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2009—The Year of More...And Less!by Ralph Murphy (With Special Thanks to Eric Gross, Andrea Jeitz, MaryAnn Keen, and Anna Maki)

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I get a lot of heat for studying

only No. 1 records, but strangely

enough, it doesn't usually come from

the writers, publishers or artists that

actually have one. My feeling is that

if the “business” feels it's worth

promoting, bullying or outright

buying a record to the top, they

must be pretty confident in the

foundation that the artist’s career

is built upon—the song. So, in line

with “no one throws a No. 2 party,”

this is a look at what made it to

No. 1 in 2009.

Last year's No. 1 songs

continued a trend that started at

the beginning of the decade. For

the last ten years, there has been

a substantial increase in No. 1

records. For instance, in 2009, 31

songs went to the top, up from 26

in 2008, and 21 in 2004.

The number of writers

participating in the cheese, shrimp,

speeches and backslapping

increased from 49 last year to 71

this year. That means each writer’s

work has less total time on the charts.

2009's longest-running chart records

were Chris Young’s “Getting You

Home” and Lady Antebellum’s “I

Run To You,” both at 38 weeks. The

times they are a-changing.

Race to No. 1 At 10 weeks, Carrie

Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova”

and Brad Paisley’s “Then” were

last year's fastest travelers up the

chart. Unfortunately, Underwood

was also the fastest off the charts

—on and gone in 14 weeks, while

Paisley hung around for a total of

17 weeks.

Eight records peaked in 15 weeks

or less. In addition to Carrie and

Brad, there were Kenny Chesney's

“Out Last Night," Jason Aldean's

“Big Green Tractor,” Rascal Flatts'

“Here Comes Goodbye,” Toby Keith's

“American Ride,” Sugarland's “It

Happens" and Lady Antebellum's

Table of Contents

1 2009—The Year of

More...And Less!

4 Lambert Is Hanging With

The Boys

4 Bellamy Brothers Song On

Broadway

4 Country Weekly Spotlights

Country Couture

4 Week-At-A-Glance

4 Spin Zone/Chart Data

6 Programmer Playlist

7 Photos From The Road

8 CountryBreakout™ Chart

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“Need You Now.” Interestingly, records

seemed to take a little longer than last year

to climb the charts. Slightly over one-third

of them took over 20 weeks to get to No. 1.

As most of these artists have had hits

before, it would be easy to attribute their

fast rise to star power and fan familiarity,

but there were four newcomers to the No. 1

club in 2009—Mac McAnally (although

paired with Kenny Chesney), Chris Young,

Justin Moore and Lady Antebellum.

Two of those newcomers, Young and

Moore, took the longest to get to No. 1,

so maybe they just had to earn their way.

Moore's “Small Town USA” took 33 weeks

to get to the top. Winning the prize for

longest ascent was Young's “Getting You

Home” at 35 weeks. Those singles also

lived the longest on the charts at 35 and

38 weeks respectively, along with Lady A's

“Run To You” (38 weeks).

Notable is the haste with which records

moved off the charts. Two to three weeks

after they hit No. 1 seems to be the average

amount of time spent in the sun. That's

the opposite of what happens to pop songs

on Billboard's Hot 100, where records race

to the top and hang around for months.

Artist/Writers In 2008, fifty percent of the No. 1s

were written or co-written by the artist.

That trend accelerated this year, with 19

of the 31 No. 1s written or co-written by

the artist. Almost two thirds of all No. 1s were “inside” jobs.

How that will affect publishers' business plans will be almost

as interesting as watching how non-performing writers

respond to this new challenge.

Tempos Well, somebody rolled the dice, went with a waltz and

danced all the way to the top. “Already Gone” got the job done

for Sugarland and gave them the first of two No. 1s for 2009.

The other 30 chart-toppers were all in 4/4, with tempos

2009 American Idol finalist Michael Sarver recently joined ASCAP as a writer/publisher member. Little Champion Music's Rachel Thibodeau has been producing sides for Sarver at Blackbird Studio, including the single "Ferris Wheel," co-written by Thibodeau, Curb Publishing's Kyle Jacobs and UMG Nashville's Josh Kelley. (L-R): Thibodeau, Sarver and ASCAP's Earle Simmons.

Danny Gokey was in the Atlanta area for the March 2 release date of his album My Best Days. He performed, signed autographs and made a cool music purchase at the Mall of Georgia’s Best Buy location.

