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August 14, 2017, Issue 563
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I’m Ready To Play: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line (Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley) onstage in Chicago’s Wrigley Field with Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell (c). See another big crowd on page 9.
Remembering The Rhinestone Cowboy When Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell died Tuesday (8/8) after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he left
a legacy of timeless classics and legions of fans. But to many inside the music industry, he was more than just a beloved superstar. Country Aircheck spoke with former associates about his humor, kind-ness and generosity. TKO Artist Management’s T.K. Kim-brell signed Campbell to his roster two years ago, taking over at the request of Campbell’s manager of more than 50 years, Stan Schneider. But Kimbrell’s rela-tionship with Campbell already spanned decades. In 1981 while touring as Steve
Wariner’s bass player, a 25-year-old Kimbrell got to jam with his hero after a show in Cleveland, and a friendship was born. Glen always remembered meeting me that night and some of the ‘country’ jokes I told. He had heard every joke in the world. But I had some old country stories and he remembered those every time I saw him. I grew up watching him on TV [The Glen Campbell Good-time Hour]. He was himself on that show. The first time I was ever around him, I felt like I’d known him my whole life. He had a way. That’s why he was such a big TV star, in addition to his singing and playing. Man, the entire world was mesmerized by his personality, his down-home charm and his good looks. He always talked about the power of TV. I think he wondered just how big “Gentle On My Mind,” “Galveston” and “Wichita Lineman” would’ve been without the power of TV. And they would’ve been huge. But seeing him interacting on that show weekly ... and keep in mind, back then there were three channels. There were 60 or 70 million people a week watching his show. I asked him one time, what was the secret to his success. He said, “I could always do what people asked me to do.” Whether it was Phil Spector or Jimmy Bowen asking him to play a certain way, or Stan asking him to do this or that. Glen wasn’t afraid to work and do what [his team] felt was best.
Kimbrell and Campbell
Glen was funny. He had a great sense of humor. He and Toby [Keith] got a big kick out of each other. The last time Toby was around Glen, Toby had on a big pair of biker boots. He’d come from a truck commercial shoot and was still “in uniform.” Glen looked at those biker boots and said, “Toby, how long did the doc-
tor say you had to wear those?” – like they were corrective shoes. When I started playing golf in the early ‘90s we became even closer, because he loved golf. To get to spend three or four hours with him on the golf course was a real pleasure. There were times when he was a scratch golf-er. He always hit the ball really
well. He had a great short game. And he’s one of the best putters I’ve ever seen. Everything he did, he did it good. Glen had all the talent in the world. But from watching him, I learned how important it is to be nice to people. One day after
Glen Campbell
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Steve [Wariner] and Glen had recorded “The Hand That Rocks The Cradle,” we all went out to eat. He picked up the check and said, “I always put a good tip on checks – and I tell all my people to do that, too. My name is on the credit card and I want to treat people right. Things have been good for me.” That’s the kind of guy he was. I want him to be remembered as a great family man. In the documentary I’ll Be Me, he said he was going to give Alzhei-mer’s a right hook. And he did. He fought a great fight. But let’s face it, if not for his talent, we’d have never known what a family man he was, or how hard he fought this disease. Like Kimbrell, Mississippi songwriter/guitarist Mac McAnally first met the Arkansas superstar back in the ‘80s and the two found a kinship in their southern backgrounds. Years later, they recon-nected via mutual friends Kimbrell and Wariner. He had that larger-than-life thing, like Johnny Cash had. You don’t cultivate that; you just have it. And in addition, he
had an inordinate amount of talent. It probably could have gone to a whole county of people somewhere, but it all went to Glen Campbell instead. And he made really good use of it. In my life, I’ve proba-bly been over-appreciated sometimes for what I’ve done. Over-honored a time or two. But when somebody you have a high regard for brags on
you, it really means something. One night Glen and I were sitting in T.K.’s living room and I sang my song “Back Where I Come From.” Glen jumped in and sang a harmony part over the top of it. At the end of the song, he put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Son, that is good with five ‘Os’!” That meant a lot – and it means a lot, still. Glen would encourage anybody. They didn’t have to be any-where close to his level – because not many people are. He taught me how to appreciate our gifts and the possibilities we have for using them. You shouldn’t be embarrassed about having them. I’m a lot more bashful than Glen was. Watching how easily he’d jump in and play a solo or sing with anybody – I’ve always been a little more tiptoe-y about that. But a gift is to be shared. And he shared his gifts with anybody who was in the room with him, or who was near a TV or radio. He taught me that, and hopefully I’m going to be a little more like him for the rest of my days.
