Song lands at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart

Fourteen-time Grammy winner Dan Tyminski has completed his triumphant return to bluegrass with a chart-topping album debut, landing God Fearing Heathen at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums Chart.

Released via 8 Track Entertainment and distributed by Warner/ADA, the project marks Tyminski’s first bluegrass album in 15 years – and his first ever album of original bluegrass compositions – in a “homecoming” studio set that starts a new chapter for one of the genre’s most celebrated contemporary figures.

As the follow up to a series of successes in Americana (Southern Gothic) and international pop (Avicii’s “Hey Brother”), the project has been lauded by fans and critics alike, and along with the No. 1 debut is also rising fast at radio.

Two singles from the project are currently inside the Top 10 of Bluegrass Today’s Singles chart, with “Hey Brother” which debuted and sits at No. 2 and “G.O.A.T.” at No. 6 – plus “Silence In The Brandy,” which is poised at No. 11.

“Hey Brother” also debuted at No. 4 Bluegrass Today’s Monthly Airplay Chart, and over on the Roots Music Report, God Fearing Heathen sits at No. 6 (RMR Contemporary Bluegrass Chart) and No. 11 (RMR Bluegrass Album Chart).

The project has also now cracked the Top 20 of the American Music Association’s Albums Chart, with “Hey Brother” inside the Top 40 (AMA Singles chart). All entries are seeing increasing spins across the nation, and with new radio stations coming on board each week, God Fearing Heathen is one of the Top 5 most added Americana albums in the country.

Meanwhile, Tyminski continues to make the media rounds, appearing on RFD-TV to discuss the project and perform the chart rising “Hey Brother” – a new, bluegrass version of Avicii’s one billion+ streaming hit, which Tyminski originally lent his voice to in 2013.

In celebration of the album’s release, Tyminski recently appeared on the venerated Grand Ole Opry and hosted an album release show at East Nashville’s American Legion Post 82. Looking ahead, The Dan Tyminski Band will then spend all summer on tour, with a series of festival and headline dates scattered across the eastern US and beyond.