{"id":17360,"date":"2019-08-06T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1810059"},"modified":"2019-08-06T12:09:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T18:09:34","slug":"luke-combs-breaks-1988-record-set-by-randy-travis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/luke-combs-breaks-1988-record-set-by-randy-travis\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Combs Breaks 1988 Record Set by Randy Travis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:679400?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">5m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/luke-combs\">Luke Combs<\/a> is in complete command of <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s top country albums and airplay charts this week as <em>This One\u2019s for You<\/em> continues to sit solidly at No. 1 on the former and his latest single, \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart,\u201d perches at the summit of the latter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Lb9dq-JZFI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Lb9dq-JZFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>With 44 weeks at No. 1, Combs breaks a record set by Randy Travis for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart by a male artist. Travis\u2019 <em>Always and Forever<\/em> started its tenure at No. 1 in June 1987, and remained there for 43 non-consecutive weeks, through June 1988. Shania Twain holds the overall record, with 50 weeks for her 1997 album, <em>Come on Over<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It took \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart,\u201d Combs\u2019 sixth No. 1, only 13 weeks to climb to its present rank. Last week\u2019s most-airplayed single, Maren Morris\u2019 \u201cGirl,\u201d has slipped to No. 13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0vXCY-h9ks?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X0vXCY-h9ks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>Justin Moore\u2019s <em>Late Nights and Longnecks<\/em> debuts at No. 2 on the albums list, while Casey Donahew\u2019s <em>One Light Town<\/em> bows at No. 25. Returning to the chart at No. 16 is <em>The Essential Elvis Presley<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s only one new single \u2014 Morgan Wallen\u2019s \u201cChasin\u2019 You,\u201d which edges in at No. 60. Brothers Osborne\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Remember You (Before Me)\u201d bounces back into action at No. 36.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qiACOYSDhk?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qiACOYSDhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>The No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 albums, respectively, are the eponymous <em>Dan + Shay<\/em>, Wallen\u2019s <em>If I Know Me<\/em> and Combs\u2019 <em>The Prequel EP<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the Top 5 songs, in descending order, are Jason Aldean\u2019s \u201cRearview Town,\u201d Dan + Shay\u2019s \u201cAll to Myself,\u201d Moore\u2019s \u201cThe Ones That Didn\u2019t Make It Back\u201d and Luke Bryan\u2019s \u201cKnockin\u2019 Boots.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\">Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ioz93bSi2uc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ioz93bSi2uc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1810059\/luke-combs-breaks-1988-record-set-by-randy-travis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 5m ago Luke Combs is in complete command of Billboard\u2019s top country albums and airplay charts this week as This One\u2019s for You continues to sit solidly at No. 1 on the former and his latest single, \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart,\u201d perches at the summit of the latter. Embedded from www.youtube.com. 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