Cody Jinks Tops Billboard’s Country Boxscore Chart

Once again speaking to the commercial prowess of hard pounding country music honky tonker Cody Jinks, the Ft. Worth native recently did something usually reserved for only the top echelon of mainstream country musicians—he topped the Billboard Country Boxscore chart for top grossing tour revenue.
On the Billboard Country Boxscore chart marked December 8th, 2019, Cody’s show at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, North Carolina was the top-selling date reported for the week, beating out stops by Rodney Carrington, Kip Moore, Scotty McCreery, and the Randy Rogers Band, who also impressed by making their way onto the chart. The Cody Jinks tour stop on November 1st grossed a whopping $40k more than it’s closest competition, with nearly 1,400 tickets sold.
Of course this acclaim comes with the caveat that the Billboard Boxscores are heavily dependent on the reporting period, meaning one of the reasons an artist like Cody Jinks was able to slip through to the top is because none of country music’s biggest concert draws were playing shows during the same period. Nonetheless, the feat speaks to not just the grassroots strength of Cody Jinks, but the commercial appeal he’s been able to create as an independent country artist, including in a region that is outside of his epicenter in Texas. Going up against radio artists such as Kip Moore and Scotty McCreery shows that Cody can compete with the big dogs.
Cody Jinks signed to Rounder Records in early 2018, and released his latest album Lifers on July 27th. Upon release, the album logged physical sales of over 22,000, and moved an additional 2,000 albums in streaming equivalents, putting Cody at #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart, as well as #11 on the all-genre Billboard 200, and #1 on the Folk/Americana chart. In pure album sales (not counting streaming equivalents), Cody Jinks also came in at #5 in all of music. At last count, Lifers has sold over 36,000 copies.
In 2018, Cody Jinks also launched his self-curated Loud & Heavy Fest that drew a capacity crowd to Ft. Worth’s Panther Island Pavilion. His song “Head Case” is currently nominated for Saving Country Music’s Song of the Year.
Upcoming Cody Jinks Tour Dates:
Wed, DEC 12 – The Sherman Theater – Stroudsburg, PA
Thu, DEC 13 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
Fri, DEC 14 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
Sat, DEC 15 – Goodyear Theater – Akron, OH
Tue, DEC 18 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX
Fri, DEC 21 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas, Texas
Jan 25, 2019 – Heritage Hall – Ardmore, OK
December 12, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
I’m currently lukewarm on Jinks. I’m hoping tomorrow’s concert rejuvenates my passion for his music.
It seems lately he’s more interesting in selling $4,000 Beaver pelt hats and beer koozies than putting out quality music.
I’m also pissed on how the selling of the tickets went down for the Pittsburgh shows. If you bought tickets the day they went on sale, you got rewarded with a Thursday night show. Then for some reason they added a second show without the first one not even close to selling out. So if you waited, you get a Friday night show. BULLSHIT!
I looked into unloading my tickets for the Thursday night show, but because there’s no demand they are selling for $20 on the secondary market.
December 12, 2018 @ 12:22 pm
Correction: the Fast Hand hat is $2,500
https://cody-jinks.myshopify.com/products/the-fast-hand
December 12, 2018 @ 4:26 pm
It’s not just any hat
The “Fast Hand” is a 100X Pure Beaver Black hat with a 3” brim, 5-1/4” Flat-Top/Pinch-front crown, 1-1/2” Black grossgrain ribbon hatband and red feather. This is just like the one Jinks wears. It comes with a custom lamb skin sweatband which will have the purchaser’s name, “Fast Hand” logo, and be individually numbered based on when in line they purchased it. The Fast Hand also has a custom silk hat liner with the “Jinks Proof” artwork on it, and will be sent in a custom hat box with the “Jinks Proof” and “Fast Hand” artwork. All artwork was designed by renowned tattoo artist Zac “Lefty” Colbert of Infamous Ink. Each hat will be personally signed by Cody Jinks and can be custom fitted for the purchaser if they choose. Quantity is EXTREMELY limited. Be sure to get yours.
