9 (Jason Aldean album) explained

9
Type:studio
Artist:Jason Aldean
Cover:Jason Aldean - 9.png
Genre:
Length:52:32
Label:
Producer:Michael Knox
Prev Title:Rearview Town
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Macon, Georgia
Next Year:2021/2022

9 is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on November 22, 2019 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Content

As with all of Aldean's previous albums, 9 was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "We Back", a song that was co-written by Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line.[1] A press release described the 16 tracks as "interwoven [...] in an era that's hyper-focused on singles".[2] The album was noted to have stayed true to Aldean’s “foundation” with his “signature blend of country and rock”.[3]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 based on 83,000 equivalent album units, 68,000 of which are in traditional album sales. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, which made it his seventh No. 1 on the chart.[4] It sold a further 11,000 copies the second week.[5] As of March 2020, the album has sold 143,300 copies in the United States,[6] with 269,000 units consumed in total.[7]

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic[8]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)Position
US Billboard 200[9] 91
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LISTEN: Jason Aldean Drops New Single, 'We Back'. Dukes. Billy. Taste of Country. December 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: JUST IN: Jason Aldean's New Album Details Revealed. Whitaker. Sterling. Taste of Country. December 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: INTERVIEW: Jason Aldean Stays True to His Foundation With '9' . Houghton. Cillea. Taste of Country. December 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: '9' Is 1, As Jason Aldean Earns Seventh Top Country Albums Leader; Sam Hunt Returns to Country Airplay Top 10 . December 3, 2019 . Jim . Asker. Billboard .
  5. News: Top 10 Country Albums in Pure Sales: December 9, 2019 . December 9, 2019 . Matt . Bjorke. Roughstock . December 28, 2019.
  6. Web site: Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020 . RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . March 10, 2020 . March 22, 2020 .
  7. News: Country Music's Most-Consumed Albums Chart: March 9, 2020. Roughstock. Matt . Bjorke . March 9, 2020. March 22, 2020.
  8. Web site: Credits. AllMusic. September 11, 2020.
  9. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 17, 2020.
  11. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.
  12. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. March 4, 2023.