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Country Star Toby Keith Posts 44 Singles to iTunes Top 100 Chart, 18 Albums After Untimely Death from Cancer at 62

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Country star Toby Keith died yesterday at age 62 from cancer.

Keith was a star for several decades and had amassed a big catalog. Now just about all of it is on the charts.

Almost half the iTunes 100 is made up of Keith’s singles — 44 at this moment. Eighteen of his albums are on top 100 album chart, too.

You can see from a January 8th video posted to Instagram that Keith — always a robust good ol’ boy — had been whittled down by stomach cancer in the two years plus from when was diagnosed.

Comdolences to his family and devout fans.

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