Issue 575 - November 6, 2017 by Country Aircheck

November 6, 2017, Issue 575

Sunday Funday: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and host Storme Warren gather radio remote attendees for the 51st CMA Awards Sunday evening (11/5) in Nashville. © 2 0 1 7 Co u n t r y A i rc h e c k ™ — A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . S i g n u p f re e a t w w w. c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m . S e n d n e w s t o n e w s @ c o u n t r y a i rc h e c k . c o m

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CMA Hosts Carrie, Brad Aim For Unity

Co-hosts for 10 years now, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley had a lot to say about the 51st CMA Awards during Sunday’s radio remotes orientation at the Music City Center. Grief, comedy, unity and a hint about the best performance of the night were all open topics for discussion. To no one’s surprise, the Route 91 Harvest tragedy in Las Vegas was an ever-present backdrop to the press conference. “Art is important in these times, especially art that allows you to process,” Paisley said. “If we are at our best Wednesday night, we are going to be a therapy session. We are going to be a chance to get together and mourn, celebrate the good things and lift one another up. That’s why it’s important to watch.” Asked about finding a balance with lighter material, Underwood added, “There’s a lot to talk about, it’s just the way in which we talk about it that’s been the challenge. We’re not short of news, we’re just trying to find our way on how to deliver. It’s a balance. I hope we get it all right.” “We won’t,” Paisley joked. “If you ever go to a memorial service, you Brad Paisley and will hear a lot of laughter because it’s Carrie Underwood a place you tell stories. This isn’t a memorial service this year, but there is an aspect of the show that has to memorialize some things. In some ways, the comedy aspect of what we’ve written has come a little easier. It’s just how to put that in the right place in the show.” Perfect 10? Much of the discussion focused on the pair’s 10th anniversary as hosts. The advantage in experience, they said, is familiarity. (continued on page 9)

Suit Up: The 29th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame class of 2017 at the induction ceremony Thursday (11/2) at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. Pictured (l-r) are NRHoF’s Kraig Kitchin, inductees John Records Landecker, Joseph Field, Bobby Bones, Tom Barnard and Bill Handel, and the Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Bruce Dumont.

Pen Names: ASCAP Awards The writers and publishers of country’s most-performed songs of 2016 were honored tonight at the 55th annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, held at Nashville›s Ryman Auditorium. Country Music Hall of Famer Don Schlitz presented Ashley Gorley with the Songwriter of the year award. It’s Gorley’s fifth time to hold the title, making him the first ASCAP country songwriter to achieve five wins.

Kelsea Ballerini

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Magic Classic Country WWLY/Panama City afternoon host Melissa Miller discusses her most influential music: 1. Garth Brooks: I made the “mistake” of seeing him in concert as a teenager, and he ruined concerts for me going forward. Nobody’s ever going to beat Garth! He is constantly moving, growing and striving for Melissa more. Everyone can learn a little something Miller from Garth. 2. Randy Travis’ Always & Forever: I am still in awe of Randy’s ability to bring a song to life in such an effortless way. When I feel like I need to get “back to country,” this is where I still go. 3. Miranda Lambert: She’s the artist who made it okay to be vulnerable and not okay all the time. As cliché as it sounds, she’s been quite empowering for me. 4. Dolly Parton: I was digging through albums as a kid and discovered Dolly’s Coat of Many Colors. That was my first experience of realizing you could set words to music and put life into a song. To this day, story songs are still my favorite. 5. Hank Williams Sr.: He defined country music to me as a kid and still does. His sound was so stripped down and simple, but at the same time, pure genius. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: Kane Brown seems to be the latest and greatest, but I still haven’t checked out the whole album. • “Important” music you just don’t get: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. I can’t name even one song by either band. They’re both insanely talented. I just never fell in love the way everyone else in the word has. • An album you listened to incessantly: Then –Jerrod Niemann’s Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury. Now – Dierks Bentley’s Black. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Gary Allan’s “Putting My Misery On Display.” Gary is my favorite artist and the reason I fell in love with country music. This song is raw. It almost felt like it was too personal to listen to. It made me realize you should embrace whatever you’re going through and not be afraid to share that with your audience. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: New Kids On The Block. Although, I did feel better about this after seeing them in Atlanta and being surrounded by grown women crying tears of joy at the sight of them. At least I’m not that bad.

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Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Rodney Crowell received the Founders Award from producer/longtime collaborator Steuart Smith after being honored by Keith Urban (“You Win”) and Vince Gill (“’Til I Gain Control Again” and “Oklahoma Borderline”) performing his songs. Previous recipients include Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Emmylou Harris, Garth Brooks, Tom Petty and Melissa Etheridge. ASCAP’s CEO Elizabeth Matthews and Grammy-winning writer Hillary Lindsey presented Kelsea Ballerini with the Vanguard Award. Ballerini peformed “In Between,” a song from her new album Unapologetically. Previous Vanguard Award recipients include Chris Stapleton, fun., The Civil Wars and Third Day. Dierks Bentley performed Song of the Year “Somewhere on a Beach” with writers Dave Kuncio and Josh Mirenda. Matthew Ramsey won Songwriter-Artist of the Year, for two songs with his band Old Dominion (“Snapback,” “Song for Another Time”) and another recorded by Sam Hunt, “Make You Miss Me.” Attendees were also treated to performances of the rest of the top 5 country songs of the year by the songwriters: “Lights Come On” by Jimmy Robbins and Jordan Schmidt; “May We All” by Jamie Moore; “Snapback” by Old Dominion; and “Wanna Be That Song” by Scooter Carusoe. Artists presenting the top 5 songs were LanCo, Midland, Carly Pearce, The Sisterhood and Seth Ennis. Warner/Chappell Music Publishing was named Publisher of the Year. ASCAP’s Matthews presented the award to W/C CEO Jon Platt and EVP Ben Vaughn. The company published a record-setting 24 of the most-performed ASCAP country songs of 2016, and earned the top publisher award for the fifth consecutive year. Other performances included songwriter/artist/ASCAP Board member Jimmy Webb’s “By the Time I Get to Phoenix“ in tribute to the late Glen Campbell and show opener Brett Young’s “Sleep Without You.” ASCAP honored concert promoter Varnell Enterprises with its Partners in Music Award, in recognition of their ongoing support of ASCAP songwriters and artists. Company VP/Managing Dir. Jim Varnell accepted the honor. –Wendy Newcomer