My life’s a whole lot better because I crossed paths with him. My own father passed the same way and I used to say the same thing about him. My dad was my favorite person I’ve ever come into contact with – and Glen reminded me of my dad, in the dignity with which he dealt with [Alzheimer’s]. My heart goes to and will stay with Kim and the kids during this time. Marty Gamblin spent more than 20 years running publishing company Glen Campbell Music as well as GC Management. Glen absolutely loved listening to songs, particularly if they were pretty rough demos. The worst thing was to pitch him a fully produced record. I’ll never forget when Jimmy Webb sent me “Still Within The Sound Of My Voice.” After Glen and Keith Stegall heard it, we took it over to Jimmy Bowen’s house. He was pro-ducing Glen at the time. Jimmy said, “Glen, if you can come up with an ar-rangement that doesn’t tie up my studio musicians all day, we’ll do it.” Glen loved that kind of chal-lenge – taking a complex song and making it sound simple. He gave me total autonomy to run the company, but the one thing he asked was that we keep the door open for aspiring writers, singers and musicians as long as it was legally possible. Eventually, lawsuits made accepting unsolicited material impossible, but we were one of the last companies to stop doing that. Glen knew that if people hadn’t taken the time to help him along the way he wouldn’t have been blessed with the career he had. That was his way of paying it forward. One time he was listening in during a recording session and during a break he said to the musicians, “You guys are amaz-ing! You have more talent in your whole body than I’ve got in my little finger.” They started saying, “Wow, Glen, that’s so nice ...” until they realized what he really said. He just started laughing. He loved to make people laugh. He could be as dignified as anyone with presidents and royalty, but was always the humble, good ole boy son of Wes and Carrie Campbell from Billstown, AR. That’s what I loved most about him.
Campbell and McAnally
Gamblin, Gene Autry, Campbell
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Radio vet Nada Taha discusses her most influential music:1. Fleetwood Mac: I give credit to my old Top 40 PD, Brian Mack, for this one. When he learned of my lack of legendary music knowledge, he made it his mission to educate me. We started with the documentary Sound City and with Fleetwood Mac and I fell in love. We drank some scotch and dove deep
into Rumours and the band's infamous history. 2. The Lumineers' "Ho Hey": It was the first song I heard at a concert as an MD. I believed in it so passionately, I went into our music meeting that week and pushed for it to be added. We were the first station in the country to spin it. And while I know it would've been played at some point anyway, and I don't take credit, it was the moment that encapsulated what being a music director was: to have seen a song played live and to take it to the radio days later.3. Shania Twain: Seeing her live in Nashville was a "Nashville Moment."4. Shania Twain's Come On Over: If anyone knows me, they know I am obsessed with her. (Proof here.) And that's thanks to this album. It shaped my love for country music and helped me climb into this Nashville world.5. Maggie Rose: Most people don't know I brand manage and creatively direct Maggie. She's influenced me professionally and personally. She's the epitome of a powerful female in country music. She doesn't need to preach that whole thing because she lives it every day.• Highly regarded music you've actually never heard: I didn't grow up in a music household. So I didn't grow up on the Beatles, or Springsteen or the Stones, etc. Most of that music I have not heard.• "Important" music you just don't get: I have never really gotten into heavy metal, like the screamo stuff. Just can't. • An album you listened to incessantly: Any Kings of Leon album. But recently, Kacey Musgraves' Pageant Material and Bruno Mars' 24K Magic did not stop playing for six months. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now (and why): Harry Styles' "Kiwi." It will pleasantly surprise you. He was musically very vulnerable, raw and rock and roll. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: I will be judged for this but Shawn Mendes is my total jam out music.–Reach Taha here.
MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE
Nada Taha
Former Capitol promotion exec Bill Catino knew Campbell through working with Bowen, who ran Capitol for a time. Glen was always a gentleman and a very witty character. One morn-ing on our way into a meeting with Bowen at Sound Stage we detected a strong odor in the room, but no one wanted to say anything. Turns out, Bowen’s studio manager had brought her new puppy to work that day and it left a huge dump behind the couch. Glen walked in the room and obviously smelled the same odor. He looked around and said, “Well, Bowen, I see you’re up to your old tricks again!” Producer Julian Raymond was at the helm of Campbell’s albums including 2008’s Meet Glen Campbell and 2011’s Ghost On The Canvas. With Campbell, Raymond co-wrote and produced the Grammy-winning “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from I’ll Be Me. I felt a connection with Glen right from the beginning. He’s still the funniest guy I ever met. One thing he always used to do was come up to me, pat me on the belly and say, “You don’t look like you’ve been missing any meals.” He was hilarious. One day he was particularly upset about all the stuff going on with Alzheimer’s. He called it “Part-Timer’s” in his joking way. He said, “I don’t understand why ev-erybody’s going on about this thing. It’s not like I’m gonna miss anyone anyway.” Bingo, I wrote it down and we worked out the song. [During all the recordings] he always had last say whether we did it or not, especially when we wrote together. He always had to be moved by the lyrics to be able to sing something. It was fun to work with him, because he definitely knew who Glen Campbell was, musically. I was pretty familiar with his history because my parents really loved him. But listening to all his stories about The Wreck-ing Crew and the songs he did coming up – everything from The Monkees, Mamas & The Papas, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole. He used to talk about that a lot. It’s stuff you’d only read in a book. He educated me every day on how they did it – the Phil Spector stuff, the Beach Boys stuff. It was an amazing time for me to be around him and talk to him, because he remembered that stuff like it was yesterday. He was really proud of it and told me that was his happiest time, when he was a session musician. Glen was really smart. Going back to the Goodtime Hour, think how hard that was. The camera’s rolling – go! You’re on.
Campbell and Raymond
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You’re acting, talking, singing. And as a guitar player? Forget it. Even at his age, he could fluidly clean pick a guitar better than anyone I’ve ever seen. He was an incredible musician with incredible ears. His pitch was perfect. I’ve worked with some great people, but he was in a league and a class of his own.
But beyond that, the one thing I’ll remember the most about him is the love story of Kim and Glen. She took care of him. She had his back. He loved her and she loved him, and was with him right up until the very end. They had a beautiful relationship. That was really impressive. –Wendy Newcomer
Making The Connect-A-Cut: Blue Chair/Columbia’s Kenny Chesney and friends at Mohegan Sun Arena. Pictured (l-r) are WJVC/Nas-sau’s Phathead and wife Dana, WJVC owner Vic Latino and wife Nicole, WRNX/Springfield, MA’s Amanda Jo Parker, Chesney, WRNX’s Kevin Johnson and fiancée Jen, WRNX’s Ashley Mascroft, WWYZ/Hartford’s Dave Symonds, WCTY/New London, CT’s Dave Elder, ES-PN’s Michael Anthony and Columbia’s Cliff Blake.
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Chart Chat Congrats to Cole Swindell, Kristen Wil-liams, Chris Palmer, Katie Bright and the WMN promotion team on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Flatliner.” The song is Swindell’s seventh-consecutive No. 1 single. Songwriters are Jaron Boyer, Matt Bronleewe and Swindell. And kudos to Matthew Hargis and BMLG Records team on securing 47 adds for FGL’s “Smooth,” topping this week’s board.
News & Notes Former Sling CEO Roger Lynch has been named CEO/Presi-dent of Pandora, effective Sept. 18. Neuhoff WKOA/Lafayette, IN adds Envision’s AmeriCountry content. Kayla Calabrese, Crystal Day, Travis Rice and Jager-town have signed with publicity firm Brickshore Media. Craig Morgan teamed with the Spirit of Blue Foundation to present a safety equipment grant to the Dickson County, TN Sheriff’s Office. The grant includes 70 tourniquets along with tacti-cal belt holders that will be issued to all patrol division and reserve deputies that serve the county.
Organizers of the 5th Annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam will donate $2 of every ticket sold this year to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The festival is Sept. 1-3 in Panama City Beach.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com.• Taylor Lindsey was promoted to VP/A&R at Sony/Nashville( 8/7). • Kid Rock signed with Broken Bow Music Group/BMG (8/7). • Chad Taylor was named OM for Cumulus/Des Moines (8/8). • Tyler Reese exited WEZL/Charleston, SC (8/8). • Glen Campbell passed away (8/8). • Brian Cleary added PD duties at WEZL/Charleston (8/9). • Dawn Santolucito named Dir./Music & Promotion at WKLB/Boston (8/10). • Scott Gaines joined WKHX/Atlanta as APD/afternoon host (8/10). • Cumulus reported Q2 2017 financials (8/14).
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Take Me Out To The Crowd: BMLG Records’ Florida Georgia Line, Big Loud’s Chris Lane and Backstreet Boys welcome a huge contin-gent of radio and industry folks backstage at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
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iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington is looking for an APD/on air host. More here.
Cox KKBQ & KTHT/Houston are looking for a Dir./Production and Account Executives for the cluster. Apply here.
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Searching•Kris StevensFormer WKKT/Charlotte afternoon [email protected]
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Country radio shares were up by 1% compared to last month. Of the 87 subscribing stations listed, 41 increased, 37 decreased and nine were flat. The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with
July 2017 ppm Scoreboard
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1,332,800. Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with was second with 1,209,000. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.
WKHX/Atlanta 4.1 9 4.8 5 674,000 632,400WUBL/Atlanta 4.2 7t 4.5 7 723,300 729,400KASE/Austin^ 4.5 8 5.0 6 325,800 347,700KVET/Austin^ 6.2 3 6.1 2t 348,000 325,100KOKE/Austin 1.8 19 2.0 17 101,000 100,300WPOC/Baltimore 7.7 3 7.4 3 487,600 465,800WKLB/Boston 4.5 7 4.5 6 711,600 718,700WBWL/Boston 2.4 17 2.5 16 494,300 512,900WCTK/Providence (Boston) 0.5 24 0.7 24 147,900 170,300WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 1 5.7 4t 489,200 516,400WSOC/Charlotte 6.0 4 6.0 1 451,600 489,500WEBG/Chicago 2.1 22 2.8 14t 863,700 866,400WUSN/Chicago 3.4 9 4.1 5 1,087,000 1,216,500WNNF/Cincinnati 2.7 15 2.9 14 259,600 263,900WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.1 3 7.6 3 478,900 459,100WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.9 16 1.9 17 151,400 151,400WGAR/Cleveland 6.9 6 6.6 7t 452,700 467,600WCOL/Columbus, OH 10.6 2 12.7 1 474,000 516,500KPLX/Dallas^ 6.1 1 5.6 1 1,209,000 1,236,000KSCS/Dallas^ 4.5 4 4.4 5 995,500 1,000,200KWOF/Denver 2.2 19t 2.4 17 305,600 321,200KYGO/Denver 6.6 1 6.5 1 570,500 591,000WDRQ/Detroit 2.5 18 2.5 18 510,800 475,200WYCD/Detroit 6.2 2 5.5 4 761,700 755,800WPAW/Greensboro 6.3 6 7.0 5 290,200 254,800WTQR/Greensboro 7.2 4 6.9 6 312,000 304,500WWYZ/Hartford 8.8 2 8.3 2t 289,300 265,700KILT/Houston 3.0 16 3.9 10t 903,800 958,700KKBQ/Houston^ 4.6 6t 4.2 8 1,107,800 1,007,100KTHT/Houston^+ 1.9 21 1.8 21 468,600 466,100WFMS/Indianapolis 6.7 3t 5.8 7 368,200 350,200WLHK/Indianapolis 5.4 7 6.1 5t 362,800 378,200WGNE/Jacksonville 4.4 7t 4.6 8 233,000 248,600WQIK/Jacksonville 12.2 1 11.6 1 292,000 280,300KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.5 14 3.5 14 306,600 308,600KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.9 3 6.0 3 345,500 365,600WDAF/Kansas City 3.8 12 4.1 12 270,300 287,000KCYE/Las Vegas 4.7 6 3.7 10t 271,500 234,200KWNR/Las Vegas 4.8 5 4.9 3 275,100 274,600KKGO/Los Angeles 2.8 14t 2.8 13t 1,332,800 1,262,900WGKX/Memphis 5.9 7 5.5 7 185,200 199,700WLFP/Memphis 3.2 11 3.4 11 126,400 127,600WKIS/Miami 2.5 17 2.1 18t 424,500 417,200
WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.6 10 3.8 10t 173,100 208,700WKTI/Milwaukee 3.8 13 4.0 11 288,200 276,900WMIL/Milwaukee 5.3 7 5.5 5t 346,000 352,900KEEY/Minneapolis 6.3 4t 6.2 4 657,000 652,000KMNB/Minneapolis 4.8 9t 4.1 11 659,600 568,300WKDF/Nashville^ 3.8 11t 3.9 11 244,700 262,100WSIX/Nashville 5.5 7 5.4 8 272,700 274,200WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.4 10 4.1 10 273,000 276,600WSM-AM/Nashville 1.8 16t 1.8 17 43,500 41,500WSIX HD2/Nashville 1.0 20t 1.1 18t 60,800 66,200WNSH/New York (Nassau) 1.6 23 1.6 22 157,000 182,400WNSH/New York 1.7 20 2.1 17t 1,071,200 1,126,000WWKA/Orlando 4.1 10 3.4 11 263,300 226,200KMLE/Phoenix 4.2 6t 4.1 8 500,600 508,200KNIX/Phoenix 3.6 11 3.2 11t 584,000 522,200KSWG/Phoenix 0.5 33 0.6 31t 65,500 70,800WXTU/Philadelphia 4.7 7t 4.0 10 833,900 721,700WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 10 4.6 9 367,700 371,800WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.5 11 3.8 10 270,000 285,500KWJJ/Portland 4.9 7 5.6 4 456,900 449,900KUPL/Portland 4.4 8 4.9 6t 425,500 412,000WCTK/Providence 8.4 4 8.4 2t 405,500 413,900WNCB/Raleigh 3.7 11 4.1 11 242,000 251,900WQDR/Raleigh 7.2 2 7.7 2 356,300 363,300KFRG/Riverside 4.0 5 5.0 3 336,000 339,000KBEB/Sacramento 2.9 14 3.1 12t 231,900 239,200KNCI/Sacramento 5.8 4 6.0 4 339,400 347,000KNTY/Sacramento 2.8 15 2.6 15 210,000 195,600KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 21 1.6 23 191,700 183,100KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 6.1 2t 6.0 3 309,300 309,000KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 27 0.8 25t 45,300 52,600KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.7 8 4.8 8 370,600 390,800KAJA/San Antonio 4.8 5 5.2 5 544,900 509,400KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.4 4 5.4 3t 599,500 611,200KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.2 23 1.2 22 138,500 122,700KSON/San Diego 5.7 2 5.4 4t 488,200 496,700KRTY/San Jose 5.1 5 4.7 5 250,100 209,200KKWF/Seattle 2.1 21 2.7 18t 452,500 469,500KMPS/Seattle 4.5 8 4.9 6 550,300 508,000KSD/St. Louis 4.0 12 4.2 9 518,600 499,200WIL/St. Louis 6.5 4 6.0 5 602,200 560,600WFUS/Tampa 4.2 8 4.4 8 451,300 468,600WQYK/Tampa 4.6 6 4.7 5 415,300 391,500WMZQ/Washington 3.5 12 3.2 12 567,700 557,500WIRK/West Palm Beach 5.1 5t 4.5 7 169,800 173,200
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2 COLE SWINDELLFlatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)
24189 1907 8306 604 52.148 3.07 156 0
1 2 BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) 23798 -2945 7987 -951 52.44 -6.274 159 0
3 3 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) ✔ 23292 1682 8065 637 51.923 5.099 159 0
6 4 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔ 22174 1966 7561 776 48.506 4.784 159 0
5 5 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 21491 1156 7073 380 47.859 3.382 159 0
4 6 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 21193 641 7156 250 47.2 1.272 159 0
7 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 21183 1065 7164 296 46.831 2.981 159 0
8 8 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 16575 1636 5473 450 36.929 3.83 159 0
9 9 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 15554 889 5246 307 35.505 1.648 159 0
14 10 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 13687 1561 4562 474 30.448 4.3 158 1
11 11 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 13536 767 4618 261 29.059 2.65 158 0
13 12 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 13201 927 4311 264 28.46 2.326 156 1
15 13 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 12970 1921 4206 636 27.44 5.411 152 1
12 14 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 12703 395 4548 135 26.081 0.959 158 0
16 15 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 11523 644 3963 213 23.943 1.824 158 0
18 16 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 10495 848 3554 270 21.006 2.319 154 1
19 17 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 9747 495 3265 184 19.837 0.849 159 1
22 18 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 9239 1032 3213 294 18.581 3.868 157 6
10 19 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 8810 -5611 2868 -1954 23.322 -13.146 158 0
21 20 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 8809 198 3031 27 17.928 0.416 151 0
