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Country Goes West For Hall The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum held its third annual All For The Hall guitar-pull fundraiser last Thursday night. After two years in New York City, this year’s event was held at Club Nokia L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Entertaining a few hundred LA music and media moguls were host Vince Gill, with Emmylou Harris, Melissa Etheridge and Dwight Yoakam. Chris Isaak and Michael McDonald also joined the festivities as surprise guests. “I grew up listening to country music, and it’s an honor to be here,” said Isaak as he opened the evening. “And this is the only place I can wear this suit,” he added before singing “You Hurt Me So.”Other sights and sounds from the night: Like all Hall of Fame and Museum events, the evening was at once entertainment and history lesson. In his opening remarks, Exec. Dir. Kyle Young chronicled Country’s West Coast roots through Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. Featured from the Hall’s archives was a 1966 clip of Buck singing “Act Naturally” on his TV show. Hall of Famer Cindy Walker was also featured in one of the first “Soundie” musical shorts ever recorded – her
CRB, CA Team For Industry Honors The Country Radio Broadcasters and Country Aircheck will team to present a newly created award celebrating excellence in Country radio and the Country music industry. The annual CRB-CA honors will be given during the CRS “New Faces of Country Music Show,” with the inaugural presentation of 28 trophies set for CRS 41 on February 26, 2010. “We are very excited to recognize the outstanding efforts of those individuals who excel in the Country radio and music industries,” says CRB President Becky Brenner. “Thanks to our new relationship with Country Aircheck, we feel there’s no better place to do that than at Country Radio Seminar.” Country Aircheck will co-present the awards with Brenner. “The New Faces Show is the culmination of an incomparably vital event that brings these two industries together on common ground,” CA Publisher/CEO Lon Helton says. “We can’t think of a better venue for marking their achievements and we’re proud to begin this partnership with Country Radio Broadcasters.” Twenty-one Country radio Awards will be presented in total. Station, GM, PD, MD and Personality awards will be presented in four market categories: Major (Markets 1-25), Large (26-50) Medium (51-100) and Small 101+). A Network/Syndicated Air Personality will also be honored.
Details are sketchy and there has been no official word from CBS Radio or KMLE/Phoenix, but Country Aircheck learned Monday evening that KMLE MD/middayer Gwen Foster and afternoon personality Jeff West were victims of budget cuts. We’ll have details and contact info as they become available.
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And Hall For One: Thursday’s (10/1) All For The Hall event in Los Angeles was a who’s who of country fans and performers including Melissa Etheridge and actor James Denton. Pictured (l-r) are manager Ken Levitan, CAA’s Rod Essig, Michael McDonald, Chris Isaak, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Kyle Young and BMI’s Jody Williams.
My tunes: Music that shaped My Life
KYGO/Denver PD Joel Burke discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts:1. Ronnie Milsap, 1976, Carlsbad, NM: It was the first concert I ever attended, and realized as a teenager that country was pretty cool. I still have the concert ticket Ronnie signed for me after the show.2. Steve Miller Band/Fly Like An Eagle: The eagle is very symbolic for me. So, anytime I
hear this tune everything comes to a complete stop.3. Imperials, One More Song For You: A Christian album from the late 70’s, the music on the record sounded like songs I was hearing on Top 40 radio, yet had a message I needed to hear.4. Roy Orbison, the old Austin Opry House, 1985: The opening act was booed off stage. I’m not kidding! I had to go up onstage and say Roy will be playing in about 30 minutes. That was a frightful experience that I laugh about today.5. Kenny Loggins/This Is It: One of the greatest songs of all time! That song always lifts my spirits and keeps me pushing ahead every time I hear it.•An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Nirvana. •An album you played or listened to incessantly: Off The Wall from Michael Jackson and the Eagles’ Greatest Hits.•One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: There are two: both are from country artists, but both were never hits. “Ocean” by Hanna McEuen. Close your eyes and listen to that song. You will feel like you are right there on the beach with the ocean breeze blowing in your face: an amazing piece of music. The other is “Southbound 35” by Pat Green. That has to be one of the best straight-up rock songs ever done!
