Upchurch (musician)

Ryan Upchurch
Birth name Ryan Edward Upchurch
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991
Nashville, Tennessee
Origin Ashland City, Tennessee
Genres Country rap, Country
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, rapper, comedian
Years active 2012–present
Labels

(current) Redneck Nation

(former) Black Fly, Johnny Cashville
Website www.upchurchtheredneck.com

Ryan Edward Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known professionally as Upchurch, is an American country rap artist from Cheatham County, Tennessee, which is a county set along the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee[1]

Music career

Upchurch created Upchurch the Redneck with his friends and began uploading videos to YouTube.[1] He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016.[1] Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.[3]

The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reached No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week.[4] In 2017 Upchurch released another EP titled Summer Of Love, which is completely Country music oriented, with no elements of Rap music, and another studio album titled Son Of The South. Summer of Love debuted at No. 33 in the Top Country Albums chart with 3,700 copies sold, while Son of the South debuted at No. 29 with 4,100 copies sold.[5]

Upchurch is an automobile enthusiast. He posts videos about his vehicles, which include an old Chevrolet El Camino, a C6 Corvette, a custom Chevrolet Silverado, and a Ford F-250 7.3L Powerstroke diesel.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[6]		 US Country
[2]		 US Rap
[7]		 US
Heat
[8]		 US
Indie
[9]
Heart of America
  • Release date: January 15, 2016
  • Label: Johnny Cashville
 — 30 — 5 31
Chicken Willie
  • Release date: August 12, 2016
  • Label: RHEC Entertainment
 — 22 11 1 11
Bad Mutha Fucka
  • Release date: December 15, 2016
  • Label: RHEC Entertainment
 — 42 11 2 22
Son of the South
  • Release date: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Redneck Nation
 182 29 — 2 9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[2][10]		 US Rap
[7]		 US
Heat
[8][11]		 US
Indie
[9][12]
Cheatham County
  • Release date: May 12, 2015
  • Label: Black Fly Music
 29 18 7 23
Summer Love[13]
(as Ryan Upchurch)
  • Release date: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Redneck Nation
 33 — 3 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak
positions
US Country
2016 "Southern Land" Taylor Ray Holbrook 44

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kellman, Andy. "Upchurch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
  5. 1 2 3 Bjorke, Matt (May 15, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: May 15, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. ↑ "Billboard 200". May 27, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Upchurch". iTunes.
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