Country artist Morgan Wallen makes history
Famed country artist Morgan Wallen has officially made history, folks!! His new album One Thing At A Time has 36 songs and is taking over the Billboard charts! The video above is from his 2022 Billboard Awards performance. And for the notes on his success, here’s a snippet from a report on Yahoo News:
Morgan Wallen has accomplished a chart coup with his new album One Thing At A Time, which was released on March 3. On Monday, Billboard reported that the 36-track record has become the artistâs second number-one album, while the single âLast Nightâ is his first number one track on the Billboard Hot 100. Wallen currently claims five spots on the Hot 100 chart, including âLast Night,â âOne Thing At A Timeâ (at #10), âThinkinâ Bout Meâ (at #9), âYou Proofâ (At #8), and âThought You Should Knowâ (at #7).Holding half the spots on the Hot 100 chart is an unprecedented success for a country artist. Taylor Swift didnât achieve the feat of five or more spots until she crossed over to pop (though of course, sheâs the only artist ever to hold all ten slots).
Wallen is only the sixth artist to have done so at all, alongside Swift, Drake, 21 Savage, Juice WRLD, and The Beatles. Heâs the first to hold the #1 spot on the Hot 100 and Hot Country charts simultaneously since Swiftâs âAll Too Well (Taylorâs Version),â and the first unaccompanied male artist to do so in 42 years. Only 20 tracks in the chartâs history have ever done soâthat list includes songs like âIslands In The Stream,â âRhinestone Cowboy,â and â9 To 5.â
Morgan Wallen is known to put on great shows and even kicked out some rowdy audience members who were fighting one time. He’s got a ton of fans and clearly, which is obvious by his success with the latest album.