Joel Burke
1941 rendition of “Seven Beers With The Wrong Man.” “He showed everybody how country music should twang, and no one does it better than Dwight Yoakam,” Young said when introducing Yoakam, whose offerings included “Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses).” Expressing her love for Kris Kristofferson’s music, Etheridge incorporated “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” in her set. She also sang “You Can Sleep While I Drive,” a song she wrote that was also a country hit for Trisha Yearwood. Gill treated the crowd to a handful of new songs, dedicating “Bread and Water” to his late brother and singing “Threaten Me With Heaven,” which was written with wife Amy Grant. He and Harris showed that two voices may never have sounded better together when they sang “If I Needed You.” The evening drew down with McDonald noting the convergence of musical styles and singing a Cindy Walker song that was a hit for both Ray Charles and Eddy Arnold, “You Don’t Know Me.” And, finally, all the artists joined in to perform “Act Naturally.”
who remains full-time in SLC, previously worked with Ericson on Dan Tooker In The Morning at KFDI/Wichita. • Nineteen-year Arbitron executive Carol Hanley has been promoted from VP/Sales, Advertising/Agency Services to Chief Sales Officer. The company also announced a cross-platform
Jon Watkins
Radio News• KEGA/Salt Lake City PM driver Jon Watkins will be joining KVWF/Wichita morning host Colby Ericson for “The Blitz” entertainment report at 7:40 (CT) weekday mornings. Watkins,
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media measurement group headed by EVP/Platform Services Pierre Bouvard, who will oversee efforts to capture and market data based on exposure to TV, radio, Internet, mobile and place-based media through PPM and various partnerships.• Larry Daniels, Ed Salamon and Rusty Walker are profiled along with Dick Clark, Casey Kasem, Wolfman Jack and others in Turn It Up: American Radio Tales by Bob Shannon. More info at www.americanradiotales.com. • WCTO/Allentown weekend Wild Joe Tyler is now voicetracking mornings on Wichita’s internet radio Twister Country (www.twisterwichita.com). • Gig Alert: WMZQ/Washington, DC PD Meg Stevens is seeking a new morning show. Candidates must have three to five years’ full-time on-air experience, knowledge of Prophet/NextGen systems and Adobe Audition. Send airchecks and resumes here or via snail mail to Clear Channel, Attn: Human Resources, 1801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
Industry News The three-day Fall 2009 session of the Nashville Music Business Camp will be Oct. 15-17 at The Listening Room. Kat
Atwood, Shelia Shipley Biddy and Bernard Porter are among event speakers. More info at www.nmbcamp.com. Montage Music Publishing has been renamed Writer’s Den Music Group. Staff writers include Bonnie Bishop, Ben Cooper, Tami Hinesh and Trent Jeffcoat. BMI/Nashville Sr. Dir./General Licensing Jack Flynn has been upped to Exec. Dir./
Key Accounts, Licensing after 16 years with the PRO. In this position, he will manage employees responsible for key accounts, state/national associations and special markets.
Artist News Taylor Swift and Kid Rock are nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards. Swift is up for Best New Act and Kid Rock is up for Best World Stage Performance. The show airs Nov. 5 from Berlin’s O2 World Arena on MTV. Vote here.
