Is Austin Blake Sheltons Achy Breaky Heart?
With five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, Blake Shelton’s “Austin” ties a record set by Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” remained atop the chart for five weeks, setting the mark for an artist’s debut single in the Broadcast Data Systems era of the chart. BDS began monitoring radio play for the chart in January 1991. Holding their positions on the singles chart are Toby Keith’s “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight” at #2, Keith Urban’s “Where the Blacktop Ends” at #3 and Cyndi Thomson’s “What I Really Meant to Say” at #4. Brooks & Dunn’s “Only in America” moves up a notch to #5. Singles making significant progress are Tim McGraw’s “Angry All the Time” (up to #7 from #12), Trick Pony’s “On a Night Like This” (up to #19 from #21) and Travis Tritt’s “Love of a Woman” (up to #20 from #23). Singles debuting this week are Jamie O’Neal’s “Shiver” at #48, David Ball’s “Riding With Private Malone” at #55, Jameson Clark’s “Don’t Play Any Love Songs”
