It was actually nine years ago this week that Underwood was enjoying her first Hot Country Songs success in the midst of her six-week run at #1 with “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”

“Something in the Water” also continues its record-setting ways on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart with a 16th week at #1, the longest such tenure for a female artist, according to Billboard.

The song’s music video is now in its fifth consecutive week at #1 on GAC’s fan-voted Top 20 Country Countdown.

“Something in the Water” is from Underwood’s chart-topping new album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, which also includes the new song “Little Toy Guns” and four songs in never-before-released versions, as well as all 18 of Underwood’s #1 hits.

The album is available for sale here: http://smarturl.it/cughdecade1.

Carrie wrapped 2014 with the release of her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville) album. It became her fifth consecutive album to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums sales chart with first-week sales of 94,000, delivering the best-selling debut for a hits collection by an artist in any genre of music in more than six years. The project includes the GRAMMY®-nominated smash, “Something in the Water” at the upcoming 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film, where the six-time GRAMMY® Award winner has amassed more than 95 major honors, sold more than 64 million records worldwide, and recorded 18 #1 singles, nine of which she co-wrote. The first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, Underwood was recognized as Pollstar’s top female country touring artist for her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, and 2012. Her four albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, and Blown Away – each certified multi-Platinum or Platinum, and each an American Music Awards winner as Country Album of the Year – tallied 38 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with songs that have now been streamed more than 800 million times worldwide. In 2013, she starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers. A proud member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2008, Underwood is now in her second season as the musical voice of primetime television’s #1 program, Sunday Night Football, and recently returned for the seventh consecutive year as co-host of the CMA Awards. The release of her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 in late 2014 also garnered Underwood two Grammy nominations for Best Country Solo Performance for “Something in the Water” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her “Somethin’ Bad” duet with Miranda Lambert at the upcoming 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Greatest Hits: Decade #1 also powers its way into the Top 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, debuting at #4, with the chart’s sales and streaming methodology registering an equivalent of 103,000 albums.

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Remarkably, not since November of 2005, when Underwood emerged on the scene with her now-7x-Platinum debut album, Some Hearts, has any female artist debuted with as high an opening-week sales tally for a hits package.

“One of the most spectacular elements of Carrie Underwood’s career continues to be the sheer depth and breadth of her music, whatever the subject matter, from the most nuanced performances to songs that just blow the roof off,” remarked Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton. “With her Greatest Hits package debuting at #1, and ‘Something in the Water’ already a massive hit, it’s an incredible testament to how profoundly Carrie’s songs have connected with fans over the past 10 years, as well as the awesome promise of the decades of music still to come.”

Kicked off by the record-setting success of the Gold-certified Top-5-and-climbing first single, “Something in the Water” (penned by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Brett James), Greatest Hits: Decade #1 also includes the new song “Little Toy Guns” (written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Hillary Lindsey) and four songs in never-before-released versions, as well as all 18 of Underwood’s #1 hits.

The album is available for sale here: http://smarturl.it/cughdecade1.

“It has been such a rewarding experience working with DICK’S Sporting Goods on all aspects of the design process for CALIA, from choosing fabrics to making sure the look, feel and fit is right for active women,” said Underwood. “The inspiration for this line came from my desire to have clothes that seamlessly take me from workouts, to errands, to rehearsals and beyond. As someone who is passionate about health and fitness, I’m excited to offer women a wardrobe that will move with them and encourage them to stay the path of leading an active lifestyle.”

“We are proud to be working with Carrie on this exciting new line,” said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “From the very beginning of our partnership, we aligned with Carrie around a vision to provide fitness apparel and accessories that are as versatile as they are functional. The result is a collection that will truly fit the incredibly busy lives of active women.”

CALIA by Carrie Underwood will offer competitively priced women’s fitness apparel and accessories. Consumers are encouraged to visit caliastudio.com to sign up for more information on the collection and timing of product launches.

