Nate Smith scores six week No 1 with ‘World on Fire’

The rising country star teases new music

Rising country star Nate Smith has notched the No. 1 position on country radio for his smash single “World On Fire” for the sixth week in a row. The blazing track has held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for six consecutive weeks, making him the first artist since Luke Combs to have back-to-back multi-week No. 1s on the chart with their first two singles. Smith is only the third artist ever to have a six-week No. 1 within their first two singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, following Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take The Wheel” and Bailey Zimmerman’s “Rock and a Hard Place.”

With over 150 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.

Last week, it was announced that 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.

“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 powerhouse vocalist recently shared a clip on his TikTok of a new track he has in the works called “Bulletproof,” which has amassed over four million views in just a few days.

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.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn