Luke Bryan has scored his 30th No. 1 hit at country radio with “Country On” hitting the top of the Mediabase charts. Since scoring his first chart-topper with 2009’s “Do I,” Bryan has hit the top of the charts for a total of 56 weeks in his career, earning No. 1 hits in three different decades. According to Bryan, the secret to his success is both being able to write songs and find outside songs to record. 12 of his 30 No. 1 hits were co-written by Bryan, who has had a hand in writing hits such as “What Makes You Country,” “I See You,” “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye,” “Do I,” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day.”

Says Bryan: “I looked at all my heroes—guys like George Strait and Brooks & Dunn—all of my heroes wrote songs and they found songs, too .. and somewhere in Nashville, there’s young songwriters writing right now with a fresh approach and a new way to say stuff. For me, it’s always fun to really open up to the whole town to try to find new songs. When I write with younger people and step outside of my comfort zone, there’s always something cool that comes up. The main thing is staying who you are, but also trying to grow as a writer, as a singer, and as a musician.”

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