“World on Fire” tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart for eight consecutive weeks
The fire keeps burning for powerhouse country star Nate Smith, who earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the eighth consecutive week. The accomplishment ties Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night,” Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and Lonestar’s “Amazed” for the second-longest No. 1 chart reign since Country Airplay began in 1990. The song also hit No. 1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart for three weeks.
Nate shared with Billboard, “N8 Weeks At No 1. The crazy thing about this song is that it wasn’t even supposed to come out! It was starting to gain a lot of traction on social media and the demand was high. I’m so lucky to have a team that knew how to strategically release it alongside my debut album by releasing the deluxe version the same day that the debut dropped. This song completely anchored the album. My mind is absolutely blown hearing the news that ‘World On Fire’ has gone No. 1 for an eighth straight week. Thank you to the fans and thank you country radio!”
With over 165 million global streams to date, “World On Fire” follows Smith’s platinum-certified, multi-week No. 1 debut single “Whiskey On You.” Only 19 songs went to No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart last year, two of which belong to Smith.
“World On Fire” is one of 26 tracks on Smith’s self-titled album released last year. The album hit No. 6 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and No. 30 overall on the Billboard Top 200. The project also includes RIAA gold-certified hits “Wreckage” and “Under My Skin.” Smith now has over a billion total career streams worldwide.
The Paradise, CA native is gearing up to release his new track, “Bulletproof,” on Friday (Feb 9th). Smith shared the song on his social media in recent weeks, garnering millions of views.
Smith kicked off his headline World on Fire Tour this month, with plans to stop in 21 major cities across the country including Chicago, Indianapolis, NYC, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Afterwards, he’ll join Morgan Wallen for his One Night at a Time 2024 Tour. He will open the highly sought-after tour in stadiums across the country, with stops in Arlington, Charlotte, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Nashville, Oxford, Tampa, and other cities. Smith will also return to Stagecoach in April after his debut appearance at the festival last year.
Last month, Smith received a nomination at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Best New Artist (Country). The show will air live on Fox on Monday, April 1st at 8 pm ET, as well as broadcast live on 150+ iHeartRadio stations around the country.
