The Road and the Radio explained

The Road and the Radio
Type:studio
Artist:Kenny Chesney
Cover:Road And The Radio.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:2005
Studio:Emerald Entertainment Studios & Westwood Sound Studios
Nashville, TN
Genre:Country
Length:46:53
Label:BNA
Prev Title:Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
Prev Year:2005
Next Year:2006

The Road and the Radio is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on November 8, 2005, through BNA Records. The album debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums and US Billboard 200 charts.

Content

The album produced five singles between 2005 and 2007 with the songs "Who You'd Be Today", "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", "You Save Me", and "Beer in Mexico". All singles made it to the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer in Mexico" all reached number one. "Who You'd Be Today" peaked at number 2, and "You Save Me" went to number 3.

Personnel

Compiled in liner notes[1]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
US Billboard 200[2] 138
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 24
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[4] 22
Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 200[5] 8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 3
Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard 200[7] 164
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 35

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[9]
US
[10]
US
Pop
CAN Country
[11]
2005"Who You'd Be Today"23761
  • US: Gold
2006"Living in Fast Forward"148
"Summertime"134511
  • US: Platinum
"You Save Me"341754
  • US: Gold
2007"Beer in Mexico"1611
  • US: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. The Road and the Radio . Kenny Chesney . 2005 . BNA Records . BNA82876-72960-2.
  2. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005. IFPI. https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf. November 17, 2008. February 2, 2023.
  5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  6. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  7. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  8. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  9. Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Songs. Billboard. March 3, 2020.
  10. Kenny Chesney Chart History – Hot 100. Billboard. March 3, 2020.
  11. Web site: Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles. RPM. October 22, 2010.