Florida-Georgia Line Breaks 69-Year Record

Country Duo Florida Georgia Line, with Monroe hometown boy Tyler Hubbard, this week broke a 69-year record with its debut song, “Cruise.” 

The song hit 22 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart.

According to Country Standard Time, last week the duo of Hubbard and Brian Kelley, of Ormond Beach, Fla., held a four-way tie for 21-weeks at No. 1 with Webb Pierce's In the Jailhouse Now (1955), Hank Snow's I'm Moving On (1950-51) and Eddy Arnold's I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (1947-48). 

This week, “Cruise” surfaced for a 22nd week in the top spot, giving Florida-Georgia Line the record all on their own. Country Standard time reports that the song has sold more than 5 million downloads and is the third-best selling country digital song ever. The duo has been selling out shows all over the country, sometimes in a little as five minutes after tickets went on sale.

Florida Georgia Line Currently has three songs in the top 25 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart – Cruise at No. 1, Round Here (filmed in part in part right here in Hubbard’s hometown) at No. 6 and Get Your Shine On at No. 22. They also have made a remix of Cruise featuring rapper Nelly.