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almost equally shared between ballads (9 of them), midtempo

(12) and up-tempo (10).

Intros Intros were pretty consistently within the 13-18 second

range, with only “Start A Band” by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

exceeding that, with the guitar-fueled intro going 24 seconds.

“River of Love” came in at 24 seconds to be the longest

intro. At the other extreme, was the Chesney/MacAnally duet,

“Down The Road.” Darius Rucker's “Alright” did away with

the intro, with the track and vocal starting at almost the same

time. Add all the intros together and average them out, and

you arrive at the old industry standard of 13 seconds.

A Little Advice Let’s get back to that ‘more and less’ thing. Taking the

last decade as a template, sales both digital and physical,

dropped by 50%, which will negatively affect mechanical

income. Media economist Jack Myers recently predicted in

Inside Radio that "radio revenues will fall 18.7% this year.”

This will lead to a decrease in performance income forcing

writers and publishers to “split the blanket” (to quote my old

friend Harlan Howard) much more than they used to.

The good news is that the demand for music has never

been higher. The bad news is that people don’t want to pay

for it. Well, I’ve got some real news...they never have!

So, if you’re a smart artist, find some great writers to

write with. If you’re a great writer, find a great artist to work

with. And as you roll that song out remember, we have had

a wonderful ride for the last century due to the efforts of our

great, great, great grandparents. They put a copyright law

in place back in 1909 and then fought every theater, bar and

club to get compensated for their music. Along the way, every

new technology that came along needed what writers created

and wanted it for cheap (read FREE).

“New" technologies like radio, movies and television fought

for the right to use music for as little money as possible. The

war going forward today is no different than the war that has

always been fought. As creators and copyright owners, we

have been lulled into believing we are part of an industry

where all are equal partners in success. Not so.

The more that people use what we create to make money,

the greater appears to be their sense of entitlement. Breaking

new ground and finding new uses for our songs is great as

long as we share in the revenues generated.

Remember, it all really does begin with a song.

• • •Ralph Murphy is the author of Murphy’s Laws

of Songwriting (Murphyslawsofsongwriting.com).

He is a past president of the Nashville

Songwriters Association, former Nashville

chapter president and former national trustee

of the Recording Academy (NARAS). He had his

first hit in 1966 (“Call My Name”—James Royal)

and has had chart success for five decades. He

had produced platinum albums and his songs

have been recorded by Randy Travis, Don

Williams, Shania Twain, Kathy Mattea, Ray

Price and more. Murphy currently serves as vice

president international and domestic membership group of ASCAP and

guest lectures at universities, music industry conventions and sister

P.R.O.s SOCAN (Canada), APRA (Australia), and IMRO (Ireland).

2009 No. 1 Songs & Writers (Alphabetical by Title)

“Already Gone” Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles and Bobby Pinson

“Alright” Frank Rogers and Darius Rucker

“American Ride” Dave Pahanish and Joseph West

“Big Green Tractor” Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy

“Country Boy” Alan Jackson

“Cowboy Casanova” Mike Elizondo, Brett James and Carrie Underwood

“Down The Road” Mac McAnally

“Feel That Fire” Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley, Brad Warren and Brett Warren

“Gettin’ You Home (Black Dress Song)” Cory Batten, Kent Blazy and Chris Young

“God Love Her” Toby Keith and Vicky McGehee

“Here” Steve Robson and Jeffrey Steele

“Here Comes Goodbye” Clint Lagerberg and Chris Sligh

“I Run To You” Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott

“It Happens” Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles and Bobby Pinson

“It’s America” Brett James and Angelo Petraglia

“It Won’t Be Like This For Long” Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley and Darius Rucker

“Need You Now” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott

“Only You Can Love Me This Way” Steve McEwan and John Reid

“Out Last Night” Kenny Chesney and Brett James

“People Are Crazy” Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones

“River Of Love” Billy Brunette, Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan

“Roll With Me” Clint Daniels and Tommy Karlas

“She’s Country” Dan Myrick and Bridgette Tatum

“She Wouldn’t Be Gone” Jennifer Adan and Cory Batten

“Sideways” Brett Beavers and Dierks Bentley

“Small Town USA” Brian Dean Maher, Justin Moore and Jeremy Stover

“Start A Band” Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace

“Sweet Thing” Monty Powell and Keith Urban

“Then” Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley and Brad Paisley

“Toes” Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, John Hopkins and Shawn Mullins

“You Belong With Me” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift

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Lambert Is Hanging With The Boys Miranda Lambert has

selected a long list of male artists

to accompany her on the various

legs of her upcoming Roadside

Bars & Pink Guitars tour. So far,

Lambert has enlisted James

Otto, David Nail, Randy

Houser, Cross Canadian

Ragweed, Eric Church, Jake

Owen, Wade Bowen, Luke Bryan and Chris Young. Each

act will join Lambert for select dates throughout the tour.

“I like pink guitars and puppies so how scary can I be?”

laughs Miranda. "Seriously, it’s going to be a lot of fun. I’ve

been on tour with some great male headliners so I thought

it’s only natural that I invite some talented guys on my first

official headlining tour!”

Bellamy Brothers Song On Broadway Venerable country duo The

Bellamy Brothers recently

authorized the use of their song,

“Get Into Reggae Cowboy” for the

upcoming Broadway play Enron.

The play is a tragic comedy that

follows a group of flawed men and women in a

narrative of greed and loss using music, movement and video.

The Bellamy’s song has been choreographed using

interpretive dance and is featured throughout the production.

Enron is directed by Headlong Theater’s Artistic Director

Rupert Goold and will debut on April 8 at Broadway’s

Broadhurst Theater.

In other Bellamy news, the brothers are celebrating their

35th Anniversary with the release of The Anthology Vol. 1.

Country Weekly SpotlightsCountry Couture The 4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and

Concert is set to take place Tuesday, June 8 at Nashville's

Wildhorse Saloon. Sponsored by Durango and Lifetime

Television, the event will benefit

Musicians On Call. While this year’s

lineup of artists is still being

firmed up, past participants

have included Chris Young,

Chuck Wicks, Clay Walker,

Lorrie Morgan, and Tanya

Tucker.

The doors will open at 11 a.m. with an acoustic

show starting at 11:30 a.m., followed by the fashion show

at noon. Immediately after the fashion portion of the event,

some of the artists will also perform their biggest hits.

Premium seating tickets are available at musiciansoncall.org.

All other tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at

ticketmaster.com. All tickets include lunch.

Spin Zoneby Jon Freeman It’s time for some warmer weather, and also time for a

new No. 1 song: Keith Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around”

has reached the chart’s top spot after a multi-week run by

Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone.” Urban’s latest is part of a

long string of CountryBreakout No. 1s that includes “Only

You Can Love Me This Way,” “Kiss A Girl,” “Sweet Thing,”

“You Look Good In My Shirt,” and “Everybody.”

Following Urban are Capitol labelmates Lady Antebellum

with “American Honey” at No. 2, and Eric Church with “Hell

On The Heart” at No. 3. Zac Brown Band’s “Highway 20 Ride”

has muscled its way to No. 4 with a big gain of 128 spins,

and Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” sits tight at

No. 5. Joe Nichols’ “Gimmie That Girl,” Justin Moore’s

“Backwoods,” and Rascal Flatts’ “Unstoppable” all see large

gains in spins and are rewarded with higher positioning

inside the top 10.

An abundance of new and quickly-rising singles are skipping

over the competition on their way up the chart. Toby Keith’s

“Every Dog Has Its Day” is out front, climbing to No. 27 in its

second week of activity. Jason Aldean’s “Crazy Town” is

not far behind at No. 31 and picks up Greatest Spin Gain

honors. Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” picks

up 312 spins and moves to No. 34 after only three weeks.

Also quickly catching on are relative newcomers Emily West’s

Keith Urban"Til Summer Comes Around"Capitol Nashville

Signs are showing all around that summer in Nashville might actually be on its way, but Keith Urban’s “‘Til Summer Comes Around” has already arrived. This week the slow jam takes over the CountryBreakout™ Chart’s No. 1 spot with a gain of nearly 70 spins. Urban was recently a guest on a special Oscar night episode of Jimmy

Kimmel Live, where he performed this song and made a guest appearance in a side-splitting skit called “Handsome Men’s Club” alongside Matthew McConaughey, Sting, Ben Affleck, and more.

#1

March 12: Melissa Peterman: Am I The Only One?; 10 pm ET, CMT

March 16

Album Release: Travis Rush—Feel (Mason)Album Release: Brantley Gilbert—Halfway To Heaven (Average Joes)

Week-At-A-Glance

Miranda Lambert

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“Blue Sky” and Jaron & The

Long Road To Love’s “I Pray

For You,” which move to No. 37

and 39, respectively.

Reporter Comments:“What's hot is Kenny

Chesney’s ‘Ain't Back Yet,’

Keith Urban’s ‘‘Til Summer

Comes Around,’ and Jason

Aldean’s ‘Crazy Town’—

because anyone who has

been there knows its the

truth,” says Jim Kay of

KVVP/Leesville, LA. “Katie

Armiger’s ‘Kiss Me Now’ is

HOT and gettin' hotter, as

are ‘Better Than I Used To

Be’ by Sammy Kershaw,

‘Countrified’ by Ken

Domash, and ‘Hip To My

Heart’ by The Band Perry.”

“Hot, Hot, Hot—Lady

Antebellum's ‘American

Honey’ has phones flashing

like a neon sign as the weeks’s

No. 1 request,” says Scott

Soderberg of KAUS/Austin,

MN. “The Band Perry’s ‘Hip

To My Heart’ comes in second

while the snow melt is getting

some help from Luke Bryan’s ‘Rain Is A Good Thing.’”

“Hot songs here in Big Country include ‘Tell Your Sister

I'm Single’ by Tyler Dickerson,” says Shelly Marx of

WWBE/Selinsgrove, PA. “And the Bellamy Brothers’

‘Heart of My Heart’ still has the phones hot and the

emails burning.”

“Hot requests right out of the box for Jaron & the Long

Road To Love’s ‘I Pray For You’—the phones lit up right

away!” says Susie Martin of WATZ/Alpena, MI. “Still

getting requests for John Long's ‘I Wish I

Had The Job Paycheck Told Them All to

Shove’ and anything Lady Antebellum! Love

the ‘Groovy Little Summer Song’ from James

Otto—an excellent test led to an add!”

“Brad Lee Schroeder's ‘Easy’ is one of

the best songs that has hit my desk in a

long time!” says Debbie Duncan of KBCR/

Steamboat Springs, CO. “With a simple yet

catchy lyric and toe-tapping tempo, it's a

real feel-good song!”

MusicRow CountryTwitter Chart (3/11/10)

Artist This Wk Last Wk

1. Taylor Swift 2,803,094 2,755,333

2. Kenny Chesney 413,706 408,967

3. Billy Ray Cyrus 350,428 349,012

4. Kellie Pickler 209,882 208,339

5. Jennette McCurdy 170,517 169,279

6. Danny Gokey 111,588 109,393

7. Julianne Hough 107,486 106,202

8. Brad Paisley 99,883 95,105

9. Keith Urban 90,280 88,800

10. Lady Antebellum 87,335 84,865

11. Reba McEntire 82,638 81,459

12. Blake Shelton 80,447 79,036

BigChampagne Chart Taylor Swift’s dominance of the

BigChampagne Internet Chart continues

for another week, with “Fearless” staying

in the No. 1 spot and Valentine’s Day

soundtrack exclusive “Today Was A

Fairytale” experiencing a massive

activity spike at No. 3. Internet users are also showing love

to Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home” which moves

up to the No. 6 position, and Eric Church’s currently hot-

at-radio “Hell On The Heart” maneuvers into the No. 10 spot

for its first top 10 appearance.

Jason Aldean"Crazy Town"Broken Bow Records

On his rocking new single “Crazy Town,” Jason Aldean depicts the insane hustle of aspiring country singers in Nashville and the tough road to stardom. Fortunately, that time of stuggle for Aldean seems to be over as his third album Wide Open is certified Platinum with three No. 1 hits to its credit. CountryBreakout™ panelists have given their approval to “Crazy Town,” which earned the weeks’ biggest gain of 449 spins and moved to No. 31. Aldean is currently headlining his own Wide Open tour and will soon join Brooks & Dunn for their Last Rodeo farewell tour.

Greatest Spin Gain

An all-star cast of musicians gathered before a sold-out crowd for “Help Haiti Live” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on February 27, benefitting Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. The concert, which featured Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Big Kenny, Mat

Kearney, Jars of Clay, Brandon Heath,

NeedToBreathe, Dave Barnes, and Matt Wertz was sponsored by Gaylord Entertainment Company. Photo: Aaron Crisler

Jason Mitchell"Slow And Steady"DMP

Jason’s Mitchell’s smoldering “Slow and Steady” is beginning to please the ears of programmers, as it moves on to the CountryBreakout™ Chart at No. 65 and our highest debut of the week. The son of producer/songwriter Dan Mitchell (“If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)),” Jason Mitchell grew up in Nashville surrounded by the music industry and spent his early years interested in everything but music. His love for singing and performing came later, during college, when he landed a singing role in the cast of a local tourist attraction. Soon he had produced his own CD, as well as raising $25,000 for Vanderbilt Hospital’s Burn Center.

Power Chart Debut

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BigChampagne Chart LW TW Artist Song

1 1 Taylor Swift Fearless

2 2 Uncle Kracker Smile

19 3 Taylor Swift Today Was A Fairytale

9 4 Zac Brown Band Highway 20 Ride

3 5 Rascal Flatts Unstoppable

10 6 Carrie Underwood Temporary Home

4 7 Justin Moore Backwoods

8 8 Josh Turner Why Don’t We Just Dance

6 9 Keith Urban ‘Til Summer Comes Around

13 10 Eric Church Hell On The Heart

Frozen Playlists: KFLS, KLMJ, KNAH, KUUB, KZPK, WAGI,

WDHR

New On The Chart—Debuting This WeekArtist/song/label chart pos.

...................................Jason Mitchell/Slow and Steady/DMP 65

Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/

............................ Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 67

Ken Domash/Countrified/Thunder Mountain/

........................................................ Spinville Records 68

Scott Lindsey/You Only Call Me When You're Drunk/

...................................................... Gray Trailer Music 69

...............Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone/GrandVista/Nine North 71

......................Jerrod Niemann/Lover, Lover/Sea Gayle/Arista 72

..........Brady Seals/Been There, Drunk That/StarCity/Spinville 73

.....................................Mike Aiken/Jagger & Jones/Aspirion 74

..........Mustang Creek/Love Makes The World Go Round/Cupit 75

Lucky Seven Greatest Spin IncreaseArtist/song/label spin+

...............................Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 449

........Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog-Universal 414

.........................Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 412

...................................Kenny Chesney/Ain't Back Yet/BNA 362

...............................George Strait/I Gotta Get To You/MCA 350

............Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 312

...........................Martina McBride/Wrong Baby Wrong/RCA 272

On Deck—Soon To Be ChartingArtist/song/label spins

......................................Kate Russell/Kick Down the Door 226

.....................Bucky Covington/A Father's Love/Lyric Street 220

......Eli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-Universal 214

................................Neil Hewitt/The Request/ATP Records 212

..............................Adam Fisher/Cotton Town/Lofton Creek 200

.....................................Jayme Lynn Scott/Diggin' In/Big 7 189

.................Melanie Denard/Tumblin' Down/WeBlast Records 183

........................Uncle Kracker/Smile/Atlantic/Bigger Picture 175

............................Emma King & The Heartsets/Broken/PLC 170

..............................Laura Bell Bundy/Giddy On Up/Mercury 167

Two Week Most Added*Artist/song/label new adds

...........................Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 26

.................................Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 22

.......................Bucky Covington/A Father's Love/Lyric Street 20

.......................................Jayme Lynn Scott/Diggin' In/Big7 17

.........Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog-Universal 15

..............Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 15

........Eli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-Universal 14

....................................Gary Allan/Get Off On The Pain/MCA 14

Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/

............................ Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 12

*Total Adds rec’d over two weeks

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Becky Schlegel/Colorado Line/Lilly Ray/IGO RecordsGary Allan/Get Off On The Pain/MCALee Allen/Settle Down/B.A.R./CO5

March 22

Anthony Smith/Love Is Love Is Love/Krankit/Nine NorthBucky Covington/A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How)/Lyric StreetRandy Montana/Ain’t Much Left Of Lovin’ You/MercuryEli Young Band/Guinevere/Republic/Show Dog-UniversalTrailer Choir/Rollin’ Through The Sunshine/Show Dog - UniversalDavid Bradley/Soak It Up/GeckoLonestar/You’re The Reason Why/Saguaro Road

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Jimmy Wayne (L) took time from his

“Meet Me Halfway” campaign to visit

listeners of KSMA/Mason City, Ia and

the crazy morning host J. Brooks (R).

Jack Ingram is currently on his first-ever

Australian tour. (L-R): Ingram and Grant

Goldman of 2SM Radio.

Jaron and The Long Road To Love performed during WIRK/West Palm Beach’s recent listener concert. (L-R): Big Machine’s Jeff Davis, WQYK/Tampa PD Mike Culotta, Jaron and WIRK APD Sammy Cruise.

Reba spent time with Rusty Walker Programming Consultant JJ Jobe following her Memphis concert with George Strait.

Sarah Buxton stopped by for a visit with Big D and Bubba

during her album launch last week. (L-R): Lyric Street's

Dale Turner, Big D., Buxton, Jedd Hughes and Bubba.CMT Radio Live's Cody Alan caught

up with Kenny Chesney recently on

his tour bus. They talked about

Chesney's upcoming movie, Kenny

Chesney: Summer in 3D, his recent

CMT Crossroads taping with The

Steve Miller Band and more. Photo:

Dingo O'Brien

Jason Sturgeon just

completed production

on a video for his debut

single “Simple Life,”

directed by award-

winning filmmaker and

director Flick Wiltshire.

Model Nicki Kretchmer

made a guest

appearance.

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16 2 1 Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 3762/103 2 68 3694

10 3 2 Lady Antebellum/American Honey/Capitol 3513/103 3 115 3398

20 4 3 Eric Church/Hell On The Heart/Capitol 3319/104 2 59 3260

13 6 4 Zac Brown Band/Highway 20 Ride/Atlantic 3277/94 4 128 3149

13 5 5 Carrie Underwood/Temporary Home/Arista 3237/92 2 49 3188

19 1 6 Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Bros. 3232/91 -13 -496 3728

19 9 7 Joe Nichols/Gimmie That Girl/Show Dog - Universal 3185/103 4 135 3050

21 10 8 Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory Music 3089/101 3 84 3005

23 8 9 Easton Corbin/A Little More Country Than That/Mercury 3060/86 0 7 3053

11 11 10 Rascal Flatts/Unstoppable/Lyric Street 2969/103 6 155 2814

10 12 11 Taylor Swift/Fearless/Big Machine 2906/96 5 136 2770

24 13 12 Steel Magnolia/Keep On Loving You/Big Machine 2821/98 6 172 2649

5 18 13 Kenny Chesney/Ain't Back Yet/BNA 2442/92 17 362 2080

12 14 14 Alan Jackson/It's Just That Way/Arista 2297/90 6 139 2158

24 7 15 Billy Currington/That's How Country Boys Roll/Mercury 2258/66 -26 -796 3054

7 19 16 Tim McGraw/Still/Curb 2237/99 10 209 2028

13 15 17 Love and Theft/Dancing In Circles/Lyric Street 2216/99 5 112 2104

14 17 18 Chris Young/The Man I Want To Be/RCA 2205/86 6 130 2075

14 16 19 The Band Perry/Hip To My Heart/Republic Nashville 2173/92 4 92 2081

9 21 20 Luke Bryan/Rain Is A Good Thing/Capitol 2162/98 9 179 1983

5 23 21 George Strait/I Gotta Get To You/MCA 2138/87 20 350 1788

21 20 22 Matt Kennon/The Call/BamaJam 2095/96 4 78 2017

7 22 23 Reba/I Keep On Loving You/Valory 1983/95 8 147 1836

16 24 24 Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than That/Blue Steel Records 1850/73 4 64 1786

9 26 25 Martina McBride/Wrong Baby Wrong/RCA 1748/83 18 272 1476

Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Repts Power +- # Spins

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Weeks Last Wk This Wk Spins/ % Spin Spins Last Wk On Chart Position Position Artist/Song/Label Repts Power +- # Spins

15 33 26 Gwen Sebastian/Hard Rain/Lofton Creek / Open Road 1394/68 19 225 1169

2 38 27 Toby Keith/Every Dog Has Its Day/Show Dog - Universal 1356/88 44 414 942

11 32 28 Clay Walker/She Won't Be Lonely Long/Curb 1336/68 13 157 1179

9 31 29 Darryl Worley/Best Of Both Worlds/Stroudavarious 1314/80 10 124 1190

9 30 30 Craig Morgan/This Ain't Nothin'/BNA 1309/75 10 114 1195

2 46 31 Jason Aldean/Crazy Town/Broken Bow 1201/79 60 449 752

8 34 32 Jack Ingram/Free/Big Machine 1148/70 5 51 1097

8 35 33 Jewel/Stay Here Forever/Valory Music 1121/68 8 81 1040

3 49 34 Miranda Lambert/The House That Built Me/Columbia 1051/72 42 312 739

11 36 35 Brad Wolf/Tan Lines/Evergreen 1046/53 4 37 1009

10 37 36 James Wesley/Jackson Hole/Broken Bow Records 1011/64 3 33 978

5 41 37 Emily West with Keith Urban/Blue Sky/Capitol 1008/72 19 160 848

15 44 38 Lee Brice/Love Like Crazy/Curb 979/61 23 183 796

5 43 39 Jaron & the Long Road To Love/I Pray For You/Jaronwood/Univ Rep/Big Machine 957/62 22 174 783

