INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Luke Combs performs onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at ... [+]
Luke Combs shocked many of his fans earlier this month when he surprise-announced a new album. The singer-songwriter revealed that he’d completed a project titled Fathers & Sons just days before he released it onto the world. That set has now reached the Billboard charts, and while it is certainly another win for the superstar, the title also marks a new low for him.
Fathers & Sons launches at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, the all-genre ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs in the U.S. That’s now the lowest peak for any of his albums.
Combs has earned half a dozen top 10s on the Billboard 200 throughout his career, and until now, all of his albums had cracked the upper half of the loftiest tier on the tally. The country singer has seen two titles–This One’s For You and Gettin’ Old–stall at No. 4. 2022’s Growin’ Up nearly conquered the list, as it peaked at No. 2.
So far, Combs has ruled the Billboard 200 just once. His full-length What You See Is What You Get debuted at No. 1 back in 2019, when he was well on his way to becoming the country favorite he is today.
Combs has also earned one other top 10, as his EP The Prequel reached the arena in 2019, ahead of What You See Is What You Get pushing him to the throne for the first time. His short collection rose to No. 4, which seems to be a special number for him.
Just one release by the country musician has failed to crack the top 10 on the Billboard 200. The One’s For You only climbed as high as No. 151, but back in early 2017, that was a momentous placement for the newcomer. It was also an EP, so he can still claim that all of his albums have climbed into the loftiest space on the ranking.
According to Luminate, Fathers & Sons launches inside the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with just over 60,000 equivalent units. Streaming made up the bulk of those album units, as the title sold 14,000 copies in its first tracking period of availability.
Combs scores one of four debuts inside the Billboard 200’s top 10 this week. Fathers & Sons comes in behind Don Toliver’s Hardstone Psycho at No. 3 and $uicideboy$’s New World Depression at No. 5. Twice singer Nayeon launches her second solo collection NA at No. 7, just behind the country chart-topper.
