{"id":221485,"date":"2026-01-09T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/09\/blake-shelton-marks-milestone-30th-country-airplay-chart-leader-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:17:11","slug":"blake-shelton-marks-milestone-30th-country-airplay-chart-leader-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/09\/blake-shelton-marks-milestone-30th-country-airplay-chart-leader-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton Marks Milestone 30th Country Airplay Chart\u00a0Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tBlake Shelton<\/a> secures his milestone 30th No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Country Airplay<\/a> chart as \u201cStay Country or Die Tryin\u2019 \u201d lifts two spots on the ranking dated Jan. 17. The single delivered 29.5 million audience impressions (up 13%) during the Jan. 2-8 tracking week, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Beau Bailey, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis and Drew Parker, the track marks another collaboration with longtime producer Scott Hendricks. Shelton last reached the summit as featured on Post Malone\u2019s \u201cPour Me a Drink\u201d for three weeks in October 2024. Before that, his \u201cHappy Anywhere\u201d and \u201cNobody but You,\u201d both with Gwen Stefani, ruled in 2020. He earns his first leader as the sole billed artist on a song since \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d in 2019. Shelton first topped the chart, for five weeks, in 2001 with his debut single, \u201cAustin,\u201d which remains his longest-held No. 1.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBlake Shelton\u2019s \u2018For Recreational Use Only\u2019 Album Arrives in Top 10 on Billboard\u00a0Charts\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tParmalee\u2019s \u2018Cowgirl\u2019 Hits 4 Weeks Atop Country Airplay Chart: How Rare Is That Among\u00a0Groups?\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tWith 30 Country Airplay leaders, Shelton moves solely into second place on the chart\u2019s all-time leaderboard, trailing only Kenny Chesney\u2019s 33 since the ranking launched in 1990. Tim McGraw places third with 29 No. 1s, while Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson and George Strait each claim 26. Jason Aldean has notched 25, Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett, 21 each, and Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith and Brad Paisley, 20 apiece. Garth Brooks, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen follow with 19 each, ahead of Dierks Bentley\u2018s 18 and Florida Georgia Line and Carrie Underwood\u2019s 16 each.<\/p>\n

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