ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Clay Walker (6 songs)
This Beaumont TX-native singer-songwriter-guitarist began playing professionally in bars around TX in 1985.
#1
This song, his debut single, was released 07/10/1993, spent 20 weeks on the charts & claimed #1. It crossed over & notched at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up release, 1993-4’s “Live Until I Die”, also claimed #1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxK2VY11WuM
#2
This song, his 3rd release, debuted 02/26/1994, spent 20 weeks on the charts & peaked at #11; I think it should’ve been a Top 10…. This is 1 of those songs that resonate with you, even if you don’t identify with the lyrics 100%; for me, it has been relevant a few times. The follow-up single was 1994’s “White Palace”, but that only managed #67.
#3
Debuting 06/11/1994, this song spent 20 weeks on the charts & claimed #1, his 3rd chart topper. It sparked a string of 3 straight #1 hits, including 1994’s “If I Could Make A Living” & 1995’s “This Woman & This Man” (2 weeks). 1995’s “My Heart Will Never Know” halted that streak when it notched at #16.
#4
This song hit the airwaves 01/13/1996, spent 20 weeks on the charts & peaked at #2. This single was the 2nd of 3 straight Top 10s, preceded by 1995’s “Who Needs You Baby” (#2, 2 weeks) & followed by 1996’s “Only On Days That End In ‘Y’” (#5).
#5
After 1997’s “Rumor Has It” topped the charts for 2 weeks early-mid 1997, he notched another Top 10 with mid-late 1997’s “Watch This” (#4). Then, this song debuted 12/20/1997, spent 27 weeks on the charts & peaked at #2 in early 1998. It crossed over & reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RriwQbiLJNA
#6
Of 15 releases 1998-2004, only 4 songs entered the Top 10: 1998-9’s “You’re Beginning To Get To Me” (#2), 1999-2000’s “The Chain Of Love” (#3, 4 weeks), 2003’s “A Few Questions” (#9) & 2003-4’s “I Can’t Sleep” (#9). He noticed another Top 10 with 2007’s “Fall”; this song, then, debuted 11/28/2009, spent 36 weeks on the charts & peaked at #4. This single also crossed over, reaching #53 on the Billboard Hot 100.