‘Fast Car’ Is A Top 40 Hit Yet Again

“Fast Car” is one of those songs that the American public seems to never grow tired of. The composition has become a hit on the Billboard charts more than once, as several artists have covered Tracy Chapman’s original. This week, the title is a top 40 hit once more as it rises and listeners’ love for the cut remains steadfast.

Luke Combs’ rendition of “Fast Car” soars on the Streaming Songs chart this week. The single lifts from No. 42 to No. 37 on Billboard’s ranking of the most-streamed tunes in the U.S., becoming a top 40 smash yet again.

In the past, Combs’ take on the tune has climbed much, much higher than simply entering the top 40. “Fast Car” has previously topped out at No. 2 on the roster, and it’s now racked up 57 weeks somewhere on the all-genre list.

Oddly, while “Fast Car” may be driving north on the Streaming Songs chart, it’s not enjoying the same trajectory on the more specific Country Streaming Songs list. On that genre-focused tally, Combs’ cut backs up from No. 13 to No. 14.

Chapman’s original “Fast Car” was–and remains–a hit in the U.S., though it never reached either of the aforementioned streaming charts. Her version predated the two lists, and even when it returned to prominence last year after Combs reminded Americans how much they adore the title, it didn’t manage to crack the tallies.

“Fast Car” is one of many hits Combs currently has on various Billboard charts. He claims a trio of spaces on the Streaming Songs ranking, as “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” swirls to No. 31 while “Where The Wild Things Are” falls outside the top 40, stepping down to No. 41. The latter cut nearly trades places with “Fast Car” this time around.

Combs fills four spots on the Country Streaming Songs chart. “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” lands at No. 13, “Where The Wild Things Are” declines to No. 15, and “The Man He Sees In Me” debuts at No. 19. Of course, “Fast Car” sits in between some of those wins, settling at No. 14.