Waylon Jennings notches his first top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with the debut of the from-the-vaults collection Songbird. The set flies in at No. No. 6 on Top Album Sales (dated Oct. 18), while also entering the top 10 on four more charts: Top Current Album Sales (No. 6), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 7), Americana/Folk Albums (No. 8) and Vinyl Albums (No. 9). It also starts at No. 17 on Top Country Albums, No. 18 on Independent Albums and No. 116 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
Songbird was compiled and mixed by Waylon’s son Shooter Jennings, and consists of previously unheard recordings by Waylon produced between 1973-84. Songbird is the first of a trio of previously unheard albums from Waylon.
Waylon Jennings died in 2002 after a stellar career on the charts, including 1