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2009—The Year of More...And Less!by Ralph Murphy (With Special Thanks to Eric Gross, Andrea Jeitz, MaryAnn Keen, and Anna Maki)
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I get a lot of heat for studying
only No. 1 records, but strangely
enough, it doesn't usually come from
the writers, publishers or artists that
actually have one. My feeling is that
if the “business” feels it's worth
promoting, bullying or outright
buying a record to the top, they
must be pretty confident in the
foundation that the artist’s career
is built upon—the song. So, in line
with “no one throws a No. 2 party,”
this is a look at what made it to
No. 1 in 2009.
Last year's No. 1 songs
continued a trend that started at
the beginning of the decade. For
the last ten years, there has been
a substantial increase in No. 1
records. For instance, in 2009, 31
songs went to the top, up from 26
in 2008, and 21 in 2004.
The number of writers
participating in the cheese, shrimp,
speeches and backslapping
increased from 49 last year to 71
this year. That means each writer’s
work has less total time on the charts.
2009's longest-running chart records
were Chris Young’s “Getting You
Home” and Lady Antebellum’s “I
Run To You,” both at 38 weeks. The
times they are a-changing.
Race to No. 1 At 10 weeks, Carrie
Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova”
and Brad Paisley’s “Then” were
last year's fastest travelers up the
chart. Unfortunately, Underwood
was also the fastest off the charts
—on and gone in 14 weeks, while
Paisley hung around for a total of
17 weeks.
Eight records peaked in 15 weeks
or less. In addition to Carrie and
Brad, there were Kenny Chesney's
“Out Last Night," Jason Aldean's
“Big Green Tractor,” Rascal Flatts'
“Here Comes Goodbye,” Toby Keith's
“American Ride,” Sugarland's “It
Happens" and Lady Antebellum's
Table of Contents
1 2009—The Year of
More...And Less!
4 Lambert Is Hanging With
The Boys
4 Bellamy Brothers Song On
Broadway
4 Country Weekly Spotlights
Country Couture
4 Week-At-A-Glance
4 Spin Zone/Chart Data
6 Programmer Playlist
7 Photos From The Road
8 CountryBreakout™ Chart
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“Need You Now.” Interestingly, records
seemed to take a little longer than last year
to climb the charts. Slightly over one-third
of them took over 20 weeks to get to No. 1.
As most of these artists have had hits
before, it would be easy to attribute their
fast rise to star power and fan familiarity,
but there were four newcomers to the No. 1
club in 2009—Mac McAnally (although
paired with Kenny Chesney), Chris Young,
Justin Moore and Lady Antebellum.
Two of those newcomers, Young and
Moore, took the longest to get to No. 1,
so maybe they just had to earn their way.
Moore's “Small Town USA” took 33 weeks
to get to the top. Winning the prize for
longest ascent was Young's “Getting You
Home” at 35 weeks. Those singles also
lived the longest on the charts at 35 and
38 weeks respectively, along with Lady A's
“Run To You” (38 weeks).
Notable is the haste with which records
moved off the charts. Two to three weeks
after they hit No. 1 seems to be the average
amount of time spent in the sun. That's
the opposite of what happens to pop songs
on Billboard's Hot 100, where records race
to the top and hang around for months.
Artist/Writers In 2008, fifty percent of the No. 1s
were written or co-written by the artist.
That trend accelerated this year, with 19
of the 31 No. 1s written or co-written by
the artist. Almost two thirds of all No. 1s were “inside” jobs.
How that will affect publishers' business plans will be almost
as interesting as watching how non-performing writers
respond to this new challenge.
Tempos Well, somebody rolled the dice, went with a waltz and
danced all the way to the top. “Already Gone” got the job done
for Sugarland and gave them the first of two No. 1s for 2009.
The other 30 chart-toppers were all in 4/4, with tempos
2009 American Idol finalist Michael Sarver recently joined ASCAP as a writer/publisher member. Little Champion Music's Rachel Thibodeau has been producing sides for Sarver at Blackbird Studio, including the single "Ferris Wheel," co-written by Thibodeau, Curb Publishing's Kyle Jacobs and UMG Nashville's Josh Kelley. (L-R): Thibodeau, Sarver and ASCAP's Earle Simmons.
