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Garth Opens In Vegas “It was like seeing Garth again for the first time,” KIIM/Tucson PD Buzz Jackson says of Garth Brooks’ opening weekend at Wynn Las Vegas. “He played for more than two hours, did 40+ songs, and had the crowd in the palm of his hand the whole time.” Brooks’ weekend was a study in contrasts. He took the stage for his four one-man shows in work boots and what one observer called “farm clothes,” but boarded his Wynn-provided private jet to travel back and forth to Memphis three times to watch one of his daughters play soccer. The show itself seemed not unlike the influence-heavy musical recollection CRS attendees have seen Brooks do – “everything
Takeaway: Arbitron Fly-In Arbitron’s 2009 Programming Fly-In brought radio and label execs together last week. We asked several for their thoughts. Albright & O’Malley’s Mike O’Malley locked in several key points: “P1s and P1 daily cuming are critical to success,” he says. “While there are percentage differences across formats and markets, the relatively small percent of cume that are P1s consistently supply the majority of quarter hours at about 30 minutes per occasion. “Also, P1s are clearly not as habitual in their listening as diaries suggest. They can switch loyalties weekly and give half their quarter hours to other stations. Develop an even deeper understanding of your heavy users to capture more of the P1 quarter-hours they’re giving to other stations. Understand how and why your cume is using radio at different points in time. Station switching is highest at 5pm. “Most Country stations see an initial loss of listenership in PPM when running radiothons with the audience ‘recovery time’ varying from next day to three days. The country competitor is usually an immediate beneficiary; however the radiothon net audience loss for the month averaged in the 3-4% range.” Finally, O’Malley offers this nugget: “Strong talent, content and execution drive daily cuming while the best/most music reduces switching.” (continued on page 4)
Holiday ScHedule & More
This is the last Country Aircheck Weekly chart edition of 2009. We will continue to publish our Country Aircheck Today daily emails through this week. Additionally, we’ll publish a chart-free mini-issue of the Weekly on Tuesday, Dec. 29, which will include news and other coverage as well as our annual Seek & Employ page of contact info. If you are a radio or music business vet currently needing employment, drop a line to [email protected] with your phone and/or email and noting your most recent employment.
Mike O’Malley
Garth Brooks
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My TuneS: MuSic THaT SHaped My life
Warner Music/Nashville VP/A&R Carole Ann Mobley discusses her most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Prince, The Met Center with Morris Day and The Time, 1983: He was in his prime and was pure sex onstage. He owned Minneapolis that night. 2. Etta James, Seven Year Itch: Barry Beckett brought out the bad-ass in Etta when she sang “Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home.” They were musical soulmates.
3. Bruce Springsteen, Nashville’s Sommet Center, Nov. 2009: A 60-year-old rock god showing them all how it’s done. He is the Boss. Plus, I was with a veteran Springsteen fan who knew every word to every song: fun!4. Hank Williams, Jr., Greatest Hits Vol. 1: His songs were personal, detailed accounts of his life, blended with cocky outlaw showmanship. He’s my blueprint for a country star. 5. Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song: I’m in awe of him. He played this for me when he first finished it. I knew then something amazing was about to happen for him, and for country music. Everything about him is all right with me.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Any Broadway musical. Not my thing.• An “important” piece of music/band you just don’t get: Jazz. I need a lyric and a melody; scatting bugs me. I don’t get it.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Too many to mention, but one special track is Joss Stone’s “The Chokin’ Kind” from The Soul Sessions. The most perfect delivery of a Harlan Howard classic by a 16-year-old girl from England. She sings it like a Mississippi Delta blues diva.
