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Ryan Upchurch
Upchurch in 2017
Upchurch in 2017
Background information
Birth nameRyan Edward Upchurch
Also known asUpchurch, Upchurch the Redneck
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991 (age 33)
Nashville, Tennessee
OriginCheatham County, Tennessee
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • comedian
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Mud to Gold Entertainment
  • Luce-N-Up Records
Websiteupchurchmerch.com

Ryan Edward Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known as Upchurch, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and comedian from Cheatham County, on the outskirts of Nashville. Upchurch became popular primarily as a comedian, creating videos on various platforms to garner support and fans. He sold merchandise and coined the phrase "raise hell and eat cornbread". Originally considered a "country rapper", Ryan Upchurch has diversified into many genres including rap, rock, and country.[1]

Career

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Upchurch began uploading videos to YouTube.[1] He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016.[1] Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.[3]

The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reached No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week.[4] In 2017, Upchurch released another EP titled Summer Love, which is completely country-oriented, with no elements of rap music; and another studio album titled Son of the South. Summer Love, debuted at No. 33 in the Top Country Albums chart with 3,700 copies sold, while Son of the South debuted at No. 29 with 48,100 copies sold.[5]

Upchurch's fifth studio album, King of Dixie, was released on November 10, 2017, and features 19 tracks. Upchurch's first rock album, Creeker, was released on April 20 which was focused on rock with few rap elements. His August 2018 release, Supernatural, a rap-focused album with some country elements, peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums. His December 2018 album, River Rat, peaked at No. 22.

Upchurch released his next album, Creeker II in April 2019. Later that year, he released Parachute on September 24, followed by a collaboration album with Adam Calhoun entitled Hooligan on November 25.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[6] 		US Country
[2] 		US
Rap
[7] 		US
Rock
[8] 		US
Heat
[9] 		US
Indie
[10]
Heart of America
  • Release date: January 15, 2016
  • Label: Johnny Cashville / Black Fly Music
 — 30 24 — 5 31
Chicken Willie
  • Release date: August 12, 2016
  • Label: RHEC Entertainment
 — 22 11 — 1 11
Bad Mutha Fucka
  • Release date: December 15, 2016
  • Label: RHEC Entertainment
 — 42 11 — 2 22
Son of the South
  • Release date: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 182 29 — — 2 9
King of Dixie
  • Release date: November 10, 2017
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 60 10 25 — — 3
Creeker
  • Release date: February 12, 2018[12]
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 35 5 — 6 — 3
The Oven
(with Demun Jones)
  • Release date: June 29, 2018
  • Label: RAHHH Records
 — — — — — 10
Supernatural
  • Release date: August 19, 2018[14]
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 71 6 — — — 5
River Rat
  • Release date: December 21, 2018[16]
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 191 21 — — — 3
Creeker II
  • Release date: April 20, 2019
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 66 7 — 10 — 4
Parachute
  • Release date: September 24, 2019
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 52 6 23 — — 4
Hooligan
(with Adam Calhoun)
  • Release date: November 25, 2019[19]
  • Label: ACal / RHEC
 160
[20] 		— — — — 3
Everlasting Country
  • Release date: April 20, 2020
  • Label: Stonebaby Sounds / Mud to Gold Entertainment
 61 6
[21] 		— — — 6
Hideas: The Album
  • Release date: January 22, 2021
  • Label: Stonebaby Sounds
 — — — — — —
Mud to Gold
  • Release date: February 10, 2021
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 174
[22] 		— — — — —
Upchurch Remixed
(with DJ Cliffy D)
  • Release date: May 18, 2021
  • Label: DJ Cliffy D
 — — — — — —
Same Ol Same Ol
  • Release date: June 26, 2021
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment
 — 17 — — — —
People's Champ
  • Release date: February 4, 2022[23]
  • Label: Mud to Gold Entertainment / Stonebaby Sounds
 101
[24] 		— — — — —
Pioneer
  • Release date: March 16, 2023
  • Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Stonebaby Sounds
 — — — — — —
Blue Genes
  • Release date: July 14, 2023
  • Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat
 — — — — — —
Concert for the Crickets
  • Release date: October 31, 2023
  • Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat
 — — — — — —
Blue Genes II
  • Release date: February 15, 2024
  • Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat
 — — — — — —
Turbulence
  • Release date: October 22, 2024
  • Label: Luce-N-Up Records / Kalani OnDaBeat
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