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OFF THE RECORD: Ashley McBryde Atlantic/WAR’s Ashley McBryde puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KAMS/Thayer, MO and KOOU/Hardy, AR. The first time I heard a song of mine on the radio was “Bible And A .44” on SiriusXM’s The Highway, on Eric Church’s Outsiders Radio show. And when “A Little Ashley Dive Bar In Dahlonega” played on The McBryde Highway, I was with my co-writers, Nicolette Hayford and Jesse Rice, in my truck. There’s a Facebook video of us hearing it together for the first time. My first radio tour experience was with Raffaella Braun. That was the best possible way to break me in. She’s so on top of it, takes such good care of things, and she’s fun to travel with. And when I met Anna Cage, I got off the plane in Maine and got in the car with her. The first thing she said was, “How tired are you? I’ve entered us in a Rock, Paper, Scissors contest.” I always look for the weird doo rags in the clothing section at truck stops. I’d love to have dinner with James Dean – and I’d order hot wings. When all the girls I knew in high school were hanging pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe in their rooms, I was hanging pictures of James Dean. I’ve always been drawn to him. Maybe I was born too late. My last impulse buy was wine wipes, for your teeth when you drink red wine. I don’t even drink wine. I just bought them because I’d never seen them before! The most redneck thing I’ve done lately? Tell you that I shop for clothes in truck stops. (laughs) I wish I’d written Joni Mitchell’s “A Case Of You.” When she says, “Part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time” ... that is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. I have to have my denim jacket with me on the road. It’s just big enough to cover you on cold airplanes and vans, but light enough not to be too hot. And it has inside pockets. Since I don’t carry a purse, those pockets hold my phone charger, ear buds, sunglasses – all the essentials. I’d love to be stuck in Chicago. It’s one of the most beautiful, most interesting places I’ve been so far. And Portland, Maine. If I spent more than a week there, I’d be in danger of not coming home.

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Chart Chat

Congrats to Thomas Rhett, George Briner, Ashley Sidoti and the Valory promotion crew on securing this week’s No. 1 with “Unforgettable.” The song is the second chart-topper from Life Changes. Songwriters are Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally and Rhett. Thomas Rhett And kudos to Bob Reeves and the Reviver team on landing 50 adds for David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney’s “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” topping this week’s board. Finally, a significant milestone for Blake Shelton and the WMN team, as six singles from his new album Texoma Shore chart – unprecedented in the history of Country Aircheck. In addition to lead single “I’ll Name The Dogs,” charting tracks are “At The House,” “I Lived It,” “Turnin’ Me On,” “Money,” and “Why Me.” Unquestionably a successfully executed plan to raise awareness for the album, the campaign also has some chart implications worth pointing out. Driven largely by a program with iHeartMedia sponsored by Nissan, airplay for the five album cuts was significant enough to affect several other singles. Mercury’s Lauren Alaina moved down (45-48) with “Doin’ Fine” and Curb’s Dylan Scott also dropped (47-50) with “Hooked.” Both songs retained their bullets. The following songs that were on last week’s chart dropped out of the top 50: • Josh Turner’s “All About You” (MCA) • Lindsay Ell’s “Waiting On You” (Stoney Creek) • Rascal Flatts’ “Back To Us” (Big Machine) • Justin Moore’s “Kinda Don’t Care” (Valory) Additionally, Runaway June’s “Wild West” (Wheelhouse) would have charted absent the WMN/iHeart program.

News & Notes

Radio veteran Michelle Jerson joined Cumulus WNSH/ New York for weekends. Writer/producer/artist Steve Azar will be the recipient of the Mississippi Arts Commission’s 2018 Governor’s Arts Award. Phil Vassar has signed with Adkins Publicity. Johnny Lee has signed with 117 Publicity. Shania Twain will appear in mobile gaming start-up Supersolid’s Home Street as an in-game character. Clay Walker and wife Jessica welcomed son Ezra Stephen Walker Nov. 3. He joins big brothers Elijah and William and

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big sister Mary and half-siblings MaClay and Skylor. Randy Rogers received the Young Alumni Rising Star Award from his alma mater Texas State University Friday (11/3) as recognition for his 17 years in the music industry, work with charities and undertaking of the Cheatham Street Warehouse.

CMA Hosts Carrie, Brad Aim For Unity

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“We know who we are, and so do you,” Paisley said. “We get to go out there with some expectation, and that can be your friend [in terms of] comedy and timing .... We can now make fun of ourselves and you know the context.” That familiarity and track record also brings “a little pressure,” Underwood admitted. “We definitely want to deliver. We’ve had some really great moments and we want to continue and expand on that. We want to be funny, respectful and hope to keep the momentum going through the night. And celebrate, as well. There’s a lot going on in one show.” “We feel the importance of this in country music and we want it to all go right,” Paisley said. “It’s really important that our show promotes unity. We have such a great relationship amongst ourselves as country music performers, but there is no line between us and our fans. We like to think of ourselves as the same people, we’re just the ones on the stage. And so we all are in some ways in the same emotional mindset and we have to experience all of this together.” Tweet Field: While the Vegas shooting wasn’t discussed directly, it wasn’t because of CMA’s quickly rescinded media restrictions. Paisley addressed his tweet on the matter, and the rapid response: “I so believe in this organization and what it stands for. What I’m impressed with is they did something that they realized very quickly was a mistake. And they changed course as quickly as something with a governing body and a board of directors can .... Switching course and apologizing is so inspiring. It would be great if some other organizations in our country could do that same thing when they feel like they’re wrong.” Turning to memories of their time as hosts, Underwood said they haven’t had any major “uh-oh” moments. “We’ve had some that maybe didn’t execute as well as we thought they would,” she said. “They were funnier in our dressing rooms than they were on the stage. And then, vice versa, were ones we thought were kind of meh, and people just died.” “One of the worst feelings ever was the year they pulled the plug on a bunch of stuff we had planned,” Paisley said. “We were

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half-an-hour to show time, sitting in [Underwood’s] dressing room, and the producer Robert Deaton walks in and says, ‘How do we end this monologue?’” Despite a looser sense of how things might play out, Underwood says they decided, “Let’s just go.” A parody song put together at the last minute saved the day. Paisley said, “If you try to go back and figure out what year that was, I don’t think you can .... We found so much belief in ourselves, and that’s where the familiarity comes in. [The audience] know what to expect from us, [they] want us to do good. That’s a good feeling.” Funny Or Not: Knowing what’s funny and what isn’t may be more complicated this year. “You have to be sure what you’re doing is in good taste,” Paisley said. “Also, it’s really important we set the tone in the beginning of the show. Before you tell a joke on a show like this, there needs to be a moment. The show is being very well organized, in that sense.” “We all kind of know,” Underwood said of the writing team’s ability to determine what works. “The funny stuff just rises to the top. We are a democracy in that room and I don’t know if anybody’s ever been hell-bent on their crappy joke.” Paisley deadpanned: “Why are you looking at me when you say that? “We have a great group of people around us who will say, ‘I don’t think that one’s worth it,’” he continued. “On the one hand you want to push the envelope a little bit. On the other, we’re here for everyone in that room to feel togetherness. We want the artists to be happy about what we’re joking about and we want everyone to feel like they’re in on it. Carrie is the best barometer ... of what’s a good idea.” End Game: Asked how long they might continue in the role, Paisley said, “It’s like sports. We’ve got a game coming up. We’re going to play the game this Wednesday and then we’ll see. “ SiriusXM’s Storme Warren hosted and asked if Underwood and Paisley could drop a teaser on the assembled radio pros. “The performance of the night is Carrie Underwood,” Paisley said. “I will go ahead and point at the left field wall with that one.” He added, “And she paid me to say that.” –Chuck Aly

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Wendy Newcomer, wendy@countryaircheck.com Paul Williams, paul@countryaircheck.com (615) 320-1450

Razzmatazz: A crew gathers in Chicago to celebrate Bobby Bones being the youngest ever National Radio Hall of Fame inductee. Pictured (l-r) are WMN’s Katie Bright, WUSN’s Liz Geerling, WEA’s Adrian Michaels and Shari Roth, Michael Ray, WMN’s Kristen Williams, WUSN’s Todd Cavanah, Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers, Devin Dawson, WEA’s Tom Martens and WUSN’s Marci Braun. ©2017 Countr y Aircheck™ — All r ights reser ved. Sign up free at w w w.countr yaircheck .com. S end news to news@countr yaircheck .com

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Seek & Employ Available Jobs Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update: iHeartMedia WPOC/Baltimore is looking for a PD. Send materials here. Stonecom WKXD/Cookeville, TN is looking for an on-air host. Apply here. CBS Radio WYCD/Detroit is looking for a Coord./Promotion. Details here. RWPC is looking for an afternoon host for a medium market client station in the south. Send aircheck and résumé here. iHeartMedia KBEB/Sacramento is looking for a high-energy midday host who could also be MD/APD. See details and fill out the application here. Then send your aircheck here. Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit is looking for a midday host with at least three years of major market experience, programming and music scheduling experience. Send materials here. Cumulus WLXX/Lexington, KY is looking for a PD/on-air host. Apply here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a midday host. Send materials here. Entercom KKWF/Seattle is looking for a morning show cohost. Details here. Cumulus WFMS/Indianapolis is searching for a midday host. Details here. Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here Scripps KVOO/Tulsa is looking for an on-air PD here and a morning show co-host here. Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details here. SiriusXM is looking for an Asst. Music Programmer based in Nashville. Details here. Scripps WCYQ/Knoxville is seeking a new morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés here. CMA is looking for a Market Research Analyst. Send cover letter, résumé and salary requirements here. ACM is looking for an Asst./Creative & Marketing. Send résumé here. Shore Fire Media has an opening for an entry-level publicist. Applicants should send résumés here.

BBRMG is looking for a Mgr./Marketing with two to four years of marketing and/or music business experience. Send résumés here. CMT Radio is seeking an Exec. Producer/OM. Send résumé here. Cold River and the Innovation in Music Awards have a Coordinator/Assistant opening. Send résumé here.

Searching •Kris Stevens Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 radiobigkat@gmail.com •Big Chris Hart Former KUUB/KWFP PD/MD/Prod. Dir./afternoon host 775-830-1320 bigchrishart@hotmail.com •Crash Poteet Former KVOO/Tulsa and WKWS/Charleston/WV PD 417-499-4046 okccrash@gmail.com • Mike Preston Former KKWF/Seattle PD 206-979-2500 pljpreston@aol.com • Jeff Roper Former KCYY/San Antonio APD/MD/morning host 210-790-7099 ropershow@gmail.com • Brian Hatfield Former KYGO/Denver APD/MD/on-air 704-604-6554 hatfield99@gmail.com • Blake Nixon Former In2une Regional 615-498-0988 blake.nixon@comcast.net • Jordan Pettit Former WMN VP/Promotion and Redbrandana Partner jordan@redbrandana.com • Ashlee McDonald Former iHeart Dir./Artist Operations and WMN Dir./Brand Management 917-523-4113 ashleemmcdonald@gmail.com

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October 2017 PPM Scoreboard Country radio shares were down by 1% compared to last month. Of the 89 subscribing stations listed, 28 increased, 49 decreased and 12 were flat. The cume leader was Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles with

Station/City

September 6+ Rank Share

WKHX/Atlanta WUBL/Atlanta KASE/Austin^ KVET/Austin^ KOKE/Austin WPOC/Baltimore WKLB/Boston WBWL/Boston WCTK/Providence (Boston) WKKT/Charlotte WSOC/Charlotte WEBG/Chicago WUSN/Chicago WNNF/Cincinnati WUBE/Cincinnati^ WYGY/Cincinnati^ WGAR/Cleveland WCOL/Columbus, OH KPLX/Dallas^ KSCS/Dallas^ KWOF/Denver KYGO/Denver WDRQ/Detroit WYCD/Detroit WPAW/Greensboro WTQR/Greensboro WWYZ/Hartford KILT/Houston KKBQ/Houston^ WUBLKTHT/Houston^+ WFMS/Indianapolis WLHK/Indianapolis WGNE/Jacksonville WQIK/Jacksonville KBEQ/Kansas City^ KFKF/Kansas City^ WDAF/Kansas 500 City KCYE/Las Vegas KWNR/Las Vegas KKGO/Los Angeles WGKX/Memphis WLFP/Memphis WKIS/Miami

3.6 3.8 4.8 6.5 2.4 7.2 4.6 2.6 0.5 5.6 5.5 2.3 3.8 2.5 7.8 1.0 6.5 11.2 5.7 4.7 2.2 6.1 2.4 5.1 7.2 7.8 7.8 3.7 4.1 2.2 7.1 6.3 3.9 11.7 3.8 6.9 4.4 3.6 4.9 2.8 5.5 2.8 2.3

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14 3.4 15t 631,200 572,400 13 4.0 10t 702,500 616,800 7 5.1 5 302,600 309,900 3 6.6 3 326,700 356,700 17t 2.5 16 104,300 113,000 3 7.4 2 471,800 369,900 7 4.4 9 669,300 663,400 15 2.5 15t 490,600 466,300 24 0.8 23 147,000 156,800 3t 5.4 6 496,600 443,900 6 5.8 4 438,000 435,100 21t 2.0 23 786,100 779,500 5t 3.9 5t 1,153,300 1,029,200 15 2.2 16 237,000 237,600 3 8.1 3 440,200 478,600 20 1.0 20 130,300 118,800 7 6.4 6 449,400 413,700 1 11.9 1 502,000 507,500 1 5.3 1 1,219,000 1,214,300 4 4.3 6t 1,064,200 1,072,400 19 2.4 18 245,800 267,000 2 6.0 2 514,800 520,200 17t 2.4 17t 460,900 492,700 6 4.7 9 726,400 761,300 4 7.1 5 254,900 276,700 3 7.3 4 292,500 284,900 3 7.8 2 243,800 252,800 13 3.6 12 834,100 1,000,200 11 4.4 7 909,000 1,034,400 21 2.1 20 440,900 517,900 2 6.4 5 362,400 372,000 6 7.1 3 355,600 383,900 10 3.3 11 216,400 193,200 1 13.6 1 298,500 331,100 12t 4.0 10t 341,000 341,600 3 6.6 3 394,300 376,200 7 4.4 7t 298,000 298,700 10 3.5 10 221,800 278,000 4 5.7 3 258,800 301,800 15t 2.6 14t 1,248,100 1,228,000 6 5.4 6 179,400 183,900 12 2.1 14 119,100 118,500 18t 2.1 19t 410,100 448,500

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1,228,000. Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with was second with 1,214,300. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates coowned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

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September 6+ Rank Share

WKMK/Monmouth (Middlesex) 1.0 WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 3.6 WKTI/Milwaukee 4.5 WMIL/Milwaukee 5.7 KEEY/Minneapolis 5.3 KMNB/Minneapolis 4.4 WKDF/Nashville^ 3.7 WSIX/Nashville 5.1 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 4.3 WSM-AM/Nashville 1.6 WSIX HD2/Nashville 0.8 WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.0 WNSH/New York 2.5 WWKA/Orlando 4.2 KMLE/Phoenix 3.5 KNIX/Phoenix 3.4 KSWG/Phoenix 0.5 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.0 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.9 WPGB/Pittsburgh 2.9 KWJJ/Portland 4.6 KUPL/Portland 4.4 WCTK/Providence 8.1 WNCB/Raleigh 4.3 WQDR/Raleigh 7.6 KFRG/Riverside 4.1 KBEB/Sacramento 1.9 KNCI/Sacramento 5.0 KNTY/Sacramento 3.0 KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.5 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.6 KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 0.8 KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.7 KAJA/San Antonio 5.0 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.1 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.5 KSON/San Diego 4.6 KRTY/San Jose 4.8 KKWF/Seattle 3.2 KMPS/Seattle 4.3 KSD/St. Louis 3.5 WIL/St. Louis 6.6 WFUS/Tampa 3.8 WQYK/Tampa 5.1 WMZQ/Washington 3.4 WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.9

October 6+ Rank Share

25t 10t 10 6 9 11 12 8 10 17 21t 20 15t 10 11t 12 30t 8t 7 13 7t 9 3 11 3 4 15 4 15 21 8 27 7 6 4t 21 5t 6 14t 7 12t 4 11 6 11t 4

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October Cume

1.0 25t 50,500 49,900 3.2 11 195,000 184,800 4.4 9t 277,600 292,100 5.0 8 345,300 337,100 5.0 8 631,500 676,300 3.8 12 582,900 531,000 3.2 13t 254,700 251,900 5.5 7t 275,600 302,900 5.1 9 290,100 294,200 1.3 16 38,200 32,900 0.8 21t 63,800 62,900 1.9 19t 182,100 165,500 2.3 16 1,030,700 1,057,600 4.1 10 268,700 231,300 3.3 12 491,500 523,200 3.9 8t 604,600 633,300 0.4 34 68,900 62,300 4.1 7t 698,300 755,100 4.8 8t 369,900 361,400 3.3 11 250,000 265,900 4.0 10t 402,700 383,800 4.1 7t 404,500 409,700 7.7 4 360,800 343,900 3.9 12t 241,500 233,200 7.7 3 290,600 320,000 4.4 4 320,000 327,800 1.8 18 185,200 178,800 4.1 8 308,300 320,800 2.7 14 208,900 218,200 1.5 21 177,100 172,600 4.8 7 275,200 291,700 0.8 27 43,700 39,400 4.3 8 394,500 373,700 5.0 5t 508,200 558,500 6.0 2 582,200 651,800 1.5 21t 128,900 131,500 4.3 7 392,500 397,700 4.8 6 230,000 195,700 3.1 15t 511,600 437,800 3.7 10 511,600 504,400 3.5 13t 464,500 426,600 6.8 3t 557,000 508,400 4.7 8t 418,300 461,300 5.0 6 426,500 420,000 3.7 9t 581,300 600,700 4.3 6 159,500 156,300

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New Country Aircheck/Mediabase Reporter Weights These are the new weights for Country Aircheck/Mediabase Published Panel Reporters and Activator reporters, based on audience estimates from the Spring 2017 Nielsen Audio ratings. Weights for stations in PPM markets use a three-month average of AQH Persons. The weights are calculated using this formula: Market rank is multiplied by 10 and then added to the station’s AQH Persons. A station’s weight is determined by dividing the adjusted AQHP by a number that is 10% of the leading Country station’s AQH (KKGO/Los Angeleses 33,720 adjusted AQHP; and, WQKX/Youngstown’s 9,200 adjusted AQHP for Activator.) This calculation assigns a weight for each panelist on a 1-10 scale. These new weights are effective with this week’s Mediabase Country chart as printed in Country Aircheck. Call Letters/Market Weight WQMX/Akron 2.6 KCCY/Colorado Springs

1.1 WFMS/Indianapolis 2.5 WSIX/Nashville 2.0 KUBL/Salt Lake City

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WGNA/Albany, NY

2.0 WCOS/Columbia, SC

1.3 WLHK/Indianapolis 2.2 WKDF/Nashville 1.5 KCYY/San Antonio

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WKLI/Albany, NY

1.4 WCOL/Columbus, OH

3.8 WUSJ/Jackson, MS

1.0 WJVC/Nassau-Suffolk 1.0 KAJA/San Antonio

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2.7 KSON/San Diego

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KRST/Albuquerque 1.7 KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX

1.6 WQIK/Jacksonville 3.9 WNOE/New Orleans

KBQI/Albuquerque 1.5 KPLX/Dallas 9.5 WGNE/Jacksonville 1.6 WNSH/New York WCTO/Allentown 3.5 KSCS/Dallas 6.5 WXBQ/Johnson City 2.7 WHKO/Dayton 4.0 KBEQ/Kansas City

WNCY/Appleton, WI

2.0 KTST/Oklahoma City

2.8 KKWF/Seattle 2.0 1.7 KXLY/Spokane 1.1

1.3 WYCD/Detroit 6.2 KMDL/Lafayette, LA

WKXC/Augusta, GA

2.1 WCTQ/Sarasota 1.0

2.1 WUSH/Norfolk 1.3 KMPS/Seattle 3.6

1.6 WIVK/Knoxville 3.1 KJKE/Oklahoma City

WUBL/Atlanta 4.2 KYGO/Denver 4.3 WDAF/Kansas City WKHX/Atlanta 4.1 KHKI/Des Moines

3.4 WGH /Norfolk

2.1 KXKT/Omaha 2.1 KDRK/Spokane 1.0

KASE/Austin 2.2 WDRQ/Detroit 2.9 WPCV/Lakeland 3.1 WWKA/Orlando 4.2 WRNX/Springfield, MA

1.1

1.0 KTTS/Springfield, MO

1.7

KUZZ/Bakersfield 2.5 KHEY/El Paso

1.8 WITL/Lansing 1.8 KPLM/Palm Springs, CA

WPOC/Baltimore 4.5 KKIX/Fayetteville, AR

1.5 KWNR/Las Vegas

2.1 WYCT/Pensacola, FL

1.9 WIL /St. Louis

4.0

1.7 KCYE/Las Vegas

1.9 WXTU/Philadelphia 6.5 KSD /St. Louis

2.8

2.1 KMLE/Phoenix 3.7 KATM/Stockton, CA

3.5

WYNK/Baton Rouge

1.7 WKML/Fayetteville, NC

WTGE/Baton Rouge

1.2 KSKS/Fresno 2.3 WBUL/Lexington, KY

WZZK/Birmingham 2.6 KHGE/Fresno 1.4 KSSN/Little Rock WDXB/Birmingham 2.0 KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO

1.4 KKGO/Los Angeles

1.7 KNIX/Phoenix 3.4 WBBS/Syracuse 2.9 10.0 WDSY/Pittsburgh 2.2 WFUS/Tampa 3.9

KAWO/Boise, ID

1.1 WWGR/Ft. Myers

1.8 WAMZ/Louisville 2.4 WPGB/Pittsburgh 1.8 WQYK/Tampa 3.3

KIZN/Boise, ID

1.0 WCKT/Ft. Myers

1.2 WQNU/Louisville 1.0 WPOR/Portland, ME

1.3 KIIM/Tucson 2.9

WKLB/Boston 6.6 WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL

1.5 WWQM/Madison, WI

1.1 WTHT/Portland, ME

1.2 KWEN/Tulsa 1.9

WBWL/Boston 2.7 WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN

1.5 WMAD/Madison, WI

1.0 KUPL/Portland, OR

2.6 KVOO/Tulsa 1.5

WYRK/Buffalo 4.6 WOGK/Gainesville 2.5 WW1/Mainstream Country 8.0 KWJJ/Portland, OR

2.6 KJUG/Visalia-Tulare 1.6

3.0 KTEX/McAllen 4.2 WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH

2.3 WMZQ/Washington, DC

WEZL/Charleston, SC

1.0 WBCT/Grand Rapids

WCKN/Charleston, SC

1.0 WTQR/Greensboro 2.3 WGKX/Memphis 1.6 WCTK/Providence 3.8 WIRK/West Palm

3.9 2.2

WSOC/Charlotte 3.3 WRNS/Greenville, NC

1.7 WLFP/Memphis 1.0 WQDR/Raleigh 3.2 KFDI/Wichita 1.9

WKKT/Charlotte 3.2 WSSL/Greenville, SC

2.1 WKIS/Miami 3.1 WKHK/Richmond 2.1 KZSN/Wichita 1.2

WUSY/Chattanooga 2.4 WRBT/Harrisburg 1.5 WMIL/Milwaukee 2.7 KFRG/Riverside 3.7 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre 1.7 WUSN/Chicago 6.0 WWYZ/Hartford 3.6 WKTI/Milwaukee 2.0 WSLC/Roanoke, VA WEBG/Chicago 4.4 WW1/Hot Country

1.9 WXCY/Wilmington, DE

7.0 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.9 WBEE/Rochester 3.6 WGTY/York, PA

WUBE/Cincinnati 3.6 KKBQ/Houston 7.0 KMNB/Minneapolis 3.6 KNCI/Sacramento 3.0 iHM Country

2.2 1.9 6.8

WGAR/Cleveland 4.1 KILT/Houston 5.0 WKSJ/Mobile 2.0 KBEB/Sacramento 1.7 KATC/Colorado Springs

