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Chris Young

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With a dark baritone well beyond his years and a keen ear for the melodic country music of his childhood, Chris Young went from Nashville Star champion to actual Nashville star over the course of just a few years. Young won the reality show competition in 2006, securing a recording contract with RCA. After a slow start, he hit radio paydirt with his second record, 2009's The Man I Want to Be, featuring the sweet, seductive smash "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)," his first single to reach number one on the Billboard Country Airplay charts. Over the next decade, he stayed at the top of the charts with subsequent smashes like "Tomorrow," "You," "Neon," "I'm Comin' Over," and "Losing Sleep," songs that established his credentials as an old-fashioned crooner. This success led to an induction into the Grand Ole Opry in 2017. Young remained a hitmaker into the 2020s, reaching number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart with 2021's Famous Friends, featuring the title-track duet with Kane Brown. He preceded his next studio set, 2024's Young Love & Saturday Nights, with its David Bowie-quoting title song.

The grandson of onetime Louisiana Hayride performer Richard Yates, Young hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and first drew the public's attention when he appeared on the Nashville Star television show in 2006. Young's singing abilities first surfaced in children's theater productions in grade school, and with his family's full support, he threw himself into learning all he could about music, and country music in particular. By the time he was a senior in high school he was already playing clubs in the Nashville area, and his self-released debut album was out before he even graduated from high school. Young attended college at Belmont University in Nashville and then Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, all while still managing to play some 150 live shows a year. He was offered and accepted a gig fronting the house band at Cowboy's in Arlington, Texas, and it was there that a fan kept insisting that he try out for the Nashville Star TV show.

Young eventually made the trip to Houston and passed the audition, and the whole affair paid off handsomely with a contract from RCA Records. Young's debut single, "Drinkin' Me Lonely," a song he wrote with Larry Wayne Clark, was released in 2006, followed later in the year by a Buddy Cannon-produced album simply called Chris Young. A second album, The Man I Want to Be, produced by James Stroud, appeared in 2009. Young's third album, 2011's Neon, may not have gone gold -- The Man I Want to Be had -- but it did have "Tomorrow," a heart-wrenching ballad that was his biggest hit to date, reaching number one on the Billboard country charts and cracking the pop Top 40 on its way to going platinum. "You," the second single from Neon, also went to number one on the country charts, and two other hits followed: "Neon" and "I Can Take It from There."

Young delivered his brighter, happier third album, A.M., in the fall of 2013; it was preceded by the party anthem "Aw Naw," which peaked at 16 on the Billboard charts. A.M. produced two further country Top Ten hits with the softer "Who I Am with You" and "Lonely Eyes," singles that appeared on the charts in 2014. Young returned in the fall of 2015 with "I'm Comin' Over," another Top Ten hit that was also the title track to his fifth album, which saw release in November of that year. "Think of You," a duet with Cassadee Pope, followed "I'm Comin' Over" to number two on Billboard's U.S. Hot Country chart, while the Vince Gill duet "Sober Saturday Night" went to number 31 later that year. During the holiday season of 2016, Young released It Must Be Christmas, which peaked at four on Billboard's Country Albums chart. He released his sixth album of originals, Losing Sleep, in October 2017.

Young began releasing material from a new project in 2019, with "Raised on Country" reaching number five on Billboard Country Airplay while "Drowning" peaked at 25. He bounced back to number one in 2021 with "Famous Friends," a duet with Kane Brown that reached the top of the charts. The song worked as the title track to the full-length Famous Friends, which arrived that August, topping the country chart and hitting 13 on the Billboard 200. "Everybody Needs a Song," a collaboration with Old Dominion, arrived in May 2022 as part of the deluxe edition of Famous Friends. Young kicked off 2023 with a pair of new singles, the rousing "Looking for You" and the tender, canine-loving "All Dogs Go to Heaven." His next single, "Young Love & Saturday Nights," was built around David Bowie's classic "Rebel, Rebel," guitar riff and served as the title track to his next studio album in early 2024. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi

