As "Wanted" steps 2-1 on Country Songs, newcomer Hunter Hayes makes history as the youngest solo male act to top the radio tally, ringing at the top bell at 21 years and two weeks of age, surpassing a record set in 1973 by Johnny Rodriguez when he reigned with "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me" at age 21 years, three months and three weeks.
Hayes is the youngest overall since Taylor Swift's "Our Song" became her first leader in December 2007 at age 18 years and two weeks. "Wanted" is the second single from his self-titled debut album, which ranks No. 6 (7,000 sold) in its 49th week on Country Albums -- Nielsen SoundScan reports total sales of 342,000 since its October 2011 release, when it debuted at No. 7 with 17,000 sold.
Lead single "Storm Warning," stopped at No. 14 on the January 28 radio list. "Wanted" has sold briskly, with 1.2 million downloads so far, ranking at No. 4 in its 25th week on Country Digital Songs. It has spent three cumulative weeks at its No. 3 peak, posting its best one-week sum (70,000 downloads) on the August 11 chart.
Sort of but his style is alot different than Taylor musically. The subject matter is very much what Taylor would talk about though but just from the male perspective.
