Morgan Wallen, born in Sneedville, Tennessee in 1993, is the commercial juggernaut of contemporary country. Dangerous: The Double Album (2021) spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard 200, One Thing at a Time (2023) stretched that to 16, and I'm the Problem (2025) kept the streak going. Shop Morgan Wallen vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Morgan Cole Wallen was born in Sneedville, Tennessee on May 13, 1993. He competed on The Voice (season 6) in 2014. He signed with Big Loud Records and released his debut If I Know Me (2018). His 2021 album Dangerous: The Double Album was a commercial breakthrough, spending 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 (the most weeks at #1 for any country album in chart history at the time, since surpassed). His 2023 album One Thing at a Time spent 16 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, surpassing his own previous record. His 2025 album I'm the Problem has continued his commercial dominance. He faced controversy in early 2021 after being caught on video using a racial slur, leading to industry suspensions; he has subsequently apologized and worked with civil rights organizations. His foundational influence on the contemporary mainstream country revival is widely cited.
Morgan Wallen's sound combines country, contemporary country, country rock, country pop, country rap (hick hop), and Southern country with his distinctive vocal delivery and lyrical content addressing relationships, working-class American experience, and personal life drawing on classic country and contemporary hip hop influences.
Big Loud Records and Mercury/Republic pressings of the Morgan Wallen catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with commercial sales.
Listeners new to Morgan Wallen typically start with One Thing at a Time (2023) or Dangerous: The Double Album (2021).
