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©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com Time To Put A Bullet In The Bullet? In his weekly newsletter to his company’s Country programmers, Regent VP/Country Programming Bob Moody suggests “label execs might want to consider the possibility that a chart with no bullets would be better than what we have now.” Moody’s concern is that “a dozen or more new songs get three to five adds each week” which results in “chart gridlock.” He opines, “There are a lot of reasons for this, including a system designed to insure that almost every song is bulleted and an increasing reluctance for labels to tell artists and managers that they are no longer working singles that are clearly dead in the water.” As one who has had a direct hand in creating, overseeing and implementing Country chart methodology for almost 25 years, I’d like to weigh-in with a couple thoughts. First, the days of looking simply at a chart number to determine the strength of a song are long gone. For more than 15 years now, trades have supplied more than just a number and “bullet, no bullet.” The real information programmers need is in the lines of data to the right of the chart number. The Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart supplies a wealth of data to help a programmer determine the internal strength of a record – among them the total points and plays, the week-to-week change in points and plays, the Audience and the Audience change from the previous week. It’s there you will see which songs are strongest and which are breaking from the pack – and which songs are struggling to stay alive. (continued on page 5) Gill Goes Four Broke Vince Gill played two packed shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last week, each coming dangerously close to welcoming in the next day. “Like Cialis, if your concert lasts four hours, please see a doctor,” Gill quipped as the second night opened. Backed by a top shelf band that included John Hobbs, Al Anderson and Bekka Bramlett, Gill played selections from all four discs in his current These Days release interspersed with many of his biggest radio hits. And if the pristine vocals and mesmerizing musicianship weren’t enough, Host Vince was in full effect with funny stories and effortless one-liners. Though the show was filmed for later broadcast by HDNet, it was refreshingly free of ponderous TV-taping trappings. CC/Nashville Gig Alert Clear Channel/Nashville Market Manager Tom English is still on the prowl for an Operations Manager to oversee Country WSIX, Top 40 WRVW, Urban WUBT, Classic Rock WNRQ, News/Talk WLAC-AM and the Tennessee Radio Network. If you’re interested, send a note to [email protected]. BOB MOODY ISSUE 33 MUSIC EDITION APRIL 9, 2007
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Time To Put A Bullet In The Bullet? Inhisweeklynewslettertohiscompany’sCountryprogrammers,RegentVP/CountryProgrammingBob Moody
suggests“labelexecsmightwanttoconsiderthepossibilitythatachartwithnobulletswouldbebetterthanwhatwehavenow.” Moody’sconcernisthat“adozenormorenew songs get three to five adds each week”whichresultsin“chartgridlock.”Heopines,“Therearealotofreasonsforthis,includingasystemdesignedtoinsurethat
almosteverysongisbulletedandanincreasingreluctanceforlabelstotellartistsandmanagersthattheyarenolongerworkingsinglesthatareclearlydeadinthewater.” Asonewhohashadadirecthandincreating,overseeingandimplementingCountrychartmethodologyforalmost25years,I’dliketoweigh-inwithacouplethoughts. First,thedaysoflookingsimplyatachartnumbertodeterminethestrengthofasongarelonggone.Formorethan15yearsnow,tradeshavesuppliedmorethanjustanumberand“bullet,nobullet.”Therealinformationprogrammersneedisinthelinesofdatatotherightofthechartnumber.TheCountry Aircheck/Mediabasechartsuppliesawealthofdatatohelpaprogrammerdeterminetheinternalstrengthofarecord–amongthemthetotalpointsandplays,theweek-to-weekchangeinpointsandplays,theAudienceandtheAudiencechangefromthe
previousweek.It’sthereyouwillseewhichsongsarestrongestandwhicharebreakingfromthepack–andwhichsongsarestrugglingtostayalive. (continued on page 5)Gill Goes Four Broke Vince GillplayedtwopackedshowsatNashville’sRymanAuditoriumlastweek,eachcomingdangerously
closetowelcominginthenextday.“LikeCialis,ifyourconcertlastsfourhours,pleaseseeadoctor,”Gillquippedasthesecondnightopened.BackedbyatopshelfbandthatincludedJohn Hobbs, Al AndersonandBekka Bramlett,GillplayedselectionsfromallfourdiscsinhiscurrentThese Days release
interspersedwithmanyofhisbiggestradiohits. Andifthepristinevocalsandmesmerizingmusicianshipweren’tenough,HostVincewasinfulleffectwithfunnystoriesandeffortlessone-liners.Thoughthe show was filmed for later broadcast by HDNet, it was refreshinglyfreeofponderousTV-tapingtrappings.
