Morgan Wallen Manages A First On The Country Radio Chart

Morgan Wallen becomes the first creator to waste and acquisition 1 No. 1 for different connected apical of Billboard's Country Airplay floor plan — doubly — arsenic "I Can't Love You Anymore" soars. Morgan Wallen performs the opus "'98 Braves" astatine the 2023 Billboard Music Awards astatine Truist Park successful Atlanta, Georgia. The show airs connected November 19, 2023 connected BBMAs.watch. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)

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Morgan Wallen seems to make history connected Billboard’s state charts constantly. He is truthful successful and has claimed truthful galore hits successful a comparatively short span of clip that fewer acts person managed the benignant of profession he has already built – and he could still instrumentality astir for decades.

Wallen accomplishes a uncommon showing this framework connected the Country Airplay chart. The singer-songwriter trades 1 champion for another, upping his profession full successful a meaningful measurement and managing an exceptionally uncommon feat.

Morgan Wallen Replaces Himself astatine No. 1

Last week, Wallen sat astatine No. 1 connected the Country Airplay chart pinch “Don’t We,” the latest azygous from his blockbuster medium I’m the Problem. This frame, the aforesaid ranking is ruled by “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” his team-up pinch Ella Langley. Wallen swaps 1 No. 1 for different – thing that has only happened doubly earlier successful the history of the rundown.

Tim McGraw Was the First Artist to Do So

Tim McGraw was the first creator to switch himself astatine No. 1 connected the Country Airplay chart, accomplishing the feat successful 2002. He first sat successful the highest rung pinch “Bring On the Rain,” Jo Dee Messina’s deed connected which he is featured. Just days later, his ain “The Cowboy successful Me” pushed that collaboration from the apical spot. It would beryllium much than 20 years earlier personification repeated McGraw’s success.

Morgan Wallen Makes History pinch Another No. 1 Smash

Wallen became the 2nd creator to switch himself astatine No. 1 connected the Country Airplay ranking conscionable 2 years ago. He joined Post Malone connected his first state smash, “I Had Some Help,” which quickly worked its measurement to the acme and helped Malone statesman his state career. Then, alongside state singer-songwriter Ernest, Wallen tacked connected different leader pinch “Cowgirls.”

Now, Wallen becomes the first creator to switch himself astatine No. 1 connected the Country Airplay floor plan twice, and this week marks only the 3rd clip successful the history of the tally that 1 creator has instantly followed 1 champion pinch another.

Morgan Wallen Scores His Twenty-Second Country Radio No. 1

Wallen has now racked up a full of 22 leaders connected the Country Airplay chart. He stands unsocial pinch the eighth-most No. 1 hits ever. He shared that grant past week pinch Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett, erstwhile each 3 men had accrued 21 smashes that roseate each the measurement to the highest rung. With “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” Wallen breaks retired of that tie.

Wallen still sits 11 No. 1s down all-time leader Kenny Chesney, who is up to 33 champions. Blake Shelton is the only different enactment pinch a milestone 30 rulers connected the Country Airplay chart.