Darius Rucker‘s “If I Told You” ascends 2-1 in its 47th week on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (dated June 24), increasing 5 percent to 44.1 million audience impressions in the week ending June 11, according to Nielsen Music.
The song is Rucker’s seventh Country Airplay No. 1 and first since “Wagon Wheel” crowned the chart dated April 13, 2013. “I have believed in this song so much, ever since I first heard the work tape from the writers of the song, Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally and Jon Nite,” Rucker tells Billboard. “It feels awesome to watch a song you believe in so much have this kind of reach and connection. That feeling never gets old. It’s also happening as I’m finishing my [next] studio album, so to have this kind of support at country radio and have a No. 1 off the album before it’s even released this fall is pretty humbling.”
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