Willie Nelson Scores A New No. 1 Album After First Missing The Top Spot
Typically, where an album debuts on the charts ends up being its all-time peak. Interest in a musician's newest offering is usually greatest right after its release — during the initial promotional period and when it's brand new — when diehard supporters rush to both stream and buy the collection. That's not always the case, however, and Nelson benefits from a fairly unusual climb this time around, one that shows yet again just how hugely popular he remains into his nineties.
Oh, What a Beautiful World climbs one space on the Official Country Artists Albums chart this week. The set lifts from No. 2, where it began, to No. 1 on the ranking of the biggest full-lengths in the U.K. from artists typically known for creating country music.
Last frame, Send a Prayer, My Way by Julien Baker and Torres led the charge on the Official Country Artists Albums chart. That set spent its first two turns at No. 1. Now, it trades places with Oh, What a Beautiful World.
With this latest champion, Nelson earns his eighth No. 1 on the Official Country Artists Albums list. He has previously reached the summit with all of the following releases: Spirit, Heroes, To All the Girls, Ride Me Back Home, First Rose of Spring, That's Life, and Last Leaf on the Tree.
It's been less than a year since Nelson collected his most recent chart-topper. Last Leaf on the Tree debuted in November 2024 and quickly reached the summit.
While Oh, What a Beautiful World climbs on the Official Country Artists Albums chart, it drops on the Official Americana ranking. After debuting at No. 11 last time around, it now dips to No. 34.
Two of Nelson's other collections — Legend: The Best Of and Greatest Hits — sit side-by-side at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively, on the Official Country Compilations list in the U.K.
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That line has just become such a special part of my life; I hear it all the time. Even my kids say it to me, especially my 3-year-old, which is hilarious. He's in his, 'What are you waiting for?' phase, and it's really funny. So it holds a special place in my heart. The 'huh' really makes that line what it is. You put this extra emphasis on it, and it really showed Julie's fighting spirit in the first movie. Thank you. A lot of people leave out the 'huh' when they say it back to me, and so I appreciate that. Yeah, for me, the 'huh' was her gumption. The 'huh' was her challenge: 'Come at me! Bring what you're going to bring. I'm here, I'm ready, let's go.' So the 'huh' is important. There's an internet legend that the entire moment was conceived by a contest-winning child. Is that true? So here's the thing about that. I was 18 years old when we filmed the first movie, and all I know is that there was a kid visiting the movie that day. He was a horror fan, but I don't know who he was. 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