Total plays

2.5 billion
Updated on 2024-12-01

Monthly listeners

4,225,259

Followers

2,819,531

Top Cities

  1. United States
    87,263 listeners
  2. United States
    74,526 listeners
  3. United States
    75,612 listeners
  4. Australia
    70,584 listeners
  5. United States
    70,997 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
I'm Comin' Over
I'm Comin' Over
254,434,110 3:17 2015-11-13
Famous Friends
Famous Friends
192,477,786 2:46 2020-11-20
Think of You
Think of You
166,897,078 3:39 2015-11-13
Losing Sleep
Losing Sleep
154,402,784 2:58 2017-10-20
Country Boy (feat. Charlie Daniels, Chris Young, & George Jones)
Country Boy (feat. Charlie Daniels, Chris Young, & George Jones)
130,147,569 4:43 2011-11-01
Gettin' You Home
Gettin' You Home
127,071,566 3:32 2009-09-01
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
121,911,829 3:40 2011-07-11
Aw Naw
Aw Naw
117,304,316 3:09 2013-09-16
Hangin' On
Hangin' On
103,680,200 3:05 2017-10-20
Lonely Eyes
Lonely Eyes
82,485,118 3:37 2013-09-16
Who I Am With You
Who I Am With You
76,794,718 3:12 2013-09-16
Raised on Country
Raised on Country
74,307,074 2:56 2019-01-04
Drowning
Drowning
72,533,304 3:10 2019-06-14
You
You
67,772,515 2:45 2011-07-11
Sober Saturday Night (feat. Vince Gill)
Sober Saturday Night (feat. Vince Gill)
52,815,007 3:15 2015-11-13
Looking for You
Looking for You
52,286,742 2:60 2023-01-13
At the End of a Bar
At the End of a Bar
47,470,504 3:06 2021-08-06
The Man I Want to Be
The Man I Want to Be
44,742,785 3:27 2009-09-01
Voices
Voices
37,162,738 3:07 2008-06-03
Town Ain't Big Enough
Town Ain't Big Enough
33,772,979 2:52 2019-07-12
Young Love & Saturday Nights
Young Love & Saturday Nights
30,718,613 3:15 2023-07-21
Neon
Neon
25,919,877 3:44 2011-07-11
I Can Take It From There
I Can Take It From There
24,124,708 2:38 2011-07-11
What If I Stay
What If I Stay
22,284,780 3:26 2015-11-13
She's Got a Way
She's Got a Way
20,326,900 2:51 2017-10-20
Goodbye
Goodbye
16,776,277 3:45 2013-09-16
Setting the Night On Fire (with Chris Young)
Setting the Night On Fire (with Chris Young)
14,416,335 3:20 2017-10-06
Alone Tonight
Alone Tonight
12,046,266 3:03 2015-11-13
She's Got This Thing About Her
She's Got This Thing About Her
11,732,375 3:02 2011-07-11
Save Water, Drink Beer
Save Water, Drink Beer
10,602,623 2:46 2011-07-11
Text Me Texas
Text Me Texas
10,073,405 3:27 2013-09-16
Where I Go When I Drink
Where I Go When I Drink
9,603,272 3:30 2017-10-20
When She's On
When She's On
9,397,948 3:09 2011-07-11
Underdogs
Underdogs
9,297,571 3:06 2015-11-13
I Know a Guy
I Know a Guy
9,262,252 4:03 2015-11-13
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
9,121,013 2:55 2015-11-13
Blacked Out
Blacked Out
8,301,301 3:10 2017-10-20
Beer Or Gasoline
Beer Or Gasoline
8,286,569 3:29 2006-10-02
Drinkin' Me Lonely
Drinkin' Me Lonely
8,163,624 3:19 2006-10-02
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
7,680,833 2:42 2016-10-14
Old Love Feels New
Old Love Feels New
7,505,937 3:60 2011-07-11
It Must Be Christmas
It Must Be Christmas
7,477,420 3:31 2016-10-14
Everybody Needs a Song
Everybody Needs a Song
7,237,075 3:03 2022-04-29
Lost
Lost
6,797,390 3:10 2011-07-11
If That Ain't God
If That Ain't God
6,267,540 3:31 2020-07-03
You Do the Talkin'
You Do the Talkin'
5,998,561 2:59 2015-11-13
Hold You To It
Hold You To It
5,936,301 3:17 2013-09-16
The Dashboard
The Dashboard
5,859,315 3:31 2009-09-01
You're Gonna Love Me
You're Gonna Love Me
5,780,613 2:57 2006-10-02
Center Of My World
Center Of My World
5,591,077 3:34 2006-10-02
Break Like You Do
Break Like You Do
5,291,436 3:17 2021-07-23
Leave Me Wanting More
Leave Me Wanting More
5,277,864 3:01 2017-10-20
Rainy Night In Georgia
Rainy Night In Georgia
4,901,168 4:13 2009-09-01
A.M.
A.M.
4,881,554 2:54 2013-09-16
It Takes A Man
