It was the summer of 2001... gas was under $2.00 per gallon and Jamie O'Neal, The Dixie Chicks, Diamond Rio, and Jessica Andrews all had new songs on the radio -- and so did this guy.

Thirteen years ago today, Blake Shelton scored his first number one hit with, 'Austin.' The song would go on to spend five weeks at the top of the charts.

Since then, Blake has pretty much ditched the cowboy hat and now is a country music superstar and enjoys his judging spot on NBC's 'The Voice.'

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