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Radio News• WDSY/Pittsburgh has shifted to music-only in nights after running a mixture of part-timers and board ops in the slot since the October departure of Mike Tyler for WPKX/Springfield, MA. A final decision on the night airshift is still pending.• Former WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean, NJ APD/MD Lee Ann Taylor has launched www.CountryRadioPrep.com, a subscription site for personalities. She is offering a one-week trial by request and hopes to include tour info and artist interviews.
Who’s Your (Musical) Daddy? Perhaps more precisely, who are your core artists? Which artists dominate your airwaves? And, how does your core compare to others in your market size or region? As we always do when musical questions arise, we cranked up the ol’ Mediabase 24/7 website to grab an overview of Country stations around the USA. (The number of plays per week is in parentheses.) For comparison, Mediabase’s Top 10 most-played Country artists nationally: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood and Montgomery Gentry. This is based on last week’s airplay; we’ll do a year-to-date analysis when we get a few more weeks of airplay under radio’s belt.
East WKLB/Boston’s trio of most-played artists are Chesney (98), Keith (87) and Jackson (79). There is one female in ‘KLB’s Top 10 – Martina McBride at No. 6 (70). The most surprising name in the Top 10: Garth Brooks at No. 8 (69). (Surprising only in the sense that the G-Man doesn’t have current music.)
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How did CRS change your life? Did a contact lead to a job? A spouse? Immortalization in the minds of Bridge Bar attendees? Was it a slow educational process that shaped every fiber of your professional being, or a quick flash of inspiration and opportunity that marked a significant turning point? We want to know. Drop us a line at [email protected]. Country Aircheck will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All Country Aircheck Mediabase monitored reporters can submit station adds any time from this Thursday (1/15) until 3pm ET/Noon PT on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Country Aircheck non-monitored Activator reporters may submit their full reports any time during that same time frame. The Country Aircheck Weekly will be delivered Tuesday evening, Jan. 20.
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Industry News The T.J. Martell Foundation is moving Country In The Rockies to Nashville Jan. 22 in celebration of the 15th Anniversary. Nashville’s Loveless Barn will be transformed into a ski lodge for the reunion. Among those scheduled to attend are Blue County, Billy Dean, Tim Nichols, Lee Roy Parnell and several special guests. Individual tickets (dinner included) are $100 with tables of ten at $1,500 and can be purchased at 615-
256-2002 or www.tjmartellfoundation.org. BMI/Nashville Asst./Media Relations Elisabeth Dawson has been upped to Assoc. Dir./Editorial Services after nearly three years with the company. She now reports to Sr. Dir./Editorial Services Howard Levitt in New York.
Artist News The musical 9 to 5, written by Dolly Parton, will open April 7 on Broadway at New York’s Marriot Marquis Theatre. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the musical is a recreation of the 1980 film of the same name in which Parton starred. “I wanted it to be what the story called for,” says Parton. “I wanted each song to fit each character perfectly and fit the storyline, as well and to have the songs to be sing-able and memorable.” The next set of country standards to be transformed into Hushabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions are that of Willie Nelson. “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” “Whiskey River” and “On The Road Again,” are among the songs included on the Jan. 27 release. Stephen Cochran will present an iBOT wheelchair to a soldier injured in Iraq during a performance in Tampa Jan. 23. Cochran, who just returned from a visit to Iraq, will also auction an American flag flown over the country to raise funds for another iBOT wheelchair.
