Topix — Eric Church is no outsider: His latest album stomps a mudhole on this week's SoundScan sales chart, earning the North Carolina cowboy his second No. more info

ContactMusic — Country music star Eric Church has signalled the end of a winter albums sales slump in America by taking his new release The Outsiders to the top of... more info

Topix — With the title cut of his latest album, country star Eric Church proclaims himself one of "The Outsiders," but he's definitely among the in-crowd now. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Eric Church on Wednesday zoomed past the competition to the top of the weekly Billboard 200 album chart with the best opening sales week of the year. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — With the title cut of his latest album, country star Eric Church proclaims himself one of "The Outsiders," but he's definitely among the in-crowd now. "The Outsiders" cruises to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. pop charts, having sold 288,000 copies in its... more info

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USA Today Music — 'Frozen' holds steady at No. 2 on the album chart more info

People.com — "There are times when the country outlaw makes like the Boss of Nashville," PEOPLE music critic says more info

Stereogum — In 2012, the great reissue label Light In The Attic released the ridiculously fun compilation Country Funk: 1969-1975, a pileup of Nashville outlaws and outliers figuring out syncopation and pointing toward an alternate musical future that sadly didn... more info

USA Today Music — Eric Church doesn't play it safe on his new album. more info