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©2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] Opinion: Is Taylor The New Garth; Does History Repeat? by David M. Ross Country's last popularity peak was spearheaded by Garth Brooks who attracted both countryphiles and musicphiles—fans with a wide variety of musical tastes. Today there are a great many similarities to those times with the media's strong attraction toward Taylor Swift and her music which to date has sold over 10 million records. When Garth was riding his wave of popularity he helped, (and was helped), by what we now call the class of ’89. Is there a new class of ’09? Hot acts were showcased on the CMA Awards such as Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, Jamey Johnson and Billy Currington. Favorites such as Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, George Strait Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Reba proved themselves current and cutting edge. It was an amazing tour de force of new, developing and established talents. Could country be on the verge of a strong expansion lead by the 19-year-old singer/ songwriter and reinforced by a vigorous rising class of appealing artists ready to benefit from the format's increased attention? Let's examine some of the recent dots on our tastemaker radar and see if they connect. A lot of high profile happenings have taken place in a short timespan. The CMA Awards show this week drew its highest ratings since 2005 with an estimated 35 million viewers watching at least some portion of the show. Swift performed twice and won four trophies. The precocious prodigy also brought Saturday Night Live its best ratings of the season when she appeared as host and musical guest on Nov. 7. Bundle Swift's recent appearance/performance on Oprah, the VMA/Kanye West incident which brought worldwide coverage, plus her sold-out tour and it is easy to see why she is now the largest selling artist across all formats. And where is she from? What does she call herself? [Answers: Nashville; country.] A grassroots indication that attention is turning toward country music, also happened the day following the Awards when MusicRow.com experienced its largest ever one-day traffic numbers—a staggering increase of 37% over its previous all-time best day. People were searching out information about Swift, the awards and the format in numbers we have never seen before. Monday, November 16, 2009

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page 1 Monday, November 16, 2009

Opinion:

Is Taylor The New Garth;

Does History Repeat? by David M. Ross

Country's last popularity peak was

spearheaded by Garth Brooks who attracted

both countryphiles and musicphiles—fans

with a wide variety of musical tastes. Today

there are a great many similarities to those

times with the media's strong attraction

toward Taylor Swift and her music which

to date has sold over 10 million records.

When Garth was riding his wave of

popularity he helped, (and was helped),

by what we now call the class of ’89. Is

there a new class of ’09? Hot acts were

showcased on the CMA Awards such as

Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker,

Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Zac

Brown Band, Jamey Johnson and Billy

Currington. Favorites such as Carrie

Underwood, Brad Paisley, Sugarland,

George Strait Kenny Chesney, Martina

McBride and Reba proved themselves

current and cutting edge. It was an

amazing tour de force of new, developing

and established talents.

Could country be on the verge of a strong

expansion lead by the 19-year-old singer/

songwriter and reinforced by a vigorous

rising class of appealing artists ready to

benefit from the format's increased attention?

Let's examine some of the recent dots

on our tastemaker radar and see if they

connect. A lot of high profile happenings

have taken place in a short timespan. The

CMA Awards show this week drew its highest

ratings since 2005 with an estimated 35 million

viewers watching at least some portion of

the show. Swift performed twice and won

four trophies. The precocious prodigy also

brought Saturday Night Live its best ratings

of the season when she appeared as host

and musical guest on Nov. 7. Bundle Swift's

recent appearance/performance on Oprah,

the VMA/Kanye West incident which brought

worldwide coverage, plus her sold-out tour

and it is easy to see why she is now the

largest selling artist across all formats. And

where is she from? What does she call

herself? [Answers: Nashville; country.]

A grassroots indication that attention

is turning toward country music, also

happened the day following the Awards

when MusicRow.com experienced its largest

ever one-day traffic numbers—a staggering

increase of 37% over its previous all-time

best day. People were searching out information

about Swift, the awards and the format in

numbers we have never seen before.

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Is Taylor the new Garth? Will her magnetic popularity

reconnect country with a larger multi-format audience? Is

there a class of ’09? Time will tell, but it appears that a new

energy in country music is starting to rumble across America.

Hopefully we'll see it reflected on the holiday sales charts. If

these dots are connecting, it will mean good things for everyone

on Music Row in the coming year. Bring it on!

Comments: [email protected]

Awards Shows Have Delayed Impact On Touringby Sarah Skates, David M. Ross It is common knowledge that awards show

performances and appearances can boost album

sales, but does it affect an artist’s asking price on

the road? Touring experts agree that it is good

exposure for overall career building, but that

short-term impact is minimal.