Tuesday (10/6) - Tim Rushlow, Dixie Carter, Jim O’Hara ([email protected]), Sheila Brooks, Jody Jo Mize ([email protected])
Wednesday (10/7) - Kieran Kane, Bill Dotson, Mary Hamilton, Cindy Heath ([email protected]), the late Buddy Lee; Jon Peterson; Ryan Simpson; Rick Walker; William Patton
Thursday (10/8) - Bucky Covington, Ricky Lee Phelps, Debbie Holley ([email protected])
Friday (10/9) - Tom Archibald, Joe Putnam ([email protected]), Ray Randall
Saturday (10/10) - John Prine, Tanya Tucker, Austin Clark, Tom Baldrica ([email protected]), Don Browning, Patrick Clark ([email protected]), Denise Roberts ([email protected]), Sheree Latham ([email protected])
Sunday (10/11) - Paulette Carlson, Gene Watson, the late Dottie West
Monday (10/12) - Martie Maguire, Lisa Andrick, Mark Evans, Eddie Long, Justin Niebank, Erin Beller
Birthdays
Earl Scruggs and Linda Ronstadt presented Emmylou Harris with an honorary doctor of music from Berklee College of Music Sunday (10/4) at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. Berklee selects honorary doctorate recipients for their achievements in music and for their contributions to culture. Learn more here. According to the Toledo Blade, Sugarland re-recorded the Beatles’ “Come Together” for a BBC-TV special commemorating the 40th anniversary of Abbey Road. Mercury will announce details regarding airdates and more soon. Dwight Yoakam is part of the lineup of performers for the 26th Annual Love Ride. Jay Leno will host the Oct. 25 event, which is billed as the world’s largest one-day charity motorcycle ride in Pomona, CA. Details here. Katie Armiger, Emily West, Kathy Mattea, Lani Nash
Sugarland
Shelia ShipleyBiddy
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Randy Travis is featured on the Blind Boys Of Alabama’s Duets album. Travis joins other artists featured on the project Lou Reed, Bonnie Raitt, John Hammond and Toots Hibbert.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Former WFMS/Indianapolis OM/PD Bob Richards was named OM for the four-station Emmis/Indianapolis cluster, which comprises Country WLHK. He replaced David Edgar, who left the company to become Ops. Mgr. of Clear Channel/Pittsburgh. (BN 9/29) • Cumulus SVP Mark Sullivan was named GM for Cumulus/Nashville’s five-station cluster, which includes Country WSM-FM (The Wolf). Sullivan relocated from Cumulus’ Atlanta headquarters, where he’d been based for nine of his more than 11 years with the company. He started Monday
and Mindy Smith will perform the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) For the Love of George benefit concert Oct. 9 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. Details here. Lorrie Morgan will release the classic country album A Moment In Time Oct. 27. Tracy Lawrence guests on “After The Fire Is Gone” and Raul Malo appears on “Easy Lovin’.” Luke Bryan is the only country artist to be featured in Rhapsody’s iPhone and iPod Touch application advertising campaign. His Doin’ My Thing cover joins others by Black Eyed Peas, Colbie Callait and Shakira for the commercial airing across MTV Networks for four weeks. Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Clay Walker, Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, the Josh Abbot Band and Whiskey Myers will perform Monday Oct. 12 at the 360 Artist Agency showcase as part of the IEBA Conference. Details here.
Luke Bryan
September 22, 2009 - 2nd Annual ACM Honors - Nashville, TN - www.acmcountry.com
October 15, 2009 – 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards – Hendersonville, TN – www.ccma.cc
October 19, 2009 - 47th Annual ASCAP Country Awards - Nashville, TN - www.ascap.com
November 10, 2009 - 57th BMI Country Awards - Nashville, TN - www.bmi.com
December 3-6, 2009 – Country On The Beach – Cancun, Mexico - www.tjmartellfoundation.org
December 7, 2009 - Christmas At Belmont hosted by Trisha Yearwood - Nashville, TN - www.belmont.edu
January 31, 2010 - 52nd Annual Grammy Awards - Los Angeles, CA - www.grammy.com
February 24-26, 2010 - CRS-41 - Nashville, TN - www.crb.org
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Tuesday 10/6 – Steep Canyon Rangers, The View (ABC); Trace Adkins, Fox & Friends (FOX News); Miranda Lambert, Ellen (syndicated).
Wednesday 10/7 – Rosanne Cash, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS); Miranda Lambert, Bonnie Hunt Show (syndicated); Toby Keith, Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC).
Thursday 10/8 – Larry Gatlin, Jett Williams, Jimmy Fortune, Charlie McCoy, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).
Friday 10/9 – Lady Antebellum, Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC).
Saturday 10/10 – Luke Bryan, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC).
Sunday 10/11 – Trace Adkins, Soundstage (GAC).
Monday 10/12 – Love And Theft, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC); Dierks Bentley, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS); Tim McGraw, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).
