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CBS Sale: Five For Fighting? Local CBS Radio programmers contacted by Country Aircheck have heard “nothing definitive” as the potential ramifications from CBS Corp.’s announced station sale continue to come into focus. With 50 stations to sell outside of its holdings in the top 15 markets, eight Country stations are possibly on the block (market rank): •WQYK/Tampa(19) •KWLI/Denver(22) •KUPL/Portland(23) •WDSY/Pittsburgh(24) •WSOC/Charlotte(25) •KFRG-KVFG&KXFG/Riverside,CA(26) •KNCI/Sacramento(27) •WIRK/WestPalmBeach,FL(46) Well aware of their unspecified future, staffers at these stations now play the waiting game. As CBS/Pittsburgh VP/Programming KeithClark notes, “Everyone is taking the news in stride. We worry about what we can control.” In the same vein, CBS/Tampa OM and WQYK PD MikeCulotta says. “We’re just doing what we do and focusing on generating ratings and revenue. The rest will take care of itself.” Of course, the market dynamics of spinning off 50 stations hardly seem favorable at a time when radio is poorly valued by capital markets and local advertising numbers are weak enough to prompt the sale in the first place. Two years ago, CBS Radio operated almost 180 stations, but once this second
round of divestitures is complete the company will have closer to half that number. In Country, CBS Radio could be going from a company that had 25 stations and $223 million in revenue in 1999, to one with only five stations -- WUSN/Chicago (3), KILT/Houston (6), WYCDDetroit (11), KMPS/Seattle (14) and KMLE/Phoenix (15) -- drawing (at 2007 levels) close to $96 million annually.
Certified GoldKenny Chesney and manager Clint Higham hosted more than 100 industry friends of Dale and Earline Morris (pictured) Sunday night to celebrate the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary. Among those on hand to toast Earline and the manager par excellence were artists Gretchen Wilson, John Rich and Shannon Brown; Sony BMG/Nashville Chairman Joe Galante; BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; ASCAP Sr. VP Connie Bradley and husband, former RCA/Nashville President Jerry Bradley; Stroudavarious President James Stroud; manager Marc Oswald; William Morris’ Greg Oswald; SBMG’s Butch Waugh and Tom Baldrica; publisher Tom Collins; television/video producer Robert Deaton and CMT’s John Hamlin.
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CC: Aloha All Over Again Less than a week after going private – and just a few days after CBS Radio announced it would be selling 50 of its radio properties (see above) –ClearChannelannounced today (8/4) that it had placed another 60 stations in the AlohaStationTrust
to comply with the FCC’s ownership rules. MediaVenturePartners has been engaged to sell the stations. Country stations on today’s list includeWIBL/Augusta,GA; WFRE/Frederick,MD; and WEBL/Macon,GA.
Those stations join a number of others transferred to the Trust in July 2007. Almost 30 Country stations have been part of that list, including KBQI/Albuquerque,WGAR/Cleveland,WBCT/GrandRapids and WNOE/NewOrleans. Clear Channel is also offering for sale stations in Cincinnati and Houston to meet Dept. Of Justice conditions to take the company private. It was previously ordered to sell stations in Las Vegas and San Francisco to meet similar conditions.
DJ/Radio Hall Criteria Change CRB has revised criteria for the CountryMusicDJandRadioHallofFame to include individuals whose radio careers began 20 years ago, as long as they have spent at least 15 years in the Country format. Previously the time period was no less than 25 years. Other requirements include having made a significant contribution to the growth and development of Country radio as well as to the preservation and enhancement of country music as an art form. Nominees cannot be current CRB Board or Agenda Committee members. Nominations must be received by the CRB at 819 18th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37203 by Sept. 15.
