When the album debuted, it peaked at Number 14 with 27,000 copies before stumbling out of the Billboard 200 entirely.
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However, Traveler jumped to No. 1 with 177,000 total units moved through November 5, according to Nielsen Music. Still, he has written five No. 1s on the Country Airplay tally for other artists, including Kenny Chesney and Luke Bryan.
After his surprise sweep at the CMA Awards last week, acclaimed songwriter Chris Stapleton is enjoying a huge boost in album sales.
At the CMAs, Stapleton and Just Timberlake sang the “Traveller” track “Tennessee Whiskey” and Timberlake’s “Drink You Away”.
The No. 8 spot goes to the third debut of the week, the compilation record We Love Disney The album, which features remade Disney classics by the likes of Ariana Grande, Ne-Yo and Fall Out Boy moved 31,000 units. That massive night is now carrying over on the charts; Stapleton’s debut album Traveller now tops the Billboard 200. Church’s album was only available at iTunes first, so only 1,000 copies were sold in stores before the end of the chart week. The set sold 81,000 units, down 54 percent in its second week.
Stapleton is joined in the Billboard 200 by a slew of fellow country stars, with Carrie Underwood hanging on to the number two slot with her album Storyteller and Eric Church at three with Mr. Misunderstood. The remaining 1,000 copies came from physical copies sold at brick-and-mortar retailers.
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Mr. Misunderstood is the fourth top 10 album for Church, who saw his last release, 2014’s The Outsiders, debut atop the list with 288,000 sold in its first week.
