Morgan Wallen’s Stats Put Him In Whitney Houston’s League

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

May 24th, 2023 10:05 AM

Morgan Wallen continues to make history as his recently released third studio album, One Thing At A Time, notches its 11th consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. The last album to spend 11 consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 came in 1987 with Whitney Houston’s Whitney (featuring “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” and “So Emotional”). Prior to that, it was 1976 into 1977 as Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life (featuring “Isn’t She Lovely” and “I Wish”) logged its first consecutive 13 weeks at No. 1.

Morgan said in a statement, “These stats are all so humbling, and being mentioned in the same sentence as Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston is something I never could have imagined.”

He added, “But I’m most grateful to everyone who listens to my music. That’s the connection that means the most to me, and it’s the best compliment out there – the fact that you guys like it.”

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One Thing At A Time has yielded three No. 1 hits to date with 10-week No. 1 “You Proof” (the longest No. 1 in country radio history), “Thought You Should Know,” which remained at the top of country airplay charts for three consecutive weeks; and latest hit “Last Night,” which became the fastest-climbing No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay charts since 2015. The song has spent six non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It now claims the longest Hot 100 reign – surpassing Kenny Rogers’ “Lady” and Johnny Horton’s “The Battle of New Orleans,” which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1980 and 1959, respectively.

2021’s Dangerous: The Double Album notches its 120th non-consecutive week in the Billboard 200 Top 10 second in longevity only to 173 weeks held by the Original Cast Recording, My Fair Lady, in 1956.

The success of his 5x Platinum sophomore project, Dangerous: The Double Album, continues to surpass records previously held by Adele and Bruce Springsteen.

13 Songs That Made Morgan Wallen An ACM Star

• 13. “The Way I Talk” (2016)

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  His very first single. A memorable lyric to the song, "Man, it ain't my fault, I just live the way I talk."

• 12. “Chasin’ You” (2019)

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  "Chasin' You" became Wallen's third consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The "Chasin' You (Dream Video)" was filmed in black and white and showed Wallen driving around Nashville, Tennessee, in a convertible.

• 11. “Wasted on You” (2022)

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  This song made history as it debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending January 23, 2021, along with the album tracks "Somebody's Problem," "Warning," and "Sand in My Boots" and the singles "7 Summers" and "More Than My Hometown." In doing so, Wallen became the first artist ever to chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs at the same time.
• 10. “This Bar” (2019)

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  Morgan said, "Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of them I can look back on and grin a little."

• 9. “Somebody’s Problem” (2020)

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  This song's narrative is all about a budding new relationship; one ends and another begins. In the lyrics, Wallen thinks how a woman who is too good to be true could have slipped through an ex's fingers and guessed she is somebody else’s problem.

• 8. “Don’t Think Jesus” (2022)

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  Morgan said that even though he didn't write this song, it brought him to tears upon first hearing it, and he said it is of his most personal songs.
• 7. “Still Goin’ Down” (2020)

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  Wallen described the song as all about growing up in the country; it truly is a love song to the town that raised him. The song is an anthem that pays tribute to all the small-town Friday nights and beer drinking around the bonfire.

• 6. “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) (2017)

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  A fun party song with Florida Georgia Line. The video features Wallen and both members of Florida Georgia Line partying on a beach and in concert.

• 5. “More Than My Hometown” (2020)

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  An ode to his hometown, the photograph used as the cover image for the single, was taken looking southbound on Tennessee Highway 70 just north of Kyles Ford, Tennessee. One of the towns listed on the highway sign in the photo, Sneedville, is Morgan’s actual hometown.
• 4. “Whiskey Glasses” (2018)

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  A big hit for Wallen, this song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 8, 2019, after topping the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in May of 2020.

• 3. “Flower Shops” (Ernest featuring Morgan Wallen) (2021)

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  This touching ballad's chorus sings, "Mister, I'll take your roses / If you cut off the thorns, she can't take no more / I'll buy violets and daisies to hide all the crazy, it's gonna take all you've got / Aw, it's a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops."

• 2. “7 Summers” (2020)

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  This story song was the perfect vibe for the time. When this smash was released, the song broke the single-day Apple Music streaming record for a country song and debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
• 1. “Sand in My Boots” (2021)

  Share

  This touching song is a nostalgic ballad about lost love, describes a worn-out cowboy, weathering lost love and fading memories of drinking with that girl who could've been the one. It became Wallen's fifth number one song in February of 2022.

• 13. “The Way I Talk” (2016)

  Share

  His very first single. A memorable lyric to the song, "Man, it ain't my fault, I just live the way I talk."

• 12. “Chasin’ You” (2019)

  Share

  "Chasin' You" became Wallen's third consecutive Number One hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The "Chasin' You (Dream Video)" was filmed in black and white and showed Wallen driving around Nashville, Tennessee, in a convertible.
• 11. “Wasted on You” (2022)

  Share

  This song made history as it debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for the week ending January 23, 2021, along with the album tracks "Somebody's Problem," "Warning," and "Sand in My Boots" and the singles "7 Summers" and "More Than My Hometown." In doing so, Wallen became the first artist ever to chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs at the same time.

• 10. “This Bar” (2019)

  Share

  Morgan said, "Wrote this song with my buddies about some moments and times in my life that have made me who I am today. Some good, some bad, but all of them I can look back on and grin a little."

• 9. “Somebody’s Problem” (2020)

  Share

  This song's narrative is all about a budding new relationship; one ends and another begins. In the lyrics, Wallen thinks how a woman who is too good to be true could have slipped through an ex's fingers and guessed she is somebody else’s problem.
• 8. “Don’t Think Jesus” (2022)

  Share

  Morgan said that even though he didn't write this song, it brought him to tears upon first hearing it, and he said it is of his most personal songs.

• 7. “Still Goin’ Down” (2020)

  Share

  Wallen described the song as all about growing up in the country; it truly is a love song to the town that raised him. The song is an anthem that pays tribute to all the small-town Friday nights and beer drinking around the bonfire.

• 6. “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) (2017)

  Share

  A fun party song with Florida Georgia Line. The video features Wallen and both members of Florida Georgia Line partying on a beach and in concert.
• 5. “More Than My Hometown” (2020)

  Share

  An ode to his hometown, the photograph used as the cover image for the single, was taken looking southbound on Tennessee Highway 70 just north of Kyles Ford, Tennessee. One of the towns listed on the highway sign in the photo, Sneedville, is Morgan’s actual hometown.

• 4. “Whiskey Glasses” (2018)

  Share

  A big hit for Wallen, this song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated June 8, 2019, after topping the Hot Country Songs chart. The song was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in May of 2020.

• 3. “Flower Shops” (Ernest featuring Morgan Wallen) (2021)

  Share

  This touching ballad's chorus sings, "Mister, I'll take your roses / If you cut off the thorns, she can't take no more / I'll buy violets and daisies to hide all the crazy, it's gonna take all you've got / Aw, it's a bad day for love, but a good day for flower shops."
• 2. “7 Summers” (2020)

  Share

  This story song was the perfect vibe for the time. When this smash was released, the song broke the single-day Apple Music streaming record for a country song and debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

• 1. “Sand in My Boots” (2021)

  Share

  This touching song is a nostalgic ballad about lost love, describes a worn-out cowboy, weathering lost love and fading memories of drinking with that girl who could've been the one. It became Wallen's fifth number one song in February of 2022.

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Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

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