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Hot 100 First-Timers: Conner Smith Debuts With Country Hit ‘Creek Will Rise’


Conner Smith debuts on the Hot 100 with "Creek Will Rise." Get the details.

Singer-songwriter and Nashville native Conner Smith reaches the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time with his single “Creek Will Rise.” He scored his first overall chart appearance in October 2021, when “I Hate Alabama” debuted and peaked at No. That breakthrough helped Smith ink a deal with Big Machine’s Valory imprint.

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