Morgan Wallen turns into the primary artist to rank at Nos. 1, 2 and three concurrently on Billboard‘s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Sizzling Nation Songs chart (dated Dec. 17), for the reason that survey started as an all-encompassing style rating in 1958.
“You Proof” hits 17 weeks atop the tally, tying Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Blissful Man” (2015-16) for the Tenth-longest reign. Simply forward is Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y.” (18 weeks, 2016), whereas FGL and Bebe Rexha’s crossover smash “Meant To Be” dominated for a report 50 weeks in 2017-18.
“You Proof” corralled 28.3 million all-format airplay viewers impressions and 12.6 million official U.S. streams and bought 2,000 downloads Dec. 2-8, in accordance with Luminate.
Plus, Wallen debuts three songs on Sizzling Nation Songs within the high 10: “One Factor at a Time” (No. 2), “Tennessee Fan” (No. 5) and “Days That Finish in Why” (No. 7) – whereas his former 11-week No. 1 “Wasted on You” holds at No. 3, granting him his unprecedented triumph within the high three.
On Nation Digital Track Gross sales, “Factor,” “Tennessee” and “Days” – all launched Dec. 2 – arrive at Nos. 1, 2 and three with 13,000, 12,000 and 10,000 bought by Dec. 8, respectively. Wallen ups his profession depend to 17 high 10s on Sizzling Nation Songs, and eight No. 1s amongst 19 high 10s on Nation Digital Track Gross sales.
All three new Wallen songs are slated to seem on his subsequent album. Wallen is the second act to infuse the Nation Digital Track Gross sales high three with debuts, after Taylor Swift did so twice, in November 2010 and November 2011.
Wallen, thus, owns 5 of the Sizzling Nation Songs high 10 – a feat that solely he has achieved. The report is six songs within the tier, set on the Jan. 23, 2021, chart as Harmful: The Double Album started its 81-week-and-counting command on High Nation Albums. He additionally claimed half the Sizzling Nation Songs high 10 the next two weeks.
In the meantime, “You Proof” rebounds from No. 2 to high Nation Airplay for a seventh week (23.9 million, down 7%). It joins 5 different titles for the second-longest reign for the reason that chart began in 1990. The report is eight, shared by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s “It’s 5 O’Clock Someplace” (2003) and Lonestar’s crossover ballad “Amazed” (1999). “You Proof” now solely boasts the longest No. 1 keep of the 2020s, surpassing Dustin Lynch’s “Considering ‘Bout You,” that includes MacKenzie Porter (beginning final December), and Luke Combs’ “Without end After All” (beginning in June 2021).
“You Proof” is moreover the primary Nation Airplay No. 1 with a number of different leaders amid its command. After it dominated for 5 weeks (Oct. 15-Nov. 12), Tyler Hubbard’s “5 Foot 9” topped the Nov. 19 chart, adopted by Thomas Rhett’s “Half of Me,” that includes Riley Inexperienced (Nov. 26), and – after “You Proof” led once more on the Dec. 3 tally – Bailey Zimmerman’s “Fall in Love” (Dec. 10).
“We’re discovering that the smash hits are hanging on for much longer than the labels anticipate or need,” muses Charlie Cook dinner, Cumulus Media vp of programming. “Analysis signifies that large songs are not often completed once they peak on the chart.”
Amongst songs enduring previous their Nation Airplay peaks, Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” up 3-2, spends a tenth week within the high 5 following its four-week reign, rewriting two longevity information: probably the most weeks totaled in each the highest three (14) and the highest 5 (17).
Kane & Katelyn Climb
Elsewhere, Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God” hits the Nation Airplay high 10 (12-10, 18.1 million, up 6%). The previous provides his Tenth high 10, with eight of his 9 prior high 10s having hit No. 1. Spouse Katelyn claims her first high 10 in her preliminary chart look.
