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RASCAL FLATTS REIGN AS TOP GROUP IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Nashville, TN - (October 28, 2009) – Rascal Flatts continue their reign as the biggest group in country music. According to Nielsen Soundscan the band’s latest CD, Unstoppable, is one of only three country albums that have scanned platinum in 2009, including Taylor Swift’s Fearless and Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack, with year-to-date sales of over 1 million albums sold on each title.

Of all country titles released this year, Rascal Flatts’s Unstoppable holds the record for the biggest first week sales with 351,000 units sold. Unstoppablealso has the fifth highest debut sales numbers across all genres for all new CD releases this year. Included in the first week numbers are more than 58,000 digital albums, giving Rascal Flatts the biggest first week digital album sales for any country title released this year.

With 126,000 tracks sold the first week of release, the project’s lead #1 single “Here Comes Goodbye,” also holds the record for the biggest first week sales for any country digital single in the history of Nielsen Soundscan.

Gary, Jay and Joe Don will wrap the current leg of their headlining “Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour” at the end of this month. Next up for Rascal Flatts are nominations for Group of the Year at the CMA Awards (November 11 on ABC) and Country Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year at the American Music Awards (November 22 on ABC).

Rascal Flatts newest CD Unstoppable has been certified platinum for sales in excess of 1 million.  The CD launched as the group’s fourth consecutive studio album opening at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, more than any other country artist in the history on Soundscan. This brings their career album sales to a staggering 20 million units in just this decade and the band has also amassed 22.5 million digital downloads.  Rascal Flatts are the largest selling and grossing group in country music history and named a Billboard Top Ten Touring Act in all genres with more venue attendance records than any other country act. The band has sold 4 million concert tickets in 4 years, including most recently two sold-out stadium shows in Chicago and Columbus earlier this summer.