From “Hurricane” To Making History: How Luke Combs Became A Country Music Streaming Giant

Pretty incredible numbers.

After what felt like months upon months of anticipation and speculation, this afternoon, Luke Combs announced his sixth studio album The Way I Am, which is set for release on March 30th. Produced by Combs, Jonathan Singleton and Chip Matthews, the record will feature a whopping 22 songs, and he says he’s very proud of the album:

“It’s been a long process getting this thing going, but I’m really proud of this record. I’ve loved the song ‘Sleepless in a Hotel Room’ for a long time and it’s been awesome to see how excited the fans are for that one as well.”

Combs has already released quite a bit of new music from the project, including the likes of “Giving Her Away,” “Back in the Saddle,” “My Kinda Saturday Night” and “Days Like These,” which is his current single that’s sitting at #18 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.

Given how long the North Carolina native has been teasing new music, starting all the way back in August, fans have been waiting on the official announcement for a while now.

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While fans everywhere are justifiably excited for the future of Combs’ music upon the album’s announcement, I thought it would be fun to look back at his long-history of smash hits.

At this point, it’s become pretty clear that Combs, along with the likes of Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan, have been the most successful artists in the genre, especially from a streaming standpoint. Though Wallen has now become the highest-selling country artist of all time (third all-genre), there was a brief period in 2025 when Combs dethroned Garth Brooks‘ long-standing position as top-selling artist in the genre, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) .

With over 168 million units sold, second behind the “Last Night” singer’s 240 million, Combs’ has scored some monster numbers both on Spotify and across other streaming platforms. From a RIAA perspective, he’s been dominant, owning four separate diamond-certified songs and four separate albums that have reached platinum to 8x platinum status. From a Spotify perspective, he’s also been a powerhouse. Along with two songs reaching a billion streams (“When It Rains It Pours” and “Beautiful Crazy”), the 35-year-old singer/songwriter has a staggering 10 songs that have surpassed at least 500 million streams.

With all that being said, here are Combs’ Top 20 most-streamed songs on Spotify, along with the total streaming numbers from each of his five studio albums. Of course, time is a factor when it comes to streaming, meaning that the longer a song or album has been out, the more opportunities you have to stream it. But nevertheless, there’s quite a few surprises in here.

Top-Streamed Songs

1. “When It Rains It Pours”
   • Total Streams: 1.184 billion
   • RIAA Certification: 15x platinum (Diamond)
2. “Beautiful Crazy”
   • Total Streams: 1.118 billion
   • RIAA Certification: 13x platinum (Diamond)
3. “Fast Car”
   • Total Streams: 903 million
   • RIAA Certification: 8x platinum
4. “Hurricane”
   • Total Streams: 885 million
   • RIAA Certification: 12x platinum (Diamond)
5. “She Got the Best of Me”
   • Total Streams: 836 million
   • RIAA Certification: 10x platinum (Diamond)
6. “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
   • Total Streams: 748 million
   • RIAA Certification: 8x platinum
7. “The Kind of Love We Make”
   • Total Streams: 700 million
   • RIAA Certification: 6x platinum
8. “Forever After All”
   • Total Streams: 636 million
   • RIAA Certification: 8x platinum
9. “Where the Wild Things Are”
   • Total Streams: 885 million
   • RIAA Certification: 4x platinum
10. “One Number Away”
    • Total Streams: 566 million
    • RIAA Certification: 6x platinum
11. “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma”
    • Total Streams: 473 million
    • RIAA Certification: 3x platinum
12. “Better Together”
    • Total Streams: 447 million
    • RIAA Certification: 5x platinum
13. “Going, Going, Gone”
    • Total Streams: 336 million
    • RIAA Certification: 3x platinum
14. “1, 2 Many” (feat. Brooks & Dunn)
    • Total Streams: 305 million
    • RIAA Certification: 2x platinum
15. “Even Though I’m Leaving”
    • Total Streams: 303 million
    • RIAA Certification: 5x platinum
16. “Guy For That” (Post Malone feat. Luke Combs)
    • Total Streams: 885 million
    • RIAA Certification: N/A
17. “Dive”
    • Total Streams: 263 million
    • RIAA Certification: N/A
18. “Lovin’ On You”
    • Total Streams: 254 million
    • RIAA Certification: 3x platinum
19. “Love You Anyway”
    • Total Streams: 249 million
    • RIAA Certification: 3x platinum
20. “Must’ve Never Met You”
    • Total Streams: 237 million
    • RIAA Certification: 3x platinum

Top-Streamed Albums

1. This One’s For You
   • Total Streams: 5.74 billion
   • RIAA Certification: 8x platinum
2. What You See Is What You Get
   • Total Streams: 4.25 billion
   • RIAA Certification: 5x platinum
3. Gettin’ Old
   • Total Streams: 2.3 billion
   • RIAA Certification: 2x platinum
4. Growin’ Up
   • Total Streams: 1.54 billion
   • RIAA Certification: platinum
5. Fathers & Sons
   • Total Streams: 311 million
   • RIAA Certification: N/A