Jason Aldean celebrates 19 No 1s

Aldean and songwriters celebrated triple No 1s

Two-time and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean took over Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon on Wednesday (August 2nd) to celebrate each single off his seventh studio album They Don’t Know reaching No. 1. Marking 19 career chart-toppers, Aldean gathered alongside friends and family to perform “Lights Come On,” “A Little More Summertime” and “Any Ol’ Barstool” with each of the tracks’ songwriters. For the event, fans were invited to Lower Broadway’s famed venue, which is the same place Aldean played the showcase that landed him his record deal with Broken Bow Records.

Serving as the lead single and No. 1 hit from They Don’t Know, Aldean performed the smash hit “Lights Come On,” sharing vocals with songwriters Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley (BMI) and Tyler Hubbard (BMI), as well as Jimmy Robbins (ASCAP), Jordan Schmidt (ASCAP), Brad Warren (BMI) and Brett Warren (BMI). The hit serves as Schmidt’s first No. 1 as a songwriter as well as the first for Kelley and Hubbard’s Tree Vibez Music publishing company.

Following suit, Aldean was joined on stage by songwriters Jerry Flowers (ASCAP), Tony Martin (BMI) and Wendell Mobley (BMI) to perform a stripped-down version of They Don’t Know’s second No. 1 single, “A Little More Summertime.”

To close out the round, Aldean invited Deric Ruttan (ASCAP) and Josh Thompson (BMI) to the stage who serve as the songwriters behind his “Any Ol’ Barstool,” as is the third consecutive chart topper off his seventh studio album. Aldean’s 19th career No. 1 serves as Thompson’s first No. 1 as a songwriter.

“Country music’s hard-rocking everyman” is “the mirror image of his fans” (Rolling Stone) as his most recent album They Don’t Know follows each album release earning Platinum certification or better, tallying more than 15 million total album sales and 19 No. 1 hits. The longevity of his career reached new heights as he debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s all-genre Top 200 Album chart for the third consecutive time. In addition to Aldean’s They Don’t Know Tour, the “reigning Entertainer of the Year shows why he holds the title” (Newsday) as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum showcases a special exhibit Jason Aldean: Asphalt Cowboy, commemorating his wide-open sound that has been one of the defining influences on today’s Country Music.

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