Luke Combs' cover of Tracy Chapman's single 'Fast Car' has reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, which makes Chapman the first Black woman to top the chart since the chart came into existence in 1990.
Chapman told Billboard in an exclusive statement.Country star Luke Combs' cover of her hit 1988 single "Fast Car" has reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, which makes Chapman the first Black woman to top the chart since the chart came into existence in 1990.
Chapman, who is the sole writer of "Fast Car," also reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Songwriters chart, thanks to the Combs remake. Combs' version has risen higher in the charts than Chapman's did. It was No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week while Chapman's version peaked at No. 6 after it was released in 1988.
"Fast Car" was the first single of Chapman's self-titled debut album and it earned her a Grammy in 1989 for best female pop vocal performance as well as record and song of the year nominations.CNN has reached out to reps for Chapman and Combs for comment.
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