Danny Gokey was in the Atlanta area for the March 2 release date of his album My Best Days. He performed, signed autographs and made a cool music purchase at the Mall of Georgia’s Best Buy location.
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almost equally shared between ballads (9 of them), midtempo
(12) and up-tempo (10).
Intros Intros were pretty consistently within the 13-18 second
range, with only “Start A Band” by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
exceeding that, with the guitar-fueled intro going 24 seconds.
“River of Love” came in at 24 seconds to be the longest
intro. At the other extreme, was the Chesney/MacAnally duet,
“Down The Road.” Darius Rucker's “Alright” did away with
the intro, with the track and vocal starting at almost the same
time. Add all the intros together and average them out, and
you arrive at the old industry standard of 13 seconds.
A Little Advice Let’s get back to that ‘more and less’ thing. Taking the
last decade as a template, sales both digital and physical,
dropped by 50%, which will negatively affect mechanical
income. Media economist Jack Myers recently predicted in
Inside Radio that "radio revenues will fall 18.7% this year.”
This will lead to a decrease in performance income forcing
writers and publishers to “split the blanket” (to quote my old
friend Harlan Howard) much more than they used to.
The good news is that the demand for music has never
been higher. The bad news is that people don’t want to pay
for it. Well, I’ve got some real news...they never have!
So, if you’re a smart artist, find some great writers to
write with. If you’re a great writer, find a great artist to work
with. And as you roll that song out remember, we have had
a wonderful ride for the last century due to the efforts of our
great, great, great grandparents. They put a copyright law
in place back in 1909 and then fought every theater, bar and
club to get compensated for their music. Along the way, every
new technology that came along needed what writers created
and wanted it for cheap (read FREE).
“New" technologies like radio, movies and television fought
for the right to use music for as little money as possible. The
war going forward today is no different than the war that has
always been fought. As creators and copyright owners, we
have been lulled into believing we are part of an industry
where all are equal partners in success. Not so.
The more that people use what we create to make money,
the greater appears to be their sense of entitlement. Breaking
new ground and finding new uses for our songs is great as
long as we share in the revenues generated.
Remember, it all really does begin with a song.
• • •Ralph Murphy is the author of Murphy’s Laws
of Songwriting (Murphyslawsofsongwriting.com).
He is a past president of the Nashville
Songwriters Association, former Nashville
chapter president and former national trustee
of the Recording Academy (NARAS). He had his
first hit in 1966 (“Call My Name”—James Royal)
and has had chart success for five decades. He
had produced platinum albums and his songs
have been recorded by Randy Travis, Don
Williams, Shania Twain, Kathy Mattea, Ray
Price and more. Murphy currently serves as vice
president international and domestic membership group of ASCAP and
guest lectures at universities, music industry conventions and sister
P.R.O.s SOCAN (Canada), APRA (Australia), and IMRO (Ireland).
2009 No. 1 Songs & Writers (Alphabetical by Title)
“Already Gone” Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles and Bobby Pinson
“Alright” Frank Rogers and Darius Rucker
“American Ride” Dave Pahanish and Joseph West
“Big Green Tractor” Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy
“Country Boy” Alan Jackson
“Cowboy Casanova” Mike Elizondo, Brett James and Carrie Underwood
“Down The Road” Mac McAnally
“Feel That Fire” Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Brad Warren and Brett Warren
“Gettin’ You Home (Black Dress Song)” Cory Batten, Kent Blazy and Chris Young
“God Love Her” Toby Keith and Vicky McGehee
“Here” Steve Robson and Jeffrey Steele
“Here Comes Goodbye” Clint Lagerberg and Chris Sligh
“I Run To You” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott
“It Happens” Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles and Bobby Pinson
“It’s America” Brett James and Angelo Petraglia
“It Won’t Be Like This For Long” Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley and Darius Rucker
“Need You Now” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott
“Only You Can Love Me This Way” Steve McEwan and John Reid
“Out Last Night” Kenny Chesney and Brett James
“People Are Crazy” Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones
“River Of Love” Billy Brunette, Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan
“Roll With Me” Clint Daniels and Tommy Karlas
“She’s Country” Dan Myrick and Bridgette Tatum
“She Wouldn’t Be Gone” Jennifer Adan and Cory Batten
“Sideways” Brett Beavers and Dierks Bentley
“Small Town USA” Brian Dean Maher, Justin Moore and Jeremy Stover
“Start A Band” Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace
“Sweet Thing” Monty Powell and Keith Urban
“Then” Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley and Brad Paisley
“Toes” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, John Hopkins and Shawn Mullins
“You Belong With Me” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift
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Lambert Is Hanging With The Boys Miranda Lambert has
selected a long list of male artists
to accompany her on the various
legs of her upcoming Roadside
Bars & Pink Guitars tour. So far,
Lambert has enlisted James
Otto, David Nail, Randy
Houser, Cross Canadian
Ragweed, Eric Church, Jake
Owen, Wade Bowen, Luke Bryan and Chris Young. Each
act will join Lambert for select dates throughout the tour.
