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All the Country Airplay Chart No. 1s Solely Written by the Artists That Performed Them
Alan Jackson boasts the most such leaders, while Chayce Beckham’s “23” is the first since Taylor Swift’s “Ours” in 2012.
1 on Billboard ’s Country Airplay chart dated April 6 – marking the list’s first leader by an artist that solely wrote it and recorded it in over 11 years, since Taylor Swift’s “Ours” topped the March 31, 2012, tally. Ronnie Dunn wrote five of the pair’s leaders by himself: “Neon Moon,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” (both 1992), “She Used To Be Mine” (1993), “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind” (1994) and “Little Miss Honky Tonk” (1995). Chayce Beckham: “23” (2024) Mary Chapin Carpenter: “Shut Up and Kiss Me” (1994) Lionel Cartwright: “Leap of Faith” (1991) Kenny Chesney: “Beer in Mexico” (2007) Anita Cochran: “What If I Said” (duet with Steve Wariner; 1998) Vince Gill: “Tryin’ To Get Over You” (1994) Mac McAnally: “Down the Road” (with Kenny Chesney; 2009) David Lee Murphy: “Dust on the Bottle” (1995) Brad Paisley: “Letter to Me” (2008) Eddie Rabbitt: “On Second Thought” (1990) Dan Seals: “Love on Arrival” (1990) Clay Walker: “Live Until I Die” (1994)
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