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Country Radio Hall Welcomes Five “Significant contributions to the radio industry over a 20-year period” are among the requirements for Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees, but the 2015 class offered more than that last week in Nashville. With collective histories totaling more than 180 years, longtime programmer and consultant Joel Raab, WMIL/Milwaukee morning personality Karen Dalessandro, former Clear Channel/Chattanooga, TN GM Sammy George, KAJA/San Antonio morning host Randy Carroll and KBEQ/Kansas City PD/morning host Mike Kennedy were celebrated by more than 300 of their peers at Wednesday’s (6/24) Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Omni Hotel. Warner Bros./Reprise›s Dwight Yoakam and AristoMedia CEO Jeff Walker were honored with the CRB’s 2015 Artist Achievement and President’s Award, respectively. CRB President Charlie Morgan introduced Walker, who’s

led Nashville-based AristoMedia since its 1980 founding. Walker has served on the CRB board for just as long. “Traditionally we don’t give this award to a sitting board member,” Morgan noted. “But if we wait for Jeff Walker not to be a sitting board

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Country Pride Country and patriotism go hand in hand so with Independence Day coming, Country Aircheck talked to programmers and personalities about their most inspiring patriotic moments or promotions. Cumulus WIWF/Charleston, SC PD Bill West: Last year, shortly after America’s Morning Show launched, we had the whole

Dinner Feeders: William Michael Morgan and Ryan Kinder (front, l-r) play Warner Music Nashville’s CRB board dinner Thursday (6/25). They’re pictured with (back, l-r) WMN’s Kevin Herring and Kristen Williams, WLHK/Indianapolis’ Charlie Morgan, CRB’s Bill Mayne and WEA’s Jordan Pettit.

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Show Me Your Muscle: Marty Raybon (l) of Shenandoah with then-WLAY/Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL personalities Sherry St. John (now at crosstown WXFL) and Gary Murdock in the mid-’90s. Celebrate the past by sending your favorite pictures to [email protected].

staff on location near a busy intersection for an American flag giveaway on the Friday before a patriotic holiday weekend. We simply spent the morning giving away American flags for free to all listeners with the message, “We love our country.” It was really special because it was truly on a scale “from sea to shining sea.” Many AMS stations did the same. We checked in on the air with Blair from Charleston along with New York, San Francisco and many others. Simple. Powerful. It was inspiring because there was a wide range of people who showed up to grab a flag –from moms to military. They called in to the station, too. It wasn’t so much that they needed another flag, but a lot of them expressed they appreciated the sentiment. iHeartMedia WBWL/Boston PD Lance Houston: I was in the audience at the CMA Awards in November 2001. It was my first time flying after 9/11 and I vividly remember seeing troops with the big machine guns at the airport – a truly scary sight in our country at the time. Shortly after I got to Nashville, rumors started circulating about the new song Alan Jackson was going to sing on the CMAs. I’ll never forget where I was sitting in the Grand Ole Opry House or that roaring, standing ovation after he sang “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)” for the first time. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. A truly incredible, memorable moment for me. CBS Radio KFRG/Riverside middayer Heather Froglear: This past Memorial Day we executed and co-sponsored the annual West Coast Thunder Memorial Bike Run and concert. We had more than 7,500 on their Harleys riding from Riverside Harley Davidson, past the beautiful Riverside National Cemetery and on to Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, where the morning ride ends with a concert. This year Big & Rich were our headliners. The event benefits the Riverside National Cemetery and it is always an honor and privilege to be a part of it, both personally

and as a radio station. There’s not a man in my family that did not wear a military uniform; my Dad is a retired Colonel, having spent 28 years in the United States Air Force. It was my honor to emcee the event this year as well. We have such an amazing and supportive community of military in Southern California. It was truly a sight to see; kids, families, veterans and grandparents lining the streets to watch the parade of bikes to honor the fallen. Gives me chills thinking about it. Mid-West Family WWQM/Madison PD Fletcher Keyes: I live near a large cemetery which has a section of military

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Monarch Publicity Owner Cindy Hunt discusses her most influential music:1. Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water: I loved listening to my dad’s vinyl as a kid and learned how to harmonize from Paul and Art.2. Amy Grant, Lead Me On: My first concert and a record that shaped my youth.3. Sara Evans, Born To Fly: While at RCA I got to work with Sara on her first few records. She’s a great talent and

this album always puts me in a bouncy, happy mood.4. Reba McEntire at Wolf Trap, VA, 1993: The moment I realized I was a country music fan.5. Georges Bizet’s Carmen: Confession ... I actually like opera.•Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Anything by Phish.•An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: I like Bob Dylan’s songs but prefer to hear someone else sing them.•An album you listened to incessantly: k.d. lang’s Hymns of the 49th Parallel. •One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Nathan Chapman’s Revival, an amazing record start to finish.•Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: New Kids On The Block. It’s an obsession I proudly share with Thirty Tigers’ Stephanie O’Donnell and WUSN/Chicago’s Marci Braun and Liz Geerling.

