# Chart Rewind: In 2011, Scotty McCreery’s Debut Album Made Him a ‘Clear’ Country Favorite

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chart-rewind-in-2011-scotty-mccreerys-debut-album-made-him-a-clear-country-favorite/
- Published: 2026-10-22T14:43:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:04:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/scotty-mccreery-clear-as-day-chart-rewind-2011-1236365683/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- McCreery’s debut album reached No. 1 in 2011.
- It spent six non-consecutive weeks atop the country albums chart.
- The album produced two Hot Country Songs top 20 hits.

## Summary

Scotty McCreery’s first album of original songs, *Clear as Day*, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in October 2011, shortly after he turned 18. Its success marked a strong start to the career that began when he won *American Idol* earlier that year.

Before the album, McCreery released a collection of 14 songs from the show, which debuted at No. 3, and a five-song EP that reached No. 2. *Clear as Day* spent six non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 and produced two Hot Country Songs top 20 hits: “I Love You This Big” at No. 15 and “The Trouble with Girls” at No. 17. He later earned two more chart-topping albums and six Country Airplay No. 1s.

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