Chronicle Our condolences to the friends and family of former SESAC/Nashville Pres. W. Robert “Bob” Thompson, who died last
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MY TuneS: MuSiC THaT SHaped MY life WKIS/Miami PD Ken Boesen discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts:1. James Taylor, JT: Has been a favorite album of mine forever.2. U2, Joshua Tree Tour, Denver, 1987: Getting 50 tickets for my college fraternity by calling the promoter “on behalf” of KFRX/Lincoln, where I worked at the time, nearly got me fired. I “may” have misrepresented
myself. I used to be bad. Thanks to PD JJ Cook for not showing me the door. 3. Stevie Wonder/Sir Duke: That’s just a cool song.4. Waylon & Willie/Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys: It came up every 3.5 hours after Loretta Lynn and before John Denver on the automated station we listened to in Nebraska.5. Boston/More Than A Feeling: Part of growing up in the late 70s. Like most folks, my older brother played it over and over. He also played the Bee-Gees’ Saturday Night Fever. Strangely, I never developed any love for that music.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Garth’s “Ain’t Goin’ Down Til The Sun Comes Up.” It was a hit. It still tests. We still get requests. I still just don’t hear it. And Bob Dylan, The Basement Tapes.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Keith Urban’s Golden Road. I was the guy singing along to “Jeans On” in the car next to you at the stop light.
Ken Boesen
Wednesday (1/7) afer a two-year illness. He was 77. Memorial services will be held Jan. 16 at Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery at 2pm.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com.• Citadel/Nashville Market Manager Dave Kelly added OM/PD duties for Country WKDF as current OM/PD Larry Stone shifted focus to Titans Radio. (CAT 1/5)• Broken Bow hired Carson James as SVP/Promotion. EVP Jim Yerger is relocating to Nashville. Lee Adams remains VP/Promotion
Dolly Parton
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Tuesday (1/13) - Trace Adkins, John Burns
Wednesday (1/14) - Billie Jo Spears, the late Billy Walker, Martin Fischer, Susan Levy ([email protected]), Tim Murphy ([email protected]), Chuck Thagard ([email protected]), Anne Weaver ([email protected]), Renee White
Thursday (1/15) - Kurt Howell, Lee Adams ([email protected]), Mike Borchetta ([email protected]), David Lynn Jones, Tracey Myers, Jay Roberts ([email protected])
Friday (1/16) - Ronnie Milsap, Sandy Pinkard, Bill Macky ([email protected])
Saturday (1/17) – Steve Earle, Amanda Wilkinson, Ryan Barnstead ([email protected]), Kim Markovchick ([email protected])
Sunday (1/18) – Mark Collie, Bobby Goldsboro, Travis Hensley, Dene Hallam ([email protected]), Bob Mitchell ([email protected]), Bill Moore
Monday (1/19) – Phil Everly, Dolly Parton, Bill Carter, Cooper Samuels ([email protected])
Tuesday (1/20) – John Michael Montgomery, Slim Whitman, Stephen Giuttari ([email protected])
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WFMS/Indianapolis posts Jackson (102), Strait (96) and McGraw (94) as its top trio. There are no women in the top 10.
and the rest of the staff is unchanged. (Breaking News 1/5)• Former Epic promotion vet Jen Dalton joined CO5/Nashville, replacing South/Midwest regional Darlene Starr. Dalton can be reached at 503-320-0599 or [email protected]. Starr can be reached at 214-906-8514 (cell), 512-291-0009 (office) or [email protected].• Pop promotion vet Tim Burruss was named VP/Promotion for 1720 Entertainment, replacing the exiting Bill Macky, who can be reached at 615-202-8135 or [email protected]. (CAT 1/8)• Former KZLA/Los Angeles morning co-host Ashley Paige reunited with Shawn Parr on the KKGO/Los Angeles morning show. (CAT 1/8)
Who’s Your (Musical) Daddy (continued from page 1)WWYZ/Hartford’s Top 3 are Chesney (101), Keith (92) and Jackson (88). Its lone Top 10 female is Swift at No. 10 (57). WWYZ’s Top 10 sports three acts not in WKLB’s list: Blake Shelton at No. 7 (62), Dierks Bentley at No. 9 (57) and Swift in tenth. WCTO/Allentown sports a completely different Top 3 than it’s eastern counterparts – although perhaps it’s more mideast than truly east. Anyway, Montgomery Gentry (71) leads WCTO’s top 10, followed by Tim McGraw (69) and Sugarland (64). There are no solo women in the top 10.
Midwest WUSN/Chicago’s top 3 are Paisley (98), Rascal Flatts (96) and Sugarland (95). The only female is Swift, tied (with Chesney) at No. 4 (91).
