{"id":2006011,"date":"2023-08-19T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-beat-out-taylor-swift-for-no-1-song-on-charts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T20:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T00:25:42","slug":"rich-men-north-of-richmond-beat-out-taylor-swift-for-no-1-song-on-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-beat-out-taylor-swift-for-no-1-song-on-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rich Men North&#8217; Top Charts, Defeat Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frich-men-north-of-richmond-beat-out-taylor-swift-for-no-1-song-on-charts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Oliver \u200bAnthony&#8217;s &#8220;Rich Men \u2064North of Richmond&#8221; Tops the Charts, Beating Out Taylor \u200cSwift<\/h2>\n<p>Oliver Anthony&#8217;s viral, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-songwriters-working-class-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-soars-to-top-of-charts\/\" title=\"Virginia songwriter's anthem 'Rich Men North of Richmond' tops charts.\">working-class anthem<\/a> &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-mounts-losses-in-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Mounts Losses in Supreme Court\">make waves<\/a>\u2062 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/siriusxm-pandora-cmt-iheartradio-pull-morgan-wallen-music-following-n-word-video-recorded-by-neighbor\/\" title=\"SiriusXM, Pandora, CMT, iHeartRadio Pull Morgan Wallen Music Following N-Word Video Recorded By Neighbor\">music industry<\/a>. Since last week, the song has dominated the iTunes charts and now holds the\u200d coveted No. 1 spot on Apple Music&#8217;s global charts.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, \u200bAnthony, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthonys-meteoric-rise-continues-after-9-songs-break-into-top-25-on-itunes\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony's meteoric rise continues with 9 songs in iTunes' Top 25.\">factory worker\u2063 turned singer<\/a>, is surpassing more established musicians like Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift. Even Taylor Swift, one of the \u2062biggest music stars \u2062in \u200cthe world,\u2063 is\u2062 no match for Anthony&#8217;s viral success.<\/p>\n<p>Excitingly, outlets are already predicting that the track might debut at \u200bNo. 1 on Billboard&#8217;s \u2063Hot 100 next week, potentially dethroning Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;Last Night&#8221; from its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rich-men-north-of-richmond-beat-out-taylor-swift-for-no-1-song-on-charts\/\" title=\"'Rich Men North' Top Charts, Defeat Taylor Swift\">long-held title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>WARNING: The following video contains\u200d vulgar language \u2063that some viewers may find offensive.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Dr. Janette Nesheiwat,\u200d a Fox News medical contributor, recently explained Anthony&#8217;s meteoric rise. She believes that his popularity stems from his ability to understand and acknowledge the \u200dpain, suffering, and struggles that many Americans face on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>Nesheiwat stated, &#8220;He is \u2063a voice for\u2062 all of those who aren&#8217;t able\u2062 to \u2064express what they&#8217;re feeling,\u200c what they&#8217;re going through, and be able to say, we need\u200b change now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Anthony himself addressed why his \u2062songs resonate with\u200c everyday people in \u2062a heartfelt Facebook \u200bpost. He emphasized that his songs connect with millions \u200dbecause they are sung by \u2063someone\u2062 who\u2062 feels the words in the\u2063 very moment they are being sung. No editing,\u2062 no agent, just raw and authentic music.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his rapid \u200brise to fame, Anthony turned down lucrative offers from music \u200dindustry executives, choosing to stay true to his roots and the style\u200d of\u2063 music \u200dthat he believes we \u200bshould have never \u2064gotten away from.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People lined up \u2064as far as \u200bthe eye can see \u2062for \u200ba chance at a picture with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AintGottaDollar?\">@AintGottaDollar<\/a>\u2026 hard to describe what I&#8217;m \u2064witnessing  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A8bBAUGQJR\">pic.twitter.com\/A8bBAUGQJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Howerton\u200c (@jason_howerton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jason_howerton\/status\/1690801193998548992?\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The\u200d overwhelming support for Anthony&#8217;s music was\u2063 evident when he \u200bperformed at\u200d a farmers market \u2064in Currituck, North Carolina. A staggering \u200c12,000 fans showed up to hear\u200b him perform, proving \u2063that his music truly resonates with the masses.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rich-men-north-richmond-beat-taylor-swift-1-song-charts\/\">&#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; Beat Out Taylor Swift for No. 1 Song on Charts<\/a> appeared \u200bfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u200b Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oliver Anthony&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221; continues to soar. It reigns supreme on iTunes and Apple Music&#8217;s global charts, surpassing even renowned artists. This working-class anthem has captivated audiences, solidifying Anthony&#8217;s rise from factory worker to successful singer. Its viral success shows no signs of waning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2019,"featured_media":2006012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}