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"Rich Men North of Richmond" is a song by American singer Christopher Anthony Lunsford (credited under the name "Oliver Anthony Music" [2]) that was released in August 2023. The song became an overnight viral hit after gaining traction on social media .
The video of Anthony performing "Rich Men North of Richmond" was uploaded to YouTube on August 8, 2023, [12] and immediately went viral.Billboard described it as taking on "politicians, taxes, welfare and other issues from a struggling working man's perspective", [31] and various news sources described themes in it as anti-establishment, conservative, or conspiratorial.
The “Rich Men” video (hosted not on his own YouTube page, but that of a site that promises “real music, real people, real cuture” [sic]) has racked up 12 million views in six days.
After enjoying a historic opening week on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart, Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” now spends a second week topping a list that also includes fresh ...
Oliver Anthony was virtually unknown before “Rich Men North of Richmond” went viral on social media this month. It all started on Aug. 8, when the YouTube channel RadioWV, which shares footage ...
And “Rich Men North of Richmond” is the first solo-written Hot 100 No. 1 since 2020’s “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals, which topped the chart for five weeks in March and April 2022. More ...
Oliver Anthony singles chronology. " Aint Gotta Dollar ". (2022) "Rich Man's Gold". (2022) Music video. "Aint Gotta Dollar" on YouTube. " Aint Gotta Dollar " is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony, first uploaded to YouTube on September 10, 2022 [1] and released to streaming services on September 21, 2022. [2]
Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” shot to the top of the U.S. Apple Music and iTunes Country charts and racked up more than 9 million views in five days, launching the indie ...