‘Good Time’ puts country’s Jackson at top of pop chart
Alan Jackson has reason to sing the title track from his new “Good Time” album: It enters the national sales chart at No. 1 this week, the Georgia native’s fourth collection to top the pop as well as the country rankings.
Following stylistic departures with his previous two albums -- the gospel “Precious Memories” and his collaboration with Alison Krauss, “Like Red on a Rose” -- “Good Time” returns Jackson to his traditional sound.
“Like Red on a Rose” debuted at No. 4 in 2006, even though it sold better -- 149,000 copies -- during its first week in stores than “Good Time,” which sold 119,000.
The biggest surprise addition to the Top 10 this week is Flogging Molly’s “Float,” the Los Angeles-based, Irish-rooted rock band’s sixth album. It enters the chart at No. 4 on sales of 48,000, edging past the Black Crowes’ “Warpaint,” which sold 46,000 and lands at No. 5. Flogging Molly’s previous album, “Whiskey on a Sunday,” posted first-week sales of 14,000 and peaked at No. 67, according to Billboard.
The only other Top 20 debut is Michael McDonald’s “Soul Speak,” which enters at No. 12 with sales of 28,000, according to the Nielsen SoundScan retail sales monitoring service.
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