{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Rearview Town | type = studio | artist = Jason Aldean | cover = Rearview town.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2018|4|13}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Country|country rock}} | length = 46:52 | label = {{hlist|Broken Bow|Macon Music}} | producer = Michael Knox | prev_title = They Don't Know | prev_year = 2016 | next_title = 9 | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{Singles | name = Rearview Town | type = Studio | single1 = You Make It Easy | single1date = February 5, 2018 | single2 = Drowns the Whiskey | single2date = May 14, 2018 | single3 = Girl Like You | single3date = September 23, 2018 | single4 = Rearview Town | single4date = February 25, 2019 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=ALL>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rearview-town-mw0003162341|title=Rearview Town - Jason Aldean|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=July 11, 2023}}</ref> | rev2 = Paste | rev2score = 6.8<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/jason-aldean/jason-aldean-rearview-town-review|author=Ben Salmon|title=Jason Aldean: Rearview Town|work=Paste|date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> }}
'''''Rearview Town''''' is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released on April 13, 2018, via Broken Bow Records. It debuted at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Aldean's fourth consecutive number one album in the United States.
==Content== As with all of Aldean's previous albums, ''Rearview Town'' was released on Broken Bow Records, with Michael Knox serving as producer. The lead single is "You Make It Easy", a song that was co-written by both members of Florida Georgia Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboot.com/jason-aldean-rearview-town-album-information-details/|title=EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT JASON ALDEAN'S NEW ALBUM, 'REARVIEW TOWN'|last=Stefano|first=Angela|work=The Boot|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref> The album includes a total of 15 songs, including a duet with Miranda Lambert. An article in ''Rolling Stone Country'' stated that the album's title track "hits on the theme of leaving the past behind and moving forward to something better."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/jason-aldean-reveals-rearview-town-details-w517945|title=Jason Aldean Reveals 'Rearview Town' LP Details, Shares Moody Title Track|last=Parton|first=Chris|work=Rolling Stone Country|accessdate=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Rearview Town" debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, making it his fourth consecutive studio album to do so. This also makes him only the second country music act after Rascal Flatts to have four consecutive albums debut at the top of that chart. It shifted 183,000 equivalent album units, of which 162,000 were in traditional album sales.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jason-aldean-scores-rearview-town-no-1-billboard-200/|title=Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 22, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart. It was the fifth best-selling album in the United States with 463,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion/ |title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song |date=January 8, 2019 |first= Keith|last= Caulfield|magazine=Billboard }}</ref>
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 8, 2018.<ref name=RIAA /> It has sold 500,700 copies in the United States as of October 2019,<ref name=sales>{{cite web|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2019/10/43981-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-for-october-7-2019|title=Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019|work=RoughStock|first=Matt|last=Bjorke|date=October 7, 2019|accessdate=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017222501/http://roughstock.com/news/2019/10/43981-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-for-october-7-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 1.32 million equivalent album units as of February 2020.<ref name=units>{{cite web |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/02/44123-country-musics-most-consumed-album-chart-february-10-2020 |title=Country Music's Most-Consumed Album Chart: February 10, 2020 |first=Matt |last=Bjorke |date=February 10, 2020 |work=Roughstock |accessdate=February 17, 2020 |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215175311/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/02/44123-country-musics-most-consumed-album-chart-february-10-2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | title1 = Dirt to Dust | length1 = 2:48 | writer1 = {{hlist|Jaron Boyer|Ben Stennis|Michael Tyler}} | title2 = Set It Off | length2 = 2:50 | writer2 = {{hlist|Brandon Kinney|Jody Stevens|Josh Thompson}} | title3 = Girl Like You | length3 = 3:12 | writer3 = {{hlist|Boyer|Josh Mirenda|Tyler}} | title4 = You Make It Easy | length4 = 3:16 | writer4 = {{hlist|Tyler Hubbard|Brian Kelley|Jordan Schmidt|Morgan Wallen}} | title5 = Gettin' Warmed Up | length5 = 2:55 | writer5 = {{hlist|Boyer|Mirenda|Cole Taylor}} | title6 = Blacktop