Luke Combs Makes History in Country Music

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Luke Combs‘ reign as one of the biggest country music superstars of all time is continuing. The 34-year-old is the first country music artist to have three singles certified diamond, for sales in excess of 10,000,000 units. Both Combs’ “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane” were just certified diamond, which joins “Beautiful Crazy,” which went diamond last year.

Combs’ achievement is unique not only because he has three diamond-certified singles. Per a press release, “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane” are the tenth and 11th country singles to be certified diamond. Only a handful of other artists have achieved the milestone, including Kane Brown with “Heaven,” Darius Rucker with “Wagon Wheel,” Lady A‘s “Need You Now” and Florida Georgia Line‘s “Cruise.”

The father of two received the good news while performing at the Grand Ole Opry, celebrating five years of being a member. In addition to receiving the two new diamond certifications, Combs’ Gettin’ Old album was certified platinum, and his What You See Is What You Get album was certified five times platinum.

Combs has another hit single out right now, with “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma.” The song is part of the star-studded soundtrack for the Twisters movie, which is out now. The record also includes songs by Jelly Roll, Alexandra Kay, Kane Brown, Shania Twain, Thomas Rhett, Megan Moroney and more.

“This song came together pretty organically, honestly,” Combs tells iHeartCountry, sharing the story behind the song. “We got on a Zoom call with the folks that were putting together the soundtrack and movie, and they gave us some talking points or creative suggestions on what they were looking for. I was on my phone, writing down titles and ideas as they were going over things, and this is one of the titles that I wrote down in that meeting.

“As soon as it was over, I threw it out to one of my co-writers, Jonathan, that was in the room with me, and about two days later we got together and wrote this tune, and it really came together super naturally,” he adds.

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Combs recently received another massive career achievement, when he became the subject of his own exhibit, The Man I Am, at the Country Music Hall of Fame.

“Once I decided I wanted to do music as a career, it didn’t matter if it was for 100 people or 1,000 people, I just wanted to be playing country music for anyone who would listen,” Combs said when the exhibit was announced. “If I could have enough fans to call it a job, I was set. Other than that, I never dreamed of being featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, much less having my own exhibit; that was beyond my wildest dreams.”

“But honestly, it’s all a credit to my fans, family, songwriters and team,” he continued. “I have only made it to where I am today because of them, and this honor is one of my most humbling yet. At my core I love country music and this exhibit is as prestigious of an honor as it gets.”

Combs just wrapped up his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour. Find all of Combs’ music and upcoming shows at LukeCombs.com.

Read ‘Luke Combs: 11 Things To Know About the Singer’s Life and Career’ here.