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"Rich Men North of Richmond" is a song by American singer Oliver Anthony that was released in August 2023. [2] The song became an overnight viral hit after gaining traction on social media . Within days of its release, it topped sales and streaming charts, and then debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making Anthony the first artist ...
In addition to "Rich Men North of Richmond," Anthony's other songs are landing on the iTunes top 40 US country chart, all of which joined together Aug. 18 to knock Jason Aldean's controversial ...
Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” shot to the top of the U.S. Apple Music and iTunes Country charts and racked up more than 9 million views in five days, launching the indie ...
The video of Anthony performing "Rich Men North of Richmond" was uploaded to YouTube on August 8, 2023, [12] and immediately went viral.Billboard described it as taking on "politicians, taxes, welfare and other issues from a struggling working man's perspective", [31] and various news sources described themes in it as anti-establishment, conservative, or conspiratorial.
Lyrically, “Rich Men North of Richmond” is doggerel – an artless, blunt-force hissy fit. Let’s break down the lyrics a bit, lest you think I’m being harsh. Anthony begins the song with a ...
But praise from conservative pundits helped “Rich Men North of Richmond” — a populist anthem that takes Washington elites to task — debut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 list.
Since the Virginia native’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” song began taking off from out of nowhere less than a week ago, the Appalachian country-folk singer has been acclaimed …
And “Rich Men North of Richmond” is the first solo-written Hot 100 No. 1 since 2020’s “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, which topped the chart for five weeks in March and April 2022.