'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X Claims <br />No. 1 Spot on 'Billboard' Chart After sitting at No. 15 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, <br />the viral country-rap song racked up 46 million streams <br />by April 4, boosting it to the top spot. The song managed to climb the chart in only six weeks. In March, the song was featured on both the country and rap charts. It was eventually removed from the <br />country chart because it didn't "fit" <br />how country sounds today. Despite being removed from the country chart, many country radio stations continue to play the track. Last Friday, country veteran Billy Ray Cyrus teamed up with the newbie artist to make a remix of the song. 'Billboard,' via statement The song has also reached No. 3 on the <br />Digital Song Sales chart and is being <br />embraced by pop radio as well.