The Top 16 Dierks Bentley Moments of 2016

The results are in!  Based on your votes, DB Congress, here are the top 16 moments of 2016 for our Prez, Dierks Bentley! 

1. Country Music Hall of Fame Honors Dierks with "Every Mile a Memory" Exhibit
2. Somewhere On A Beach Tour w/ Tucker Beathard, CAM & Randy Houser
3. The "Jet Black" VIP Experience
4. Donated $100k to Dolly Parton's #MyPeopleFund for Smoky Mountains fire victims                                                     
5. Black - The Album released May 27 to record-breaking sales!  
6. First time co-hosting the ACM Awards (with Luke Bryan)
7. Evie, Jordan and Knox Bentley sing with dad at VIP Lounge                                                      
8. Tweeted to DB Congress: "Keep being the greatest fans in country music!"                      
9. 4 CMA Awards nominations, a win for Musical Event of the Year (Different For Girls)                            
10. The "Black" Card! and Black released on VINYL (tie)                            
11. Back to his roots - performance at Legends downtown Nashville 
12. 4 songs, 4 videos, 1 story - leading up to the release of "Black."
13. Dierks and Elle perform "Jackson" on The Grand Ole Opry   
14. Red Rocks show sold out, 2nd night added--special guest Maren Morris
15. Featured in "Forever Country" video tribute to legends who shaped country music
16. ACM Nominations for Male Vocalist and Video of the Year (Riser)                                

Honorable Mentions:

Different For Girls feat. Elle King (2nd single from Black) becomes his 15th #1 and RIAA certified Gold.  Live from Nashville - Good Morning, America performance.  Somewhere On A Beach-lead single from Black--goes #1 and RIAA certified Platinum! Nominated for a Grammy for his collaboration with Eric Paslay on Charles Kelley's single, "The Driver."  Dierks is the "question" to a Jeopardy answer!  Black released as 3rd single, top 30 in just 5 weeks!  SESAC Award for Song of the Year - Somewhere On A Beach.  Performs on The Ellen Show and gives away a fly-away trip!
Celebrity hockey coach #NHLAllStars.  Kris Kristofferson and Glen Campbell tributes.

One more top Dierks moment that wasn't up for vote - Dierks Emojis! Get them here!

What were you thinkin'?  Were you surprised by the results?  Did we leave out any moments?  Leave a comment and let us know!

"Home" Snags Top Debut

As you can see, our Prez has the #1 Country Album in the country! "Home" sold 55,000 copies in its first week to debut in the top spot, doubling the sales of #2 Jason Aldean and #3 Lady Antebellum. 


Congrats, Dierks! And thank you to all Congress members who helped make it happen (but that was all of us, wasn't it?). :)


Carrie Srebro ~ DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC

Home: Chart and Album News!

In its 6th week on the charts, Dierks Bentley's "Home" moved to #23 on both the Billboard and Mediabase charts. The big win, however, was on the listener feedback charts. On the Callout America chart, "Home" rocketed up SEVEN spots to #14 with just a mere .7% of listeners saying they "strongly dislike" the song (what can I say? Haters are gonna hate). On the RadioFeedback chart, it moved another 3 spots to #13, between two of the strongest songs on the charts right now: Zac Brown Band's "Keep Me in Mind" and Eric Church's "Drink in My Hand."

Unfortunately, even though it's still growing healthily and gaining somewhat on Brad Paisley's "Camouflage," "Home" is likely to spend another week at #23 - nothing has or will fall out of the Top 10 to go recurrent, and all of the songs ahead of it are moving up as well. I expect upward movement will continue next week, however, and Top 20 is likely for week 8. Don't forget to buy your copy now on iTunes! :)

And the news we've all been waiting for was released this evening: the studio album "Home" has a release date! Mark your calendars for February 7, 2012! Isn't that cover fabulous?!


~ Carrie S. (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE NAMES FEEL THAT FIRE AS BEST 2009 COUNTRY ALBUM

Feel That Fire was listed as #1 Country album for 2009 by the Chicago Tribune! The album is in great company with artists such as touring buddy, Brad Paisley!

Here's what the Tribune had to say about FTF:

"This effort has Bentley blazing new trails with music that maintains enough bluegrass edge to feel roots-worthy but holds tight to the signature gravel in his voice that gives his tunes a rock lean. And the journey through varied song styles, from a hopeful duet with Americana songbird Patty Griffin to the smoldering "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes," shows that Bentley's talent runs deep from the first track to the last."

Go to Chicago Tribune to see what other albums made the years top list!

(Thanks Erin W. for forwarding the article!)