It Takes A Man
4,677,251 3:32 2009-09-01
Sunshine Overtime
Sunshine Overtime
4,483,603 3:02 2015-11-13
Radio and the Rain
Radio and the Rain
4,429,213 3:01 2017-10-20
Callin' My Name
Callin' My Name
4,376,129 3:11 2015-11-13
Nothin' But the Cooler Left
Nothin' But the Cooler Left
4,284,747 3:01 2013-09-16
Holiday
Holiday
4,103,660 2:56 2017-10-20
Rescue Me
Rescue Me
3,892,160 3:18 2021-06-11
We're Gonna Find It Tonight
We're Gonna Find It Tonight
3,721,988 2:51 2013-09-16
Flowers
Flowers
3,482,693 3:00 2006-10-02
Trouble Looking
Trouble Looking
3,423,847 2:33 2017-10-20
Flashlight
Flashlight
3,320,755 3:22 2011-07-11
Woke Up Like This
Woke Up Like This
3,045,514 3:09 2017-10-20
One of Them Nights
One of Them Nights
3,041,269 2:43 2021-07-09
Lighters In the Air
Lighters In the Air
2,959,990 4:10 2013-09-16
I'm Headed Your Way, Jose
I'm Headed Your Way, Jose
2,864,683 3:29 2006-10-02
The Shoebox
The Shoebox
2,569,731 3:46 2009-09-01
That Makes Me
That Makes Me
2,498,088 3:06 2009-09-01
Right Now
Right Now
2,479,513 3:04 2024-01-12
Forgiveness
Forgiveness
2,350,503 3:31 2013-09-16
Rose In Paradise - Duet With Willie Nelson
Rose In Paradise - Duet With Willie Nelson
2,215,497 3:48 2009-09-01
Under the Weather
Under the Weather
2,131,925 3:07 2016-10-14
If I Knew What Was Good for Me
If I Knew What Was Good for Me
2,052,881 2:48 2022-06-03
Drowning - Piano Version
Drowning - Piano Version
2,024,955 3:02 2020-03-13
At the End of a Bar - Acoustic
At the End of a Bar - Acoustic
1,866,300 3:02 2022-03-18
Small Town Big Time
Small Town Big Time
1,845,371 2:55 2006-10-02
Twenty-One Candles
Twenty-One Candles
1,624,000 2:31 2009-09-01
Holly Jolly Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas
1,551,657 2:19 2016-10-14
Who's Gonna Take Me Home
Who's Gonna Take Me Home
1,523,025 3:02 2006-10-02
Love Don't Let Me Down
Love Don't Let Me Down
1,493,649 2:57 2010-10-26
White Lightning Hit The Family Tree
White Lightning Hit The Family Tree
1,408,446 3:52 2006-10-02
If the Good Die Young
If the Good Die Young
1,407,563 2:34 2017-11-10
What She Sees in Me
What She Sees in Me
1,337,268 3:49 2024-03-08
Tonight We're Dancing
Tonight We're Dancing
1,336,312 3:08 2021-08-06
Burn
Burn
1,295,816 3:04 2006-10-02
The First Noel (feat. Brad Paisley)
The First Noel (feat. Brad Paisley)
1,282,005 3:35 2016-10-14
There's a New Kid in Town (feat. Alan Jackson)
There's a New Kid in Town (feat. Alan Jackson)
1,279,521 4:10 2016-10-14
Love Looks Good on You
Love Looks Good on You
1,268,563 3:31 2021-08-06
Lay It On Me
Lay It On Me
1,168,988 3:31 2006-10-02
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song
1,151,186 3:35 2016-10-14
All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1,148,467 3:05 2023-01-13
Cross Every Line
Cross Every Line
1,116,768 3:25 2021-08-06
When You're Drinking
When You're Drinking
975,795 3:17 2021-08-06
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
953,798 3:25 2016-10-14
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
855,258 3:38 2016-10-14
Silent Night (feat. Boyz II Men)
Silent Night (feat. Boyz II Men)
851,124 4:04 2016-10-14
Best Seat in the House
Best Seat in the House
833,472 3:05 2021-08-06
Hold My Beer Watch This
Hold My Beer Watch This
826,355 2:47 2021-08-06
Double Down
Double Down
822,312 2:55 2024-02-02
Gettin' Older
Gettin' Older
617,210 3:38 2024-03-22
Think of You (Duet with Cassadee Pope) - Story Behind the Song
Think of You (Duet with Cassadee Pope) - Story Behind the Song
482,645 0:46 2015-11-13
Like a Slow Song
Like a Slow Song
418,437 3:18 2022-06-03
In Another World
In Another World
321,778 3:43 2024-03-29
Don't Call Me
Don't Call Me
296,189 2:45 2024-03-22
Music Note
Music Note
288,872 3:06 2022-06-03
Heartbeat - Story Behind the Song
Heartbeat - Story Behind the Song
202,970 0:32 2015-11-13