Carole Ann Mobley
from James Taylor to the Beatles to Cat Stevens on the pop side, and Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and George Strait on the country side,” Jackson says. Wife Trisha Yearwood came onstage to perform two songs, and Brooks, of course, played many of his own hits, including requests. “At the very end, as he was shaking hands with people in the front row, he learned it was someone’s wedding anniversary,” Jackson says. “He grabbed his guitar and sang ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ without a microphone. It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop; nobody made a sound. And then Garth said his voice was done and asked the audience to help. We all sang the next chorus and it was one of the most moving and amazing things I have seen at a concert. Indescribable.” KMLE/Phoenix AM hosts Tim and Willy saw the Friday night debut and Saturday’s late show. “The shows were different, but excellent,” Tim Hattrick says. “His first song Friday was ‘Mama Tried’ and the last was a request for ‘Ireland.’ Very casual and interactive. You are instantly reminded why he’s a superstar. His voice is still incredible. In fact, with only an acoustic guitar, there’s nothing to hide behind and it rings through.” KCYE/Las Vegas APD/MD/afternoon host Cadillac Jack says, “It was pretty overwhelming. Talk about a warm and friendly show – you didn’t think about anything else while you were there and you walked out with a smile on your face. You could really tell he was so excited to be there. And nervous. His voice was cracking at times as he talked. The show was definitely worth the money anyone would spend to see it.”
CA Helps Stations Connect During the CRS-40 keynote, Seth Godin noted that the fragmentation of mass media gives radio stations the opportunity to build self-perpetuating communities through “anticipated, personal and relevant” messages. At the time, Country Aircheck was rolling out a beta test of a product that is now helping more than 25 stations in top markets do just that.
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header for delivery to their loyal listener database each week. News, birthdays, new album releases, photos and exclusive direct reporting from events nationwide give stations another tool for connecting with their core listeners. Among the stations already using the service are KKGO/Los Angeles, WUSN/Chicago, KSCS/Dallas, KBWF/San Francisco, KMPS/Seattle, WKLB/Boston, KYGO/Denver, WDSY/Pittsburgh, KSON/San Diego, WKIS/Miami, WSIX/Nashville and the entire Regent chain. Many customize the content, adding local nformation or linking to the station website. Others deliver the email exactly as produced. Either way, the email appears to be a seamless communication directly from station to listener. And, as noted, it is completely free. Seth Godin saw parallels between the radio and magazine businesses, and Country Aircheck is already helping stations realize that new reality. Contact Country Aircheck’s Gabrielle Graf for details on how your station can participate: 615-320-1450 or [email protected]. View examples at www.countryaircheck/station.
Chart Chat Congrats to Luke Bryan, Steve Hodges, Shane Allen and the whole Capitol promotion staff on earning Bryan’s first No. 1 this week with “Do I.” The song’s ascension also gives the 2009 Label of the Year it’s fifth-straight week atop the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart following the four-week run by Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now.” Both songs, incidentally, list Lady A’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood as writers.
Radio NewsProgramming: Citadel Broadcasting’s Hot AC WPLJ/New York PD/morning host Scott Shannon has been named VP/Programming for the group. Shannon will continue to program WPLJ as well as Citadel Media’s True Oldies channel. Gig Alert: Stroudavarious VP/Promotion Bill Macky is seeking a Northeast rep and can be contacted here.
Tuesday (12/15) - Doug Phelps, Susan Myers ([email protected]), Rundi Ream, Kurt Williams
Wednesday (12/16) - Jeff Carson, Joe Carter
Thursday (12/17) - Tracy Byrd, Sharon Skaggs, Duane Propes, Tim Chewning, Tom Banks, Katie Gillon ([email protected]), Christine Smith, J.B. Cloud ([email protected])
Friday (12/18) - Cowboy Troy, Cledus T. Judd, Buffy Cooper ([email protected]), Joe Galante, Rob Hendon
Saturday (12/19) - Little Jimmy Dickens, Janie Fricke, Anthony Martin, Bill Mayne ([email protected]), Roger Ramsey ([email protected]), John Sebastian ([email protected]), Kyle Cantrell ([email protected])
Sunday (12/20) - George Briner ([email protected]), Melissa Pierce, Ronnie Vaughan
Monday (12/21) - Lee Roy Parnell, Brad Warren, Rhean Boyer (Carolina Rain), Doug Johnson, Nina Rossman ([email protected])
BirTHdayS
Radiothons: WUSN/Chicago raised more than $950,000 during its 19th annual Country Cares For St. Jude Kids radiothon. Toy Drive: WXXQ/Rockford, IL collected more than 8,600 new toys and in excess of $3,000 during its annual 12 Hours of Salvation Army Toy Drive. PSA: With the release of his latest single “Been There, Drunk That,” Brady Seals has recorded PSAs encouraging listeners to “Rock Responsibly” this holiday season. To get them for your station, contact your Nine North, Jerry Duncan Promotions or Marco Music Group rep.
