Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis (born March 30, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division, for which he has released the albums Home State in 2018, Bluebird Days in 2023 and Learn the Hard Way in 2025, as well as two extended plays. His discography also includes eleven singles, of which five have reached number one on the Country Airplay chart.
Biography and career
Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to mother Luwanna and father Ricky. His uncle, Stan Paul Davis, wrote Tracy Lawrence's hit singles "Today's Lonely Fool" and "Better Man, Better Off".[1][2] His older[3] brother, Jacob, is also a country music singer. He graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a degree in environmental science.[1][2]
After college graduation, he moved to Nashville in 2012[1] and secured a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016.[4]
Davis's debut single, "Singles You Up", was released in mid-2017. He wrote the song with Steven Dale Jones and Justin Ebach. It hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April 2018. The corresponding debut album, Home State, was released on March 23, 2018.[5] Paul DiGiovanni, guitarist for Boys Like Girls, produced the album.[1] "Take It from Me" was released to country radio on May 7, 2018; it was the second single from the album. It reached number two on the Country Airplay chart in March 2019. The album's third single, "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" released to country radio on April 22, 2019, and also topped Country Airplay.[6] His hit song, "Buy Dirt", featuring country music star Luke Bryan, was the only one out of two extended songs to hit top 100 in Canada.
In May 2020, Davis announced the release of his self-titled extended play, which was produced by Paul DiGiovanni. Davis said "I can't tell y'all how pumped I am for y'all to hear these songs. I'm proud of this one." The EP was preceded by the release of "Cool Anymore", "Detours", and "Almost Maybes".[7] Davis was nominated for ACM Song of the Year and Single of the Year with "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan. Davis was also nominated for CMA's Song of the Year with "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan, and won Song of the Year. Davis co-wrote the single "Broken Umbrella" by Jojo Mason.
In November 2022, Davis performed at the halftime show at the 109th Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan alongside Tyler Hubbard and Josh Ross.[8] It was also in this year that Davis released singles including "What My World Spins Around", "Next Thing You Know", "Midnight Crisis", "Part of It", "No Time Soon", and "Money Isn't Real", all of which would be featured on Davis' third studio album, Bluebird Days. It was also on this album that Davis' "Tucson Too Late" gained popularity and hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in May 2024.
After the release of Bluebird Days, Davis was nominated for CMA's Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Music Video of the Year with "Next Thing You Know" in 2023. He was also nominated for ACM's Male Artist of the Year, and iHeartRadio Music Awards' Best Lyrics and Country Song of the year with "Buy Dirt".
In 2024, Davis released multiple singles including "Good News Sold", "I Ain't Sayin'", and "Know You Like That", in anticipation of his next studio album.
Personal life
Davis married Kristen O'Connor in 2018.[9] They have four children. Their first daughter, Eloise, was born on October 17, 2019.[10] Their first son, Locklan, was born on September 4, 2021 followed by their second son, Elijah, on June 14, 2023 and their second daughter, Sadie, on July 2, 2025.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Country [12] |
AUS [13] |
CAN [14] |
UK [15] | |||
| Home State |
|
47 | 6 | — | 48 | — | |
| Bluebird Days |
|
19 | 3 | 82 | 18 | — | |
| Learn the Hard Way |
|
32 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 25 | |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US Country [12] |
CAN [14] | |||
| Jordan Davis |
|
124 | 16 | — | |
| Buy Dirt |
|
86 | 11 | 99 |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US Country [21] |
US Country Airplay [6] |
CAN [22] |
CAN Country [23] |
NZ Hot [24] | ||||
| 2017 | "Singles You Up" | 50 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 1 | — | Home State | |
| 2018 | "Take It from Me" | 46 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 4 | — | ||
| 2019 | "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" | 37 | 6 | 1 | — | 15 | — | ||
| 2020 | "Almost Maybes" | 43 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 6 | — | Jordan Davis | |
| 2021 | "Buy Dirt" (featuring Luke Bryan) |
