After a record 34 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been dethroned by Kane Brown’s “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina.
Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” had reigned supreme for 34 straight weeks atop the chart, which shattered the 24-week record set by Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” in 2013.
“I wrote ‘Body Like a Back Road’ with my producer Zach Crowell, Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally,” said Sam to Nash Country Daily. “I connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those circumstances, emotions, feelings, all that kind of stuff. ‘Body Like a Back Road’ is a lighthearted song that was a lot of fun to write. It sort of swings, and hopefully it’s easy to listen to and will put a smile on some folks’ faces.”
Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart blends streaming, airplay and sales data.
Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart All-Time Record
- “Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt — 34 weeks (2017)
- “Cruise” – Florida Georgia Line – 24 weeks (2012)
- “Walk On By” – Leroy Van Dyke – 19 weeks (1961)
- “H.O.L.Y.” – Florida Georgia Line – 18 weeks (2016)
- “Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett 17 weeks – (2015)
- “Love’s Gonna Live Here” – Buck Owens – 16 weeks (1963)
