Billboard Explains: Maren Morris’ Crossover Chart Success

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Maren Morris is always pushing the boundaries in music and in life. That’s why she’s Billboard’s Women In Music Visionary honoree. With 12 songs on the Hot 100, Maren shows no signs of slowing down. This is Billboard Explains Marin Morris’ crossover chart success. Marin Morris is a cross-genre country artist with 12 songs on the Hot 100 including pop dance song, “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey which peaked at No. 5 in 2018. Her massive country hit “The Bones” appeared on the charts in 2019 peaking at No. 12. That song spent 19 weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it the second longest running No. 1 hit on the charts by an unaccompanied solo woman in history. That’s after Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” which spent 27 weeks at the top.

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Maren has also had 13 songs on Country Airplay including four No. 1. “I Could Use A Love Song,” Thomas Rhett duet “Craving You,” “Girl” and “The Bones.” She’s also had two No. 1 albums on Top Country Albums, Hero in 2016 and Girl in 2019. Her latest album Humble Crest reached No. 2 in 2022. We can’t wait to see what Maren Morris has up her sleeve next.