"Waitin' On A Woman", Brad Paisley

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Moves 55-44 on the Hot 100.

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IS EIGHT ENOUGH?: A 2-1 move for "Waitin' on a Woman" (Arista) on Hot Country Songs gives Brad Paisley his eighth consecutive No. 1, the longest string of chart-topping titles on this chart since Dan Seals had nine consecutive No. 1 hits between October 1985 and February 1989.

Paisley's five most recent No. 1s are from his album titled, appropriately, "5th Gear." Chart Beat reader John Maverick of Burt County, Nebraska, points out that Paisley is the first artist to pull five No. 1s from one album since Rodney Crowell had a quintet of chart-toppers from his "Diamonds and Dirt" album between April 1988-September 1989.

Coincidentally, Crowell has his first entry on Top Country Albums in three years, as "Sex & Gasoline" (Yep Roc) bows at No. 38.

It should be noted that Paisley's accomplishment requires an asterisk. During his run of eight No. 1 hits, five tracks from a holiday album appeared on the lower rungs of the chart.