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gravesites. Every Memorial Day there is a ceremony that always includes a 21-gun salute – seven rifles shot simultaneously, three times. It always catches me off guard. For a second I hear shots and think, “Oh no,” as if something bad is happening. Then I remember it’s Memorial Day and feel good about what’s happening. Freedom rings out loud when I

hear gunshots in my neighborhood. But it’s not what you might think.

Alpha WUBB/Savannah APD/MD/midday personality Jess Jennings: At a July 4 parade we invited

about half a dozen National Guard soldiers to ride our radio station’s float. The response from the community was incredible. Walking beside them you’d see veterans, moms, dads, brothers and sisters stop and look at these soldiers. You know they were seeing themselves in a past life, or their son or daughter in the faces of the heroes riding on that float. The response varied, but it was powerful. Applause, tears and shouts of “Thank you!” I remember an older gentleman toward the end of the parade – a WWII veteran in a wheelchair. He couldn’t stand, but had he had the strength you know he would have gotten to his feet. He removed his hat and put his hand on his heart. That is the good stuff – why we do what we do. It is such a blessing to be able to work in a format that understands the importance of supporting the troops and their families. Cherry Creek KBLL/Helena, MT OM/OD/morning host Dale Desmond: We had a float in a parade – hay bales, banners and everything ... and our air staff. We knew a couple of National Guard soldiers so at the last minute we were like, “Hey, why don’t you guys jump up and ride with us?” The outpouring of appreciation to those soldiers was really inspiring. My dad was a Vietnam vet and my grandpa was on the USS Kobe – a submarine – as a diesel engine mechanic, and my great-great grandpa fought in WWII. Coming from that kind of legacy and having these guys on our float was just really cool. –Jess Wright, Russ Penuell

Chart Chat Congrats to Carrie Underwood, Lesly Simon, Andy Elliott, John Sigler and the whole Arista promotion staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Little Toy Guns.” Also in the Sony building, kudos to Norbert Nix and the Columbia team for landing 60 adds on Kenny Chesney’s “Save It For A Rainy Day,” topping this week’s board.

News & Notes Songwriter Wade Kirby has renewed his publishing agreement with Round Hill Music. Songwriter Sarah Allison Turner signed a joint publishing deal with HoriPro Entertainment and True Bearing Entertainment. The RTDNA recognized ABC News Radio with its Overall Excellence Edward R. Murrow award for the second year in a row. Hear the winning entry here. Brad Paisley was the first headliner announced for the June 16-19 Country Jam 2016 in Grand Junction, CO. More info here.

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Curb’s Mo Pitney puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WXXQ/Rockford, IL. They were one of the first stations to play my music – like every hour, right when I started my radio tour. I first heard myself on the radio in east Tennessee. I had just left the third station I’d visited and they said, “We’re going to play your song at five o’clock.” We drove to the hotel, pulled into the parking lot and waited. That was cool

but I knew it was coming. Then when I was heading home for Christmas I was on Highway 39 and randomly heard it. But another station playing Christmas music kept bleeding into the one playing mine. It’s funny that “Silent Night” and my record were fighting each other. I was with one of my regionals, Sam DePrez, in Buffalo and realized we had three hours before we had to be at the station. Joking, she said, “Maybe we could go to Niagara Falls.” We not only looked at the waterfall, it was the first day the Maid of the Mist was out. We got soaking wet, ran back to our cars and went to straight to the station to do an interview and performance. We got there just in time. When I’ve had a big long day and I’m headed to the hotel, my thing is to stop and get milk and a bag of Teddy Grahams. It’s my favorite thing in the world. I’m not ashamed of it either. I may have Facebooked or Tweeted my love for Teddy Grahams. I wish I could have dinner with one of my favorite pastors of all time, Charles H. Spurgeon. He lived in the 1800s. I’d pick his brain about the Bible. I’d probably order tacos because I’m sure he didn’t know much about that. And I can eat tacos for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I can’t leave home without my Bible or guitar. I wish I had written Trisha Yearwood’s “The Song Remembers When,” written by Hugh Prestwood. It’s very deep and emotional, but very simple and sobering. I wish I could write a song that causes people to feel the way I felt when I first heard it. My least favorite interview question is about my underwear. Every time I’m talking with someone about my music, I thank them for not asking me if I wear boxers or briefs.