Gone | length6 = 3:26 | writer6 = {{hlist|Brett Beavers|Deric Ruttan|Thompson}} | title7 = Drowns the Whiskey | note7 = featuring Miranda Lambert | length7 = 3:22 | writer7 = {{hlist|Kinney|Jeff Middleton|Thompson}} | title8 = Rearview Town | length8 = 3:03 | writer8 = {{hlist|Kelley Lovelace|Bobby Pinson|Neil Thrasher}} | title9 = Love Me or Don't | length9 = 3:13 | writer9 = {{hlist|Hubbard|Schmidt|Wallen}} | title10 = Like You Were Mine | length10 = 3:12 | writer10 = {{hlist|Kurt Allison|Jonathan Edwards|Tully Kennedy|Brian Gene White}} | title11 = Better at Being Who I Am | length11 = 3:19 | writer11 = {{hlist|Casey Beathard|Wendell Mobley|Thrasher}} | title12 = I'll Wait for You | length12 = 3:18 | writer12 = {{hlist|Nick Brophy|Michael Dulaney|Jennifer Hanson|Thrasher}} | title13 = Ride All Night | length13 = 2:56 | writer13 = {{hlist|Dallas Davidson|Kyle Fishman|Houston Phillips}} | title14 = Up in Smoke | length14 = 3:05 | writer14 = {{hlist|Jessi Alexander|David Lee Murphy|Chris Stevens}} | title15 = High Noon Neon | length15 = 2:54 | writer15 = {{hlist|Tony Martin|Lee Thomas Miller|Thrasher}} | total_length = 46:49 }}
==Personnel== '''Musicians''' {{div col}} *Jason Aldean – lead vocals, background vocals *Kurt Allison – electric guitar *Blake Bollinger – drum programming *Jaren Boyer – drum programming *Perry Coleman – background vocals *Kyle Fishman – drum programming *Tony Harrell – Hammond B3, keyboards, strings, synthesizer *Mike Johnson – steel guitar *Tully Kennedy – bass guitar *Michael Knox – drum programming *Miranda Lambert – featured vocals on "Drowns the Whiskey" *Miles McPherson – drum programming *Josh Mirenda – background vocals *Russ Pahl – steel guitar *Danny Rader – bouzouki, acoustic guitar, tres *Rich Redmond – drums, percussion *Jerry Roe – drum programming *Jordan Schmidt – drum programming *Adam Shoenfeld – e-bow, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, talk box *Jody Stevens – drum programming *Neil Thrasher – background vocals *Patrick Thrasher – drum programming *Michael Tyler – background vocals {{div col end}}
'''Technical''' *Andrew Bissell – editing *Jeff Braun – mixing *Peter Coleman – engineering *Mickey Jack Cones – engineering, vocal engineering *Richard Dodd – mastering *Brandon Epps – editing *Michael Knox – production *Sam Martin – engineering assistance *Brady Tillow – engineering assistance
'''Visuals''' *Madalyn Hankins – art direction *Miller Mobley – photography *Kevin Tucker – design
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Australia|10|artist=Jason Aldean|album=Rearview Town|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 21, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|2|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 24, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2018-04-20|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref> | 5 |- {{album chart|Scotland|75|date=20180420|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 21, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|43|artist=Jason Aldean|album=Rearview Town|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 25, 2018}} |- {{album chart|UKCountry|4|date=20180420|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 21, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="BB200"/> | 1 |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 24, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Jason Aldean|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 24, 2018}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 30 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> | 3 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> | 72 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 30, 2020}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2020}}</ref> | 21 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> | 41 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref> | 61 |}
===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200930183821/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200 | archive-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref> | 181 |} {{col-end}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US Country Airplay ! width="45"| US ! width="45"| CAN Country ! width="45"| CAN |- | rowspan="3"| 2018 | align="left"| "You Make It Easy" | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 17 |- | align="left"| "Drowns the Whiskey" | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 13 |- | align="left"| "Girl Like You" | 5 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 15 |- | 2019 | align="left"| "Rearview Town" | 4 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 11 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Rearview Town|artist=Jason Aldean|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|accessdate=August 9, 2020}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Rearview Town|artist=Jason Aldean|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|accessdate=October 27, 2021|salesamount=1,318,000<ref name=units /> / 500,700 |salesref=<ref name=sales />|refname=RIAA}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true| streaming=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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