Fishbowl Sales Raise Bar on Previous 1st Week Debut

NASHVILLE, TN – Kenny Chesney’s Welcome To The Fishbowl album debuts
today at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart with more than
193,000 albums sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is his 11th
consecutive album to debut at #1. Fishbowl debuts at #2 on the all-genre
Billboard 200 Chart.
First-week sales of Fishbowl eclipse the first-week sales of his last
three album releases, including the platinum-selling, critically
acclaimed Hemingway’s Whiskey, which produced four #1 singles and a Top 5
song. “This dramatic increase in sales is a real testament to the
strength of his new music, as well as the continued momentum of his
career at every level,” said Gary Overton, Sony Music Nashville Chairman
& CEO.

Fishbowl has already yielded the Top 10 hit “Feel Like A Rock Star”
with ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour partner Tim McGraw, and his current
single, “Come Over,” is one of the fastest rising singles in Chesney’s
career. Album release week activities included a free, 75-minute concert
directed for a live stream by Academy Award-winning director Jonathan
Demme as part of the American Express “Unstaged” series, as well as
performances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and The Today Show Summer
Concert Series. Chesney wrapped the week with stadium shows in Nashville
and Charlotte.

Chesney is currently on the cover of Men’s Health Magazine and People
Country, with recent features in USA Today, People Magazine,
Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and much more. He can be seen on ESPN’s
latest “This is SportsCenter” commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j84pqBlTC9I&feature=youtu.be
), where Chesney tries to ignore ESPN anchor Steve Levy’s zealous
attempt to join him at the popular table in the ESPN cafeteria. He’ll
also take part in NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular which
airs Wednesday, July 4 from 9-10 pm ET.