Oklahoma (Billy Gilman song)
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"Oklahoma" is the second single recorded by country music artist Billy Gilman
and released in October 2000 as a follow-up to "One Voice", the successful country single and is similarly taken from Gilman's the debut album One Voice
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The single written by John Allen and D. Vincent Williams became a Top 40 hit on the Billboard
country music charts reaching #33. The single also reached #63 on the Billboard Hot 100
. The album from which the single is taken was certified two-times Multi-platinum in the United States.
Billy Gilman
William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts...
and released in October 2000 as a follow-up to "One Voice", the successful country single and is similarly taken from Gilman's the debut album One Voice
One Voice (Billy Gilman album)
One Voice is the debut studio album from country music singer Billy Gilman. The album was released on June 20, 2000 via Epic Records Nashville. It reached #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum. The highest charting single from the album was the...
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The single written by John Allen and D. Vincent Williams became a Top 40 hit on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country music charts reaching #33. The single also reached #63 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The album from which the single is taken was certified two-times Multi-platinum in the United States.
Chart performance
"Oklahoma" debuted at #66 on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the chart week of October 14, 2000.Chart (2000-2001) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 33 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |