Luke Bryan has racked up yet another No. 1 hit song, bringing his current single, "Down to One" to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts.
An easy-going love song that delivers on a number of country radio's perennial favorite themes — nostalgia, a rural date night and young love — "Down to One" was co-written by Dallas Davidson, Justin Ebach and Kyle Fishman. That's a familiar crew for Bryan; in fact, "Down to One" marks the ninth radio single that Davidson co-wrote for the country hitmaker. Among the most famous of those are "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" and "That's My Kind of Night."
"I absolutely love this song!" Bryan says of his newest No. 1 hit. "'Down to One' has a melody that just locked me in the first time I heard it. I know a lot of artists feel this way, but I'm definitely looking forward to doing this one live."
"Down to One"'s radio success brings Bryan up to a whopping 26 career chart-toppers on country radio. That's an impressive streak for the singer, who has bested many of his country superstar peers: Jason Aldean has 22 career hits across Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, for example, and Dierks Bentley has 17.
However, Bryan's got a ways to go before he reaches record-breaking territory: The country star who holds the highest number of career No. 1 songs is George Strait, with a jaw-dropping 60 chart-topping singles across all charts.
In addition to contributing to his mounting total of career No. 1 hits, "Down to One" also marks the fourth consecutive single from his newest album, Born Here Live Here Die Here, to hit the top spot on the country charts. Previous hit singles off of the record include "Knockin' Boots," "What She Wants Tonight" and "One Margarita."
Born Here Live Here Die Here arrived in August 2020, and in April 2021, Bryan will follow it up with a deluxe version of the project. The new package features six additional tracks, and in a February 2021 livestream announcing the deluxe album, the singer previewed two of them: "Country Does" and "Waves."
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March 1, 2021
Luke Bryan scored his 26th consecutive No. 1 single with “Down To One.”
Written by Dallas Davidson, Justin Ebach and Kyle Fishman, the song follows his 25th consecutive No. 1 single, “One Margarita” and marks Bryan’s fourth No. 1 single from his sixth consecutive chart-topping album, BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE.
The song moved up three spots from last week’s position and seized the top spot from Darius Rucker’s “Beers And Sunshine.” The No. 1 single also ranks as the Mediabase country panel’s most played and heard song for the February 21-27 tracking period, according to Headline Planet, as it received 8,497 spins (+1,278) and 48.34 million audience impressions.
“‘Down To One’ is a real like typical song of mine that you kind of expect from me from the years,” The ACM Entertainer Of The Year nominee previously shared. “It’s written by one of my dear friends Dallas Davidson who I’ve had a lot of success with as a co-writer with through the years, it just sounds like a big ole hit. Guy and a girl out there, in the middle of nowhere enjoying a moment together, a romantic moment, and I always feel like you gotta have those on an album.”
Listen to “Down To One” below.
Last month, the country superstar brought a summer love story to life in the music video for the track, which you can watch above.
Additionally, Bryan recently announced that he will be releasing a deluxe version of his chart-topping album, BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE, which is set for release April 9. The deluxe edition of the album is available for pre-order now HERE and will feature six brand new tracks.
Below is a full list of Bryan’s No. 1 singles
1. Do I
2. Rain Is A Good Thing
3. Someone Else Calling You Baby
4. I Don’t Want This Night To End
5. Drunk On You
6. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
7. Crash My Party
8. That’s My Kind Of Night
9. Drink A Beer
10. Play It Again
11. Roller Coaster
12. I See You
13. Kick The
Dust Up
14. Strip It Down
15. Home Alone Tonight
16. Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day
17. Move
18. Fast
19. Light It Up
20. Most People Are Good
21. Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset
22. What Makes You Country
23. Knockin’ Boots
24. What She Wants Tonight
25. One Margarita
26. Down To One