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WFYR/Peoria, IL has Chesney (106), Keith (103) and Jackson (96) as its big 3. No women in the top 10; Garth Brooks (66) is ranked tenth.
Southeast WKHX/Atlanta boasts Chesney (107), Keith (106) and McGraw (100) at the top. Swift (66) is the lone female. WQYK/Tampa has Rascal Flatts (92) as the leader, followed by Chesney (90) and Keith (81). Swift (62) is tenth. WKXC/Augusta places Chesney (122) and McGraw (122) in first, with Keith in third with 111. No females in the top 10. Garth Brooks (66) is No. 9.
Southwest Dallas: KPLX leads with Strait (149 spins from a total of 42 different titles!), followed by Chesney (135) and McGraw (113). KSCS has Chesney on top (108), followed by Strait (92 plays from 24 titles) and Rascal Flatts (92). Neither station has a female in the top 10. Appearing in KPLX’s top 10 but not KSCS’: Montgomery Gentry (No. 5) and Jackson (No. 8). Appearing in KSCS’ top 10 but not KPLX’s: Rascal Flatts (No. 3) and Pat Green (No. 6). Houston: KILT has Strait (135), Chesney (109) and Rascal Flatts (107) top 3. KKBQ places Chesney (137), Keith (129) and Strait (124) in its top trio. KILT plays 42 Strait titles; KKBQ 26. KILT has Swift (99) as its lone female at No. 4. KKBQ also has Swift (107) at No. 4 and Lee Ann Womack (63) at No. 9, largely on the strength of heavy airplay (58 spins) of the current
Tuesday 1/13 - Big & Rich, Between Raising Hell & Amazing Grace (re-air) (GAC).
Wednesday 1/14 - Randy Rogers Band, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS); Patty Loveless, Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC).
Thursday 1/15 - Jewel, Riders In The Sky, Bill Anderson, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).
Friday 1/16 - Trace Adkins, X (Ten) Days (GAC).
Saturday 1/17 - Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Craig Morgan, Opry Live (GAC).
Sunday 1/18 - George Strait, Superstar Sessions (GAC).
Monday 1/19 - Various Artists, The 43rd Annual ACM Awards (re-air) (GAC).
Tuesday 1/20 - LeAnn Rimes, Jewel, Cribs (CMT).
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Upcoming Album Releases:
Jan. 27 Pat Green What I’m For (BNA)
Feb. 3 Dierks Bentley Feel That Fire (Capitol)
Feb. 24 Jake Owen Easy Does It (RCA)
Album release info to [email protected].
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single, “Last Call.” Eight of the ten most-played artists are the same on the two stations. KKBQ counts Womack and Darius Rucker (again, on the strength of 58 spins for the current single) in its top 10; KILT has Brooks & Dunn and Billy Currington in its top10. KTST/Oklahoma has Jackson (104), Chesney (101) and Keith (91) on top. Underwood (47) is at No. 10. KRST/Albuquerque’s top 10 shows Keith (108), Strait (105) and Paisley (90) leading the way. No women in the top 10.
West KKGO/Los Angeles leads off with Chesney (99), followed by Keith (98) and McGraw (89). Swift (59) is the lone female at No. 10. KYGO/Denver shows Keith (126), the Flatts (104) one-two, with Strait and Chesney next at 102. No women in the top 10. It breaks from the national top 10 with Rodney Atkins (73) at No. 7 and Bentley (56) at No. 10. KUPL/Portland leads with Cheseny (94), Jackson (88) and Swift (85).
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Fall No. 1s: WCTO, WXCL, WLLR, WTHI, WILQ, WGTY
Here’s the first batch of Fall 2008 Arbitron Country station ratings. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an “t” indicates a tie. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available.
S t a t i o n s 4 7 4 7 4 4 4 4U p 1 5 1 5 2 0 2 0D o w n 2 9 2 9 1 7 1 7F l a t 3 3 7 7 D e b u t - - - - - - - -D r o p - - - - - - - -N o. 1 n a n a 6 6
Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Fall 2008 Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed on this page in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in these box scores are only those from the station’s home market. (The 12+ and Rankings totals differ because non-subscriber markets yield 12+ share figures, but not ranks.)
