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On October 26, 2019, Luke Combs' This One's for You returned to No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart. In 1993, Trisha Yearwood put out her third album, The Song Remembers When, on MCA. It’s also Keith Urban’s birthday.
Luke Combs' This One's for You returned to No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart. A week later it reached 50 weeks on top, tying Shania Twain's Come On Over for the all-time record.
Keith Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand. He played guitar on Nashville sessions before breaking through with hits like "Somebody Like You" and "Blue Ain't Your Color."
Trisha Yearwood put out her third album, The Song Remembers When, on MCA. The title song came first as a single and climbed to No. 2 on the country chart.
Waylon Jennings married fellow singer Jessi Colter in Phoenix, Arizona. They stayed together until his death in 2002.
Billy Ray Cyrus and his wife Tish filed for divorce in Nashville. Months later he said on The View that he had called it off.
Source: aol.comGarth Brooks said he was stepping away from touring. He made the news at a Nashville party marking 100 million albums sold, held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
Singer, songwriter and actor Hoyt Axton died at his home in Victor, Montana, at 61. He wrote "Joy to the World" and "Never Been to Spain." His mother, Mae Boren Axton, co-wrote Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel."
Keith Urban (1967) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 2019, Luke Combs' This One's for You returned to No. 1 on Billboard's country albums chart.
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