Blake Shelton's "Bringing Back the Sunshine" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 ...

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Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton is lighting up the top of the charts this week as 'Bringing Back the Sunshine' debuts at No. 1 on the cross-genre Billboard 200 and Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart with 101,000 albums sold.

'Sunshine' is only the third country album to top the Billboard 200 this year, according to a news release. The Ada native, who put his hometown's water tower on the album cover, debuts at No. 1 with only six short weeks of airplay on his hot Top 5 single, 'Neon Light.'

'With his third consecutive No. 1 album debut, Blake continues to make magic every time he records a song,' said Warner Music Nashville President and CEO John Esposito in the release. 'He's made another masterpiece with 'Bringing Back the Sunshine' that is resonating with fans, critics and the industry. We are so blessed to have Blake in the Warner Music Family and be a part of his historic career.'

'Sunshine' has taken the Tishominog resident coast to coast with performances of 'Neon Light' on 'Today,' 'Live With Kelly and Michael,' 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' and his sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl last Saturday night. With features in USA Today, Entertainment Weekly plus reviews from People Magazine the Los Angeles Times, AP and more, 'Sunshine' is 'One of Shelton's strongest recent efforts,' (Billboard Magazine).

To read my review of 'Bringing Back the Sunshine,' click here.

'Bringing Back the Sunshine'is produced by longtime friend and collaborator and fellow Oklahoma native Scott Hendricks.

Shelton recently wrapped up his sold-out 'Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014,' which included performances at NYC's Madison Square Garden, LA's historic Hollywood Bowl and Chicago's Wrigley Field Stadium (playing to a capacity crowd of more than 40,000 fans as only the fourth country artist to have ever played the iconic 100 year-old ball park). Celebrating 13 years since his first single 'Austin' hit the top of the country radio charts, Shelton holds 17 No. 1 singles to his credit, recently breaking his own record for most consecutive No. 1s at country radio. With 12 singles, including five from his last album alone, Shelton has the most No. 1s in a row on the country radio charts by any artist. Joining the ranks of the Grand Ole Opry as a member since 2010, Shelton has earned a host of awards and nominations throughout his career, including three new Country Music Award nominations this year for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year for 'Mine Would Be You.'

Shelton also recently returned as a coach for his seventh season of NBC's Emmy-winning reality competition series, 'The Voice,' which airs Mondays and Tuesdays on the peacock network.

For more information and upcoming tour dates, please visit: www.BlakeShelton.com and follow @BlakeShelton.

-BAM