Gig Alerts•WCYK/Charlottesville,VA OM VinnieKice is accepting airchecks and resumes for a PD/morning host via snail mail at
My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life
Lyric Street Sr. Dir./Nat’l Promotion Renee’ Leymon ([email protected]) discusses her most important songs, albums or concerts:1. Journey: They got me through my teenage years of crisis!2. Garth Brooks: Sitting at the reception desk at Arista watching CMT, I was easily converted to loving country because of him.3. Rascal Flatts, Rascal Flatts; SheDaisy,
The Whole SheBang: Sounds cheesy, but it’s true. One, because I love the music. And two, because they are the first projects I’ve had the honor of being a part of from start to platinum and beyond...which did change my life!4. Dave Matthews: If I had one choice of food it would be chips and salsa. If I had one choice of music on a deserted island it would be Dave Matthews.5. Rascal Flatts, Bob That Head Tour: The best concert I’ve ever seen was just two weekends ago. Again, I know it may sound cheesy but I can’t help myself. From Taylor Swift’s beginning then on to the new set the guys have created, I laughed, cried, sang, danced and did I mention I cried? Something I’ll never forget.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Metallica. I know it’s huge. My grandson loves it and I’m sure I’ve heard some, but I just don’t like this kind of music. Or heavy rap.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I can sing some of the songs, but Abba used to really get on my nerves.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Any new music that Randy Goodman and Kevin Herring give me. And Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me.
Renee’ Leymon
1150 Pepsi Place, #300, Charlottesville, VA 22901 or to [email protected].
•WGH-FM/Norfolk Dir./Programming & Operations JohnShomby is looking for part-time air talent. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. No websites, please.
•KMRK/Odessa,TX PD/midday jock DreCastillo, who is hoping to move to afternoons, is seeking a midday jock and possibly additional airstaff. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected].
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•Webster&AssociatesPR Dir./Media Services ChrisWaters is looking for someone with IT qualifications to join the company in a New Media capacity. Send resumes to him at [email protected].
•WOKK/Meridian,MS PD Todd“Sharkey”Rupp is still looking for a production dir./afternoon jock. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected].
•WKHK/Richmond,VA PD BuddyVanArsdale is looking for part timers. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected].
Industry News Gilda’sClubNashville is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with two songwriter showcases at the Bluebird Cafe Aug. 12. RiversRutherford,ChrisWallin,LizRose,DaveBerg,WaltAldridge,BenitaHill,PamBelford,ThomShepherd,KristiManna,ChasSandford,BryanWhite and BarbaraCloyd. Tickets are $30 and go on sale August 5 at www.bluebirdcafe.com. The 9th Annual NSAI Song Contest, presented by CMT, kicked off last Friday (8/1) with prizes including a mentoring session with Big&Rich’s KennyAlphin and 2008 American Idol songwriter RegieHamm.
Chart Chat Congrats to Sugarland, UMG/Nashville’s RoyceRisser, Mercury’sDamonMoberly and the entire Mercury promotion staff on scoring a No. 1 single with Sugarland’s “All I Want To Do,” giving the duo the most heard song and most purchased album in country music this week. Love On The Inside opened with 313,000 copies sold.
Tuesday (8/5) - Terri Clark, Vern Gosdin, Mark O’Connor, the late Sammi Smith, Larry Franklin, Austin James, Tim Nichols, Matt Valley ([email protected]), Tim Wilson ([email protected]), Sherri Garrett
Wednesday (8/6) - Mark Dufresne (Confederate Railroad), Peggy and Patsy Lynn, Lisa Stewart, Kathy Best ([email protected]), Brad Helton ([email protected]), Nancy Shapiro
Thursday (8/7) - Rodney Crowell, Raul Malo, Michael Peterson, B.J. Thomas, Greg Carmichael, Charlie Cook ([email protected]), Kirt Webster ([email protected])
Friday (8/8) - Phil Balsley (Statler Bros.), Jamie O’Hara, the late Webb Pierce, Mel Tillis, Mark Wills, Michael Johnson, Stephanie Maynard, Greg McCarn ([email protected]), Heidi Tieslau
Saturday (8/9) - the late Merle Kilgore, Teresa Russell, Diane Williams
Sunday (8/10) - Jimmy Dean, Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio), Bob Burwell, Jerry Crutchfield ([email protected]), Whitney Cheshier ([email protected])
Monday (8/11) - John Conlee, Joe Casey, Eddie Pirtle
BirThdays
Sugarland
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LifenotesBig congrats to AmandaHeltonWright and husband Jim on Friday’s birth of daughter SamanthaAnneWright, already rooting the Cubs on to their first World Series victory in the last 100 years. Proud first-time grandparents are Lon and AnneHelton.
