On this day in 2011, Jason Aldean scored his seventh #1 song with his cover of “Dirt Road Anthem.” The song would later get a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance. “Dirt Road Anthem” is the best-selling song in digital history by a male country solo artist with over 4 million copies sold, making it certified 4x Platinum.

The song marked the third, consecutive #1 hit off of Aldean’s fourth album, My Kinda Party.