Nothing short of a smash hit.
As we sit over two months into 2026, it’s hard to point to a hotter artist, save for Ella Langley and Zach Top, than Megan Moroney. Coming off the heels of a highly successful 2025, which saw her not only grab her second-career #1 hit with “Am I Okay?” in June but also lead the way in CMA Award nominations, along with Langley and Lainey Wilson, with six separate nods, she solidified her as a certified superstar last month upon the release of her junior album, Cloud 9, on February 20th.
It’s safe to say that there was a lot of hype leading up to this album. Beyond the seemingly never-ending fan speculation over easter eggs in the record, whether or not tracks like “Who Hurt You?” were about her rumored relationship with Riley Green and everything else that comes with a new release from an artist with a dedicated fanbase like Moroney, she’d note on multiple occasions how Cloud 9 was her most honest, authentic and most importantly, confident album to date.
“No, no, because I said this whole album with my chest. I’m just like, it is what it is. I feel like…I know I’ve got the best fans in the world, and they make me confident enough to where they’re gonna get behind my songs.
They know that it’s coming from an honest, authentic place, and that just has given my more confidence as a songwriter to not give a crap what people are going to saw about it. I’m excited.”
Judging by the early numbers Cloud 9 has put up, it’s safe to say that it not only was a resounding success, but it’s also primed to be one of the biggest country albums of the year.
On Monday, Moroney scored her first-ever #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart with Cloud 9. Selling over 147,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Feb. 26, according to Luminate, which “marks the biggest week for a country album by a woman in nearly two years,” the record debuted at #1.
In turn, Moroney became just fifth female artist in the genre to top the chart in the last 10 years, joining the likes of Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé when she went #1 with her highly-controversial “country” album, COWBOY CARTER.
Thanks to both the success of Cloud 9 and the continued success of Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which spent its second week at #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the pair made history. What makes this double up for Langley and Moroney so notable is the fact that they are now the only female country duo IN HISTORY to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and 200 charts simultaneously, a feat that legends such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and many more all-time greats in the genre have never done.
The success doesn’t end there for Moroney, however. In addition to topping the Billboard 200, she also went #1 on its Artist 100 chart, rising from #59 to #1 thanks to Cloud 9. Even more incredibly, she is now just the third female country singer to top the chart in its 12-year history, joining only Carrie Underwood (one week at #1 in 2018) and Taylor Swift (multiple weeks via her Taylor’s Version re-recordings of her old country albums).
Not to be outdone, she would also chart nine of Cloud 9’s 15 songs on the Hot 100, marking a career high for the “Am I Okay?” singer. “Beautiful Things,” one of the album’s first pre-released singles, is the highest charting track at #32, with “Medicine” and “Wedding Dress” also slotting inside the Top 50 all-genre.
- #32 “Beautiful Things”
- #39 “Medicine”
- #41 “Wish I Didn’t”
- #58 “Wedding Dress”
- #63 “Cloud 9”
- #67 “I Only Miss You” (with Ed Sheeran)
- #68 “Who Hurt You?”
- #83 “Stupid”
- #97 “Convincing”
Before you go, fire up her performance of “Medicine” last night on The Tonight Show.
Megan Moroney Tour Dates
May 29 | Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
May 30 | Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
June 2 | Chicago, IL – United Center
June 3 | Chicago, IL – United Center
June 5 | Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
June 6 | Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
June 8 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 9 | Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 12 | Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
June 13 | St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
June 16 | Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
June 18 | Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
June 19 | Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
June 20 | Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
July 6 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 7 | Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 9 | Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
July 10 | Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
July 11 | Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
July 14 | Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
July 16 | Orlando, FL – Kia Center
July 17 | Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
July 18 | Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
July 24 | Monticello, IA – Great Jones County Fair
July 25 | Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
July 26 | Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 28 | Denver, CO – Ball Arena
August 1 | Portland, OR – Moda Center
August 2 | Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
August 5 | Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
August 7 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
August 8 | Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
August 11 | Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena
August 14 | Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
August 15 | Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
August 16 | Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
August 18 | Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
August 21 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
August 22 | Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
September 13 | Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
September 15 | Stockholm, SE – Annexet
September 18 | Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
September 19 | Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
September 21 | Paris, FR – Le Trianon
September 23 | London, UK – Eventim Apollo
September 26 | Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
September 27 | Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
October 1 | Belfast, UK – SSE Arena