Ron Sakamoto, President of Canada’s Gold

& Gold Productions, explains, “Since we book at

least six months to a year ahead, a show appearance

and even a trophy don't have an immediate

change in pricing for the artist.”

CAA’s John Huie and veteran agent Tony Conway

believe that awards shows might give ticket sales a bump.

“But I don’t think it directly causes a promoter to pay more

money,” says Conway.

“I'm not going to make more money for Sugarland

because they won Duo,” agrees Huie. “Plus, people won’t

stop going to see artists they love that don’t win.”

Red Light Management’s Greg Hill points out, “If you look

at talented artists like Kellie Pickler or Bucky Covington,

they were in front of millions of people every week, and that

shows the power of TV...But it is all part of a larger puzzle

and awards shows are one piece of that puzzle.”

Citigroup Denies Terra Firma's Latest Bid Terra Firma recently sought financial help from its lenders

Citigroup to restructure its EMI debt. According to reports in

today’s Wall Street Journal, “Terra Firma would inject about

£1 billion, or $1.67 billion, into EMI in exchange for Citigroup

forgiving a similar proportion of its £2.6 billion of EMI loans.”

The article says that Citigroup denied the request.

Spin Zone by Jon Freeman

Lady Antebellum is now a couple of CMA Awards

richer, and “Need You Now” continues its run at the top of

the CountryBreakout™ Chart for a third consecutive week.

Entries from Taylor Swift (“Fifteen”), Dierks Bentley (“I

Lady Antebellum"Need You Now"Capitol Nashville

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that

Lady Antebellum’s had a pretty great year,

capped by winning two CMA Awards last

week: Single of the Year (“I Run To You”)

and Vocal Group of the Year. On top of

that, the group’s stellar CMA Awards

performance of “Need You Now”—currently No. 1 on the

CountryBreakout™ Chart—provided one of the show’s most memorable

moments. The group’s members also received songwriting awards at

the SESAC and BMI Awards earlier last week. The song picked up an

additional 32 spins in this chart edition for a total of 3955, well ahead

of its closest competition.

#1

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Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes”), and Reba (“Consider

Me Gone”) are creeping ever closer inside the top 5.

Our two guitar slinging heroes, Brad Paisley and Keith

Urban, have released new singles in rapid succession with

similarly dramatic responses. Last week Paisley’s “American

Saturday Night” vaulted on to the chart at No. 70 with no prior

reports. This week the song moves onward to No. 52 with a

gain of 396 spins. Urban’s “’Til Summer Comes Around” makes

its first appearance at No. 64 with no prior spins, earning it the

biggest debut for this edition of the chart.

On this spin based chart, the quickest way to get to the

top is to make big gains. Some of our fastest rising singles

at the moment are regularly posting triple digit gains in spins,

like Justin Moore’s “Backwoods” at No. 32, Easton Corbin’s

“A Little More Country Than That,” Joe Nichols’s “Gimmie

That Girl” at No. 38, Josh Thompson’s “Beer On The Table”

at No. 42, and Randy Houser’s “Whistlin’ Dixie” at No. 43.

Radio News Cox Radio’s WZZK/Birmingham announced last week the

hire of Casey Carter to fill the 10am-3pm air shift. She comes

to the station from KXKC/Lafayette, La. and her experience

includes time at country stations WROO & WQIK/Jacksonville,

WNOE/New Orleans and WCOL & WHOK/Columbus. Reach

her at 205-916-1100 or [email protected].

DJ Hall of Famer Les Acree has been moved to a retirement

center in Rosepine, La., with the help of a couple of friends.

Dale Knippers (who worked with Les at KRMD in Shreveport)

and his wife Rosella were visiting Les’s retirement home in

Memphis and did not like his living conditions. With Les’s

permission, the pair packed him up and moved him down to

Rosepine, where Rosella works, to provide him a more nurturing

environment. Dale is currently leading a fundraising effort to

get Les a computer so he can better communicate with friends

and family. For more information, contact Dale at 337-378-5947.