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WCTO/Allentown 10.9 12.1 1 1WPUR/Atlantic City 6.1 5.6 5 4tWWWW/Ann Arbor, MI 6.3 5.2 2t 4WYCD/Detroit 2.7 1.5 8 21 ( A n n A r b o r A r b i t r o n )KUZZ/Bakersfield^ 7.8 7.9 2 2KCWR/Bakersfield^+ 1.3 2.1 21 18WNWN/Kalamzoo, MI 20.6 18.2 1 1 ( B a t t l e C r e e k A r b i t r o n )WBCT/Grand Rapids 2.9 2.1 6t 9 ( B a t t l e C r e e k A r b i t r o n )
WBCK/Battle Creek, MI 1.5 1.4 10t 10WBWN/Bloomington, IL 12.2 10.3 1 2WYST/Bloomington, IL 3.7 5.1 7t 5WKLB/Boston 4.0 4.0 8 9WDZQ/Decatur, IL 9.9 9.5 2t 1tWZUS/Decatur, IL 3.0 2.9 9t 9WFMB/Springfield, IL 2.0 1.9 12 10t ( D e c a t u r, I L A r b i t r o n )WFBE/Flint, MI 5.7 4.3 5 7tWKCQ/Saginaw, MI 3.9 3.7 9t 9 ( F l i n t , M I A r b i t r o n )
WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 7.0 6.9 2t 3WCAT/Harrisburg, PA 2.2 2.6 10t 11tWIOV/Lancaster, PA 9.5 6.5 1 4
WMIL/Milwaukee 5.4 6.6 na naWKMK/Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 2.3 1.7 15 16tKTOM/Monterey 2.2 2.5 15 14KKHK/Monterey .9 1.3 27t 23KHAY/Oxnard-Ventura, CA 6.0 5.1 2 4KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 4.6 3.4 6 9tWXCL/Peoria, IL^ 5.1 9.4 5 1WFYR/Peoria, IL 6.1 6.1 4 5tWIRL-AM/Peoria, IL^+ 2.6 2.2 12 12tWBWN/Bloomington, IL .8 1.1 19t 15t ( Pe o r i a , I L A r b i t r o n )
WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY 7.2 4.9 1 4WKXP/Poughkeepsie, NY 1.3 1.5 18t 16tWLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 18.8 15.9 1 1WXXQ/Rockford, IL 11.7 11.7 2 2WJVL/Janesville, WI .8 1.1 18t 18 ( R o c k f o r d , I L A r b i t r o n )
KNCI/Sacramento 4.8 3.7 na naKNTY/Sacramento 2.9 1.9 na naWKCQ/Saginaw, MI 7.7 7.9 5t 3tWCEN/Saginaw, MI 8.3 6.5 2 5WDGN/Saginaw, MI 2.4 1.8 10 13tKSON/San Diego 3.9 4.6 6 4KUSS/San Diego 2.3 2.0 15 18t
WBYT/South Bend, IN 12.1 8.5 1 4WHFB/South Bend, IN 2.4 1.9 13 11WTHI/Terre Haute, IN 23.7 24.2 1 1WINH/Terre Haute, IN 6.2 4.3 4 4tWSDM/Terre Haute, IN 2.6 1.9 10 9tWGGY & WGGI/ Wilkes Barre-Scranton 7.3 6.7 4 3WSJR/WB-Scranton 1.9 3.1 12t 8WCTO/Allentown 2.4 1.6 8 13t ( W B - S c r a n t o n A r b i t r o n )
WILQ/Williamsport, PA 19.9 17.7 1 1WBYL/Williamsport, PA 5.1 4.6 6 7WXCY/Wilmington, DE 4.3 3.7 5 5 WXTU/Philadelphia 2.2 2.3 12 11 ( Wi l m i n g t o n , D E A r b i t r o n )WDSD/Wilmington, DE 1.6 2.2 16t 12tWGTY/York, PA 10.6 10.2 1 1WAYZ/Hagerstown 1.3 1.5 20t 14t ( Yo r k A r b i t r o n )WRBT/Harrisburg 2.4 1.2 10t 18t ( Yo r k A r b i t r o n )WIOV/Lancaster, PA 2.3 1.3 12t 17 ( Yo r k A r b i t r o n )WPOC/Baltimore 1.1 1.2 23t 18t ( Yo r k A r b i t r o n )
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3 1 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH uRBAN/Start A Band (Arista)4 14255 1315 4473 426 30.907 2.566 121 0
1 2 SuGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 13986 130 4311 -27 30.163 -0.056 121 0
5 3 BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury)4 13240 833 4225 246 28.239 1.532 122 0
4 4 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 13101 400 4223 128 27.888 1.073 120 1
2 5 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 13087 -654 4036 -283 28.741 -1.451 122 0
6 6 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 12609 517 3897 136 26.766 0.881 121 0
8 7 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.)4 12373 1356 3933 392 25.867 2.831 122 1
9 8 KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC MCANALLY/Down...(Blue Chair/BNA) 11017 698 3393 226 24.301 1.566 123 0
11 9 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 10941 751 3377 229 24.274 2.029 123 0
12 10 KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 10769 710 3282 214 23.59 1.428 122 2
13 11 BROOKS & DuNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 10606 585 3333 187 22.907 0.937 120 1
10 12 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 9850 -383 3182 -83 21.804 -1.333 122 0
15 13 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 9422 535 2898 164 19.752 1.14 121 0
18 14 DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol)4 7981 1074 2479 286 16.627 2.396 119 2
19 15 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine)4 7615 1042 2370 334 16.569 2.205 120 4
17 16 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 7536 245 2375 89 15.257 0.357 118 1
16 17 RANDY HOuSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 7417 -202 2377 -22 15.289 -0.694 118 1
20 18 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 6755 371 2086 146 13.273 0.58 117 2
21 19 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 6678 378 2115 99 12.953 0.802 119 2
22 20 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 5650 215 1757 90 11.118 0.253 110 1
23 21 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 5189 196 1611 78 10.266 0.463 111 4
