Lynyrd Skynyrd Reaches A Billboard Chart For The First Time

Lynyrd Skynyrd scored a career-defining hit with “Sweet Home Alabama,” the song that pays tribute to the southern state. As with so many musical projects that feature the name of anything related to the United States — or which evoke patriotism in general — “Sweet Home Alabama” experiences a notable boost in popularity around the country’s birthday each year.

As consumption of the tune grows, it helps the group’s most popular compilation soar once more. This year, Lynyrd Skynyrd even manages to debut on a Billboard tally the rock band has never appeared on before, thanks largely to renewed attention around its most famous tune.

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Greatest Hits Set Debuts

All Time Greatest Hits appears on multiple Billboard charts this week, climbing on all of them. As the compilation rises on several lists, it debuts on the Top Streaming Albums ranking, coming in at No. 44.

Lynyrd Skynyrd lands on the list of the most played full-lengths and EPs on platforms like Apple Music and Spotify in the U.S. for the very first time. That’s a major accomplishment for a project released a quarter-century ago and packed with songs that became hits long before then.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Joins Katy Perry and Tom Petty

Lynyrd Skynyrd earns one of three debuts on the Top Streaming Albums chart this week. Somewhat surprisingly, none of the projects that appear on the list for the very first time are brand new, except to this one tally.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers launch Greatest Hits at No. 31, while Teenage Dream, Katy Perry’s biggest full-length, opens at No. 47, many years after it took over the globe with one smash after another.

“Sweet Home Alabama” Lifts on Several Charts

An increase in streams, particularly of “Sweet Home Alabama,” helps All Time Greatest Hits climb on three additional Billboard tallies. The set returns to the top 10 on the Top Rock Albums list, jumping from No. 20 to No. 9. It also gains considerable ground on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart and the Billboard 200, landing at Nos. 11 and 45, respectively.

“Sweet Home Alabama” also finds its way into the top 10 on the Rock Streaming Songs ranking. It’s clear that Americans revisiting the tune around the Fourth of July had a major impact not just on the track’s position itself, but also on the compilation on which it’s featured.