I wish I could afford one- for posterity and collectors item value- I can’t, but, I don’t begrudge those who can or CJ for his cut-
December 12, 2018 @ 4:37 pm
Listen, I don’t deny its value or am I saying Jinks is making a dime off the hat. But how did we go from overpriced trucker ball caps to beaver pelt hats? It seems out of touch with his hippies and cowboys crowd.
December 13, 2018 @ 7:38 am
It appears to be a Cody Jinks effort. I suppose fans have asked him about the hat he wears- apparently enough so that he decided he could sell them at half the price of a Stetson. Ball caps are a dime a dozen- 100x beaver hats cost more. I’m sure Willie gets a cut off his pot brand- I read a story yesterday about DeLorean- it seems Roy Clark was an investor at one time- Roy Rogers had a Roast Beef franchise- I guess CJ decided he wanted to sell beaver hats. That doesn’t make his music different. He’s getting his 15 minutes and taking advantage of it.
December 13, 2018 @ 8:48 am
$2,500 seems like a lot to me. My husband is a hunter and plans on getting a beaver this year because he wants a beaver pelt. The taxi guy he knows charges $400 to do it and we live in CA. We wont be buying Cody’s hat but good on him if he can get people to buy them.
We would love to see Cody in CA. Prob shouldn’t have passed up turnpike troubadours when they were here a few months ago. Feel like these kind of guys dnt come here too often.
December 12, 2018 @ 4:21 pm
Off the shelf https://www.sheplers.com/stetson-mens-diamante-1000x-fur-felt-cowboy-hat/2000257376.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6_DDzLab3wIV3rrACh3BVA7SEAQYAiABEgLYpfD_BwE&ef_id=EAIaIQobChMI6_DDzLab3wIV3rrACh3BVA7SEAQYAiABEgLYpfD_BwE:G:s
with no endorsement $4999.99
December 12, 2018 @ 12:45 pm
Jason Isbell has a $3000+ signature guitar thru C.F. Martin…
George Strait sells top-shelf tequila…
Business does not have to get in the way of good music. If anything, more financial independence ensures that artists can afford to maintain their creative integrity.
Just my 2c.
December 12, 2018 @ 12:58 pm
There comes a point when an artist becomes so successful, the common man can’t relate to him or her. George Strait is a perfect example.
I thought I was the guy in Lifers, but I can’t afford a $2,500 hat and I have to be at work at 6 am on Friday mornings. The relatableness of Jinks just wore off so damn fast.
December 12, 2018 @ 2:56 pm
Look, I can understand how some would see selling a $2,500 hat as off-putting. But nobody’s forcing you to buy one. You can still go and see Cody Jinks in concert for around $25.00. You’re not being priced out of your Cody Jinks fandom.
Also, these are not baseball caps. I have been to Standard Hat Works in Waco. This is serious, hand-crafted, heirloom type stuff. Actual beaver pelt is hard and expensive to come by these days. Is it worth $2,500? I wouldn’t pay that. But if someone’s a hardcore Jinks fan, I wouldn’t look sideways at someone if they did. These are basically thank you gifts for Cody Jinks benefactors.
December 24, 2018 @ 2:41 pm
It’s funny how any time an artist does well for themselves or starts to make a good living, there’s a certain sect of folks who consider them “unrelatable” or a “sell out.” Shouldn’t we be happy for one of our own who actually is able to live comfortably without sacrificing music or turning into an asshole? The dude still seems genuine, writes good music and/or finds songs from genuine songwriters (Josh Morningstar, Billy Don Burns, Wade Davis, etc), and he happens to be one of the lucky few to do well enough to make good money. That doesn’t make him any more unrelatable than any one of us if we got a raise and it shouldn’t influence how we listen to or judge their music. If it does, I think the folks that do that are missing out on some good stuff.
December 12, 2018 @ 4:37 pm
Fair point. Strait is the guy for wildcattters and cattlemen with ex-wives and humidors.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
December 12, 2018 @ 5:01 pm
That’s because a good Martin D18 new still costs around $3000. Big difference between that and selling some trust fund cowboy hat.