Frozen Playlists: KCIL, KGFY, KIOK, WAAG, WAKG, WEZJ

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

..........................Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 64

.......Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than This/Bluesteel Records 67

Lucky Seven Greatest Spin IncreaseArtist/song/label spin+

.........................Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 459

............................Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 396

................Toby Keith/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)/Show Dog 316

.....Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than This/Bluesteel Records 258

.................................Blake Shelton/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Bros. 243

......................................Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory Music 236

........................................Jason Aldean/The Truth/Broken Bow 226

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

.........Gretchen Wilson/Work Hard, Play Harder/Redneck Records 342

..................Gwen Sebastian/Hard Rain/Lofton Creek/Open Road 322

............................................Billy Joe Royal/Hard Rock to Roll 275

.....................................Carly Patterson/The Chase/Music Mind 254

...................................Chris Young/The Man I Want To Be/RCA 216

Mark Wayne Glasmire/Everthing Is Gonna Be Alright/

............................................................. Traceway/Spinville 214

............Montgomery Gentry/Oughta Be More Songs.../Columbia 195

..........................................Zona Jones/Day Off/Rocky Comfort 188

.....Daniel Smith/Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happy Hour/DLS 188

...............................Aaron Watson/The Road/Big Label/Edgehill 186

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

..............................Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 59

..........................Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 36

.................Randy Houser/Whistlin' Dixie/Universal Records South 31

..................Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than That/Bluesteel 30

.................Joe Nichols/Gimmie That Girl/Universal Records South 23

..............Montgomery Gentry/Oughta Be More Songs.../Columbia 21

................................................Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory 19

........Blake Shelton feat. Trace Adkins/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Music 19

.....Big Kenny/Long After I'm Gone/Bigger Picture/Love Everybody 18

......................................SingleTree/Ms. What's Her Name/Big 7 18

*Total Adds rec’d over two weeks

DISClaimer by Robert K. Oermann

There are stars in the Americana field who are known almost

as widely as many of Nashville’s mainstream country artists are.

In the marketplace today are new efforts by Kris Kristofferson,

Kieran Kane, Guy Clark, Maura O’Connell and the always

amazing Chris Knight. Any connoisseur of songs will know

those names.

Power Chart Debut

Keith Urban"'Til Summer Comes Around"Capitol Nashville

Like another guitar shredding superstar

in the previous chart, Keith Urban has

this week’s biggest debut and greatest

gain in spins, all with no prior reports.

His new single “‘Til Summer Comes Around” added 459 spins in its

first week of reporting, pushing it on to the chart at No. 64. Urban

was present for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards last week, where he

performed and took home the award for Musical Event of the Year

(for “Start A Band” with Brad Paisley).

Greatest Spin Gain Burns & Poe"Don't Get No Better Than That"Bluesteel Records

The brainchild of former Trick Pony

guitarist Keith Burns and Michelle Poe,

duo Burns & Poe are roaring up the

CountryBreakout™ Chart with new single

“Don’t Get No Better Than That.” The song makes its official chart

debut this week at No. 67 after a big gain of 258 spins. Producer

James Stroud brought the pair together and there was an instant

connection. “We realized from the beginning that we had something

special to offer,” Poe says. “We clicked in every way.” Not only did

the two singers blend together musically, they also discovered a

profound songwriting chemistry and penned nearly every song on

their new CD together.

Momentum Mover

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Many might also know of the musical pleasures that a new album by Nashville’s Paul Burch always brings. In his own little acoustic and uniquely jazzy way, he steals the show today with a Disc of the Day win. And it wasn’t for lack of competition. In addition to Chris, Maura and Guy, Paul was up against the wildly creative Blue Mother Tupelo and a steaming blues combo previously known to me only because it landed a Nashville Music Awards nomination. The latter, Jason Ricci & New Blood, wins our DisCovery Award.

GUY CLARK/Somedays You Write The SongWriter: Guy Clark/Gary Nicholson/Jon Randall; Producer: Guy Clark, Verlon Thompson & Chris Latham; Publisher: EMI April/Sony-ATV Cross Keys/Gary Nicholson/Reynsong/Wha Ya Say, ASCAP/BMI; Dualtone (track) —With the exception of a version of Townes Van Zant’s “If I Needed You,” Guy’s new CD consists of his collaborations with such writers as Shawn Camp, Rodney Crowell, Verlon Thompson, Jedd Hughes and Ashley Monroe. The CD’s title, Some Days the Song Writes You, is derived from this track’s wistfully resigned lyric. Throughout the set, his rough-hewn vocals are set in beautifully sympathetic acoustic tracks usually featuring Thompson’s guitar and harmonica, Camp’s fiddle and mandolin and the percussion work of Kenny Malone. You should own every record this artist has ever made, this one most definitely included.