CC/Nashville Gig Alert ClearChannel/NashvilleMarketManagerTom EnglishisstillontheprowlforanOperationsManagertooverseeCountryWSIX,Top40WRVW,UrbanWUBT,ClassicRockWNRQ,News/TalkWLAC-AMandtheTennesseeRadioNetwork.Ifyou’reinterested,[email protected].
BOB MOODY
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Artist News Montage’sLittle TexaswillperformattheChevyThunderatSundanceSquareshowonApril14inFortWorth,TX.ThebandisalsoslatedtosingtheNationalAnthemandhitsingle“GodBlessedTexas”attheSamsung500NASCARraceatTexasMotorSpeedwayonApril15,wherebassistDuane Propeswillunveilaspecially commissioned bass depicting the Texas flag. Withsledgehammerinhand, Keith UrbanassistedintherecentgroundbreakingofTheW.O.SmithNashvilleCommunityMusicSchool,whichprovidesmusiceducationtochildrenfromlow-incomefamilies. BigMachine’sJack IngramhasbeennamedGAC’sAprilArtistoftheMonthandanexclusivesweepstakesiscurrentlyunderwayatGACTV.com,wherethewinnerwillgettheweddingdressandjewelryfeaturedinhisvideofor“LipsOfAnAngel.” Arista’s Carrie UnderwoodisfeaturedasthecoverstoryfortheMayissueofCosmopolitan,whichhitsnewsstandstomorrow (4/10). During the interview, Underwood dished abouthersuccessandhersearchforlove.
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April 24 - Leadership Music Digital Summit www.digitalsummit.org May 8 - Roy Acuff St. Block Party, Nashville
May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. www.acmcountry.com
June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. www.cmafest.com
Radiothon Roundup AfewmoreradiothontotalshaverolledinsinceourlastMusicEdition.Here’sasnapshot:
• MaxMediaWOOZ/Marion-Carbondale,ILraisedarecord$168,358.27duringitsrecentSt.JudeRadiothon.
• ClearChannelWQRB/EauClaire,WIraised$107,874forSt.Jude.
• ClearChannelWACO/Waco,TXraisedmorethan$232,000atitsrecentSt.JudeRadiothon,anewrecordforthestation.
Industry News The2ndAnnualASCAPICreateMusicExpowillbeheldApril19-21attheHollywoodRenaissanceHotelinHollywood,CA.PerformersincludeJohn Rich, Brett James, JD Souther, Dave BergandDennis Matkosky.Gohereforfulllistofpanelistsandperformers. Nashville’sBelmontUniversityispresenting“TheInsider’sView,”astudentseminarfocusedonvideodirecting,onApril11.ModeratedbyBelmont’sHarry Chapman,itfeaturesPaul Boyd, Wes EdwardsandRoman White,nomineesforthe2007 CMT Music AwardsVideo Director of the Year. TheninthannualNashvilleScreenwritersConferenceissetforJune1-3attheUnionStationHotelinNashville.Learnmorehere. 19EntertainmentisnowacceptingonlinesubmissionsfortheirAmerican Idol songwritercompetition.Thewinning entry will be the first single released by the winnerofthisyear’sAmerican Idoltalentcontest,andthewriterwillreceiveapublishingdealandanadvanceonthesingle’sroyalties.Infohere. Discounted registration ($129) for the Leadership Music Digital Summit expires Friday (4/13). The rate rises$50atthatpointfortheApril24eventinNashville.RIAA’sMitch Bainwolhasbeenaddedasasecondkeynote. Details at http://www.digitalsummit.org/.
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Texarkana: KKYR*; Tyler: KNUE; Victoria: KIXS; Wichita Falls: KWFS. (* denotes stations thatwereNo.1,12+,intheFall2006Arbitron.)(CAT 4/5)
• Cumulus bumped Director/Programming Charlie CooktoVP/Country,withfellowdirectorsJim KennedyandKen JohnsonrisingtoVPsforOldies-ClassicHitsandUrbanrespectively.Exec.VPJohn DickeywasnamedCo-COO,joiningcurrentExec.VP/COOJon Pinch.VP/ProgrammingJan JeffrieswasuppedtoSr.VP,andSr.VPAndy Rosenexited.(CAT 4/5)
• WilksKFKF/KansasCityGSMMike RowenwaspromotedVP/MarketManagerforthecompany’sfourstationKCcluster,whichincludesCountrystations KFKF & KBEQ. He fills the role vacated byWilks/KCMarketManagerHerndon Hasty.KBEQ PD/morning host Mike KennedywasbumpedtoVP/Programming&Operationsforthecluster,andrelinquishedprogrammingdutiesfor
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Tuesday (4/10) - Bill Hutchens
Wednesday (4/11) - Chalee Tennison, Jim Lauderdale, Jeri Detweiler, Bob Moody ([email protected])
Thursday (4/12) - Vince Gill, Deryl Dodd, Dave Weigand
Friday (4/13) - Marlene Augustine
Saturday (4/14) - Loretta Lynn, Gary Moore
Sunday (4/15) - Roy Clark, Bobby Kraig ([email protected]), Rick Huckaby
ChronicleOursincerestcondolencestofamilyandfriendsof30-yearmusicindustryveteranTony Tamburrano,whopassedawayApril3,just12daysbeforehis61stbirthday.Tonygothis start with Dot Records in 1968. In 1978 he was named Dir./National Promotion for MCA/Nashville.Tonyreturnedtohishometownof
Houstonin1987toworkinthelocalmusicsceneandin1990becameMarkChesnutt’sTourManager.In1996hestartedTNTEntertainment,operatingamobilediscjockeybusiness.ServiceswereheldinHoustonovertheweekend. CondolencesarealsoextendedtoToby Keithandfamilyonlastweek’spassingofhisgrandmother,Hilda Martin,whoownedthenightclubKeithworkedatthatisimmortalizedinhissong“HonkytonkU.”
The Week’s Top Stories HerearesomeofthebiggeststoriesfeaturedinCountry Aircheck TodaysinceourlastMusicEdition.Visitthearchivessectionofourwebsiteforcompletecoverageofthesestoriesandmore:www.countryaircheck.com.
• George Laughlin,brotherofSouthernCaliforniaradioveteranRoy Laughlin,bought52ClearChannelstationsinTexas,OklahomaandLouisiana.ThirteenofthestationsareCountry.The new Dallas-based Gap Broadcasting gets six stations in Abilene, TX; five in Amarillo, TX; three in Lawton, OK; six in Lubbock, TX; four in Lufkin, TX; five in Midland-Odessa, TX; six in Shreveport, LA; five in Texarkana, AR-TX; five in Tyler, TX; three in Victoria, TX; and, fourinWichitaFalls,TX.CountrystationsnowfallingintotheGapare:Abilene:ClassicCountryKYYW-AM & KEAN-FM; Amarillo: Classic Country KATP & KMML; Lawton: KLAW*; Lubbock: KQBR; Lufkin: KYKS*; Shreveport: Classic Country KWKH-AM & KXKS;
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methodology “lenient?” Yes. But I’ve never believed it isatradepublication’sroleto“kill”recordsthroughitsmethodology.Musicisn’ttoothpaste.Itcantaketimeforalistenertodecideiftheylikeasong.So,there’salittle“air”inthesystemandweerronthesideofthesong. The“right”–indeed,the“obligation”totellthe
AC KCKC to that station’s APD/morning host Luke Jensen.Additionally,Marla ZirklewasnamedVP/Controllerforthecluster.(CAT 4/5)
• Free Lance-Star WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA PD Jon ReedwillretireonApril30.Beforetakingonprogrammingdutiesattheoutletin1993,ReedmadestopsinKansasCity,Providence,Denver and New Orleans. A replacement has not yetbeennamed.(CAT 4/3)
