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New Study: “Country Lovers” Lifestyles You’ve probably seen CMA consumer studies and other research about the “country consumer,” but you’ve never seen it like this. Westerville, OH-based research firm Ad-ology just released findings from a 2,111-person national online consumer panel that included 833 people who said country music is their favorite. Classified as “country lovers,” 58% were women, 42% men and more than 30% had bachelor’s degrees or beyond. The 78-page study focuses on a number of lifestyle, marketing response and attitudinal stats we’ve never seen before – much more than space permits. (Note: Indexes in parentheses represent percentages above/below the U.S. average of 100.) First, some encouraging findings about terrestrial radio’s relationship to country music: Asked to respond to the statement, “Radio is how I discover new music and new artists,” 77% agreed, including 20% (115) who strongly agreed; only 4% strongly disagreed. More than 37% of country fans “can’t go a day without listening to my favorite station,” indexing around the national average. About 17% (107) listen more than three hours a day (AM/FM, satellite or Internet). Nearly 78% (104) said they listen to AM/FM stations on the radio, while only 9% (81) choose satellite or listen to Internet services like Pandora (92).
RepoRteR ChangesNew stations being added to the Country Aircheck/Mediabase main reporting panel are KSD-FM/St. Louis and KUSS/San Diego. Moving from the Activator reporting panel to the main panel are WIOV/Lancaster, PA and WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH. Airplay for inclusion in the chart will begin Aug. 1, and the first add date for these new reporters is Aug. 9.
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I Balk The Line: Live Nation President Country Touring Brian O’Connell tosses the first pitch at Wrigley Field prior to an Astros-Cubs game last week.
My Country: A Hybrid Model Stadium Entertainment’s My Country: Smash Hits is an unconventional benefit album, but that hasn’t stopped company President Camille Barbone from pulling in A-list support. From liner note contributor President George W. Bush and cover artist Garry Trudeau to top country artists and execs, My Country shows an admirable degree of belief in Barbone’s cause, as well as her unique business model. “I consider myself bi-partisan, but I do think it’s the obligation of small businesses to help the government with charity efforts,” Barbone says. “So we devote an income stream for each product we release to a specific charity.” My Country’s cause is Fisher House, which provides free housing to service members and their families who are being treated at a military medical
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facility. Songs from Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Darius Rucker, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, Rodney Atkins, Jypsi, Randy Houser, Big & Rich and Montgomery Gentry comprise the Aug. 24 release. And Barbone’s team includes John Betancourt, Wayman Jones and Michael Omansky (CAW 6/21). “We’ve been in the business many years and seen and done it all,” she says. “When we started Stadium we wanted to do something different. We wanted to give back.” The company also seeks to sustain itself, as well as compensate the artists. “We want to profit as a company, but also help people along the way,” she says. “Stadium pays for all
marketing in advance, that’s our donation. We pay artists an advance and half a point. Too often artists are put upon. They’re asked to do a lot and don’t get paid. That’s not right. Then, 8% of every sale from the first CD on goes to Fisher House. We are completely transparent, and have to be.”
