Morgan Wallen sends multiple tracks back to the Hot 100, as “20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” join “I Got Better” and “What I Want” with Tate McRae. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 22: Morgan Wallen performs onstage for night two of his One Night At A Time tour at Neyland Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for for Morgan Wallen’s One Night At A Time 2024)
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Just when it looks like Morgan Wallen may be fading on the Hot 100, he scores a new hit, or manages to send a track — in some cases multiple tunes — back to the most competitive songs ranking in the United States. As the country superstar continues to promote his latest full-length, I’m the Problem, and the dozens of smashes featured on its tracklist, several songs find their way back to the Hot 100, demonstrating once again that there is an intense appetite for all things connected to the sometimes-controversial singer-songwriter — and especially his latest era.
Morgan Wallen Brings Multiple Songs Back to the Hot 100
Two tracks from I’m the Problem return to the Hot 100 this week. The higher-rising of the pair is “20 Cigarettes,” the seventh and latest single from the blockbuster. It reappears at No. 77.
“I Ain’t Coming Back,” one of Wallen’s two collaborations with Post Malone, can also be found on the same tally at No. 98. That track, which previously spent time inside the top 10, was only selected as a promotional single from I’m the Problem.
“20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” on the Hot 100
In a bit of coincidence, both “20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” have spent the same amount of time on the Hot 100, though they’ve reached that figure via different paths. The two Wallen cuts have now racked up 23 stays on the Hot 100, though “I Ain’t Coming Back” is the bigger win between the two. The Malone/Wallen team-up peaked at No. 8, while “20 Cigarettes” has thus far only risen to twentieth place.
Four Morgan Wallen Songs Live on the Hot 100
Wallen fills four spots on the Hot 100 this week. As his two fan favorites return, “I Got Better” is comfortable once again at No. 9, just two spaces beneath its all-time high. “What I Want,” his collaboration with Tate McRae, lifts half a dozen spaces to No. 15.
Both cuts have now spent 24 frames on the chart, just one more than both “20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back.” Among all four, “What I Want” is the most successful, as it debuted at No. 1 the same week I’m the Problem arrived in the highest space on the Billboard 200 with one of the largest debuts in recent memory.
“20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” Reach New Radio Highs
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 08: EDITORIAL USE ONLY: Post Malone and Morgan Wallen attend the 2023 CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)
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As “20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” reappear on the Hot 100, both cuts also establish new peaks on the Country Airplay chart. The collaborative tune pushes from No. 29 to No. 26, while “20 Cigarettes” leaps more than 10 spaces north and settles just beneath “I Ain’t Coming Back.”
How Many Morgan Wallen Songs Appear on the Billboard Charts?
Across all of Billboard’s rankings, 13 different tracks credited to Wallen appear — some on multiple tallies, while a number live on just one list. Wallen manages yet another comeback on the Country Streaming Songs chart, where “Spin You Around (1/24)” breaks back in at No. 23. That cut barely missed out on giving the Grammy nominee another leader, as it once stalled in the runner-up space.
Morgan Wallen’s Success on the Hot Country Songs Chart
“20 Cigarettes” and “I Ain’t Coming Back” both move just one space on the Hot Country Songs chart, Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed tunes in the genre throughout the U.S., though they move in opposite directions. “20 Cigarettes” dips to No. 23, while “I Ain’t Coming Back” improves to No. 28 – coincidentally in its twenty-eighth frame on the 50-space ranking. Another five cuts by Wallen currently live somewhere on the twangy tally. That kind of showing would mark a career high point for most musicians, but it is actually a minor success for the powerhouse.