24 21 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 8590 1389 2933 516 16.877 2.377 145 4
23 22 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 8587 825 3184 252 15.779 2.107 145 1
25 23 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 7753 763 2732 249 14.295 1.825 152 3
26 24 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 6543 125 2311 50 12.769 0.274 145 4
27 25 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 6503 609 2297 237 10.862 1.019 137 4
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
36 26 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 5906 2250 2018 848 12.465 4.89 145 26
28 27 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 5770 174 1989 39 8.865 0.507 133 2
29 28 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 5352 258 1684 128 10.563 0.289 109 6
30 29 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 4768 51 1558 63 8.731 0.083 120 7
32 30 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 4708 465 1585 166 8.107 0.905 134 5
31 31 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 4681 122 1744 38 8.519 0.388 124 0
33 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 4339 152 1361 21 6.825 0.589 120 2
34 33 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 4249 348 1440 111 7.451 0.466 109 2
35 34 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 3969 206 1425 95 5.576 0.369 131 1
20 35 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 3638 -5070 1195 -1895 9.377 -6.96 156 0
39 36 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 3214 414 923 117 6.139 0.688 75 10
37 37 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 3106 108 1000 5 6.845 0.216 105 0
40 38 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 3011 566 939 156 5.193 1.357 106 7
38 39 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 2824 -57 937 -5 4.6 -0.176 79 0
BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 2530 731 813 171 4.979 2.526 100 19
KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 2460 231 831 44 3.901 0.688 95 6
41 42 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 2411 73 806 38 4.049 -0.045 86 5
42 43 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 2398 150 938 59 3.174 0.246 108 4
45 44 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 1998 155 732 41 2.212 0.096 85 2
44 45 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 1932 48 713 46 2.375 -0.101 77 1
47 46 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 1900 203 564 55 3.408 0.573 53 5
49 47 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1794 135 656 70 2.443 0.151 84 9
48 48 PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) 1688 0 590 -6 2.157 -0.034 70 3
50 49 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 1646 3 561 -21 2.136 -0.134 78 1
50 MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) 1613 182 510 59 2.234 0.195 65 3Debut
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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 848
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 776
JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 637
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 636
COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 604
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 516
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 474
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 450
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 380
JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 307
Country Aircheck Top Point GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 2250 ✔OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 1966 ✔KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 1921 ✔COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 1907 ✔JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 1682 ✔JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 1636
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1561
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 1389
DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 1156
LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 1065
Activator Top Spin GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 330
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 172
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 163
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 141
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 125
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 95
CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 85
MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 83
DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 79