Artist News CarrieUnderwood,MartinaMcBride,GretchenWilson,SaraEvans and LeAnnRimes are among the artists featured in the new Elvis Presley Christmas Duets album to be released Oct. 14. New West Records will release the following artists’ DVDs and Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl records as part of the Austin City Limits’ Live From Austin, TX series; TraceAdkins (10/28), DierksBentley (11/11), MerleHaggard (10/28) and WaylonJennings (10/28). Brooks&Dunn received the 2,367th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (8/4). Dr.Phil and RobinMcGraw were
guest speakers at the event (photo). JohnMichaelMontgomery fans can enter to win a guitar autographed by the artist by activating a DigitalRodeo profile and adding Montgomery as a neighbor before August 31. Former PovertyNeckHillbilliessinger Chris“Abby”Abbondanza has launched his solo career on MatchlessRecordswith first single, “Promised
Keith Anderson C’mon! (Columbia) Anderson shares co-writes on every track of his Columbia debut except a cover of Foster & Lloyd’s “Crazy Over You,” which features background vocals by the former duo. Co-writers include Rivers Rutherford, Tim Nichols, Chuck Cannon, Bob DiPiero and album
producer Jeffrey Steele. Tracks include former No.1 hit “Lost In This Moment,” co-written with John Rich, “Sunday Morning In America,” “I Still Miss You” and “Somebody Needs A Hug.”
Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song (Mercury) Johnson’s offering is a “collection of my observations” written and recorded during a year that saw him lose his record deal (with BNA), endure a divorce and swear off drinking. He wrote 11 of 13 songs on the project, recorded and released independently before
being picked up by Mercury. Largely unchanged, the album features titles including “High Cost Of Living,” “Mary Go Round,” “Dreaming My Dreams,” “Women” and “Between Jennings And Jones.”
Heidi Newfield What Am I Waiting For (Curb) The former Trick Pony front woman bows with her insightfully-titled first solo album. Former band mates Ira Dean and Keith Burns are both co-writers on the title track, while Dean also makes an appearance on “Nothin’ Burns Like A Memory.” Newfield co-wrote six of the
10 songs, enlisting songwriters Dean Dillon, Jeffrey Steele, Stephony Smith, Lori McKenna and Aimee Mayo. Tracks include “Johnny And June,” “Knocked Up,” “Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines)” and “Can’t Let Go.”
Upcoming Releases:Aug. 12 Various Beer For My Horses Soundtrack (Show Dog)
Aug. 19 George Jones Burn Your Playhouse Down (Bandit) Crystal Shawanda Dawn Of A New Day (RCA)
Album release info to [email protected].
check OuT in sTOres: 8/5
August 21 - 2008 SOURCE Foundation Awards and Dinner - Musician’s Hall Of Fame and Museum - www.sourcenashville.com
September 8 - Miller Harris Memorial Golf Tournament - Franklin, TN
September 13 - Swampstock 2008 - Rayville, LA
daTe check
Brooks & Dunn (front); Robin & Phil McGraw
(back)
Brooks & Dunn (front); Robin & Phil McGraw (back)
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Tuesday 8/5 - Toby Keith, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC); Gretchen Wilson, Ellen (syndicated).
Wednesday 8/6 - Shooter Jennings, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC); Taylor Swift, Ellen (syndicated).
Thursday 8/7 - Phil Vassar, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).
Friday 8/8 - Toby Keith, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS).
Saturday 8/9 - Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Craig Morgan, Dierks Bentley, Gretchen Wilson, Joe Nichols, Taylor Swift, Opry Live (GAC).
Sunday 8/10 - Sara Evans, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, People Country on CMT.
Monday 8/11 - Emmylou Harris, Hall of Fame Medallion (GAC).
