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Summary
Luke Combs returns to No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart as “Be By You” rises one spot to the summit, becoming his twenty-first career leader on the ranking. The win ties Combs with Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett for the ninth-most No. 1s in the history of the tally, while Morgan Wallen remains just one champion ahead with 22. “Be By You” also climbs to a new No. 12 peak on the Radio Songs chart.
Luke Combs scores his historic twenty-first No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Be By You” rises to the summit, replacing Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MAY 02: Luke Combs performs during 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on May 02, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
For several weeks in a row, Morgan Wallen ruled Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. That is not an unusual sight, as he has become one of the most successful names in the genre and has racked up smash after smash on one of the busiest radio tallies published by the company.
After several frames running the show, Wallen steps
After several frames running the show, Wallen steps aside and allows Luke Combs to find his way back to the penthouse. The Grammy nominee scores another leader with his single “Be By You,” and the track is not simply another winner for Combs. His latest champion helps him tie several other country favorites in the history books.
“Be By You” rises one space to No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart this week. The ranking tracks the songs that rack up the largest total audience impressions across country radio stations throughout the United States. “Be By You” is now Combs’s twenty-first ruler on the tally.
Here are all of Luke Combs’s No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.
- “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
- “Back in the Saddle”
- “Be By You”
- “Beautiful Crazy”
- “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
- “Better Together”
- “Cold as You”
- “Cold Beer Calling My Name” with Jameson Rodgers
- “Doin’ This”
- “Does to Me” with Eric Church
- “Even Though I’m Leaving”
- “Fast Car”
- “Forever After All”
- “Going, Going, Gone”
- “Hurricane”
- “Love You Anyway”
- “Lovin’ on You”
- “One Number Away”
- “She Got the Best of Me”
- “Sleepless in a Hotel Room”
- “When It Rains It Pours”
With another ruler, Combs ties Keith Urban
With another ruler, Combs ties Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett, who have also accumulated 21 Country Airplay No. 1s. The three men now jointly claim the ninth-most champions in the decades-long history of the ranking.
Wallen sits only one smash ahead of Combs, Urban and Rhett. He collected his twenty-second No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart less than a month ago with “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” his collaboration with Ella Langley. That song now falls from the top spot to No. 3.
Wallen replaced himself at No. 1, as his own “Don’t We,” featured on I’m the Problem, stepped back to allow “I Can’t Love You Anymore” to take control. Wallen is alone in eighth place on the list of artists with the most leaders on the country radio tally.
Be By You appears on seven Billboard charts
“Be By You” appears on seven Billboard charts this week, and in addition to conquering the Country Airplay ranking, it reaches a new high on the general Radio Songs chart. The single pushes one space to No. 12, bringing Combs very close to another top 10.
He has only scored four top 10 hits on the more open radio roster so far, and “Be By You” may soon add to that figure. The track is currently tied with “Days Like These,” which also peaked at No. 12 back in May of this year.
Combs has two songs that reach new peaks on the Country Airplay chart this week. As “Be By You” runs the show, his even-newer single “Rethink Some Things” steps up one space to No. 28 after half a dozen frames on the tally.
Combs also lands at No
Combs also lands at No. 57 with “Better That Way,” his collaboration with Charles Wesley Godwin. The Country Airplay chart features 60 spaces, more than any other radio ranking administered by Billboard, and while the duet has now held on the list for several months, it has yet to crack the top 50.
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