Unprecedented! Country Music Star Morgan Wallen Places Record-Setting 36 Songs in One Week on the Billboard Hot 100

PJ Media ^ | 03/15/2023 | Chris Queen

[SeekAndFind]

Love him or loathe him, country music superstar Morgan Wallen has a dedicated following, and with the recent release of his new album, One Thing at a Time, his fans have made their devotion known. The album, which has a whopping 36 tracks, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album charts, and Wallen set a record with every single one of the 36 tracks appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

To put it in perspective, the previous record holder, rapper Drake, placed 27 songs on the chart at once in 2018, while Taylor Swift had 26 songs on the chart at the same time in 2021. Even at the height of Beatlemania, the Fab Four only managed to put 14 songs on the Hot 100 at the same time in 1964, which was the record that stood for a long time.

Here’s how Wallen’s songs landed on the Hot 100 (thanks to Outkick for compiling the list so I didn’t have to):

• No. 1, “Last Night”
• No. 7, “Thought You Should Know”
• No. 8, “You Proof”
• No. 9, “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
• No. 10, “One Thing at a Time”
• No. 11, “Ain’t That Some”
• No. 14, “Everything I Love”
• No. 15, “Man Made a Bar” (feat. Eric Church)
• No. 18, “I Wrote the Book”
• No. 27, “’98 Braves”
• No. 29, “Devil Don’t Know”
• No. 30, “Sunrise”
• No. 32, “Born With a Beer in My Hand”
• No. 35, “Whiskey Friends”
• No. 38, “Tennessee Numbers”
• No. 40, “Cowgirls” (feat. ERNEST)
• No. 41, “Hope That’s True”
• No. 43, “Dying Man”
• No. 44, “Keith Whitley”
• No. 47, “In the Bible” (feat. HARDY)
• No. 48, “Neon Star (Country Boy Lullaby)”
• No. 51, “Me + All Your Reasons”
• No. 52, “I Deserve a Drink”
• No. 53, “F150-50”
• No. 54, “Tennessee Fan”
• No. 56, “Single Than She Was”
• No. 59, “Wine Into Water”
• No. 61, “Days That End in Why”

[SeekAndFind]

Unfortunately for Morgan Wallen, he still won't beat the record of the international stars like the Beatles.

Country Music is mostly an AMERICAN thing and outside of our shores, you hardly hear anyone wanting to listen to this genre of music.

[devane617]

Who? BTW, it ain’t country music...pasturized rap or something

[Reno89519]

And I have never heard of him.

[supremedoctrine]

I like the title of the final track “Days that end in Why”—aside from that little of country music does anything for me. It all come across as Corporate, little or no flavor of its own, like its biggest success is how well it “crosses over” Gone are the days of Merle, George Jones, Ray Price and Marty Robbins.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

—> Country Music is mostly an AMERICAN thing and outside of our shores, you hardly hear anyone wanting to listen to this genre of music.

Wake up bro…

https://theconversation.com/country-music-is-hugely-popular-in-africa-but-its-nearly-all-imported-84448

https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/irish-country-music

[SeekAndFind]

RE: And I have never heard of him

I’m sure you’ve heard of Elvis Presley or the Beatles or even ABBA.

Why are they still being played and movies and Broadway shows made about them and their music today?

Put it another way, will Morgan Wallen be remembered 10 to 20 years from now?

[SeekAndFind]

The second link you provide is about IRISH Country Music, not American.

[DesertRhino]

Not a fan of that drunken slurring style of vocal. It’s really a form of rap.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Billboard Hot 100 isn’t what it used to be.

[AbolishCSEU]

BINGO! Sounds like Rap/Autotune light. All the top 40 bubble gum songs sound alike as well.

[dfwgator]

It ain’t country.

[plain talk]

I never heard of any of these songs but I’m impressed. Thanks for posting.

[dfwgator]

I doubt even Garth Brooks will be remembered 10 to 20 years from now.

[Jonty30]

Most songs in the top 100 paid for their position in order to increase sales. It isn’t anymore reflection of the music sales, if it ever was.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

he still won't beat the record of the international stars like the Beatles.

Or Slim Whitman, who sold more records that the Beatles and Elvis . . . . .

[aMorePerfectUnion]

—> The second link you provide is about IRISH Country Music, not American.

You can search “country music” + plus the name of a country and find it everywhere English is spoken.

Country music is streamed around the world.
As a music royalty investor, I receive monthly/quarterly reports detailing country and what a specific song earned by country.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Just listen and watch the music videos at the Irish link and you will see that Irish country is the Irish version of American country. Images, topics, music styles.

Unlike Africa, which imports all its music (though African bands play American songs), Ireland has its own country music artists producing a version culturally specific to Ireland.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Just listen and watch the music videos at the Irish link and you will see that Irish country is the Irish version of American country. Images, topics, music styles.

I know, but we’re talking about Morgan Wallen and his version of our own country music. I’ll be more impressed if he accomplishes the same feat in Ireland’s music charts.

[Roadrunner383]

A little Australian Aboriginal Country:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b7_Ik_9j_c

And an older one from Lee Kernaghan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0cHbJ-VpY

[Right Brother]

Country music nowadays is pretty much a I - vi - ii - V progression with twangy vocals and a guitar solo that sounds like Slash is playing it.