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Riley Green (born October 18, 1988 in Jacksonville, Alabama) is an American country music singer. His had his first success with the single "There Was This Girl" in 2018. He released an album, Different 'Round Here, in September 2019.
Music career
Before he was a recording artist, Green was a contestant on the CMT reality show Redneck Island. He released a self-titled EP in 2013, followed by additional EPs in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2018, he signed to the Big Machine Label Group.
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country reviewed "There Was This Girl" favorably, comparing its theme to "Chicks Dig It" by Chris Cagle and noting the more neotraditional country influence compared to Green's peers. The song charted on Country Airplay, and a music video was shot in October 2018.
In April 2019, Green announced the release of his second single, "In Love by Now", co-written with Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, and Marv Green, and released an accompanying music video shot in Belize.
"I Wish Grandpas Never Died" was released in August 2019 as the third single from Green's forthcoming debut album, Different 'Round Here, which was released on September 20, 2019. The song caused waves on country radio, for the lyric "I wish country music still got played on country radio." A radio edit was created to edit out the jab towards pop country, and the new lyric was edited to say "I wish George Jones still got played on country radio."
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | |||||
| Different 'Round Here |
| 95 | 11 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat | US Indie | ||||
| Outlaws Like Us |
| 5 | 24 | ||
| Riley Green - EP |
| — | — | ||
| In a Truck Right Now |
| 3 | — | ||
| Get That Man a Beer |
| 8 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | ||||
| 2018 | "There Was This Girl" | 11 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 75 |
| Different 'Round Here |
| 2019 | "In Love by Now" | — | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" | 20 | 21 | — | 30 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 2017 | "Bury Me in Dixie" |
| 2018 | "There Was This Girl" |