
Billy Strings’ Highway Prayers Becomes First Bluegrass Album to Go No. 1 Since 2002

Billy Strings‘ new album, Highway Prayers, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s all-genre Top Album Sales chart, marking the first time a bluegrass album has secured the top spot since 2002.
Highway Prayers is Strings’ sixth studio album, and was released on September 27th via Reprise Records. In its first week, it moved 19,000 units (the biggest sales week of Strings’ career so far), and in addition to topping the Top Album Sales and Bluegrass charts, it’s sitting at No. 8 on the Top Country Albums chart, at No. 6 on Americana/Folk Albums, and at No. 22 on the Billboard 200.
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All this serves as confirmation of Strings’ (very deserved) position as the biggest bluegrass star in recent memory. In the past few years, he’s built a loyal following, become a major touring act, and collaborated with the likes of Post Malone, Willie Nelson, Tool, and many more.
Highway Prayers is Strings’ sixth studio album, and was released on September 27th via Reprise Records. In its first week, it moved 19,000 units (the biggest sales week of Strings’ career so far), and in addition to topping the Top Album Sales and Bluegrass charts, it’s sitting at No. 8 on the Top Country Albums chart, at No. 6 on Americana/Folk Albums, and at No. 22 on the Billboard 200.
Get Billy Strings Tickets Here
All this serves as confirmation of Strings’ (very deserved) position as the biggest bluegrass star in recent memory. In the past few years, he’s built a loyal following, become a major touring act, and collaborated with the likes of Post Malone, Willie Nelson, Tool, and many more.
- 10/9/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
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