A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Billy Ray Cyrus.
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actor prominent in the country music scene. He gained widespread recognition for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart" in 1992, which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and achieved triple platinum status in Australia, becoming the best-selling single that year. The song's music video contributed to the popularization of line dancing. Cyrus has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since starting his music career.
1992: Release of 'Some Gave All'
In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus released 'Some Gave All', which debuted at No. 1 on multiple charts and featured hit singles like "Achy Breaky Heart".
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1992: Success of 'Some Gave All' album
In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus's debut album 'Some Gave All' was the best-selling album of the year in the US, selling 4,832,000 copies.
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1993: Top 40 Singles from 'Some Gave All'
From 1992 to 1993, Billy Ray Cyrus had four consecutive top 40 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart from his album 'Some Gave All'.
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1996: 'Some Gave All' Certified 9x Multi-Platinum
In 1996, Billy Ray Cyrus's album 'Some Gave All' was certified 9x multi-platinum in the United States.
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1999: First Top 5 single
Since 1999, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" was Billy Ray Cyrus's first Top 5 single.
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November 12, 2008: Presented Award at CMA Awards
On November 12, 2008, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus presented the "Song of the Year" award at the 42nd Annual Country Music Association Awards.
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2008: Ready, Set, Don't Go peakes at No. 4
In 2008, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" peaked at No. 4 on the Country charts, giving Billy Ray Cyrus his first top 5 single since 1999 and Miley's first top 5 on any Billboard chart.
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October 8, 2011: Nineteen Chart Debut
On October 8, 2011, Billy Ray Cyrus's song "Nineteen" debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at number 58, marking his first charted single since 2009.
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October 2019: "Old Town Road" Diamond Certification
In October 2019, "Old Town Road", featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, received a diamond certification by the RIAA for selling over ten million units in the United States, becoming the fastest song to achieve this milestone.
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2019: Number one single with "Old Town Road"
In 2019, Billy Ray Cyrus earned his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road".
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