“I like pink guitars and puppies so how scary can I be?”
laughs Miranda. "Seriously, it’s going to be a lot of fun. I’ve
been on tour with some great male headliners so I thought
it’s only natural that I invite some talented guys on my first
official headlining tour!”
Bellamy Brothers Song On Broadway Venerable country duo The
Bellamy Brothers recently
authorized the use of their song,
“Get Into Reggae Cowboy” for the
upcoming Broadway play Enron.
The play is a tragic comedy that
follows a group of flawed men and women in a
narrative of greed and loss using music, movement and video.
The Bellamy’s song has been choreographed using
interpretive dance and is featured throughout the production.
Enron is directed by Headlong Theater’s Artistic Director
Rupert Goold and will debut on April 8 at Broadway’s
Broadhurst Theater.
In other Bellamy news, the brothers are celebrating their
35th Anniversary with the release of The Anthology Vol. 1.
Country Weekly SpotlightsCountry Couture The 4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and
Concert is set to take place Tuesday, June 8 at Nashville's
Wildhorse Saloon. Sponsored by Durango and Lifetime
Television, the event will benefit
Musicians On Call. While this year’s
lineup of artists is still being
firmed up, past participants
have included Chris Young,
Chuck Wicks, Clay Walker,
Lorrie Morgan, and Tanya
Tucker.
The doors will open at 11 a.m. with an acoustic
show starting at 11:30 a.m., followed by the fashion show
at noon. Immediately after the fashion portion of the event,
some of the artists will also perform their biggest hits.
Premium seating tickets are available at musiciansoncall.org.
All other tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at
ticketmaster.com. All tickets include lunch.
Spin Zoneby Jon Freeman It’s time for some warmer weather, and also time for a
new No. 1 song: Keith Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
has reached the chart’s top spot after a multi-week run by
Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone.” Urban’s latest is part of a
long string of CountryBreakout No. 1s that includes “Only
You Can Love Me This Way,” “Kiss A Girl,” “Sweet Thing,”
“You Look Good In My Shirt,” and “Everybody.”
Following Urban are Capitol labelmates Lady Antebellum
with “American Honey” at No. 2, and Eric Church with “Hell
On The Heart” at No. 3. Zac Brown Band’s “Highway 20 Ride”
has muscled its way to No. 4 with a big gain of 128 spins,
and Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” sits tight at
No. 5. Joe Nichols’ “Gimmie That Girl,” Justin Moore’s
“Backwoods,” and Rascal Flatts’ “Unstoppable” all see large
gains in spins and are rewarded with higher positioning
inside the top 10.
An abundance of new and quickly-rising singles are skipping
over the competition on their way up the chart. Toby Keith’s
“Every Dog Has Its Day” is out front, climbing to No. 27 in its
second week of activity. Jason Aldean’s “Crazy Town” is
not far behind at No. 31 and picks up Greatest Spin Gain
honors. Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” picks
up 312 spins and moves to No. 34 after only three weeks.
Also quickly catching on are relative newcomers Emily West’s
Keith Urban"Til Summer Comes Around"Capitol Nashville
Signs are showing all around that summer in Nashville might actually be on its way, but Keith Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around” has already arrived. This week the slow jam takes over the CountryBreakout™ Chart’s No. 1 spot with a gain of nearly 70 spins. Urban was recently a guest on a special Oscar night episode of Jimmy
Kimmel Live, where he performed this song and made a guest appearance in a side-splitting skit called “Handsome Men’s Club” alongside Matthew McConaughey, Sting, Ben Affleck, and more.
