| 2012 | Co-wrote Kenny Chesney's single "Come Over," earning an ASCAP award and establishing Hunt as a Nashville songwriter before he had released music under his own name. |
| 2013 | Independently released "Raised On It" and followed it with the 15-song mixtape 'Between the Pines,' distributed directly through his website and quickly drawing label attention. |
| 2014 | Signed with MCA Nashville and released debut studio album 'Montevallo,' which debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and spawned five singles including the number-one "Leave the Night On" and "Take Your Time." |
| 2014 | Writing credits appeared on two other artists' number-one singles in the same year: Keith Urban's "Cop Car" and Billy Currington's "We Are Tonight." |
| 2017 | "Body Like a Back Road" spent 34 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, shattering a 55-year-old record and peaking at number six on the Hot 100. |
| 2021 | Dueted with Ingrid Andress on "Wishful Drinking" and released solo single "23," both arriving in the same months and keeping Hunt at country radio ahead of new material. |
| 2022 | Released "Water Under the Bridge" and the promotional single "Start Nowhere," maintaining Hunt's presence at country radio between album cycles. |
| 2023 | Launched the "Summer on the Outskirts" tour while releasing the single "Outskirts," anchoring a full touring season to a new release and previewing the forthcoming EP. |
| 2024 | "Country House" climbed to number one on both the Mediabase Country chart and Billboard Country Airplay, giving Hunt his 11th solo number-one and landing on the four-track EP 'Locked Up.' |
| 2024 | Released the single "Liberty" rounding out a year that saw Hunt place two new tracks at country radio and earn his highest annual chart returns since 'Montevallo.' |