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 | Nashville Harbor |
Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment (formerly BMLG) 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] | CAN [12] | |||
Different 'Round Here |
| 95 | 11 | — |
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Ain't My Last Rodeo |
| 79 | 15 | — | |
Don't Mind If I Do |
| 25 | 8 | 29 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [10] | US Heat [15] | US Country [11] | US Indie [16] | |||
Outlaws Like Us |
| — | 5 | — | 24 | |
Riley Green [17] |
| — | — | — | — | |
In a Truck Right Now |
| — | 3 | — | — | |
Get That Man a Beer [18] |
| — | 8 | — | — | |
Behind the Bar |
| 122 | — | 18 | — | |
Way Out Here |
| 149 | — | 29 | 23 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US [19] | US Country Songs [20] | US Country Airplay [21] | CAN [22] | CAN Country [23] | ||||
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) [27] | 60 | 15 | 2 | 89 | 11 | Ain't My Last Rodeo | |
2024 | "Damn Good Day to Leave" | — | 50 | 18 | — | 26 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [19] | US Country Songs [20] | US Country Airplay [21] | AUS [28] | CAN [22] | CAN Country [23] | IRE [29] | NZ [30] | UK [31] | WW [32] | ||||
2022 | "Half of Me" (Thomas Rhett featuring Riley Green) | 52 | 9 | 1 | — | 54 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Where We Started |
2024 | "You Look Like You Love Me" (Ella Langley featuring Riley Green) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 33 | 11 | 66 | 19 | 59 | 89 |
| Hungover |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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US [19] | US Country Songs [20] | CAN [22] | ||||
2018 | "Bury Me in Dixie" | — | — | — |
| Outlaws Like Us |
"When She Comes Home Tonight" | — | — | — |
| Riley Green | |
2024 | "Worst Way" | 91 | 24 | 74 |
| Way Out Here |
"Don't Mind If I Do" (featuring Ella Langley) | — [A] | 25 | — | Don't Mind If I Do |
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" |
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