The goal is to run a business that’s profitable enough to continue its benevolence. “This costs a lot of money,” Barbone admits. “We’re in a recoupable position for a pretty long time. But that’s okay as long as we’re generating enough profit to do another one.” Stadium’s first project utilized hip-hop artists and benefited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. “We have to make sure the genre coincides with the primary supporters of a given charity,” she says. “That gives me some marketing synergy and ways to approach a project that doesn’t have the benefit of singles. “Everyone is stepping up. We’ve got a QVC segment booked. Wal-Mart is stocking us handsomely. We’re doing flyaways and going to all the key stations with 25-CD giveaways. We’re trying to compensate for the fact that we don’t have a single, the album’s not on iTunes and there are no digital downloads.” Distributed by EMI, the album doesn’t comply with iTunes rules requiring that 85% of its material is available “unbundled.” Understandably, cooperating labels don’t want to offer single
My tunes: MusiC that shaped My Life
Envision Radio Networks’ The Live Ride host Danny Wright discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1) Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced: As a kid, I was in Chicago walking around Old Town — the hippie section of Chicago at the time — and a record store had the new Hendrix album playing. I recall walking up to the door as if in a trance, listening to the tinny speaker pushing out sounds from another
galaxy. Hendrix was right — I never listened to surf music again.2) Beach Boys/In My Room: Well, not all surf music. Anything from their hit list can instantly transport me to teen years of cruising in my Chevy. This particular song is not only achingly beautiful, but once I was aware of Brian Wilson’s story, it’s hard not to tear up when I hear it.3) Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck in concert: One of the best nights of my life. I met SRV after the show and he was shining. He’d cleaned up his life and looked terrific. Shortly after, he died in the helicopter accident. To this day I’m saddened.4) Tim McGraw, Little Texas, BlackHawk in concert: It was one of the first big country concerts I attended when I started in the format and all three acts flat-out smoked. After McGraw’s encore of “Ramblin’ Man,” I remember just sitting in silent awe, thinking, “This is gonna be fun.”5) Nirvana/Smells Like Teen Spirit: The first time I heard Nirvana, I knew it was over for the spandex and hair bands. Cobain deconstructed the idea of a rock song, forever changing the two verses/chorus/bridge/verse thing. Like the Beatles, it was the start of a societal change - flannel shirts and jeans were suddenly in my closet.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: I don’t think I’ve ever listened all the way through to any albums by Dylan, the Grateful Dead or Van Morrison.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Anything by Madonna or, for that matter, Lady Gaga.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Charlie Sexton’s Under The Wishing Tree. And any album by Sonny Landreth.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Not Home Yet” by Steven Curtis Chapman. This song never leaves my heart.
Danny Wright
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participatory programming, extend reach and drive measurable marketing results.
Chart Chat Congrats to Carrie Underwood, Skip Bishop, Lesly Tyson and the entire Arista promotion staff on scoring another No. 1 single with Underwood’s “Undo It.” The song is Underwood’s 13th chart-topper, her 12th consecutive at Country and the third in-a-row from her current album Play On.
News & Notes Congratulations to Josh Turner and wife Jennifer, who will welcome their third child early next year. EMI Nashville’s Troy Olsen will embark on the 36-date Get Right Tonight club tour Aug. 5 in Charleston, SC. Complete itinerary here. BMG Rights Management has acquired international music publisher Stage Three Music. The Harry Fox Agency is now licensing Garth Brooks’ compositions in cover recordings for CDs, permanent digital downloads, ringtones and interactive streams.
rights on many of their top artists. Not surprisingly, Barbone has been astounded at Nashville’s willingness to help. “They adopted our project and really made it their own,” she says. “So many people have helped to assist Fisher House, and they’re also giving my baby company a chance. This is one of the ways we have to function in the new normal. These projects will be an annual event for Stadium, with a Latin-focused release loosely planned for 2011. “We work really hard to vet these charities making sure they’re legitimate and above board,” Barbone says. “Everything is done with a great deal of respect.”
Wayne Update: One Small Step Jimmy Wayne concludes his 1,700-mile journey in Phoenix Sunday (8/1), and it will probably be an emotional event. “I feel like I’m getting ready to graduate college or high school again,” Wayne told us Friday (7/23). “Everybody says, ‘I can’t wait to get out of school.’ But when you’re out you always think there’s something about it [you] really miss. There’s something about being the out on the road that I love. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see me walking around Nashville with ski goggles and walking sticks out of habit.” The trek has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. “Everyone should find this happiness in their business in life.” More here.
Radio News• WKMK/Monmouth attracted more than 20,000 listeners to its first Bay Bash at the Jersey Shore Saturday (7/24). The event included a performance from Matt Kennon. • Envision Radio Networks’ BitXchange has added KHKI/Des Moines, IA as its newest affiliate. • Text messaging service mSnap has forged a deal with Citadel Media to provide mobile marketing for stations outside of Citadel on a barter basis. The mSnap platform, already in use on 750 stations, enables broadcasters and advertisers to create
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Tuesday 7/27 - Jaron And The Long Road To Love, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); Dierks Bentley, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS).
