{"id":10313,"date":"2026-04-17T22:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:01:32","slug":"chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart Rewind: In 2021, Chris Stapleton\u2019s \u2018Starting Over\u2019 Finished Its Run to No.\u00a01"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNearly every person who\u2019s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn\u2019t work out, but some get lucky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/chris-stapleton\/\">Chris Stapleton<\/a> addressed the strength it takes to make a major change in \u201cStarting Over,\u201d appropriately rhyming the title with \u201cfour-leaf clover\u201d in the chorus. He found his own good fortune when the single rose to No. 1 on <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/country-songs\/\">Hot Country Songs<\/a> chart dated April 17, 2021, 32 weeks after its Sept. 5, 2020, debut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/video\/chris-stapleton-amp-carly-pearce-on-their-dream-collaboration\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acmawards_carlypearce_chrisstapleton_thumb_e4f565.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"bb - Chris Stapleton, Carly Pearce\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChris Stapleton &amp; Carly Pearce On Their Dream Collaboration, Working With Chris Stapleton\u2019s Wife Morgan Stapleton &amp; More | ACM Awards\u00a02025\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/concerts\/bourbon-beyond-festival-lineup-2026-1236181387\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P1036H65.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chris Stapleton at The 59th Annual CMA Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena on November 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves &amp; More to Headline Kentucky\u2019s Bourbon &amp; Beyond Festival: \u2018It\u2019s An Escape With\u00a0Soul\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/chris-stapleton-tennessee-whiskey-double-diamond-riaa-1236153248\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/chris-stapleton-starting-over-chart-rewind-2021-1236226001\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/P101MEG9-e1768238701228.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Chris Stapleton photographed on April 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tChris Stapleton\u2019s \u2018Tennessee Whiskey\u2019 Becomes First Country Song to Be Certified Double Diamond by\u00a0RIAA\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStapleton wrote \u201cStarting Over\u201d with Mike Henderson, a former bandmate in the bluegrass group The SteelDrivers, over a folkie chord structure, portraying a couple making changes and taking chances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCo-produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, A Thousand Horses), the song was released as the lead single and title track for Stapleton\u2019s Mercury Nashville album released on Nov. 13, 2020. He performed the track two days prior to the album\u2019s release on the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards. Days later (Nov. 19), \u201cStarting Over\u201d emerged as the supporting music for a Ram Trucks commercial. Subsequently, the 14-track project debuted at the summit on the Top Country Albums list dated Nov. 28.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Stapleton - Starting Over\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3svABDnmio?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the 55th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10, 2021, \u201cStarting Over\u201d took single and song of the year, while Stapleton won male vocalist and the LP won top album honors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHenderson died unexpectedly in his sleep in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cStarting Over\u201d was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA on Oct. 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly every person who\u2019s succeeded in country music did so after leaving their hometown for an unknown future. Most who take the risk find it doesn\u2019t work out, but some&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[331,216,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chart-beat","category-genre-country","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}