HARDY, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw’s “McArthur” bounds in at No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart (dated Feb. 14). The song starts with 7.1 million official U.S. streams, 6.2 million in radio airplay audience and 7,000 sold in the Jan. 30–Feb. 5 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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Released Jan. 30, the single sports top 10 star power on Hot Country Songs times 124, as it extends the acts’ career top 10 counts on the list to five, 20, 42 and 57, respectively.
“McArthur” also marks the highest Hot Country Songs debut yet for HARDY, Church and McGraw. Wallen, meanwhile, logs his record-extending 32nd top 10 debut, adding to a haul that includes a likewise record eight No. 1 opens.
A Jay Joyce-produced story song written by HARDY, Chase McGill, Jameson Rodgers and Josh Thompson, “McArthur” assigns each artist a different voice in the same family line. The narrative stretches across generations, nodding to legacy, land, time and the tension between holding on and letting go. It’s not yet part of a named album.
Langley Sets Stage for ‘Dandelion’
Just behind “McArthur,” Ella Langley debuts at No. 7 on Hot Country Songs with “Dandelion,” with 7.9 million streams, 463,000 in radio audience and 4,000 sold. Her sixth top 10 is the title cut from her album of the same name, due April 10. The project follows a breakout year that’s reshaped her commercial profile, led by the success of smash single “Choosin’ Texas.”
That momentum continues as “Choosin’ Texas” triples up at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay and the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, making Langley just the third woman to top both country charts simultaneously (dating to October 2012) and the first woman to lead all three at the same time.