• Big Machine Artist Development Rep.Chris BorchettajoinedCategory5Recordsasthelabel’spromotiondepartmentisbeingrestructuredtoincludeasixthrep.Borchetta,basedinNashville,willcoverthemid-Atlanticregion.Triple
ApromotionvetJoe Schuldwasalsohired,coveringtheMidwestregionwhileShari Rothisonmaternityleave.SchuldwillbebasedoutofKansasCity.BorchettaandSchuldcanbereachedatcborchetta@[email protected],respectively.VPDavid Shawisalsoseekingapromotioncoordinatorafterlastweek’sresignationofStacy Blythe(3/29)[email protected].(CAT 4/6)
...Bullet In A Bullet? (continued from page 1) AsforMoody’scontentionthatthesystemisdesignedto“insurethatalmosteverysongisbulleted,”Iwouldrespectfullysaynosystemcouldbedesignedtoconsistentlyputdressesonpigs.SongsontheCountry Aircheck/Mediabasechartgetbulletswhentheyshowgrowthineitherpointsorplays.Andyes,thatmeansasonggettingevenonemorepointoronemoreplaythanitgotthepreviousweekwouldgetabullet.Isthat
Tuesday (4/10) – Big & Rich, Dancing with the Stars, (ABC); Martina McBride, The View, (ABC); Alison Krauss, Taylor Swift, Emerson Drive, Bucky Covington, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Tim McGraw, The Ellen Degeneres Show, (Syndicated).
Wednesday (4/11) – Montgomery Gentry, The Year: 2002, (GAC); Blake Shelton, Clint Black, Joe Nichols, Kenny Rogers, Lee Ann Womack, CMT 100 Greatest Duets, (CMT).
Thursday (4/12) –Kellie Pickler, 2007 Video of the Year Special, (CMT); Hank Williams Jr., CMT Crossroads.
Friday (4/13) – Kellie Pickler, ACM & GAC Presents…
Saturday (4/14) – Jack Ingram, Early Show, (CBS); Vince Gill, The Wreckers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Grand Ole Opry Live, (GAC); Lindsey Haun, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Broken Bridges, (CMT).
Sunday (4/15) – Montgomery Gentry, CMA Music Fest, (GAC); Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Jason Aldean, Brad Paisley, CMA Music Festival, (GAC).
Monday (4/16) – Chris Young, ACM & GAC Presents…; SheDaisy, My Music Mix, (GAC); Nanci Griffith, Edge of Country, (GAC); Toby Keith, Bon Jovi, Keith Urban, more, 2007 CMT Music Awards.
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industrywhatrecordsaren’thappeningbelongstothosewhoareclosesttotheCountryconsumerCountryradioprogrammers.Iwouldsubmitthatitisprogrammerswhoareultimatelyinchargeofthis“system.”Itistheyalonewhodecidehowoftenasongwillplayontheirstation.And,ifthere’sanyoneproppinguprecordsthataretouseMoody’s phrase, “dead in the water” it’s those PDs who gratuitouslygrantahandfulofovernightspinstosongstheyknowtheywillnevermoveintoregularrotation.The reasons for doing so are wide and varied; some legit, someperhapsnotsolegit.Regardless,itdoesn’thelpthestation,thelabelortheartist. Moodyisrightinthatthereis“chartgridlock”wheneverythinghasabullet.Wedifferonitscause.Isitthesystemortheinput?Atradechartthat’sdoingitsjobproperly will reflect the reality of what PDs are putting on theair.But,astheysay,“garbagein,garbageout.”Whileitmaynotbetimetokillthebullet,itmightbetimeforprogrammerstobetterprotecttheintegrityofthedatathey’reloadingintothesystem. Finally,toborrowShakespeare’slinefromHenry IV, Pt. II, “Don’t shoot the messenger.” [email protected].
