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MScore: A Music Revolution Looking for a reason to attend Albright & O’Malley’s 2009 Pre-CRS Client Seminar on March 3? With a keynote by media research specialist Jeff Vidler, Mike O’Malley’s “Roadmap ‘09” perceptual study and the instantly applicable work of talent coach Tommy Kramer – not to mention live performances from Josh Gracin and Jessica Andrews – it’s not like this platform was needing any more support. But that didn’t stop Jaye Albright from adding a real kicker. This one’s big. Theevent’sfinalsession,priortoAndrews’musicalclosing,istitled,“ThePPMMusicTest‘MScoreSwitch’IsOn.”MScoreisanumberdevelopedbyMediaMonitorstoindicatewhether a song is more or less likely to make a listener switch awayfromastation.Andit’sbasedonharddata. AsattendeesatCountry Aircheck’s2007PPMSeminarmayremember,theabilitytomarrythePPM’smoment-by-momentlistener behavior with Mediabase airplay data now gives us the ability to see exactly how the audience reacts to every song. ButwhereArbitron’sGary Marince whetted that 2007 crowd’s appetite,Albrightispreparingtoserveameal. Remember,14marketsarecurrentlylivewithPPM,and19more will be online by year’s end. (continued on page 5)
Eugene: New OM...And Format? Cumulus’ Country KUJZ&RockKNRQ/EugenePDAl ScotthasbeenpromotedtothenewlycreatedOMpositionfor
thecluster.ScottalsowarnsthatKUJZwillbeflippingfromCountrytoayet-to-be-announcedformatatmidnighttonight(2/17).
Aircheck Adds Tingle Former CMT RadioProductionAssociateLauren Tingle joins Country AircheckasAssociateEditorinanewlycreatedposition.Tingle,agraduateofMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity,spenttwo years at CMT Radio contributing to the dailyprepservice,bookingradiotoursandinterviewingartists.“I’mextremelythrilledbytheopportunityandhappytojointhestaff,”shesays. Reach her at [email protected].
Digital Summit: Tech The Halls More than 50 digital media heavyweights are coming together forthefifthannualLeadership Music Digital Summit,March23-25atBelmontUniversity’sCurbEventCenterinNashville.Registrationsforthisevent-packedconferencearerunningwellaheadof2008andarerecession-pricedat$179,($129formembersofnumeroustradeorganizations)throughMarch
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14.Amongtheall-starsparticipatingareTAGStrategic’sTed Cohen,CMT’sJay Frank,Choruss’ Jim Griffin,echo’sTawn Albright and Hal Hassall,Zune’sChristina Calio,NPDGroup’sRuss Crupnick,iLike’sAli Partovi,NMPA’sDavid Israelite,RIAA’sMitch Bainwol,NSAI’sBart Herbison andAT&T’s Jim Cocconi. Fordetails,visitwww.digitalsummit.org. Country Aircheck is a proud media partner; tell ‘em we sent you.
St. Jude Roundup Here’s a look at recent St. Jude Radiothon results turned in by Country radio: •WSSL/Greenville, SC,$205,623•KXKZ/Ruston, LA,$154,879•KAMS/Thayer, MO,$102,785•WIVK/Knoxville, TN,$262,327•WCEN/Saginaw, MI,$58,716•WKHK/Richmond, VA,$118,561.72•WQYK/Tampa, FL,$208,306•WPAP/Panama City, FL,$58,356•WGAR/Cleveland, OH,$265,708•KRKT/Albany, OR,$96,468•WQLK/Richmond, IN,$32,471•KFDI/Wichita, KS,$56,636
My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook discusses his most important songs, artists or concerts: 1. Elvis Presley, Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis: As a child, I listened to this record more than any other in my house. I loved it. I think this is one of his best live performances on record. 2. Stevie Wonder/Superstitious: I had this on a 45 as a child. It was my first exposure to Motown. I wanted to be able to sing like that.
