Country album sales are down 7% at midyear, with little new material from 2003 cracking the top 10 and receipts bolstered by the latest post-mortem comeback by The King of Rock 'n' Roll.
Country acts sold 28.1 million units through June 29, compared with 30.3 million for the same period last year, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the company that tracks retail music sales.
Among the top-selling country albums so far this year was 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits", it was #7 on the best selling countries albums this year.