Rewind: 2020 ‘MusicRow’ CountryBreakout Radio Chart No. 1s

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Since 2002, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart has crowned No. 1 songs in the secondary country radio marketplace, celebrating 43 songs in 2020. MusicRow congratulates each artist, songwriter and label for its accomplishments this year.

Luke Bryan. Photo: Jim Wright

Three artists achieved triple No. 1s this year, Luke Bryan (“What She Wants Tonight,” “One Margarita,” “Down To One”), Florida Georgia Line (“Blessings,” “I Love My Country,” “Long Live”), and Luke Combs (“Does To Me,” “Lovin’ On You,” “Better Together”).

Bryan’s single “One Margarita” spent an incredible three weeks in the top spot on the chart on June 4, June 11, and June 25. Several artists earned two weeks at the chart pinnacle, including Combs (“Lovin’ On You”), Carly Pearce & Lee Brice (“I Hope You’re Happy Now”), Thomas Rhett feat. Jon Pardi (“Beer Can’t Fix”), Tim McGraw (“I Called Mama”), and Chris Stapleton (“Starting Over”).

The winners of the 19th Annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards, based on radio airplay reported by stations on MusicRow’s radio panel, will be revealed on Wednesday February 17, 2021.

2020 MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart No. 1s
Jan. 9: Luke Bryan, “What She Wants Tonight”
Jan. 16: Jake Owen, “Homemade”
Jan. 23: Kane Brown, “Homesick”
Jan. 30 & Feb. 6: Carly Pearce & Lee Brice, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”
Feb. 13: Eric Church, “Monsters”
Feb. 20: Morgan Wallen, “Chasin’ You”
Feb. 27: Florida Georgia Line, “Blessings”
March 5: Ingrid Andress, “More Hearts Than Mine”
March 12 & March 19: Thomas Rhett & Jon Pardi, “Beer Can’t Fix”
March 26: Luke Combs & Eric Church, “Does To Me”
April 2: Carrie Underwood, “Drinking Alone”
April 9: Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, “Nobody But You”
April 16: Gabby Barrett, “I Hope”
April 23: Kenny Chesney, “Here And Now”
April 30: Justin Moore, “Why We Drink”
May 7: Keith Urban, “God Whispered Your Name”
May 14: Miranda Lambert, “Bluebird”
May 21: Sam Hunt, “Hard To Forget”
May 28: Florida Georgia Line, “I Love My Country”
June 4, June 11 & June 25: Luke Bryan, “One Margarita”
June 18: Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott & Chris Tomlin, “Be A Light”
July 2: Chris Janson, “Done”
July 9 & July 16: Tim McGraw, “I Called Mama”
July 23: Kip Moore, “She’s Mine”
July 30: Lee Brice, “One Of Them Girls”
Aug. 6 & Aug. 13: Luke Combs, “Lovin’ On You”
Aug. 20: Jason Aldean, “Got What I Got”
Aug. 27: Jon Pardi, “Got What I Got”
Sept. 3: HARDY, Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson, “One Beer”
Sept. 10: Morgan Wallen, “More Than My Hometown”
Sept. 17: Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, “Happy Anywhere”
Sept. 24: Lady A, “Champagne Night”
Oct. 1: Parker McCollum, “Pretty Heart”
Oct. 8: Kenny Chesney, “Happy Does”
Oct. 15: Jameson Rodgers, “Some Girls”
Oct. 22: Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole In The Bottle”
Oct. 29: Darius Rucker, “Beers and Sunshine”
Nov. 5 & Dec. 17: Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over”
Nov. 12: Brothers Osborne, “All Night”
Nov. 19: Florida Georgia Line, “Long Live”
Nov. 25: Rascal Flatts, “How They Remember You”
Dec. 3: Luke Combs, “Better Together”
Dec. 10: Luke Bryan, “Down To One”

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