3. Alabama/Mountain Music: Being from Alabama, I had a connection to this band. I loved their harmonies. They showed me how cool country could be.4. Kenny Loggins, Outside: From The Redwoods: I was always a fan of Kenny’s voice, but I only discovered this record in my early years of college. I loved that it was all acoustic. This was at a time when I was really learning to stretch my vocal range. I credit some of that to driving long hours home from school singing to this cassette.5. Ben Harper/Fight For Your Mind: I discovered this CD in my later years in college. I was really drawn to Harper’s spirit. It’s raw and honest. He made me start to think about songwriting in a different way.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: I have never listened to one Simon and Garfunkel record.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I have never gotten the whole David Bowie thing. Just don’t get it.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Matthew Perryman Jones’ “Save You.” This is a Nashville artist with an incredible voice and amazing songs. You will love this song!
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•WDXB/Birmingham, AL,$132,418•WNUS/Parkersburg, WV,$4,205•WPOC/Baltimore, MD,$220,771.50
Radio News•OnFeb.22,WXCY/Wilmington, DEGMBob BloomandPDDave Hovel will both celebrate 20 years with the station. They’ll beattendingCRSaweek-and-a-halflater,somakesuretoofferyour congrats.
How Big Is St. Jude’s Mailbox? Clear Channel WPOC/Baltimore staffers celebrate raising $220,771 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital following their Country Cares radiothon.
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Money, Money, Money: KZKX/Lincoln, NE raised $63,125 with their three-day 3rd Annual Cure Kids Cancer Radiothon benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network. Pictured (l-r) are PD Hoss Michaels, Tasha & John Dybdal with their son Levi and Promotion Dir./middayer Kelly Garrett.
Wednesday (2/18) - the late Pee Wee King, Juice Newton, Tom Bigbee, Paul Corbin ([email protected]), Dawn Richardson Thursday (2/19) - Lorianne Crook, Joe Redmond ([email protected])
Friday (2/20) - No Birthdays
Saturday (2/21) - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eric Heatherly, Bruce Reiner ([email protected])
Sunday (2/22) - Greg Holland, the late Del Wood, Dave Hanner, Rebekah Sterk ([email protected])
Monday (2/23) - Dusty Drake, Steve Holy, Rusty Young, Jo Pincek Hunt ([email protected]), Norbert Nix ([email protected])
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Benefit: Team In Training GAC Nights host Suzanne Alexander and All Access Country Editor Jim AskerareamongthoserunningtheApril25 Music City Half Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia andLymphomaSociety’sTeamInTraining.Alexanderisstillworkingtowardher$1,800fundraisinggoal,andyoucandonate here.
Chart Chat Congrats to Kenny Chesney, Bryan Frasher,the BNA promotion team and everyone at Sony/Nashville on topping this week’s chart withChesney’s“DownTheRoad.”Additional
•WFYR/Peoriacollected1,478bearsfromlistenersaspartofthe3rdAnnualTeddy Bear Valentine’s promotion. The staff helped distributethegiftstopatientsonFeb.13.•KSON/San Diego’s Cliff & CompanyassistedlistenersJessicaandDylanbymakingtheirweddingdayarealitylastFriday(2/13).The couple (pictured with Tori Peck,CliffDumasandBillTanner)receivedhelpfromalocalbakery,limocompany,hotel,restaurant,photographer,jewelerandfloristfortheir ceremony at the Fox5 studios. •KSCS/DallasImagingDir.Ryan Drean has been enlisted as one of the talents for the newly formed www.SoundEffective.com,whichprovidescost-efficientmajormarket imaging.
CRS Keynote Tix; Gregory To Perform Tickets to the Seth Godin keynote address March4atCRS-40willbemadeavailableforon-sitepurchasebetween8amand8:50amthatmorning.Passesare$40fornon-studentsand$20forstudentswithavalidID.Inotherseminarnews,Adam Gregory is scheduled to perform this year’s New Faces of Country Music Cocktail Reception.Thesetbeginsat5:30pmMarch6.
