The Future. For the first time in over 40 years, two country songs are occupying both the #1 and #2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. While hip-hop and pop have ruled the charts over the past decade, country may have always been as popular — it just took the genre’s fans longer to transition to streaming, according to SiriusXM/Pandora general manager Steve Blatter.
Them good ole’ hitsMorgan Wallen’s “Last Night” and Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” are ruling the charts.
“Last Night” has reigned atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks straight, while “Fast Car” parked in second place this week.
Forbes reports that it’s the first time two country songs have been in the top two spots since 1981.
They’re also in the same positions on Billboard’s top streaming songs chart, with “Last Night” accumulating 29.8 million streams, and “Fast Car” zooming past 21.2 million.
Additionally, Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is only behind Adele’s 21 in most non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard top albums chart, while the supporting tour is the first country one to top Billboard’s top tour chart.
It’s all a sign of the times as country music surges in popularity — country music streaming jumped 58% in the past three years.
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