Luke Combs Claims His 21st Country Airplay No. 1 With ‘Be By You’ — Here’s Why It’s an Outlier

8/21/2026 It's the star's third leader from his album The Way I Am. Luke Combs Robby Klein / Photo Courtesy of Sony Music Luke Combs earns his 21st No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Be By You” rises a spot on 32.8 million audience impressions, up 3%, Aug. 14-20, according to Luminate. The song becomes his third leader from his latest album, The Way I Am. “Back in the Saddle” (two weeks on top) and “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” (five) reached the summit in November and April, respectively. The new No. 1 signifies a rarity for Combs. As Dan Alley, Sam Banks and Nick Walsh wrote “Be By You,” it marks just the third of his chart-toppers that he didn’t write. It joins Jameson Rodgers’ Combs-featuring “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” which led for a week in 2021, and his cover of Tracy Ch