John Mayer Reaches New Career Peaks With His New Country Smash - Forbes

What the report says

Forbes reported that John Mayer has reached new personal highs on Billboard’s country rankings with “Phone, Keys, Wallet,” his collaboration with Lainey Wilson. In the chart frame covered by Forbes contributor Hugh McIntyre on July 26, 2026, the duet rose from No. 27 to No. 14 on Hot Country Songs, a Billboard ranking that combines streaming, sales and radio performance for country tracks in the United States.

The No. 14 placement is Mayer’s strongest result so far on Hot Country Songs, improving on the No. 17 peak of “Better Days,” his collaboration with Zach Bryan. Forbes noted that “Phone, Keys, Wallet” has now spent six weeks on that chart, matching “Better Days” as Mayer’s longest-running entry there. His earlier country-chart appearance, “In the Blood,” reached No. 39 in 2017 and lasted two weeks.

The song also advanced on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, moving from No. 98 to No. 74 in its sixth week, according to Forbes. The article said Mayer has placed 24 songs on the Hot 100, though none has reached the top 10; “Say,” which peaked at No. 12 in 2008, remains his highest-charting single. On Country Airplay, “Phone, Keys, Wallet” held at No. 21, already Mayer’s best showing on that radio-focused chart.

For Wilson, Forbes framed the single as another multi-chart entry in a country career that has produced multiple top 10 and No. 1 Country Airplay hits. The development matters because it marks one of Mayer’s most successful moves into country, a genre that has not historically been central to his pop, rock and Americana-leaning catalog.