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member, none of us may be around to enjoy giving it.” A humble Walker followed, thanking each board President he’s served under as well as his family and colleagues. “I’m still here and still loving it,” he promised. Yoakam was next and his appreciation for Country radio was evident. “I listen to non-terrestrial radio a lot, but I turn on local radio usually every hour when I’m on the road,” he said. “It’s important that we stay connected to the sense of community that terrestrial radio has always been about. Radio was and is to me magic to my ears ... but man I miss the back-announcing and front-announcing; I miss the personalities.” Yoakam ended with another industry nod. “Without Country radio, I would not have sold those 25 million albums,” he said. WYCD/Detroit PD Tim Roberts appeared next to induct friend and mentor Joel Raab. “Someone recently used an analogy about Country music being a salad,” Roberts noted with a smile. “I don’t really understand any of that, but if our industry really is a salad, then Joel Raab is the dressing.” Raab shared anecdotes on everything from family to the power of a positive attitude. “Our business is changing and we need to embrace what’s new and what’s better,” he asserted. “Think about what can be.” Dalessandro was installed by Specs Howard School of Media Arts’ Dick Kernen, who reminded the audience of her days as “a 19-year-old rock and roll chick.” Upon graduation, Kernen explained he’d found a job for her at a Country station. “She nearly spit-up on my shoe!” Dalessandro’s feelings about the format eventually changed, of course. “Country fans are more passionate and engaged than any other radio listener,” she confessed. “I live for that; I love that connection.” Introducing former radio exec Sammy George demanded two people – iHeartMedia’s Clay Hunnicutt and WUSY/Chattanooga, TN’s Bill “Dex” Poindexter. “He gave us a shot when we didn’t deserve it and he saved our bacon when I know

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John Berry has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his upcoming two-disc project. Rosanne Cash, The Oak Ridge Boys, John Oates and Jack Ingram will honor Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride, Jim Lauderdale, Jim Halsey and the late Sherman Halsey during the 32nd Annual American Eagle Awards July 11 at the annual NAMM convention in Nashville.

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we didn’t deserve it,” Hunnicutt recalled. “Like that time we were standing in front of 9,000 people and gave away two brand new trucks, but only had one.” Poindexter recalled being reprimanded for stepping outside during his airshift to smoke a cigar. “I was out there with the afternoon guy from one of the other stations and Sammy came out and said just to me, ‘What do you think you’re doing? Get back in there and get your head in the ballgame!’” Poindexter later demanded an explanation for why he’d been singled out. “Sammy looked at me over the top of his glasses and said, ‘Because he doesn’t have your potential,’” Poindexter said. “Sammy George identified your potential and he got it out of you whether you liked it or not.” George’s acceptance incorporated the importance of hiring the right people, attitude, laughter and community service. “Have fun at all costs; run toward the laughter,” he encouraged. “And spend a lot of time in the break room,” he said before dispensing a career’s worth of thank-yous. The former GM’s dedication was apparent in a story he shared involving his wife and then-newborn son. “Shelia and I

actually stopped and took Lucas on a sales call on the way home from the hospital when he was two days old,” George proudly said. “I found out right away he was not gonna be a salesman – he cried the whole friggin’ time.” Carroll was called up by daughters Kelsey Bailey and Hailey Carroll, who gushed about their dad’s accomplishments. “How do you follow that?” the visibly touched Texan asked as he took the stage. Noting later that his listening audience would be able to watch

his speech online, he spoke directly to them. “Thank you for taking me into your home, your vehicles and your offices for all these years,” he offered. Carroll made a point to thank iHeartMedia, his employer for the last 32 years. “I was Clear Channel when Clear