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(9/28) and replaces Mike Kanak, who left for CBS Radio/Tampa in August (CAT 8/31). (CAT 10/1)• Citadel/Allentown GM John Fraunfelter and Business Mgr. Shelly Bartholomew are no longer with the company. Citadel/Harrisburg-York-Lancaster Market Mgr. Bob Adams is overseeing the two-station Allentown combo, which includes Country WCTO. (CAT 10/1) • Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis middayer Vicki Murphy was promoted to PD, filling the position open since Bob Richards’ departure in March. (BN 9/29) • Former Hip Hop KXJM/Portland, OR PD Lisa Adams was hired for the same duties at Peak’s Country KAWO & AC KXLT/Boise. Adams will also take a live airshift TBA. (CAT 10/5)• Clear Channel’s WWYZ/Hartford PD Lance Tidwell is now handling afternoons with a combination of live and voicetracked segments. PM driver Wendy Steele has moved to middays, picking up the previously voicetracked shift from sister WMZQ/Washington, DC’s Kat Jackson. (CAT 10/5) • Gretchen Wilson officially launched Redneck Records. She will serve as label President, overseeing all operations. Smith Music Group’s Bob Mitchell was named Strategic Consultant/Radio Promotions, with CO5/Nashville spearheading the label’s promotion efforts. The first single is Wilson’s “Work Hard, Play Harder,” going for adds Oct. 26. Also, Redneck inked a deal with Sony’s RED Distribution, and publicity will be headed by Campbell Entertainment. Mitchell, who will be relocating to Nashville by year’s end, can be reached at 615-720-7467 or here. (CAT 10/2) • Matchless Management’s Shawn Pennington formed Matchless Music Group. The label’s flagship artist is Nashville Star finalist David St. Romain, whose single “That’s Love” goes for adds Oct. 19. David Haley’s Edgehill Music & Media is handling radio promotion. (CAT 10/5)• Journal Communications Pres. & Journal Broadcast CEO Doug Kiel will step down after 22 years Dec. 27. Journal Communications Chairman/CEO Steven J. Smith will assume leadership for the foreseeable future. (CAT 9/30)
Luke Bryan Doin’ My Thing (Capitol) Bryan works with I’ll Stay Me producer Jeff Stevens for his 11-track sophomore release, which features current single “Do I.” Country artists double as songwriters as Rhett Akins co-wrote the title track, Shane McAnally co-wrote “That’s What Country Is,” and Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley co-wrote “Do I.” Bryan has co-write credit on eight songs.
Rosanne Cash The List (Manhattan) Cash returns with a tribute to the “100 Essential Country Songs” list her father gave her, featuring her take on 12 of them. Bruce Springsteen guests on “Sea Of Heartbreak,” Elvis Costello on “Heartaches By The Number,” Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy on “Long Black Veil” and Rufus Wainwright on “Silver Wings.” Husband John Leventhal produced.
Colt Ford Country Is As Country Does (Average Joe’s) Ford co-wrote five of the six songs on his Wal-Mart exclusive CD/DVD set. Andy Griggs guests on “Day In The Life,” which was co-written by Jamey Johnson. The Brandley Gilbert Band guest on “Dirt Road Anthem.” Shannon “Fat Shan” Houchins, Jasyon Chance, Chace Reynolds and Phive Starr Productions produced. Toby Keith American Ride (Show Dog) Keith wrote or co-wrote all the songs on his 13th studio album except the title track and current single (Joe West, Dave Pahanish). Bobby Pinson and John Waples also get co-write credits. Keith produced the entire project save the Mark Wright-produced “Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song),” which is about losing his friend, former
NBA Star and Jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale, to cancer. Keith offers another of his famous “bus songs” with the Afghanistan-inspired “Ballad of Balad.”
Rascal Flatts Limited Edition Greatest Hits: Volume 1 (Lyric Street) The group’s two-disc set features 13 greatest hits and live recordings of “Take Me There,” “Winner At A Losing Game,” “Me And My Gang” and “Summer Nights.” An audio interview and foldout poster are also included in the package.
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• Westwood One asked employees to take one week of unpaid furlough and a compensation reduction equal to five days pay between now and Dec. 20. In addition, employees will not be paid for Thanksgiving or Black Friday. (CAT 9/29)
CRB Honors (continued from page 1) Six music industry trophies will go to Platinum and Gold labels, and to VP/Promotion, Dir./National Promotion and Dir./Regional Promotion. There will also be an award for Independent Promotion Team/Independent Promoter. The “New Face of Country Professional” award will be given to a deserving newcomer who has made an impact in the Country radio or Country music industry in the previous 12 months.
