Morgan Wallen reaches his 23rd No. 1 boardAccording to Luminate, the Country Airplay chart, as “Been By Now” moved up one position from the November 7 list with 33.5 million audience impressions (up 4%) from October 23–29.
The stand-alone single marks Wallen’s fourth leader from 2026, following both “20 Cigarettes” and “Don’t We” from his 2025 album. i’m the problemand Ella Langley’s duet “I Can’t Love You Anymore.” Following four No. 1s in 2025 and five in 2024, he becomes the first act to collect at least four No. 1s in three different and consecutive years. Langley, also this year, joins Luke Combs (2021) and Garth Brooks (1991 and 1993) as the only other acts with four in a year.
No artist has reached 23 Country Airplay No. 1s faster than Wallen. They needed just over eight years to get from their first, the Florida Georgia Line collaboration “Up Down” in June 2018, to besting Luke Bryan, which took nearly 10 years. Only seven acts have achieved more No. 1 positions since the chart launched in 1990: Kenny Chesney (34), Blake Shelton (30), Tim McGraw (29) and Jason Aldean (27), Bryan, Alan Jackson and George Strait (26 each).
Additionally, “Been By Now” is Wallen’s 21st song to reach No. 1 on Country Airplay this decade, seven more than runner-up Combs in that span.
‘think big’
Riley Green scored her ninth Country Airplay top 10 with “Think as You Drunk”, rising 11–9 with 17.7 million viewers (up 5%). The smash track pays tribute to Toby Keith, featuring a sample of the late star’s 2005 hit “As Good As I Once Was.” It follows the No. 2 “Change My Mind” for Green in June.
‘hell’ broke loose
Brothers Osborne return to country airplay for the first time in more than two years, as “Born and Raised Hell” starring Cody Johnson reaches No. 40 (2.4 million). The song marks the debut of the duo’s fifth studio album, watertownReleased on 23 October.
All charts for November 7 will be updated on Tuesday, November 3 on Billboard.com.