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• REAL NAME: Montero Lamar Hill
• BIRTHDAY: April 9, 1999
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "That's What I Want" (2022)
• BIGGEST LP: 7 (2019)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 2

• Lil Nas X was born 'Montero Lamar Hill' on April 9, 1999 in Georgia. The rapper burst onto the music scene with the hit "Old Town Road" in 2019. As his fame grew, so did his comfort with proclaiming himself as a gay man.

# 9 Singles Artist of the Year

• March: Lil Nas X signed with Columbia Records.
• March 16: Lil Nas X hit the Billboard Country chart with "Old Town Road" but the song was removed from the chart the following week after it was declared to be ineligible for the chart. The removal sparked much debate as some saw the move as racist.

• April 6: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Old Town Road."
• April 13: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 19 weeks, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 20 weeks, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 21 weeks, and Rap Songs chart for 20 weeks with "Old Town Road." The song became the longest running #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
• April 20: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 15 weeks with "Old Town Road."
• April 27: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with "Old Town Road."

• May 25: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart for 3 weeks and Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart for 4 weeks with "Old Town Road."

• June 22: Lil Nas X hit #1 for 1 week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Old Town Road."
• June 30: Lil Nax X publicly came out as gay.

• July 6: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week and Rap Albums chart for 3 weeks with 7.

• August 3: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Panini."
• August 26: The video for "Old Town Road" won a MTV Music Video Award for Best Direction (Calmatic) and the song also won for Song of the Year. The video was also nominated for Video of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction, and Best Editing, and Lil Nas X was nominated for Best New Artist.

• September 23: 7 was certified platinum.

• November 2: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Rhythmic Songs chart for 1 week with "Panini."
• November 24: Lil Nas X won an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song ("Old Town Road"), and was nominated for Favorite Song - Pop/Rock, Music Video of the Year, and Collaboration of the Year ("Old Town Road"), and Lil Nas X was nominated for New Artist of the Year.

• December 14: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with "Panini."
• December 31: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard 2019 Year-End Chart Toppers with the Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song Sales, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, Top Rap Song, and Top Rap Digital Song Sales ("Old Town Road").

# 74 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 26: Lil Nas X won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video ("Old Town Road" with Billy Ray Cyrus), and was nominated for Album of the Year (7), Record of the Year ("Old Town Road"), Best Rap/Sung Performance ("Panini") and Best New Artist.

• February 8: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Rap Digital Songs chart for 2 weeks with "Old Town Road."

• November 21: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Holiday."

# 8 Singles Artist of the Year

• April 10: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Hot 100 chat with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."
• April 15: Lil Nas X topped the UK singles chart with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."
• April 17: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."
• April 24: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Digital Song Sales with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."

• May 29: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."

• July 10: Lil Nas X hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."
• July 17: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Pop Airplay chart with "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."

• August 7: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."
• August 7: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Rap Songs chart with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."

• September 11: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."
• September 12: The video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" won for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Direction (Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino), and Best Visual Effects (Mathematic), and was also nominated for Video for Good and Best Art Direction. Lil Nas X was also nominated for Song of the Summer ("Industry Baby").
• September 17: Lil Nax X released Montero.

• October 2: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "That's What I Want."
• October 23: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Digital Sales chart with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."
• October 30: Lil Nas X hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."

• November 6: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with "That's What I Want."
• November 20: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart with Jack Harlow with "Industry Baby."
• November 21: Lil Nas X won an American Music Award for Music Video of the Year ("Montero (Call Me By Your Name)") and was also nominated for Favorite Pop Male Artist.

# 7 Singles Artist of the Year

• February 18: 7 was certified 2x platinum and Montero was certified platinum.
• February 19: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Pop Airplay chart with "That's What I Want."

• March 26: Lil Nas X hit #1 for 1 week on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "That's What I Want."