Sober Saturday Night (feat. Vince Gill) - Story Behind the Song
Sober Saturday Night (feat. Vince Gill) - Story Behind the Song
192,730 0:36 2015-11-13
Country Boy's Prayer
Country Boy's Prayer
191,845 2:54 2024-03-22
Alone Tonight - Story Behind the Song
Alone Tonight - Story Behind the Song
181,868 0:48 2015-11-13
I Know a Guy - Story Behind the Song
I Know a Guy - Story Behind the Song
181,432 0:31 2015-11-13
You Do the Talkin' - Story Behind the Song
You Do the Talkin' - Story Behind the Song
178,362 0:40 2015-11-13
Don't Stop Now
Don't Stop Now
178,350 2:56 2024-03-22
Sunshine Overtime - Story Behind the Song
Sunshine Overtime - Story Behind the Song
167,712 0:46 2015-11-13
What If I Stay - Story Behind the Song
What If I Stay - Story Behind the Song
166,579 1:19 2015-11-13
Underdogs - Story Behind the Song
Underdogs - Story Behind the Song
163,014 1:08 2015-11-13
Ready For War (feat. Freeway & Young Chris)
Ready For War (feat. Freeway & Young Chris)
161,657 3:59 2009-08-04
Callin' My Name - Story Behind the Song
Callin' My Name - Story Behind the Song
159,861 1:22 2015-11-13
Down
Down
147,080 2:53 2024-03-22
Fall Out
Fall Out
145,673 2:50 2024-03-22
Drinkin My Baby Goodbye - Live
Drinkin My Baby Goodbye - Live
143,547 3:45 2018-10-05
Drink to Remember
Drink to Remember
142,355 3:13 2024-03-22
I'm Comin' Over - Acoustic Version
I'm Comin' Over - Acoustic Version
139,299 3:10 2022-06-03
Call It a Day
Call It a Day
138,698 3:04 2024-03-22
Think of You - Acoustic Version
Think of You - Acoustic Version
131,856 3:31 2022-06-03
Everybody Grew Up
Everybody Grew Up
105,205 2:58 2024-03-22
Million Miles
Million Miles
102,363 2:60 2024-03-22
Fire
Fire
91,628 3:02 2024-03-22
Knee Deep in Neon
Knee Deep in Neon
87,015 3:07 2024-03-22
I'm Over You
I'm Over You
78,582 3:17 2010-05-28
Chiseled In Stone
Chiseled In Stone
22,133 3:58 2010-05-28
Swingin'
Swingin'
12,831 2:35 2010-05-28
Quarantine Cypher
Quarantine Cypher
12,059 3:52 2020-08-28
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 1
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 1
4,645 0:34 2016-12-09
Press Play [Bonus Track]
Press Play [Bonus Track]
4,079 5:24 2011-02-14
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 2
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 2
1,936 0:53 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 7
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 7
1,193 0:39 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 5
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 5
1,159 0:37 2016-12-09
If i had a hammer
If i had a hammer
1,132 2:22 2020-07-05
I'm Comin' Over - Story Behind the Song
I'm Comin' Over - Story Behind the Song
< 1000 0:15 2015-11-13
Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound
< 1000 2:45 2020-05-25
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 3
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 3
< 1000 0:22 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 4
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 4
< 1000 0:15 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 6
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 6
< 1000 0:29 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 8
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 8
< 1000 0:25 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 9
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 9
< 1000 0:24 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 10
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 10
< 1000 0:55 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 11
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 11
< 1000 0:08 2016-12-09
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 12
12 Days of Christmas Playlist - Day 12
< 1000 0:06 2016-12-09