Green Is Good: KRYS/Corpus Christi listeners banded together during the station’s Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon, pledging $38,355. This brings the station’s seven year total to just over $540,000. Pictured (l-r) are morning co-host Mark Wintrow, middayer CoCo, morning co-host Chris O’Brien and PD Frank Edwards
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congrats to the song’s writer and guest vocalist Mac McAnally,forwhomthisisafirst.Thoughhe’sneverreachedNo.1asanartistbefore,McAnallyhaswritten a number of hits for others,includingcharttoppersfor Alabama(“OldFlame”)and Sawyer Brown(“ThankGodForYou”).Andwhilewe’rehandingoutkudos,majorcongratstoBig Machine, Taylor Swift and the pop promotion team at Universal Republic on scoringtheNo.1songontheMediabaseTop40chartwith“LoveStory.”
CRS: Your Input Needed BNA’sBryan Frasher,WKIS/Miami’sAnnie Sandor and Mozes’ Chad Schultz are developing the 40 Work/Life Balance Ideas In 40 Minutes panel taking place at CRS-40 March 4.Theyhavespentthelastfewmonthscompiling40timemanagement/organizational skills to assist attendees in balancing their daily lives and now they’d like to have your take on the subject.Pleasesendyourtricksofthetradeoradvicetocrs.worklifebalance@gmail.com.
Artist News George StraitisheadliningthegrandopeningoftheDallasCowboys’footballstadiumJune6.Reba McEntire, Blake
Shelton and Julianne Hough are also on thebill.“Ihavealotofgreatmemoriesfromplaying the many shows we did at Texas Stadium,aswellaswatchingAmerica’steamwintheirshareofSuperBowls,”Straitsays.“Iam very excited about having the opportunity to dothefirstconcerteverinthemagnificentnewCowboys stadium and share this momentous occasionwithalltheincrediblecountrymusicfansintheDallas-Ft. Worth area.” Rascal Flatts’ music is being made into lullabies for the Hushabye BabyCDseries.Hits“Prayin’ForDaylight,”“TakeMeThere”and“BlessTheBrokenRoad”areincludedonthe11trackprojecttobereleasedApril7. David Ball,Stonewall Jackson and Jean Shepard are confirmedtoplayanApril1benefitatNashville’sTexasTroubadourTheatretocovermedicalexpensesforOprylegendErnie Ashworth and Canadian Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Griff.Ashworthisrecuperatingfromopen-heartbypassandGriffisrecoveringfromthroatcancer. Jason Aldean has been named AT&T’s Country Headliner forthenexttwoweeks,meaninghismusicwillbeshowcasedtoAT&T’smorethan74.9millioncustomersthroughFeb.28.
The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com.
•Liberty Media(DirecTV)hasinvested$530millioninSirius XM,keepingthecompanyfromfilingChapter11bankruptcy.CEO Mel Karmazinretainscontrolofthesatcaster.(CAT2/17)•On-andoff-airnomineesforthe44th Annual ACM Awards wereannounced.AlbumOfTheYearnomineesareexpectedinMarch.(CAT2/11)•Cumulus announced layoffs totaling 7% or as many as 259 staffersfromthecompany’sworkforceof3,700.(CAT2/13)•CumulusWPKR (The Wolf)/Appleton, WIAPD/afternoonerTory HunterhasbeennamedPDwiththeexitofPD/middayer
George Strait
Taylor SwiftMac McAnally
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Wednesday 2/18 - Wynonna, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS).
Thursday 2/19 - Heidi Newfield, Bellamy Brothers, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).
Friday 2/20 - Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Headline Country (GAC).
Saturday 2/21 - John Rich, Gone Country 3 (CMT).
Sunday 2/22 - Josh Gracin, Our Song (GAC).
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Upcoming Album Releases:
February 24 Jake Owen Easy Does It (RCA)
March 24 Eric Church Carolina (Capitol) Shooter Jennings Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & the .357’s (Universal South) Martina McBride Shine (RCA) John Rich Son Of A Preacher Man (Warner Bros.)
March 31 Rodney Atkins It’s America (Curb) Billy Ray Cyrus Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) Keith Urban Defying Gravity (Capitol)
April 7 Jason Aldean Wide Open (BBR) Emerson Drive Believe (Midas/Valory) Rascal Flatts Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
Album release info to [email protected].
