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18 Years After Its Release, This Country Radio Classic Just Joined an Exclusive Club With Only 22 Other Country Songs

Zac Brown is making history. “Chicken Fried,” the song Brown’s band released in 2008, recently surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.

While the billions club counts more than 1,200 members, few of those are in the country genre. In fact, “Chicken Fried” is now just the 23rd country song to achieve the feat.

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The song is also Brown’s first entry into the Spotify billions club.

That’s not the only way “Chicken Fried” has found its way into the record books.

Back in October, Country Aircheck named the track the most popular song on country radio in the past two decades. It beat out Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road,” Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel,” and Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee” to take the top spot.

The full ranking included 100 songs total, five of which Brown released. His other inclusions were: “Toes,” “Knee Deep,” “Whatever It Is,” and “Homegrown.”

While Brown nabbed the No. 1 position, it was Luke Combs who had the most songs on the list, with a total of 10. Jason Aldean had eight and Luke Bryan had seven, putting Brown in fourth place overall.

Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, and Morgan Wallen each had four entries on the list, while Billy Currington and Rodney Atkins rounded out the top 10 with three apiece.

Every Country Song That’s Part of Spotify’s Billions Club

  1. โ€œSomething in the Orangeโ€ โ€“ Zach Bryan
  2. โ€œLast Nightโ€ โ€“ Morgan Wallen
  3. โ€œTennessee Whiskeyโ€ โ€“ Chris Stapleton
  4. โ€œBeautiful Crazyโ€ โ€“ Luke Combs
  5. โ€œWhen It Rains It Poursโ€ โ€“ Luke Combs
  6. โ€œI Remember Everythingโ€ โ€“ Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
  7. โ€œLove Storyโ€ โ€“ Taylor Swift
  8. โ€œI Had Some Helpโ€ โ€“ Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
  9. โ€œWhiskey Glassesโ€ โ€“ Morgan Wallen
  10. โ€œA Bar Song (Tipsy)โ€ โ€“ Shaboozey
  11. โ€œMeant To Beโ€ โ€“ Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
  12. โ€œ10,000 Hoursโ€ โ€“ Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
  13. โ€œYou Belong With Me (Taylorโ€™s Version)โ€ โ€“ Taylor Swift
  14. โ€œBody Like a Backroadโ€ โ€“ Sam Hunt
  15. โ€œWagon Wheelโ€ โ€“ Darius Rucker
  16. โ€œAustin (Boots Stop Workinโ€™)โ€ โ€“ Dasha
  17. โ€œWasted On Youโ€ โ€” Morgan Wallen
  18. โ€œLife is a Highwayโ€ โ€” Rascal Flatts
  19. โ€œFast Carโ€ โ€” Luke Combs
  20. โ€œJoleneโ€ โ€“ Dolly Parton
  21. โ€œHeading Southโ€ โ€“ Zach Bryan
  22. โ€œYou Should Probably Leaveโ€ โ€“ Chris Stapleton
  23. โ€œChicken Friedโ€ โ€“ Zac Brown Band

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