“Your Place” lands at the top of the country radio charts
Big Loud/Back Blocks Music’s country songstress Ashley Cooke has notched her first-ever No. 1 song on country radio with her moody breakup anthem, “Your Place” topping the Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts. The song penned by Cooke, Jordan Minton, and Mark Trussell, is the first single from a breakout Big Loud female to claim the top spot and is only the second single to reach No. 1 from a female artist at country radio in 2024. Cooke is also the highest charted solo female in 2024 on Billboard Country Airplay, reaching No. 2 this week.
“It is truly an honor to join the legacy of country radio No. 1s,” shares Cooke. “Reaching the top of the chart has been a goal of mine since the first time I picked up a microphone and getting to ring the bell with the greatest team at Big Loud and the radio champions I now call friends is all the more rewarding.”
After first impacting radio on December 11th, the trajectory of “Your Place” claiming the top spot took the singer a short 26 weeks from debut to peak, tying her as the second fastest growing solo female debut single on Country Aircheck/Mediabase in the last ten years. “Your Place” also earned Cooke a four-week No. 1 on the UK Country Radio Airplay chart, making her the first artist to do so since the chart launched earlier this year.
The song has received over 62 million global on-demand streams to date. The career milestone comes just days after Cooke’s feature on Brantley Gilbert’s track “Over When We’re Sober” was released to country radio on June 20th for immediate airplay before releasing universally on June 21st. The duet impacted country radio at No. 31 and No. 41 on Billboard Country Airplay and Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts respectively – the most-added single of the week – crediting Cooke with two of the top three gainers on Country Aircheck/Mediabase this week.
Earlier this year, “Your Place” earned Cooke her first-ever CMT Music Award win for Breakthrough Female Video of the Year. The music video released earlier this year, took home the fan-voted award thanks to Cooke’s rapidly growing fanbase of over one million strong. Directed by ACM and CMA award-winner Justin Clough, the video captures the essence of the song’s raw emotions, showcasing Cooke’s autobiographical journey of moving forward and reclaiming her independence after a toxic breakup. As her intrusive ex persistently crosses boundaries that no longer concern him, Cooke draws a firm line.
Cooke will continue sharing her critically acclaimed 24-track debut album Shot in the Dark on the US leg of Jordan Davis’ Damn Good Time Tour throughout the summer with a headline tour to be announced soon.