TuBe checkLand.” The track was produced by ShawnPennington and StevePeffer. Marco Promotions will promote the single and forthcoming album, set for a November release. The first of six JamesOtto’s Drink & Dial videos is live at CMT.com. Ray Scott is asking fans to submit their own “raising hell” photos to be included in his “Hell Got Raised Tonight” video on his MySpace page. KennyChesney enlisted the late BobMarley’s Wailers Band to participate in his video “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,” filming in Jamaica and directed by ShaunSilva. TrentWilmon’s “Hide-Away Beach Party 2008” will be held Oct. 2-5 in Cancun, Mexico with guests MarkWills,RayScott,JaceEverett and StormeWarren. SteveAzar and PGA Champ JohnDaly will co-host the 1st Annual Campbell Chevrolet Celebrity Classic in Bowling Green, KY Oct. 20-21. Proceeds will benefit various autism charities in Kentucky. AlanJackson and TraceAdkins will headline the 5th Annual American Freedom Festival at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA Oct. 25. The event benefits the American Freedom Foundation.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com.
•Midas/Nashville restructured, shuttering its promotion staff. Exiting staffers include ShelleyHargis (615-429-2600, [email protected]), ClayHenderson (615-429-0262, [email protected]), MikeSeverson (615-496-6023, [email protected]) andTonyaJohnson (615-347-4164, [email protected]). Midas’ deal with promotion firm NewRevolutionalso ended, terminating the label’s relationship with promotion heads RobDaltonand JeffSolima, as well as Northeast regional MaurisaHalicky(615-428-9708, [email protected]). (CAT 7/31)• The long-awaited ClearChannel buyout closed as a private
equity group led by BainCapital and ThomasH.LeePartnerscompleted the $24 billion deal. (CAT 7/30)•CountryThunder’sDocGonzaleswas named Nat’l Dir./Promotion. He can be reached at 615-327-2788 (office), 615-478-7477 (cell) or [email protected]. (CAT 7/29)•ClearChannel/Cleveland OM, VP/Programming and PD for Oldies WMJI and Hot AC WMVX KevinMetheny exited. Reach him at [email protected]. (CAT 7/30)•TexasRadioHallOfFameinductees include former KVET/Austin morning co-host SammyAllred, KVET morning co-host BobCole, KGAF-AM/Gainesville’sJoeLeonard,Jr. as well as KILT/Houston’sJohnHolstead a.k.a. RowdyYates.
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Spring No. 1s: WYRK, WSOC, WOGK, WFMS, KMPS, KWEN, WIRK Arbitron began releasing its Spring 2008 ratings last week. Watch for daily updates on how Country outlets have fared in each day’s Country Aircheck Today. Every week, CA Weekly will present a large batch of results, along with a format scorecard. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same market owned by a single operator and a “t” indicates a tie.
S t a t i o n s 6 6 1 2 2 6 6 1 2 2U p 3 2 6 3 2 8 6 0D o w n 2 8 4 7 2 8 4 5F l a t 6 1 2 1 0 1 7 D e b u t - - - - - - - - D r o p - - - - - - - - N o. 1 n a n a 7 1 2
Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Spring 2008 Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed on this page in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in these box scores are only those from the station’s home market.