New releases

Young Love & Saturday Nights
Young Love & Saturday Nights
2024-03-22
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
What She Sees in Me
What She Sees in Me
2024-03-08
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Double Down
Double Down
2024-02-02
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Right Now
Right Now
2024-01-12
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Young Love & Saturday Nights
Young Love & Saturday Nights
2023-07-21
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Looking for You + All Dogs Go to Heaven
Looking for You + All Dogs Go to Heaven
2023-01-13
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Famous Friends (Deluxe Edition)
Famous Friends (Deluxe Edition)
2022-06-03
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Everybody Needs a Song
Everybody Needs a Song
2022-04-29
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
At the End of a Bar (Acoustic)
At the End of a Bar (Acoustic)
2022-03-18
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Famous Friends
Famous Friends
2021-08-06
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Break Like You Do
Break Like You Do
2021-07-23
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
One of Them Nights
One of Them Nights
2021-07-09
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Rescue Me
Rescue Me
2021-06-11
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Famous Friends
Famous Friends
2020-11-20
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
If That Ain't God
If That Ain't God
2020-07-03
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Drowning (Piano Version)
Drowning (Piano Version)
2020-03-13
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Town Ain't Big Enough
Town Ain't Big Enough
2019-07-12
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Drowning
Drowning
2019-06-14
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Raised on Country
Raised on Country
2019-01-04
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Losing Sleep
Losing Sleep
2017-10-20
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
12 Days of Christmas Playlist
12 Days of Christmas Playlist
2016-12-09
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
It Must Be Christmas
It Must Be Christmas
2016-10-14
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
I'm Comin' Over - Stories Behind the Songs
I'm Comin' Over - Stories Behind the Songs
2015-11-13
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
I'm Comin' Over
I'm Comin' Over
2015-11-13
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
A.M.
A.M.
2013-09-16
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Neon
Neon
2011-07-11
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Voices - EP
Voices - EP
2010-05-28
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
The Man I Want To Be
The Man I Want To Be
2009-09-01
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Voices
Voices
2008-06-03
[RCA Records Label Nashville]
Chris Young
Chris Young
2006-10-02
[RCA Records Label Nashville]