Jason Aldean Debuts on Country Airplay Chart: How Far Did ‘Goodbye’ Go?

Jason Aldean ties his highest debut connected Billboard’s Country Airplay illustration arsenic “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” launches astatine No. 19 connected the Sept. 27-dated survey.

The single, co-written by Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy and John Morgan, drew 10 cardinal assemblage impressions successful its archetypal week (Sept. 12-18), according to Luminate. The commencement was powered successful portion by first-day spins connected participating iHeartRadio stations.

Michael Knox produced the track, which volition look connected Aldean’s 12th workplace album, owed successful 2026. Knox has agelong been a cardinal portion of Aldean’s illustration occurrence and ranks among Billboard’s newly-unveiled Top Producers of the 21st Century connected the Hot Country Songs Chart. Knox has produced 10 Aldean-recorded No. 1s by that chart’s measure.

“How Far Does a Goodbye Go” matches the No. 19 Country Airplay premieres of Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down” successful 2014 and “Take a Little Ride” successful 2012. They went connected to go 2 of his 25 vocation No. 1s. Meanwhile, Aldean’s latest is the 5th opus to debut successful the apical 20 successful 2025, the astir successful a twelvemonth since 8 made specified expansive entrances successful 2019.

Dickerson Doubles Up

Russell Dickerson spends a 2nd week astatine No. 1 connected Country Airplay with “Happen to Me,” which accrued 2% to 32.2 cardinal successful assemblage successful the tracking week. Among his 5 leaders, helium equals his longest command, joining “Love You Like I Used To” successful 2020 and “Yours” successful 2018.

“Happen to Me” was written by Jessie Jo Dillon, Chris LaCorte and Chase McGill and hails from Dickerson’s 4th LP, Famous Back Home, which debuted astatine No. 34 connected the Sept. 6-dated Top Country Albums chart. The crossover deed besides holds astatine its No. 21 precocious connected Adult Pop Airplay and rises to No. 38, a caller best, connected Pop Airplay.

All charts dated Sept. 27 volition update Tuesday, Sept. 23, connected Billboard.com.

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