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WKHX/Atlanta 4.0 4.1 7t 7WUBL/Atlanta^ 2.1 2.2 15t 17tWWLG/Atlanta^ .5 .5 28t 29tKVET/Austin^ 5.0 5.8 4 3KASE/Austin^ 6.2 5.4 1 4WYNK/Baton Rouge 6.7 6.4 3 5tWTGE/Baton Rouge^ 2.9 3.1 10 10WYPY/Baton Rouge^+ 2.7 2.7 11 11WZZK/Birmingham^ 8.7 8.2 2 3WDXB/Birmingham 4.7 4.2 7 9WNCB/Birmingham^ 2.2 1.5 14 18WYRK/Buffalo 10.8 11.8 2 1WSOC/Charlotte 5.6 7.0 2 1WKKT/Charlotte 5.2 5.4 3 4WCOL/Columbus 7.5 5.5 3 4WHOK/Columbus+ 2.9 2.7 12t 12tWCLT/Columbus 2.1 2.3 15t 14KSCS/Dallas^ 2.3 3.1 13t 9tKPLX/Dallas 3.0 3.0 8 11tKTYS/Dallas^ 1.0 1.1 33t 29t
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KYGO/Denver 6.5 5.2 1 4KWLI/Denver 2.0 1.9 18t 17KSKS/Fresno 4.0 5.3 4t 4
KHGE/Fresno 2.1 1.8 17t 16tWOGK/Gainesville, FL 10.1 12.9 1 1WTRS/Gainesville, FL 4.2 4.1 6t 5t WDVH-AM&FM/Gainesville, FL 1.3 1.0 18t 19tKHCM/Honolulu 2.4 2.0 18 19WFMS/Indianapolis 11.4 10.2 1 1WLHK/Indianapolis 4.0 4.0 9 11WQIK/Jacksonville 5.8 8.2 5 2WGNE/Jacksonville 4.4 3.8 8 10KFKF/Kansas City^ 5.7 5.8 2 3WDAF-FM/Kansas City 4.5 4.1 6 9KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.2 4.2 8 7tKWNR/Las Vegas 5.1 5.3 2t 2KCYE/Las Vegas 3.4 3.6 12 10tWAMZ/Louisville 11.0 9.4 2 2WPTI/Louisville 2.3 3.0 13 12WKIS/Miami 2.1 2.5 16 16KEEY/Minneapolis 6.2 6.2 3 3WNOE/New Orleans 7.1 6.9 4 3tKKND/New Orleans 3.7 3.0 8 11
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WGH-FM/Norfolk 5.9 6.8 4 3WUSH/Norfolk 2.4 2.6 15 14WWKA/Orlando 6.2 4.7 2t 6
WPCV/Lakeland, FL .8 2.1 19t 18 ( O r l a n d o A r b i t r o n )
KWJJ/Portland 3.5 5.5 9 2KUPL/Portland 4.5 4.7 3 4tWKHK/Richmond 6.3 8.1 6 3WLFV/Richmond 1.8 1.5 15 15WBEE/Rochester 11.2 9.3 1 2KUBL/Salt Lake City^ 4.7 5.2 3 2KKAT/Salt Lake City^+ 2.7 2.2 14t 15KTMY/Salt Lake City 1.0 1.5 21t 19KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.6 1.1 19t 20tKSOP-FM/Salt Lake City Not a subscriber#1KAJA/ San Antonio 5.4 6.2 5 2KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.2 4.2 6 7KKYX-AM/San Antonio^ 1.2 1.3 20t 21tKMPS/Seattle 4.1 5.5 3 1KKWF/Seattle 2.7 3.0 13 14WQYK/Tampa 5.2 5.5 5 3WFUS/Tampa 4.4 4.0 7 8KWEN/Tulsa 8.8 8.0 1t 1KVOO/Tulsa^ 7.3 6.3 3 4KXBL/Tulsa^+ 3.8 4.1 11 10tWIRK/W. Palm Beach 4.2 5.1 5 1 #1: Salt Lake City rankings are calculated using only subscribing stations.
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2 1 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 15682 554 4796 159 33.174 1.295 122 0
1 2 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 15144 -635 4601 -236 32.404 -1.571 122 0
4 3 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 14959 839 4466 293 31.72 1.688 122 0
3 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 14902 537 4626 125 31.513 1.285 122 0
5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 14228 292 4264 101 30.223 1.054 122 0
6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4 13597 1175 4205 326 28.433 2.748 122 0
8 7 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 12316 384 3731 85 25.383 0.73 119 1
9 8 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 11081 864 3322 297 23.638 2.343 121 2
10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 10747 891 3285 317 22.846 2.031 122 0
12 10 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 9664 234 2867 58 19.76 0.37 120 0
13 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 9509 428 2882 146 20.276 1.223 120 3
14 12 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 9136 317 2773 75 18.71 0.452 120 0
15 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 8966 199 2707 101 18.472 0.619 120 0
19 14 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 8615 1846 2565 528 17.66 3.183 120 1
11 15 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 8422 -1417 2600 -453 17.763 -2.984 121 0
18 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 7656 629 2322 211 15.016 1.044 117 2
22 17 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 4 7319 1745 2099 527 16.284 4.287 92 11
16 18 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 7093 -291 2129 -100 13.894 -0.301 118 0
17 19 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 7035 -4 2123 4 13.725 0.104 116 1
20 20 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 6556 188 1984 76 13.015 0.146 113 2
23 21 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 5889 556 1843 194 11.274 1.076 112 5
27 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 5440 1685 1631 508 11.338 3.55 115 10
24 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 4912 273 1535 86 8.386 0.548 108 2
25 24 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 4522 134 1476 45 7.872 0.042 104 2
26 25 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 4381 401 1335 121 8.113 0.524 97 4
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26 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 4158 4158 1122 1122 10.282 10.282 102 88
28 27 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3869 383 1218 116 7.159 0.605 95 3
29 28 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3614 200 1147 63 6.399 0.458 94 3
30 29 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 2939 139 910 54 5.005 -0.04 84 2
31 30 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2784 153 889 14 5.084 0.325 81 2
33 31 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2613 506 744 151 4.922 1.1 66 4
34 32 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 2535 445 825 150 4.153 0.9 74 7
36 33 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 2122 262 601 92 3.636 0.093 50 3
35 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 2040 54 726 32 3.596 0.036 68 10
41 35 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 1848 401 597 132 3.178 0.77 49 6
37 36 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1709 115 460 68 2.685 0.061 52 3
38 37 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1651 85 541 26 2.808 0.047 57 3
32 38 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1630 -506 584 -116 2.77 -0.818 74 0
50 39 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 1569 735 544 249 2.991 1.346 51 17
40 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1566 72 453 24 2.384 0.189 56 1
