Zach Top

Zachary Dirk Top (born September 26, 1997) is an American country music singer. Born in Sunnyside, Washington, he began his musical career in 2019 and signed to record label Leo33 in 2023. Top has released two albums for the label: Cold Beer & Country Music and Ain't in It for My Health. These have charted four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Top is known for his neotraditional country sound. Zachary Dirk Top was born on September 26, 1997, and grew up on a ranch in Sunnyside, Washington. He got his musical start performing as part of a bluegrass band with his siblings called Top String. In 2015, Top relocated to Boulder, Colorado, where he enrolled in mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. After one year in engineering school, Top dropped out citing a lack of interest and found work to save up money to move to Nashville to start a career in country and bluegrass music. After performing as part of various bluegrass groups throughout his teens and early twenties, Top relocated to Nashville in 2021, where he first signed a publishing deal with Major Bob Music. He began recording as a solo artist in 2019, releasing a string of bluegrass singles that culminated in the release of his self-titled debut EP with RBR Entertainment on May 13, 2022.. He began venturing out, and began touring across the nation. In July 2023, He played at a Heiss Hollow festival called Jamboree in the Hollow in Waterford, Ohio, as a headline artist. After that event, his career began to take off. He began recording country music and in September 2023, it was announced that Top was signed as the flagship artist for the newly-formed independent record label Leo33. His debut single to country radio, "Sounds Like the Radio", was released on January 8, 2024, and was the most-added song at the format with 55 stations adding the song upon impact. It has since charted in the top 20 of the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Top co-wrote "Sounds Like the Radio" with Carson Chamberlain and Wyatt McCubbin, inspired by his love of 1990s-era country music and artists such as George Strait, Keith Whitley, and Randy Travis. It served as the lead single to Top's debut studio album, Cold Beer & Country Music, which was released on April 5, 2024. Top's second studio album, Ain't in It for My Health, was released on August 29, 2025. It was preceded by the release of "Good Times & Tan Lines". Headlining Cold Beer & Country Music Tour (2025) Supporting Broken Branches Tour (2025) (with Dierks Bentley) "Sounds Like the Radio" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Zach Top". Grand Ole Opry. Retrieved July 17, 2024. "Bio — Zach Top Official". Zach Top. Retrieved June 7, 2024. Callahan, Ernie (January 18, 2025). 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