The Untold Truth Of Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton made country music history more than once. In 2014, Rolling Stone reported that Shelton was the first country singer to top the Billboard Artist 100 chart. Unlike other charts, the Artist 100 takes into account not just sales and streams, but also radio airplay and social media interactions — and it includes every genre, making the achievement an even bigger deal. Three years later, six of the 11 songs on Shelton's Texoma Shore made the Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts simultaneously, WBWN reported, making Shelton the first artist to meet that milestone.

Shelton began challenging records with his very first release. CMT reported that in August 2001, Shelton's debut single, "Austin," hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart. At the time, it matched the record set by none other than fellow mullet enthusiast Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" in 1992. In 2015, Shelton's collaboration with Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight," became his 14th consecutive No. 1 — breaking his own record for most consecutive No. 1 songs. He later broke that record again with "Sangria."

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