Rewind: 2023 MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart No. 1s

Since 2002, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart has crowned No. 1 songs in the secondary country radio marketplace. Over 50 chart weeks in 2023, MusicRow has added 39 songs to the list of No. 1 hits. MusicRow congratulates each artist, songwriter and label for their accomplishments this year.

Morgan Wallen rang the bell the most this year, notching five No. 1 songs on the MusicRow Radio Chart, including “Thought You Should Know,” “One Thing At A Time,” “Last Night,” “Everything I Love” and “Thinkin’ Bout Me.” Luke Combs earned four No. 1 songs on the chart with the three-week No. 1 “Going, Going, Gone” as well as “Fast Car,” “Love You Anyway” and “Different ‘Round Here” alongside Riley Green.

Bailey Zimmerman, who had two No. 1s on the MusicRow Radio Chart this year, had the longest run of 2023, with “Rock and A Hard Place” holding the spot for three consecutive weeks (March 3, March 10 and March 17). His “Religiously” was also a multi-week No. 1 (Aug. 4 and Sept. 15).

Five artists notched their first MusicRow No. 1 this year, including Nate Smith (“Whiskey On You” and “World On Fire”), Jelly Roll (“Need A Favor” and “Save Me”), Corey Kent (“Wild As Her”), Megan Moroney (“Tennessee Orange”) and Hailey Whitters (“Everything She Ain’t”).

As a secondary radio chart, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart serves as an indicator for future successes on the major country radio charts. Of the 39 No. 1 hits on MusicRow‘s chart in 2023, 28 of them became chart-toppers on either the Mediabase Chart or the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

2023 data from the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart is being reviewed for the 22nd annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards. Winners in eight categories will be revealed on Feb. 27, 2024 on all MusicRow platforms.

Click here to listen to a playlist of the MusicRow Radio Chart No. 1 hits from 2023.

2023 MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart No. 1s:

Jan. 6, 2023 – “Whiskey On You,” Nate Smith
Jan. 13, 2023, February 10, 2023 – “Thought You Should Know,” Morgan Wallen
Jan. 20, 2023, Feb. 3, 2023, Feb. 17, 2023 – “Going, Going, Gone,” Luke Combs
Jan. 27, 2023 – “What He Didn’t Do,” Carly Pearce
Feb. 24, 2023 – “Handle On You,” Parker McCollum
March 3, 2023, March 10, 2023, March 17, 2023 – “Rock And A Hard Place,” Bailey Zimmerman
March 24, 2023 – “Wild As Her,” Corey Kent
March 31, 2023 – “It Matters To Her,” Scotty McCreery
April 7, 2023 – “Dancin’ In The Country,” Tyler Hubbard
April 14, 2023 – “Memory Lane,” Old Dominion
April 21, 2023 – “Human,” Cody Johnson
April 28, 2023 – “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney
May 5, 2023 – “One Thing At A Time,” Morgan Wallen
May 12, 2023 – “You, Me, And Whiskey,” Justin Moore & Priscilla Block
May 19, 2023 – “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen
May 26, 2023 – “Next Thing You Know,” Jordan Davis
June 2, 2023 – “Your Heart Or Mine,” Jon Pardi
June 9, 2023 – “Everything She Ain’t,” Hailey Whitters
June 16, 2023 – “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings,” Thomas Rhett
June 23, 2023 – “Fast Car,” Luke Combs
June 30, 2023 – “Need A Favor,” Jelly Roll
July 7, 2023 – “Love You Anyway,” Luke Combs
July 14, 2023, July 28, 2023 – “Bury Me In Georgia,” Kane Brown
July 21, 2023 – “Drinkaby,” Cole Swindell
Aug. 4, 2023, Sept. 15, 2023 – “Religiously,” Bailey Zimmerman
Aug. 11, 2023 – “Standing Room Only,” Tim McGraw
Aug. 18, 2023, Sept. 8, 2023 – “Watermelon Moonshine,” Lainey Wilson
Aug. 25, 2023 – “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” Luke Bryan
Sept. 1, 2023, Oct. 13, 2023 – “Try That In A Small Town,” Jason Aldean
Sept. 22, 2023 – “Everything I Love,” Morgan Wallen
Sept. 29, 2023 – “Can’t Have Mine,” Dylan Scott
Oct. 6, 2023 – “God Gave Me A Girl,” Russell Dickerson
Oct. 20, 2023 – “Thinkin’ Bout Me,” Morgan Wallen
Oct. 27, 2023 – “Save Me The Trouble,” Dan + Shay
Nov. 3, 2023, Nov. 17, 2023 – “Save Me,” Jelly Roll (with Lainey Wilson)
Nov. 10, 2023, Dec. 15, 2023 – “White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
Nov. 22, 2023 – “Different ‘Round Here,” Riley Green (feat. Luke Combs)
Dec. 1, 2023 – “World On Fire,” Nate Smith
Dec. 8, 2023 – “The Painter,” Cody Johnson