Wednesday 7/28 - Dierks Bentley, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC).
Thursday 7/29 - Brad Paisley, Underwater (re-air) (GAC).
Friday 7/30 - Carrie Underwood, Today (NBC).
Saturday 7/31 - Sara Evans, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Backstory (re-air) (GAC).
Sunday 8/1 - Heidi Newfield, Pat Green, Top 20 Songs Of Summer Video Countdown (re-air) (GAC).
Craig Morgan That’s Why — Collector’s Edition (Cracker Barrel) This Cracker Barrel exclusive is an enhanced version of Morgan’s 2008 release. The 13-song compilation includes previously unreleased tracks “You” and “Evel Knievel.”
Doug Merrick has formed a new publishing company, RAM Writer’s Group, and signed songwriter/producer Will Rambeaux (Faith Hill, Patty Loveless). Reach the company at 615-799-5534. Multimedia personality Hazel Smith has launched hazelsmith.net, a destination that connects her cookbook, CMT.com column and work as host of CMT’s Southern Fried Flicks with a photo gallery, contact info and more.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Downtown Billy Brown was hired as APD/MD for WFUS/Tampa. (CAT 7/23)• Gap’s KNUE/Tyler, TX middayer Amy Austin will become PD Sept. 1, following the exit of Michael “Andy Knight” Gibson. OM Jeff Evans is handling interim PD duties until September. Reach Austin here. (CAT 7/20)• Townsquare Media filed with the FCC to take control of GAP Broadcasting and GAP West’s more than 110 stations, including 26 Country properties. (CAT 7/20)• Wayne Halper joined Skyville Records as head of Business Development-Legal Affairs. Halper will continue his private legal practice, and may be reached at 615-429-8500 or here. (CAT 7/21)
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New Study (continued from page 1) Only 32% (95) said they used the Web to listen to music in the past 30 days. Nearly 9% (112) of these consumers spend more time with radio than any other medium.An overwhelming 98% of country music lovers regard local weather as extremely, very or somewhat important content, even higher than local news (95%). Eighty-eight percent find health/medical information valuable, 73% say the same about concerts, shows, movies and community events, and 66% regard business news/financial information as important. In terms of advertising, 49% (102) of country music lovers thought TV was the medium with the “most creative advertising,” However, the 4% who felt radio was the most creative were 28% more likely to be country music lovers. About 23% (107) said they’d heard a radio spot that led them to take action – a higher index than for most ad media. Radio ads indexed highest (105) for influencing these consumers for taking action on a job posting. As it relates to the Web, radio also is influential to these country lovers for motivating follow-up action on products and services. About 16% (117) of country lovers said that a radio commercial led them to start an online search, a higher index than any other medium. Country lovers index at 110 for clicking on Web ads that are “relevant to my life.” Nearly 65% said they were afraid to click on display/banner ads online, and 47% were afraid to click on special offers they get via email. They use social networks more than the national average for connecting with friends (index 115) and making new ones (114). Interestingly, 40% said “I wish I knew more about social media,” indexing about 10% above the average. As radio stations work to establish themselves
Boys Of Fall: Randy Houser (r) joins Chicago Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler at the athlete’s Vegas Night Charity Cruise in Chicago, benefiting children with diabetes. Houser performed at the show, which was presented by WUSN.
