Bucky Covington: 2007's best-selling debut country artist

Bucky Covington on the red carpet at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville in May. (Photo by Aaron Crisler/ Music City Update .com)

A little update from Lyric Street-- good news travels fast. Enjoy!--Winnie

Nashville, TN – July 25, 2007 – With more than 220,000 CDs scanned since the release of his chart-topping debut CD, Bucky Covington takes the lead as this year’s best-selling debut country artist. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Bucky Covington has scanned an average of 16,000 units each week and has remained inside the top 12 on the Top 75 Country Albums Chart since its release in April.

The good news comes as the lead single, "A Different World", climbs to #7 on the Billboard chart and is quickly charging towards the top 5 and beyond. The song is currently reaching a weekly audience of over 23.5 million listeners.

It’s been a busy year for Bucky, whose touring schedule has kept him on the road for much of the year. Tomorrow, Bucky will take a brief break from his touring with a visit to Idol Camp in Northfield, Massachusetts. At Idol Camp, a summer camp for aspiring performers ages 12-15, Bucky will participate in a Q&A session and perform for the attendees. Following his visit to Idol Camp, Bucky’s upcoming tour dates include Charlotte, Milwaukee and St. Louis, plus additional shows opening for Sawyer Brown in Dekalb, Illinois, Hutchinson, Kansas and at the Detroit Lakes WE Fest.

Bucky Covington’s self-titled CD debuted at #1 on Nielsen SoundScan’s Country Top 75 Chart with not only 2007’s biggest unit debut from a new country artist, but also the best first week sales and highest Top 200 debut for any new male country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. In recent months, Covington’s national television appearances have included Live with Regis & Kelly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America and Fox & Friends.

To listen to music from Bucky Covington, log on to: www.buckycovington.com or www.myspace.com/buckycovington.