Artist NewsBrad Paisley’s American Saturday Night is No. 1 on Time
magazine’s “Top 10 Albums of 2009” list. “The Obama tune, ‘Welcome To The Future,’ attracted its share of ink,” Time’s Josh Tyrangiel writes, “but Paisley’s liberalism, optimism and multiculturalism fall safely within the confines of Nashville’s most important ideology: commercialism.” Miranda Lambert’s Revolution is No. 4 on the list.
Luke Bryan
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Arbitron Fly-In (continued from page 1) Warner Music’s Bob Reeves says, “I have a radio background, albeit over 100 years ago, so I found a few segments fascinating. It made me realize that all my stop sets (in 1986) were scheduled in exactly the wrong place. And I’m glad I’m not the guy that has to try to keep these PPM participants compliant. Quite frankly, that sounds like a pain in the [neck].” Lyric Street’s Dale Turner was particularly struck by “the high level of listening in middays and afternoon drive. We need our artists on the air in those dayparts ... perhaps doing satellite radio interview tours there instead of morning drive. The issue is that many middays are voice tracked and air talent may not be available to conduct the interviews. Seeing the meters graph out over a 24-hour period shows that nobody is listening to the radio in overnights and there is a dramatic drop-off in the evenings. We need daytime daypart spins to really get enough audience familiarity with a new song to see hit potential.” KKGO/Los Angeles programmer and consultant Charlie Cook keyed in on the issues of spot placement and the differences between programming for PPM and diaries. “It was
Paisley’s “Alcohol” (No. 92) and the Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready To Make Nice” (No. 77) made Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Best Songs Of The Decade.” See complete list here. Miranda Lambert, Sugarland and Emmylou Harris are among the first round of performers announced for the upcoming Lilith Fair tour. Shoes worn by Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker and others are up for online charity auction for Soles4Souls. Learn more here. The second installment of the Luke McBain comic book series based on Trace Adkins will be released Wednesday (12/16). Preorder here. The first issue sold out within two days. A deluxe edition of Josh Turner’s upcoming album Haywire will be available when the standard version hits stores Feb. 9. The deluxe version adds two previously unreleased songs, live tracks “Your Man” and “Long Black Train,” the “Why Don’t We Just Dance” music video and behind-the-scenes footage.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage is available at www.countryaircheck.com. • Dial Global VP/Country Jim Murphy resigned; reach him at 303-514-4917 or here. (BN 12/14)• Riviera Managing Partner/CEO Tim Pohlman was named SVP/Market Manger for CBS Radio/Phoenix, which includes Country KMLE. (CAT 12/14)• Clear Channel/Augusta, GA VP/Market Manager Jared Stehney moved to CC/Chattanooga, TN in the same capacity, overseeing three stations including Country WUSY and Classic Country WLND. (CAT 12/9)• KXKL/Denver night jock Jonathan Wilde was named PD/AM driver at sister Country KWOF, replacing departed PD/morning co-host Randy “Shotgun” Shannon and morning co-host Jesse James. Additionally, Wilks/Denver Market Manager Barry Remington resigned. (CAT 12/10)• Universal South Dir./Nat’l Promotion Mike Wilson was named to the same post at Columbia/Nashville succeeding David Friedman, who will move to the newly created post of Dir./Field Promotion. (BN 12/14)
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Tuesday 12/15 – Billy Currington, Zac Brown Band, Larry The Cable Guy’s Hula Palooza Christmas Luau (re-air) (CMT).
Wednesday 12/16 – Darius Rucker, Good Morning America (ABC).
Thursday 12/17 – Josh Turner, Origins (GAC).
Friday 12/18 – Joe Nichols, My Military Diary (re-air) (GAC).
Saturday 12/19 – Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Jake Owen, Rodney Atkins, Opry Live (GAC).
Sunday 12/20 – Sugarland, Christmas In Washington (TNT).