December 13, 2018 @ 8:51 am
@Mike Butler, agreed x100. Musicians have fewer ways to make money these days because nobody goddamn buys albums anymore. I would never in my life throw shade at an artist for being entrepreneurial and hustling for their dollar – just as long as the quality of the music keeps up. In this case, though we can debate the quality of Lifers, I don’t think Jinks is neglecting his music in favor of selling expensive hats.
Also, people forget, country artists/bands have taken advantage of product deals, sponsorships, and endorsements going on nearly a hundred years now. Artists gotta eat. No shame in it.
December 14, 2018 @ 1:45 pm
@Tex Hex You mean I’m not normal for seeking out albums on CD and listening to them front to back in my truck? Do people not do that anymore?
December 12, 2018 @ 2:43 pm
Hoptown I too will be at the Thursday pittsburgh show…when I see u pouting in the corner I will smile and save.
December 12, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
I’ll save back.
I really enjoyed his show last year; I’m hoping to come out of the concert feeling differently about the songs on Lifers…. sometimes you got to hear the music live to make a connection.
I’m very excited to hear The Steel Wood.
December 12, 2018 @ 3:09 pm
Hey, I am really happy for Cody. Its a dang American success story…
I shall be enjoying his performance in the lovely Sherman Theater tonight!
December 12, 2018 @ 3:48 pm
Just in case Cody ever reads these comments, please come back to the West Coast.
I’ll travel the entire state of California just to watch Cody play.
December 12, 2018 @ 3:49 pm
I was Cody’s neighbor,I have driven him to some places 6-8 hours away to play for 2 people.and he did it with a smile. Turned around drove 6-8 hours home. I’m glad he finally is getting what’s deserved to him. And to all you people that think it was an overnight thing you are gravely mistaken! That dude is a road warrior.
December 12, 2018 @ 4:07 pm
I’m jealous of you all bitchin and moanin about 2 shows Thursday and Friday….lol I get why you’re upset. That’s called a champagne problem as I told you the last time! I just wish he would play here one fuckin time!! You think I wouldn’t rather be where you guys are? I’m stuck with Combs, Brice, and Midland for my weekend cause there’s nothing else to do. Whitey just announced yet another show up the street from me today at the Brauerhouse in February, he has no problem blazin through the Chi town area every 4 or 5 months. I wouldn’t be a buyer of The Hat but I’ve bought CD’s, T- Shirts, even a Koozie for the shelf. Cody, you’re welcome here anytime. 2 shows 3 shows all the better any night of the week! C’mon man!!! 🙂
December 12, 2018 @ 4:29 pm
I’d go to Chicago to see the show, but it had better be a Friday, lol.
Pass on the beaver hat. Factor in the hotel overnight and corn whiskey for all and you’re talking real money.
December 12, 2018 @ 4:44 pm
I agree. If everything was the same, the Friday show should have went on sale first (but I don’t know the logistics off it all). It would have made my life easier (and it rewards those who bought tickets the minute they went on sale).
I can’t take off work for two concerts … maybe one day I’ll be drinking the champagne, but for now it’s Miller High Life.
December 13, 2018 @ 8:18 am
Hey JB i guess a man’s cola is another man’s champagne….i’m a Jinks fan living in Rome, Italy….absolutely no chance but to fly to the U.S.
December 13, 2018 @ 8:40 am
Don’t get me wrong Daniel I don’t take for granted I’m lucky enough that 99% of everybody out on tour plays Chicago or at least the area. I really do feel bad for those that live in Bumblefuck USA or overseas. I’m thankful for everyone that came here this year…..Tyler, Whitey, Ashley, Sunny, and Sarah is coming in January. Just now found out Mike And The Moonpies will be here in April!
December 12, 2018 @ 4:45 pm
He just played in Baltimore. Yep, Baltimore, where the local radio stations (WPOC and WMZQ) have strayed so far away from what I consider country music that I rarely turn them on anymore. No worries. I have plenty of good CDs in my car, and they don’t have 25 minutes of commercials for every 35 minutes of tunes!