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Barry Mardit ([email protected]). (CAT2/17)•Peg/Crossville,TNOMGordon Stack has added programming and afternoons on WOWF,inadditiontoPDduties for sister WOWC/McMinnville, TN following Josh Brandon’sexit.(CAT2/13)•CumulusTop40KMCK/Fayetteville,ARPD/afternoonhostJJ Ryan picked up programming duties for Country sister KQSM,replacingOM/PD/afternoonerJohn Baker.(CAT2/13)•FormerKFDI/Wichita morning host Dan Tooker is back in the market at crosstown Connoisseur MediaasMarketingDir.forthetwo-stationclusterandafternooneronCountryKVWF.(CAT2/17)
A Music Revolution (continued from page 1)TurnoneofCountry’sdeepestthinkerslikeAlbrightlooseonthisgrowingpoolofdata,andtheresultsare,frankly,beyondcompelling.Here’sataste,withquotesstraightfromAlbright’spresentation:
• MScore Makes Research Look Good: “Ifyouseecallout,auditoriumandonlinemusictesting,you’llseevery few surprises.”• Superstars Don’t Matter:“Withrareexceptions,songs matter.”• First Impressions Can Mislead:“Somesongstakeawhiletogrow on the audience.”• Familiarity Has An Edge:“However,somesongsgrowaudiencewiththeveryfirstweekofairplay.” Ofcourse,thereareotherissueswithfar-reachingimplicationsforprogrammers,nottomentionrecordlabels.OncePPMhasextendeditselfintothetop50markets,howwillthenumberofcurrentsbeaffected?Albrighthasaprediction.ThebalancebetweenprogrammingforTSLorcumealsogetsclose inspection. AndthenthereistheveryrealconcernthataP1PPMholder–whomaybeprovidingdataforyears,unliketheregularlyrotating diary takers – could inadvertently become the hub aroundwhichallofthestation’sprogrammingrevolves.Or,asAlbrightasks,“ShouldIdropasongwhenitisobviousthatoneortwoofmyheavy-userpanelistsdoesn’tlikeit?” Overall,it’sclearwe’veonlyyetscratchedthesurfaceofthiswellofdata,whichpromisestoonlygetdeeper.“Themoreyousee,”Albrightadmits,“themoreyou’llwanttosee.”There’salsolittledoubtthatMScorehasthepotentialtobecomeyetanotherflashpointbetweenlabelsandradio.Albrightlikensitto when Country started doing callout research 30 years ago. “But,”shesays,“inthelongrunIthinkit’sgoingtobeverygood for all of us.” Afterspending90daysdrillingthroughdataon17CountrystationsinArbitron’s14PPMmarkets,Albrighthasputtogetheraneye-opening45minutestocaptheA&Oevent.Admissionisfreeandallarewelcome,savethoseincompetitivesituationswithA&Oclients.EmailMike([email protected])orJaye([email protected])foryourinvitation.
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Fall No. 1s: KGNC, WQCB, WHWK, WQBE, WAXX, KKIX, KUAD, KQUS
Here’s the final batch of Country results for the Fall 2008 Arbitron ratings period. 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. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available. Also, not all Country stations are listed in the non-subscriber markets.
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Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Fall 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. (The 12+ and Rankings totals differ because non-subscriber markets yield 12+ share figures, but not ranks.)
