Rearview Town Explained

Rearview Town
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jason Aldean
Cover:	Rearview town.jpg
Length:	46:52
Producer:	Michael Knox
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Rearview Town is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on April 13, 2018 via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, becoming Aldean's fourth consecutive number one album in the United States.

Content

As with all of Aldean's previous albums, Rearview Town was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "You Make It Easy", a song that was co-written by both members of Florida Georgia Line.^[1] The album includes a total of 15 songs, including a duet with Miranda Lambert. An article in Rolling Stone Country stated that the album's title track "hits on the theme of leaving the past behind and moving forward to something better."^[2]

Commercial performance

"Rearview Town" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his fourth consecutive studio album to do so. This also makes him only the second country music act after Rascal Flatts to have four consecutive albums debut at the top of that chart. It shifted 183,000 equivalent album units, of which 162,000 were in traditional album sales.^[3] It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart. It was the fifth best-selling album in the United States with 463,000 copies sold.^[4]

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 8, 2018. It has sold 500,700 copies in the United States as of October 2019,^[5] and 1.32 million equivalent album units as of February 2020.^[6]

Personnel

Musicians

• Jason Aldean – lead vocals, background vocals
• Kurt Allison – electric guitar
• Blake Bollinger – drum programming
• Jaren Boyer – drum programming
• Perry Coleman – background vocals
• Peter Coleman – background vocals
• Kyle Fishman – drum programming
• Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, keyboards, strings, synthesizer
• Mike Johnson – steel guitar
• Tully Kennedy – bass guitar
• Michael Knox – drum programming
• Miranda Lambert – featured vocals on "Drowns the Whiskey"
• Miles McPherson – drum programming
• Josh Mirenda – background vocals
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar
• Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, tres
• Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
• Jerry Roe – drum programming
• Jordan Schmidt – drum programming
• Adam Shoenfeld – e-bow, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, talk box
• Jody Stevens – drum programming
• Neil Thrasher – background vocals
• Patrick Thrasher – drum programming
• Michael Tyler – background vocals

Technical

• Andrew Bissell – editing
• Jeff Braun – mixing
• Peter Coleman – engineering
• Mickey Jack Cones – engineering, vocal engineering
• Richard Dodd – mastering
• Brandon Epps – editing
• Michael Knox – production
• Sam Martin – engineering assistance
• Brady Tillow – engineering assistance

Visuals

• Madalyn Hankins – art direction
• Miller Mobley – photography
• Kevin Tucker – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	5
US Billboard 200	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	30
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	3
Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	72
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	5
Chart (2020)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	21
Chart (2021)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	35
Chart (2022)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[14]	41
Chart (2023)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	61

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country	CAN
2018	"You Make It Easy"	2	1	28	3	17
	"Drowns the Whiskey"	3	1	32	1	13
	"Girl Like You"	5	1	46	1	15
2019	"Rearview Town"	4	1	40	1	11

Notes and References

1. Web site: EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT JASON ALDEAN'S NEW ALBUM, 'REARVIEW TOWN'. Stefano. Angela. The Boot. April 7, 2018.
2. Web site: Jason Aldean Reveals 'Rearview Town' LP Details, Shares Moody Title Track. Parton. Chris. Rolling Stone Country. April 7, 2018.
3. Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 22, 2018. April 23, 2018.
4. Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song . January 8, 2019 . Keith. Caulfield. Billboard .
5. Web site: Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . October 7, 2019 . October 19, 2019 .
6. Web site: Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020 . Matt . Bjorke . February 10, 2020 . Roughstock . February 17, 2020 .
7. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. April 23, 2018. April 20, 2018.
8. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. December 5, 2018.
9. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
10. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
11. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
12. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 13, 2020.
13. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 12, 2021.
14. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. March 5, 2023.
15. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
16. Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200. Billboard. January 31, 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930183821/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200 . September 30, 2020.