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Following Wednesday’s career-making CMA Awards showing, Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller” enjoyed an immediate — and significant — sales explosion.<\/p>\n

It is currently #1 on the US iTunes Album Sales chart. And it has a chance of claiming #1 on the overall Billboard Top Album Sales chart, which measures activity for the entire week between October 30 and November 5.<\/p>\n

Essentially a non-factor in the sales race until the 11\/4 CMA Awards broadcast, “Traveller,” per a Hits DD projection, could end up posting a tracking week sales total in excess of 100,000. Such a total would almost certainly be enough for #1 on Top Album Sales.<\/p>\n

It would also exceed the cumulative sales total “Traveller” had amassed prior to Wednesday’s show.<\/p>\n

With album tracks like “Tennessee Whiskey” and “Traveller” also selling like hotcakes, Stapleton’s album is also a clear contender for #1 on the Billboard 200. In addition to pure album sales, the BB200 includes Track Equivalent Albums (10 single sales = 1 unit) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (1500 single streams = 1 unit).<\/p>\n

“Traveller” previously peaked at #8 on Top Album Sales and #14 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n

— Two other country albums are also poised to make significant splashes this week. Released Wednesday night, Eric Church’s surprise “Mr. Misunderstood” is off to a hot start on iTunes. Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller,” which was already expected to be one of the week’s top few sellers, is enjoying a late-week boost thanks to discounted pricing and her own CMA Awards exposure.<\/p>\n

— Prior to the CMA Awards, the NOW 56 compilation was considered the frontrunner for #1.<\/p>\n

— In addition to stealing the show while performing alongside Justin Timberlake, Stapleton also won CMA Awards for New Artist, Male Vocalist, and Album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[42,4085,1022,5255,5254,4913,4119],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nChris Stapleton's "Traveller" Could Win Weekly Album Sales Race<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following Wednesday's career-making CMA Awards showing, Chris Stapleton's "Traveller" enjoyed an immediate -- and significant -- sales explosion. 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