From Billboard · Russ Penuell · · 1m 20s
Cody Johnson returns to country’s top 10
“Take Me Back” rides streams, TikTok momentum, and CMA buzz into Cody Johnson’s latest country chart milestone.
In brief
“Take Me Back” rides streams, TikTok momentum, and CMA buzz into Cody Johnson’s latest country chart milestone. Cody Johnson’s “Take Me Back” is growing because fans turned it into both a streaming hit and a personal TikTok soundtrack. Originally reported by Billboard.
Johnson hits No. 10
Cody Johnson earns his sixth Hot Country Songs top 10 as “Take Me Back (Leave Me There)” climbs to No. 10 on the Sept. 19 chart.
“Cody Johnson earns his sixth top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart”
Streams drive the climb
The song drew 7.5 million official U.S. streams from Sept. 4 to 10, up 19% from the previous frame, according to Luminate.
“7.5 million official U.S. streams”
Album momentum helped
“Take Me Back” comes from Banks of the Trinity, Johnson’s 16-track 10th studio album. It debuted at No. 8 on Top Country Albums in June.
TikTok lit the fuse
The track took off over the summer through Johnson’s a cappella clips and couple videos looking back on long relationships. Its on-demand streams jumped 150% across five weeks.
“first caught fire on TikTok over the summer”
CMA buzz arrived too
The surge lines up with four CMA nominations for Johnson, including entertainer of the year and male artist. His song “The Fall” is also up for single and video.
Other country arrivals
Kane Brown and Shania Twain enter at No. 36 with “Boots.” Mumford & Sons make their first Hot Country Songs appearance with Chris Stapleton on “Here.”
The bottom line
Cody Johnson’s “Take Me Back” is growing because fans turned it into both a streaming hit and a personal TikTok soundtrack.
