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.
Explained simply
The Turnpike Troubadours are an Oklahoma country band led by singer Evan Felker. Before this song, their chart success had mainly come through albums rather than singles on Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100.
Zach Bryan is a country singer-songwriter whose releases have also reached audiences beyond country music. He and Felker co-wrote “Plainsman”, their first recording together, bringing the band’s music to listeners through a collaboration with Bryan.
The Hot 100 ranks songs across musical styles, while Billboard also publishes separate country and rock charts. A first appearance on these charts marks a new kind of recognition for the band and places the song among releases reaching listeners across genres.