Purgatory (Tyler Childers album) explained

Purgatory
Type:studio
Artist:Tyler Childers
Cover:Tyler Childers - Purgatory.png
Studio:Butcher Shoppe (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
Genre:
Length:37:41
Label:Hickman Holler
Producer:
Prev Title:Bottles and Bibles
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Country Squire
Next Year:2019

Purgatory is the second studio album by American country music singer Tyler Childers. It was released in August 2017 under Hickman Holler. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Reception

The album has received a Metacritic rating of 82 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

The album has sold 638,178 copies, both CD and streamable, in the United States as of December 2020.[3]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRank
NoiseyTop 100 Albums of 2017
NPR MusicTop 50 Albums of 2017
Rolling StoneTop 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017

Album art

The album art appears to be a reference to the shape of Lawrence County, Kentucky, the birthplace of Tyler Childers. Additionally, the coloration and shape are reminiscent of Kentucky agate, a type of agate found in Estill, Jackson, Powell, Madison, and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky that has distinctive red, black, yellow, and gray bands due to its derivation from the Mississippian Borden Formation.[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 61
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[6] 21
Chart (2020)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 19
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8] 3
Chart (2021)Position
US Billboard 200[9] 149
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 14
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[11] 3
Chart (2022)Position
US Billboard 200[12] 113
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 11
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[15] 4
Chart (2023)Position
US Billboard 200[16] 97
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 13
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[18] 21
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[19] 6

Usage in film

Multiple songs from Tyler Childers' Purgatory have been used in movies and television shows. In the hit series, Yellowstone, "Lady May" is featured in season 3 episode 2. [20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estill County’s Tyler Childers gets Sturgill Simpson’s help on new album. Kentucky.com. Wickstrom. Matt. June 29, 2017. February 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: Tyler Childers' 'Purgatory' is One of the Most Authentic and Original Albums of 2017. Sawyer. Bobbie Jean. wideopencountry.com. Wide Open Country. April 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 9, 2019 . October 15, 2019 .
  4. Web site: Kentucky Official State Rock is Agate, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky . 2022-04-28 . www.uky.edu.
  5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. July 12, 2020.
  6. Web site: Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. July 12, 2020.
  7. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  11. Web site: Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  12. Web site: Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  13. Independent Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. November 27, 2023.
  14. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  15. Web site: Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  16. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  17. Independent Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 27, 2023.
  18. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  19. Web site: Americana/Folk Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  20. Web site: 2023-01-04 . We've Got the Complete 'Yellowstone' Soundtrack and It's Awesome . 2024-10-08 . Country Living . en-US.

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