Tracy Chapman has made history as the first Black woman with a sole songwriting credit on a No. 1 country hit after Luke Combs' cover of "Fast Car" topped Billboard charts.
More than three decades after Chapman's "Fast Car" dropped as the first single of her eponymous debut album, the song is making a comeback. "Fast Car" drove to the top of Billboard's Country Airplay chart when Combs released a cover of the 1988 folk-soul hit, which tells the harrowing story of a woman trying to escape poverty and create a life different from the one she's always known.
Combs' cover also reached No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100. It's the first pop cover to top the country charts in 15 years; Blake Shelton's country rendition of Michael Bublé's "Home" was the last to reach the top spot.
