Billy Ray Cyrus
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Billy Ray Cyrus, born William Ray Cyrus on Augustâ¯25,â¯1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, grew up surrounded by bluegrass and gospel music and began singing at age four; he attended Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship before turning to music after a Neilâ¯Diamond concert inspired him to pursue a career. In 1990 he signed with PolyGram/Mercury and released his debut studio album Some Gave All in 1992, which launched the hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", reaching Number 1 on the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Billboard Hotâ¯100, and establishing a national lineâdance craze; the album topped the Billboardâ¯200 for 17 consecutive weeks and achieved 9à multiâplatinum certification in the United States. His followâup albums It Wonât Be the Last (1993), Storm in the Heartland (1994), and Trail of Tears (1996) were released under Mercury, with It Wonât Be the Last debuting at Number 1 on the Country charts and earning platinum status. After Mercuryâs PolyGram division closed, Billy Ray Cyrus moved to Monument Records in 1999 and issued Southern Rain (2000), followed by Christianâfocused releases Time Flies and The Other Side (both 2003). In 2006 Billy Ray Cyrus returned to country with Wanna Be Your Joe on New Door/UMe, and in 2007 released Home at Last on Disney, which reached number 3 on the country charts. Subsequent albums Back to Tennessee (2009), Iâm American (2011), and Change My Mind (2012) were issued through Lyric Street and other labels, while Billy Ray Cyrus maintained acting roles in the television series Doc (2001â2004), Hannah Montana (2006â2011) alongside his daughter Miley Cyrus, and the sitcom Still the King (2016â2017). In 2019 a remix of Lilâ¯Nasâ¯Xâs "Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus peaked at Number 1 on the Billboard Hotâ¯100 for nineteen consecutive weeks, earning him his first Grammy Awards in the categories Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video; the track was later certified diamond by the RIAA. Following the releases of Thin Line (2016), Set the Record Straight (2017) and The SnakeDoctor Circus (2019), Billy Ray Cyrus released in 2026 his nineteenth album The Hill, featuring the duet "On Our Way Along" with his daughter.
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Achy Breaky Heart
- Some Gave All
- Ready, Set, Don't Go
- Redneck Heaven
- Could've Been Me
- Wher'm I Gonna Live?
- Runway Lights
- Wouldn't You Do This For Me
- Words By Heart
- You Won't Be Lonely Now
- I Could Be The One
- Angel in My Pocket
- My Everything
- Can't Live Without Your Love
- I Learned From You by Billy Ray Cyrus
- You've Got a Friend
- Don't Give Up On Me
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Flying By
- The Buffalo
- You Can't Lose Me
- Dreamin in Colour Living in Black and White
- Back to Tennessee by Miley Cyrus
- I've Been Around
