Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. He has released twelve studio albums since 1992 along with forty-four singles.

His best Number One single is "Achy Breaky Heart" which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia. The video of the song helped bring linedance into the mainstream and became a worldwide craze.

Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Country Songs chart. His most successful album is the debut of Some Gave All, which has been certified 9× Multi-Platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist at Number One on the Billboard 200 and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era. It's the only album in the SoundScan era to log 17 consecutive weeks at Number One and is also the top-ranking debut album by a male country artist. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the Best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies. Other singles included "Could've Been Me", "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" and "She's Not Cryin' Anymore".

In 1993, Cyrus released his second studio album, It Won't Be the Last, and featured four singles, the lead-off single, "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words By Heart" and "Talk Some"

Cyrus' third studio album, Storm in the Heartland, was released in 1994. It reached #11 on the Country albums chart, and the title track made the Top 40 of the Country singles chart. Other singles were "Deja Blue" and "One Last Thrill". Also in 1994, Cyrus contributed the song "Pictures Don’t Lie" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.

In 1996, Cyrus released Trail of Tears and it debuted at #20 on the Country chart. The title track and "Three Little Words" were released. Shot Full of Love was released in 1998 and featured the singles, "Under the Hood", "Time for Letting Go", "Busy Man", and "I Give My Heart to You".

Southern Rain was released in 2000 and it debuted at #13 on the Country albums chart and #102 on the Billboard 200. Five singles were released and all five charted. The lead-off single, "You Won't Be Lonely Now", was the highest peaking single from the album. Other singles include "We the People", "Burn Down the Trailer Park", "Crazy 'Bout You Baby", and the title track.

Cyrus recorded two Christian albums, Time Flies and The Other Side, and were released in 2003. The first album debuted and peaked at #56 on the Country album charts. Three singles were released, "Bread Alone", "What Else Is There", and "Back to Memphis". The Other Side debuted at #5 on the Top Christian Albums chart, #18 Top Country Albums, and #131 on Billboard 200. Two of three singles charted, "Face of God" and "The Other Side".

Wanna Be Your Joe was Billy Ray's first country album since Southern Rain which was released while Cyrus was filming the show Hannah Montana. Wanna Be Your Joe made it to #24 on the Country charts and #113 on the all-genre charts. The title track was released as the first single, and was followed by "I Want My Mullet Back". Although not released as a single, a music video was made for the track "Stand", a duet with daughter Miley Cyrus.

Also in 2006, Billy Ray appeared with metal-rock group Metal Skool (now Steel Panther), and performed several songs including "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, and the song "I Want My Mullet Back".

Home at Last was released in July 2007and debuted at #3 on the country charts, making it Cyrus' first Top 5 entry since It Won't Be the Last. The single, "Ready, Set, Don't Go", was initially released as a solo single and made it to #33 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

In October 2007, Cyrus and daughter Miley Cyrus, performed a duet version of the song on Dancing with the Stars. The duet of the song debuted at #27 on the Country charts and eventually peaked at #4 in 2008. The song was his first Top 5 single since "Busy Man", as well as Miley's first Top 5 on any Billboard chart.

Back to Tennessee was released in April 2009 release and the first single, "Somebody Said a Prayer", debuted at #53 in August 2008 and reached #33 in November. In March 2009, the albums title track debuted at #59 on the country singles chart. A third single, "A Good Day", debuted at #60 on the country charts for the chart.

The album's release date coincided with the release of Hannah Montana: The Movie. The song "Back to Tennessee" was included on the movie's soundtrack. A duet with Miley Cyrus, "Butterfly Fly Away", was included on soundtrack and which would peak at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #50 and Canadian Hot 100.

In June 2010, Cyrus created a new alternative rock group, Brother Clyde, and that their single, "Lately", which was available on iTunes and that their debut album would be out in August 2010.

In late 2010, Cyrus suspended his activities in the band Brother Clyde, and announced the release of his new solo patriotic album, I'm American, which was released in June 2011. Singles included "Runway Lights" and "Nineteen" which debuted at number 58 on the Hot Country Songs chart.