Kenny Chesney hopes to debut at No. 1 with his new album, but if he does, it'll be an anomaly, as hip-hop has almost exclusively ruled the top 10 album and song charts during the stay-at-home era.
By Geoff Mayfield Who’s afraid of a pandemic-impacted market? Hip-hop artists aren’t, and neither is country star Kenny Chesney.
Rap has dominated both the album and single charts in recent weeks and will again for the one that will be generated by the current tracking week, even as Chesney’s new “Here and Now” represents a conspicuous interloper .
On the Rolling Stone album chart for the period of April 24-30, rap acts owned nine of the top 10 slots — including a No. 1 debut for YoungBoy Never Broke Again — and eight of the top 10 on the
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