#1
March 12: Melissa Peterman: Am I The Only One?; 10 pm ET, CMT
March 16
Album Release: Travis Rush—Feel (Mason)Album Release: Brantley Gilbert—Halfway To Heaven (Average Joes)
Week-At-A-Glance
Miranda Lambert
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“Blue Sky” and Jaron & The
Long Road To Love’s “I Pray
For You,” which move to No. 37
and 39, respectively.
Reporter Comments:“What's hot is Kenny
Chesney’s ‘Ain't Back Yet,’
Keith Urban’s ‘‘Til Summer
Comes Around,’ and Jason
Aldean’s ‘Crazy Town’—
because anyone who has
been there knows its the
truth,” says Jim Kay of
KVVP/Leesville, LA. “Katie
Armiger’s ‘Kiss Me Now’ is
HOT and gettin' hotter, as
are ‘Better Than I Used To
Be’ by Sammy Kershaw,
‘Countrified’ by Ken
Domash, and ‘Hip To My
Heart’ by The Band Perry.”
“Hot, Hot, Hot—Lady
Antebellum's ‘American
Honey’ has phones flashing
like a neon sign as the weeks’s
No. 1 request,” says Scott
Soderberg of KAUS/Austin,
MN. “The Band Perry’s ‘Hip
To My Heart’ comes in second
while the snow melt is getting
some help from Luke Bryan’s ‘Rain Is A Good Thing.’”
“Hot songs here in Big Country include ‘Tell Your Sister
I'm Single’ by Tyler Dickerson,” says Shelly Marx of
WWBE/Selinsgrove, PA. “And the Bellamy Brothers’
‘Heart of My Heart’ still has the phones hot and the
emails burning.”
“Hot requests right out of the box for Jaron & the Long
Road To Love’s ‘I Pray For You’—the phones lit up right
away!” says Susie Martin of WATZ/Alpena, MI. “Still
getting requests for John Long's ‘I Wish I
Had The Job Paycheck Told Them All to
Shove’ and anything Lady Antebellum! Love
the ‘Groovy Little Summer Song’ from James
Otto—an excellent test led to an add!”
“Brad Lee Schroeder's ‘Easy’ is one of
the best songs that has hit my desk in a
long time!” says Debbie Duncan of KBCR/
Steamboat Springs, CO. “With a simple yet
catchy lyric and toe-tapping tempo, it's a
real feel-good song!”
MusicRow CountryTwitter Chart (3/11/10)
Artist This Wk Last Wk
1. Taylor Swift 2,803,094 2,755,333
2. Kenny Chesney 413,706 408,967
3. Billy Ray Cyrus 350,428 349,012
4. Kellie Pickler 209,882 208,339
5. Jennette McCurdy 170,517 169,279
6. Danny Gokey 111,588 109,393
7. Julianne Hough 107,486 106,202
8. Brad Paisley 99,883 95,105
9. Keith Urban 90,280 88,800
10. Lady Antebellum 87,335 84,865
11. Reba McEntire 82,638 81,459
12. Blake Shelton 80,447 79,036
BigChampagne Chart Taylor Swift’s dominance of the
BigChampagne Internet Chart continues
for another week, with “Fearless” staying
in the No. 1 spot and Valentine’s Day
soundtrack exclusive “Today Was A
Fairytale” experiencing a massive
activity spike at No. 3. Internet users are also showing love
to Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” which moves
up to the No. 6 position, and Eric Church’s currently hot-
at-radio “Hell On The Heart” maneuvers into the No. 10 spot
for its first top 10 appearance.
Jason Aldean"Crazy Town"Broken Bow Records
On his rocking new single “Crazy Town,” Jason Aldean depicts the insane hustle of aspiring country singers in Nashville and the tough road to stardom. Fortunately, that time of stuggle for Aldean seems to be over as his third album Wide Open is certified Platinum with three No. 1 hits to its credit. CountryBreakout™ panelists have given their approval to “Crazy Town,” which earned the weeks’ biggest gain of 449 spins and moved to No. 31. Aldean is currently headlining his own Wide Open tour and will soon join Brooks & Dunn for their Last Rodeo farewell tour.
