![]() ![]() And it’s no coincidence that it came out around Easter. As the son of a Baptist minister, Wallen has always been very open about his faith and this is another way for him to address the slur in a way that shows contrition, but also stresses forgiveness. That post has more than 2.2 million views. Wallen debuted a rough, live acoustic version on Instagram in October and gave the story behind it (three hit Nashville songwriters wrote it with him specifically in mind). That same month, sales of his album skyrocketed, demonstrating the demand for country music’s newest “bad boy.” The success of “Don’t Think Jesus” sends two distinct messages from the country music community – that it whole heartedly supports Wallen, and that if that’s an issue for you, this isn’t the community for you. He may have been pulled from radio stations and streaming playlists and asked not to attend certain award ceremonies, but that was about the extent of the “backlash” since he was caught on camera using a racial slur in February 2021. The country music community has rallied around Wallen like he is their fallen martyr. ![]() Taylor Mims: My surprise is at about a 2. ![]() The top 10 debut of “Don’t Think Jesus” is slightly surprising – not many overtly religious, Good Friday-pegged non-singles are cracking the upper frame these days – but Wallen’s continued popularity is not. If you’ve been paying attention to the charts over the past year, you know that the appetite for Morgan Wallen’s music remains enormous in the country music world: his Dangerous album is still in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart 15 months after its release, and when he’s dipped his toe back into the public, whether at a performance or with a collaboration like Lil Durk’s “Broadway Girls,” he’s found a ready and willing audience. Given that the song is his first new solo release since he was caught on camera using a racial slur in early 2021, and may not even be an official single for him, how surprised are you on a scale from 1-10 at the song’s strong debut? 7 this week on the Hot 100, Wallen‘s highest-charting song on the Hot 100 since “7 Summers” debuted at No. Is Wallen’s career officially back to where it was? And if he’s back there, does it feel earned? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.ġ. ![]()
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