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Upcoming releases:
April 17 Bucky Covington Bucky (Lyric Street) Clay Walker Fall (Curb/Asylum)
May 1 Miranda Lambert Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Columbia) Blake Shelton Pure BS (Warner Bros.)
May 15 John Anderson Easy Money (Warner Bros./Raybaw) Jason Meadows 100% Cowboy (Baccerstick/CO5) Gretchen Wilson One Of The Boys (Columbia)
May 29 Jason Aldean Relentless (BBR)
June 5 Big & Rich Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace (Warner Bros.)
June 12 Toby Keith Big Dog Daddy (Show Dog) June 19 Bon Jovi Lost Highway (Mercury) Brad Paisley 5th Gear (Arista) July 31 Lance Miller Back In The New School (Warner Bros.)
September 25 Rascal Flatts TBA (Lyric Street)
Album release info to [email protected].
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 14703 836 4729 308 41.031 2.539 121 0
1 2 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 14090 -249 4588 5 39.682 -0.333 121 0
2 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 13450 -649 4389 -139 37.908 -1.35 121 0
4 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 12898 109 4137 63 35.632 0.222 121 0
5 5 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 12839 674 4090 248 35.255 1.434 121 0
6 6 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 11983 -14 3924 2 32.923 -0.176 120 0
7 7 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 11716 -5 3900 40 32.553 0.337 121 0
8 8 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 10182 337 3288 113 28.209 0.725 121 0
9 9 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 9435 971 3186 276 25.432 3.018 121 2
10 10 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 8913 560 2869 138 24.65 1.702 121 0
11 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 8435 129 2839 65 21.923 -0.229 121 0
12 12 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 8263 346 2704 104 22.337 1.001 121 0
14 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 8196 1102 2619 340 23.223 3.477 121 1
13 14 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 7924 568 2587 193 21.212 1.169 121 1
18 15 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 7215 734 2336 197 19.489 1.937 118 4
17 16 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 6985 466 2360 178 18.148 1.444 121 2
20 17 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 6960 1208 2230 402 18.837 3.512 120 3
16 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 6803 256 2238 87 17.689 1.285 121 0
19 19 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 6503 528 2114 175 17.651 1.665 121 1
15 20 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 6275 -816 2007 -173 16.129 -2.42 121 0
21 21 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 5634 353 1864 125 14.735 0.987 120 1
22 22 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 5576 601 1710 175 14.408 2.015 118 3
23 23 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 5183 529 1679 157 12.788 1.228 119 7
26 24 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 3961 692 1239 213 10.092 2.074 114 8
24 25 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3838 392 1177 107 10.443 1.565 115 2
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
25 26 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 3594 276 1236 110 8.592 0.364 112 5
27 27 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 3104 394 979 129 8.626 1.018 107 16
28 28 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 2961 393 1001 141 7.092 1.061 104 6
30 29 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 2520 474 912 173 6.168 1.544 93 23
29 30 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2243 105 805 81 5.184 0.563 104 6
32 31 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2143 348 721 119 5.15 0.729 102 2
33 32 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 2088 406 672 97 4.92 1.371 77 8
31 33 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 2059 185 758 77 5.358 0.565 99 4
35 34 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 1851 406 638 126 4.239 1.005 82 5
34 35 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1782 233 560 75 4.302 0.673 72 4
36 36 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 1263 190 445 59 2.462 -0.058 65 3
42 37 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 1045 392 234 79 2.835 1.451 33 3
39 38 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 986 241 296 90 2.272 0.415 50 10
41 39 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 952 249 315 102 2.173 0.583 57 3
37 40 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 910 97 371 47 1.722 0.243 52 5
38 41 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 907 155 316 32 1.823 0.266 47 3
40 42 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 889 166 326 43 1.796 0.288 48 12
45 43 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her Radio On (Lyric Street) 714 237 266 88 1.395 0.405 40 11
Debut 44 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 648 355 174 112 1.343 0.762 50 9
44 45 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 613 129 245 48 1.187 0.188 38 4
43 46 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 517 -25 204 -10 0.958 0.042 35 2
Debut 47 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 488 172 155 60 1.102 0.399 29 16
48 48 LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) 471 108 181 17 0.902 0.326 25 3
