Megan Moroney cracks the top 10 of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for a third time, as “6 Months Later” rises 11-10 on the ranking dated Nov. 22, up 6% to 18.3 million in audience Nov. 7-13, according to Luminate.
The track, which Moroney co-wrote with Rob Hatch, David Mescon and Ben Williams, brings the Georgian back to the Country Airplay top 10 just shy of, well, six months later, after her “Am I Okay?” hit No. 2 in June. She first reached tier with her debut entry, “Tennessee Orange” (No. 4, June 2023).
Dating to her first week in the Country Airplay top 10 in May 2023, Moroney ties Ella Langley for the second-most top 10s among women. Only Lainey Wilson has more in that span, with five. Six other women have notched one each in that stretch: Priscilla Block (“You, Me & Whiskey,” with Justin Moore); Ashley Cooke (“Your Place”); Dasha (“Austin”); Jessie Murph (“High Road,” with Koe Wetzel); Carly Pearce (“We Don’t Fight Anymore,” with Chris Stapleton); and Carrie Underwood (“I’m Gonna Love You,” with Cody Johnson).
Meanwhile, Moroney’s “Beautiful Things” picks up traction further down the latest list, climbing 39-37 (3.2 million, up 15%). Both “6 Months Later” and “Beautiful Things” will appear on Cloud 9, her third studio album, due Feb. 20.
CoJo Travels In
Cody Johnson & The Rockin’ CJB arrive at No. 57 on Country Airplay with a cover of The Chicks’ “Travelin’ Soldier” (1.2 million). The song, written and first recorded by Bruce Robison, has been part of Johnson’s live set for several years; he initially recorded it during a 2020 livestream before it became a frequent crowd request, prompting a new studio version released Nov. 7, just ahead of Veterans Day (Nov. 11).
The Chicks’ version of the song topped Country Airplay for a week in March 2003, becoming their sixth and most recent leader (a run halted soon after when, as since dissected in-depth, the group’s Natalie Maines spoke out against then-U.S. president George W. Bush).
