of raucous television performances on NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly. Fully Loaded: God’s Country is currently holding the top spot on the Billboard Country Album Sales chart, and upon release it became Shelton’s seventh leader on the Top Country Albums chart as well as his 12th Top 10 on the all-genre Billboard 200. He celebrated on stage – taking both the album’s title track and his Trace Adkins duet “Hell Right” to NBC’s New Year’s Eve 2020.
Reigning top country sales album Fully Loaded: God’s Country also cements the title of third biggest debut-week sales total for a country album of the year. The GRAMMY-nominated, 2x Platinum hit “God’s Country” was a multi-week No. 1 at country radio and earned the CMA Award for Single of The Year. Fully Loaded features four brand new songs including “Nobody But You” (Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Tommy Lee James), a duet with Gwen Stefani, which claimed the top position on the iTunes songs chart upon release and immediately shot to Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs chart.
Shelton, who recently performed “Hell Right” on The Voice alongside Trace Adkins, is gearing up for season 18. He is also readying himself for more than a month on the road: his “Friends and Heroes 2020” tour begins Thursday, February 13 in Portland, OR. Special guest Lauren Alaina will join him on the 16-date run in addition to appearances by The Bellamy Brothers, John Anderson and Trace Adkins. The tour will hit major cities throughout the Midwest and West Coast, including a stop at The Forum in Los Angeles (full list below).
FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY TRACK LISTING
1. God’s Country - Michael Hardy, Jordan Schmidt, Devin Dawson
2. Hell Right (feat. Trace Adkins) - David Garcia, Brett Tyler, Michael Hardy
3. Nobody But You (Duet with Gwen Stefani) - Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Tommy Lee James
4. Came Here to Forget - Craig Wiseman, Deric Ruttan
5. She’s Got a Way with Words - Wyatt Earp, Andy Albert, Marc Beeson
6. A Guy With a Girl - Ashley Gorley, Bryan Simpson
7. Every Time I Hear That Song - Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
8. I’ll Name the Dogs - Matt Dragstrem, Ben Hayslip, Josh Thompson
9. I Lived It - Ashley Gorley, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman
10. Turnin’ Me On - Blake Shelton, Jessi Alexander, Josh Osborne
11. Jesus Got a Tight Grip - Blake Shelton, Chase McGill, Jessi Alexander, Rhett Akins
12. Tequila Sheila - Mac Davis, Shel Silverstein
BLAKE SHELTON’S “FRIENDS AND HEROES 2020” DATES
2/13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
2/14 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
2/15 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
2/20 – Bakersfield, CA – Mechanics Bank Arena
2/21 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
2/22 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
2/27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
3/5 – Glendale, CA – Gila River Arena
3/6 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
3/7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
3/11 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
3/12 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
3/14 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
3/19 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
3/20 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
3/21 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
