Sam Hunt’s ‘Southside’ Lands At No.1 On Billboard Country Albums Chart
The singer-songwriter will also be appearing tonight, 13 April on CBS’ Late Night with Stephen Colbert performing his latest Top 15 hit ‘Hard To Forget’.
Nashville star Sam Hunt continues his victory lap, as his sophomore album Southside reaches No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, becoming the highest country album debut of 2020 with sales tallying over 45,900.
Following the album’s release on 3 April via MCA Nashville, Southside marks Hunt’s second consecutive debut at No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and second consecutive Top 5 debut on Billboard’s Top 200.
Along with racing up the charts, Southside is also a critical hit, with The New York Times calling it, “a reminder that Hunt is a Nashville provocateur who can write better songs than almost everyone he’s trying to provoke,” while Rolling Stone pegs Hunt as “an innovator who has remade country in his own image and also figured out how to reclaim its past”.
Hunt also shared stories behind the making of the album as part of the enhanced Southside album playlist on Spotify.
The singer-songwriter will also be appearing tonight, 13 April on CBS’ Late Night with Stephen Colbert performing his latest Top 15 hit ‘Hard To Forget’. Hunt is also scheduled to hit the road later this summer, with The Southside Summer Tour kicking off on 10 July in Bangor, Maine out of an abundance of caution for fans, crew and venue staff.
Rescheduled dates include Toronto (26 Aug), St. Louis (3 Sept), Milwaukee (4 Sept), Detroit (5 Sept), Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (6 Sept), Charlotte (1 Oct), Raleigh (2 Oct), Bristow, Va. (3 Oct ), West Palm Beach (8 Oct), Tampa (9 Oct ) and Atlanta (10 Oct). View the full updated tour scheduled below.
Southside can be bought here.
The Southside Summer Tour Schedule:
July 10 Bangor, Maine
July 11 Gilford, N.H.
July 17 Camden, N.J.
July 18 Mansfield, Mass.
July 19 Hartford, Conn.
July 24 Wantagh, N.Y.
July 25 Columbia, Md.
July 26 Virginia Beach, Va.
Aug. 6 Rogers, Ark.
Aug. 7 Southaven, Miss.
Aug. 8 Pelham, Ala.
Aug. 14 Holmdel, N.J.
Aug. 15 Burgettstown, Pa.
Aug. 16 Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug. 20 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Aug. 21 Fishers, Ind.
Aug. 22 Des Moines, Iowa
Aug. 26 Toronto, Ont.*
Aug. 27 Darien Center, N.Y.
Aug. 28 Syracuse, N.Y.
Aug. 29 Hershey, Pa.
Sept. 3 Maryland Heights, Mo.*
Sept. 4 Milwaukee, Wisc.*
Sept. 5 Clarkston, Mich.*
Sept. 6 Mt. Pleasant, Mich.*
Sept. 10 Austin, Texas
Sept. 11 The Woodlands, Texas
Sept. 12 Dallas, Texas
Sept. 17 Wheatland, Calif.
Sept. 18 Mountain View, Calif.
Sept. 19 Irvine, Calif.
Sept. 24 Chula Vista, Calif.
Sept. 25 Phoenix, Ariz.
Sept. 26 Albuquerque, N.M.
Oct. 1 Charlotte, N.C.*
Oct. 2 Raleigh, N.C.*
Oct. 3 Bristow, Va.*
Oct. 8 West Palm Beach, Fla.*
Oct. 9 Tampa, Fla.*
Oct. 10 Alpharetta, Ga.*
* indicates rescheduled tour date
Please note the June 20 Tinley Park, Ill. tour stop is cancelled.
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