Icon (Josh Turner album) explained

Icon
Type:compilation
Artist:Josh Turner
Cover:JoshTurnerIcon.jpg
Released:March 22, 2011
Genre:Country
Length:40:28
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Frank Rogers, Mark Wright
Prev Title:Haywire
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Punching Bag
Next Year:2012

Icon is a compilation album by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released on March 22, 2011. It is part of a series of similar Icon albums released by Universal Music Enterprises. The album includes Turner's four number-one singles ("Your Man," "Would You Go with Me," "Why Don't We Just Dance" and "All Over Me") as well as album tracks "As Fast as I Could" and "Backwoods Boy". This album was also released under the name Best of Josh Turner.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic notes the album "is all one needs for a definitive Turner playlist without any filler."

Commercial performance

Icon debuted at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 114 on the Billboard 200,[6] selling 5,144 copies in the first week.[7] It received a boost in May 2011 after an appearance by Turner on American Idol with Scotty McCreery, with 3,086 copies sold,[8] and climbed to number 98 on the Billboard 200.[9] The album continued to sell, peaking at number 93 on Billboard 200 on chart dated December 8, 2012 based on Black Friday week sales of 12,990 copies.[10] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 3, 2019. As of October 2019, the album has sold 506,100 copies in the U.S.[11]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. https://open.spotify.com/album/2OBD9Ina3WUXGgzzXwNOkZ
  2. https://tidal.com/browse/album/15405493
  3. https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-josh-turner/1440739084
  4. https://www.deezer.com/en/album/3092721
  5. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/best-of-josh-turner/0060252763417
  6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2138157/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Chart listing for ''Icon'']. Billboard. 12 May 2011.
  7. News: Aldean Returns to #1 on Album Chart; Thompson Square Has #1 Single . March 30, 2011 . Roughstock .
  8. Web site: Dirt Road Anthem Guides This Week's Album Sales . Roughstock . 2011-05-25 .
  9. Web site: Top Country Albums . June 11, 2011. Billboard .
  10. Web site: Top Country Albums . December 8, 2012. Billboard .
  11. Web site: Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 9, 2019 . October 13, 2019 .
  12. Web site: Country Albums Year-End Charts: 2011 . Billboard.
  13. Web site: Country Albums Year-End Chart . Billboard.