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The Readers Always Write A number of readers responded to last week’s Country Aircheck Weekly story on the ACM’s slight of its own Country radio winners during the ACM award show. CA suggested that the ACM should make find the time to properly honor the radio winners with something more than a text crawl across the bottom of the screen during a performance. As might be expected of our readership, they agreed. And, while we had not intended to run a “Part Two” to the story, we thought that the ACM board should hear some viewpoints as they prepare for next week’s ACM Board of Directors meeting here in Nashville. One of the more poignant of all the calls and emails we got came from one of this year’s winners. “I think we all understand the industry priorities and the food chain, especially when it comes to a national presentation,” they wrote. “But it would have been nice to feel as if we were a part of the show. This was not just another award show; it’s the highlight of my career. As incredible as the experience was, it certainly didn’t meet expectations.” Another of this year’s winners also chimed in, “I’m fine not being on TV, but a two-second crawl beneath someone else singing is not my idea of acknowledgement.

Did anyone ever notice that every artist who wins on the show thanks radio? And the ACM can’t find 30-seconds to actually show a few of the folks they are thanking? If it’s going to be that little, [they should] just drop the whole charade. We’ll all still be friends. How did they find time in years past? And doesn’t the promotion of radio matter? If they had a lot of radio stations excited about winning and talking about it, maybe the [TV] ratings would be higher.” continued on page 5Radio NewsKudos: WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH’s Mark And Danielle won New Hampshire Magazine’s 2008 Best Morning Show for the fourth time.

Gig Alerts: KKWQ/Warroad, MN GM Mike Pederson is looking for an afternoon/evening jock with the possibility of expansion. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. KSJJ/Bend, OR OM Ed Lambert is seeking a MD/midday jock. Send airchecks and resumes to [email protected].

Industry News Country Thunder USA officials have been forced to cancel the Texas festival planned for May 29-June 1 due to low

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ticket sales, a depressed economy and weather related issues associated with last year’s lineup cancellations. Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Halfway To Hazard, Dierks Bentley and Kellie Pickler were scheduled to perform. The upcoming events in Wisconsin and Arizona will not be affected. SSMack/Nashville has signed the band SingleTree to a record contract. The band’s first single will hit radio in late July with an album to follow before the end of the year. Ashley Gorley (“All-American Girl,” “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “Laughed Until We Cried”) has re-signed a long-term publishing agreement with Combustion Music.

Artist News Teams for the 18th Annual City Of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge at Greer Stadium June 4 have been announced. In the batter’s box for Opry Live will be Carrie Underwood, Chris Cagle, Danielle Peck, Emily West, Luke Bryan, Phil Vassar, Vince Gill, Nan Kelley and Tennessee Titans Kyle Vanden Bosch, Cortland Finnegan, Rob Bironas and Daniel Loper. Taking the field for After MidNite with Blair Garner are Adam Gregory, Chuck Wicks, Hollywood Yates, Jake Owen, James Otoo, Jamey Johnson, Jimmy Wayne, Jo Dee Messina, Joe Nichols, Keith Anderson, Montgomery Gentry, Randy Houser, Sara Evans and Tennessee Titans Donnie Nickey and Brandon Jones. So, apparently the After MidNiters gave up three NFL players for Keith Anderson and Montgomery Gentry. Sounds fair. The Grand Ole Opry has added a second Tuesday Night Opry June 3 at 9:30pm due to overwhelming demand. Scheduled to appear are Carrie Underwood, Montgomery Gentry, Luke Bryan and more. Laura Bryna will record the song “Hometown Heroes” to be used in the advertising campaign of the Air National Guard. The song will be added to her debut album Trying To Be Me. She will also be

My Tunes: Music ThaT shaped My Life

WPCV/Lakeland, FL MD/midday host Jeni Taylor discusses her most meaningful songs, albums or concerts:1. Pink Floyd, Division Bell Tour, Rice Stadium, 1994: The last time the original group as a whole toured together. My first time to see them – and probably the last. Musical history at it’s finest!2. Kenny Chesney, Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair: A personal and inside look at the soul of our format’s

biggest superstar. It just doesn’t get any better than that.3. Counting Crows/August And Everything After: The song, not the album. It’s a piece of musical genius that’s not easy to find, but if you can, you’ve got a masterpiece in your midst. Of course, the album itself is amazing, too. Just like everything they do.4. Trisha Yearwood/The Song Remembers When: Songwriting at it’s absolute finest, delivered by the most beautiful voice we have in our format.5. Kenny Rogers/Twenty Years Ago: Anyone who is not moved by this song needs to check for a beating heart. Just to think of those who gave their lives for us in Vietnam touches my heart every time, especially considering my Dad served there and lost way too many friends.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: U2’s Joshua Tree. I’ve just never gotten into U2’s music at all, although I hold Bono’s humanitarian spirit in the highest regard.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: The Beatles.• A song you played or listened to incessantly: Kenny Chesney’s “What I Need To Do.” I could hear it a zillion times and never get tired of it.

