Riley Green | |
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Born | Jacksonville, Alabama, U.S. | October 18, 1988
Genres | Country |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | BMLG |
Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to BMLG Records since 2019, he has released two albums: Different 'Round Here in 2019 and Ain't My Last Rodeo in 2023. Green has charted four top-20 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts: " There Was This Girl", " I Wish Grandpas Never Died", " Half of Me" (with Thomas Rhett), and " Different 'Round Here" (with Luke Combs).
Before he was a recording artist, Green was a Division 1 FCS Quarterback on the Jacksonville State University football team. Green was also a contestant on the CMT reality show Redneck Island. He released a self-titled EP in 2013, followed by additional EPs in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2018, he signed to the Big Machine Label Group. [1] [2]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed "There Was This Girl" favorably, comparing its theme to " Chicks Dig It" by Chris Cagle and noting the more neotraditional country influence compared to Green's peers. [3] The song charted on Country Airplay, and a music video was shot in October 2018. [4]
In April 2019, Green announced the release of his second single, "In Love by Now", co-written with Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, and Marv Green, and released an accompanying music video shot in Belize. [5] [6]
" I Wish Grandpas Never Died" was released in August 2019 as the third single from Green's debut album, Different 'Round Here, which was released on September 20, 2019. [7]
The Academy of Country Music presented Riley Green with the New Male Artist of the Year Award for 2019. [8]
He collaborated on a song with Justin Moore for his 2023 album, Stray Dog. [9]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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US [10] |
US Country [11] | |||
Different 'Round Here |
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95 | 11 |
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Ain't My Last Rodeo |
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79 | 15 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [10] |
US Heat [13] |
US Country [11] |
US Indie [14] | |||
Outlaws Like Us |
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— | 5 | — | 24 | |
Riley Green [15] |
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— | — | — | — | |
In a Truck Right Now |
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— | 3 | — | — | |
Get That Man a Beer [16] |
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— | 8 | — | — | |
Behind the Bar |
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122 | — | 18 | — | |
Way Out Here [17] |
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149 | — | 29 | 23 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [18] |
US Country Songs [19] |
US Country Airplay [20] |
CAN [21] |
CAN Country [22] | ||||
2018 | " There Was This Girl" | 70 | 11 | 3 | 75 | 1 | Different 'Round Here | |
2019 | "In Love by Now" | — | — | 52 | — | — | ||
" I Wish Grandpas Never Died" | 66 | 12 | 12 | 95 | 11 | |||
2020 | "If It Wasn't for Trucks" | — | 40 | 41 | — | — | Behind the Bar | |
2022 | "Hell of a Way to Go" | — | 50 | — | — | — |
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2023 | "
Different 'Round Here" (with Luke Combs) [26] |
60 | 15 | 2 | 89 | 11 | Ain't My Last Rodeo | |
2024 | "Damn Good Day to Leave" | — | — | 48 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Title | Primary artist | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [18] |
US Country Songs [19] |
US Country Airplay [20] |
CAN [21] |
CAN Country [22] | |||||
2022 | " Half of Me" | Thomas Rhett | 52 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
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Where We Started |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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US Country Songs [19] | ||||
2018 | "Bury Me in Dixie" | — |
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Outlaws Like Us |
"When She Comes Home Tonight" | — |
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Riley Green | |
2024 | "Worst Way" | 38 | Way Out Here |
Year | Video |
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2017 | "Bury Me in Dixie" |
2018 | "There Was This Girl" |
2019 | "In Love by Now" |
2020 | "If It Wasn't for Trucks" |