Carrie Underwood with emcee Alicia Quarles and DICK’s Sporting Goods designer Alycia Scott at press event in New York City for the unveiling of CALIA by Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood with DICK’s Sporting Goods designer Alycia Scott

Carrie Underwood with emcee Alicia Quarles

Carrie will be taking over CMT with music videos, shows and performances with “Carrie Underwood’s Greatest Hits Takeover Weekend” this Saturday and Sunday. She’ll join Cody Alan on CMT’s weekly Hot 20 Countdown as a special guest host for their 100th episode. Hot 20 Countdown airs this Sat., Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. ET/PT and also features an exclusive interview with Carrie and Katie Cook. CMT will re-air the 2012 VH1 Behind the Music: Carrie Underwood program on Sat., Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. ET/PT and VH1 Unplugged: Carrie Underwood on Sun., Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET/PT as well as CMT Crossroads: Steven Tyler & Carrie Underwood on Sun., Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. ET/PT.

On Dec. 9 iHeartMedia will host an exclusive iHeartRadio Album Release Party at the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City. Syndicated Country radio talent Bobby Bones will host the one-hour takeover that will feature an on-stage interview and a live performance by Carrie, including the record-breaking new single, “Something in the Water.” The event will broadcast that night at 8 p.m. local time across more than 115 iHeartMedia Country radio stations nationwide; at iHeartRadio.com/CarrieUnderwood, iHeartMedia’s industry leading digital music service and via a special video feed to Clear Channel’s outdoor billboard in Times Square located at the corner of 47th and Broadway. It will also air the following day, Dec. 10, across the American Forces Network for military members and their families serving overseas this holiday season.

GAC’s Headline Country will feature Carrie in a one-on-one interview with Storme Warren that will first air on Dec. 11 as well as upcoming appearances on GAC’s American Playlist and Top 20 shows.

Carrie will be the featured artist in Ram Country on Yahoo Music’s Artist Spotlight series throughout the month of December. Features include: an in-depth interview, exclusive performances of Carrie’s hits “Something in the Water” and “Blown Away;” a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video for “Something in the Water;” and The Hot Country Minute with Ram Country Report host Cornelia Rowe.

She will round out the week by coming home to the Grand Ole Opry for two Opry performances at the Ryman Auditorium on Sat., Dec. 13. In celebration, opry.com will host 10 Memorable Opry Moments from Carrie beginning Mon., Dec. 8. Carrie fans can follow the Opry on Facebook and Twitter or visit opry.com to win prizing including an autographed guitar as well as the new CD, and they can tune in to Carrie’s Opry performances via opry.com, the Opry’s mobile app, 650 AM WSM, and SiriusXM.

On Mon., Dec. 15, Carrie will perform at the inaugural American Country Countdown Awards live from Nashville’s Music City Center, 8 p.m.-10:00 p.m. ET /PT on FOX. And wrapping up the month of December is the repeat airing of the CMA Country Christmas special, featuring a performance with Carrie and Michael W. Smith, on Dec. 20 on ABC.

Congratulations, Carrie, on your two GRAMMY nominations!!! Here’s a flashback to Carrie’s first two GRAMMY Award wins!

“It has been such a rewarding experience working with DICK’S Sporting Goods on all aspects of the design process for CALIA, from choosing fabrics to making sure the look, feel and fit is right for active women,” said Underwood. “The inspiration for this line came from my desire to have clothes that seamlessly take me from workouts, to errands, to rehearsals and beyond. As someone who is passionate about health and fitness, I’m excited to offer women a wardrobe that will move with them and encourage them to stay the path of leading an active lifestyle.”

“We are proud to be working with Carrie on this exciting new line,” said Lauren Hobart, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods. “From the very beginning of our partnership, we aligned with Carrie around a vision to provide fitness apparel and accessories that are as versatile as they are functional. The result is a collection that will truly fit the incredibly busy lives of active women.”

CALIA by Carrie Underwood will offer competitively priced women’s fitness apparel and accessories. Consumers are encouraged to visit caliastudio.com to sign up for more information on the collection and timing of product launches.