{"id":2090799,"date":"2023-11-05T07:38:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-aldeans-newest-album-dominates-charts-beating-out-taylor-swift-3-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T07:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T12:41:44","slug":"jason-aldeans-newest-album-dominates-charts-beating-out-taylor-swift-3-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-aldeans-newest-album-dominates-charts-beating-out-taylor-swift-3-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Aldean&#8217;s latest album triumphs charts, surpassing Taylor Swift thrice."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjason-aldeans-newest-album-dominates-charts-beating-out-taylor-swift-3-times%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2090799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jason\u200d Aldean&#8217;s Newest Album \u2064Dominates Charts, Beating Out Taylor Swift 3 Times<\/h2>\n<p>Country star Jason Aldean&#8217;s latest album, &#8220;Highway Desperado,&#8221; has taken\u2062 the iTunes charts by storm since its release on Friday. As of Sunday morning, the album claimed the top spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-aldeans-newest-album-dominates-charts-beating-out-taylor-swift-3-times\/\" title=\"Jason Aldean's latest album triumphs charts, surpassing Taylor Swift thrice.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feud-escalates-between-country-legend-and-rude-reporter-ends-in-10k-anti-biden-bet\/\" title=\"Feud Escalates Between Country Legend and Rude Reporter, Ends in K Anti-Biden Bet\">country music<\/a> album category<\/a>, surpassing not one, but two Taylor Swift albums.<\/p>\n<p>Swift&#8217;s albums, &#8220;Fearless (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221; and &#8220;Speak Now\u2063 (Taylor&#8217;s Version),&#8221; were ranked at\u2064 No. 5 and No. 9,\u2064 respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Highway Desperado is OUT NOW!\u200d This album is a tribute to \u200bmy life on the road and all of u guys who\u200b come out and see us play every night. Hope u dig it! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KL4DlWmKBV\">https:\/\/t.co\/KL4DlWmKBV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gICi2SWlkc\">pic.twitter.com\/gICi2SWlkc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Aldean\/status\/1720296664496250896?\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Aldean didn&#8217;t secure the No. 1 spot \u200bon the overall iTunes\u200d top\u200c album list, with &#8220;Highway Desperado&#8221; ranking at No.\u200d 3,\u2064 he\u2064 still managed to \u2062outshine Swift&#8217;s\u200d album &#8220;1989 (Taylor&#8217;s\u200d Version)&#8221; which was released on Oct.\u200c 27. The &#8220;[Deluxe]&#8221; version of &#8220;1985&#8221; with an extra song\u2064 claimed the No. 5 spot, while the regular version of the album was at No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean&#8217;s triumph over arguably \u2062the biggest name in music today is even more \u2063impressive considering the relentless criticism he faced from the establishment media. His new album includes the \u2064controversial song &#8220;Try That in a Small Town,&#8221; which critics accused of being racist due to its music\u2062 video featuring images of urban rioters with a warning not to try such actions in a small town.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 CMT pulling the video from its lineup, the\u200b song soared to \u2063No. 1 on the charts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: \u2064The following video contains language and images that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u200b country star addressed\u200c the controversy surrounding the song in an interview on &#8220;CBS Mornings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were people of all colors doing stuff \u200cin the video,&#8221; Aldean explained. &#8220;That&#8217;s what I don&#8217;t understand. You know,\u200b there were white people in there. There were\u2063 black \u200cpeople.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean,\u2064 this video did not shine a light\u2062 on \u200bone specific group and say, &#8216;That&#8217;s the problem,'&#8221; Aldean emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean also clarified that he was unaware of the historical significance of the Maury County, Tennessee, Courthouse where the video was shot, as it was\u2062 the site of a lynching in 1927. He stated that he doesn&#8217;t research the \u200bhistory of a place before \u2063shooting a video there.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, Aldean&#8217;s album continues to dominate the charts, \u2064proving that \u200dhis music resonates with fans across the country.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>If The Western Journal launched a podcast, would you subscribe?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Completing this poll entitles \u200byou to \u200bThe Western Journal \u2062news updates free of charge via email. You may opt out at any time. \u2064You also\u200d agree \u2064to\u200b our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And anybody that saw that \u2062in the video, then\u200c you weren&#8217;t looking \u2062hard enough at the video, is all I can tell you,&#8221; Aldean added.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a \u2062question about the video being shot at the Maury\u2064 County Courthouse, where a black man\u2062 was lynched in 1927, Aldean admitted he was unaware of the incident and doesn&#8217;t research the history of a location before shooting\u200c a video there.