The “Some Of It” singer also saw some rare back-to-back album success.

Two of Church’s albums debuted in Billboard’s top five album sale charts in consecutive weeks.

However, the country music star is known for more than just his hit songs.

Eric Church on stage

Fans associate the singer withhis trademark Ray-Ban sunglasses, a look he’s known for sporting on stage.

A choice that may have more to it than just fashion.

At 6-foot-3, Church finds himself staring directly into most bar or stage lights.

Eric Church performing live

As most contact wearers would attest to, sporting dry contacts is not ideal.

“I ended up being blind on stage,” he continued.

Cue: his love affair withRay-Bans, which he even crooned about in a 2020 song.

Church noted that his new look “stuck,” adding, “This was never thought out.”

So the cool factor is just an unplanned side effect.

Another unforeseen but fun coincidence is that it lead to his nickname of Chief.

What they didn’t realize is that his grandfather was a police chief and that was his nickname too.