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 76
Activator Top Point GainersTHOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 1550 ✔
LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) 830 ✔
KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) 750 ✔
OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) 553 ✔
DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 513 ✔
MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 481
KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 476
MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 432
JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 354
CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 326
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) 18388
SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) 17123
DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 14079
LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) 13296
BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 12609
BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN) 10337
JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol) 7842
RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine) 7635
JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 7246
BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 7163
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 47
CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow) 42
ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 42
THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) 26
BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 19
LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 16
WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 10
CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 9
BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN) 8
BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 7
CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 7
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Josh Abbott Band Until My Voice Goes Out (Pretty Damn Tough)Produced by Dwight Baker, the band’s latest release incorporates strings and a horn section for the first time. Songs include single “Texas
Women, Tennessee Whiskey,” plus “Kinda Missing You,” “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and “The Night Is Ours.”
Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer Not Dark Yet (Silver Cross/Thirty Tigers)Lynne and Moorer put their sibling harmony on songs by artists including the Louvin Brothers (“Every Time You Leave”), Jessi Colter (“I’m Looking For Blue Eyes”), Merle Haggard (“Silver
Wings”) and Kurt Cobain (“Lithium”).
August 25Old Dominion Happy Endings (RCA)The Cadillac Three Legacy (Big Machine)Caroline Jones Bare Feet (True To The Song/Faction)Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Self-Titled (Fantasy)Mac McAnally Southbound (Mailboat)
DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) Moves 44-45* 1932 points, 713 spins 1 add: WXBQ
SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes Moves 47-46* 1900 points, 564 spins 5 adds: KMLE, WLHK, WRBT, WCOS*, KKIX
CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) Moves 49-47* 1794 points, 656 spins 9 adds: WDRQ*, KUPL, KASE, WQDR, WTQR, WCTQ, KXLY, WPOR, WPLM
PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) Remains 48* 1688 points, 590 spins 3 adds: WDXB, KVOO, KHEY
JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) Moves 50-49* 1646 points, 561 spins; no adds
MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA) Debuts 50* 1613 points, 510 spins 3 adds: WWGR, KJUG, WXBQ
DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) 1523 points, 512 spins 6 adds: KSON, KNCI, WDAF, WTGE, WRNS, KRYS
JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1401 points, 486 spins; no adds
MICHAEL TYLER/They Can’t See (Reviver) 1381 points, 459 spins 1 add: KNIX
COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY
C H E C K O U T 8 / 1 8
August 21ADAM WAYNE/Give All Your Love (Madalin)RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine)CHASE BRYANT/Hell If I Know (Red Bow)BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)
August 28DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR)REBEL HEARTS/Baby Doll (Rebel Hearts)
September 5None Listed
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS
1 1 BILLY CURRINGTONYou Make Me Wanna (Mercury)
9915 -359 2276 -48 49 0
5 2 MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) 9914 481 2247 125 52 0
2 3 JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory) 9903 111 2241 46 52 0
6 4 OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) ✔ 9714 553 2163 141 52 0
