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Purgatory
Studio album by Tyler Childers
ReleasedAugust 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
StudioButcher Shoppe (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length37:41
LabelHickman Holler
Producer
Tyler Childers chronology
Bottles and Bibles
(2011) 		Purgatory
(2017) 		Country Squire
(2019)
Singles from Purgatory
  1. "Lady May"
    Released: June 9, 2017
  2. "Whitehouse Road"
    Released: June 23, 2017
  3. "Universal Sound"
    Released: July 7, 2017

Purgatory is the second studio album by American country music singer Tyler Childers. It was released in August 2017 under Hickman Holler. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
American Songwriter
Record Collector
The Independent

The album has received a Metacritic rating of 82 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

The album has sold 638,178 copies, both CD and streamable, in the United States as of December 2020.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Noisey Top 100 Albums of 2017 75
NPR Music Top 50 Albums of 2017 39
Rolling Stone Top 40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017 14

Album art

The album art appears to be a reference to the shape of Lawrence County, Kentucky, the birthplace of Tyler Childers. Additionally, the coloration and shape are reminiscent of Kentucky agate, a type of agate found in Estill, Jackson, Powell, Madison, and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky that has distinctive red, black, yellow, and gray bands due to its derivation from the Mississippian Borden Formation.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Swear (To God)"3:20
2."Feathered Indians"3:45
3."Tattoos"3:23
4."Born Again"3:28
5."Whitehouse Road"4:41
6."Banded Clovis"4:19
7."Purgatory"2:46
8."Honky Tonk Flame"4:57
9."Universal Sound"3:42
10."Lady May"3:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 71
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 9
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 3
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 78

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 61
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 21
Chart (2020) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 19
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 3
Chart (2021) Position
US Billboard 200 149
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 14
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 3
Chart (2022) Position
US Billboard 200 113
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 11
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 4
Chart (2023) Position
US Billboard 200 97
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 13
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 21
US Folk Albums (Billboard) 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Usage in film

Multiple songs from Tyler Childers' Purgatory have been used in movies and television shows. In the hit series, Yellowstone, "Lady May" is featured in season 3 episode 2.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Freeman, Jon; Hodge, Will (December 7, 2017). "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. Sawyer, Bobbie Jean. "Tyler Childers' 'Purgatory' is One of the Most Authentic and Original Albums of 2017". wideopencountry.com. Wide Open Country. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Purgatory". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. Horowitz, Hal. "Tyler Childers: Purgatory". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. Staunton, Terry (January 4, 2018). "Purgatory". Record Collector. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. Gill, Andy (January 4, 2018). "Album reviews: Peter Blegvad – Go Figure, Tyler Childers – Purgatory, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – Young Adult". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  9. Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  10. "The 100 Best Albums of 2017". Noisey.vice.com. December 6, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  11. "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". NPR. December 12, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  12. "Kentucky Official State Rock is Agate, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky". www.uky.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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  34. "We've Got the Complete 'Yellowstone' Soundtrack and It's Awesome". Country Living. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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