What Mattered Most (song) What Mattered Most (song) "What Mattered Most" is the title of a debut song written by Gary Burr and Vince Melamed, and recorded by American country music singer Ty Herndon. It was released in February 1995 as Herndon's debut single, and was served as the lead-off single and title track from his debut album "What Mattered Most", as well as Herndon's first Number One single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. Upon its release, the song was added to the playlists of 133 radio stations surveyed by "Billboard", breaking a record set by
This Is What the Truth Feels Like outside the top 10. The following week, "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" dipped 54 positions, the week's largest drop. In Australia, the album debuted at number six, becoming her third consecutive top-ten solo album. "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" was the week's second highest debut, and was present for two weeks before departing the chart. On France's SNEP albums chart, it entered at number 44, becoming her lowest debut behind "The Sweet Escape"s peak at number 33. The album fared moderately well on Switzerland's Hitparade, where it became her second highest performing album, peaking at number