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biRthdays as “brands,” they’ll be encouraged to know that 14% (116) of these country lovers subscribe to a brand’s email newsletter. For broadcasters concerned about conducting radiothons or other cause-related initiatives, 81% agree that “it’s even more important to support charitable efforts in the current economy,” indexing right around the norm. The highest indexing causes with at least 10% response were cancer research/prevention (118), animal-related (111) and disaster relief (108). As you’d expect, these country music lovers index very high for watching NASCAR (151), but others are more or less predictable. There’s hunting/shooting (140), horseback riding (139), watching talent competitions on TV (133), fishing (133), scrapbooking (131), watching high school sports (131), camping/hiking (130), playing the lottery (130), yard work (126), boating/sailing (125) gardening (124), crafts (122), playing poker/card games (120), photography (120), reading the Bible (117), playing golf (115), cooking/baking (114) and many other activities. Watching World Cup? Um, no (soccer indexes 73). The full study offers a candid view of radio’s strengths and weaknesses among these consumers, and Ad-ology says the survey has a margin of error of ± 2.81% and is 99% representative of the adult U.S. population. The full report is $295; for further info, contact Tim Londergan at 877-236-5649 or [email protected]. CAC
Tuesday (7/27) - Bill Engvall, Bobbie Gentry, Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown), Stacy Dean Campbell, Greg Cole ([email protected]), Donna Edmonds ([email protected]), Mark Guynn, Janet Rickman, Chris Waters ([email protected])
Wednesday (7/28) - Ray Vega, Theresa Durst ([email protected]), Jonathon Edwards, Valerie Hart ([email protected]), Glenn Noblit ([email protected]), Wes Poe ([email protected])
Thursday (7/29) - Martina McBride, James Otto, Gregg Brown, Scott Johnson, Angela Gimlin ([email protected]), Patrick Thomas ([email protected])
Friday (7/30) - Neal McCoy, Phil Stone (Roy D. Mercer), Jim Davis ([email protected]), Kraig Kitchin ([email protected]), Tj Lambert, Rebecca Neff, Danny Sommers, Karen Staley, Rick Young ([email protected])
Saturday (7/31) - Gary McCoy ([email protected])
Sunday (8/1) - George Ducas, Mark Janese ([email protected]), Charlie Kelly, Steve Miller ([email protected]), Gary Murdock ([email protected])
Monday (8/2) - the late Hank Cochran; Barry Landis; Chris Stacey ([email protected]); Jon Anthony ([email protected]); Joyce Rizer ([email protected]); David DeBolt
Tuesday (8/3) - Dean Sams, Randy Scruggs, Tony Conway ([email protected]), Ted Wagner ([email protected]), Shanna Strassberg
And The Winner Is: Last week’s Josh Kelley (l) and KMLE/Phoenix APD/MD Drew Bland caption contest drew this winning entry from Nine North’s Dave Collins. “It takes two Elvi to tango,” he writes. Nice work, Dave. We may have an opening for you in our design department.
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Here is a summary of many of the first Spring 2010 diary Arbitron ratings, recapping the markets as they came in to Country Aircheck Today last week. 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 a “t” indicates a tie. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available, or a station programming another format during that ratings period. Client-exclusive ratings are embargoed from publication.
No. 1s: KATM, KIIM, KUZZ-FM, WBCT, WGGY, WIOV-FM, WLLR, WNCY, WQXK
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WQMX/Akron 6.6 6.7 2 2WGAR/Cleveland 2.7 2.3 11t 14WQXK/Youngstown, OH 1.1 1.6 20t 20 WGAR, WQXK are for Akron ArbitronWCTO/Allentown 11.7 9.6 1 2WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI 5.4 5.0 2 2WYCD/Detroit 1.3 1.3 19t 20 Ann Arbor, MI ArbitronWNCY/Appleton, WI 11.4 12.2 1 1WPKR/Appleton, WI 2.7 2.6 10 11WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ 5.6 6.4 3t 3KUZZ-FM/Bakersfield^ 7.4 9.2 2 1KCWR/Bakersfield^+ 2.9 2.8 14t 12WWYZ/Hartford 3.6 3.2 6t 8 Bridgeport, CT ArbitronWQMX/Akron 4.9 5.6 6 5WQXK/Youngstown, OH 8.1 5.4 1t 6 WQMX, WQXK are for Canton, OH ArbitronWHKO/Dayton 8.7 8.6 na naWFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 10.2 12.1 na naWBCT/Grand Rapids^ 6.6 8.8 2t 1WTNR/Grand Rapids^^ 3.0 3.8 10 8WMUS/Muskegon, MI^ 1.0 0.9 19 17WLAW/Muskegon, MI^^ 1.3 0.0 16 0 WMUS, WLAW are for Grand Rapids ArbitronWRBT/Harrisburg 5.6 7.1 4 naWCAT-FM/Harrisburg^ 2.1 2.5 12 naWIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA ̂ 1.5 1.5 15t na Harrisburg ArbitronWWYZ/Hartford 5.9 5.3 4 6WIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA 8.9 9.8 1 1WRBT/Harrisburg 1.0 0.8 14t 16t Lancaster, PA ArbitronWITL/Lansing, MI 10.2 11.3 na naWBCT/Grand Rapids 1.3 3.6 na na Lansing, MI Arbitron
