Morgan Wallen

2023 - 3 - 15

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Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Success: How Did He Do It? (Billboard)

It's a historic week for Morgan Wallen on the Billboard charts, as his new album One Thing at a Time tops the Billboard 200 with the year's best single-week ...

Andrew Unterberger: I think Wallen’s team has been wise to not court too much affection from the pop world thus far — his country base is large enough that he (clearly) doesn’t need additional audiences to put up historic numbers, and the more attention Wallen receives from outside of Nashville, the more incidents like his past racial slur usage will be re-attached to his larger narrative. At a time when the genre can seem smotheringly buttoned-up, and most of his peers in mainstream country stardom seem to have their s–t pretty well together both inside and outside of their music, Wallen’s cracks are almost always visible and/or audible. Though Wallen is far from the only major breakout country star of the streaming era, he is by far the best-performing. Melinda Newman: The album brings in his hip-hop, rock and traditional country influences, but all in fairly subtle ways and to varying degrees of success. The title track, which is the new single, is heavily pop influenced and is one of the catchiest songs Wallen has ever recorded, so it’s fun to see him veer in that direction so capably without abandoning his vocal twang. Morgan Wallen’s 498.28 million on-demand official streams for One Thing at a Time this week marks the most streams ever for a country album in a single week — and the biggest streaming week for any album so far in 2023 — while Wallen also becomes the first artist of any genre to notch over 30 Hot 100 hits in the same week. Jason Lipshutz: The strongest passages of One Thing at a Time focus less on expanding Wallen’s repertoire and more on streamlining his proven approach with sturdier refrains and lyrical detail. The biggest reason One Thing is doing bigger numbers than Dangerous is simply that it’s come two years later in his timeline, with millions of new fans jumping on board in the meantime (and remarkably few exiting). Everything was teed up for Wallen’s Dangerous follow-up to outpace its predecessor and score the biggest album debut of 2023, and One Thing at a Time delivered. Jason Lipshutz: Although the controversy that embroiled Wallen in the weeks following the January 2021 release of Dangerous: The Double Album may have limited his visibility on platforms like primetime television and Grammy ballots, make no mistake: Wallen is much, much bigger than he was when Dangerous was released. Sure, part of that historic feat can simply be chalked up to the album’s enormous track list, but the fact that there was nary a straggler from the 112-minute project, and that every single song charted in order to gobble up over one-third of the entire Hot 100, showcases listener investment in One Thing at a Time, and in Wallen himself. Jessica Nicholson: His achievement of becoming the first artist of any genre to earn over 30 Hot 100 hits in the same week is more notable.

Meaning Behind the Song "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen (American Songwriter)

Morgan Wallen's "Last Night," featured on 'One Thing at a Time,' feels like nursing a drink at the end of the night – patient and meditative.

If Wallen knows how to do anything, it’s making the song of the summer and he has a contender with this one. He over-delivered with the release, sharing 36 new songs for his fans to savor. “‘Last Night’, ‘Every Thing I Love’ and “I Wrote The Book’ felt like an appropriate introduction for my album because they showcase each style of music that I’m going for,” he said. The song earned Wallen a No. Because the entire album has been such a runaway success, it’s hard to pick a standout, but the slow-burning “Last Night” is definitely up there. [interview with American Songwriter](https://americansongwriter.com/exclusive-morgan-wallen-talks-inspiration-behind-one-thing-at-a-time-my-hope-is-that-this-album-makes-my-fans-proud/), Wallen explained his decision to pick “Last Night” as a single.

Billboard 200: Morgan Wallen (One Thing at a Time) is number-one (Goldderby)

Most of those units came from streaming (382,000, which comes out to almost 500 million on-demand streams of the album's songs). That's relatively rare for the ...

See our [contest rules](https://www.goldderby.com/official-contest-rules/) and sound off with other fans in [our music forum](https://www.goldderby.com/forum/music/). No one had “ [Mañana Será Bonito](https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/billboard-200-karol-g-manana-sera-bonito/)” coming in at number-three this week. [SZA](https://www.goldderby.com/t/sza/)‘s “ [SOS](https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/sza-sos-billboard-200-10th-week/)” remained number-two on the chart, while last week’s chart-topper, Karol G‘s “Mañana Será Bonito,” dipped two spots to number-three. [Read more about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-debut-number-one-billboard-200-1235284353/). [Morgan Wallen](https://www.goldderby.com/t/morgan-wallen/)‘s 36-track follow-up album “One Thing at a Time” had a big first week on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Rounding out the top five is Taylor Swift’s “ [Midnights](https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/grammys-2024-taylor-swift-midnights-album-of-the-year/).”

Morgan Wallen 'One Thing At A Time' Debuts At No.1 On Billboard ... (Country Now)

Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing At A Time' debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with a whopping 501000 U.S. equivalent album units.

dates to the HARDY and Parker McCollum will also appear on select dates. [eighth No.1 single](https://countrynow.com/morgan-wallen-nabs-8th-no-1-single-with-thought-you-should-know/) at country radio and as his fan-favorite track, “Last Night,” claimed the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs chart (for the fifth week). [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-hot-100-number-one-1235285151/) reports that it’s only the 20th song to ever top both charts and the first since Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) claimed the No.1 spot on both charts in Nov. It’s also the fifth-largest streaming week ever for any album from any genre. The project earned the biggest streaming week ever for a country album with 498.28 million on-demand streams.

Morgan Wallen Dominates U.S. Charts (AM800 (iHeartRadio))

The country star's new album One Thing at a Time is No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200 and his single “Last Night” tops ...

