Luke Combs Breaks His Own Records With Deluxe Album

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Written by Chris Parton
Luke Combs Breaks His Own Records With Deluxe Album
Luke Combs; Photo Credit: Zack Massey

Country superstar Luke Combs has broken a set of his own records with the release of What You See Ain’t Always What You Get, topping the charts in remarkable style.

Marking a deluxe version Combs already record-setting What You See Is What You Get project, the new set features all 18 tracks on the original plus five new songs, and it was enough to put Combs on top — on top of everything, that is. The North Carolina native’s new set arrived at Number One on the Billboard 200 chart, which measures not just country albums but every album in every genre released in the U.S. It also set the new weekly streaming record for a country album with 102.26 million on-demand streams, breaking Combs’ own record, which he set last November with the album’s original version.

Meanwhile, Combs’ new song, “Forever After All,” also made history by debuting at Number Two on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart — the highest entrance ever for a male country solo artist. And although he was gunning for the top spot there, too, Combs says in an Instagram post he’s “proud” all the same.

“To me, the numbers just mean a lot of people are enjoying the music, and that’s why I do this,” he wrote.

What You See Ain’t Always What You Get also set new records on Apple Music, hitting Number One on their overall U.S. Top Albums chart — making Combs the only country artist in history to top the chart, which he’s now done twice in the past 12 months — and also enjoyed the most first day streams ever for a country album on the platform. It was the biggest one day streamer for a country album on Spotify (surpassing another of his own records) and was the most requested album via Alexa on Amazon music as well, as Combs’ star power continues to grow.

Up next for the “Lovin’ On You” singer is 54th CMA Awards, where he’s nominated for six trophies including Entertainer of the Year, and the 2020 American Music Awards, where he’s up for two.