24 22 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 4982 566 1582 152 9.53 0.936 107 3
27 23 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 4825 652 1541 197 9.466 1.112 107 9
25 24 JOSH TuRNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 4552 261 1509 70 8.521 0.241 103 3
26 25 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 4449 238 1450 62 8.133 0.323 105 0
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28 26 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 3560 266 1140 85 6.297 0.618 94 5
30 27 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 2939 309 1010 101 5.232 0.619 85 11
29 28 ELI YOuNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 2780 78 807 18 5.283 -0.053 70 5
31 29 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 2469 103 742 29 4.354 0.194 71 2
33 30 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 1857 61 679 30 2.719 -0.046 83 11
39 31 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 1842 717 562 233 3.681 1.293 71 37
32 32 JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 1816 -105 571 -17 3.509 -0.316 49 1
37 33 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 1745 300 600 71 2.365 0.246 58 6
34 34 SARAH BuXTON/Space (Lyric Street) 1692 -16 592 -7 2.118 -0.375 77 3
35 35 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 1581 7 507 -24 2.926 -0.028 48 2
36 36 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 1554 75 480 25 2.47 0.226 57 3
38 37 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 1336 135 419 28 2.011 0.132 44 3
41 38 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (BNA) 1313 269 409 70 2.193 0.478 44 9
40 39 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 1255 134 478 51 2.15 0.221 48 4
42 40 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 1073 77 408 42 1.44 0.095 50 3
49 41 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 1033 592 318 175 1.923 1.262 45 30
44 42 JESSICA ANDREWS/Everything (Carolwood) 903 54 332 21 1.267 0.198 46 5
43 43 JEREMY MCCOMB/Cold (Parallel/New Revolution) 853 -37 325 -7 1.349 -0.026 33 0
46 44 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 776 140 303 47 1.17 0.244 42 10
45 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) 721 18 253 9 0.87 -0.095 29 2
47 46 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 571 -11 215 0 0.756 0.002 33 1
48 47 RICHIE MCDONALD/How Do I Just Stop (Stroudavarious) 567 26 203 10 0.532 0.026 27 1
48 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Dang/Ride/New Revolution) 472 74 171 4 0.592 0.133 25 1
49 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood)462 184 112 59 0.828 0.259 9 5
50 JOHN RICH/Another You (Warner Bros.) 448 187 94 43 0.606 0.316 14 8Debut
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CMT eMeRSOn DRive/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory)JAMie O’neAL/Like A Woman (1720)The RACOnTeURS f/AShLeY MOnROe & RiCKY SKAGGS/Old Enough (Third Man/WB)
CMT PUReBRiTTini BLACK/Good Happens (Slugfest)JAMie O’neAL/Like A Woman (1720)
GACNo Adds This Week
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Aircheck Top Point GainersBLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 1356 4BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH uRBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 1315 4DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 1074 4TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 1042 4BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 833 4TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 751TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 717KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 710KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC MCANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 698RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 652
Aircheck Top Spin GainersBRAD PAISLEY & KEITH uRBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 426BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros. ) 392TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 334DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol ) 286BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 246TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 233TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 229KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC MCANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 226KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 214RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 197
Activator Top Point GainersBLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 389 4TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 341 4KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MCANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 305 4DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 298 4BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 264 4GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 245
TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 240
TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 226
BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH uRBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 217
KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 205
Activator Top Spin GainersTIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 218
BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 216
KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MCANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 205
DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 158
BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 141
TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 140
GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 130
TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 129
MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 127
KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 119
Aircheck Add LeadersTIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 37TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 30JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 11JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 11JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 10KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 9RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 9JOHN RICH/Another You (Warner Bros.) 8CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 6HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 6KEITH ANDERSON/She Could've Been Mine (Columbia) 6
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Aircheck ActivityLiTTLe BiG TOWn/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) Stays at 45*; 721 points, 253 spins 2 ADDS: WKhX, WKiS
JAMie O’neAL/Like A Woman Moves 47*-46*; 571 points, 215 spins 1 ADD: KKGO
RiChie MCDOnALD/how Do i Just Stop (Stroudavarious) Moves 48*-47*; 567 points, 203 spins 1 ADD: WOGK
STEVE AZAR/You’re My Life (Ride/Dang/C05) Moves 50*-48*; 472 points, 171 spins 1 ADD: KTST
TRenT TOMLinSOn/That’s how it Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) Enters at 49*; 462 points, 112 spins 5 ADDS: KiXZ, WGTY, WivK*, WQYK*, WSOC*
JOhn RiCh/Another You (Warner Bros.) Enters at 50*; 448 points, 94 spins 8 ADDS: KAJA, KiXZ, KnTY, KSD, KWJJ, WBCT, WiL, WTQR
TRACY LAWRenCe/You Can’t hide Redneck (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 390 points, 143 spins; 0 ADDS
CRAiG MORGAn/God Must Really Love Me (BnA) 389 points, 124 spins 6 ADDS: KUZZ, WBCT, WGGY, WKDF*, WOGK, WSiX
POinT OF GRACe/i Wish (Word/Curb/Warner Bros.) 372 points, 153 spins; 0 ADDS
CRYSTAL ShAWAnDA/My Roots Are Showing (RCA) 368 points, 134 spins 2 ADDS: WivK*, WWnU
MELISSA LAWSON/What If It All Goes Right (Warner Bros.) 342 points, 57 spins; 0 ADDS
JANUARY 20 KEITH ANDERSON/She Could’ve Been Mine (Columbia)STEVE HOLY/Might Have Been (Curb)CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA)DANIELLE PECK/Can’t Behave (Big Machine)
JANUARY 26KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River)JEFF BATES/One Thing (Black River)JuLIA BuRTON/What A Woman Wants (Emerald River/Spinville)WHITNEY DuNCAN/The Bed You Made (Warner Bros.) KID ROCK/Blue Jeans And A Rosary (Atlantic Records/CO5)LADY ANTEBELLuM/I Run To You (Capitol)BRYNN MARIE/Lifted (Rhythm House)CHuCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA)HOLLY WILLIAMS/Keep The Change (Mercury) DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious)
FEBRUARY 2BLuEFIELD/Ready To Love You Now (Country Thunder)BILLY RAY CYRuS/Back To Tennesse (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)JuSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory)DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA)TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog)TRENT TOMLINSON/That’s How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood)CARRIE uNDERWOOD/I Told You So (Arista)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsMONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 3709ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 3523LADY ANTEBELLuM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2607DARIuS RuCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think...(Capitol) 2115TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 1995CARRIE uNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 1991TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine/Uni Republic) 1870JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 1631KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic) 1629JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1628
Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)
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3 1 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 4949 118 2744 46
2 2 SuGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 4921 72 2685 17
1 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 4849 -88 2674 -68
4 4 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH uRBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 4810 217 2687 114
5 5 BILLY CuRRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 4 4801 264 2657 141
7 6 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 4406 190 2442 118
8 7 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 4 4384 389 2377 216
12 8 KENNY CHESNEY F/M. MCANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 3884 305 2130 205
11 9 BROOKS & DuNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 3780 174 2043 114
9 10 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 3776 120 2050 74
10 11 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 3422 -223 1955 -112
14 12 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 3417 245 1846 130
15 13 KEITH uRBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 3315 205 1796 119
16 14 RANDY HOuSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 2925 -6 1570 -14
17 15 DARIuS RuCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 4 2899 298 1578 158
19 16 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 2447 99 1340 67
21 17 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 2403 240 1335 140
20 18 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 2397 129 1289 64
18 19 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 2381 -1 1305 16
22 20 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 2258 149 1204 71
23 21 JOSH TuRNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 1981 41 1032 16
24 22 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 1904 180 1025 100
25 23 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 1830 184 1006 127
26 24 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 1781 173 939 102
27 25 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 1661 83 900 62
28 26 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 1417 40 700 21
29 27 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 1190 128 614 66
32 28 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 4 1032 341 574 218
30 29 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 919 -26 406 -6
31 30 ELI YOuNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 860 24 472 10
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34 31 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 770 100 343 57
33 32 SARAH BuXTON/Space (Lyric Street) 730 59 355 23
35 33 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 682 64 333 26
36 34 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 579 -2 284 -5
37 35 JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 495 -22 290 -11
39 36 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 489 78 210 31
48 37 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 477 226 246 129
40 38 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 404 44 216 25
38 39 MARK WILLS/The Things We Forget (Tenacity) 402 -16 129 -9
42 40 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 394 66 141 23
41 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) 361 30 193 17
47 42 TRACY LAWRENCE/You Can't Hide Redneck (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 345 47 138 22
44 43 JEFF BATES/Riverbank (Black River) 331 12 102 -1
46 44 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 328 21 142 16
43 45 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 325 -1 154 8
49 46 JESSICA ANDREWS/Everything (Carolwood) 283 38 144 22
52 47 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 258 82 118 36
50 48 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 212 0 61 0
45 49 KATIE ARMIGER/Unseen (Cold River/Nine North) 210 -102 115 -69
51 50 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 207 25 100 17
54 51 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 193 28 92 11
56 52 MATT STILLWELL/Shine (Still7/CO5) 167 5 75 2
53 53 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Dang/Ride/New Revolution) 158 -12 69 -3
57 54 RICHIE MCDONALD/How Do I Just Stop (Stroudavarious) 157 12 71 4
55 55 JEREMY MCCOMB/Cold (Parallel/New Revolution) 141 -21 66 -8
58 56 JEWEL/Till It Feels Like Cheating (Valory) 133 -10 49 -3
59 57 RICK HuCKABY/Ain't Enough Blacktop (HeadCoach) 126 3 75 2
60 58 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 120 25 24 5
59 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/My Roots Are Showing (RCA) 105 30 30 9
60 KEITH ANDERSON/She Could've Been Mine (Columbia) 97 9 22 4Debut
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