Jelly Roll banks his fourth No. 1 in a row on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Halfway to Hell” ascends to the top of the tally dated June 15. It rose by 16% to 33.2 million audience impressions May 30-June 6, according to Luminate.
Jelly Roll (born Jason DeFord) co-authored the song with Jessie Jo Dillon, Jesse Frasure and Matt Jenkins. It’s from his LP Whitsitt Chapel, which entered Top Country Albums at No. 2 in June 2023 with the largest week – 90,000 equivalent album units in the United States – for an initial entry since the survey transitioned to a consumption-based methodology (from one based on pure sales) in February 2017.
Jelly Roll previously topped Country Airplay with “Save Me,” with Lainey Wilson, for two weeks in December 2023; “Need a Favor” (four weeks, beginning in August 2023); and his debut entry at the format, “Son of a Sinner” (one week, January 2023).
Jelly Roll’s streak of four consecutive Country Airplay No. 1s is the chart’s longest active run, matching that of Bailey Zimmerman, whose “Where It Ends” dominated for two weeks before being dethroned by “Halfway to Hell.” Since the survey began in January 1990, Luke Combs has the overall record: 14 straight No. 1s, from his debut hit, “Hurricane,” in May 2017 through “Doin’ This” in May 2022.
‘Cowgirls’ Rides to Top 10
Morgan Wallen’s “Cowgirls,” featuring Ernest, climbs 11-7 on Country Airplay, up 11% to 20.5 million in reach. Wallen lands his 16th top 10 – and eighth from his 2023 album One Thing at a Time.
Ernest (last name Smith) achieves his maiden Country Airplay top 10 as a recording artist, in his second such appearance on the chart; “Flower Shops,” featuring Wallen, hit No. 18 in June 2022. “Cowgirls” ups his total to 12 top 10s as a songwriter.