4 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol) 9658 189 2160 46 52 0
3 6 COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN) 9554 -14 2095 17 52 0
7 7 DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow) 8242 69 1841 22 50 0
8 8 JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol) 7652 354 1720 76 52 0
11 9 KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia) 6944 476 1468 95 52 0
10 10 JASON ALDEAN/They Don't Know (Broken Bow) 6774 48 1456 58 51 0
12 11 BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) 6670 254 1495 52 52 0
13 12 KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) 6494 147 1429 68 52 1
15 13 CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) 5349 326 1178 85 50 0
19 14 KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) ✔ 5270 750 1201 172 50 0
14 15 CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) 5207 120 1127 31 51 0
21 16 LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia) ✔ 5125 830 989 163 52 5
9 17 KEITH URBAN f/C. UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol) 4924 -2138 1095 -472 43 1
17 18 GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) 4832 143 1047 22 49 1
18 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Last Time For Everything (Arista) 4668 33 980 25 52 0
23 20 MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia) 4401 432 913 83 50 1
22 21 CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) 4279 127 945 73 51 0
24 22 ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) 4058 243 876 49 51 1
25 23 LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) 3604 32 759 6 49 0
27 24 AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big) 3348 272 674 58 48 5
26 25 EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) 3105 -14 663 -2 49 0
34 26 THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory) ✔ 2981 1550 605 330 41 21
20 27 BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) 2545 -1802 520 -385 39 0
28 28 LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 2512 24 553 22 41 2
29 29 BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution) 2344 107 554 26 46 0
30 30 CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA) 2034 88 363 25 39 4
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds
32 31 JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA) 1689 225 285 38 34 4
31 32 KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) 1626 141 269 22 24 1
33 33 MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud) 1542 79 312 16 34 0
35 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1526 55 383 13 41 1
39 35 DIERKS BENTLEY/What The Hell Did I Say (Capitol) ✔ 1490 513 277 79 25 2
38 36 BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) 1265 281 220 47 27 5
37 37 LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb) 1168 145 258 24 29 1
42 38 LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol) 1064 220 168 63 15 7
36 39 CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury) 1030 -218 186 -11 21 3
40 40 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony) 975 39 225 14 34 2
41 41 GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse) 909 -29 178 -4 13 0
43 42 ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) 880 54 219 22 31 4
49 43 ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR) 842 213 147 40 11 5
45 44 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR) 827 83 141 27 13 8
44 45 HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA) 822 76 117 7 22 0
48 46 OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) 800 166 80 16 1 0
52 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory) 759 228 136 74 15 10
46 48 WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista) 685 -13 116 10 22 1
47 49 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega (---) 650 10 65 1 1 0
53 50 WALKER MCGUIRE/Til Tomorrow (Wheelhouse) 603 86 172 20 20 0
51 51 JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA) 578 0 90 1 6 0
57 52 ADAM DOLEAC/Whiskey's Fine (287 Records) 570 80 57 8 1 0
50 53 JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory) 550 -50 55 -5 1 0
54 54 LUCAS HOGE/Dirty South (Rebel Engine/Star Farm) 529 14 95 7 7 1
55 55 JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb) 527 13 102 1 12 0
56 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (---) 526 260 109 51 10 1
56 57 RONNIE DUNN/I Worship The Woman You... (Nash Icon/Valory) 505 12 169 3 8 0
58 DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) 498 129 58 16 3 1
59 59 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) 480 10 48 1 1 0
58 60 CARLY PEARCE/If My Name Was Whiskey (Big Machine) 480 0 48 0 1 0
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