Country superstar Luke Combs has secured his 18th Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 with his latest single, Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma. The track jumped three spots to claim the top position on the chart dated September 28, following a 12% rise in audience impressions, reaching 30.2 million between September 13-19, according to data from Luminate.
Combs co-wrote the song alongside Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, with production handled by Singleton and Chip Matthews. Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma is part of the soundtrack for Twisters: The Album, which previously peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in August.
Notably, this marks the first time a song with “Oklahoma” in the title has topped the Country Airplay chart. The state had previously been referenced in notable hits such as Vince Gill and Reba McEntire’s Oklahoma Swing, which reached No. 13 in 1990. On the Hot Country Songs chart, You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma by David Frizzell and Shelly West reigned in 1981, while Merle Haggard’s iconic Okie From Muskogee topped the chart in 1969.
Combs continues to dominate the airwaves following recent successes. Earlier this year, Different ‘Round Here by Riley Green, featuring Combs, reached No. 2 on the Country Airplay chart, and Combs’ own single Where the Wild Things Are landed at No. 3. Prior to Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma, Combs led the chart for five weeks with his rendition of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit Fast Car.
The North Carolina native’s ascent to the top of country music has been unparalleled, with an unprecedented streak of 14 consecutive Country Airplay No. 1 singles starting with Hurricane in 2017. Since then, Combs has become the artist with the most No. 1 singles on the chart in that time span, surpassing fellow country heavyweights Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen, who have each notched 14 chart-toppers. Additionally, Combs holds the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on Country Airplay, with a staggering 52 weeks, well ahead of Wallen’s 43.
As Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma continues to resonate with fans, Combs’ reign on country radio shows no sign of slowing down.
