Jason Aldean Debuts on Country Airplay Chart: How Far Did ‘Goodbye’ Go?

Jason Aldean ties his highest debut on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” launches at No. 19 on the Sept. 27-dated survey.

The single, co-written by Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy and John Morgan, drew 10 million audience impressions in its first week (Sept. 12-18), according to Luminate. The start was powered in part by first-day spins on participating iHeartRadio stations.

Michael Knox produced the track, which will appear on Aldean’s 12th studio album, due in 2026. Knox has long been a central part of Aldean’s chart success and ranks among Billboard’s newly-unveiled Top Producers of the 21st Century on the Hot Country Songs Chart. Knox has produced 10 Aldean-recorded No. 1s by that chart’s measure.

“How Far Does a Goodbye Go” matches the No. 19 Country Airplay premieres of Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down” in 2014 and “Take a Little Ride” in 2012. They went on to become two of his 25 career No. 1s. Meanwhile, Aldean’s latest is the fifth song to debut in the top 20 in 2025, the most in a year since eight made such grand entrances in 2019.

Dickerson Doubles Up

Russell Dickerson spends a second week at No. 1 on Country Airplay with “Happen to Me,” which increased 2% to 32.2 million in audience in the tracking week. Among his five leaders, he equals his longest command, joining “Love You Like I Used To” in 2020 and “Yours” in 2018.

“Happen to Me” was written by Jessie Jo Dillon, Chris LaCorte and Chase McGill and hails from Dickerson’s fourth LP, Famous Back Home, which debuted at No. 34 on the Sept. 6-dated Top Country Albums chart. The crossover hit also holds at its No. 21 high on Adult Pop Airplay and rises to No. 38, a new best, on Pop Airplay.

All charts dated Sept. 27 will update Tuesday, Sept. 23, on Billboard.com.

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