Billboard reported that "Chicken Fried" re-entered the Hot 100 at No. 32 following major streaming increases tied to Independence Day celebrations and renewed attention during the 2026 FIFA World Cup festivities.
The return places Zac Brown Band alongside several classic American songs that saw strong gains during the Fourth of July period, including tracks by Toby Keith, Bruce Springsteen, John Denver and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Zac Brown Band performs onstage after the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 at Chicago Street Course on July 05, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images
Billboard credited both the holiday boost and the continued World Cup buzz for driving the song's return to the chart.
Zac Brown Band first recorded "Chicken Fried" in 2003 and later included it on their independent 2005 album Home Grown. The song's road to success was not straightforward.
The band re-recorded "Chicken Fried" in 2008 for its major-label debut album, The Foundation, with producer Keith Stegall overseeing the sessions.
By late 2008, "Chicken Fried" became Zac Brown Band's first charting single and its first No. 1 hit on Billboard's country chart. The achievement also made the group the first country band to score a No. 1 hit with a debut single since Heartland's "I Loved Her First" in 2006.
Its popularity has translated into long-term commercial success. "Chicken Fried" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, climbed to No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has earned a nine-times Platinum certification in the United States.
The latest chart return arrives as Zac Brown Band prepares to launch its Love & Fear Tour on Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
For now, however, one of the band's oldest songs is once again finding new listeners.
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