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, &#8220;I&#8230; don&#8217;t go back 100 years and check on\u2064 the history of a place before we\u200b go shoot it. It&#8217;s the place where I go get\u2063 my\u200c car tags every year. It&#8217;s my county that I\u200c live in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>A Note from Our Founder:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every morning,\u2063 we at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our mission \u2064of giving you the important information you need about \u2064what&#8217;s happening in America.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><strong>We can&#8217;t\u200c do that\u2064 without your help<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>America has been on the receiving \u200cend of false narratives. The purpose of\u200d these false narratives is to make you feel powerless. 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We rely on the support of \u200dour readers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-draws-backlash-after-students-offered-extra-credit-to-attend-pro-palestinian-event\/\" title=\"University faces criticism for offering extra credit to students attending pro-Palestinian event.\">continue providing quality news<\/a> and analysis, and\u200d we appreciate your support. If\u2062 The Western Journal were to \u200dlaunch a podcast, it would be another platform for us to deliver the news \u200band updates you rely on. So, we ask you, our readers, if\u2063 we were to launch a\u2062 podcast, would you subscribe?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that Jason Aldean&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-morgan-wallen-first-interview-since-n-word-video-deplatforming-i-can-only-come-tell-my-truth\/\" title=\"WATCH: Morgan Wallen First Interview Since N-Word Video, Deplatforming: \u2018I Can Only Come Tell My Truth\u2019\">newest album<\/a>, &#8220;Highway Desperado,&#8221; is dominating the charts.\u2063 With his unique\u2062 blend\u2063 of country music \u2062and rock\u200c influences, Aldean has consistently delivered\u2062 hit after hit throughout his career. However, what&#8217;s truly \u2064remarkable is the fact that \u200dhe\u200c has managed to beat out Taylor Swift not just once, but three\u2062 times on the iTunes charts.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release on\u200c Friday, &#8220;Highway \u2062Desperado&#8221; has claimed the top spot in the country music album category, surpassing not one, but two Taylor \u200bSwift albums. &#8220;Fearless (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221;\u200b and &#8220;Speak Now\u2063 (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221;\u200c were ranked \u200dat\u200d No. 5 and No. 9\u2064 respectively. While Aldean \u200bdidn&#8217;t secure the overall No. 1 spot\u200d on the iTunes top\u2063 album list, with \u200b&#8221;Highway Desperado&#8221; ranking at No.\u200d 3,\u2064 he still managed to \u2063\u2062outshine Swift&#8217;s\u200d album &#8220;1989 (Taylor&#8217;s\u200d Version).&#8221; The &#8220;[Deluxe]&#8221; \u200bversion of &#8220;1985&#8221; with an extra song\u2064 claimed \u200dthe \u2064No. 5 spot, while the \u2064regular version of the album was\u2062 at No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean&#8217;s \u2063triumph over Swift, who is arguably one\u200b of the biggest names in music today, is certainly impressive. What makes it even more notable \u200bis the relentless criticism he faced from the establishment media.\u200c The controversy surrounding Aldean&#8217;s album stems from the song &#8220;Try That in a Small Town,&#8221; which some critics accused of being racist due to its music\u2062 video featuring images of urban \u2064rioters with a warning not to \u2064try such actions in\u200d a small town. Despite CMT pulling the video from its lineup, the song soared to No.\u2064 1 on\u200b the charts.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on &#8220;CBS Mornings,&#8221; Aldean addressed the controversy surrounding the song. He explained that the video featured \u2062people of all colors and did not shine a negative light on any \u2063specific group. He also clarified that he was unaware of the historical significance of the Maury County Courthouse where the video was shot, as it\u2062 was\u2062 the site of a lynching in 1927. Aldean stated that he doesn&#8217;t research the history of a place before \u2063shooting \u2063a video there.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u200dcontroversy, Aldean&#8217;s album continues to dominate the charts, proving that\u2062 his music resonates with \u200cfans across the country. His \u200dunique\u200d blend of country and \u200crock, along with his powerful vocals and relatable lyrics, have made\u2063 him a beloved figure in the\u200c industry.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Jason Aldean&#8217;s latest album, &#8220;Highway Desperado,&#8221; has taken the iTunes charts by storm, beating out Taylor Swift three times. Despite facing criticism and controversy, Aldean&#8217;s music continues to connect with\u200c fans and solidify his position as a top country star. \u200bWith his undeniable talent and ability to captivate audiences, it&#8217;s\u2064 no wonder that his \u200bnewest album is dominating the charts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version)\u201d is at No. 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":2090800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2090799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2090800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2090799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2090799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}