Nominations for all awards will run from Oct. 19 to Dec. 11 2009. Awards finalists will be announced on Jan. 4, 2010, with the final round balloting taking place between Jan. 5-Feb. 5, 2010. Both the nomination and final round voting are open to all Country radio and music industry professionals who may vote at CRBAwards.com. One vote per email address will be allowed. Final results for both rounds will be certified by a Nashville-based accounting firm. CRS 41 is set for Feb. 24-26, 2010 in Nashville, TN. Early bird and installment plan registration is currently available online at www.CRB.org or by contacting the Country Radio Broadcasters at 615-327-4487. CAC
An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse: MCA and Gary Allan hosted more than a dozen radio and industry folks at one of the more unique showcases. Held on Francis Ford Coppola’s Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley, CA, guests were treated to a tour of the old Inglenook chateau, which now includes a small museum devoted to his films, and a rather extensive wine-tasting session. After dinner, Allan performed in a large room housing massive wine vats. He noted that the empty wooden casts were resonating at B flat, making the sound a bit of a challenge. Nevertheless, he was in rare and very relaxed form, starting off with his hits, including his current single “Today.” As the night wore on, he accommodated requests from early songs and album cuts – some of which he hadn’t sung in years, making for a truly special evening. Mallary Hope performed the previous night.
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1 1 TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 14754 -47 5227 -29 34.673 -0.181 126 0
3 2 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 14204 919 5071 340 33.488 2.486 126 0
5 3 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 4 13640 1246 4816 455 32.326 1.945 125 0
2 4 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 12682 -1297 4503 -457 29.425 -3.271 126 0
6 5 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 12399 520 4485 170 28.455 0.98 126 2
8 6 ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 12161 986 4301 431 29.444 2.417 124 1
11 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 4 10653 1165 3657 406 25.443 3.031 125 0
10 8 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 9831 -516 3622 -203 21.795 -0.863 123 0
9 9 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 9287 -1858 3220 -771 20.822 -4.332 126 0
13 10 KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 9271 399 3305 95 21.662 0.714 124 0
12 11 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 9013 -119 3284 -16 20.776 -0.389 123 0
14 12 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 8712 342 3066 138 19.967 1.084 123 1
17 13 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 4 8263 1186 2973 445 18.691 1.591 119 1
16 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 8233 1076 2819 404 20.727 2.748 125 3
15 15 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 8073 478 2758 217 18.868 1.205 123 1
18 16 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 7581 629 2807 252 17.31 1.546 124 3
19 17 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 7296 370 2642 115 16.025 1.121 122 0
20 18 BROOKS & DUNN f/B. GIBBONS/Honky Tonk Stomp (Arista) 6736 359 2457 155 14.729 0.747 115 4
21 19 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 6052 879 2085 319 14.365 1.875 119 4
22 20 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 5809 673 1983 224 13.729 1.898 120 3
23 21 TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 5591 465 2035 169 13.091 1.403 112 2
24 22 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 4983 591 1736 179 11.321 1.618 113 2
28 23 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 3848 1066 1385 383 8.474 2.409 109 14
25 24 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Long Line Of Losers (Columbia) 3837 82 1435 29 8.73 0.415 107 0
30 25 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 4 3658 1363 1251 423 8.12 2.842 96 19
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31 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 3214 1097 1112 368 6.096 2.411 100 9
27 27 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 3057 195 1201 74 6.811 0.706 98 5
29 28 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 3016 272 1073 95 6.429 0.856 91 3
33 29 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 2363 406 928 169 4.58 1.002 88 5
26 30 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 2291 -1429 894 -474 4.839 -3.138 109 0
32 31 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 2155 64 864 30 4.115 0.386 90 9
34 32 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 2122 514 744 150 3.773 1.004 71 6
49 33 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 4 1953 1402 676 467 4.438 3.3 88 46
39 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 1763 495 695 152 3.518 0.878 71 12
37 35 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 1611 216 644 74 2.929 0.394 61 3
35 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/Radio Waves (Republic/Universal South) 1576 -27 582 -3 2.967 -0.136 58 2
45 37 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 1551 785 519 265 3.139 1.64 64 20
38 38 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 1476 119 580 56 2.502 0.161 66 2
40 39 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 1216 83 451 40 2.042 0.176 59 8
41 40 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 1189 139 444 50 2.125 0.316 52 3
43 41 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 1045 45 401 14 1.499 -0.069 53 5
42 42 STEVE AZAR/Moo La Moo (Ride) 1006 -9 378 -5 1.902 0.029 39 0
46 43 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 935 182 357 58 1.437 0.384 48 8
44 44 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 852 27 362 20 1.139 0.114 45 2
47 45 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 846 98 353 34 1.172 0.123 46 5
