“Bottle Rockets” has risen to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts, giving Scotty McCreery his shortest run to #1 at only 20 weeks.

Of course, the song also features Hootie & the Blowfish recreating their first major hit, “Hold My Hand,” which made it to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.

It’s the seventh #1 for Scotty, who most recently topped the chart with his three-week #1, “Damn Strait,” in 2022.

“Any time your song hits No. 1, it feels great. To be able to hit No.1 with a song featuring a band you have loved your whole life is beyond amazing!” Scotty says. “Thanks to Hootie & The Blowfish for joining me on this song, thanks to Triple Tigers Records and Triple 8 Management for all their hard work, thanks to country radio and the streaming services, and t

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