BLAKE SHELTON IS NO. 1 IN AMERICA

By Raymond Loesch • July 21, 2011

For the First Time in His Career the Reigning CMA Male Vocalist Tops the Overall US Albums Charts Debut Week with Red River Blue

Reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and country music’s most interesting man (see video), Blake Shelton, continues his wave of success with his Warner Bros. Records release, Red River Blue as the largest selling album in the U.S. This amazing debut comes hot on the heels of a string of No. 1’s which include: Soundscan Top Current Albums chart, Soundscan Top Country Albums chart, iTunes Overall Albums Chart, iTunes Country Albums Chart and his multi-week insatiable hit “Honey Bee.” The single is the fastest-selling digital Platinum single for a male country solo artist. Red River Blue is the highest digital percentage for Shelton with almost 30% of his album sales and marks his highest selling album debut to date. Country Fan Network is giving away a couple of copies of Blake’s new Cd, Enter here.