featured in the song’s music video, print ads and perform a series of concerts this summer. Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd and Pat Green will perform together at the inaugural Smith & Nephew Fourth & Goal Classic June 28 in Atlantic City, NJ. The event benefits NFL retirees and their families who are in immediate need. Montage Music Group will host a writer’s night May 29 at the Bluebird Cafe with songwriters Porter Howell

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of Little Texas, Minnie Murphy, Pat Murphy, Trent Jeffcoat, Tami Hinesh and Bonnie Bishop. Jamber Records and Sharp Objects Publishing are asking songwriters to enter the Amber Rhodes Songwriting Contest by visiting the websites of participating radio stations; WCJW/Warsaw, NY; KAUS/Austin, MN; WLOC/Horse Cave, KY; WKSR/Pulaski, TN; KTJJ/Farmington, MO; KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA; KSNI/Santa Maria, CA; KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA; and KJUG/Visalia. The winner will receive a writing session with Rhodes, a single song publishing deal with Sharp Objects and a professionally recorded demo. Wynonna Judd will kick off Alaska’s celebration of 50 years of statehood with a performance at Elmendorf Air Force Base June 27. AT&T will stream the concert on the internet and provide video conferencing between Judd and soldiers serving abroad. Emerson Drive, Richie McDonald, Ricky Skaggs, Linda Davis, Rebecca Lynn Howards, Bryan White and Collin Raye are performing at the Songs 4 Worship - Country event at the Ryman June 1. Emily West will begin rotating demos of songs that she has written on her Myspace page every week. The first to make the cut is “Used to This” with Jeremy Lister. The Clark Brothers, Whiskey Falls and Mark Wills are performing at the free CMA After Hours Kick-off Concerts at the Hard Rock Cafe starting at 11:30pm nightly June 5-7, respectively.

Chronicle TV theme song composer Earle H. Hagen (The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, The Mod Squad) passed away Monday at his home in California. He was 88. He composed original music for more than 3,000 television shows and also worked on several films including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and There’s No Business Like Show Business.

Wednesday (5/29) - Bruce Adelman, Larry Pareigis ([email protected]), Chris Borchetta ([email protected])

Thursday (5/30) - Wynonna Judd, Mike Geiger, Johnny Gimble, Bob Saporiti

Friday (5/31) - Ed Adkins (Derailers), Marla Cannon-Goodman, Johnny Paycheck, Chip Miller, Augie Myers, Hazel Smith

Saturday (6/1) - Ronnie Dunn, Steve Williams, Mindy Smith, Sandra Lee ([email protected])

Sunday (6/2) - the late Carl Butler, Fletcher Foster ([email protected]), the late Lee Durham, Clay Bradley, Brooke Williams, Liz Jungers ([email protected])

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The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis PD Bob Richards was promoted to OM for the three-station cluster. Richards steps in for David Wood, who recently resigned, and will continue to program WFMS, as he’s done for the last 10 years. (CAT 5/27)• Lyric Street Manager/West Coast Regional Promotion Kris Lamb was promoted to Director. (CAT 5/27)• Funding for the acquisition of Clear Channel Communications by Thomas H. Lee and Bain Capital Partners was officially secured. The $17.9 billion merger, which originally listed at $19.5B, can now proceed after weeks of legal wrangling with the six-bank consortium funding the deal. (CAT 5/23) • Curb Midwest/Southwest Regional Karen McGuire was hired for Southwest duties at Universal South. (CAT 5/22)• Universal South SW regional Allen Mitchell was hired at Mercury for the same region. He replaces Stacie Clark, who exited in April. (CAT 5/22)• Clear Channel/Boise VP/Market Manager Terry Tario joined GapWest/Idaho Falls & Pocatello, ID, which includes Country KID-FM, in the same capacity. (CAT 5/22)• Beasley/Las Vegas Account Executive Tricia Gallenbeck was promoted to GSM of the cluster, which includes Country KCYE and Classic Country KBET-AM. (CAT 5/22)

Wednesday 5/28 - Jewel, GAC Nights.

