In an incredible feat, country star and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan just scored his 32nd number one hit with “Country Song Came On,” which is also the name of his current concert tour.
“When I first heard this song, it took me right back to the clubs and honky tonks I played before I got to Nashville,” Bryan said in a statement via his record company, MCA, on August 18, 2025. “I love how the writers kept the simplicity in the track and let the lyric paint the story.”
In fact, Bryan loved “Country Song Came On” so much, he called dibs on the song before the star it was written for — his longtime frenemy Blake Shelton — even had a chance to sing it.
Luke Bryan Jokes That Blake Shelton Couldn’t Have Topped the Charts With ‘Country Song Came On’
Bryan and Shelton share a long history as friends; Shelton, who was a coach on “The Voice” for 23 seasons, even urged Bryan to join “American Idol.”
The duo is known for teasing each other relentlessly online and in interviews. So when Bryan revealed on Taste of Country Nights in early August that he’d somehow received the demo tape before Shelton, he jokingly insisted it only shot to the top of the country charts because he recorded it.
“It’d sound like barely a Top 20 (hit) with Blake,” he quipped.
Recalling how he instantly fell in love with the song, Bryan explained on the show, “When I got the demo, the guy’s voice on the demo had a lot of similarities to Blake’s voice. I’m not sure if it had got to Blake, but it was something that I really rolled around in my truck and loved and fell in love with.”
Luke Bryan Describes Why He Instantly Loved ‘Country Song Came On’
While chatting on Audacy’s “Katie & Company” on August 14, Bryan said the songwriters behind “Country Song Came On” — Ryan Beaver, Dan Alley, and Neil Medley — perfectly captured his experiences growing up in small-town Georgia.
“I’ve spent so many nights in honky tonks in Georgia, whether it was with my dad and some of his buddies, you know, after work, after a long day in the field, swing by the bar, have a beer,” Bryan recalled. “And I played a lot of these famous honky tonks in South Georgia … all these old oyster bars and all these little — we called them beer joints.”
“I know that life and when I heard this song, I loved that imagery,” Bryan continued. “I loved that. You know, a lot of my music is kind of driving right in your face, big walls of instruments, and this was more really scaled down, really simple, classic sounding.”
“(The song’s) talking about, you know, this guy just kind of shaking off a long day at work,” Bryan added. “You know, the the neon lights pulling in and everything, and the right country song came on and that was the tipping point for it to turn into a late night honky tonk time. So, we’ve all been there.”
Luke Bryan’s Number 1 Hits — See the Full List
Bryan’s impressive 32 number one hits began with first chart-topping song, 2009’s “I Do.” Think you know all Bryan’s hits that have topped the country charts? Here’s the full list, in chronological order, with the songwriters’ names and release date, provided by MCA:
- “Country Song Came On”— Written by Ryan Beaver, Dan Alley and Neil Medley 8-18-25
- “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”— Written by Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Jordan Minton and Jacob Rice 10-7-24
- “Country On” — Written by Mark Nesler, David Frasier, Mitch Oglesby, and Styles Haury 12-12-22
- “Buy Dirt” — Jordan Davis Feat. Luke Bryan 1-24-22
- “Waves”— Written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill 8-30-21
- “Down To One”— Written by Dallas Davidson, Justin Ebach and Kyle Fishman 3-1-21
- “One Margarita” — Written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson 7-6-21
- “What She Wants Tonight” — Written by Luke Bryan, Ross Copperman, Hillary Lindsey and Jon Nite 3-31-20
- “Knockin’ Boots”— Written by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Jon Nite 9-9-19
- “What Makes You Country”— Written by Luke, Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley 2-27-19
- “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”— Written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill 9-10-18
- “Most People Are Good”— Written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear 3-26-18
- “Light It Up”— Written by Luke Bryan, Brad Tursi 12-11-17
- “Fast”— Written by: Luke Bryan, Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird 4-3-17
- “Move”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Michael Carter, Jay Clementi 11-7-16
- “Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip 6-20-16
- “Home Alone Tonight”—Written by: Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor, Jaida Dreyer, Tommy Cecil 2-1-16
- “Strip It Down—Written by: Luke Bryan, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman 10-19-15
- “Kick The Dust Up”—Written by: Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley 8-3-15
- “I See You”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird 2-2-15
- “Roller Coaster”—Written by: Michael Carter, Cole Swindell 10-6-14
- “Play It Again”—Written by: Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley 5-19-14
- “Drink A Beer”—Written by: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton 2-3-14
- “That’s My Kind of Night”—Written by: Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley 10-21-13
- “Crash My Party”—Written by: Rodney Clawson, Ashley Gorley 7-1-13
- “Only Way I Know”— Jason Aldean, Feat Luke Bryan 2-4-13
- “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Jeff Stevens, Shane McAnally 11-5-12
- “Drunk On You”—Written by: Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear 6-4-12
- “I Don’t Want This Night To End”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip 1-16-12
- “Someone Else Calling You Baby”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Jeff Stevens 2-13-11
- “Rain Is A Good Thing”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson 7-11-10
- “Do I”—Written by: Luke Bryan, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley 12-13-09
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Luke Bryan Scores 32nd Number One Song of His Career — With a Tune Meant for Blake Shelton