KIERAN KANE/Somewhere Beyond The RosesWriter: Kieran Kane; Producer: Kieran Kane; Publisher: Little Duck/Carlin America, SESAC; Compass (track) (www.kierankane.org) —In recent years, Kane has been working in stark, stripped-down musical settings. On the title tune to his latest, for instance, the track has hypnotic, trance-like backing by his banjo, light percussion and softly honking sax. Even when Richard Bennett’s guitar or Fats Kaplan’s steel are added on certain tracks, the sound still seems spare and economical, yet always mesmerizing.

CONNOR CHRISTIAN & SOUTHERN GOTHIC/One Toke Over The LineWriter: none listed; Producer: Jeff Tomei; Publisher: none listed; Vintage Earth (track) (www.vintageearthmusic.com) —This band’s CD is called 90 Proof Lullabies. Their take on this 1971 Brewer & Shipley hit is as jaunty and folk-rocky as the original. Check it out.

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON/Closer To The BoneWriter: Kris Kristofferson; Producer: Don Was; Publisher: Jody Ray, BMI; New West (track) (www.kriskristofferson.com) —This is an older Kris tune that has been revived to become the title song of his new album. His dusty vocal ruminates in this lyric about getting nearer and nearer to Truth as his journey continues. Producer Don Was keeps things simple throughout the set, relying on Kris’s guitar and harmonica, with basic bass-drum-keyboard support, plus the always reliable guitar work of the late Stephen Bruton. Listening to the rest of these songs, I’m impressed all over again by this senior citizen’s ongoing mastery of his craft.

THE AVETT BROTHERS/I And Love And YouWriter: The Avett Brothers; Producer: Rick Rubin; Publisher: none listed; American Recordings (track) (www.theavettbrothers.com) —I have long been a fan of this outfit, but up to now their reputation has rested more on extraordinary live shows than

on recordings. Signing with Rick Rubin and American is evidently a bid to change that. The clarity and simplicity of the set’s title ballad is striking. Overall on this CD, the Avetts emphasize piano-based songs over their thrash-country string-band stylings. In either mode, they’re consistently listenable.

CHRIS KNIGHT/It Ain’t Easy Being MeWriter: Chris Knight; Producer: Frank Liddell & Joe Hayden; Publisher: Bash/Bluewater, ASCAP; Drifter’s Church (track) (www.chrisknight.net) —This title is certainly an understatement. This Kentucky guy is pretty consistently dark. Here he drawls winningly about being a “jerk” in “Sorryville” who keeps being self destructive over and over again. “Was I born this way? Am I a self-made fool? I shoot the light. Then I curse the dark. I need your love. But I’ll break your heart.” Ya gotta love this guy. Co-writers on his new Trailer II collection include Kim Richey, Sam & Annie Tate, Craig Wiseman and Fred Eaglesmith, so evidently

he plays well with others, after all, despite tunes like “Love and a .45.”

JASON RICCI & NEW BLOOD/Done With The DevilWriter: Jason Ricci/Shawn Stachurski; Producer: Phillip Wolfe; Publisher: Chosen Who, BMI; Electo Groove (track) (www.jasonricci.com) —In a word, “Wow.” This harmonica wailing Nashvillian cooks up quite a hot little blues stew on his disc. This title tune introduces both his hoarse, urgent vocal delivery and the overall energy in his sound. Tip your hat to the toughest new bluesman in Tune Town.

PAUL BURCH/Still Your ManWriter: Paul Burch; Producer: Paul Burch, Dennis Crouch & Jen Gunderman; Publisher: Borrowed and Broke/Bug, BMI; Ramseur (track) —The title tune to Paul’s new album swings smartly. He’s an acoustic jazzbo with charm to spare. His WPA Ballclub Band is rhythm happy whether he’s a rambling blues boy, a western swinger or a ‘30s-style saloon troubadour. This is one delightful disc.

