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Oliver Anthony

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Oliver Anthony

Christopher Anthony Lunsford (born 30 June 1992), known professionally as Oliver Anthony, is an American singer and songwriter from Farmville, Virginia. In August 2023, he released the single "Rich Men North of Richmond" independently, which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 and made Lunsford the first artist to achieve this without any prior charting history in any form.

Infobox

Born
Christopher Anthony Lunsford (1992-06-30) June 30, 1992 (age 33)
Origin
Farmville, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
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Occupation
Singer-songwriter
Instruments
Vocalsguitar
Years active
2021–present
Website
oliveranthonymusic.com

Tables

List of studio album, with selected details and chart positions · Discography › Studio albums
USHeat.
USHeat.
Title
USHeat.
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
Title
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
Details
Released: March 31, 2024 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, Vinyl
Peaks
13
Title
Details
Peaks
USHeat.
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
Released: March 31, 2024 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, Vinyl
13
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album names · Discography › Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album
US
USCou.
USCou.Air.
AUS
CAN
IRE
NZ
SWE
UK
WW
"Aint Gotta Dollar"
2022
82
21
Non-album single
"Rich Man's Gold"
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
"Cobwebs and Cocaine"
"Virginia"
Non-album single
"Hell on Earth"
2023
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
"Between You & Me"
Non-album single
"Feeling Purdy Good"
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
"I Want to Go Home"
27
"Always Love You (Like a Good Ole Dog)"
"Doggonit"
"Stuck Living in the New World"
Non-album singles
"Long Gone"
"VCR Kid"
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
"90 Some Chevy"
Non-album single
"I've Got to Get Sober"
35
Hymnal of a Troubled Man's Mind
"Rich Men North of Richmond"
1
1
40
14
3
10
14
26
23
2
BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum
Non-album single
"Cowboys and Sunsets"
2024
TBA
"Scornful Woman"
2025
37
89
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

