Sam Hunt [UMG Nashville Press Photo]
Update: As of 12:30PM ET Wednesday, Sam Hunt’s new single “Body Like A Back Road” is #1 on the all-genre US iTunes sales chart.
It is the first Sam Hunt song to ever top the chart.
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The “Montevallo” album era established Sam Hunt as one of country music’s biggest stars, and his next chapter is predictably off to a good start.
Hunt’s new single “Body Like A Back Road,” which arrived early Wednesday morning, is already near the top of the US iTunes sales chart.
It is #3 of 9:25AM ET Wednesday morning. Only ZAYN & Taylor Swift’s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” hold higher positions.
“Body Like A Back Road” will receive ample opening day support at country radio, where Hunt scored four #1s during his previous album cycle.