BLUE MOTHER TUPELO/Give It Away/Hard TimesWriter: Ricky Davis/Micol Davis and Jessie Mae Hemphill; Producer: Ricky Davis & Micol Davis; Publisher: Gp Ahead On/Squeeze Me Tight, BMI/ASCAP and Music River, BMI; Diggin’ Music (track) (www.bluemothertupelo.com) —This Hendersonville husband-wife team craft their homemade CDs by layering instruments and emphasizing their soulful, harmonic, mountain-blues vocals. I love their rustic, earthy, gritty, groove-soaked sound. The album is titled Heaven & Earth, and you won’t find a more individualistic and ear-opening CD anywhere else in this city or in this format. I assure you, this little treasure is staying real close to my stereo for days to come.

MAURA O’CONNELL/The Bright Blue RoseWriter: Jimmy McCarthy; Producer: Gary Paczosa & Maura O’Connell; Publisher: Universal PolyGram, no performance rights listed; Sugar Hill (track) (www.mauraoconnell.com) —This singer’s singer has a new CD titled Naked with Friends, because it contains no instrumental tracks, only a cappella vocals. This opening track took my breath away, for the “friends” are the sonorous choir The Settles Connection, and Maura’s harmony vocalists are Kate Rusby and Dolly Parton. The other vocal friends on the set include Tim O’Brien, Alison Krauss, Darrell Scott, Paul Brady and Mary Black. This is a brave record and a fascinating one as well. Support it.

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13 1 1 Lady Antebellum/Need You Now/Capitol 3955/107 1 32 3923

29 2 2 Luke Bryan/Do I/Capitol 3736/102 -1 -23 3759

12 3 3 Taylor Swift/Fifteen/Big Machine 3620/106 3 91 3529

17 4 4 Dierks Bentley/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes/Capitol 3618/107 3 94 3524

15 7 5 Reba/Consider Me Gone/Starstruck/Valory 3549/106 6 191 3358

10 5 6 Carrie Underwood/Cowboy Casanova/Arista 3476/94 -1 -40 3516

15 6 7 Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews/I'm Alive/BNA 3288/94 -3 -116 3404

11 8 8 Darius Rucker/History In The Making/Capitol 3225/106 6 169 3056

9 9 9 Tim McGraw/Southern Voice/Curb 3035/99 7 194 2841

8 10 10 Rascal Flatts/Why/Lyric Street 2932/104 5 127 2805

13 11 11 Miranda Lambert/White Liar/Columbia 2644/92 7 172 2472

21 12 12 Sarah Buxton/Outside My Window/Lyric Street 2415/100 5 104 2311

23 13 13 Jake Owen/Eight Second Ride/RCA 2376/92 4 91 2285

6 15 14 George Strait/Twang/MCA 2294/92 8 179 2115

9 17 15 Billy Currington/That's How Country Boys Roll/Mercury 2251/94 8 158 2093

8 20 16 Jason Aldean/The Truth/Broken Bow 2122/89 12 226 1896

5 24 17 Toby Keith/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)/Show Dog Nashville 2002/101 19 316 1686

11 19 18 Josh Turner/Why Don't We Just Dance/MCA 1995/88 5 96 1899

27 14 19 Trace Adkins/All I Ask For Anymore/Capitol 1963/65 -9 -190 2153

24 16 20 Craig Morgan/Bonfire/BNA 1952/59 -7 -146 2098

9 22 21 Gloriana/How Far Do You Wanna Go?/Emblem/Warner Bros. 1875/97 2 40 1835

25 21 22 Martina McBride/I Just Call You Mine/RCA 1819/73 -2 -39 1858

15 23 23 Lance Miller/Time To Go Crazy/Big 7 1790/66 3 54 1736

20 18 24 David Nail/Red Light/MCA 1717/61 -12 -237 1954

4 31 25 Blake Shelton/Hillbilly Bone/Warner Bros. 1653/94 17 243 1410

5 29 26 Eric Church/Hell On The Heart/Capitol 1607/94 10 140 1467

7 26 27 Jimmy Wayne feat. Daryl Hall & John Oates/Sara Smile/Valory Music 1602/88 6 95 1507

10 25 28 Phil Vassar/Everywhere I Go/Universal South 1577/85 3 53 1524

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

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14 28 29 Jason Michael Carroll/Hurry Home/Arista 1567/75 7 96 1471

18 27 30 Gary Allan/Today/MCA 1547/75 5 67 1480

19 30 31 Bellamy Bros./Bacon Bros./Guilty Of The Crime/Bellamy/Spinville 1465/66 2 31 1434

