Country Star With 6 No. 1 Hits Breaks Record Held by '70s Rock Legends, 32 Years Later
Luke Combs has a new impressive achievement under his belt.
A new report from American Songwriter reveals that the country superstar drew a crowd of 97,367 fans at Ohio Stadium in Columbus earlier this year, breaking a record at the famed venue that had previously been held by Pink Floyd.
The rock band set the venue's previous attendance record back in 1994, when 75,245 fans gathered to witness a performance on their Division Bell Tour.
Combs, who has racked up six No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart so far, is also said to have grossed over $11 million at the April 25 show at Ohio Stadium, making it his highest-earning show to date.
And it's not the first time Combs has dethroned a legendary artist with a new record-setting achievement. Last year, Combs surpassed country icon Garth Brooks to become the highest-certified country artist in history by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
According to the RIAA, Brooks had held the record for more than 20 years, with 162.5 million units sold and streamed as of October 2025, until Combs topped his record with a total of 168 million units sold - and the "Beautiful Crazy" artist was so stunned by the achievement at first that he didn't even believe it.
"When my team first told me about this, my initial reaction was, ‘Are you sure? There's no way,'" Combs said in 2025, per Billboard. "It was only 8 years ago that I got my first [RIAA] plaque for 'Hurricane' going gold."
"I knew then, without a doubt, I had the best fans in the world. The song had gone platinum before they could even give me the gold plaque," he continued at the time. "I'm super humbled by the fans' belief in me and support of my music today and over the years. I know this does not happen without them. This achievement is more so theirs than it is mine. All I ever hoped and dreamed of from the beginning of this crazy ride was to make music that made people feel something and I can't wait to continue making country music for the rest of my life."
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This story was originally published July 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM.