Issue 578 - November 27, 2017 by Country Aircheck

November 27, 2017, Issue 578

Dear Diary: Summer Loving

Sure, blood levels of tryptophan are still twice the legal limit, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for a look back at Summer Diary Ratings from Nielsen. Country Aircheck asked stations that topped the charts in their markets to share how they snared the most shares. Let the No.1 parade begin…. • Townsquare WGNA/Albany PD/afternoon host Matty Jeff says “Cool experiential artist promotions” keyed their market win. “Along with several local concert ticket giveaways and meet and greets, we gave away trips to see Luke Bryan in Austin, Zac Brown Band in Ft. Lauderdale and more with ‘here and there’ promotions,” says Jeff. The station also sponsors CountryFest, which will celebrate 25 years in 2018. “It’s at the fairgrounds, a huge stage in a field that has a massive tailgating tradition and 15,000 listeners,” Jeff reports. Aggregated, the station’s efforts during Matty Jeff the book led to increases in every daypart. “Our new morning show debuted No. 1 25-54,” says Jeff. “And Brian & Christy’s momentum led to recycling listeners in all the departs.” ‘GNA also topped every female demo. “And we were five shares above the No. 2 station in women 25-54,” shares Jeff. • In the northern part of the state, Entercom WBEE/Rochester OM Bob Barnett says a musical change led their success. “In the top-of-mind game, it’s how your brand is perceived,” says Barnett. “At the end of Winter we reformulated and chose not to chase the ‘hot and new’ angle. We lowered the number of currents and their exposure, upping the recurrent hit ratio.” His goal was to pull 25-54 listeners back in, but he was surprised with the results. “It actually increased our 18-34 numbers in all dayparts,” Barnett says. Onstage, the Summer was bookended with the station’s Bob Barnett Stars & Guitars shows “and a ton of outdoor concerts” at CMAC Ampitheatre, Darien Lake to the West and Lakeview to the East. (continued on page 5)

My Girl(s): Arista’s Cam (l) and Born To Fly’s Sara Evans with Smokey Robinson at the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday (11/23)

One For The Brooks

“The problem with most anthologies is, artists wait until 50 years after they’re gone to do it. I don’t know how you enjoy it. And then it’s all a bunch of guesses. The cool thing about this is, all these guys who created [the music] are all right here, right now.” That’s Pearl’s Garth Brooks, telling Country Aircheck’s Lon Helton why he recently

Brooks’ first promo photo, 1988.

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released The Anthology Part 1: The First Five Years. It’s the first of a five-part book and CD series – and this one focuses on his early years in Nashville, written by Brooks, with Warren Zanes. The anthology is not just a greatest hits collection; rather, it’s a behindthe-scenes recollection of the entertainer’s pre-fame days through his breakout success, told by Brooks, wife Trisha Yearwood, producer Allen Reynolds, the musicians and songwriters, among others. In the book are CDs of work tapes and early versions of his now-classics, session charts, and hundreds of photos. “We’re focusing on the music and innocence of that first five years,” says Brooks, “and all the stories nobody’s heard. All of those songs were recorded by the same five guys. Same studio, engineer and producer. It was cool to hear their take on everything. And then they interviewed all the songwriters. I’m really enjoying this anthology, and – I know this is crazy, but – I’m learning a lot.” Brooks says one thing he learned was “the faith and trust they had in you as an artist, that they didn’t tell you at the time.” He cites the day he recorded what became his first single, “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).” “This producer, engineer and all the players ... all played on Kathy Mattea records. They cut the song twice, and it sounded like a Kathy Mattea record – brushes, road piano. It didn’t sound like the honky tonks of Oklahoma. And I’m standing there going, ‘Do I say something?’ Because these are the greatest musicians on the planet, and they’re loving it. And I’m a guy who’s never sold a record, going, ‘Nah...’ I said, ‘Guys, let me just tell you what it sounds like at home.’ And the great thing about the anthology is, they went back and dug up those first two takes. So you’re gonna hear what it was like before it became what you know it to be.” In the book, Brooks and manager Bob Doyle recall when the song lost its bullet: “The single was in the 40s on the charts, and

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the label quit on it,” says Doyle. We had to go in and talk to them, say, ‘Come on, look around the country, the big stations that are still playing this thing.’” Adds Brooks, “Bob spent his own money, hired independent promotion, and got the bullet back and then went back to the label.” Doyle says, “We were finally able to convince the label to go back after it again. That was when it got into the top 10.” Brooks reports subsequent anthology releases will cover his tours and how national events affected his music. “We’ll end the anthologies with what we’re going through right now, which is the comeback,” he says. “It’ll probably be the most-documented piece of the five. There’s been more footage of the comeback tour taken than the other 20 years of the career combined.” –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat

Congrats to LanCo, Steve Hodges, Josh Easler and the Arista promotion team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Greatest Love Story.” The song is the band’s first chart-topper and will be included LanCo on their debut album Hallelujah Nights, out Jan. 19. LanCo’s Brandon Lancaster is the songwriter. And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Loud crew, and Matthew Hargis and the BMLG Records staff, for notching 55 adds on Morgan Wallen’s “Up Down” featuring Florida Georgia Line, topping this week’s board.

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Big Machine’s Alex Williams discusses his most influential music: 1. Willie Nelson: You can’t get much better than Willie, as far as being a song stylist and a songwriter. He’s a true artist. 2. Waylon Jennings: He was the quintessential ‘70s artist with rock and roll influences who mixed that with country in the Alex right way. I was really drawn to that. Williams 3. Ryan Bingham’s Mescalito: He’s from New Mexico and that album had the total west Texas sound. I loved the songs and the entire vibe. 4. Guy Clark’s Old No. 1: Excellent songwriting. I’m a huge Guy Clark fan. He’s a huge inspiration to me. 5. Jerry Jeff Walker’s ¡Viva Terlingua!: It was recorded live at the Luckenbach Dancehall in Luckenbach, TX in 1973. I love the “cosmic country” thing that was coming out of Austin in the ‘70s. That was where my head was at with my own album, too. I really wanted to channel that into what I had going on. • Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I’m a huge Jason Isbell fan but I haven’t listened to his new album, The Nashville Sound, yet. • “Important” music you just don’t get: Dolly Parton. I’m just being honest. I don’t understand her albums. I hope she doesn’t read this! • An album you listened to incessantly: Jamey Johnson’s The Guitar Song album. I’ve been listening to that for the past year and a half straight, every day. • An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Paul Cauthen’s “ Still Drivin’.” It’s great. • Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I don’t believe in guilty pleasures, but I’d have to say ‘80s hair metal, because that’s what my dad listened to.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at www.countryaircheck.com. • Jessica Tyler was named APD/MD/midday host at Cumulus WDRQ/Detroit (11/20). • Scott Clayton joined WME/Nashville (11/20). • Jason Meder transferred to Cox/Orlando as GM (11/21). • Francesca Presti will join WPOC/Baltimore’s Laurie DeYoung Show Dec. 4 (11/21).

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• Matthew Morgan joined WME/Nashville (11/21). • Ty Bailey transferred to iHeartMedia WMZQ/Washington as APD/afternoon host (11/22). • Cumulus was delisted from trading by NASDAQ (11/22). • Erich West added iHeartMedia WDRM/Huntsville PD duties (11/27). • Ashley Wilson left Renda WGNE/Jacksonville for a soon-tobe-announced opportunity (11/27). • James Howard was promoted to VP/Programming at iHeartMedia/Washington (11/27).

Dear Diary: Summer Loving

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• “The right music at the right time,” says iHeartMedia KXKT/ Omaha PD/midday host Hoss Michaels. “Sam Hunt, of course, and for us Brothers Osborne’s ‘It Ain’t My Fault’ was massive. We powered that one right up.” An active morning show helped. “Steve & Gina were out doing the grip-and-grin during the week at people’s offices and events – hanging out where our listeners hang out,” Michaels says. The station was also visible at the College World Series and surrounded it with the “Strike Out Hoss Michaels Hunger” food drive the entire month of June to benefit the Foodbank For The Heartland. • “I’ll quote my morning show partner Natalie [Cash] and say our work in the community is the key,” says Cox KWEN/ Tulsa PD/morning host Matt Bradley. “We have a small but active staff.” Serving teachers, soldiers, first responders and high school sports is the focus. “We have a listener who was stationed in Kuwait but kept up online to get a taste of home,” Bradley says. “He would email us that he was listening along with the camels. We told him we didn’t believe it so he sent us selfies for proof.” Given about three hours notice of the soldier’s homecoming, the Matt Bradley station mobilized to greet him at the airport with his family. “We didn’t do it for the attention, we wanted to welcome home our friend,” says Cash. “To experience seeing the wife, kids and family members there to hug him ... I’m going to start crying again.” While it wasn’t their intention, TV coverage was icing on the cake.

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Lobster Role: Arista’s LanCo celebrate their No. 1 “Greatest Love Story” with a lobster lunch, fulfilling the promise Warner/ Chappell’s Ben Vaughn made to Arista’s John Easler that if the single hit No. 1, they would celebrate with lobster from Easler’s home state of Maine. Pictured (back, l-r) are Sony’s Randy Goodman, Easler, Sony’s Steve Hodges and Ken Robold and Vaughn; (front, l-r) are the band’s Tripp Howell, Eric Steedly, Brandon Lancster, Chandler Baldwin and Jared Hampton and WME’s Becky Gardenhire.

• “The one thing we’re very conscious of is playing the big hits longer,” says Scripps KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case. He also notes his staff’s community involvement. “They are out every weekend helping with charity events. It is really amazing how much ground we cover as a team.” Being live and local is important, and the market leaders are on point at the most important times. “KFDI provides severe weather coverage and we had our share of Summer storms.” Case gives props to MD/midday host Carol Hughes. “She led the station with a 12.1 share Adults 25-54,” he says. “Her highJustin Case est cume in years. Same with TSL – just a really fine effort.” • Cox WHKO/Dayton PD Nancy Wilson says their new Concerts For A Cause have generated great momentum for the station. “We partner with a local charity for each one and move them around to different venues,” she says. RaeLynn and Carly

Pearce helped raise money for Folds of Honor early in the Summer, and the latest concert had Midland, Dylan Scott and Jackson Michelson supporting the Pink Ribbon Girls’ cancer fund. Ratings remained strong in all dayparts with a nice increase in evenings. • Finally, RCA’s Kane Brown headlined WUSY/Chattanooga’s first-ever Countryfest, helping the city’s No. 1 station stay there. PD Justin Cole says, “This being his hometown, the timing of the show and the Nancy Wilson single worked perfectly.” Cole also raves about his veteran air staff, “They live and breathe the station. I’ve never worked with a more engaged team.” Share your ratings story here. –Paul Williams CAC Justin Cole

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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. Renda WGNE/Jacksonville is looking for an APD/MD/ midday host. Send materials here. Stonecom WKXD/Cookeville, TN is looking for an onair host. Apply 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 co-host. Details here. Scripps WKTI/Milwaukee is looking for a morning show host here. Scripps KVOO/Tulsa is looking for a morning show cohost here. Saga WPOR/Portland, ME is looking for a PD. Details here.

Searching •Kris Stevens

Former WKKT/Charlotte afternoon host 610-762-8332 radiobigkat@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 • Blake Nixon Former In2une Regional 615-498-0988 blake.nixon@comcast.net • Jordan Pettit Former WMN VP/Promotion and Redbrandana Partner jordan.pettit@gmail.com • Ashlee McDonald Former iHeart Dir./Artist Operations and WMN Dir./Brand Management 917-523-4113 ashleemmcdonald@gmail.com

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. 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.

November 27, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

LANCO

23195

1876

8699

691

59.078 5.671

156

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl) ✔

20142

1674

7630

568

51.266 5.017

156

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

19304

1184

7287

517

49.167 3.686

156

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

18043

1496

6834

558

46.455 4.521

156

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR) ✔

16380

2210

6183

863

156

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

16372

-6092

6017

-2575

43.508 -12.474

156

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

15854

842

6081

347

40.968 2.026

156

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

15085

544

5815

248

36.763 1.171

156

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

14612

676

5370

318

35.805 1.252

156

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

13720

658

5137

273

35.513 2.239

156

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

10550

858

4106

296

25.755 2.428

152

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label)