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KGNC/Amarillo, TX 8.3 9.4 2 1KATP/Amarillo, TX^ 5.6 4.1 7 8tWKSF/Ashville, NC 16.6 16.6 na naWESC/Greenville, SC 1.3 1.7 na na (Asheville, NC Arbitron)WEBB/Augusta, ME 5.8 6.9 4 3WTHT/Portland, ME 2.2 3.5 11t 7t (Augusta, ME Arbitron)WMCM/Augusta, ME 1.4 2.1 16t 11tWQCB/Bangor, ME 2.2 1.4 11t 17t (Augusta, ME Arbitron)WQCB/Bangor, ME 13.4 13.7 1 1WBFB/Bangor, ME 3.5 4.6 10t 7WSYY/Bangor, ME 2.0 1.4 13t 13tWJLS/Beckley, WV 22.2 19.3 na naWKWS/Charleston, WV 1.2 1.2 4t 4t (Beckley, WV Arbitron)WQBE/Charleston, WV 1.2 1.2 4t 4t (Beckley, WV Arbitron)WHWK/Binghamton, NY 13.6 15.0 1 1WKNN/Biloxi, MS 6.4 5.7 na naWUJM/Biloxi, MS+ 1.4 1.9 na naWGGC/Bowling Green, KY 9.8 8.2 na naWOKO/Burlington, VT 20.5 18.2 na naWLFE/Burlington, VT 1.5 1.7 10 11WEZL/Charleston, SC 7.7 6.1 2 4tWIWF/Charleston, SC 3.1 3.3 11t 12tWQBE/Charleston, WV 20.4 18.3 1 1WKWS/Charleston, WV 6.3 7.9 5t 3t
WTVY/Dothan, AL 10.4 7.6 na naKKCB/Duluth, MN 6.7 9.1 4t 2KTCO/Duluth, MN 5.0 3.5 7 9tWAXX/Eau Claire, WI 14.2 13.5 1 1WQRB/Eau Claire, WI^ 12.1 10.4 2 2WATQ/Eau Claire, WI^+ 7.4 6.7 5 5KHEY/El Paso 5.1 3.9 8 10KKIX/Fayetteville, AR 10.5 10.2 1 1KAMO/Fayetteville, AR 3.7 3.1 9t 12WKML/Fayetteville, NC 11.4 8.2 1 3KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO 6.7 7.6 1 1KYGO/Denver 2.0 1.8 14t 17 (Ft. Collins, CO Arbitron)KWLI/Denver 2.0 1.6 14t 18t (Ft. Collins, CO Arbitron)WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL 6.5 5.4 2 4WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN 9.4 8.0 1 2WBTU/Ft. Wayne, IN 6.0 5.9 5t 5tWNCY/Appleton, WI 9.9 9.2 1 2 (Green Bay, WI Arbitron)WPCK/Green Bay, WI 4.1 6.3 8t 6WRNS/Greenville, NC 9.4 9.7 2 2WNBB & WNBR/Greenville, NC 4.4 5.2 7 5KQUS/Hot Springs, AR 18.0 14.6 1 1KSSN/Little Rock^ 4.0 2.9 7t 11t (Hot Springs, AR Arbitron)KMJX/Little Rock^+ 3.0 2.9 10t 11t (Hot Springs, AR Arbitron)KBHS/Hot Springs, AR 1.0 1.0 18t 18t
KFGE/Lincoln, NE 8.5 5.2 na naKZKX/Lincoln, NE 7.5 4.1 na naWMAD/Madison 4.8 4.7 8 6tWWQM/Madison 6.0 4.5 3 8WDMP/Madison 1.0 1.6 18t 16KTEX/McAllen 9.6 7.5 1t 3KBUC/McAllen 1.3 1.1 16t 18WKSJ/Mobile 7.0 7.8 na naWXBM/Pensacola 1.5 2.2 na na (Mobile Arbitron)
WYOK/Mobile 2.6 2.0 na naKNFM/Odessa, TX 7.5 6.4 na naKHKX/Odessa, TX 5.5 5.0 na naKBUL/Reno, NV 5.2 5.0 4 5KUUB/Reno, NV 3.4 2.5 10 12tKFRG/Riverside 3.8 4.0 8 8KKGO/Los Angeles .7 1.1 35t 29t (Riverside Arbitron)
KDRK/Spokane, WA 6.4 5.8 na naKIXZ/Spokane, WA 5.7 4.3 na naWTNT/Tallahassee 4.4 6.2 8t 4WAIB/Tallahassee 6.3 3.9 4 7tWGWD/Tallahassee 2.2 2.3 13 11KJUG/Visalia, CA 4.7 5.4 5t 3KSKS/Fresno 2.9 2.5 10t 12t (Visalia, CA Arbitron)
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3 1 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 16162 876 5007 329 35.943 2.114 123 0
2 2 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 15978 552 4953 183 35.37 1.173 123 0
1 3 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 15574 -518 4848 -159 33.947 -1.497 121 0
4 4 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 15496 216 4782 84 34.112 0.458 122 0
6 5 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 13826 465 4326 138 30.66 0.968 121 1
5 6 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 13367 -1571 4179 -511 28.936 -3.571 123 0
8 7 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 4 12524 1133 3930 331 26.942 2.584 122 1
7 8 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 12211 622 3845 201 26.207 1.243 122 0
10 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 11322 140 3530 54 25.087 0.67 123 0
12 10 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 9464 649 2971 201 19.843 1.698 122 0
14 11 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 8673 462 2816 168 18.61 1.167 122 4
15 12 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 8602 804 2701 247 18.662 1.792 122 3
13 13 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 8301 45 2642 36 16.97 0.282 121 0