48 46 PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 729 107 317 46 1.096 0.239 40 3
50 47 ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) 695 160 284 56 0.87 0.235 47 6
48 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 692 303 263 136 1.252 0.4 39 14
49 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 563 294 223 114 0.924 0.437 26 7
50 MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.) 543 14 219 12 0.65 -0.054 32 1Debut
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Aircheck Top Point GainersRASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 1402 4TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 1363 4KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 1246 4LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 1186 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 1165 4MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 1097LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 1076DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 1066ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 986CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 919
Aircheck Top Spin GainersRASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 467KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 455LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 445ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 431TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 423CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 406LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 404DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 383MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 368CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 340
Activator Top Point GainersRASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 576 4LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 466 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 431 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 407 4LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 407 4CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 374TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 364BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 347KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 329JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 302
Activator Top Spin GainersRASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 372LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 262TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 262KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 246CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 242LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 239TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 237BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 231ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 222JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 208
CMTBILLY CURRINGTON/That’s How Country Boys Roll (Mercury)CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (Arista)JYPSI/Mister Officer (Arista)KEITH URBAN/Hit The Ground Runnin’ (Capitol)KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I’m Alive (BNA)MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA)MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.)MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia)
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Aircheck Add LeadersRASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 46JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 20GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 19TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 19DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 14JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 14BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 12GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 9GLORIANA/How Far Do You... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 9MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 9
REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory)SUGARLAND/Keep You (Mercury)TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
CMT PUREBILLY CURRINGTON/That’s How Country Boys Roll (Mercury)CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (Arista)KEITH URBAN/Hit The Ground Runnin’ (Capitol)KENNY CHESNEY f/DAVE MATTHEWS/I’m Alive (BNA)MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.)MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory)SUGARLAND/Keep You (Mercury)TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
GACJOSH TURNER/Why Don’t We Just Dance (MCA)KRIS KRISTOFFERSON/Closer To The Bone (New West)STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin’ You (Big Machine)
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Aircheck ActivityMALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) Moves 47*-45*; 846 points, 353 spins 5 ADDS: KRST*, KUPL, WKKT, WRBT, WYCD*
PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) Moves 48*-46*; 729 points, 317 spins 3 ADDS: KUPL, WMAD, WSLC
ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) Moves 50*-47*; 695 points, 284 spins 6 ADDS: KNIX, WEZL, WTQR, WXTU, WYCD*, WYNK
JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES (Valory) Debuts at 48*; 692 points, 263 spins 14 ADDS including: KKNG, KMLE*, KUBL*, KWNR, WBCT, WBEE, WKIS, WKKT, WKLB, WPAW
BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) Debuts at 49*; 563 points, 223 spins 7 ADDS: KCYE, KUBL*, WKHX, WMIL, WWGR, WXBQ, WYNK
MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.) Debuts at 50*; 543 points, 219 spins 1 ADD: WYPY
BLAINE LARSEN/It Did (Treehouse) 449 points, 175 spins 0 ADDS
GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 422 points, 171 spins 19 ADDS including: KAJA, KCYY*, KIIM*, KTEX, KUPL, WAMZ, WGNA, WFUS, WTQR, WYRK
WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden) 409 points, 170 spins 1 ADDS: KCYE
WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin’ (Warner Bros.) 355 points, 195 spins 1 ADD: KIZN*
OCTOBER 12ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine)GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA)REBEL HEARTS/Hard Rock Hotel (Rebel Hearts)TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback)
OCTOBER 19BUCKY COVINGTON/Gotta Be Somebody (Lyric Street)DAVID ST. ROMAIN/That’s Love (Matchless/Edgehill)FAST RYDE/Make It Rain (Republic Nashville)JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South)JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory)
OCTOBER 26GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5)TRENT TOMLINSON/Angels Like Her (Carolwood)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsJASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR) 11246GEORGE STRAIT/Living For The Night (MCA) 7299BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 7275DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 6667RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South) 6372LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 5420ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 5365TAYLOR SWIFT/You Belong With Me (Big Machine) 5016DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol) 4909BRAD PAISLEY/Then (Arista) 4781
JYPSI/Mister Officer (Arista) 332 points, 120 spins 1 ADD: KNIX
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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1 1 TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 4384 112 2868 75
3 2 CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 4142 374 2709 204
4 3 BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 4005 286 2607 169
6 4 KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 3964 329 2588 246
2 5 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 3789 -419 2507 -275
8 6 ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 3689 282 2398 222
5 7 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 3434 -274 2248 -138
11 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 3019 407 1952 242
9 9 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 3013 -18 2005 -9
15 10 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 2720 407 1741 239
12 11 LOVE AND THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood) 2704 135 1718 74
13 12 KENNY CHESNEY F/DAVE MATTHEWS/I'm Alive (BNA) 2697 138 1749 87
14 13 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 2621 206 1699 141
10 14 BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.) 2592 -267 1693 -197
17 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 2393 466 1512 262
16 16 BROOKS & DUNN f/B. GIBBIONS/Honky Tonk Stomp (Arista) 2343 155 1552 119
20 17 TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 2239 431 1439 262
19 18 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 2040 168 1299 113
18 19 TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 1981 64 1314 57
21 20 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 1904 221 1250 141
22 21 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 1879 228 1198 141
23 22 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Long Line Of Losers (Columbia) 1408 -4 890 -5
27 23 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 1406 364 923 237
24 24 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 1391 250 893 145
26 25 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I Just Call You Mine (RCA) 1178 96 747 65
31 26 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 911 224 540 138
32 27 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 892 257 575 159
43 28 RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street) 819 576 542 372
29 29 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 809 73 504 47
33 30 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 808 263 504 180
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25 31 JOE NICHOLS/Believers (Universal South) 771 -315 499 -217
36 32 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 764 347 497 231
30 33 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 697 1 425 4
34 34 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 635 133 374 69
41 35 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 579 302 403 208
34 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/Radio Waves (Republic/Universal South) 457 23 308 21
37 37 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 448 47 287 31
38 38 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 341 13 165 8
39 39 STEVE AZAR/Moo La Moo (Ride) 318 11 227 3
38 40 LOST TRAILERS/Country Folks (Livin' Loud) (BNA) 308 22 163 17
47 41 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 292 121 171 73
42 42 BIG KENNY/Long After I'm Gone (Love Everybody/Bigger Picture) 245 2 115 3
44 43 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 235 30 143 20
44 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 219 219 150 150
48 45 WHITNEY DUNCAN/Skinny Dippin' (Warner Bros.) 215 49 147 32
46 46 MICHELLE BRANCH/Sooner Or Later (Reprise/Warner Bros.) 207 32 116 25
49 47 PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South) 187 34 122 27
45 48 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 180 2 107 4
54 49 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 162 79 107 50
51 50 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 142 40 91 18
56 51 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 133 64 90 40
50 52 ANTHONY SMITH/Bringin' Back The Sunshine (Stroudavarious) 107 0 76 4
53 53 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 96 2 57 3
54 TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback) 95 55 58 33
57 55 JOEY & RORY/To Say Goodbye (Sugar Hill/Vanguard/CO5) 93 24 68 18
56 KATIE ARMIGER/Gone (Cold River) 88 21 55 15
59 57 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 76 23 59 16
58 58 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 72 19 46 12
59 MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) 65 59 38 34
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