WMIL/Milwaukee^ 6.1 6.3 na naWOKY-AM/Milwaukee^+ 1.2 1.2 na naWKSJ/Mobile 9.7 10.6 na naKATM/Modesto, CA 9.1 9.6 1 1WKMK/Monmouth 1.5 3.2 19t 8tKTOM/Monterey 2.7 2.3 12t 15WLWI-FM/Montgomery, AL 7.0 7.7 5 4WBAM/Montgomery, AL 5.0 5.8 8 6tWWYZ/Hartford 5.0 4.8 4 5 New Haven, CT ArbitronWRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY 4.1 3.8 6 6 Newburgh, NY ArbitronWZAD/Newburgh, NY 1.6 1.8 16t 11KHAY/Oxnard, CA 4.6 5.5 3t 3KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 6.5 3.9 4t 7WXBM/Pensacola, FL 9.0 8.0 1 2WYCT/Pensacola, FL 6.9 6.3 4 4tWKSJ/Mobile 1.1 1.4 19t 15t Pensacola, FL ArbitronWHWY/Pensacola, FL … 1.0 … 19tWXCL/Peoria, IL^ 5.2 7.0 7 5WFYR/Peoria, IL^^ 3.8 4.7 8 7WIRL-AM/Peoria, IL^+ 1.7 2.1 14 13WBWN/Bloomington, IL^ ̂1.2 1.0 17t 15t Peoria, IL ArbitronWLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 17.5 16.1 1 1WIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA 6.2 6.3 3 3WXTU/Philadelphia 2.5 2.8 6 7WCTO/Allentown 1.3 1.7 17t 13t WIOV-FM, WXTU, WCTO are for Reading, PA ArbitronWXXQ/Rockford, IL 12.6 9.7 2 2WJVL/Janesville, WI 2.0 1.0 12t 15t Rockford, IL ArbitronKFGY/Santa Rosa, CA 3.0 3.9 8t 4tKTRY/Santa Rosa, CA … 3.0 … 8t
KATM/Modesto, CA 8.0 10.9 2 1 Stockton ArbitronWXTU/Philadelphia 2.8 3.6 5t 4t Trenton, NJ ArbitronKIIM/Tucson 8.6 10.5 1 1KATJ/Victor Valley, CA 4.2 5.5 3t 2tKFRG/Riverside 1.5 1.8 15t 12 Victor Valley, CA ArbitronKXCM/Victor Valley, CA 0.8 1.2 24t 17tKIXW-FM/Victor Valley, CA 0.6 1.1 29t 20tKVFG/Victor Valley, CA 2.3 0.0 9t 0KJUG-FM/Visalia, CA^ 3.9 5.0 9 6KSKS/Fresno 3.2 4.4 11 7t Visalia, CA ArbitronKJUG-AM/Visalia, CA^+ 0.8 1.3 22t 17WGGY/Wilkes Barre 6.7 8.9 4 1WCTO/Allentown^ 2.0 2.2 11t 10t Wilkes Barre ArbitronWSJR/Wilkes Barre^ 3.3 1.3 10 16tWXCY/Wilmington, DE 3.7 5.5 5 3WDSD/Wilmington, DE 1.9 2.6 12t 10WXTU/Philadelphia 1.9 1.8 12t 15t Wilmington, DE ArbitronWKLB/Boston 6.8 6.7 3 2 Worcester, MA ArbitronWGTY/York, PA 11.1 9.8 1 naWAYZ/Hagerstown, MD 1.3 1.6 18 naWRBT/Harrisburg^ 1.2 1.6 19t naWPOC/Baltimore^ 1.2 1.5 19t naWIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA 2.0 1.3 11 na WAYZ, WRBT, WPOC, WIOV-FM are for York, PA ArbitronWHVR-AM/York, PA+ 1.0 1.1 23t naWQXK/Youngstown, OH 11.5 9.7 2 1WWGY/Grove City, PA 2.7 2.7 10t 11 Youngstown, OH Arbitron
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2 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 14830 440 5165 148 37.414 1 126 0
4 2 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 13822 586 4889 251 34.563 1.443 126 0
6 3 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 13599 1068 4823 391 34.279 3.034 125 0
1 4 LUKE BRYAN/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol) 13120 -1570 4543 -613 32.971 -4.127 126 0
5 5 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 12960 416 4522 166 32.58 1.198 126 0
9 6 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 4 11994 1375 4220 451 31.275 4.227 126 0
8 7 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 4 11909 1276 4351 474 29.26 2.103 126 0
10 8 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 10416 599 3585 269 26.591 1.875 125 0
11 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 10339 704 3655 230 26.316 1.958 126 0
12 10 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 9598 537 3330 161 24.334 1.392 117 0
13 11 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 8051 401 2890 135 19.916 1.109 121 1
14 12 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 7705 109 2808 113 19.182 0.114 122 0
15 13 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 7607 198 2804 100 18.737 0.613 121 0
16 14 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 4 7428 1606 2667 578 18.013 3.299 125 5
22 15 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4 6599 2082 2183 732 17.624 4.8 121 3
24 16 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 4 6140 1720 2120 613 15.996 4.704 125 9
17 17 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 5990 487 2219 136 15.012 1.082 117 0
19 18 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 5902 751 2051 289 13.084 0.542 117 1
18 19 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 5606 327 1999 123 12.798 0.717 119 1
23 20 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 4756 316 1791 120 11.425 1.001 107 2