Channel wasn’t cool,” he affirmed. “And when it was cool; then when it wasn’t cool again.” Carroll became emotional as he thanked his late father. “He taught me to love music, specifically Country music,” Carroll recalled. “He took me to meet Johnny Cash [his] musical hero, so I got my picture with Johnny when I was 15 years old ... if Dad is watching from above, he’s probably sitting with Johnny Cash, grabbing him by the arm and going, ‘That’s my boy!’” Mike Kennedy was introduced by friend John Rich, who recalled a surprise visit to Kennedy’s home one night. A jet had been dispatched to transport Rich and his musical entourage to a corporate show. “You can imagine what mode that puts us in,” Rich mused. They detoured to Kansas City. “We land, we get a ride and I call Mike and say, ‘We’ve got Big Kenny, Cowboy Troy and Two Foot Fred and we’re about two miles from your house.” Rich and Kennedy swapped boots in addition to drinks that night and the rhinestone-encrusted evidence was on Kennedy’s feet as he took the podium. Kennedy began his acceptance with an all-too-familiar tale of radio one-upmanship. The story included a well-known cast of Country broadcasters trying to out-boast one another with the age and circumstances by which they were discovered. The laughs grew louder as Kennedy described his 16-year-old self, 12-year-old mic-cracker Kerry Wolfe, nine-year-old Gregg Swedberg and

five-year-old Jeff Garrison. “But there was one more guest at the table,” Kennedy noted of his imagined brag session. “His mom was giving birth and having a heck of a time getting that big head to come out when he finally popped out with the umbilical cord in his hand. He wasn’t even crying when he said, ‘Hi, I’m Lon Helton and welcome to Country Countdown USA!’” As the night came to an end, Kennedy thanked his friends, family and colleagues, and praised Country radio. “There’s no format like it,” he insisted. “It’s phenomenal. It’s a special treat to

be in such a business.” –Russ Penuell CAC

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) ✔ 27969 2659 8019 694 56.155 5.201 154 0

2 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 27561 1355 7865 309 57.131 3.473 154 0

5 3 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) ✔ 26386 3355 7718 983 53.531 6.364 154 0

6 4 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) ✔ 24357 2364 7074 678 49.552 4.909 154 0

1 5 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 23972 -4936 6768 -1635 49.41 -9.62 154 0

4 6 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 23790 226 6968 117 49.159 0.546 153 0

8 7 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) ✔ 22326 1604 6465 479 45.06 3.112 154 0

9 8 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 19819 1392 5763 487 39.962 2.008 154 0

10 9 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 18102 1109 5189 277 37.604 2.79 153 0

12 10 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 17637 1221 5041 273 36.206 2.989 154 0

15 11 LUKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 17070 1190 4764 324 35.534 3.226 154 1

13 12 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 16660 360 4907 148 35.387 1.242 154 0

16 13 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 16078 1029 4529 224 33.84 1.937 154 0

14 14 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 15916 21 4657 34 32.693 0.234 154 0

17 15 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 14707 1230 4161 334 29.099 2.815 153 0

20 16 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 11992 1378 3404 408 23.052 2.815 151 3

18 17 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 11958 477 3611 164 23.573 2.929 151 1

7 18 KENNY CHESNEY w/G. POTTER/Wild... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 11636 -9128 3340 -2632 24.101 -18.99 154 0

19 19 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 11594 855 3281 256 24.128 3.655 140 4

23 20 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 11010 1415 3158 478 22.303 2.107 141 3

21 21 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 10856 452 3204 150 19.341 0.881 132 2

24 22 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 9308 224 2706 76 18.963 0.84 152 1

25 23 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 8940 114 2561 40 17.376 0.563 146 1

26 24 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 8434 715 2386 157 13.61 1.306 146 5

28 25 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 7364 1125 2010 278 14.747 2.898 134 9

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

29 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 7357 1126 1977 343 14.623 2.504 146 17

36 27 KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) ✔ 7295 2602 1961 705 13.691 4.888 129 7

22 28 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 7235 -2832 2050 -908 14.685 -4.151 150 0

27 29 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 6979 724 1915 212 12.21 1.263 131 9

33 30 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 6674 876 2060 261 9.318 1.357 130 1

31 31 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 6537 347 1876 110 15.533 0.373 77 5

30 32 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 6436 218 1694 80 13.064 0.404 129 4

35 33 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 6206 685 1531 176 10.633 1.32 121 11

32 34 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 6010 135 1855 41 9.391 0.305 138 2

