The song one-ups her “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
Shaboozey Daniel Prakopcyk
Shaboozey dominates Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Sept. 14) for a milestone seventh week with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The song drew 28.2 million audience impressions at the format (down 2%) Aug. 30-Sept. 5, according to Luminate.
The track by the Virginian (born Collins Obinna Chibueze) surpasses Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” (six weeks at No. 1, 2006) as the longest-leading hit to establish a country career (counting acts’ first Country Airplay entries as a lead artist or their initial songs promoted to country radio).
Plus, since Country Airplay began in January 1990, “A Bar Song” claims only the 11th command of seven weeks or longer. Two recent hits are tied for the longest, with 10 weeks each: Nate Smith’s “World on Fire” (starting last December) and Morgan Wallen’s “You Proof” (2022-23).
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“A Bar Song” has topped the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for 12 weeks, and the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for eight frames as of the lists dated Sept. 7 – respective bests so far among all titles in 2024.
Here’s the ‘Dirt’
Meanwhile, Justin Moore banks his 15th Country Airplay top 10 as “This Is My Dirt” rises 11-10 (18.1 million, up 5%). The Poyen, Ark., native co-authored the song with Paul DiGiovanni, Randy Montana and Jeremy Stover, the lattermost of whom also produced it. It’s the lead single and title track from Moore’s 12-song album due Oct. 8.
Moore rolls up his sixth Country Airplay top 10 in succession and first since “You, Me, & Whiskey,” with Priscilla Block, hit No. 3 last August. Before that, he linked four straight No. 1s: “With a Woman You Love,” his 10th leader, in September 2022; “We Didn’t Have Much” (August 2021); “Why We Drink” (August 2020); and “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home” (September 2019). He first led with his initial top 10, “Small Town USA,” in October 2009.
