![]() ![]() Wallen's debut studio album, If I Know Me, saw release on April 27, 2018, with its third single, "Whiskey Glasses", becoming his biggest success yet. Wallen soon became the first artist to ever chart six songs within the top 10 of Hot Country Songs chart at the same time in the week after his album's release likewise, the album charted 23 tracks on the Canadian Hot 100, and 19 tracks on the Hot 100 in the U.S.Īt the outset of his career, Wallen underwent a personal stylistic shift, adopting a distinctive mullet and a look that Kelefa Sanneh, profiling Wallen's rise in a piece for The New Yorker, described as "Everyman rock star not just a singer but a character." Wallen had decided to adopt the retro hairdo after seeing a younger photo of his father with the cut. "7 Summers" earned him his first top 10 on the Hot 100, debuting and peaking at number six, and was also chosen by Time as one of the best songs of the year. Its singles-"More Than My Hometown", "7 Summers", "Sand in My Boots" and "Wasted on You"-were record-breaking hit songs that pushed Wallen farther into the national conversation. Dangerous was an immediate blockbuster: it debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, it would remain atop the Canadian chart for four consecutive weeks, and the US chart for six consecutive weeks, marking the first new album from a country artist to do that since Garth Brooks' The Chase in 1992. Wallen appeared on the cover of Billboard, whose headline read: "Is Morgan Wallen Country's Next Global Star?" At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wallen found himself with more time to write and record material, which developed into his sophomore album, the double-disc Dangerous: The Double Album (2021), which showcases a mix of country and R&B/pop balladry. ![]() Wallen's profile continued to rise, with a growing following on platforms like TikTok, and he developed into an unwitting sex symbol.
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