Morgan Wallen ‘Now’ Has Another Record on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart
Morgan Wallen has scored his 23rd No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Been by Now” tops the list dated 7 November. The milestone makes him the first act to achieve at least four Country Airplay No. 1s in three consecutive years, extending a run of success that has made him the fastest artist to reach 23 chart-toppers.
The single drew 33.5 million audience impressions from 23 to 29 October, up 4%, according to Luminate. Wallen has had four No. 1s in 2026, after four in 2025 and five in 2024; only seven acts have more than his 23 since the chart began in 1990. Elsewhere, Riley Green’s “Think as You Drunk” rose to No. 9, while Brothers Osborne returned to the chart at No. 40 with “Born and Raised Hell”, featuring Cody Johnson.
In short
- Morgan Wallen earns his 23rd Country Airplay No. 1.
- He is the first to score at least four in three consecutive years.
- “Been by Now” reached 33.5 million audience impressions.
Explained simply
Billboard’s Country Airplay chart ranks country songs played on US country radio stations, using estimates of how many listeners hear each song. It began in 1990 and is one measure of a country song’s reach on radio.
Morgan Wallen is an American country singer whose recordings have regularly reached the top of the chart. A No. 1 means a song led the ranking for that chart week; repeated top places track an artist’s success over time.
The chart is separate from Billboard’s overall songs rankings, which can also account for streaming and sales. Country Airplay therefore offers a snapshot of radio listening within the country music market.