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Morgan Wallen Makes History With Latest Single

According to Billboard, Morgan Wallen is the first artist to have three chart-topping debuts on “Billboard’s airplay, streaming, and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart since the survey began as an…

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According to Billboard, Morgan Wallen is the first artist to have three chart-topping debuts on "Billboard's airplay, streaming, and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958."

Morgan's "Don't Think Jesus," which was released on April 15th, debuts at Number One on the charts dated April 30th.

Morgan's hit "Wasted on You" debuted at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs in January 2021; "7 Summers" debuted at No. 1 in August 2020; and "Whiskey Glasses" debuted at No. 1 in May 2019, 30 weeks after its release.

Morgan's Dangerous Tour continues on Thursday (April 28th) in Green Bay, WI, followed by weekend shows in Des Moines, IA, and Kansas City, MO.

What is your favorite Morgan Wallen song?

Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.