21 21 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 4716 179 1789 72 11.513 0.659 117 7
20 22 DIERKS BENTLEY/Up On The Ridge (Capitol) 4532 -178 1577 -52 11.624 -0.277 108 1
25 23 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 4018 551 1446 221 9.702 1.733 98 7
26 24 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 3603 421 1460 170 8.371 1.053 102 4
31 25 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 3522 1139 1281 365 8.168 3.067 102 11
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27 26 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 3070 220 1199 93 7.161 0.716 106 6
30 27 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 2983 348 1144 132 6.981 0.732 96 6
29 28 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 2960 183 1170 59 7.049 0.301 82 3
35 29 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 2868 1060 1040 388 7.397 2.864 84 17
28 30 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 2803 17 1017 29 6.026 -0.121 99 3
32 31 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 2296 -52 913 0 5.278 -0.03 83 0
33 32 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 2201 21 803 8 4.866 -0.015 72 2
48 33 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 2014 1246 672 399 4.894 3.037 76 30
34 34 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 1813 -15 680 8 3.326 -0.143 74 3
38 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 1675 403 559 142 3.838 0.816 61 19
37 36 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 1576 290 637 95 3.264 0.963 66 6
39 37 TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) 1441 182 556 94 2.743 0.413 56 5
40 38 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 1350 104 495 55 2.313 0.176 75 7
42 39 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 1270 205 482 56 2.039 0.334 62 6
41 40 CHUCK WICKS/Hold That Thought (RCA) 1118 45 526 26 1.882 0.154 62 5
36 41 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse) 1111 -284 448 -115 2.457 -0.592 52 0
44 42 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 1098 103 455 28 1.991 0.262 54 1
45 43 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 1050 111 415 34 1.731 0.171 59 2
44 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 981 981 308 308 3.114 3.114 63 63
45 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 889 544 275 174 1.693 1.127 47 13
43 46 LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) 885 -160 351 -37 1.423 -0.46 42 0
46 47 RANDY ROGERS BAND/Too Late For Goodbye (MCA) 858 -33 316 -18 1.366 -0.134 45 3
47 48 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 830 -13 334 3 1.536 0.044 39 3
49 49 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 761 95 313 44 1.567 0.252 31 1
50 50 JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) 734 81 225 23 1.635 0.165 35 6
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Country Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 2082 4DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 1720 4EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 1606 4BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 1375 4LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 1276 4REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 1246TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 1139ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 1068GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 1060SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 981
Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 732DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 613EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 578LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 474BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 451REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 399ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 391GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 388TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 365SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 308
Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 830 4EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 616 4DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 521 4ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 388 4REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 349 4BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 334JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 333TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 331BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 280GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 259
Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 551EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 320DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 275BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 242REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 234JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista ) 196GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 191ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 181BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 166TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 163
Country Aircheck Add LeadersSUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 63REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 30MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 19CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 18GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 17CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 13TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 11DARIUS RUCKER /Come Back Song (Capitol) 9JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 8LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 8
CMTCRAIG MORGAN/This Ain’t Nothin’ (BNA)JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury)
CMT PURECHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA)JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury)KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River)SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville)TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal)
GACSTEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo & Wings) (Big Machine)SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville)
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August 2CHELSEA FIELD/Things I Should’ve Said (Moxy/Quarterback)CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb)JOSH GRACIN/Cover Girl (Average Joes/New Revolution)LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol)
August 9JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA)KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA)LAURA BELL BUNDY/Drop On By (Mercury)
August 16EMERSON DRIVE/That Kind Of Beautiful (Amdian/Nine North)TAYLOR SWIFT/Mine (Big Machine)
Country Aircheck ActivityCHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) Debuts at 45*; 889 points, 275 spins 13 ADDS including: HCDG, KEEY, KFKF, KSON, WCOL, WIVK*, WPKX, WQIK, WXCY, WYNK
LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) Moves 42*-46; 885 points, 351 spins; 0 ADDS
RANDY ROGERS BAND/Too Late For Goodbye (MCA) Moves 46*-47; 858 points, 316 spins 3 ADDS: KBWF, WBEE, WYCD*
FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) Moves 47*-48*; 830 points, 334 spins 3 ADDS: KATC*, WBEE, WIWF
SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) Stays at 49*; 761 points, 313 spins; 1 ADD: WOGI
JOHN RICH/Country Done Come To Town (Reprise/WAR) Stays at 50*; 734 points, 225 spins 6 ADDS: KBWF, KCYY*, WBEE, WDSY*, WPCV*, WSLC
DARRYL WORLEY/Keep The Change (Stroudavarious) 595 points, 215 spins; 0 ADDS
JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I’m In (Show Dog-Universal) 460 points, 187 spins 8 ADDS: KJUG, KKWF, KMPS*, WCTK*, WDXB, WGNA, WKMK, WOGI
JEWEL/Satisfied (Valory) 449 points, 168 spins; 0 ADDS
JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury) 421 points, 159 spins; 1 ADD: KAJA
STEALING ANGELS/He Better Be Dead (Skyville/Nine North) 418 points, 175 spins 1 ADD: KATM*
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BOMSHEL/Just Fine (Curb) 416 points, 179 spins; 0 ADDS
THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 409 points, 183 spins 4 ADDS: KATM*, KSCS*, KUBL*, WUSH
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)
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
BRAD PAISLEY/Water (Arista) 11271MIRANDA LAMBERT/The House That Built Me (Columbia) 9083JASON ALDEAN/Crazy Town (BBR) 8902CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 8702JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal) 6852CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 6124JARON & TLRTL/Pray... (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Big Machine) 4744EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 4644JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4478LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 4394
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2 1 ZAC BROWN BAND/Free (Southern Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4 4532 388 2838 181
