Five time Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood is riding high on the success of her # 1 album Blown Away. It’s her fourth # 1 country album and third # 1 album on the Billboard 200. The first single off the album, “Good Girl” became her 11th # 1 on the country charts and her new one “Blown Away” looks destined for the same result. The rocking country ballad tells of a young girl from an abusive home and her dilemma when a twister comes to town. The video for the song just hit the web and it’s arguably Carrie’s best clip to date. Notice the gorgeous cinematography, the Wizard of Oz illusions, Carrie’s angst and more below. Then, head to Carrie’s website for more info on her music and her current hit tour. I’m seeing her in October in LA, yay!
It was a rather uneventful frame on the Billboard charts last week as Carrie Underwood and Gotye remained in the pole position of the Albums and Singles charts. Underwood made it two in a row with her 4th album Blown Away on the Billboard 200 and the Country Albums chart while Gotye held for a fifth week on top of the Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Somebody that I Used to Know”. For more on both of these charts, head to Billboard here and check out the new top tens below.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (last week~ 1) * 5 weeks on top
2. “Payphone”- Maroon 5 w/ Wiz Khalifa (lw~ 3)
3. “We Are Young”- fun. w/Janelle Monae (lw~ 2)
4. “Call Me Maybe”- Carly Rae Jepsen (lw~ 4)
5. “Wild Ones”- Flo Rida w/ Sia (lw~ 5)
6. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 7)
7. “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction (lw~ 9)
8. “Glad You Came”- The Wanted (lw~ 6)
9. “Boyfriend”- Justin Bieber (lw~8)
10. “Drive By”- Train (lw~ 11)
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Blown Away- Carrie Underwood (last week~ 1) * 2 weeks on top
2. 21- Adele (lw~ 4)
3. Tuskegee- Lionel Richie (lw~ 6)
4. Now 42 Compilation- Various Artists (lw~ 3)
5. Little Broken Hearts- Norah Jones (lw~ 2)
6. Neck of the Woods- Silversun Pickups (debut)
7. Up All Night- One Direction (lw~8)
8. Blunderbuss- Jack White (lw~ 7)
9. This is How I Feel- Tank (debut)
10. Tailgates and Tanlines- Luke Bryan (lw~ 13)
And check out one of my favorite tracks from Carrie’s fantastic album Blown Away. This is “See You Again”
Grammy winning country pop superstar Carrie Underwood blows away the competition this week on the Billboard 200 Album chart as her fourth album, the fantastic Blown Away, debuts at # 1. This give her a third chart topper on this list following Play On and Carnival Ride. Surprisingly her debut album, Some Hearts, only hit # 2 despite being her biggest seller by far with over 7 million units shifted. All four albums hit # 1 on the Country Albums chart. Blown Away is also the second biggest debut of 2012 with 267,000 copies sold coming in behind Madonna’s MDNA with over 359,000 copies… Underwood leads a bunch of debuts this week from the likes of Norah Jones, B.o.B., the Smash cast and Marilyn Manson. For more on Carrie’s chart achievements (including her 15th top ten country hit “Good Girl”) and this chart, head to Billboard here.... Also of note, fans of the Beastie Boys celebrated their music this week pushing 8 of their albums back onto the Billboard 200 following the untimely and sad passing of Boys member Adam Yauch from cancer. The highest ranking was their signature debut record, Licensed to Ill, at # 18.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Blown Away- Carrie Underwood (debut)
2. Little Broken Hearts- Norah Jones (debut)
3. Now 42 Compilation- Various Artists (debut)
4. 21- Adele (last week~ 2)
5. Strange Clouds- B.o.B. (debut)
6. Tuskegee- Lionel (lw~ 3)
7. Blunderbuss- Jack White (lw~ 1)
8. Up All Night- One Direction (lw~ 4)
9. Smash soundtrack- Smash Cast (debut)
10. Born Villian- Marilyn Manson (debut)
Over on the Hot 100 singles chart, it’s business as usual with Gotye landing a fourth week on top with his crossover smash “Somebody that I Used to Know”. This song has topped the Dance and Alternative charts and is in the top ten of the Rock, Hot AC and Pop Charts as well. The rest of the top ten on the Hot 100 is stagnant. We’ll see if anyone can break in next week, but in the meantime, take a look at this week’s list below.
Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (last week~ 1) * 4 weeks on top
2. “We Are Young”- fun. w/Janelle Monae (lw~ 2)
3. “Payphone”- Maroon 5 w/ Wiz Khalifa (lw~ 3)
4. “Call Me Maybe”- Carly Rae Jepsen (lw~ 5)
5. “Wild Ones”- Flo Rida w/ Sia (lw~ 6)
6. “Glad You Came”- The Wanted (lw~ 4)
7. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~8)
8. “Boyfriend”- Justin Bieber (lw~ 7)
9. “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction (lw~ 9)
10. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”- Kelly Clarkson (lw~ 10)
And before I go, please enjoy Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” which is set to be the second single from her new album, and trust me, it’s awesome!
Carrie Underwood’s new single “Good Girl” is already a smash. In only 3 weeks, it’s gone top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and top 15 on the Country charts. It should hit # 1 on the later in no time, giving her a 12th chart topper. And now the incredibly hot new video for the track just hit the web. It will undoubtedly help tho swift rise of this rocking’ country song. Watch Carrie play the good and bad girl in the clip below and watch for her new album, Blown Away, in May.
