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Aaron Lewis’ “Am I the Only One” debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 14 — and at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs.

- —GARY TRUST and JIM ASKER

AARON LEWIS, FOUNDING MEMBER AND LEAD VOCALIST OF Staind, bounds onto the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 14 — and scores his first No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart — with “Am I the Only One.” Released July 2, the song arrives with 4 million U.S. streams and 59,300 sold in the week ending July 8, according to MRC Data. Valory Music will begin promoting it to country radio on July 26. Lewis adds his fourth Hot Country Songs entry, besting a prior No. 39 high with “Endless Summer” in 2012. He has two No. 1s among four total top 10s on Top Country Albums: his first country release, the EP Town Line in 2011, and Sinner in 2016.

Staind has hit a No. 5 best on the Hot 100, with “It’s Been Awhile,” in 2001. The band has notched three No. 1s on the all-genre Billboard 200, along with four leaders on Mainstream Rock Airplay. Previously as a soloist, Lewis charted two Hot 100 titles, reaching a No. 56 top peak with “Outside,” with Fred Durst, also in 2001.

Lewis’ new single, which includes lyrics such as “Am I the only one willing to fight/For my love of the red and white?,” built buzz around the July 4 holiday through outlets including Fox News and SiriusXM’s Patriot Radio, as well as social media platform Telegram.

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