49 49 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 464 112 125 39 0.917 0.145 26 3
Debut 50 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Mercury) 455 242 129 67 0.926 0.534 26 9
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Aircheck Add LeadersRODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 23CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 16KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 16JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 12TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have... (Lyric Street) 11TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 10HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Mercury) 9TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 9CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 8TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 8
Aircheck Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1208BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 1102BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 971CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 836TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out...... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 734TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 692SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 674BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 601EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 568ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 560
Aircheck Spin GainersGEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 402BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 340CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 308BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 276SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 248TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 213TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 197EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 193JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 178MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 175
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Activator Point Gainers GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 1049BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 912BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 892TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 828RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 755CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 667TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 662BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 658MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 651TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 621 Activator Spin GainersGEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 233BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 221BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 189TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 179RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 170MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 165TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 162CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 144EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 142BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 137
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CMTMIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia)
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ELIZABETH COOK/Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman (31 Tigers)FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog)GREENCARDS/Waiting On The Night (Dualtone)MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia)
GACFLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
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Aircheck ActivityMIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) Moves 44*-45*; 613 points, 245 spins 4 ADDS: KEEY, WGNA, WNKT*, WSOC*
FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) Moves 43*-46; 517 points, 204 spins 2 ADDS: WGKX*, WTQR
CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) Debuts at 47*; 488 points, 155 spins 5 ADDS: KDRK*, KHKI*, KIZN*, WBEE, WGNE
LITTLE TEXAS/Missing Years (Montage) Remains 48*; 471 points, 181 spins 3 ADDS: WDSY*, WGKX*, WIVK*
JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) Remains 49*; 464 points, 125 spins 3 ADDS: KJJY*, KSOP, WNKT*
HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Mercury) Debuts at 50*; 455 points, 129 spins 9 ADDS: KBEQ, KJUG, KRTY, KSOP, KUSS, WIRK*, WSOC*, WTQR, WUSN*
CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 419 points, 145 spins 3 ADDS: KJUG, KKNG, WNKT*
JOHN MELLENCAMP/The Americans (Universal South/Republic) 410 points, 125 spins 0 ADDS
JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women My Momma Can’t Stand (Category 5) 390 points, 157 spins 4 ADDS: KATM*, KIZN*, KNCI*, KSKS
BOMSHEL/Bomshel Stomp (Curb) 350 points; 119 spins 0 ADDS
TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 349 points, 79 spins 1 ADD: WQHK
Aircheck Add DatesApril 16 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON/Got A Good Day (Equity)VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) April 23 JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine) JAMIE SLOCUM/Say Hello To Heaven (Curb)
April 30 TRACY BYRD/Better Places Than This (Blind Mule/CO5)
