Justin Moore earns his 11th No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Time’s Ticking” rises two spots to the top of the list dated April 11, delivering 29.9 million audience impressions (up 14%) March 27-April 2, according to Luminate.
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True to its title, the song completes a record 67-week climb to the summit, underscoring the kind of sustained, week-by-week growth that has long defined Moore’s success at country radio.
Written by Moore, Will Bundy, Randy Montana and Jeremy Stover, the new leader (with Dierks Bentley guesting on its album version) marks Moore’s first since “With a Woman You Love” in September 2022. With 11 No. 1s, he continues one of the most durable runs at country radio over the past two decades. Nearly 70% of his 23 charted singles have reached the top 10, and almost 70% of those 16 titles have in turn risen to the lead position. He has averaged a new No. 1 roughly every 20 months dating to his August 2008 chart debut.
“Justin Moore is a consistent country radio hitmaker, and this song is no exception,” Blue Highway svp of promotion and digital Ashley Sidoti tells Billboard. “His music stays true to the core, no matter where the genre is swaying. We are incredibly proud to be celebrating his 11th Billboard No. 1 single and the very first No. 1 single for Blue Highway Records!”
“Time’s Ticking” surpasses Michael Ray’s “Whiskey and Rain” and Travis Denning’s “After a Few,” each of which took a 65-week trip to the top. The next longest ascents: Scotty McCreery’s “In Between” (63 weeks), Dylan Scott’s “Can’t Have Mine” (62) and Chayce Beckham’s “23” (60).
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Luke Bryan ties for his third-highest Country Airplay debut with “Country and She Knows It” at No. 21 (8.1 million). The song is his 49th career entry and joins his collaboration with George Birge, “Ride, Ride, Ride,” which holds at its No. 25 high (6.6 million, up 5%).