“There are no excuses to use this type of language, ever,” [he said](https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/morgan-wallen-talks-about-using-racial-slur-1.15684514). “Honouring him as an individual this year is not right, and he will not be allowed on the red carpet, on our stage, or be celebrated in any way,” said Sarah Trahern of the CMAs at the time. (Taylor Swift, Drake and 21 Savage have each had more than five songs in the Top 10 at one time.) 2 behind “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. The country star’s new album One Thing at a Time is No. [caught using the N-word](https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/morgan-wallen-under-fire-for-using-racial-slur-1.14500428) two years ago, is dominating the U.S.

Morgan Wallen's New Album Breaks Records And Debuts At #1 On ... (myradiolink.com)

Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time debuted at # 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of over half a million equivalent album units.

That’s the entirety of his new album, One Thing at a Time. He now has the record for the most songs simultaneously charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with 36 songs onto the survey. Morgan Wallen‘s One Thing at a Time debuted at # 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of over half a million equivalent album units.

Morgan Wallen Beats Drake, Taylor Swift To Set Single-Week ... (OutKick)

One week after dropping his 36-song album, Morgan Wallen set a Billboard Hot 100 record by out-charting Drake and Taylor Swift. Insane.

He now has 62 songs all-time to reach the Hot 100. ‘Last Night’ is also his first No. - No. Wallen first hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2018 with “Up Down,” featuring Florida Georgia Line. 36 of them are currently on the list. 1 on the Hot 100. Taylor Swift ranks third with 26 songs on the chart, dated Nov. Drake charted 27 songs on the Hot 100, dated July 14, 2018. Not even one of the 36 songs on his new album aren’t on the Billboard list. There are a lot of flaws with the Billboard charts. [One Thing at a Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-OKqDu8YmA&ab_channel=MorganWallenVEVO), on March 2, 2023. Morgan Wallen is officially the undisputed king of the Billboard Hot 100.

Morgan Wallen Rules Artist 100, Hot 100 & Billboard 200 (Billboard)

Wallen is the first core country act to top the Artist 100, Hot 100 and Billboard 200 simultaneously.

24 peak in 1989), after the act’s catalog [became available](https://www.billboard.com/pro/de-la-soul-interview-catalog-streaming-masters/) on streaming and digital retail platforms for the first time. [first top 10](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-one-thing-at-a-time-debut-number-one-billboard-200-1235284353/) on the Billboard 200, arriving at No. 1 on the [Billboard Artist 100](https://www.billboard.com/charts/artist-100/), [Billboard Hot 100](https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/) and [Billboard 200](https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/) charts (dated March 18), ruling as the top musical act with both the No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with the largest streaming week ever for a [country](https://www.billboard.com/t/country/) album, as well as the biggest week by equivalent album units (501,000 from March 3-9, according to Luminate) for any album, among all genres, in 2023. 1](https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-hot-100-number-one-1235285151/) on the Hot 100. [Morgan Wallen](https://www.billboard.com/artist/morgan-wallen/) triples up at No.

Dad Humming “Chasing You” In Nashville Airport Is Surprised To ... (Whiskey Riff)

We have all been in those crowded TSA checkpoints... It's one of those unfortunate, but unavoidable parts of travel that no one looks forward to.

His daughter was even able to snag a sneaky selfie with the “Whiskey Glasses” singer. Ironically the dad, (also the father of a former University Tennessee lineman) who was diligently attempting to get his bags through all of the variable conveyors and screenings, was singing Morgan’s “Chasing You” song from his debut album, when a man beside him began singing along with him… [One Thing At A Time](https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/03/03/morgan-wallen-and-eric-church-team-up-for-man-made-a-bar-from-morgans-new-one-thing-at-a-time-album/) is the #1 album in all of music this week. But for one guy in the Nashville airport this week, TSA became the place to be after an impromptu meet up with Maybe even like he’d heard the song a few times… [breaking streaming records](https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/03/09/morgan-wallens-one-thing-at-a-time-has-largest-streaming-week-in-history-for-any-country-album/), it’s easy to guess why Morgan is grinning from ear-to-ear in the picture.

Why can't Nashville give up on Morgan Wallen? (CBC.ca)

Country superstar Morgan Wallen is dominating the charts right now, less than two years after he was caught on video drunkenly shouting a racial slur.

Review: Country music star Morgan Wallen thrills a packed out ... (New Zealand Herald)

If ever there was a question of how hard the country music boom has hit New Zealand it was oh so apparent Wednesday night to a sold-out Spark Arena.

The Cover Me Up singer also took time to share stories behind his songs, including one he wrote about a beautiful girl he saw for a split second when sitting at the traffic lights. Love NZ.” Wallen politely obliged and safely transported the gift to the side stage - we suspect an All Blacks jersey was within the foiled wrapping. So sure as hell never thought there would be an arena full of people in a different country singing my music.” The band weren’t what you would expect from the country brief, but they fulfilled the pure, raw entertainment brief and the rowdy crowd loved every second. “You guys were super nice. The atmosphere was electric as 29-year-old Wallen took to the stage in his trademark trucker cap, jeans and a white T-shirt.

Review: Country artist Morgan Wallen brings bang to New Zealand (New Zealand Herald)

American country singer Morgan Wallen brought his laid-back Tennessee attitude, and ironically pyrotechnics, to Auckland's Spark Arena on Wednesday night.

It most recently became my last number one on country music radio – I think that’s a pretty good Mother’s Day gift if you ask me.” I could tell you were going to be pretty rowdy, looks like that’s going to be the case,” said Wallen. Within a week of the release of One Thing at a Time, every track entered the Billboard Hot 100. Ending his set with a classic “Thank you so much Auckland”, and a big pyrotechnic boom, the crowd responded with the chant of “one more song” and “Morgan, Morgan, Morgan” as Wallen exited the stage. I appreciate you. We got here yesterday morning and I was walking around the streets a little bit and I met some of you guys already.

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