# Turnpike Troubadours Earn First Hot 100 Hit With Zach Bryan Collab ‘Plainsman’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/turnpike-troubadours-earn-first-hot-100-hit-with-zach-bryan-collab-plainsman/
- Published: 2026-10-27T15:00:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T15:38:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/turnpike-troubadours-first-hot-100-hit-zach-bryan-collab-1236368726/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Turnpike Troubadours reach the Hot 100 for the first time.
- “Plainsman” debuts at No. 45, driven mostly by streaming.
- Zach Bryan’s new release opens with 65,000 equivalent album units.

## Summary

Turnpike Troubadours have earned their first Billboard Hot 100 entry as featured performers on Zach Bryan’s “Plainsman”. The collaboration debuted at No. 45, marking a new milestone for the Oklahoma band, whose chart success had previously centred mainly on albums.

The song drew 6 million official US streams and nearly 1,000 downloads in the week ending 22 October. It also debuted at No. 14 on Hot Country Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, giving the band its first entries on both charts. Bryan and Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker co-wrote the track, their first recording together; Bryan’s new eight-song release debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 65,000 equivalent album units.

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