Thursday 5/29 - Statler Brothers, Jimmy Fortune, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV).

Friday 5/30 - Shooter Jennings, Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC).

Saturday 5/31 - Jason Aldean, Jewel, Jason Michael Carroll, John Anderson, Opry Live (GAC).

Sunday 6/1 - Julianne Hough, Top 20 Countdown (CMT).

Monday 6/2 - Carrie Underwood, My Road To The Opry (GAC).

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• Border Broadcasting KKWQ/Warroad, MN MD/afternoon/evening jock Jerry Hayne was hired at KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA as MD/middayer. (CAT 5/21)

Readers Always Write continued from page 1 An award winning major market programmer felt it’s not too much to ask the ACM for a minute or so of airtime to acknowledge the winners. “The free airtime I gave the ACM award show would have run into the tens of thousands of dollars. Let’s see how well they do if radio acts like this show doesn’t exist. I’ll tell you exactly what would happen: viewership would be so tragic the network would cancel and [the ACM] would be out of business. Do the [award show producers] even understand that without Country radio and airplay, they would have no awards show? Radio gets no respect for the overwhelming help we give to keep our industry alive and vibrant.”Another major market PD thought we were too easy on the ACM. “Thirty seconds of recognizing and applauding the radio winners is not too much to ask for,” he said. “In fact, it’s not enough…. Although the way we expose new artists has changed and continues to change, I would venture a guess that 100% of the winners were given their

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first and most meaningful exposure on Country radio. To watch radio pushed to the side most of the night is hard to watch. We gave up a lot of air-time over that weekend in conjunction with our Westwood One remotes to help pump the show and give the station an ACM flavor by interviewing mainly new artists.” Finally, RPM Management’s Scott Siman had his own thoughts on other ignored winners. “I was somewhat amused by your comments on the ACM radio winners - it could be worse, you could be a winner in the Vocal Event category. That award hasn’t been aired in years by either show [ACM or CMA.] Of course, the record that won at both organizations this round (Tracy Lawrence’s “Find Out Who Your Friends Are,” with an album cut that features friends Kenny Chesney and Siman client Tim McGraw) doesn’t exist on the charts nor according to Curb or Sony BMG. It only exists between the artists, the fans and radio – which, if I had to choose, would be the best way to exist.” I’ll leave the last issue for Vocal Event trade publications to address. As for CA, we’ll just ask the ACM to support the folks who support you. Is it really that much to ask?

Steve Azar Indianola (Dang/Ride) Azar produced and co-wrote each of the 13-tracks on the album including “I Won’t Let You Lead Me Down,” the first single off the Dang/Ride venture, co-written with Walt Wilkins. Band member Jason Young gets credit on multiple collaborations including “Crowded,” with Trick

Pony’s Ira Dean. Radney Foster lends his talents to “You Don’t Know A Thing,” and “You’re My Life.”

One Flew South Last Of The Good Guys (Decca/Universal) This trio comprised of Eddie Bush, Royal Reed and Chris Roberts called on songwriter Marcus Hummon (“Bless The Broken Road”) to produce and co-write their debut album. The band also enlisted celebrated writer J.D. Souther (Eagles’ “Best Of My Love” and “Heartache Tonight”) for

several songs. Tracks include “My Kind Of Beautiful,” “Sara,” “Makin’ It Rain” and “Too Old To Die Young.”

Upcoming Releases: June 3 Jennifer Hanson Thankful (Universal South) Jewel Perfectly Clear (Valory)

June 10 Montgomery Gentry Back When I Knew It All (Columbia)

June 17 Charlie Allen That Was Then, This Is Now (River Run) Carter’s Chord Carter’s Chord (Show Dog) (digital only)

June 24 Keith Anderson C’mon! (Columbia) Mark Chesnutt Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek)

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1 1 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 14807 473 4901 123 37.979 1.776 121 0

2 2 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 13438 31 4464 55 33.602 -0.442 121 0

4 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 12412 361 4227 156 30.778 0.973 121 0

3 4 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 12343 -808 4024 -336 33.045 -1.919 119 0

5 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 12297 390 4091 128 29.967 0.493 120 2

7 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 11484 330 3821 147 28.495 0.834 121 0

8 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 11324 330 3806 159 28.297 1.182 121 0

10 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 4 10177 766 3397 227 25.626 1.574 120 0

9 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 9970 227 3275 92 25.57 0.763 121 0

