Thomas Rhett‘s “Half of Me,” that includes Riley Green, ascends from No. 3 to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart dated Nov. 26. Within the monitoring week ending Nov. 20, the tune elevated by 8% to 31 million viewers impressions, in keeping with Luminate.
“Half” is Thomas Rhett’s 18th Nation Airplay chief and Inexperienced’s first. He turns into one in all 14 acts with as many as 18 No. 1s; Kenny Chesney leads with 32.
“It’s all the time an enormous deal for me to have as tune go No. 1, however this one is further particular as a result of it’s with my buddy Riley,” Rhett tells Billboard. “Actually glad we get to have a good time this tune along with our pals at radio and followers.”
Rhett wrote his newest Nation Airplay chief together with his father, Rhett Akins, and Will Bundy and Josh Thompson. It’s the second single from Rhett’s sixth full-length, The place We Began, which arrived at its No. 2 High Nation Albums excessive in April, marking his sixth prime 10. The title observe options pop star Katy Perry, who (donning a black cowboy hat) joined Rhett for a efficiency of the tune on the 56th Annual Nation Music Affiliation (CMA) Awards Nov. 9.
On the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Sizzling Nation Songs checklist, “Half” rebounds to its greatest rank (10-9), because it drew 5.1 million official streams and offered 1,000 downloads in the US within the Nov. 11-17 monitoring week.
“Half” follows Rhett’s “Gradual Down Summer season,” which rose to No. 2 on Nation Airplay in Could. Earlier than that, “Nation Once more” led for every week in September 2021. The singer-songwriter, from Valdosta, Ga., banked his first Nation Airplay chief in October 2013 when “It Goes Like This,” his third entry, started a three-week reign.
Inexperienced, from Jacksonville, Fla., reigns together with his fifth Nation Airplay hit. He notched one prior prime 10, his debut entry “There Was This Lady,” which climbed to No. 3 in March 2019. He has additionally hit the highest 20 with “I Want Grandpas By no means Died” (No. 12, February 2020).
‘Truck’ Is Flying
HARDY’s “Wait within the Truck,” that includes Lainey Wilson, rolls 14-7 on Sizzling Nation Songs, up by 38% to 10.1 million streams within the Nov. 11-17 monitoring week, following their efficiency of the tune on the CMA Awards Nov. 9. Wilson picked up two trophies that evening, as effectively, for feminine vocalist and new artist of the yr.
In the meantime, “Truck” offered 8,000 downloads (up 3%) and tops Nation Digital Track Gross sales for a fifth week. On Nation Airplay, the tune rises 25-21 (8.5 million, up 19%).
Hardy’s third Sizzling Nation Songs prime 10 follows his collaboration with Dierks Bentley and BRELAND, “Beers on Me,” which hit No. 5 in March. He scored his first prime 10 together with his second entry, “One Beer,” that includes Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson (No. 4, November 2020).
Wilson additionally provides her third Sizzling Nation Songs prime 10. She first reached the tier together with her debut chart hit “Issues a Man Oughta Know,” which superior to No. 3 in September 2021, whereas “By no means Say By no means,” with Cole Swindell, reached No. 2 this April.
Extra Spins for ‘Spins’
Jordan Davis scores his sixth straight career-opening Nation Airplay prime 10 as “What My World Spins Round” lifts 12-10 (17.5 million, up 8%). The tune follows “Purchase Grime” (that includes Luke Bryan), which led for 2 frames beginning in January. Davis’ first entry, “Singles You Up,” grew to become his first of three No. 1s, main for every week in April 2018.