9 40 40 Steve Azar/Sunshine/Ride Records 956/61 11 92 864

12 39 41 Mark Wills/Crazy White Boy/Tenacity Records 955/48 7 61 894

2 58 42 Little Big Town/Little White Church/Capitol 927/72 80 412 515

7 45 43 Katie Armiger/Kiss Me Now/Cold River 817/57 9 69 748

17 27 44 Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 806/26 -44 -633 1439

8 50 45 Danny Gokey/My Best Days Are Ahead of Me/19 Recordings/RCA Nashville 804/49 25 162 642

8 47 46 Bellamy Brothers/Heart Of My Heart/Bellamy 787/47 7 52 735

5 53 47 Tyler Dickerson/Tell Your Sister I'm Single/Lyric Street 709/55 22 129 580

9 51 48 Veronica Ballestrini/Out There Somewhere/TimBob 678/40 5 35 643

15 55 49 Gretchen Wilson/Work Hard, Play Harder/Redneck Records 642/37 20 108 534

12 54 50 Darren Kozelsky/Real Superman/Major 7th/Spinville/Nine North 556/38 -3 -20 576

2 61 51 James Otto/Groovy Little Summer Song/Warner Bros. Nashville 547/45 27 115 432

11 56 52 Sean Hogan/Heartbreak Song/Lakeland Heart Records 546/35 1 5 541

8 69 53 Ty Williams/Barn On The Rooftop/Cherry Heart/Lofton Creek 489/29 33 120 369

15 59 54 Billy Joe Royal/Hard Rock to Roll/ 484/28 -1 -3 487

15 60 55 Lee Ann Womack/There Is A God/MCA 471/27 -3 -13 484

2 71 56 Jimmy Wayne with Whitney Duncan/Just Knowing You Love Me/Valory Music 457/36 25 91 366

4 70 57 David Nail/Turning Home/MCA 442/35 20 73 369

2 72 58 Ash Bowers/Ain't No Stoppin' Her Now/Stoney Creek Records 425/37 16 59 366

5 65 59 Sammy Kershaw/Better Than I Used To Be/Big Hit Records 423/27 4 16 407

9 64 60 Anna Garrott/What A Way To Go/Blue Steel Records 417/29 1 6 411

6 67 61 Chris Filer/Joy Ride/Lofton Creek/3 Kidney 409/28 2 8 401

3 75 62 Floyd Tolston/Redneck Cheer/SaMolly 368/26 13 41 327

9 68 63 Jackie Arredondo/Insane/Premier Musical Productions 363/27 -8 -31 394

8 66 64 Zona Jones/Day Off/Rocky Comfort 360/22 -12 -47 407

1 76 65 Jason Mitchell/Slow and Steady/DMP 356/27 17 53 303

4 74 66 Chris Heers/Dirt Rich/Saddlefarm 337/24 1 4 333

1 94 67 Gloriana/The World is Ours Tonight/Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture 331/26 97 163 168

1 85 68 Ken Domash/Countrified/Thunder Mountain / Spinville Records 327/28 45 101 226

1 86 69 Scott Lindsey/You Only Call Me When You're Drunk/Gray Trailer Music 325/29 49 107 218

4 77 70 Johnny Rivers/The American Dream/Soul City 324/24 6 18 306

1 79 71 Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone/GrandVista/Nine North 310/24 4 13 297

1 83 72 Jerrod Niemann/Lover, Lover/Sea Gayle/Arista 308/24 29 69 239

1 82 73 Brady Seals/Been There, Drunk That/StarCity/Spinville 304/30 13 35 269

1 80 74 Mike Aiken/Jagger & Jones/Aspirion 295/21 14 36 259

1 78 75 Mustang Creek/Love Makes The World Go Round/Cupit 293/28 -3 -8 301

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