Upchurch (musician)
Ryan Upchurch | |
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![]() Upchurch in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Born | Ashland City, Tennessee | May 24, 1991
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Holler Boy Records |
Website | www |
Ryan Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known professionally as Upchurch, is an American performer from Cheatham County, Tennessee, on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Upchurch began in his popularity primarily as a comedian, creating videos on various platforms to garner support and fans. He sold merchandise and coined the phrase “raise hell and eat cornbread”. He is considered a “country rapper”. [2]
Music career[]
Upchurch began uploading videos to YouTube.[2] He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016.[2] Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[3] Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.[4]
The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reached No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week.[5] In 2017 Upchurch released another EP titled Summer Love, which is completely country-oriented, with no elements of rap music; and another studio album titled Son of the South. Summer Love debuted at No. 33 in the Top Country Albums chart with 3,700 copies sold, while Son of the South debuted at No. 29 with 48,100 copies sold.[6]
Upchurch's fifth studio album, King of Dixie, was released on November 10, 2017, and features 19 tracks. Upchurch's first rock album, Creeker, was released on April 20 which was focused on rock with few rap elements. His August 2018 release, Supernatural, a rap-focused album with some country elements, peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums. His December 2018 album, River Rat, peaked at No. 22.
Upchurch released his next album, Creeker II in April 2019, featuring 10 songs such as Gassed Up, and Hillbilly Psycho. Later that year he released Parachute on September 24.
Upchurch released his next album, “Mud To Gold” on March 9, 2021.
Discography[]
Albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||
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US [7] |
US Country [3] |
US Rap [8] |
US Rock [9] |
US Heat [10] |
US Indie [11] | |||
Heart of America |
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— | 30 | 24 | — | 5 | 31 |
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Chicken Willie |
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— | 22 | 11 | — | 1 | 11 |
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Bad Mutha Fucka |
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— | 42 | 11 | — | 2 | 22 | |
Son of the South |
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182 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 9 |
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King of Dixie |
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60 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 3 |
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Creeker |
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35 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 3 |
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The Oven (with Demun Jones) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Supernatural |
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71 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
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River Rat |
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191 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 |
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Creeker II |
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66 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 4 | |
Parachute |
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52 | 6 | 23 | — | — | 4 |
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Hooligan (with Adam Calhoun) |
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160 [21] |
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
Everlasting Country |
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61 | 6 [22] |
— | — | — | 6 | |
Hideas: The Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mud to Gold |
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174 [23] |
— | — | — | — | — | |
Upchurch Remixed (with DJ Cliffy D) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
Same Ol Same Ol |
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— | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays[]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US Country [3][24] |
US Rap [8] |
US Heat [10][25] |
US Indie [11][26] | |||
Cheatham County |
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29 | 18 | 7 | 23 | |
Summer Love[27] (as Ryan Upchurch) |
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33 | — | 3 | 11 |
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Project X, Vol. 1 (with Bottleneck) |
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27 | — | — | 10 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Charted songs[]
Year | Single | Peak position |
Album | ||
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US Country [28] | |||||
2016 | "Southern Land" (with Taylor Ray Holbrook) |
44 | Non-album singles | ||
2018 | "Shoulda Named It After Me" (with Colt Ford) |
46 | |||
2019 | "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" (with Katie Noel)[29] |
47 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos[]
Year | Video | Director |
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2015 | "Can I Get an Outlaw" ft. Luke Combs | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic |
"Cheatham County" | ||
"Country Way" | ||
2016 | "Hell Yeah" | |
"Come and Get It" | BlackFlyMusic | |
"Dirty Boys" | RHEC Entertainment | |
"Bad Mutha F**ka" | BlackFlyMusic | |
"Shit Bubba" | ||
"Rollin Stoned" | RHEC Entertainment | |
2017 | "Hillbilly" | Redneck Nation |
"Shoot the Moon" | Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic | |
"Campfire Cologne" | Redneck Nation | |
"Old Days" | ||
"Ghost" | ||
"Summer Love" | ||
"White Lightning | ||
"Legend" | ||
"Radio Jam" | ||
"Johnny Cash" | ||
"American Made" | ||
"Bloodshed" | ||
2018 | "Dirty Hat" | |
"Traveler" | ||
"Dirty South" | A. Luce Vision | |
"PondCreek Road" | ||
"Buzz Won't Last" | ||
"Who" | ||
"The Oven" | ||
"My Neck of the Woods" | ||
"Spotlight" | ||
"Yz" | ||
"Don't Come Knockin" | ||
2019 | "Cheatham” | |
"Dukes of Hazard" | ||
"Blue Moon" | ||
"Ghost Ranch" | ||
"Holler Boys" | ||
"Fallen" | ||
"Hooligan" | A. Luce Vision / Drake McGuire | |
2020 | "Roots Run Deep" | A. Luce Vision |
"Everlasting Country" | ||
"Said F**k It" | Upchurch / A. Luce Vision | |
"A Little While" (with Clay Walker) |
A. Luce Vision | |
"Miss My Buddies" |
References[]
- ^ "Hick-hop: Rowdy country rapper performs at The Signal". Chattanooga Times Free Press. February 28, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kellman, Andy. "Upchurch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Bjorke, Matt (May 15, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: May 15, 2017". Roughstock.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. December 7, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 12, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Creeker by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 4, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 5, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Supernatural by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "River Rat by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Billboard Country Update - April 27, 2020" (PDF). Billboard.
- ^ @billboardcharts (March 15, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Upchurch". iTunes.
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- "Upchurch Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- "Ryan Upchurch Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hey Boy, Hey Girl - Single". iTunes.
External links[]
- 1991 births
- American country singer-songwriters
- American male rappers
- American male singer-songwriters
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- Country rap musicians
- Living people
- People from Cheatham County, Tennessee
- Songwriters from Tennessee
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians