Morgan Wallen’s crossover smash “Last Night” rebounds for its 24th week atop Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Aug. 12).
The song ties Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” (2021-22) and Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” (2012-13) as the fourth-longest-ruling leaders since the survey became the genre’s main chart in 1958.
“Last Night” was authored by John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome and Jacob Kasher Hindlin.
The track drew 67.2 million all-format radio airplay audience impressions (down 10%) and 26.7 million streams (down 8%) and sold 7,000 downloads (down 11%) in the July 28-Aug. 3 tracking week, according to Luminate.
Wallen’s ninth Country Airplay leader dominated that chart for eight weeks and crossed over to No. 5 peaks on both Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay. It remains in the top five on the latest Country Airplay list, at No. 4.
Here’s a look at the 10 longest-leading No. 1s since Hot Country Songs became an all-encompassing genre survey in October 1958. Wallen is the only soloist with two titles on the list, while duo Florida Georgia Line is the only other act with two. (All songs but one below have reigned since the chart adopted the all-genre Billboard Hot 100’s multi-metric methodology in October 2012.)
Longest-Leading Hot Country Songs No. 1s (since 1958):
50 weeks, “Meant To Be,” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, beginning in December 2017
34, “Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt, February 2017
27, “I Hope,” Gabby Barrett, July 2020
24, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, February 2023
24, “Fancy Like,” Walker Hayes, July 2021
24, “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line, December 2012
21, “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber, October 2019
19, “You Proof,” Morgan Wallen, May 2022
19, “The Bones,” Maren Morris, March 2020
19, “Walk on By,” Leroy Van Dyke, September 1961
As previously reported, “Last Night” tops the Hot 100 for a 15th week, tying for the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s 65-year history, and the longest for a song by an act with no accompanying artists.
Childers’ First Top 10
Tyler Childers, from Paintsville, Ky., attains his first top 10 on Hot Country Songs, as his new single “In Your Love,” released July 27, blasts in at No. 7. In its first full week, it drew 11.4 million streams and sold 9,000. It leaps 16-4 on Country Digital Song Sales and debuts at No. 8 on Country Streaming Songs, marking his first top 10 on each chart.
“In Your Love,” co-written by the 32-year-old, is the first single from his album Rustin’ in the Rain, due Sept. 8. It’s Childers’ fifth Hot Country Songs entry and follows “Way of the Triune God,” which reached No. 37, his former best rank, in January.
Top Tier ‘Whiskey’
In its 31st week on Hot Country Songs, Justin Moore and Priscilla Block’s “You, Me, & Whiskey” rises 11-8. It awards Moore his 11th top 10 and Block her first, in her third appearance.
The song attracted 5.8 million streams (up 38%) and sold 1,000 (up 11%) July 28-Aug. 3. On Country Airplay, it pushes 4-3 for a new best (29.8 million, up 13%).
For Moore, it follows “With a Woman You Love,” which rose to No. 12 last September and “We Didn’t Have Much,” which hit No. 7 in September 2021. Both songs led Country Airplay for a week each, upping his career total to 10 No. 1s.
Block’s debut hit “Just About Over You” reached No. 17 on Hot Country Songs in December 2021, as well as No. 14 on Country Airplay. Subsequent single “My Bar” climbed to No. 26 on Country Airplay last September.