34 35 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 5878 143 1820 36 7.696 0.086 148 2

37 36 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 5043 803 1420 195 8.548 1.67 111 2

39 37 AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 3877 155 1254 50 7.575 0.385 102 0

40 38 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 3740 71 1141 41 6.057 0.187 110 1

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 3693 1084 1094 386 6.659 1.813 101 23

38 40 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 3687 -153 1077 -42 5.528 -0.215 99 0

41 41 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 3561 348 1086 105 5.365 0.292 105 4

42 42 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 3134 222 945 84 6.77 0.375 106 2

44 43 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 2879 376 846 113 3.567 0.673 89 0

45 44 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 2359 190 749 56 3.206 0.238 84 1

46 45 THOMPSON SQUARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) 2206 170 696 41 2.533 0.184 90 2

47 46 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 2138 183 746 78 3.149 0.301 67 2

49 47 TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 1949 185 573 48 2.152 0.259 89 3

48 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 1932 308 640 106 1.629 0.347 80 12

48 49 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 1862 94 548 32 2.513 0.1 80 5

50 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1830 1305 454 346 3.474 2.369 81 60

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersTIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 983

KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 705

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 694

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 678

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 487

CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 479

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 478

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 408

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 386

KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 346

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersTIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 3355 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 2659 ✔KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 2602 ✔JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 2364 ✔CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 1604 ✔BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 1415LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 1392SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 1378

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 1355


Activator Top Spin GainersKEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 197

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 165


CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 135

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 133

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 129

JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 127


CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 115


Activator Top Point GainersKEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 1125 ✔SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 854 ✔KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 833 ✔JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 803 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 681 ✔CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 654



CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 644


Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 13204

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Sippin'... (Republic Nashville) 13167

A THOUSAND HORSES/Smoke (Republic Nashville) 11603

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 11179

SAM HUNT/Take Your Time (MCA) 9670

LUKE BRYAN/I See You (Capitol) 7372

KEITH URBAN f/ERIC CHURCH/Raise 'Em Up (Capitol) 7228

COLE SWINDELL/Ain't Worth... (Warner Bros./WMN) 7224

SAM HUNT/Leave The Night On (MCA) 6776

DIERKS BENTLEY/Say You Do (Capitol) 6712

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A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk... (Republic Nashville) 38

DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 28

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 23

CAM/Burning House (Arista) 18

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 17


THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 12

OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 11

COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 9

JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 9



Easton Corbin About To Get Real (Mercury)Corbin’s third album was produced by Carson Chamberlain and includes the single “Baby Be My Love Song” plus 10 other tracks, three co-written by

Corbin.

JB and the Moonshine Band Mixtape (Light It Up)Front man JB Patterson says “Mixtape” is not only the title cut but an apt description of the album’s varied musical styles.

Various OPRY 9.0, Vol 1: Discoveries From the Circle (Opry Music)This six-song EP includes two live Grand Ole Opry performances each from Chase Bryant, JT Hodges

and Drake White, with more volumes planned later this year featuring other artists.

July 17 Alan Jackson Angels And Alcohol (EMI/ACR) Moonshine Bandits Blacked Out (Backroad/ Average Joes) Smith & Wesley Choices & Chances (Garage Door)

THOMPSON SQUARE/Trans Am (Stoney Creek) Moves 46-45* 2,206 points, 696 spins 2 adds: KSON, WRNX

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) Moves 47-46* 2,138 points, 746 spins 2 adds: WDAF, WKIS

TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) Moves 49-47* 1,949 points, 573 spins 3 adds: KEEY, KMDL, KUAD

THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning Debuts at 48* 1,932 points, 640 spins 12 adds including: KATM*, KHKI*, KPLX*, KSJO*, KUBL*, WFMS*, WGKX*, WIVK*, WKDF*, WKHX*

DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) Moves 48-49* 1,862 points, 548 spins 5 adds: KCCY, KPLM, WGTY, WHKO*, WUBL

KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) Debuts at 50* 1,830 points, 454 spins 60 adds including: KAJA, KDRK, KEEY, KFRG, KILT, KJUG, KKWF, KMLE, KMNB, KNIX

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Folks Like Us (Blaster) 1,696 points, 500 spins No adds

BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin’ Town With A Football Problem (Mercury) 1,612 points, 512 spins 6 adds: KBEQ, KMLE, WEZL, WIRK, WTGE, WWQM

