Luke Combs Spends Over A Year Atop Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart
Luke Combs. Photo: Zack Massey
Luke Combs has officially spent over a year (53 cumulative weeks) atop Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, as his current single, “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma,” reaches No. 1 for a second week.
With the milestone achievement, Combs joins an esteemed group of artists who have also reached this landmark, including George Strait, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith. Since “Hurricane” marked his first No. 1 in 2016, the superstar has continued to achieve historic success at country radio, with 18 No. 1s on the Billboard chart, and 19 consecutive No. 1s on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart.
“[I’m] speechless honestly,” says Combs of the achievement. “I was unaware of this until my team told me and I’m really blown away. The support from country radio for my music and fans has always been more than I ever could have imagined. I’ve always known they were huge supporters of my music, but this proves it in more ways than one. I never thought I would get one week at No. 1 but when I did, I felt like I had won the lottery. So for my songs to have spent a full year at No. 1 with guys I grew up listening to and admiring is more than I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you, country radio, for letting this young man from North Carolina, who most had never heard of when y’all started playing my music, live out his dreams and do what he loves.”
Additionally, the hitmaker took home three trophies for Male Artist of 2024, Male Song of 2024 (“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma”) and Album of 2024 (Fathers & Sons) at the People’s Country Choice Awards last Thursday (Sept. 26), and is currently up for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year (Fathers & Sons) at this year’s CMA Awards. Additionally, he is set to headline Washington State’s Gorge Amphitheatre this week ahead of his Category 10 venue opening next month.