39 41 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 1464 -41 460 3 2.114 -0.311 52 2
45 42 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 1282 304 407 81 2.159 0.659 44 8
44 43 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1255 176 372 68 2.09 0.389 41 5
43 44 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 1134 42 391 20 1.784 -0.047 49 0
46 45 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 1115 152 373 58 1.692 0.164 48 5
42 46 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 1104 7 414 17 1.319 -0.03 48 2
47 47 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 1008 75 316 38 1.826 0.123 34 6
48 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 965 252 329 87 1.651 0.353 40 5
49 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 800 6 280 -5 1.002 0.05 35 1
50 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me 161 96 65 44 9 35 21 19Debut
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Aircheck Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4158 4TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 1846 4KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1745 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 1685 4KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1175 4BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 891JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 864KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 839TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 735RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 629
Aircheck Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants... (Blue Chair/BNA) 1122TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 528KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 527CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 508KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 326BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 317JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 297KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 293TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 249RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 211
Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants... (Blue Chair/BNA) 1189 4KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 556 4BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 468 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 407 4TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 401 4TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 387TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 370JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 298MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 199LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 182
Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 598KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 277BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 271TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 259CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 249TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 209JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 165TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 151MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 119LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 112
Aircheck Add LeadersKENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 88BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 20MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 19TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 17KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 11TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 11ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 10CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 10BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 8ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 7
CMT JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory)KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful (19/BNA)JOHN RICH/Loud (Excerpt From Gone Country 2) (Warner Bros.)DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol)
CMT PURELUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol)JOHN RICH/Loud (Excerpt From Gone Country 2) (Warner Bros.)DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol)TRAILER CHOIR/Off The Hillbilly Hook (Show Dog)
GAC LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful (19/BNA)DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It (Capitol)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsBLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 10812MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew... (Columbia) 8519JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 7745TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 7399BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 7306KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 6138GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 5412LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 5179CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4987RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 4954
KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 410 points, 107 spins 3 ADDS: KBWF, KDRK, WIVK*
KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) 391 points, 89 spins; 0 ADDS
BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 378 points, 92 spins 20 ADDS INCLUDING: KKGO, KNTY, KSON, KTEX, WBCT, WCOL, WCTK*, WQDR, WSOC*, WWGR
Aircheck Activity LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) Moves 46*-45*; 1115 points, 373 spins 5 ADDS: KSD, WCTK*, WGKX*, WIRK*, WSIX
LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) Moves 42*-46*; 1104 points, 414 spins 2 ADDS: KKWF, KVOO
GRETCHEN WILSON/Don’t Do Me No Good (Columbia) Stays at 47*; 1008 points, 316 spins 6 ADDS: KKNG, KRST*, KSD, WBEE, WIWF, WPAW
PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) Enters at 48*; 965 points, 329 spins 5 ADDS: KNTY, WGKX*, WIWF, WKLB, WUBL
MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) Enters at 49*; 800 points, 280 spins 1 ADD: KJJY*
