Steve Martin extends his prolific creative legacy with his and frequent collaborator Alison Brown’s new album, Safe, Sensible and Sane. The project debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart (dated Nov. 1) with 2,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States Oct. 17–23, according to Luminate.

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The set, on Compass Records, marks Martin’s seventh leader on the list in as many visits, five of which have opened at No. 1. Featuring collaborations with Jackson Browne, Vince Gill and Jason Mraz, among others, the album is Brown’s second to top the chart.

Once viewed as a sideline to his film and comedy career, Martin’s music has instead become a defining pillar. Since h

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