Greatest Spin Gain
An all-star cast of musicians gathered before a sold-out crowd for “Help Haiti Live” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on February 27, benefitting Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. The concert, which featured Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Big Kenny, Mat
Kearney, Jars of Clay, Brandon Heath,
NeedToBreathe, Dave Barnes, and Matt Wertz was sponsored by Gaylord Entertainment Company. Photo: Aaron Crisler
Jason Mitchell"Slow And Steady"DMP
Jason’s Mitchell’s smoldering “Slow and Steady” is beginning to please the ears of programmers, as it moves on to the CountryBreakout™ Chart at No. 65 and our highest debut of the week. The son of producer/songwriter Dan Mitchell (“If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)),” Jason Mitchell grew up in Nashville surrounded by the music industry and spent his early years interested in everything but music. His love for singing and performing came later, during college, when he landed a singing role in the cast of a local tourist attraction. Soon he had produced his own CD, as well as raising $25,000 for Vanderbilt Hospital’s Burn Center.
Power Chart Debut
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BigChampagne Chart LW TW Artist Song
1 1 Taylor Swift Fearless
2 2 Uncle Kracker Smile
19 3 Taylor Swift Today Was A Fairytale
9 4 Zac Brown Band Highway 20 Ride
3 5 Rascal Flatts Unstoppable
10 6 Carrie Underwood Temporary Home
4 7 Justin Moore Backwoods
8 8 Josh Turner Why Don’t We Just Dance
6 9 Keith Urban ‘Til Summer Comes Around
13 10 Eric Church Hell On The Heart
Frozen Playlists: KFLS, KLMJ, KNAH, KUUB, KZPK, WAGI,
WDHR
New On The Chart—Debuting This WeekArtist/song/label chart pos.
...................................Jason Mitchell/Slow and Steady/DMP 65
Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/
............................ Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 67
Ken Domash/Countrified/Thunder Mountain/
........................................................ Spinville Records 68
Scott Lindsey/You Only Call Me When You're Drunk/
...................................................... Gray Trailer Music 69
...............Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone/GrandVista/Nine North 71
......................Jerrod Niemann/Lover, Lover/Sea Gayle/Arista 72
..........Brady Seals/Been There, Drunk That/StarCity/Spinville 73
.....................................Mike Aiken/Jagger & Jones/Aspirion 74
..........Mustang Creek/Love Makes The World Go Round/Cupit 75
Lucky Seven Greatest Spin IncreaseArtist/song/label spin+
...............................Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 449
........Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog-Universal 414
.........................Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 412
...................................Kenny Chesney/Ain't Back Yet/BNA 362
...............................George Strait/I Gotta Get To You/MCA 350
............Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 312
...........................Martina McBride/Wrong Baby Wrong/RCA 272
On Deck—Soon To Be ChartingArtist/song/label spins
......................................Kate Russell/Kick Down the Door 226
.....................Bucky Covington/A Father's Love/Lyric Street 220
......Eli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-Universal 214
................................Neil Hewitt/The Request/ATP Records 212
..............................Adam Fisher/Cotton Town/Lofton Creek 200
.....................................Jayme Lynn Scott/Diggin' In/Big 7 189
.................Melanie Denard/Tumblin' Down/WeBlast Records 183
........................Uncle Kracker/Smile/Atlantic/Bigger Picture 175
............................Emma King & The Heartsets/Broken/PLC 170
..............................Laura Bell Bundy/Giddy On Up/Mercury 167
Two Week Most Added*Artist/song/label new adds
...........................Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 26
.................................Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 22
.......................Bucky Covington/A Father's Love/Lyric Street 20
.......................................Jayme Lynn Scott/Diggin' In/Big7 17
.........Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog-Universal 15
..............Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 15
........Eli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-Universal 14
....................................Gary Allan/Get Off On The Pain/MCA 14
Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/
............................ Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 12
*Total Adds rec’d over two weeks
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March 15
Becky Schlegel/Colorado Line/Lilly Ray/IGO RecordsGary Allan/Get Off On The Pain/MCALee Allen/Settle Down/B.A.R./CO5
March 22
Anthony Smith/Love Is Love Is Love/Krankit/Nine NorthBucky Covington/A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How)/Lyric StreetRandy Montana/Ain’t Much Left Of Lovin’ You/MercuryEli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-UniversalTrailer Choir/Rollin’ Through The Sunshine/Show Dog - UniversalDavid Bradley/Soak It Up/GeckoLonestar/You’re The Reason Why/Saguaro Road
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Jimmy Wayne (L) took time from his
“Meet Me Halfway” campaign to visit
listeners of KSMA/Mason City, Ia and
the crazy morning host J. Brooks (R).