• April 3: Lil Nas X was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year (Montero), Record of the Year, Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter), and Best Music Video ("Montero (Call Me By Your Name)"), and Best Melodic Rap Performance ("Industry Baby" with Jack Harlow).
• April 23: Lil Nas X topped the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay chart with "That's What I Want."

• August 28: Lil Nas X was nominated for Artist of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards and the video for "Industry Baby" won for Best Collaboration, Best Visual Effects, and Best Art Direction, and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Direction, and Best Choreography.

• October 1: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Star Walkin'."

• November 20: Lil Nas X was nominated for 3 American Music Awards including Music Video of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, and Favorite Hip-Hop Song ("Industry Baby").
• November 26: Lil Nas X hit the Top 10 with "Star Walkin'."

# 81 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 20: Lil Nas X hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "J Christ."
  
  
  
  
  

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7 (EP) Released: June 21, 2019 US: 2x Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Old Town Road (Remix)" (with Billy Ray Cyrus) - "Panini" - "F9mily (You & Me)" (with Travis Barker) - "Kick It" - "Rodeo" (with Cardi B) - "Bring U Down" - "C7osure (You Like)" - "Old Town Road"

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Montero Released: September 17, 2021 US: Platinum Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2 Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" - "Dead Right Now" - "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) - "That's What I Want" - "The Art Of Realization" - "Scoop" (featuring Doja Cat) - "One Of Me" (featuring Elton John) - "Dolla Sign Slime" (featuring Megan Thee Stallion) - "Tales Of Dominica" - "Sun Goes Down" - "Void" - "Don't Want It" - "Life After Salem" - "Am I Dreaming" (featuring Miley Cyrus)

1	That's What I Want from the LP Montero ARC chart run: 32 - 21 - 15 - 15 - 15 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 23 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 4 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Billboard # 1: Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay	1(1)	34	2022
2	Industry Baby [Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow] from the LP Montero ARC chart run: 28 - 19 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 16 - 22 - 25 - 28 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 6 RIAA Certification: 7x Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Pop Songs, Digital Sales, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Rap Songs Grammy Nominee: Best Melodic Rap Performance MTV VMA Winner: Best Collaboration, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Song of the Summer, Best Direction, Best Choreography	1(4)	28	2021
3	Montero (Call Me By Your Name) from the LP Montero ARC chart run: 30 - 22 - 17 - 15 - 13 - 13 - 9 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 15 - 17 - 20 - 24 - 27 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 14 RIAA Certification: 6x Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Pop Airplay, Digital Song Sales Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Music Video MTV VMA Winner: Video of the Year, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects MTV VMA Nominee: Video for Good, Best Art Direction	1(2)	27	2021
4	Old Town Road from the EP 7 ARC chart run: 32 - 22 - 12 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 9 - 10 - 15 - 22 - 27 - 31 - 36 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 25 RIAA Certification: 17x Platinum Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Digital Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, Rap Songs, Rap Digital Songs, Rhythmic Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay Grammy/ Winner: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Music Video Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year MTV VMA Winner: Best Direction MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction, Best Editing	1(1)	21	2019	iTunes Amazon.mp3
5	Panini from the EP 7 ARC chart run: 36 - 34 - 29 - 29 - 23 - 23 - 23 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 19 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 11 - 13 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 15 - 27 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 28 RIAA Certification: 7x Platinum Billboard # 1: Rhythmic Songs	9	26	2019	iTunes Amazon.mp3
6	Star Walkin' from the digital download RIAA Certification: Platinum ARC chart run: 30 - 20 - 16 - 15 - 14 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 8 - 12 - 24 - 29 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 37	6	20	2022
7	Holiday from the LP Montero ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 33 - 28 - 26 - 25 - 24 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 29 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 89 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum	22	11	2021
8	J Christ from the digital download ARC chart run: 34 - 24 - 21 - 21 - 27 - 33 - 39 - off	21	7	2024
Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run, LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP's info (often including track listings and track samples), and single cover art takes you to Amazon.com for that CD single (if available). Songs charting prior to 1980 have information from Billboard magazine.