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Ryan Upchurch
Upchurch in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Ryan Edward Upchurch
Also known as	Upchurch, Upchurch the Redneck
Born	(1991-05-24) May 24, 1991 (age 33) Nashville, Tennessee
Origin	Cheatham County, Tennessee
Genres	Country rap hip hop country southern metal country rock southern hip hop
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter comedian
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Mud to Gold Entertainment Luce-N-Up Records
Website	upchurchmerch.com

Ryan Edward “Big Bubba Church” Upchurch (born May 24, 1991), known as Upchurch, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and comedian from Cheatham County, on the outskirts of Nashville. Upchurch became popular primarily as a comedian, creating videos on various platforms to garner support and fans. Originally considered a "country rapper", Ryan Upchurch has diversified into many genres including rap, rock, pop, indie, and country.

Career

Upchurch began uploading videos to YouTube. He released an extended play, Cheatham County, in 2015, followed by a full-length album, Heart of America, in 2016. Both releases reached the top 30 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Heart of America sold 1,300 copies in its first week of release.

The second full-length album, Chicken Willie, was released in August 2016. It reached No. 22 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 11 on the Rap Albums charts, selling 2,800 copies in the first week. In 2017, Upchurch released another EP titled Summer Love, which is completely country-oriented, with no elements of rap music; and another studio album titled Son of the South. Summer Love, debuted at No. 33 in the Top Country Albums chart with 3,700 copies sold, while Son of the South debuted at No. 29 with 48,100 copies sold.

Upchurch's fifth studio album, King of Dixie, was released on November 10, 2017, and features 19 tracks. Upchurch's first rock album, Creeker, was released on April 20 which was focused on rock with few rap elements. His August 2018 release, Supernatural, a rap-focused album with some country elements, peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums. His December 2018 album, River Rat, peaked at No. 22.

Upchurch released his next album, Creeker II in April 2019. Later that year, he released Parachute on September 24, followed by a collaboration album with Adam Calhoun entitled Hooligan on November 25.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Charted songs

Other certified songs

Music videos

References

1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Upchurch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
2. ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 23, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: January 25, 2016". Roughstock. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 21, 2016). "Country Albums Sales Chart: August 22, 2016". Roughstock.
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7. ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
8. "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
9. ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
10. ^ "Upchurch Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
    • "Independent Albums". Billboard. December 7, 2019.
11. Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 12, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
12. "Creeker by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 29, 2018.
13. Bjorke, Matt (June 4, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 5, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
14. "Supernatural by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
15. Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
16. "River Rat by Upchurch on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved January 1, 2019.
17. Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 14, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
18. Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: Pure Sales Chart for October 7, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
19. "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
20. @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
21. "Billboard Country Update - April 27, 2020" (PDF). Billboard.
22. @billboardcharts (March 15, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
23. "Upchurch - People's Champ". Apple Music. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
24. @billboardcharts (February 14, 2022). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
25. "Top Country Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
26. "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
27. "Independent Albums". Billboard. May 27, 2017.
28. "Ryan Upchurch". iTunes.
29. • "Upchurch Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
    • "Ryan Upchurch Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
30. ^ "American certifications – Upchurch". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
31. "Hey Boy, Hey Girl - Single". iTunes.

External links

• Official website
• Upchurch at AllMusic

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• 1991 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American comedians
• 21st-century American male singers
• 21st-century American rappers
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• American country singer-songwriters
• American heavy metal musicians
• American male comedians
• American male rappers
• American male singer-songwriters
• Comedians from Tennessee
• Country musicians from Tennessee
• Country rap musicians
• Country rock musicians
• People from Cheatham County, Tennessee
• Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
• Rappers from Tennessee
• Southern hip-hop musicians
• Southern rock musicians