Jack Ingram is currently on his first-ever
Australian tour. (L-R): Ingram and Grant
Goldman of 2SM Radio.
Jaron and The Long Road To Love performed during WIRK/West Palm Beach’s recent listener concert. (L-R): Big Machine’s Jeff Davis, WQYK/Tampa PD Mike Culotta, Jaron and WIRK APD Sammy Cruise.
Reba spent time with Rusty Walker Programming Consultant JJ Jobe following her Memphis concert with George Strait.
Sarah Buxton stopped by for a visit with Big D and Bubba
during her album launch last week. (L-R): Lyric Street's
Dale Turner, Big D., Buxton, Jedd Hughes and Bubba.CMT Radio Live's Cody Alan caught
up with Kenny Chesney recently on
his tour bus. They talked about
Chesney's upcoming movie, Kenny
Chesney: Summer in 3D, his recent
CMT Crossroads taping with The
Steve Miller Band and more. Photo:
Dingo O'Brien
Jason Sturgeon just
completed production
on a video for his debut
single “Simple Life,”
directed by award-
winning filmmaker and
director Flick Wiltshire.
Model Nicki Kretchmer
made a guest
appearance.
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16 2 1 Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 3762/103 2 68 3694
10 3 2 Lady Antebellum/American Honey/Capitol 3513/103 3 115 3398
20 4 3 Eric Church/Hell On The Heart/Capitol 3319/104 2 59 3260
13 6 4 Zac Brown Band/Highway 20 Ride/Atlantic 3277/94 4 128 3149
13 5 5 Carrie Underwood/Temporary Home/Arista 3237/92 2 49 3188
19 1 6 Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Bros. 3232/91 -13 -496 3728
19 9 7 Joe Nichols/Gimmie That Girl/Show Dog - Universal 3185/103 4 135 3050
21 10 8 Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory Music 3089/101 3 84 3005
23 8 9 Easton Corbin/A Little More Country Than That/Mercury 3060/86 0 7 3053
11 11 10 Rascal Flatts/Unstoppable/Lyric Street 2969/103 6 155 2814
10 12 11 Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine 2906/96 5 136 2770
24 13 12 Steel Magnolia/Keep On Loving You/Big Machine 2821/98 6 172 2649
5 18 13 Kenny Chesney/Ain't Back Yet/BNA 2442/92 17 362 2080
12 14 14 Alan Jackson/It's Just That Way/Arista 2297/90 6 139 2158
24 7 15 Billy Currington/That's How Country Boys Roll/Mercury 2258/66 -26 -796 3054
7 19 16 Tim McGraw/Still/Curb 2237/99 10 209 2028
13 15 17 Love and Theft/Dancing In Circles/Lyric Street 2216/99 5 112 2104
14 17 18 Chris Young/The Man I Want To Be/RCA 2205/86 6 130 2075
14 16 19 The Band Perry/Hip To My Heart/Republic Nashville 2173/92 4 92 2081
9 21 20 Luke Bryan/Rain Is A Good Thing/Capitol 2162/98 9 179 1983
5 23 21 George Strait/I Gotta Get To You/MCA 2138/87 20 350 1788
21 20 22 Matt Kennon/The Call/BamaJam 2095/96 4 78 2017
7 22 23 Reba/I Keep On Loving You/Valory 1983/95 8 147 1836
16 24 24 Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than That/Blue Steel Records 1850/73 4 64 1786
9 26 25 Martina McBride/Wrong Baby Wrong/RCA 1748/83 18 272 1476
Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Repts Power +- # Spins
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Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Repts Power +- # Spins
15 33 26 Gwen Sebastian/Hard Rain/Lofton Creek / Open Road 1394/68 19 225 1169
2 38 27 Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog - Universal 1356/88 44 414 942
11 32 28 Clay Walker/She Won't Be Lonely Long/Curb 1336/68 13 157 1179
9 31 29 Darryl Worley/Best Of Both Worlds/Stroudavarious 1314/80 10 124 1190