That being said, the show was sold out. And Rams Head Live was packed. And other than the idiots who thought whatever *they* had to discuss throughout the whole concert was more important than those of us who had paid the same amount of money to listen to Cody Jinks (and Tennessee Jet and the Steel Woods, who were also awesome), the crowd obviously appreciated what those on stage had to say. Thankfully, most of the idiots shut up when Cody took the stage. (Would have been nice if they’d shown the same courtesy to the openers and their fellow concert goers, but I stray.) And it was amazing to see how many people knew the words to his songs.
While the “markets” where “country” radio thinks they know best what those in the area want to listen to, between Chris Stapleton, Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb, as well as Cody, et al., packing the seats (or in Rams Head’s case, the standing area), it’s pretty obvious the “powers that be” really have no idea how much people still crave songs with substance, songs with tradition, songs with real musicians, songs with real voices, and songs that stick with you. I’ve given up hoping that “country” radio will pay attention to us, but I sure am glad that those who have what we want are out there on the tour circuit and making their voices known!
By the way, Trigger, thanks for “introducing” me to Cody Jinks. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been following him and wouldn’t have known he was going to be in the area. The local station had Russell Dickerson there a week or so before. Guess who I went to see, and guess who I didn’t?
December 13, 2018 @ 6:51 am
Do they have the volume turned down when you go to shows? I’m just curious. This isn’t the first time I’ve come across comments that say people talking won’t shut up. The shows I’ve been to, Cody Jinks included, are so loud that it would be impossible to carry on a conversation or hear someone else conversing. Usually my ears are ringing for a day or two
December 13, 2018 @ 8:20 am
No, the sound was cranked. The people just talked/yelled and laughed louder. Ugh! With Tennessee Jet especially, I felt like turning around and telling everyone to shut up! Here the guy is singing about PTSD, a meaningful song from a very talented musician, and the crowd was ridiculously loud, with probably a quarter of them not paying a lick of attention to him. The reason I go to many concerts by myself is so I can truly listen to the music, to the words, without someone trying to yammer in my ear. Maybe everyone should go by themselves. 🙂
December 13, 2018 @ 8:21 am
I was there too. Kinda two thirds the way back from the stage. People were definitely talking way loud during the openers. Looked to me like the beer and booze was flowing strong that night. People just trying to have fun, can’t blame ’em, but the drunker people get the less they know how damn loud they’re really talking. It didn’t bother me until Steel Woods played their new single “Old News,” which is kind of a quiet song. It sounded like a cocktail party in the room.
First time seeing Cody Jinks for me. Had a blast. Loved that he covered Randy Travis – I always thought Cody’s vocal tone was close to Randy’s. Went away happy. I get why he pulled off his own festival this year. Seems like he’s got a really strong niche following.
December 13, 2018 @ 8:49 am
I guess I can see your point, during Tennessee Jet especially. He doesn’t have a full band either. Thanks for not taking my comment as snark too. I am genuinely curious because I haven’t experienced “talking so loud” you can’t hear the band, and I go to a lot of shows. I usually am up close to the front and have more of a problem with drunk jagoffs pushing their way up after the show starts and being disrespectful to the me and people around me. We’ve only been standing here since the doors opened but please, come on up and stand in my personal space.
December 16, 2018 @ 10:17 am
Big Daddy, oh, I could still hear the band(s), but it was enough of a distraction that it did take away from me being able to fully lose myself in the music. I was right in front of a set of speakers but could still hear the people yammering from behind me and, during the quieter parts of songs, the people yammering all over! And yep, I had a problem with people pushing into me as well. When a venue is total standing, there is NO reason my hair, which is on my head and shoulders, should have been pulled three times, but yet it was. And yes, I finally did turn around and tell them to back up!
December 16, 2018 @ 10:24 am
Tex Hex, It was especially noticeable during the quieter parts of songs. I am friends with several people who play music for a living so perhaps I cringe a bit more when I see/hear artists being disrespected. I am tempted to take duct tape to concerts and start handing it out to people if they don’t have the self-control to shut up while a song is being played! Only thing worse than that is going to hear a local band where the dancers don’t always clap after the band finishes a song, but they clap at the end of a song that a DJ plays. Or maybe they’re clapping more for their dancing abilities. 🙂 Very odd!
I loved hearing Cody do the covers. As if we couldn’t tell from his music that he honors those who went before, he made sure we knew it. Very special indeed!
December 16, 2018 @ 9:05 am
Totally agree! I was there in line, 4 hours before the show. The first one in. Actually I am the one that Cody recognized for knowing all the words to all the songs. Like you, i was very disappointed to hear all the chatter during TJ & SW set and to see how many people looking down at their phones. I can’t imagine how that must make an artist feel. I tried to just block it all out and give my undivided attention. Before the Jinks show i wasn’t a fan of Rams head, but after that night I’m sold on the venue 🙂
December 16, 2018 @ 10:37 am
Lkell7.25, you were lucky being right in front of the stage which probably made it a bit easier to block out. Nice to have Cody recognize you! I smiled when he did.
🙂 Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get there as soon as I would have liked, so I was off to the right and was able to see and hear more of the crowd than I would have liked! I hope the artists were able to block out the rude ones and were able to pay attention to those of us who were truly listening and appreciating.
I have only been to Rams Head one other time, and there was much less of a crowd. Venue-wise, I enjoyed that time much more because I didn’t feel like a sardine and I don’t remember all the talking. But now I know if a show says sold out, I’d better do all I can to get there early enough to get a better spot!!!
December 12, 2018 @ 5:07 pm
Do you have a better explanation of how the chart works? I’ve followed Billboard’s weekly update for the last couple of years and it seems to me that chart is purely about when artists decide to turn in their numbers to Billboard for consideration. Several times I have seen the same artist take every spot published as I assume that is when they turned in their whole tour, or at least a leg of it. As an example, Cody would not have cracked the top 5 this week, and this week even looks like a down week with no true arena or stadium shows being reported. I really don’t see anything to celebrate here besides the fact that he got lucky.
December 12, 2018 @ 5:57 pm
I don’t have a better explanation of how the chart works but it is based off of reporting that is verified through ticketers. Similar to if you release an album on a dead week you increase your chances of getting a #1, if it’s a slow week when the numbers get reported, you can also get a #1. Nonetheless, it is there to illustrate who had the biggest numbers from a given time, and Scotty McCreery and Kip Moore are no slouches.
December 12, 2018 @ 7:16 pm
I can’t help but think somewhere in here is the explanation as to how the two Pittsburgh shows developed. Because, neither is sold out and the last I heard (about a month ago) a rep from Stage AE said the tickets for both shows combined wouldn’t equal a sell out. And when Jinks played the same venue here in the Spring of 2017, it wasn’t a sellout then and there was a much bigger buzz around his name.
Throw out the Thursday show (the least attractive of the nights) and let the fans “in the know” purchase those tickets. A week later under the guise “because of great demand,” release the more attractive Friday night show and capture the “on the fence fans” and maybe the super fans that will attend both shows (it wouldn’t work so well in reverse).
On paper, it looks good to be playing two nights in a city.
Jinks is a marketer and having his name on top of the Country Boxscore Chart means everything to him…. a feather in his trust fun hat.
It will be interesting to see how many people are at tomorrow night’s show.
December 13, 2018 @ 5:29 am
Good god. Whiny much?
December 12, 2018 @ 9:57 pm
I saw Cody in Asbury Park last year at the Stone Pony (famous for Bruce Springsteen in his early days). He ripped the roof off the place. Fabulous show.
We saw the Philly show on Saturday. Tennessee Jet blew me away. What a freaking talent. Downloaded his stuff, listening non stop. Steel Woods, well, it might have been a sound issue, but they were muddled and I didn’t enjoy them. I’ve actually got a photo of the Fillmore sound guy looking at his phone and ignoring the sound board.
Cody and the band got better as the show went on. Didn’t compare to Asbury, but solid.
Lifers would be a great release for anyone but him. But Adobe Sessions is still my gold standard.
