As the year ended, Dustin Lynch owned the top of the chart for the month of December, having held No. 1 for four straight weeks. With the curtain rising on the new year, Lynch now owns the first No. 1 song of 2022 with his duet with MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You.” Close behind was Jordan Davis with “Buy Dirt” at No. 2, followed by “You Should Probably Leave” by Chris Stapleton at No. 3. Michael Ray’s “Whiskey and Rain” and Morgan Wallen’s “Sand In My Boots” round out the rest of the Top 5.
Kenny Chesney’s “Knowing You” (year-end No. 23) fell out of the Top 40, having spent 34 weeks on the chart since April 28. Also falling from the Top 40 was Priscilla Block’s “Just About Over You” (year-end No. 54). Block’s hit peaked at No. 14 and spent 39 weeks in the Top 40, debuting on February 24.
Other trends in this week’s chart:
Biggest movers:
- “23” by Sam Hunt (up four from No. 15 to No. 11)
- “If I Didn’t Love You” by Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood (up four from No. 16 to No. 12)
- “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” by Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde (up five from No. 20 to No. 15)
- “Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson (up eight from No. 24 to No. 16)
- “Never Say Never” by Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson (up five from No. 27 to No. 22)
- “AA” by Walker Hayes (up 11 from No. 38 to No. 27)
- “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes (up eight from No. 36 to No. 28)
- “Doin’ This” by Luke Combs (up 10 from No. 40 to No. 30)
Biggest drops:
- “Home Sweet” by Russell Dickerson (down six from No. 13 to No. 19)
- “Cold As You” by Luke Combs (down 10 from No. 10 to No. 20)
Re-entry:
- “U Gurl” by Walker Hayes (No. 38, last on the chart at No. 40 on October 28)
Debut:
- “Damn Strait” by Scotty McCreery (No. 40)
Exits:
- “Knowing You” by Kenny Chesney (34 weeks on the chart, last week No. 2)
- “Just About Over You” by Priscilla Block (39 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 14, last week No. 39)
Here are this week’s “Personal Picks” — songs that haven’t appeared in either of our charts but that we think deserve at least one listen.
| Personal Picks | |
| (Songs that haven’t appeared in our charts … but they deserve a listen.) | |
| Song | Artist |
| Thank You Lord | Chris Tomlin, Thomas Rhett & Florida Georgia Line |
| Heaven | Jason Aldean |
| Easy On Me | Adele & Chris Stapleton |
Here is the updated chart for the week of January 6, 2022. Each song is linked to its official video on YouTube, where possible. To listen to the full playlist of these songs, visit our page on Spotify.
| Pos | Song | Artist | LW | Chg | Wks | Peak |
| 1 | Thinking ‘Bout You | Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2 | Buy Dirt | Jordan Davis | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| 3 | You Should Probably Leave | Chris Stapleton | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| 4 | Whiskey and Rain | Michael Ray | 2 | -2 | 29 | 4 |
| 5 | Sand In My Boots | Morgan Wallen | 7 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| 6 | Freedom Was a Highway | Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley | 6 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 7 | One Mississippi | Kane Brown | 8 | 1 | 19 | 7 |
| 8 | Tequila Little Time | Jon Pardi | 5 | -3 | 30 | 8 |
| 9 | To Be Loved By You | Parker McCollum | 11 | 2 | 26 | 9 |
| 10 | Half of My Hometown | Kelsea Ballerini | 9 | -1 | 30 | 9 |
| 11 | 23 | Sam Hunt | 15 | 4 | 16 | 11 |
| 12 | If I Didn’t Love You | Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood | 16 | 4 | 21 | 12 |
| 13 | Heart on Fire | Eric Church | 12 | -1 | 20 | 1 |
| 14 | Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) | Elle King & Miranda Lambert | 14 | 0 | 38 | 14 |
| 15 | Never Wanted to Be That Girl* | Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde | 20 | 5 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Til You Can’t | Cody Johnson | 24 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 17 | Come Back as Country Boy | Blake Shelton | 18 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| 18 | Beers On Me | Dierks Bentley | 21 | 3 | 16 | 18 |
| 19 | Home Sweet | Russell Dickerson | 13 | -6 | 29 | 1 |
| 20 | Cold As You | Luke Combs | 10 | -10 | 23 | 2 |
| 21 | If I Was a Cowboy | Miranda Lambert | 26 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 22 | Never Say Never | Cole Swindell & Lainey Wilson | 27 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 23 | Give Heaven Some Hell | Hardy | 23 | 0 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | It’s ‘Cause I Am | Callista Clark | 22 | -2 | 28 | 22 |
| 25 | Wild Hearts | Keith Urban | 25 | 0 | 14 | 25 |
| 26 | Slow Down Summer | Thomas Rhett | 29 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 27 | AA | Walker Hayes | 38 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 28 | Fancy Like | Walker Hayes | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 |
| 29 | Best Thing Since Backroads | Jake Owen | 30 | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 30 | Doin’ This | Luke Combs | 40 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 31 | Up | Luke Bryan | 32 | 1 | 9 | 31 |
| 32 | Getting Over Him | Lauren Alaina & Jon Pardi | 31 | -1 | 9 | 31 |
| 33 | Steal My Love | Dan + Shay | 33 | 0 | 10 | 32 |
| 34 | 7500 OBO | Tim McGraw | 35 | 1 | 7 | 34 |
| 35 | I Bet You Think About Me | Taylor Swift & Chris Stapleton | 34 | -1 | 7 | 25 |
| 36 | Same Boat | Zac Brown Band | 17 | -19 | 29 | 3 |
| 37 | Pick Out a Christmas Tree | Dan + Shay | 39 | 2 | 4 | 37 |
| 38 | U Gurl | Walker Hayes | Re-E | Re-E | 2 | 38 |
| 39 | All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) | Taylor Swift | 37 | -2 | 6 | 34 |
| 40 | Damn Strait | Scotty McCreery | New | New | 2 | 40 |
There are nine songs that show signs of invading the chart in the coming weeks. Songs that appeared on this list previously are marked with an asterisk for each week they’ve been on the list. (You can listen to them in our “On the Side Burner” playlist on Spotify):
| On the Side Burner | |
| (Songs that haven’t appeared in our chart but were closest to making it this week) | |
| Song | Artist |
| Take My Name | Parmalee |
| I’m Not for Everyone | Brothers Osborne |
| Peace in the Pines | Kolton Moore & the Clever Few |
| New Truck | Dylan Scott |
| Flower Shops | Ernest & Morgan Wallen |
| Truth About You | Mitchell Tenpenny |
| At the End of a Bar | Chris Young & Mitchell Tenpenny |
| Hell of a Year | Parker McCollum |
| Outskirts of Heaven | Warren Zeiders & Craig Campbell |
The American charts all have their whims. We look across the pop music landscape to put together a reliable snapshot of what is truly trending today. We are currently tracking 80 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2022 Doug DeBolt.
