Fact Check: Has an AI Country Song Reached #1 on the Billboard Charts?

You can’t believe everything you hear.

This week I saw dozens of headlines and viral social media posts about an AI country song that reached the top of the internet billboard Country charts. If a song created with generative AI actually reached No. 1 in the world of country music, that would indeed be major, paradigm-shifting news.

I’m talking about “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust, the name of an AI-generated “musician.” While social media users breathlessly shared news of the AI ​​country song topping the charts, a human named Morgan Wallen was the actual artist at the top billboard Country chart. (I have made contact billboard for a comment, and I’ll update this post if I get a response.)

So what’s going on? Technically, “Walk My Walk” took the top spot A Diagram. Specifically, the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales Chart. However, as any music listener can tell you, there aren’t many people…