12 10 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 8975 739 3001 269 22.434 2.008 121 0

11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 8867 209 2932 62 22.243 0.694 121 0

13 12 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 7509 115 2476 23 17.646 0.215 118 0

14 13 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 6885 -304 2262 -99 16.698 -0.159 118 0

17 14 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 6425 550 2129 167 14.703 1.713 109 5

15 15 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 6289 22 2055 20 14.823 0.028 115 0

16 16 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 6145 66 2134 31 13.606 -0.318 117 1

18 17 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 5716 502 1935 138 13.303 1.538 105 4

19 18 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 5527 611 1827 194 13.79 1.626 109 2

20 19 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 5368 561 1917 202 11.949 0.858 114 2

22 20 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 5252 1066 1805 380 13.311 3.092 110 6

21 21 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 4718 325 1643 111 10.306 0.814 106 0

25 22 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 4 4570 1079 1481 317 9.93 2.349 104 6

23 23 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're... (Big Machine) 4204 179 1370 52 9.619 0.37 105 2

24 24 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm ... (Arista) 4186 350 1436 105 9.299 1.323 108 5

27 25 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 3507 358 1191 130 7.58 1.167 94 3

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26 26 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 3329 177 1105 39 7.655 0.589 90 4

30 27 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 2851 132 955 59 6.656 0.274 68 2

29 28 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 2743 -229 1029 -60 5.707 -0.572 99 0

29 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 4 2590 2590 753 753 7.243 7.243 45 47

32 30 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 2455 131 848 60 5.424 0.314 72 6

28 31 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 2454 -645 840 -183 4.932 -1.342 94 0

31 32 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 2401 -41 807 11 6.557 -0.026 33 1

33 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 1990 1683 616 489 5.038 4.143 50 51

33 34 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy ... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 1922 -47 718 -24 4.337 -0.084 56 2

35 35 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1918 225 657 81 3.481 0.736 74 3

34 36 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of ... (Asylum/Curb) 1834 -40 614 11 3.692 -0.203 62 1

38 37 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 1703 116 512 67 3.56 0.408 48 17

37 38 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 1693 93 542 55 3.652 0.081 58 5

36 39 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1633 -17 614 10 3.034 0.134 58 5

40 40 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 1574 207 533 85 3.072 0.329 55 9

42 41 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 1166 118 450 36 2.075 0.223 50 3

45 42 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1142 332 374 119 1.969 0.546 46 12

41 43 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 1131 -69 427 -14 2.579 -0.167 41 0

43 44 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1047 49 396 10 1.941 0.023 44 3

44 45 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 879 10 313 17 1.543 -0.131 27 3

46 46 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 854 85 354 35 1.246 0.315 43 1

47 47 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 742 54 293 18 1.366 0.166 37 3

48 48 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 692 30 270 22 1.131 0.036 37 8

50 49 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) 603 39 234 12 1.11 -0.063 28 2

49 50 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 596 27 172 23 1.36 -0.011 18 0

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Aircheck Top Point GainersSUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 2590 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 1683 4LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 1079 4BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 1066 4BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 766 4ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 739REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 611JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 561MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 550KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 502

Aircheck Top Spin GainersSUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 753TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 489BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 380LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 317ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 269BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 227JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 202REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 194MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 167KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 159

Activator Top Point GainersSUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 830 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 703 4ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 317 4BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 306 4JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm...(Arista) 268 4LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 262CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 258REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 236DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 235MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 201

Activator Top Spin GainersSUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 443TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 367ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 214BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 197REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 159LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 144JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 134BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 117JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm... (Arista) 115MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 113

Aircheck Add LeadersTAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 51SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 47DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 17CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 12JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 9KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're ... (19/BNA) 9BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 8ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 7BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 6LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 6LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 6

CMT ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas)ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista)KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic)

CMT Pure RYAN BINGHAM/Bread And Water (Lost Highway)ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista)ASHLEY MONROE/Flat On The Floor (from Unplugged at Studio 330) CORY MORROW/He Carries Me (Sustain)KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic)

GAC ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista)LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5)RHONDA VINCENT/I Gotta Start Somewhere (Rounder)

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KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) 324 points, 71 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)

Aircheck Top RecurrentsGEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 10590TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 9813TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 7939CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 5946RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 5690ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 5171BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 3983KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 3968CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 3862JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3712

Aircheck Activity ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love) (Capitol) Moves 44*-45*; 879 points, 313 spins 3 ADDS: KEEY, WGGY, WWYZ

ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) Stays at 46*; 854 points, 354 spins 1 ADD: KKNG

DAVID NAIL/I’m About To Come Alive (MCA) Stays at 47*; 742 points, 293spins 3 ADDS: WBCT, WMAD, WUBL

BUCKY COVINGTON/I’ll Walk (Lyric Street) Stays at 48*; 692 points, 270 spins 8 ADDS: KBEQ, KSKS, KSSN, KZSN, WBUL, WCOL, WQDR, WRBT

RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) Moves 50*-49*; 603 points, 234 spins 2 ADDS: KKGO, KKNG

ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) Moves 49*-50*; 596 points, 172 spins 4 ADDS: KNTY, KTOM, WTQR, WYNK

CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 533 points, 165 spins 5 ADDS: KSOP, WCTO*, WTQR, WUBE, WYNK

ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 421 points, 143 spins 7 ADDS: KBEQ, KIXZ, KSOP, KWNR, WOGK, WWQM, WXBQ

ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 404 points, 140 spins 0 ADDS

LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 400 points, 150 spins 0 ADDS

CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 335 points, 133 spins 0 ADDS

JUNE 2LAURA BRYNA/Life Is Good (Equity)RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South)JAMES LeBLANC/I’m Here (Fame/Quarterback)ONE FLEW SOUTH/My Kind Of Beautiful (Decca/Universal)GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA)KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol)

JUNE 9CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I Love You) (BBR)ERIC DURRANCE/Angels Fly Away (Wind-Up/9 North)HEARTLAND/Slow Down (Country Thunder)STEVE HOLY/Might Have Been (Curb) JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros)KELLIE PICKLER/Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful (19/BNA)ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage)JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/If You Ever Went Away (Stringtown/CO5)

JUNE 16BAILEY GREY/Let The Music Play (Lofton Creek)

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1 1 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4992 74 3036 59

2 2 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 4675 -41 2926 -12

5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4481 134 2707 56

6 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4433 99 2699 49

3 5 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 4318 -162 2687 -108

8 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 4182 150 2560 83

7 7 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 3955 -265 2363 -179

10 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 3931 129 2424 117

9 9 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 3841 13 2352 30

12 10 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 3484 317 2142 214

11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 3205 0 1995 -13

13 12 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 3160 143 1949 89

14 13 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 2715 17 1635 7

15 14 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 2691 106 1553 98

16 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 2625 201 1523 113

17 16 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 2617 236 1602 159

18 17 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2334 24 1473 16

22 18 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4 2308 306 1352 197

21 19 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 2170 87 1351 61

20 20 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 2151 38 1308 36

23 21 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 4 1874 268 1038 115

24 22 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 1392 152 859 101

27 23 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1270 173 732 134

30 24 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 1264 262 685 144

29 25 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 1168 155 614 80

25 26 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 1160 -67 662 -15

31 27 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 1153 180 666 97

26 28 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 1084 -86 641 -77

28 29 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 1066 40 652 31

52 30 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 922 703 509 367

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34 31 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 874 131 502 101

Debut 32 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 4 854 830 460 443

32 33 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 813 -18 439 -20

35 34 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 760 38 416 19

42 35 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 677 235 356 87

37 36 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of ... (Curb/Asylum) 630 -2 338 10

36 37 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 617 -21 297 -5

45 38 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 573 258 289 110

38 39 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 529 13 250 3

40 40 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 510 40 286 14

39 41 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 488 -18 221 -10

41 42 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 468 1 329 -1

43 43 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 415 3 273 0

44 44 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 380 2 163 -12

46 45 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 332 55 191 25

54 46 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 249 48 90 34

49 47 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) 247 24 147 5

60 48 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 235 105 109 73

48 49 JEFF BATES/Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You (Black River Music) 228 -3 125 -14

47 50 TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World/Quar) 225 -42 87 -14

50 51 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720 Entertainment) 221 -1 105 6

56 52 CARTER'S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 220 40 76 17

51 53 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 218 -2 107 9

55 54 ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 202 13 51 2

53 55 DAVID NAIL/I'm About To Come Alive (MCA) 193 -14 78 8

59 56 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (No Strings Attached/Midas) 190 27 88 13

Debut 57 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 178 93 57 40

58 58 RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (Head Coach) 170 7 128 3

Debut 59 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 166 64 88 42

Debut 60 JOSHUA STEVENS/Rock 'N' Roll & Pensacola (Robbins) 122 39 47 11

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