22 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | — | Buy Dirt and Bluebird Days | |
| 2022 | "What My World Spins Around" | 40 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 3 | — | Bluebird Days | |
| 2023 | "Next Thing You Know" | 23 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 1 | — | ||
| "Tucson Too Late" | 71 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |||
| 2024 | "I Ain't Sayin'" | 58 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 1 | — | Learn the Hard Way | |
| 2025 | "Bar None" | 37 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 1 | — | ||
| "Turn This Truck Around" | 57 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 1 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US Country [21] |
US Country Airplay [6] |
CAN [22] |
CAN Country [23] | |||
| 2025 | "Ain't a Bad Life" (Thomas Rhett featuring Jordan Davis) |
53 | 14 | 2 | 88 | 3 | About a Woman (Deluxe) |
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Trouble Town"[29] | Non-album single | |
| "Cool Anymore" (featuring Julia Michaels)[30] |
Jordan Davis | ||
| 2020 | "Detours"[32] | ||
| 2022 | "Good Beer" (with Seaforth)[33] | What I Get for Loving You | |
| 2024 | "Banks" (with Needtobreathe) |
Among Friends | |
| "Buy Dirt" (with Needtobreathe) |
|||
| "Know You Like That" | Learn the Hard Way | ||
| 2025 | "In Case You Missed It" | ||
| "Learn the Hard Way" |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [34] |
US Digital [35] |
US Country [21] |
CAN [22] |
IRE [36] |
NZ Hot [37] | ||||
| 2020 | "Lose You" | — | 26 | 49 | — | — | — |
|
Buy Dirt |
| 2025 | "Ain't Enough Road" | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Learn the Hard Way | |
| "O Come All Ye Faithful" | 21 | — | 29 | 69 | 65 | 3 | Non-album song | ||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Singles You Up"[38] | Eric Ryan Anderson |
| "Take It from Me"[39] | ||
| 2019 | "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot"[40] | Patrick Tracy |
| "Cool Anymore"[41] | Eric Ryan Anderson | |
| 2020 | "Detours"[42] | Rand Smith, Tim Duggan |
| "Church in a Chevy"[43] | Eric Ryan Anderson | |
| 2021 | "Buy Dirt" (with Luke Bryan) | |
| 2023 | "Next Thing You Know" | Stephen and Alexa Kinigopoulos |
| "Tucson Too Late" | Harper Smith | |
| 2024 | "I Ain't Sayin'" | Caleb Cockrell |
| 2025 | "Bar None" | Patrick Tracy |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated For | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Radio Disney Music Awards | Country Best New Artist | Himself | Nominated | [44] |
| 2019 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | [45] | |
| CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "What My World Spins Around" | Nominated | [46] | |
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best New Country Artist | Himself | Won | [47] | |
| 2021 | Country Music Association Awards | Musical Event of the Year | "Buy Dirt" with Luke Bryan | Nominated | [48] |
| 2022 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Single of the Year | Nominated | [49] | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Music Event of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Country Song | Nominated | [50] | ||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Song | Nominated | [51] | ||
| CMT Music Awards | Collaborative Video of the Year | Nominated | [52] | ||
| Country Music Association Awards | Single of the Year | Nominated | [53] | ||
| Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Single of the Year | "Next Thing You Know" | Nominated | [54] | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year | "Buy Dirt" with Luke Bryan | Nominated | [55] | |
| Best Lyrics | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Single of the Year | "Next Thing You Know" | Nominated | [56] |
| Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| Visual Media of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Male Video of the Year | Nominated | [57] |
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- ↑ Liptak, Carena (August 15, 2019). "Jordan and Jacob Davis Are Following in Their Uncle Stan's Footsteps". The Boot.
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- ↑ "Canada's Josh Ross, Florida Georgia Line pair set to perform during Grey Cup halftime show". The Canadian Press. CBC News. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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- Bluebird Days: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 February 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1823. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 10, 2025. p. 6.
- Learn the Hard Way: "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
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