Rising country star Tucker Wetmore has reached another major milestone in his fast-growing career. His hit single “Brunette” climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart dated May 30, giving the singer his third straight chart-topping radio hit while he prepares for an expanded 2026 North American tour.
According to The Country Wire, Wetmore is now the 23rd artist in history to see his first three singles all reach No. 1 status. The achievement places him alongside country acts such as Brooks & Dunn, Luke Combs and Florida Georgia Line.
Billboard reported that “Brunette” moved up two spots to claim the top position after earning 30.8 million audience impressions between May 15 and May 21. The song’s audience increased by 11% during that week.
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Written by Chris LaCorte, Coop McGill, Josh Miller and Blake Pendergrass, “Brunette” reached No. 1 during its 23rd week on Country Airplay. Billboard noted that the climb was faster than many recent country radio hits, which often take close to 30 weeks to reach the top.
The success comes shortly after Wetmore performed “Brunette” at the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 17, where he also won New Male Artist of the Year.
“Brunette” marks Wetmore’s third major radio breakthrough following “Wind Up Missin’ You” and “3,2,1.” Both songs previously climbed near the top of the Country Airplay chart, helping establish Wetmore as one of country music’s fastest-rising young artists.
Country radio programmers praised the song’s quick connection with listeners.
“For Scott Roddy, brand manager of Audacy’s KSON San Diego, early belief in ‘Brunette’ began outside the station. ‘It started when I saw the crowd’s reaction to ‘Brunette’ at two different concerts,’ he tells Billboard. ‘Then I saw the streams and immediately jumped on the opportunity.’”
Tim Roberts, Audacy country format captain and programming leader for WYCD Detroit, also shared why the track stood out.
“We had Tucker here on our WYCD Hoedown Festival show when he was brand new, so we could see how the audience was loving him from the beginning,” Roberts said. “And like Scotty, the immediate streaming data on the song was proof positive they were gonna eat it up! Besides, a tempo record less than three minutes is a gem.”
Meanwhile, J. Love, operations manager for KBAY San Jose, said the song connected quickly with listeners in California.
“The record connected instantly with our audience,” he said. “Honestly, my wife sings it every single time it comes on.”
Billboard also reported that “Brunette” has generated 203.1 million official on-demand streams in the United States. Overall, Wetmore’s music catalog has now passed 1.7 billion streams.
Wetmore’s growing popularity has also helped his debut album What Not To, released in April 2025 through Back Blocks Music and UMG Nashville. The album reached No. 4 on the U.S. Country chart and earned Gold certification.
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