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Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[2][25] 		US Rap
[7] 		US
Heat
[9][26] 		US
Indie
[10][27]
Cheatham County
  • Release date: May 12, 2015
  • Label: Black Fly Music
 29 18 7 23
Summer Love[28]
(as Ryan Upchurch)
  • Release date: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Redneck Nation
 33 — 3 11
Project X, Vol. 1
(with Bottleneck)
  • Release date: January 30, 2018
  • Label: Redneck Nation
 27 — — 10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Charted songs

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Year Single Peak
position 		Certifications Album
US
Country
[29]
2016 "Southern Land"
(with Taylor Ray Holbrook) 		44 Non-album singles
2018 "Shoulda Named It After Me"
(with Colt Ford) 		46
2019 "Hey Boy, Hey Girl"
(with Katie Noel)[31] 		47
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other certified songs

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Year Single Certifications Album
"Outlaw"
(feat. Luke Combs) 		Heart of America
2016 "The Old Days"
(feat. Justin Adams) 		Bad Mutha Fucka
"Hillbilly"
"Rolling Stoned"
2018 "Dirty South" Creeker
2019 "Holler Boys" Parachute

Music videos

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Year Video Director
2015 "Can I Get an Outlaw" ft. Luke Combs Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic
"Cheatham County"
"Country Way"
2016 "Hell Yeah"
"Come and Get It" BlackFlyMusic
"Dirty Boys" RHEC Entertainment
"Bad Mutha F**ka" BlackFlyMusic
"Shit Bubba"
"Rollin Stoned" RHEC Entertainment
2017 "Hillbilly" Redneck Nation
"Shoot the Moon" Charlie P / BlackFlyMusic
"Campfire Cologne" Redneck Nation
"Old Days"
"Ghost"
"Summer Love"
"White Lightning"
"Legend"
"Radio Jam"
"Johnny Cash"
"American Made"
"Bloodshed"
2018 "Dirty Hat"
"Traveler"
"Dirty South" A. Luce Vision
"PondCreek Road"
"Buzz Won't Last"
"Who"
"The Oven"
"My Neck of the Woods"
"Spotlight"
"Yz"
"Don't Come Knockin"
2019 "Cheatham"
"Dukes of Hazzard"
"Blue Moon"
"Ghost Ranch"
"Holler Boys"
"Fallen"
"Hooligan" A. Luce Vision / Drake McGuire
2020 "Roots Run Deep" A. Luce Vision
"Everlasting Country"
"Said F**k It" Upchurch / A. Luce Vision
"A Little While"
(with Clay Walker) 		A. Luce Vision
"Miss My Buddies"
2021 "Real Country"
"Broadway Girls (Remix)"
(with Chase Matthew)
2022 "Peoples Champ"
"Look At These Dudes"
"Necks Too Red"
"Superstar"
"Built Like That"
"The Other Country Boy"
"Desperado"
2023 "Silver Circles"
"Pioneer"
"Middle Of the Night Ft. Brianna Harness"
"Bloodline" (Creeker Sessions)
"Flowers all Bloom" (Creeker Sessions)
"Ice Cold" (Creeker Sessions)
"Magic Mountain" (Creeker Sessions)
"Here There Now Then" (Creeker Sessions)
"Lonestar" (Blue Genes) "Jumps the Gun"

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Upchurch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  5. ^ a b c Bjorke, Matt (May 15, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: May 15, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 12, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "Creeker by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 4, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 5, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  14. ^ "Supernatural by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  15. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  16. ^ "River Rat by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  17. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  20. ^ @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Billboard Country Update - April 27, 2020" (PDF). Billboard.
  22. ^ @billboardcharts (March 15, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Upchurch - People's Champ". Apple Music. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  24. ^ @billboardcharts (February 14, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
  26. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
  27. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
  28. ^ "Ryan Upchurch". iTunes.
  29. ^
  30. ^ a b c d e f g "American certifications – Upchurch". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  31. ^ "Hey Boy, Hey Girl - Single". iTunes.
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