17 14 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 7605 427 2378 124 15.489 0.762 118 0
24 15 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 4 7573 1918 2321 592 16.177 4.153 122 5
20 16 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 7531 824 2473 272 15.133 1.751 115 1
21 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 4 7502 1591 2331 491 16.437 3.662 118 4
16 18 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 7437 130 2300 18 14.726 0.138 118 1
19 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 7054 64 2200 -8 14.232 0.264 119 0
22 20 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 6144 324 2014 65 11.695 0.472 114 5
23 21 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 5877 105 1906 37 10.949 0.169 117 1
25 22 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 5591 345 1813 147 10.99 0.73 108 1
26 23 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 5051 493 1564 175 9.534 0.821 101 6
30 24 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 4 4951 1941 1445 602 10.583 3.868 97 20
28 25 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 4417 268 1361 82 8.129 0.52 95 5
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18 26 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 3885 -3158 1252 -1014 8.408 -6.575 118 0
29 27 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 3870 447 1376 169 6.745 0.896 99 3
27 28 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 2644 -1609 830 -516 4.616 -2.951 99 0
31 29 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 2572 210 892 69 4.889 0.401 77 5
33 30 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 2516 236 828 75 4.74 0.299 59 0
32 31 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 2501 163 784 43 4.367 0.431 76 3
41 32 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 4 2442 998 745 318 4.722 1.842 69 19
35 33 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 2320 299 702 68 4.279 0.605 64 3
34 34 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 2234 15 695 3 3.744 -0.074 73 1
40 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 2107 556 618 171 4.1 0.981 54 9
36 36 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 2016 123 694 28 3.166 0.17 65 3
38 37 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 1734 -38 575 -2 2.858 -0.074 54 2
42 38 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 1644 260 509 69 2.89 0.396 46 5
39 39 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 1583 -26 551 -10 2.642 0.336 63 1
43 40 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 1308 90 430 27 1.955 -0.011 50 3
46 41 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 1060 178 341 73 1.629 0.24 40 11
44 42 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) 975 -58 338 -4 1.331 -0.201 42 0
45 43 JESSICA ANDREWS/Everything (Carolwood) 922 -109 351 -27 1.261 -0.149 49 0
49 44 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 902 204 278 55 1.388 0.365 46 7
50 45 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 854 166 308 64 1.156 0.273 37 6
47 46 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 778 47 267 10 1.171 0.064 43 1
47 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem/New Revolution) 696 102 221 51 0.931 -0.015 28 7
48 48 RICHIE MCDONALD/How Do I Just Stop (Stroudavarious) 659 -64 213 -28 0.619 -0.141 36 1
49 JUSTIN MOORE/Small Town USA (Valory) 619 106 234 36 0.853 0.049 31 7
50 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 584 172 173 52 0.957 0.514 27 9
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CMT CArrie UnderWOOd/I Told You So (19/Arista)eli YOUng BAnd/Always The Love Songs (Universal South)
CMT PURECArrie UnderWOOd/I Told You So (19/Arista) MelAnie CAnnOn & Willie nelSOn/Back To Earth (Rural Rhythm)
gACCArrie UnderWOOd/I Told You So (19/Arista) JAMeS OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.)
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Aircheck Top Point GainersJOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 1941 4RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 1918 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 1591 4GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 1133 4MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 998 4KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 876
JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 824
TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 804
JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 649
DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 622
Aircheck Top Spin GainersJOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 602
RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 592
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 491
GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 331
KENNY CHESNEY f/M. McANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 329
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 318
JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 272
TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 247
DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 201
JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 201
Activator Top Point GainersJOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 1007 4TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 271 4CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 269 4ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 265 4JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 249 4GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 234RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 216SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 213JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 196KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 186
Activator Top Spin GainersJOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 556ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 187CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 162TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 159RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 154JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 150SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 143GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 124JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 120DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 114
Aircheck Add LeadersSUGARLAND/ It Happens (Mercury) 36JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 20MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 19CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA) 17BOMSHEL/Fight Like A Girl (Curb) 13ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 12TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 11JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 9LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 9ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 8
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Aircheck ActivitydArrYl WOrleY/Sounds like life To Me (Stroudavarious) Moves 50*-45*; 854 points, 308 spins 6 ADDS: KCYE, KSD, KUBL*, WIRK*, WIWF, WRNS*
JAMie O’neAl/like A Woman (1720) Moves 47-46*; 778 points, 267 spins 1 ADD: WMAD
glOriAnA/Wild At Heart (emblem/new revolution) Enters at 47*; 696 points, 221 spins 7 ADDS: KCYe, KdrK, WBCT, WgTY, WirK*, WiWF, WQHK
riCHie MCdOnAld/How do i Just Stop (Stroudavarious) Stays at 48; 659 points, 213 spins 1 ADD: KNCI*
JUSTin MOOre/Small Town USA (Valory) Enters at 49*; 619 points, 234 spins 7 ADDS: KYgO, WBUl, WgKX*, WirK*, WKSJ, WSiX, WWgr
JAMeY JOHnSOn/High Cost Of living (Mercury) Enters at 50*; 584 points, 173 spins 9 ADDS: KATC*, KMPS*, KrTY, KSSn, KTeX, WCOS, WgKX*, WMAd, WMil
TrAiler CHOir/What Would You Say (Show dog) 579 points, 208 spins 3 ADDS: KiZn*, KJUg, KKng
SUgArlAnd/it Happens (Mercury) 576 points, 183 spins 36 ADDS including: KBWF, KeeY, KKWF, KnTY, KSOn, KWJJ, WKHX, WKKT, WUBl, WXTU
STeVe AZAr/You’re My life (ride/dang/C05) 524 points, 183 spins; 0 ADDS
BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 447 points, 171 spins 7 ADDS: KiZn*, KJUg, KKWF, KnCi*, KZSn, WOgi, WrBT
CArrie UnderWOOd/The More Boys i Meet (19/Arista) 438 points, 88 spins; 0 ADDS
KeiTH AnderSOn/She Could’ve Been Mine (Columbia) 415 points, 171 spins 2 ADDS: KJJY*, KZSN
Kid rOCK/Blue Jeans And A rosary (Atlantic/CO5) 397 points, 100 spins 2 ADDS: WBCT, WUSY
FEBRUARY 23CAITLIN & WILL/Even Now (Columbia)MARC BROUSSARD f/LEANN RIMES/When It’s Good (Atlantic/CO5)PAT GREEN/Country Star (BNA)RANDY HOUSER/Boots On (Universal South)BLAKE SHELTON/I’ll Just Hold On (Warner Bros.)
