Upchurch (musician)
Upchurch | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ryan Edward Upchurch |
| Born | May 24, 1991 Pegram, Tennessee |
| Origin | Ashland City, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country rap, Country |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, rapper, comedian |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | (current) Redneck Nation (former) Black Fly, Johnny Cashville |
| Website | www |
Ryan Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known professionally as Upchurch, is an American country rap artist from Cheatham County, Tennessee, which is a county set along the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee[1]
Music career
Upchurch created Upchurch the Redneck with his friends and began uploading videos to YouTube.[1] He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016.[1] Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.[3]
The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reach No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week.[4] In 2017 upchurch released another EP titled Summer Of Love, which is completely Country music oriented, with no elements of Rap music, and another studio ablum titled Son Of The South.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US Rap [5] |
US Heat [6] |
US Indie [7] | ||
| Cheatham County (EP) |
|
29 | 18 | 7 | 23 |
| Heart of America |
|
30 | — | 5 | 31 |
| Chicken Willie |
|
22 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Son of the South |
|
29 | — | 2 | 9 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2016 | "Southern Land" | Taylor Ray Holbrook | 44 |
References
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Upchurch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.