Kenny Chesney Among People Magazine's Hottest Bachelors

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BNA Entertainment) - He might be embarrassed about being on the cover of PEOPLE's annual Hottest Bachelors of the Year—where he is inset along with Jake Gyllenhaal and Justin Timberlake over an image of Matthew McConaughey. But the women of America know: Kenny Chesney is absolutely one of America 's most desirable men.

And it's not just the wildly successful tours—playing to in excess of 52,000 at Pittsburgh's NFL Stadium Heinz Field with pal Joe Walsh, barnstorming college bars and Key West watering holes or playing his more traditional arena and summer outdoor concerts. Nor is it the 25 million albums sold, or the 3-time and reigning Academy of Country Music and double and current Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year awards. It's the way he smiles, the way he walks, the way he lives and the songs he sings that reflect the way his fans fall in love.

Go no further than 'Never Wanted Nothing More,' the way-country new single from his upcoming Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. In just over a week, it's already become a summer radio staple—landing at No 17 with a bullet its debut week. As Chesney says with a laugh, 'Where else do you hit all the first notes of growing up, but in country music? First car, first girl, the big wedding and getting saved. It's all there—and it feels just as fresh and free as summer.'