1 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Undo It (19/Arista) 4443 71 2806 55
3 3 JERROD NIEMANN/Lover, Lover (Sea Gayle/Arista) 4408 333 2715 196
4 4 KEITH URBAN/I'm In (Capitol) 4184 111 2622 74
6 5 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 3866 280 2428 148
7 6 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 3611 186 2284 141
8 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 3329 87 2084 79
9 8 BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 3199 334 2042 242
10 9 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Little White Church (Capitol) 2955 186 1827 124
11 10 UNCLE KRACKER/Smile (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) 2815 54 1719 47
12 11 JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 2779 80 1733 51
15 12 EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 4 2620 616 1615 320
14 13 CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA) 2448 60 1437 33
13 14 ALAN JACKSON/Hard Hat And A Hammer (Arista) 2440 -14 1518 -6
16 15 RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 1922 169 1199 94
20 16 DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 4 1892 521 1163 275
17 17 GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA) 1863 185 1168 126
25 18 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4 1852 830 1080 551
18 19 DAVID NAIL/Turning Home (MCA) 1774 125 1105 78
19 20 JOSH THOMPSON/Way Out Here (Columbia) 1740 218 1072 132
22 21 TOBY KEITH/Trailerhood (Show Dog-Universal) 1504 331 934 163
21 22 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 1401 121 906 79
26 23 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 1189 259 829 191
23 24 STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride) 1146 78 738 29
28 25 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 1137 250 748 166
24 26 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/While You're Still Young (Columbia) 1010 -21 616 -14
27 27 JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 988 98 611 64
29 28 JAMES OTTO/Groovy Little Summer Song (Warner Bros./WMN) 968 95 627 57
30 29 KELLIE PICKLER/Makin' Me Fall In Love Again (19/BNA) 811 3 468 4
32 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 756 152 497 100
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31 31 KEVIN FOWLER/Pound Sign (#?*!) (Lyric Street) 752 1 451 -11
33 32 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 587 73 358 38
39 33 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 4 565 349 404 234
36 34 TROY OLSEN/Summer Thing (EMI Nashville) 421 70 276 47
44 35 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 419 251 259 136
35 36 RANDY MONTANA/Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You (Mercury) 390 34 239 27
34 37 BLAINE LARSEN/Chillin' (Treehouse/Stroudavarious) 327 -66 195 -50
37 38 DARRYL WORLEY/Keep The Change (Stroudavarious) 323 28 211 25
41 39 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 286 101 183 69
38 40 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 252 22 128 17
42 41 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 237 53 174 30
48 42 DANNY GOKEY/I Will Not Say Goodbye (19/RCA) 212 68 144 44
43 43 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Just By Being You (Halo &... (Big Machine) 206 29 140 16
44 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 197 197 86 86
40 45 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 197 1 108 2
46 46 RANDY ROGERS BAND/Too Late For Goodbye (MCA) 180 28 132 17
49 47 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 175 54 106 35
47 48 LOCASH COWBOYS/Here Comes Summer (Stroudavarious) 148 -3 103 -2
55 49 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 133 49 96 35
56 50 CHUCK WICKS/Hold That Thought (RCA) 104 21 78 15
51 51 GWEN SEBASTIAN/V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl) (Open Road/Lofton Creek) 103 -4 61 -1
52 52 ZONA JONES/Prove Me Right (Rocky Comfort) 95 -4 69 -5
50 53 BOMSHEL/Just Fine (Curb) 94 -14 66 -11
54 54 DARREN KOZELSKY/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Major 7th/Spinville) 92 3 63 3
58 55 JULIANNE HOUGH/Is That So Wrong (Mercury) 70 0 49 -2
56 JAMEY JOHNSON/Macon (Mercury) 70 55 14 11
57 57 KATIE ARMIGER/Leaving Home (Cold River) 70 -1 53 2
53 58 JASON STURGEON/Simple Life (Toolpusher/Spinville/Nine North) 64 -29 52 -10
59 59 BRIDGETTE TATUM/That's Love Ya'll (Root 49/Turnpike) 63 0 49 0
60 JESSIE JAMES/Boys In The Summer (IDJMG/Mercury) 56 10 39 8Debut
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