The Dixie Chicks hit the top of the Billboard 200 chart with their second studio release “Fly” on September 18, 1998. The release followed their previous 1998 album “Wide Open Spaces” and included the singles "Ready to Run," "Cowboy Take Me Away," "Without You," "Goodbye Earl," "Cold Day in July," "Heartbreak Town," "Some Days You Gotta Dance" and "If I Fall You're Going Down with Me.”When the album hit number one, it claimed the top spot from Christina Aguilera’s self-titled release. She held on in the top spot through October 1, 1999, when Eve’s “Ruff Ryders' First Lady” hit number one. It earned widespread applause from critics, with Entertainment Weekly writing:“Fly's traditional elements — especially Robison's acoustic banjo and Dobro, framed within energetic, contemporary arrangements — should appeal to Ma and Pa down on the farm. And its sassy attitude targets preteens and Gen-Xers who've never found country cool (in concert, the trio even pass out buttons that proclaim, ''Chicks kick a-- '').”