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Forbes
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Willie Nelson Scores A New No. 1 Album After First Missing The Top Spot
Just last week, Willie Nelson nearly secured a new No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. The legendary singer-songwriter missed out on the throne by just one space, as Oh, What a Beautiful World had to settle for the runner-up slot. 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.
Epoch Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
Willie Nelson Debuts 77th Solo Album, ‘Oh What a Beautiful World,' Ahead of 92nd Birthday
Veteran country singer Willie Nelson has debuted his 77th solo studio album, 'Oh What a Beautiful World,' ahead of his 92nd birthday on April 29. Nelson's new record, which was released on April 25, marks his 154th album to date. Known for creating tribute albums dedicated to other artists, the guitarist's latest project pays homage to the work of fellow musician Rodney Crowell. 'Willie Nelson and Rodney Crowell are two Texas singer-songwriters whose careers have intersected often since Crowell first heard Nelson's earliest songs on the radio and saw his shows in Houston in the mid-1960s,' Nelson's website Crowell moved to Nashville in the early 1970s, initially launching his music career as a songwriter. The country singer, now 74, went on to put out his first record, 'Ain't Living Long Like This,' in 1978. Subsequent albums include 'Diamonds & Dirt' (1988), 'Keys to the Highway' (1989), 'Life Is Messy' (1992), 'The Houston Kid' (2001), 'Fate's Right Hand' (2003), and 'The Chicago Sessions' (2023). Nelson's new album showcases 12 of the two-time Grammy Award-winner's songs from the past five decades, from early tracks like 1976's 'Banks Of The Old Bandera,' recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, and 1981's 'Shame On The Moon,' a hit for Bob Seger, to 90s tracks like 'What Kind Of Love,' co-written by Will Jennings based on a Roy Orbison melody, 'Stuff That Works,' co-written with Guy Clark, according to the musician's website. More recent songs include those performed by Keith Urban and Tim McGraw in the 2000s, as well as the title track 'Oh What a Beautiful World,' which was originally featured on Crowell's 2014 studio album, 'Tarpaper Sky.' Related Stories 6/27/2024 3/16/2024 Nelson last covered Crowell's songs for his 2024 album 'The Border.' The record's title track is a version of Crowell's song of the same name, which appeared on the songwriter's 2019 album 'Texas.' 'Considering that at age fourteen I heard Willie's song 'I Never Cared for You' on the radio the same day I heard [Bob] Dylan's 'Subterranean Homesick Blues' for the first time and couldn't sleep that night for trying to imagine how either song came to be,' Crowell 'With the countless exchanges between then and when he sang 'Stardust' at his 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl ... I'd say it's about bleeping time Willie Nelson recorded an entire album of my songs.'
