{
  "id": 8305568,
  "title": "Ticket Stamped to No. 1: Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston’ Tops Country Airplay Chart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ticket-stamped-to-no-1-stella-leftys-boston-tops-country-airplay-chart",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T20:49:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stella-lefty-boston-number-1-country-airplay-chart-1236343568/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stella Lefty has achieved her first No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart with her song \"Boston,\" which has climbed 10 spots in its 22nd week to climb to the top spot. This marks the first time in more than 22 years that a woman with a solo credit has reached No. 1 with her first Country Airplay entry, since Lainey Wilson's \"Things a Man Oughta Know\" in 2021. \"Boston\" also marks the fastest run to No. 1 for a debut hit by a woman without credited collaborators, since Gretchen Wilson's \"Redneck Woman\" in 2004. The song drew 34.2 million listeners from September 11-17, according to Luminate. Stella Lefty's debut EP, \"Is This Heaven?\" and her first full-length album, \"Long Way Home,\" both debuted in the Top Country Albums top 10.",
  "summary": "Plus, top 10s for Dan + Shay and Zach John King.",
  "key_points": [
    "Stella Lefty's \"Boston\" tops Country Airplay chart for first time",
    "First woman with solo credit to reach No. 1 in over 22 years",
    "Song drew 34.2 million listeners in its debut week"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}