Chart Rewind: In 2001, Cyndi Thomson’s Debut Single Was ‘Meant’ for No. 1

Chart Rewind: In 2001, Cyndi Thomson’s Debut Single Was ‘Meant’ for No. 1

Cyndi Thomson experienced a series of firsts in 2001 thanks to “What I Really Meant to Say.” That May, the Tifton, Ga., native heard herself on the radio for the first time; in July, she released her first album, My World; in August, she sang “Meant” in her Grand Ole Opry debut; and in September, she took the single to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, dated Sept. 22. Related …