US EditionMorgan Wallen & Tate McRae’s ‘What I Want’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
- Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae released the duet 'What I Want,' which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2025.
- This milestone follows Wallen's new album 'I'm the Problem,' whose multiple tracks simultaneously charted high, marking a historic moment in country music.
- The album features six songs in the top ten, with Wallen occupying the entire top three spots on the Hot 100, a feat never before achieved by a primarily country artist.
- 'What I Want' is McRae's first Hot 100 number one and Wallen's fourth, with the album debuting as 2025's biggest and amassing over 462 million streams in its opening week.
- These achievements underscore Wallen's significant role in popularizing country music globally and reflect a strong surge in the genre's mainstream appeal this year.
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