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cracked the mic was the calls/frequency? Today your brand is frequency and name, so say it often. “If you are not reading about marketing and building your brand, you might want to pick up a book and keep your job. Think about this: What does your P1 listener think about your radio station when they are not listening? Think of brand extensions. Do everything you can do on a weekly basis to be associated with known brands and try to keep it local. “Loyalty is very important for getting that P1 listener to come back, and you have to do it with occasions. If you haven’t mastered the art of promos for building occasions, you might want to get on the phone with a buddy or a consultant.”
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interesting to see the impact of clearing out quarter hours so that stations can collect as much listening as possible in each quarter hour,” he says. “I also found it interesting that PPM puts the units versus minute argument to rest. A spot is a spot is a spot and listeners treat them equally – they leave when they come on. This presentation seemed also to dispute long spot sets as being culprits. In fact, it indicated that two spot sets was the best approach and five or six minutes probably made little difference. “Because I still work with clients who will never have PPM in their markets, I was disappointed to see how the real world does not apply to diary keeping. Manipulation of the measurement system is alive and well in diary markets and we are not often getting the truth from the diary keeper. Their habits play a bigger role than their actual listening. Changing the listener’s habits – and this needs to include marketing – will have more impact in diary markets. What they think they listen to, instead of what they actually listen to, is the key.” Consultant Joe Patrick compiled his list of “things you might want to know” about PPM. “Commercials have a measurable impact on a station’s performance,” he says. “Between 9am and 5pm the best average seems to be 11 minutes an hour. Do not do a ‘dark side of the hour.’ Your audience knows when you play too many commercials. “Many of us grew up on Bill Drake’s ‘forward motion/crush-roll radio’ of saying things in less than eight seconds. Guess what? It still applies with PPM. It’s all about being local and playing the hits. Remember when the first thing said when you
CAC
Phil Vassar Traveling Circus (Universal South) “Bobbi With An I” and “Everywhere I Go” are among the album’s 11 tracks, all of which Vassar wrote or co-wrote. Collaborators include Jeffery Steele, Craig Wiseman, Kelly Loveless and James Slater. Kenny Chesney helped Vassar pen “I Will Remember You,” and
eldest daughter Haley Vassar was the inspiration for “She’s On Her Way.” Vassar produced.
cHeck ouT: 12/15
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2 1 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 15741 -56 5222 19 39.366 -0.595 123 0
1 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 15683 -381 5180 -130 39.676 -0.814 124 0
3 3 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 15635 745 5214 208 39.458 1.614 124 1
4 4 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 12973 -324 4384 -104 32.507 -0.607 124 0
5 5 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 4 12930 1025 4393 362 32.145 1.181 124 0
6 6 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 11667 43 3877 -8 29.131 0.257 124 0
8 7 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 11268 927 3783 347 29.292 2.294 124 0
9 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 10713 522 3629 244 27.307 1.622 124 0
11 9 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 10268 849 3486 301 26.173 2.718 123 0
10 10 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 9738 84 3216 78 25.189 0.463 123 0
13 11 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 8784 225 3009 96 21.981 0.517 124 0
17 12 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4 8432 1117 2908 441 20.134 1.526 121 2
18 13 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 4 8296 1124 2759 383 20.428 3.163 123 1
16 14 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 7959 528 2727 172 18.976 1.117 124 2
15 15 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 7886 193 2640 94 18.739 0.215 119 1
19 16 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 6595 497 2208 158 16.45 1.416 116 0
20 17 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 6486 677 2195 240 16.77 1.762 120 2
24 18 KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 4 5677 1478 1791 459 14.931 3.92 117 9
22 19 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 5213 654 1783 209 12.754 1.466 112 6
23 20 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 4700 317 1689 87 11.312 0.966 110 3
25 21 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 4471 328 1569 142 10.605 0.716 102 2
28 22 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 4317 674 1554 256 10.988 1.735 106 7
27 23 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 4187 346 1364 99 9.257 0.608 107 4
29 24 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 4139 501 1391 148 10.036 1.109 110 8
26 25 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 3975 122 1398 81 9.595 0.606 107 2
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43 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 4 2718 1534 881 491 7.112 3.641 99 39
31 27 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 2696 192 1042 89 5.832 -0.142 95 5
33 28 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 2437 543 880 149 5.536 1.466 76 3
32 29 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 2418 345 925 115 5.506 0.86 81 4
30 30 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 2368 -185 869 -35 5.209 -0.399 91 1
39 31 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 1906 590 660 240 4.902 1.098 66 19
37 32 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 1824 285 706 105 3.622 0.41 65 5
35 33 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 1704 129 652 57 3.546 0.338 73 4
44 34 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 1633 478 639 174 3.367 1.371 85 17
