Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – the first ever artist to take top spot with no prior charting historyPopulist country anthem has attracted nearly 50 million listens Factory worker turned singer hailed as a hero by conservative commentatorsThe smash hit comes hot on the heels of Jason Aldean’s Try That in a Small Town putting the pop charts at the center of the culture wars
Blue collar singing sensation Oliver Anthony has become the first debut artist to go straight