Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Carrie Underwood Sets Record on Billboard and R&R

Carrie Underwood's new single, "So Small", has debuted at #20 on this week's Billboard and R&R charts. That's for highest debut position for any female on the Billboard chart, replacing Gretchen Wilson. Underwood ties Shania Twain for the highest debut on R&R. In 2005, Gretchen Wilson debuted at #21 with "All Jacked Up", and in 2002, Shania Twain debuted at #24 with "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Twain debuted at #20 on the R&R chart back in 1997 with "Love Gets Me Every Time". Wilson, incidentally, debuted at #24 on the R&R chart with "All Jacked Up".The highest debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart since the inception of Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems in 1990 belongs to Keith Urban, who debuted at #17 last year with "Once In A Lifetime Love". "So Small", co-written by Underwood, is the debut single from her untitled sophomore album expected in stores October 23rd.

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