MARCH 2DIERKS BENTLEY/Sideways (Capitol)ALAN JACKSON/Sissy’s Song (Arista)LOVE & THEFT/Runaway (Carolwood)DEREK SHOLL/But It Was (CO5)
MARCH 16CARTER TWINS/Heart Like Memphis (CMT/Meteor 17/CO5)JONATHAN SINGLETON AND THE GROVE/Livin’ In Paradise (Universal South)
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Aircheck Top RecurrentsBILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 9312ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 7875ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 7760MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 6015SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 5063DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 4960TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 4527JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 4355BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 4350BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4122
AlAn JACKSOn/Sissy’s Song (Arista) 390 points, 128 spins 12 ADDS including: KATC*, KATM*, KiXZ, KKWF, WCOS, WOgK, WTQr, WUBe, WXCY, WYnK
dAVid nAil/red light (MCA) 360 points, 127 spins 4 ADDS: KBeQ, KHKi*, KMle*, WSOC*
Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)
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1 1 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 5053 37 2895 48
2 2 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 4921 -41 2835 -16
3 3 KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC MCANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 4850 90 2772 50
4 4 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 4709 186 2682 104
7 5 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 4498 234 2538 124
5 6 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 4436 -25 2489 -45
8 7 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 4274 130 2442 114
6 8 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 3935 -511 2260 -298
9 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 3508 94 2040 57
11 10 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 3193 196 1823 120
10 11 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 3148 91 1765 35
12 12 TIM MCGRAW/Nothin' To Die For (Curb) 3004 181 1704 98
14 13 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 2668 28 1515 10
13 14 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 2614 -79 1456 -41
15 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 2601 22 1487 -6
17 16 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 2565 249 1482 150
16 17 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 2479 -31 1418 -6
21 18 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I Told You So (19/Arista) 2376 269 1379 162
20 19 RASCAL FLATTS/Here Comes Goodbye (Lyric Street) 2362 216 1369 154
23 20 TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol) 2318 271 1325 159
18 21 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 2150 -156 1212 -105
22 22 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 2135 33 1224 19
32 23 JOHN RICH/Shuttin' Detroit Down (Warner Bros.) 1758 1007 965 556
25 24 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Universal South) 1612 98 970 66
19 25 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1515 -704 859 -453
24 26 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 1360 -346 742 -196
27 27 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 1299 185 673 81
26 28 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1206 69 669 51
29 29 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/One In Every Crowd (Columbia) 1116 153 600 98
28 30 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 1034 49 544 41
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30 31 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 791 -22 431 -12
31 32 JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) 755 -9 420 7
33 33 LADY ANTEBELLUM/I Run To You (Capitol) 726 33 417 33
35 34 EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 724 117 373 58
34 35 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 654 -16 323 -9
37 36 KELLIE PICKLER/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) 635 110 320 40
36 37 CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA) 574 -5 284 0
39 38 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) 552 87 305 42
40 39 ZAC BROWN BAND/Whatever It Is (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 546 91 290 30
38 40 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) 468 -19 274 -11
41 41 TRENT TOMLINSON/That's How It Still Oughta Be (Carolwood) 421 47 191 17
43 42 DARRYL WORLEY/Sounds Like Life To Me (Stroudavarious) 363 40 188 29
47 43 CHUCK WICKS/Man Of The House (RCA) 324 63 171 39
42 44 JESSICA ANDREWS/Everything (Carolwood) 319 -18 181 -5
44 45 KEITH ANDERSON/She Could've Been Mine (Columbia) 291 -15 110 -6
46 46 TRACY LAWRENCE/You Can't Hide Redneck (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 276 10 97 4
47 ALAN JACKSON/Sissy's Song (Arista) 266 265 188 187
45 48 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720 Entertainment) 261 -14 105 -7
48 49 MARK WILLS/The Things We Forget (Tenacity) 229 -8 81 -5
50 50 GLORIANA/Wild At Heart (Emblem) 225 3 124 5
55 51 ERIC CHURCH/Love Your Love The Most (Capitol) 221 94 117 51
51 52 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 218 4 113 3
53 SUGARLAND/It Happens (Mercury) 216 213 146 143
52 54 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Ride/Dang/New Revolution) 204 11 77 3
49 55 RICHIE MCDONALD/How Do I Just Stop (Stroudavarious) 177 -46 91 -24
56 JAMEY JOHNSON/High Cost Of Living (Mercury) 149 63 75 23
53 57 WHITNEY DUNCAN/The Bed That You Made (Warner Bros.) 149 11 70 2
54 58 TRAILER CHOIR/What Would You Say (Show Dog) 135 4 87 4
59 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Back To Tennessee (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 131 48 61 28
59 60 KATIE ARMIGER/Trail Of Lies (Cold River) 126 33 70 12
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