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin’ And Drinkin’ (RCA) 1,581 points, 427 spins 15 adds including: KJUG, KKWF, KMDL, KSD, KZSN, WBCT, WBEE, WIRK, WJVC, WKMK

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JUly 13JAMES OTTO/Somewhere Tonight (Blaster)ASHLEY CAMPBELL/Remembering (Dot)

JUly 20KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River)STRIKING MATCHES/Miss Me More (IRS Nashville)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

2 1 BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 11946 681 2373 129 57 0

3 2 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Little Toy Guns (19/Arista) 11218 27 2249 17 55 0

1 3 KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 10605 -838 2118 -171 53 0

4 4 EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 10349 -202 2104 -29 55 0

5 5 TIM MCGRAW/Diamond Rings And Old... (Big Machine) 10198 -266 2056 -24 54 0

7 6 JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 10166 616 2021 113 55 0

8 7 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Girl Crush (Capitol) 9677 460 1926 98 57 0

9 8 CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 9445 654 1888 135 55 0

10 9 BRAD PAISLEY/Crushin' It (Arista) 8308 314 1637 48 56 0

12 10 BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 8090 548 1585 100 54 0

11 11 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 7758 -131 1541 -9 55 0

13 12 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You Easy (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 7450 204 1471 35 55 0

14 13 MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Warner Bros./WEA) 7278 239 1410 31 53 0

15 14 LUKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 7249 442 1454 83 54 1

17 15 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 6227 438 1230 93 53 0

18 16 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 5992 409 1135 74 52 0

20 17 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) ✔ 5790 854 1132 165 55 1

19 18 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 5739 304 1148 62 54 0

21 19 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 5371 648 1067 123 57 1

25 20 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 5077 644 1023 115 53 1

22 21 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 4617 75 885 8 50 0

23 22 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 4613 101 907 21 51 0

27 23 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) ✔ 4168 803 815 127 53 2

26 24 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 3983 452 819 98 54 5

31 25 KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) ✔ 3812 1125 758 197 51 5

28 26 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 3694 414 694 73 50 0

24 27 RASCAL FLATTS/Riot (Big Machine) 3303 -1207 658 -242 38 0

29 28 REBA/Going Out Like That (Nash Icon/Valory) 2862 102 545 20 34 2

33 29 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 2777 215 537 40 45 2

30 30 MICKEY GUYTON/Better Than You Left Me (Capitol) 2724 -11 571 0 43 2

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32 31 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 2565 2 502 15 42 0

34 32 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 2440 388 497 78 38 6

37 33 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 1954 357 386 67 33 8

35 34 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 1839 -57 337 -4 35 0

36 35 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 1800 -20 345 -11 29 1

38 36 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 1579 99 329 27 31 2

46 37 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 1566 654 324 133 32 6

41 38 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 1514 184 205 22 16 1

39 39 AUSTIN WEBB/All Country On You (Streamsound) 1468 7 288 0 28 0

51 40 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 1461 833 274 164 24 10

42 41 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1423 212 271 38 35 2

45 42 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 1406 491 288 98 25 2

40 43 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra Nashville/WAR) 1270 -143 243 -22 25 0

43 44 MO PITNEY/Country (Curb) 1110 16 201 -1 23 1

44 45 TOBY KEITH/35 MPH Town (Show Dog) 907 -15 176 -2 25 0

47 46 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 890 63 183 11 15 1

49 47 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 757 58 160 13 18 1

50 48 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 693 26 116 2 8 0

53 49 OLIVIA LANE/You Part 2 (Big Spark) 653 77 116 10 12 1

52 50 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 606 -16 144 -6 15 0

59 51 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 583 201 92 35 8 4

55 52 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 581 60 77 10 8 4

57 53 STEVEN TYLER/Love Is Your Name (Dot) 551 92 116 17 23 0

54 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 548 468 90 76 12 8

54 55 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 517 -16 80 -15 8 2

56 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 472 305 101 65 20 10

57 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 456 150 57 21 5 2

58 58 LOGAN MIZE/Can't Get Away From A Good... (Arista) 447 -11 73 0 7 0

60 59 JT HODGES/Ray Bans (Buffalo Sound) 390 20 39 2 1 0

60 BLACKJACK BILLY/Why God Made Summertime (Reviver) 379 66 43 8 2 0

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