Rearview Town

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Rearview Town
Broken Bow
  • Macon Music
    • ProducerMichael Knox
    Jason Aldean chronology
    They Don't Know
    (2016)     		Rearview Town
    (2018)     		9
    (2019)
    Singles from Rearview Town
    1. "You Make It Easy"
      Released: February 5, 2018
    2. "Drowns the Whiskey"
      Released: May 14, 2018
    3. "Girl Like You"
      Released: September 23, 2018
    4. "Rearview Town"
      Released: February 25, 2019
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]
    Paste6.8[2]

    Rearview Town is the eighth studio album by American

    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.[3] 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."[4]

    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.[5] 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.[6]

    The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 8, 2018.

    equivalent album units as of February 2020.[9]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Dirt to Dust"
    • Jaron Boyer
    • Ben Stennis
    • Michael Tyler
    		2:48
    2."Set It Off"
    		3:16
    5."Gettin' Warmed Up"
    • Boyer
    • Mirenda
    • Cole Taylor
    		2:55
    6."Blacktop Gone"
    		3:26
    7."Drowns the Whiskey" (featuring Miranda Lambert)
    • Kinney
    • Jeff Middleton
    • Thompson
    		3:22
    8."Rearview Town"
    		3:03
    9."Love Me or Don't"
    • Hubbard
    • Schmidt
    • Wallen
    		3:13
    10."Like You Were Mine"
    		3:12
    11."Better at Being Who I Am"
    		3:19
    12."I'll Wait for You"
    		3:18
    13."Ride All Night"
    		2:56
    14."Up in Smoke"
    		3:05
    15."High Noon Neon"
  • Thrasher
    		• 2:54
    Total length:46:49

    Personnel

    Musicians

    Technical

    Visuals

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

    Charts

    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

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Canada (Music Canada)[27] Platinum 80,000‡
    United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,318,000[9] / 500,700[8]

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rearview Town - Jason Aldean". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
    2. ^ Ben Salmon (April 11, 2018). "Jason Aldean: Rearview Town". Paste.
    3. ^ Stefano, Angela. "EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT JASON ALDEAN'S NEW ALBUM, 'REARVIEW TOWN'". The Boot. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
    4. ^ Parton, Chris. "Jason Aldean Reveals 'Rearview Town' LP Details, Shares Moody Title Track". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
    5. ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (April 22, 2018). "Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
    6. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 8, 2019). "Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song". Billboard.
    7. ^ a b "American album certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
    8. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
    9. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (February 10, 2020). "Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
    10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
    11. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
    12. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
    13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
    14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
    15. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
    16. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
    17. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
    18. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
    19. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
    20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
    21. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
    22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
    23. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
    24. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
    25. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
    26. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
    27. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jason Aldean – Rearview Town". Music Canada. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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