I bought 2 more cds to give to people and the “a$$hole” shirt. If I had the money, I’d buy the damned hat. Dude and his band were out in the freezing cold greeting fans. So, let the people who can buy and enjoy the hat. I’ll lift a koozie to them.
December 13, 2018 @ 4:31 am
We went to a show at The Tabernacle in Atlanta in October. I’m sorry but Tennessee Jet is gawd awful. Saw him open a show for Jinks in Dothan Al as well.The Steel Woods were fantastic. Actually the sound was better than Cody Jinks. Guess it depends on the venue and the sound guy and your opinion of what sounds good.
December 14, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
I thought Tennessee Jet was ok.
I agree with you 100% that the sound was better for Steel Woods! Different sound engineers, equipment? Initially, we had moved in between sets and I thought we got in a spot in the venue. But Jinks was good.
December 13, 2018 @ 5:39 am
Interesting thread, didn’t know about the hat, but it looks kinda cool. It’s all I can do to scrape together $$ for a show, beer and a t-shirt, but whatever these guys need to do to give themselves a little financial freedom is fine by me. “Lifers” is still my record of the year.
December 13, 2018 @ 6:20 am
To all whiny assholes who bitch and cry about everything that isn’t the way u want. SHUT THE FUCK UP. It’s called life. Deal with it. I was at his show in Durham. Was bad ass. There was people from every walk of life. He sold out because: it was first time in a year he had been to the Carolinas and he’s Cody effin Jinks. Don’t know why every post on her becomes some ass clowns bitching about something that doesn’t matter. You are probably FGL fans and just realized how big of dbags they are.
December 13, 2018 @ 10:07 am
I was at the Durham show too and it was great. I thought both Tennessee Jet and the Steel Woods were awesome too. I do have to correct you on one point. Jinks played at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain in October on a Sunday. The event was originally scheduled for the Sunday when the big hurricane came through. The original show and the rescheduled one both sold out very fast.
December 13, 2018 @ 11:39 am
HAHAHAHA
***sidenote you sort of cut your legs out from under yr argument when you’re the one complaining, about people complaining
December 13, 2018 @ 8:32 am
I’m curious about Jinks’ stats all around. I got my “end of year” report from Spotify and Cody Jinks was my top artist (the one I played most). I did not expect that. Love Jinks and definitely spent plenty of time with Lifers, but I could’ve swore I spent waaay more time with Blackberry Smoke, Brent Cobb, and Tyler Childers this year. Not saying there’s a conspiracy, but it didn’t seem right and we know labels/distributors can juke the numbers.
December 13, 2018 @ 5:36 pm
I was just wondering if listens to downloaded tracks are calculated much different than streams. I tend to download my favorites to listen to when I’m out and about so I don’t eat up all my data. I might stream an album that I play at home on WiFi over and over again, but in the car, I’m listening offline. Some music is better with headphones and some is better on the road. Does a “road album” get less “points” because I am offline, even if I play it more times?
December 13, 2018 @ 1:58 pm
Hell some beaver cost that PER HOUR at least you get to keep the hat
December 13, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
Winner winner chicken dinner!
December 13, 2018 @ 10:55 pm
Cody was amazing tonight. He broke curfew and gave no f’s.
December 17, 2018 @ 8:55 am
Given that streaming is the primary way folks listen to music and the artists get pennies on the dollar for those streams, I don’t begrudge a performer trying to make a little scratch hocking something they really believe in. You can’t download or stream a hat or tequila so more power to them I say. Playing shows is now the primary source of income which means being away from family more than they’d like.
December 18, 2018 @ 11:08 pm
WORD. I’m an artist and I have to basically give away my creative work – the part that really matters to me. I give that away in exchange for fans who will buy merchandise and tickets. That’s how artists survive now.
December 18, 2018 @ 11:05 pm
I’m a woman and I vastly prefer female artists. However, Trigger’s best songs list made me listen to “Head Case” and now I’m obsessed. Wow. He’s the *real deal.* He’s the kind of country artist I imagined for 2018 when I was a kid and listening to George Strait and Alan Jackson.