According to Nielsen Musicâs 2016 mid-year charts, Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett and Sam Hunt have had a pretty good six-month run. The foursome dominated six different mid-year charts.
Chris reached the top spot on both the Top 10 Country Albums chart and the Top 10 Selling Country Albums chart with his debut solo album, Traveller.
Thomas Rhettâs âDie a Happy Manâ was the No. 1 tune on both the Top 10 On-Demand Country Song Streams chart and the Top 10 On-Demand Country Audio Streams chart.
Tim McGrawâs âHumble and Kindâ edged out Florida Georgia Lineâs âH.O.L.Y.â on the Top 10 Selling Digital Country Songs chart, while Sam Huntâs âBreak Up in a Small Townâ copped the No. 1 spot on the Top 10 On-Demand Country Video Streams chart.
Interestingly enough, Thomas Rhett cracked the Top 10 on all six charts. Talk about a banner yearâer, half year.
Have a look at the charts below via Billboard.
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 Country Albums (Based on Overall Equivalent Album Units)
- Chris Stapleton, Traveller (931,000 units)
- Sam Hunt, Montevallo (444,000 units)
- Joey+Rory, Hymns (422,000 units)
- Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up (408,000 units)
- Blake Shelton, If Iâm Honest (389,000 units)
- Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights (312,000 units)
- Keith Urban, Ripcord (300,000 units)
- Carrie Underwood, Storyteller (264,000 units)
- Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (255,000 units)
- Dierks Bentley, Black (250,000 units)
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Country Albums
- Chris Stapleton, Traveller (746,000)
- Joey+Rory, Hymns (414,000)
- Blake Shelton, If Iâm Honest (283,000)
- Sam Hunt, Montevallo (199,000)
- Keith Urban, Ripcord (197,000)
- Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up (164,000)
- Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights (149,000)
- Carrie Underwood, Storyteller (147,000)
- Cole Swindell, You Should Be Here (138,000)
- Dierks Bentley, Black (137,000)
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Digital Country Songs
- Tim McGraw, âHumble and Kindâ (747,000)
- Florida Georgia Line, âH.O.L.Y.â (730,000)
- Thomas Rhett, âDie a Happy Manâ (711,000)
- Maren Morris, âMy Churchâ (634,000)
- Dierks Bentley, âSomewhere on a Beachâ (589,000)
- Cole Swindell, âYou Should Be Hereâ (569,000)
- Blake Shelton, âCame Here to Forgetâ (459,000)
- Thomas Rhett, âT-Shirtâ (431,000)
- Chris Young featuring Cassadee Pope, âThink of Youâ (421,000)
- Brett Eldredge, âDrunk on Your Loveâ (409,000)
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Country Song Streams (Audio and Video Combined)
- Thomas Rhett, âDie a Happy Manâ (87,737,000)
- Sam Hunt, âBreak Up in a Small Townâ (76,599,000)
- Florida Georgia Line, âH.O.L.Y.â (54,608,000)
- Sam Hunt, âTake Your Timeâ (51,293,000)
- Chris Stapleton, âTennessee Whiskeyâ (43,756,000)
- Cole Swindell, âYou Should Be Hereâ (43,556,000)
- Sam Hunt, âHouse Partyâ (43,458,000)
- Dierks Bentley, âSomewhere on a Beachâ (43,377,000)
- Old Dominion, âSnapbackâ (42,222,000)
- Florida Georgia Line, âConfessionâ (41,149,000)
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Country Audio Streams
- Thomas Rhett, âDie a Happy Manâ (55,465,000)
- Sam Hunt, âBreak Up in a Small Townâ (44,292,000)
- Old Dominion, âSnapbackâ (33,342,000)
- Sam Hunt, âTake Your Timeâ (32,903,000)
- Brett Eldredge, âDrunk on Your Loveâ (31,389,000)
- Sam Hunt, âHouse Partyâ (31,384,000)
- Thomas Rhett, âT-Shirtâ (30,425,000)
- Florida Georgia Line, âConfessionâ (30,037,000)
- Dierks Bentley, âSomewhere on a Beachâ (29,983,000)
- Chris Stapleton, âTennessee Whiskeyâ (29,820,000)
2016âs Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Country Video Streams
- Sam Hunt, âBreak Up in a Small Townâ (32,307,000)
- Thomas Rhett, âDie a Happy Manâ (32,272,000)
- Florida Georgia Line, âH.O.L.Y.â (25,417,000)
- Cole Swindell, âYou Should Be Hereâ (20,658,000)
- Taylor Swift, âYou Belong With Meâ (19,702,000)
- Sam Hunt, âTake Your Timeâ (18,390,000)
- Tim McGraw, âHumble and Kindâ (16,117,000)
- Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan, âThis Is How We Rollâ (15,673,000)
- Brantley Gilbert, âBottoms Upâ (15,496,000)
- Chris Young, âIâm Coming Overâ (15,181,000)
Sam Hunt courtesy CMT; Chris Stapleton courtesy UMG Nashville; Tim McGraw courtesy NASCAR; Thomas Rhett by John Shearer/The Greenroom PR