1.3 WDRM/Huntsville 2.2 WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean 1.3 KSOP/Salt Lake City

ACTIVATOR STATIONS

2.2

WQBE/Charleston, WV 5.9

KIXQ/Joplin, MO

4.5

KBUL/Reno, NV

3.3

WTCM/Traverse City, MI 7.1

WKCN/Columbus, GA

3.3

KZKX/Lincoln, NE

4.3

WCEN/Saginaw, MI

4.2

KNUE/Tyler, TX

KKCB/Duluth, MN - Superior, WI 3.7

KFGE/Lincoln, NE

4.0

WWFG/Salisbury, MD

4.8

WFRG/Utica - Rome, NY 7.8

WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI 5.6

KKNU/Eugene, OR

6.3

KLLL/Lubbock, TX

4.3

KGKL/San Angelo, TX

3.7

KATJ/Victor Valley

4.0

WKSF/Asheville, NC

6.2

WKDQ/Evansville, IN

4.8

KRWQ/Medford-Ashland, OR 3.5

KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 3.8

WACO/Waco, TX

8.5

WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ

4.7

KVOX/Fargo, ND - Moorhead, MN 4.0

WBAM/Montgomery, AL 3.6

KSNI/Santa Maria, CA

4.5

WDEZ/Wausau, WI

5.1

WQCB/Bangor, ME

5.4

KAFF/Flagstaff-Prescott, AZ 3.4

WLWI/Montgomery, AL

3.6

WJCL/Savannah, GA

3.0

WOVK/Wheeling, WV

4.8

KYKR/Beaumont, TX

4.0

Call Letters/Market

Weight

KGNC/Amarillo, TX

4.1

4.2

3.8

WEGX/Florence, SC

4.9

WCTY/New London, CT 5.3

KXKS/Shreveport, LA

3.5

KXDD/Yakima, WA

WZKX/Biloxi 6.0

WFRE/Frederick, MD

8.8

KHKX/Odessa - Midland, TX 3.0

KSUX/Sioux City, IA

4.3

WQXK/Youngstown, OH 10.0

WOKO/Burlington, VT

SiriusXM 10.0

5.6

WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 7.3

WXCL/Peoria, IL

4.4

WBYT/South Bend, IN

5.3

KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA 4.3

WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD 8.6

WRWD/Poughkeepsie 4.9

WTHI/Terre Haute, IN

4.5

WIXY/Champaign, IL

WMSI/Jackson, MS

WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 8.1

WIBW/Topeka, KS

4.5

4.1

2.9

November 6, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

THOMAS RHETT

24229

1181

8970

458

60.959 2.892

158

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

22126

-2794

8150

-1070

57.881 -5.357

158

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

21214

1063

7868

342

53.467 1.793

158

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

20206

636

7526

262

50.791 1.133

158

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

19280

855

7137

329

47.989 2.263

158

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

17097

831

6375

297

42.217 2.885

158

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

16465

563

5988

226

42.475 2.061

158

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

14704

463

5261

175

37.083 1.174

158

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

14618

365

5308

141

36.686 -0.696

158

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

13637

482

5135

237

35.335 0.921

158

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

13636

1000

4897

370

33.556 2.498

158

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

13496

1188

4688

385

33.186 2.622

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

12408

566

4493

195

31.606 0.969

157

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

12172

1613

4438

461

30.077 4.812

157

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

10223

-5389

3929

-1964

26.938 -13.465

158

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

9467

545

3574

209

22.912 2.112

151

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

9051

958

3214

345

20.991 2.226

150

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

8997

604

3538

231

20.904 2.144

154

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

8625

251

3302

19.952 2.341

148

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

8533

1182

3073

458

18.399 2.545

154

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

7857

324

3002

16.98

1.011

148

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

6569

839

2411

238

13.73

3.439

151

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

5887

172

2161

11.379 0.349

138

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

5837

914

2036

354

14.163 3.106

131

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

5369

942

2027

424

12.073 0.817

136

Unforgettable (Valory)

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November 6, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

5268

793

1968

312

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

5218

552

1969

195

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

5031

390

2014

149

8.435

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

4697

437

1695

155

8.359

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

4666

578

1633

248

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

4423

240

1644

7.701

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

4295

1616

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

3180

457

1098

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

3045

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

2919

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

9.525

1.25

123

116

1.135

137

0.586

130

10.048 0.966

130

0.499

132

8.773

0.235

131

160

8.121

1.085

114

1070

6.351

0.02

316

1005

6.194

1.432

2871

1123

5.118

0.04

115

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

2702

224

934

5.381

0.432

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

2550

360

830

104

4.38

1.193

10.482 1.318

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

2538

188

1032

3.48

0.384

118

CHASE RICE/Three Chords & The Truth (Broken Bow)

2140

761

3.306

0.073

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

2130

230

683

4.21

0.439

BLAKE SHELTON/At The House (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

2050

822

5.856

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

2022

826

3.449

0.215

Debut 44

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

2002

801

5.624

Debut 45

BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

1989

801

5.547

Debut 46

BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

1989

795

5.563

Debut 47

BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔

1929

774

5.366

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

1918

793

-10

3.051

0.387

109

JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol)

1887

725

687

218

4.146

1.72

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

1801

659

2.457

0.207

Debut 42 43

Debut 49 47

Chart Page 3

congratulates our clients on their 2017 CMA Award nominations

Entertainer Of The Year

Musical Event Of The Year

KEITH URBAN

"CRAVING YOU" featuring MAREN MORRIS

Single Of The Year "BETTER MAN" LITTLE BIG TOWN "BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR" KEITH URBAN "BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD" SAM HUNT "DIRT ON MY BOOTS" JON PARDI Album Of The Year THE BREAKER LITTLE BIG TOWN HEARTBREAK LADY ANTEBELLUM Song Of The Year "BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD" SAM HUNT Female Vocalist Of The Year KELSEA BALLERINI MAREN MORRIS CARRIE UNDERWOOD Male Vocalist Of The Year

"SPEAK TO A GIRL" FAITH HILL TIM MCGRAW "KILL A WORD" featuring RHIANNON GIDDENS "FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY" with WILLIE NELSON Music Video Of The Year "BETTER MAN" LITTLE BIG TOWN "CRAVING YOU" featuring MAREN MORRIS "BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR" KEITH URBAN New Artist Of The Year LAUREN ALAINA LUKE COMBS JON PARDI National Broadcast Personality Of The Year

KEITH URBAN

THE BOBBY BONES SHOW BOBBY BONES

Vocal Group Of The Year

and salutes

LADY ANTEBELLUM LITTLE BIG TOWN ZAC BROWN BAND

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Vocal Duo Of The Year DAN + SHAY LOCASH

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November 6, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

DAVID LEE MURPHY & KENNY CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Reviver/Blue Chair) RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) REBA MCENTIRE/God And My Girlfriends (Valory/Nash Icon) JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol) BLAKE SHELTON/At The House (Warner Bros./WMN) BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN) BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN) BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN) BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN) BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista) KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol) OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

1128 ✔

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

16 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 8

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

817 ✔

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

758 ✔

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

747 ✔

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

721 ✔

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

716

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

680

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

665

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

627

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

608

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

BLAKE SHELTON/At The House (Warner Bros./WMN)

2050

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

2002

BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)

1989

BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN)

1989

BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN)

