Turnpike Troubadours Earn First Hot 100 Hit With Zach Bryan Collab ‘Plainsman’
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.
In short
- 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.