Hardy releases his third lead as a recording artist, and his first unaccompanied by other acts, on Advertising signThe Country Airplay chart as “Truck Bed,” released on Big Loud, is 2-1 in the March 30 survey. The song grew 13% to 31 million audience impressions March 15-21, according to Luminate.
Hardy (full name Michael Wilson Hardy), 33, of Philadelphia, Miss., co-wrote the song with Ashley Gourley, Ben Johnson and Hunter Phelps. Joey Moi produced it. It's from Hardy's LP The Mockingbird & the Crowwhich was released as his first No. 1 on Top Country Albums in February 2023.
“Truck Bed” follows “Wait in the Truck” (featuring Lainey Wilson), which reached No. 2 on Country Airplay last April, becoming his third of four top 10s. He boasts two No. 1: “Beers on Me,” with Dierks Bentley and Breland, dominated for one week in April 2022, after “One Beer” (featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson) dominated for one frame in December 2020.
As a songwriter, “Truck Bed” marks his 12th Country Airplay No. 1 by Hardy, a series that began with Morgan Wallen's “Up Down” (with Florida Georgia Line) for one week in June 2018.
New Top 10s
Jordan Davis earns his eighth consecutive career-opening Country Airplay top 10 as his co-penned “Tucson Too Late” climbs 11-9 (18.9 million, up 8%). It follows “Next Thing You Know,” which reached No. 2 last July, and “What My World Spins Around,” which reigned for two weeks in January 2023, marking his fourth No. 1.
Additionally, Tyler Hubbard (one half of Florida Georgia Line, featuring Brian Kelley), scores his third solo top 10 as “Back Then Right Now” jumps 13-10 (18.8 million, up 10%). It follows “Dancin' in the Country,” which reached No. 2 last May, and “5 Foot 9,” which became his first solo leader for a week in November 2022.
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