36 35 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Universal South) 1623 74 602 41 3.017 -0.158 68 6
40 36 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 1352 71 548 38 2.607 0.011 69 1
42 37 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna Go? (Emblem/Warner Bros./BPP) 1351 158 527 75 2.329 0.054 64 7
45 38 LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 1273 118 479 51 2.142 0.159 62 9
41 39 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 1237 21 420 45 2.643 -0.308 56 12
47 40 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 1011 20 367 24 2.442 -0.25 35 2
41 LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 889 392 321 143 1.426 0.64 55 12
48 42 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs... (Columbia) 872 75 269 56 2.146 -0.506 45 14
46 43 ASH BOWERS/Stuck (Stoney Creek) 827 -258 315 -108 1.388 -0.304 59 0
49 44 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 793 33 350 7 1.547 0.042 41 4
45 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 732 201 240 68 1.191 0.145 28 3
46 RODNEY CARRINGTON/Camouflage & Christmas... (Capitol) 711 294 199 78 2.282 0.926 10 2
47 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 705 148 230 59 1.521 0.186 26 8
48 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 664 37 267 31 1.053 0.024 44 1
50 49 RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin' Girls (Curb) 663 -15 282 6 1.216 -0.025 40 2
50 JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine) 503 12 181 0 .66 .035 16 1
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Aircheck Top Point GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 1534 4KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 1478 4BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 1124 4JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 1117 4DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 1025 4TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 927JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 849REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 745TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 677BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 674
Aircheck Top Spin GainersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 491KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 459JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 441BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 383DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your... (Capitol) 362TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 347JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 301BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 256MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 244TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 240
Activator Top Point GainersKEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 477 4DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 456 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 420 4JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 390 4BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 312 4EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 309ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride(Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 249BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 177MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 176JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 175
Activator Top Spin GainersKEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 307DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 260CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 252JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 217EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 212BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 192MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 173ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride(Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 146JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 111ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista) 108
Aircheck Add LeadersCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 39DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA) 19ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride(Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 19CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 17ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista) 15MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs... (Columbia) 14LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 12BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 12KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 9LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 9
CMTBRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA)JIMMY WAYNE/Paper Angels (Live At Studio 330) (Valory) TRAILER CHOIR/Rockin’ The Beer Gut (“Holla” Day Version) (Show Dog)
CMT PURECHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA)JIMMY WAYNE/Paper Angels (Live At Studio 330) (Valory) JIMMY WAYNE/Sara Smile (Live At Studio 330) (Valory)LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street)PHIL VASSAR/Everywhere I Go (Universal South)TRAILER CHOIR/Rockin’ The Beer Gut (“Holla” Day Version) (Show Dog)
GACBRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street)RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street)
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Aircheck ActivityWILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden) Moves 50*-45*; 793 points, 350 spin 4 ADDS: KSSN, WGNE, WGTY, WOGK
GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) Debuts at 46*; 732 points, 240 spins 3 ADDS: KBEQ, KCYE, KNIX
RODNEY CARRINGTON/Camouflage & Christmas Lights (Capitol) Debuts at 47*; 711 points, 199 spins 2 ADDS: KCYY*, KMPS*
CLAY WALKER/She Won’t Be Lonely Long (Curb) Debuts at 48*; 705 points, 230 spins 8 ADDS: KAJA, KNTY, KUZZ, WFUS, WGGY, WIVK*, WIWF*, WQHK
HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can’t Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) Re-enters at 49*; 664 points, 267 spins 1 ADD: WYPY
RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin’ Girls (Curb) Debuts at 50*; 663 points, 282 spins 2 ADDS: KATM*, WPKX
JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine) 503 points, 181 spins 1 ADD: KAJA
STUNNERS/Santa Bring My Solider Home (VCR/257) 395 points, 139 spins; 0 ADDS
ALAN JACKSON/It’s Just That Way (Arista) 451 points, 162 spins 15 ADDS including: KIIM*, KMPS*, KPLX, KUPL, WFMS, WGAR, WKHX, WTQR, WUBE, WYNK
january 4ALAN JACKSON/It’s Just That Way (Arista)RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
january 11LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride)
january 18No New Adds
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Aircheck Top Recurrents PointsCARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista) 9099
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fifteen (Big Machine) 7260
ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/Home Grown/Bigger Picture) 6507
TRACE ADKINS/All I Ask For Anymore (Capitol) 6220
CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 6103
JASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR) 5202
BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury) 4689
JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 4516
TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 4491
DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol) 4178
MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) 322 points, 144 spins; 0 ADDS
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 REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory) 4639 89 2874 57
2 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol) 4311 -225 2635 -161
5 3 DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 4 4242 456 2635 260
3 4 LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol) 4177 -171 2603 -84
6 5 DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA) 3840 152 2447 32
4 6 CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA) 3834 -91 2347 -124
7 7 TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb) 3613 150 2280 103
8 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 3438 176 2134 173
11 9 JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 3190 171 1994 86
10 10 DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol) 3095 51 1941 35
16 11 JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4 2828 390 1746 217
13 12 JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA) 2775 175 1709 111
12 13 GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA) 2767 115 1749 63
14 14 BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 2685 80 1645 33
17 15 BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 4 2645 312 1627 192
19 16 TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog) 2203 139 1386 97
21 17 KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 4 1919 477 1210 307
20 18 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista) 1901 102 1179 61
22 19 BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 1703 177 1060 101
24 20 EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury) 1620 309 1043 212
23 21 GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA) 1453 102 912 70
26 22 JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia) 1373 110 862 70
25 23 SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street) 1312 32 784 47
27 24 KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 1237 68 729 19
28 25 ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol) 1174 149 749 48
34 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 4 953 420 574 252
31 27 JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Universal South) 932 113 592 69
30 28 JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory) 916 49 598 39
32 29 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine) 897 151 577 102
33 30 ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP) 889 249 596 146
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29 31 JIMMY WAYNE f/D. HALL & J. OATES/Sara Smile (Valory) 884 -61 537 -37
35 32 RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Universal South) 520 17 359 13
41 33 CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA) 498 142 312 78
36 34 LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA) 477 29 298 16
38 35 GLORIANA/How Far Do You Wanna...(Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture) 440 13 288 7
39 36 LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb) 432 21 249 10
42 37 BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb) 339 26 193 13
43 38 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs About... (Columbia) 311 26 179 16
49 39 BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville) 262 101 148 41
45 40 HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious) 251 14 163 12
44 41 RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin' Girls (Curb) 249 -22 184 -8
47 42 TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback) 244 17 180 15
46 43 WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden) 236 19 171 12
48 44 MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam) 227 14 159 9
56 45 RODNEY CARRINGTON/Camouflage & Christmas Lights (Capitol) 191 104 117 72
53 46 CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb) 164 60 117 43
50 47 GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5) 163 2 96 4
48 ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista) 154 142 111 108
51 49 MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA) 148 20 87 12
55 50 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray... (Jaronwood/Quarterback) 142 74 110 50
52 51 MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog) 120 -27 87 -17
54 52 JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look Who's ...(Universal South)103 20 64 10
53 STUNNERS/Santa Bring My Soldier Home (VCR/257) 96 96 51 51
54 LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 78 32 55 25
57 55 DARREN KOZELSKY/Real Superman (Spinville/Major 7th/Nine North) 78 2 53 1
58 56 DARIUS RUCKER/Candy Cane Christmas (Capitol) 73 -1 52 18
60 57 JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine) 69 0 58 0
58 SUGARLAND/Nuttin' For Christms (Mercury) 67 3 42 12
59 59 TAYLOR SWIFT/Santa Baby (Big Machine) 65 -6 41 6
60 TRAILER CHOIR/Rockin' The Beer Gut ("Holla"day Version) (Show Dog) 56 29 42 26
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