If I Know Me (album) explained

If I Know Me
Type:studio
Artist:Morgan Wallen
Cover:MorganWallenIfIKnowMe.jpg
Genre:
Length:45:11
Label:Big Loud
Producer:Joey Moi
Prev Title:Morgan Wallen
Prev Year:2018
Next Year:2021

If I Know Me is the debut studio album by American country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on April 27, 2018, through Big Loud Records. The production on the album was handled by Joey Moi and features a guest appearance by Florida Georgia Line.[2]

If I Know Me was supported by four singles: "The Way I Talk", "Up Down", "Whiskey Glasses", and "Chasin' You". The album peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums chart.[3] [4] It was also certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September 2020 and double platinum in January 2022. The album received positive reviews.

Singles

He released his debut single, "The Way I Talk", on September 12, 2016,[5] and it became a top 30 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. "Up Down" was released as his second single on November 27, 2017. The song, a collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week dated June 30, 2018.[6] "Whiskey Glasses" was released as the album's third single on July 30, 2018, and became his second No. 1 hit on the Country Airplay chart. It was also his first to top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album's fourth single "Chasin' You" was released to country radio on July 29, 2019 and became his third No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart and also his second single to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

If I Know Me debuted at number 11 on the US Top Country Albums and number 72 on the US Billboard 200, selling 2,700 copies in the first week. In August 2020, the album reached new peaks at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top Country Albums chart after a record-breaking 114 weeks;[7] [4] the following year, after the release of , it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200. On September 4, 2020, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over a million units. As of January 2021, the album had earned 1.7 million album-equivanlent units and has accumulated a total of 2.4 billion on-demand streams in the United States.[8]

Track listing

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 44
Chart (2019)Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[11] 12
US Billboard 200[12] 87
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 8
Chart (2020)Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[14] 4
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 42
US Billboard 200[16] 29
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
Chart (2021)Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[18] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 42
US Billboard 200[20] 36
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[21] 6
Chart (2022)Position
US Billboard 200[22] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 4
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[24] 5
Chart (2023)Position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 33
US Billboard 200[26] 34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 5
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[28] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morgan Wallen - If I Know Me. June 14, 2020. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Morgan Wallen Releases Track Listing For 'If I Know Me'. Lorie Hollabaugh. April 11, 2018. Music Row. March 12, 2019.
  3. Billboard 200 . August 29, 2020 . Billboard.
  4. Billboard Country Update - August 10, 2020. Billboard. August 10, 2020. August 11, 2020. December 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202162355/https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_0810.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Big Loud Records' Morgan Wallen Trades Baseball Ambitions For Country Music Dreams. Nicholson. Jessica. September 27, 2016. MusicRow. April 23, 2017.
  6. Country Airplay chart for June 30, 2018. Billboard. June 26, 2018.
  7. Billboard 200 . August 29, 2020 . Billboard.
  8. Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Breaks Country Streaming Record. Billboard. Keith Caulfield. January 17, 2021. January 25, 2021.
  9. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #517. auspOp. March 23, 2019. March 23, 2019.
  10. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. May 31, 2020.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2022.
  12. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 13, 2019.
  13. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 13, 2019.
  14. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2022.
  15. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 9, 2020.
  16. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
  17. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. December 17, 2020.
  18. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2022.
  19. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  20. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  21. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 3, 2021.
  22. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  23. Independent Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 31, 2022.
  24. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  25. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  26. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  27. Independent Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
  28. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.