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) Enters at 50*; 529 points, 161 spins 19 ADDS INCLUDING: KFKF, KKWF, KSOP, KUSS, WFUS, WMIL, WQYK*, WSIX, WTQR, WWYZ
TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) 519 points, 158 spins 3 ADDS: KIZN*, WIVK*, WUBL
CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 515 points, 168 spins 2 ADDS: KNTY, WCTK*
RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) 511 points, 142 spins 6 ADDS: KATC*, KFKF, KNTY, WBUL, WIRK*, WWGR
CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) 499 points, 162 spins 2 ADDS: KNIX*, WWGR
ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 481 points, 163 spins; 0 ADDS
CAROLINA RAIN/American Radio (Equity) 474 points, 170 spins; 0 ADDS
AUGUST 10KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (Blue Chair/BNA)
AUGUST 11KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista)RANDY ROGERS BAND/In My Arms Instead (Mercury)BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn’t Be Gone (Warner Bros.)
AUGUST 18CHAD HUDSON/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Robbins)GORDON MOTE/Wake Up Dancin (Spring Hill)MICHAEL SCOTT/Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Rocky Comfort/Nine North)SINGLETREE/Is It Really Over Now (SS Mack)
AUGUST 25CHARLIE ALLEN/Why Ask Why (River Run/Spinville)CHRIS CAGLE/Never Ever Gone (Capitol)JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street)JAKE OWEN/Don’t Think I Can’t Love You (RCA)LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb)
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2 1 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 5287 -58 2946 -28
3 2 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 5215 -42 2907 -19
4 3 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 5130 131 2849 66
1 4 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 5122 -395 2914 -128
5 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 5026 167 2782 86
6 6 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4896 156 2743 88
9 7 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 4318 468 2406 271
7 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 4009 17 2315 -22
8 9 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 3941 86 2134 63
11 10 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 3723 298 2026 165
10 11 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 3442 -120 1920 -49
13 12 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 3326 115 1827 66
14 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 3220 147 1804 67
12 14 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 3186 -158 1744 -157
15 15 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 3021 370 1677 209
16 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 2787 178 1500 104
18 17 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 2732 182 1493 112
17 18 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2433 -131 1306 -78
22 19 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 4 2387 407 1311 249
19 20 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 2383 -65 1330 -20
20 21 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 2169 166 1121 71
21 22 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 2081 88 1101 38
23 23 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1817 153 975 79
26 24 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 4 1657 556 881 277
24 25 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1611 17 858 19
30 26 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 4 1393 401 755 259
Debut 27 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 1189 1189 598 598
28 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 1179 122 597 66
25 29 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 1169 -6 635 1
27 30 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1163 85 581 41
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29 31 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1140 90 576 64
31 32 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 1039 152 482 90
32 33 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 825 112 384 56
34 34 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 652 0 302 7
36 35 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 647 39 256 18
43 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 641 128 329 75
41 37 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 638 123 274 40
39 38 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 617 86 312 41
35 39 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 606 -19 283 2
33 40 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 605 -51 233 -31
37 41 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 577 -7 314 7
38 42 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 572 -1 245 0
40 43 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 552 26 276 9
47 44 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 527 199 242 119
42 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol ) 524 10 232 17
Debut 46 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 505 387 219 151
45 47 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 475 10 232 15
46 48 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 450 1 204 0
48 49 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 327 12 172 4
53 50 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 307 50 167 26
49 51 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 299 -6 130 4
51 52 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 295 10 59 2
52 53 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) 293 27 120 15
50 54 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 264 -28 134 -12
55 55 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 229 14 75 4
56 56 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 210 -1 88 -2
54 57 SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) 197 -22 76 -10
Debut 58 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 196 174 75 66
57 59 ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 170 15 85 6
59 60 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (BBR) 167 20 71 3
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