Aircheck Top RecurrentsRODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb) 8906TRACE ADKINS/Ladies Love Country Boys(Capitol) 7605BRAD PAISLEY/She’s Everything (Arista) 6131CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He Cheats (Arista) 5297RASCAL FLATTS/My Wish (Lyric Street) 5233CRAIG MORGAN/Little Bit Of Life (BBR) 5020KEITH URBAN/Stupid Boy (Capitol) 4935GEORGE STRAIT/It Just Comes Natural (MCA) 4634JASON ALDEAN/Amarillo Sky (BBR) 4579RODNEY ATKINS/If You’re Going Through Hell (Curb) 4049
MEGAN MULLINS/Cryin’ Days (BBR) 315 points, 97 spins 0 ADDS
VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 306 points, 85 spins 5 ADDS: KIIM*, WBEE, WIVK*, WQMX, WSOC*
Aircheck Activity includes 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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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays
2 1 RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street) 13867 86 3077 27 1 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista) 13855 -95 3105 5 5 3 SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury) 13678 440 3057 126 4 4 TIM MCGRAW/Last Dollar (Fly Away) (Curb) 13541 -39 3062 4 6 5 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Anyway (RCA) 12252 -407 2737 -99 3 6 KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA) 11906 -1678 2677 -333 7 7 JOE NICHOLS/I’ll Wait For You (Universal South) 11771 -80 2655 -3 8 8 BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 11457 912 2555 221 9 9 TOBY KEITH/High Maintenance Woman (Show Dog) 11296 828 2488 179 10 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Long Trip Alone (Capitol) 10436 197 2340 73 11 11 GARY ALLAN/A Feelin’ Like That (MCA) 9965 -54 2233 -16 12 12 EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution) 9187 564 2019 142 16 13 BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista) 8179 892 1829 189 15 14 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia) 8079 651 1757 165 14 15 JOSH TURNER/Me And God (MCA) 7929 282 1752 68 18 16 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 7841 662 1718 162 13 17 JACK INGRAM/Lips Of An Angel (Big Machine) 7534 -292 1724 -57 17 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Don’t Make Me (Warner Bros.) 7460 181 1635 44 19 19 ALAN JACKSON/A Woman’s Love (Arista) 7356 229 1586 59 20 20 GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA) 7283 1049 1640 233 22 21 BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.) 5732 658 1240 137 21 22 JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA) 5720 516 1219 107 23 23 JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR) 5315 425 1162 101 24 24 BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 4290 605 955 125 25 25 TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine) 4006 461 869 106 26 26 ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol) 3639 467 798 108 27 27 PAT GREEN/Dixie Lullaby (BNA) 3513 365 781 82 28 28 RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 3264 755 740 170 30 29 CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR) 2861 667 618 144 29 30 KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA) 2839 341 622 78
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays
33 31 LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity) 2380 290 517 54 31 32 COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia) 2341 198 527 52 32 33 DUSTY DRAKE/Say Yes (Big Machine) 2331 223 494 51 34 34 SARAH BUXTON/That Kind Of Day (Lyric Street) 2269 224 480 56 35 35 CAROLINA RAIN/Isn’t She (Equity) 1669 252 347 42 36 36 WRECKERS/Tennessee (Warner Bros.) 1506 172 346 29 37 37 LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol) 1417 293 310 63 38 38 TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have... (Lyric Street) 1328 225 272 37 40 39 TERRI CLARK/Dirty Girl (BNA) 1248 257 248 43 39 40 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista) 1232 190 246 42 41 41 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia) 1141 204 244 35 42 42 LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum) 999 121 227 27 44 43 FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Last Good Time (Show Dog) 849 103 186 29 43 44 CATHERINE BRITT/What I Did Last Night (RCA) 813 49 158 8 Debut 45 TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol) 798 621 170 13549 46 BON JOVI/(You Want To) Make A Memory (Mercury/IDJMG) 599 234 102 4245 47 JERROD NIEMANN/I Love Women... (Category 5) 563 -26 125 -9Debut 48 TIM MCGRAW/I Need You (w/Faith Hill) (Curb) 536 346 107 6946 49 JAMIE O’NEAL/God Don’t Make Mistakes (Capitol) 503 101 110 23 -- 50 LONESTAR/Nothing To Prove (BNA) 486 37 111 6Debut 51 CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum) 418 295 99 7048 52 WOODY BRADSHAW/The Last... (Primoris/Spinville) 402 1 85 0Debut 53 CHRIS YOUNG/You’re Gonna Love Me (RCA) 369 61 75 13
Debut 54 VAN ZANT/That Scares Me (Columbia) 356 319 67 61Debut 55 VINCE GILL/What You Give Away (f/S. Crow) (MCA) 337 98 75 24Debut 56 DARRYL WORLEY/Living In The Here And Now (903) 330 41 88 6Debut 57 HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Mercury) 308 60 65 16Debut 58 RICK TREVINO/Separate Ways (Warner Bros.) 307 9 88 5Debut 59 AMY DALLEY/Good Kind Of Crazy (Curb) 259 86 47 17 -- 60 JOHN MELLENCAMP/The Americans (Universal Republic) 255 127 54 24
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