9 30 30 Craig Morgan/This Ain't Nothin'/BNA 1309/75 10 114 1195
2 46 31 Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 1201/79 60 449 752
8 34 32 Jack Ingram/Free/Big Machine 1148/70 5 51 1097
8 35 33 Jewel/Stay Here Forever/Valory Music 1121/68 8 81 1040
3 49 34 Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 1051/72 42 312 739
11 36 35 Brad Wolf/Tan Lines/Evergreen 1046/53 4 37 1009
10 37 36 James Wesley/Jackson Hole/Broken Bow Records 1011/64 3 33 978
5 41 37 Emily West with Keith Urban/Blue Sky/Capitol 1008/72 19 160 848
15 44 38 Lee Brice/Love Like Crazy/Curb 979/61 23 183 796
5 43 39 Jaron & the Long Road To Love/I Pray For You/Jaronwood/Univ Rep/Big Machine 957/62 22 174 783
9 40 40 Steve Azar/Sunshine/Ride Records 956/61 11 92 864
12 39 41 Mark Wills/Crazy White Boy/Tenacity Records 955/48 7 61 894
2 58 42 Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 927/72 80 412 515
7 45 43 Katie Armiger/Kiss Me Now/Cold River 817/57 9 69 748
17 27 44 Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 806/26 -44 -633 1439
8 50 45 Danny Gokey/My Best Days Are Ahead of Me/19 Recordings/RCA Nashville 804/49 25 162 642
8 47 46 Bellamy Brothers/Heart Of My Heart/Bellamy 787/47 7 52 735
5 53 47 Tyler Dickerson/Tell Your Sister I'm Single/Lyric Street 709/55 22 129 580
9 51 48 Veronica Ballestrini/Out There Somewhere/TimBob 678/40 5 35 643
15 55 49 Gretchen Wilson/Work Hard, Play Harder/Redneck Records 642/37 20 108 534
12 54 50 Darren Kozelsky/Real Superman/Major 7th/Spinville/Nine North 556/38 -3 -20 576
2 61 51 James Otto/Groovy Little Summer Song/Warner Bros. Nashville 547/45 27 115 432
11 56 52 Sean Hogan/Heartbreak Song/Lakeland Heart Records 546/35 1 5 541
8 69 53 Ty Williams/Barn On The Rooftop/Cherry Heart/Lofton Creek 489/29 33 120 369
15 59 54 Billy Joe Royal/Hard Rock to Roll/ 484/28 -1 -3 487
15 60 55 Lee Ann Womack/There Is A God/MCA 471/27 -3 -13 484
2 71 56 Jimmy Wayne with Whitney Duncan/Just Knowing You Love Me/Valory Music 457/36 25 91 366
4 70 57 David Nail/Turning Home/MCA 442/35 20 73 369
2 72 58 Ash Bowers/Ain't No Stoppin' Her Now/Stoney Creek Records 425/37 16 59 366
5 65 59 Sammy Kershaw/Better Than I Used To Be/Big Hit Records 423/27 4 16 407
9 64 60 Anna Garrott/What A Way To Go/Blue Steel Records 417/29 1 6 411
6 67 61 Chris Filer/Joy Ride/Lofton Creek/3 Kidney 409/28 2 8 401
3 75 62 Floyd Tolston/Redneck Cheer/SaMolly 368/26 13 41 327
9 68 63 Jackie Arredondo/Insane/Premier Musical Productions 363/27 -8 -31 394
8 66 64 Zona Jones/Day Off/Rocky Comfort 360/22 -12 -47 407
1 76 65 Jason Mitchell/Slow and Steady/DMP 356/27 17 53 303
4 74 66 Chris Heers/Dirt Rich/Saddlefarm 337/24 1 4 333
1 94 67 Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 331/26 97 163 168
1 85 68 Ken Domash/Countrified/Thunder Mountain / Spinville Records 327/28 45 101 226
1 86 69 Scott Lindsey/You Only Call Me When You're Drunk/Gray Trailer Music 325/29 49 107 218
4 77 70 Johnny Rivers/The American Dream/Soul City 324/24 6 18 306
1 79 71 Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone/GrandVista/Nine North 310/24 4 13 297
1 83 72 Jerrod Niemann/Lover, Lover/Sea Gayle/Arista 308/24 29 69 239
1 82 73 Brady Seals/Been There, Drunk That/StarCity/Spinville 304/30 13 35 269
1 80 74 Mike Aiken/Jagger & Jones/Aspirion 295/21 14 36 259
1 78 75 Mustang Creek/Love Makes The World Go Round/Cupit 293/28 -3 -8 301
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