  1. Indicates year of release. Anthony's first song to chart was "Rich Men North of Richmond", after which songs he released
  2. "Aint Gotta Dollar" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Digital Song Sa
  3. "Rich Man's Gold" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  4. "Rich Man's Gold" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Country Digital Song Sales c
  5. "Rich Man's Gold" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 49 on the Canadian Digital Song Sal
  6. "Virginia" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  7. "Virginia" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.
  8. "Virginia" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Digital Song Sales char
  9. "Hell on Earth" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 37 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  10. "Hell on Earth" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Country Digital Song Sales cha
  11. "Between You & Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 43 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  12. "Between You & Me" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Country Digital Song Sales
  13. "Feeling Purdy Good" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  14. "Feeling Purdy Good" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Country Digital Song Sale
  15. "I Want to Go Home" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ch
  16. "I Want to Go Home" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Canadian Digital Song Sa
  17. "I Want to Go Home" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 43 on the Singles Sales Chart.
  18. "Always Love You (Like a Good Ole Dog)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Digital Song
  19. "Always Love You (Like a Good Ole Dog)" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Countr
  20. "Doggonit" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  21. "Doggonit" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.
  22. "Stuck Living in the New World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Digital Song Sales c
  23. "Stuck Living in the New World" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Country Digita
  24. "90 Some Chevy" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 29 on the Digital Song Sales chart.
  25. "90 Some Chevy" did not enter the Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Country Digital Song Sales cha
  26. "I've Got to Get Sober" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singl
  27. "I've Got to Get Sober" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Canadian Digital So
  28. "Scornful Woman" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
  29. "Scornful Woman" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
  30. "Scornful Woman" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the Singles Sales Chart.
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  32. Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blue-collar-political-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-takes-internet-by-storm
  33. Variety
    https://variety.com/2023/music/news/oliver-anthony-responds-industry-offers-rich-men-north-richmond-1235699012/
  34. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/09/25/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-richmond/
  35. Variety
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  36. Billboard
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  38. The Tennessean
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  39. American Songwriter
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  40. The Atlantic
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  41. The Spectator
    https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/oliver-anthony-sorry-state-rolling-stone/
  42. Rolling Stone
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  43. Music Mayhem
    https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/virginias-hidden-gem-oliver-anthony-his-blue-collar-political-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  44. "How an obscure country artist's viral song became a conservative anthem"
    https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/rich-men-north-richmond-viral-conservative-anthem-rcna99698
  45. NME
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  46. FoxNews
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/blue-collar-political-anthem-rich-men-north-richmond-bumps-jason-aldean-song-top-spot-chart
  47. Today.com
    https://www.today.com/today/rcna100667
  48. Taste of Country
    https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics/
  49. Outkick
    https://www.outkick.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-song-lyrics-viral-video/
  50. American Songwriter
    https://americansongwriter.com/viral-singer-oliver-anthonys-rich-men-north-of-richmond-gets-massive-audience/
  51. The Christian Post
    https://www.christianpost.com/news/rich-men-north-of-richmond-singer-oliver-anthony-quotes-bible.html
  52. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/country/jamey-johnson-in-color-oliver-anthony-rich-men-richmond-1235391928/
  53. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/pro/oliver-anthonys-streaming-success-viral-catalog-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  54. Newsweek
    https://www.newsweek.com/oliver-anthony-joe-rogan-win-viral-song-success-1820169
  55. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/entertainment/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-cec/index.html
  56. Taste of Country
    https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-songs/
  57. Billboard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230817015210/https://www.billboard.com/pro/oliver-anthony-industry-rush-signing-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  58. MSN
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/other/oliver-anthony-to-go-on-tour-following-rich-men-north-of-richmond-going-viral/ar-AA1fbSJS
  59. Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/country-singer-oliver-anthonys-hit-song-goes-back-roots-genre-just-speaks-lot-truth
  60. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/lists/oliver-anthony-moyock-north-carolina-concert-review/a-canine-affair/
  61. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/country/oliver-anthony-manager-rich-men-north-of-richmond-interview-exclusive-1235396104/
  62. Washington Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230818034442/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/17/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  63. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/lists/oliver-anthony-rich-men-from-north-of-richmond-facts/
  64. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/arts/music/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony.html
  65. Rolling Stone
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-aiming-for-number-one-debut-charts-1234807543/
  66. Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/blue-collar-political-anthem-rich-men-north-richmond-bumps-jason-aldean-song-top-spot-chart
  67. WTRF-TV
    https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/who-is-oliver-anthony-and-what-is-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  68. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/music/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-marjorie-taylor-greene/article_3ab90792-3ab1-11ee-8c21-370c1732aa9a.html
  69. WTKR – CBS Channel 3
    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/northeastern-north-carolina/oliver-anthony-concert-provides-boost-to-currituck-county-businesses
  70. American Singwriter
    https://americansongwriter.com/rich-men-north-of-richmond-singer-oliver-anthony-releases-new-song-i-want-to-go-home/
  71. "Oliver Anthony Releases Music Video for New Single '90 Some Chevy,' Featuring Shots of a Handgun"
    https://variety.com/2023/music/news/oliver-anthony-90-some-chevy-music-video-handgun-1235712039/
  72. "Oliver Anthony Drops New Video for "90 Some Chevy""
    https://americansongwriter.com/oliver-anthony-drops-new-video-for-90-some-chevy/
  73. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/oliver-anthony-90-some-chevy-1235405757/
  74. Taste of Country
    https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthonys-new-album-hymal-of-a-troubled-mans-mind/
  75. Billboard
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/oliver-anthony-music-had-37-of-all-country-track-sales-last-week-led-by-rich-men-north-of-richmond/ar-AA1fAov8
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    https://variety.com/2023/music/news/oliver-anthony-responds-industry-offers-rich-men-north-richmond-1235699012/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20230825202332/https://www.billboard.com/pro/oliver-anthony-rich-men-popular-country-radio-how/
  78. Billboard
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230825195222/https://www.billboard.com/pro/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-debuts-country-airplay-chart/
  79. The Oklahoman
    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/08/14/rich-men-north-of-richmond-hitmaker-oliver-anthony-goes-viral-with-right-wing-pundits-richmond-north/70592248007/
  80. Mashable
    https://mashable.com/article/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-tiktok-song
  81. The Farmville Herald
    https://www.farmvilleherald.com/2023/08/this-aint-appalachia-oliver-anthony-returns-for-farmville-concert/
  82. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-08-15/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-country-music-politics
  83. KFDI-FM
    https://www.kfdi.com/2023/08/14/blowing-up-oliver-anthony-goes-viral-with-rich-men-north-of-richmond/
  84. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment-0/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-richmond-diss-track-b2769039.html
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    https://www.today.com/popculture/music/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-song-meaning-rcna100667
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    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/oliver-anthony-introduces-himself-rich-men-north-of-richmond-1235394710/
  88. News Corp Australia
    https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/overnight-sensation-oliver-anthony-reveals-why-he-turned-down-125-million-deal/news-story/cc3782103be78082b72b7a7b0136024b
  89. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://www.stltoday.com/news/nation-world/rich-men-north-of-richmond-singer-says-he-doesnt-want-8m-record-deal-reveals-real/article_7038a936-5d44-55eb-88ab-99669f0c2403.html
  90. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://richmond.com/life-entertainment/local/music/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-christopher-lunsford-country-song-farmville-blue-collar-anthem/article_84270630-3db4-11ee-89f3-73935218eff9.html
  91. Taste of Country
    https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics/
  92. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2023/08/25/oliver-anthony-video-rich-men-north-of-richmond-fudge-rounds/stories/202308250076
  93. Variety
    https://variety.com/2023/music/news/oliver-anthony-video-politics-gop-debate-slams-conservatives-liberals-1235704887/
  94. The Spectator
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  95. Billboard
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  97. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/Oliver-Anthony-Music/chart-history/CSI
  98. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/Oliver-Anthony-Music/chart-history/CSA
  99. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart"
    https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-08-28
  100. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/Oliver-Anthony-Music/chart-history/CAN
  101. "IRMA – Irish Charts"
    http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles
  102. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart"
    https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-09-01
  103. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36"
    https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2023&dspp=36
  104. "Oliver Anthony Music"
    https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/oliver-anthony-music/
  105. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/Oliver-Anthony-Music/chart-history/GLO
  106. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/oliver-anthony-music/chart-history/CNS
  107. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/oliver-anthony-music/chart-history/HDS
  108. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/oliver-anthony-music/chart-history/CDT
  109. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/oliver-anthony-country-track-sales-last-week-1235397027/
  110. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/oliver-anthony-music/chart-history/hbu/
  111. "British certifications – Oliver Anthony Music"
    https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/
  112. "New Zealand single certifications – Oliver Anthony Music"
    https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/
  113. Taste of Country
    https://tasteofcountry.com/oliver-anthony-leaving-music-industry/
  114. American Songwriter
    https://americansongwriter.com/oliver-anthony-strikes-a-chord-with-joe-rogan-over-heartbreaking-new-song-scornful-woman/
  115. "NZ Hot Singles Chart"
    https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-06-20
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