6 37 32 Justin Moore/Backwoods/Valory Music 1459/95 19 236 1223

14 34 33 Cody McCarver/White Trash With Money/E1/PLC 1388/67 3 37 1351

23 36 34 Greg Hanna/It's A Man's Job/Pheromone Records 1269/64 2 29 1240

9 38 35 Steel Magnolia/Keep On Loving You/Big Machine 1246/75 6 71 1175

8 42 36 Easton Corbin/A Little More Country Than That/Mercury 1185/65 12 126 1059

18 39 37 Jonalee White/Perfect Angel/Lick Records 1171/56 2 26 1145

4 43 38 Joe Nichols/Gimmie That Girl/Universal South 1144/80 12 124 1020

13 41 39 Bekka Bramlett/What's On My Mind/Shongaloo Records 1119/54 4 48 1071

16 40 40 Keni Thomas/Gunslinger/RBM/Tenacity 1101/59 2 17 1084

10 44 41 Mica Roberts/Days You Live For/Show Dog Nashville 1042/61 5 45 997

11 49 42 Josh Thompson/Beer On The Table/Columbia 1020/64 16 142 878

3 53 43 Randy Houser/Whistlin' Dixie/Universal South 1001/74 28 219 782

6 46 44 Matt Kennon/The Call/BamaJam 973/71 4 40 933

9 47 45 Kellie Pickler/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You/RCA 953/62 3 32 921

5 51 46 Big Kenny/Long After I'm Gone/Bigger Picture Entertainment/Love Everybody 933/68 11 95 838

16 45 47 Katie Armiger/Gone/Cold River 927/52 -6 -58 985

8 50 48 Houston County/I Can't Make It Rain/Stroudavarious 914/60 8 68 846

8 52 49 Williams Riley/Country Livin'/Golden Music 865/60 9 69 796

5 55 50 Bucky Covington/Gotta Be Somebody/Lyric Street 819/58 12 90 729

5 54 51 Jack Ingram feat. Patty Griffin/Seeing Stars/Big Machine 796/53 5 36 760

2 70 52 Brad Paisley/American Saturday Night/Arista 791/59 100 396 395

18 33 53 Zac Brown Band/Toes/Atlantic 760/25 -45 -632 1392

12 56 54 Steve Richard/Stomp/ 653/32 3 18 635

12 58 55 Clay Underwood/New Beginnings and Old Honky Tonks/PCL Music 628/37 2 14 614

20 35 56 Brad Paisley/Welcome To The Future/Arista 620/24 -50 -631 1251

7 59 57 John Anderson/Bigger Hands/Country Crossing 558/33 2 9 549

8 60 58 Jeff Sable/Rainy Days at the Beach/American Eagle Recordings 548/33 2 10 538

5 61 59 Bomshel/19 & Crazy/Curb 508/39 2 9 499

6 62 60 Buddy Jewell/Somebody Who Would Die For You/New Revolution 497/31 5 23 474

2 74 61 SingleTree/Ms. What's Her Name/Big 7 476/42 26 99 377

3 65 62 Trent Tomlinson/Angels Like Her/Lyric Street 459/38 9 39 420

6 63 63 Richie Fields/Losing You/Joint Journey 459/30 6 27 432

1 0 64 Keith Urban/Til Summer Comes Around/Capitol 459/36 0 459 0

2 71 65 Rodney Atkins/Chasin' Girls/Curb 455/33 15 61 394

20 48 66 Keith Urban/Only You Can Love Me This Way/Capitol 453/17 -48 -426 879

1 88 67 Burns & Poe/Don't Get No Better Than That/Bluesteel Records 445/38 138 258 187

7 66 68 Chris Hanners/It's My Lie (Let Me Live It)/Little House Records 441/27 6 23 418

5 67 69 Hannah McNeil/What Am I Getting Up For/Red/Jerry Duncan Promo/Spinville 427/31 5 22 405

3 68 70 Diamond Rio/God Is There/Word 424/26 5 21 403

5 72 71 Ronica Coldiron/First Day of the Rest of my Love Life/Sweetsong Nashville 410/27 6 23 387

4 69 72 Sammy Sadler with Steve Wariner/I'll Always Have Denver/E1 405/30 2 6 399

2 73 73 Fast Ryde/Make It Rain/Republic Nashville 395/31 3 10 385

4 76 74 Bryan White/The Little Things/Just A Pup Records 379/26 12 41 338

7 75 75 Dion Pride/We All Gotta Live Here/WeBlast Records 359/24 4 15 344

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

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