Kirsty Lee Akers has debuted at #4 on the ARIA Australian Artists Country Albums chart (week ending 17 January 2009) with her much anticipated second album, 'Better Days'. Only platinum selling CDs from Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson and Keith Urban along with the popular CMAA Winners album sold more copies.

'Better Days' also debuted at #7 on the Australian Independent Albums Chart (which features all musical genres) and #7 on the ARIA Country Albums chart. The album was nominated by Take 40 Australia as one of last week's most anticipated releases alongside new albums from the likes All American Rejects, Franz Ferdinand, Bruce Springsteen, Lily Allen and Jamie Foxx.

Kirsty launched the album with a sold out show at the recent Tamworth Country Music Festival with dozens of eager fans having to be turned away at the door after failing to snap up tickets earlier in the week.

The album's first single 'Knocked Up' is creating a buzz at radio and the hilarious, one take video currently sits at #8 on the Country Music Channel's video request chart.