Chris Stapleton

For other artists Stapleton has cowritten six numberone singles on the Hot Country Songs chart4 including Kenny Chesneys fiveweek numberone Never Wanted Nothing More Josh Turners Your Man George Straits Loves Gonna Make It Alright and Luke Bryans Drink a Beer5 He has been credited on albums for artists including Adele Kelly Clarkson Brad Paisley Dierks Bentley and Taylor Swift6 He has cowritten with Vince Gill Peter Frampton Sheryl Crow and Ed Sheeran among others7 As a recording artist Stapleton served as a vocalist in two bands the bluegrass ensemble the SteelDrivers and the rock band the Jompson Brothers before emerging as a solo act His debut solo album Traveller 2015 peaked atop the US Billboard 200 and received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA His 2015 cover of the song Tennessee Whiskey received diamond certification by the RIAA His second studio album From a Room Volume 1 2017 earned his second CMA Award for Album of the Year and a Grammy Award for Best Country Album His third From a Room Volume 2 2017 peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and his fourth Starting Over 2020 won his third Grammy for Best Country Album The title track was issued as its lead single Stapleton has been recognized with several awards including 10 Grammy Awards 11 Academy of Country Music ACM Awards and 15 Country Music Association CMA Awards He was named the ACMs ArtistSongwriter of the Decade8 In 2023 Rolling Stone ranked Stapleton at number 170 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia