Feb
21
Submitted by JHFan on Sat, 02/21/2009 - 12:02
Opening with 67,000 copies, two-time "Dancing With the Stars" champ Julianne Hough plows onto Top Country Albums at No. 1 with her self-titled debut and cracks the Billboard 200 at No. 3.
The Salt Lake City native posts the biggest opening week for a newcomer on Top Country Albums since "American Idol" alum Kellie Pickler arrived with 79,000 copies of "Small Town Girl" in the Nov. 18, 2006 issue. Hough's debut single, "That Song in My Head," continues its run on Hot Country Songs, gaining 300,000 audience impressions to step 29-28 in it's 13th chart week. Since its bow in the March 15 issue, "Head" has amassed 41 million radio impressions (5.5 million during the tracking week). Nielsen BDS reported 103 video plays at CMT and 95 at GAC.