Alabama Earns Its First New Radio Hit In More Than 30 Years

Decades after solidifying its place as one of the most successful Southern rock bands in American music history, Alabama is still making it to the Billboard charts. Sometimes, the group returns with some of the classics, or a compilation, but not this week. This time around, the rockers are back as part of a large ensemble, named on a new radio smash that is aiming to do a lot more than entertain people.

Alabama Appears on Billboard’s Radio Chart

Alabama is officially credited on the Adult Contemporary chart this frame, marking a rare showing for the band on one of Billboard’s three pop-focused radio rankings. This particular list leans more into a mature sound and audience, so while it may not be where Alabama once ruled, it’s a fitting home for a veteran act finding new success in unexpected tunes.

The song that earns the band its latest win is “One: Voices for Tanzania,” a collaborative cut fronted by Pat Boone and released as a charity single. This frame, the tune rises from No. 28 to No. 26 on the Adult Contemporary tally, reaching a brand new peak in its third week on the tally. Now, for the first time since its debut, all contributing artists — including Alabama — are listed on the track.

Alabama Joins a Star-Studded List of Collaborators

When “One: Voices for Tanzania” first arrived, only Boone, as part of his organization, Pat Boone World Missions, were credited. That’s changed as of this frame. Alabama is now listed among more than a dozen other well-known artists who lent their voices, names, and star power to the charitable project. The full list of contributors now officially includes Alabama alongside country legends like Pam Tillis, Vince Gill, and Lee Greenwood, among others.

Alabama’s First New Hit in Nearly 35 Years

The last time Alabama earned a new hit on the Adult Contemporary chart was back in November 1990. At that point, the band had already transitioned from country stars to crossover darlings, racking up several of pop radio wins. That final placement – until this frame – came courtesy of the ballad “Then Again,” which spent nine weeks somewhere on the tally and peaked at No. 33.

Now, more than three decades later, Alabama returns to the same chart with a very different kind of cut. While “One: Voices for Tanzania” may not be a traditional single or even something that many of the artists involved expected to be actively promoted to radio, its gradual climb shows that there’s real interest in the song.