On This Day in 2008, Alan Jackson Released What Would Be One of His Last No. 1 Singles

On this day (April 21) in 2008, Alan Jackson released “Good Time.” The title track and second single from his 2008 album went to No. 1 on the country charts. It would be one of Jackson’s final No. 1 hits. To date, he has only taken one more song to the top of the chart.

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Jackson’s long and successful career is proof that there has always been a market for traditional-sounding country music. He found his first hit with “Here in the Real World,” the lead single and title track from his debut album, in 1990. He landed his first No. 1 the next year with “I’d Love You All Over Again,” the lead single from his sophomore release, Don’t Rock the Jukebox. Over the course of his career, he has sent a total of 26 songs to the top of the country chart.

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Many artists who found fame in the 1990s saw their chart success start to wane as the decade drew to an end. By the mid-2000s, many of the decade’s biggest stars found themselves replaced by up-and-comers whose style fit what was popular at the time. Jackson, on the other hand, continued to find hits.

Nine of Jackson’s No. 1 hits came after the turn of the century. A third of those hits came after 2005, and all came from the album Good Time.

Alan Jackson Takes a Throwback Banger to No. 1

Alan Jackson has a talent for tapping into the human condition and writing lyrics to which his fanbase can relate. Sometimes, those are serious songs like “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” or “I’d Love You All Over Again.” However, he also co-wrote lighthearted hits like “Chattahoochee” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” among others.

“Good Time” sees him reliving the days of the nine-to-five grind. More specifically, he’s tapping into the desire to cut loose after a long work week. He’s looking for some good tunes, cold beers, and a “Sweet Southern woman” after a week of punching the clock.

He didn’t just write and record a song that sounds like it could have been a hit in the 1990s. He also featured a massive line dance in the music video. Line dancing didn’t start in the 1990s, but it was incredibly popular throughout the decade. Jackson also enlisted his music hero, George Jones, to cameo in the clip.

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