1929

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

1613

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

228

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

190

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

156

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

153

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

150

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

144

1188

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

138

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

1182

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR)

137

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

1181

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

127

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

1063

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

122

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

KANE BROWN f/L. ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

16722

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

15458

801

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

12112

BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN)

795

KENNY CHESNEY/All The Pretty Girls (Blue Chair/Columbia)

10536

BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN)

774

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

9959

461

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

8511

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

458

BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR)

8085

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

458

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA)

7774

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

424

THOMAS RHETT f/M. MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

7215

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

385

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

6709

BLAKE SHELTON/At The House (Warner Bros./WMN)

822

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

801

BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

Chart Page 5

November 6, 2017

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

A D D DAT E S

BLAKE SHELTON/Turning Me On (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts 45* 1989 points, 801 spins 11 adds: WUBL*, WFUS*, WMIL*, WSIX*, WQIK*, WNOE*, KTST*, KHGE*, WCTQ*, KHEY*, WCOS*

November 13

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

November 20

KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA)

BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts 46* 1989 points, 795 spins 11 adds: WUBL*, WFUS*, WMIL*, WSIX*, WQIK*, WNOE*, KTST*, KHGE*, WCTQ*, KHEY*, WCOS*

November 27

Morgan Wallen f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud)

BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts 47* 1929 points, 774 spins 11 adds: WUBL*, WFUS*, WMIL*, WSIX*, WQIK*, WNOE*, KTST*, KHGE*, WCTQ*, KHEY*, WCOS* LAUREN ALAINA/Doin’Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury) Moves 45-48* 1918 points, 793 spins 2 adds: W1HC, WUSJ JON PARDI/She Ain’t In It (Capitol) Debuts 49* 1887 points, 687 spins 12 adds: W1HC, KSCS*, KILT, KKBQ*, WKLB, KWNR, WQMX, WUSY, KATC*, KAWO, WAVW, WWQM DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb) Moves 47-50* 1801 points, 659 spins 3 adds: WUSN, KUPL, WXCY JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA) 1714 points, 750 spins 1 add: KUBL* LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek) 1670 points, 637 spins 1 add: KVOO

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Chart Page 6

November 6, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

THOMAS RHETT

11212

140

2418

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

10545

394

2292

LUKE COMBS/When It Rains It Pours (River House/Columbia)

10481

-1155

2241

-288

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

10135

680

2197

150

Unforgettable (Valory)

CHRIS JANSON/Fix A Drink (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔

9961

721

2145

137

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

9154

665

1873

144

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

8342

400

1830

105

BLAKE SHELTON/I'll Name The Dogs (Warner Bros./WMN)

7977

221

1637

11 9

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

7581

716

1592

156

10 10

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

7338

343

1574

13 11

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

6798

576

1437

120

12 12

MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

6784

297

1464

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

6236

-2450

1352

-505

14 14

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

6194

263

1290

15 15

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

6016

274

1319

16 16

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers) ✔

5939

1128

1277

228

17 17

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

5184

608

1091

127

18 18

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

4751

228

978

19 19

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River) ✔

4745

817

985

190

20 20

BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

3896

163

855

22 21

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument/Arista)

3511

486

757

21 22

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

3187

640

26 23

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

3179

627

652

122

27 24

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine) ✔

3133

747

595

153

23 25

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

2963

-25

640

-24

24 26

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

2909

300

601

25 27

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

2773

207

512

31 28

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA) ✔

2692

758

555

138

29 29

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2487

218

521

28 30

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

2353

473

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November 6, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

32 31

HIGH VALLEY/She's With Me (Atlantic/WEA)

2027

343

359

30 32

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

2017

348

35 33

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/The Rest Of Our Life (Arista)

1847

315

409

34 34

LITTLE BIG TOWN/When Someone Stops Loving You (Capitol)

1615

330

33 35

ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

1505

-73

324

-15

36 36

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

1321

-1

246

-6

37 37

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

1314

162

222

38 38

COLE SWINDELL/Stay Downtown (Warner Bros./WMN)

1132

209

39 39

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

1096

102

175

50 40

JON PARDI/She Ain't In It (Capitol)

925

396

210

43 41

CHRIS LANE f/T. KELLY/Take Back Home Girl (Big Loud)

796

122

178

BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista)

718

375

110

Debut 42

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

42 43

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR)

709

-30

-3

47 44

JOSH TURNER/All About You (MCA)

694

109

131

41 45

LINDSAY ELL/Waiting On You (Stoney Creek)

650

-115

-8

40 46

DUSTIN LYNCH/Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Broken Bow)

620

-190

-19

45 47

RONNIE DUNN/That's Why They Make Jack... (Nash Icon/Valory)

596

-12

174

-10

46 48

CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)

580

-20

-2

44 49

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

575

-55

BLAKE SHELTON/At The House (Warner Bros./WMN)

516

118

MORGAN WALLEN f/FGL/Up Down (Big Loud)

506

-24

Debut 50 49 51

Debut 52 52 53

Debut 54 Debut 55 51 56

Debut 57 53 58

Debut 59 58 60

BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)

500

116

LAUREN ALAINA/Doin' Fine (19/Interscope/Mercury)

497

-13

-3

BLAKE SHELTON/Money (Warner Bros./WMN)

483

112

BLAKE SHELTON/Why Me (Warner Bros./WMN)

481

107

BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM)

476

-45

-5

BLAKE SHELTON/I Lived It (Warner Bros./WMN)

474

104

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Better Me (Average Joes)

461

-49

-8

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)

442

178

108

JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow)

433

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