10499

622

4021

248

25.729 1.389

153

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

10080

-4154

3682

-1624

29.817 -10.641

156

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

9605

368

3502

100

1.323

149

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

9555

697

3608

285

21.878 1.927

155

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

8939

482

3496

195

20.114 0.904

149

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

8433

1015

3250

437

20.172 2.319

146

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

7836

-164

3065

-23

17.071 -0.677

148

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

7310

712

2812

267

14.916 1.401

152

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

7029

-4606

2609

-1796

19.515 -10.391

155

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

6885

1035

2686

412

13.096 1.963

140

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

6722

660

2682

286

15.912 2.092

145

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) ✔

6484

2308

2365

818

17.363

140

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

6277

295

2428

111

12.388 1.293

142

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

5993

772

2239

335

14.411 1.487

138

Greatest Love Story (Arista) ✔

40.47

22.88

4.464

7.04

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

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

5899

212

2220

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

5451

216

2275

104

10.08

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

5268

807

2069

326

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

4949

584

1930

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

4919

240

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

3658

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

35 37

12.294 0.394

122

0.784

139

9.258

1.328

134

198

9.944

1.362

134

1813

8.871

0.491

131

345

1384

169

8.376

0.086

137

3581

315

1222

7.407

0.601

115

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

3347

166

1236

7.038

0.009

104

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

3327

156

1206

6.434

0.405

108

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

3144

317

1100

5.425

0.914

112

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

3097

623

1132

237

6.505

1.31

100

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

2896

1025

4.987 -0.075

102

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

2843

198

1163

3.941

0.026

123

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

2354

114

871

3.283

0.247

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

2354

927

4.782

0.08

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

2277

108

835

4.313

0.214

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory) ✔

2156

1538

812

602

5.335

3.82

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PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek)

2118

879

3.839

0.204

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

2005

135

840

3.415

0.367

109

JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don't Care (Valory)

1871

249

794

100

3.551

0.551

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

1855

347

702

124

3.8

0.568

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)

1692

663

2.228 -0.058

DUSTIN LYNCH/I'd Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow)

1635

155

607

2.706

0.239

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR)

1534

211

645

2.205

0.51

RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine)

1404

593

2.421

0.017

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November 27, 2017 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

1851 ✔

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

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine)

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

749 ✔

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

670 ✔

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

654 ✔

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

629 ✔

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

575

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

527

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything’s... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

492

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine)

492

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

442

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

2308

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

2210

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

1876

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

1674

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

1538

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

1496

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

361

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

175

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

159

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

139

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

133

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

112

1184

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

111

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

1035

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

1015

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

104

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

858

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything’s... (Reviver/Blue Chair)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)

Points 18471

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

863

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol)

818

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

16429

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

691

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

13646

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

602

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

12319

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

568

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

11257

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

558

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

8843

LUKE BRYAN/Light It Up (Capitol)

517

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

8065

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

437

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

7370

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers)

412

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

6926

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

347

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

6853

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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY JUSTIN MOORE/Kinda Don’t Care (Valory) Moves 46-45* 1871 points, 794 spins 1 add: WRNS KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA) Moves 48-46* 1855 points, 702 spins 5 adds: KMLE, WHKO*, KDRK, WKSJ, WUSJ RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse) Moves 46-47* 1692 points, 663 spins 3 adds: WLFP, KHEY, WDRM DUSTIN LYNCH/I’d Be Jealous Too (Broken Bow) Moves 49-48* 1635 points, 607 spins; no adds DANIELE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR) Debuts 49* 1534 points, 645 spins 3 adds: WNSH*, WGNE, KHEY RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Us (Big Machine) Remains 50* 1404 points, 593 spins; no adds CHASE BRYANT/ Hell If I Know (Red Bow) 1205 points, 507 spins 1 add: KHEY BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista) 1130 points, 406 spins 4 adds: KFRG, KNCI, WQDR, KATM* BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers (EMI Nashville) 1090 points, 452 spins 2 adds: WPOC, KSD JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow) 1068 points, 461 spins 1 add: KJKE

A D D DAT E S December 4 CJ Solar/Airplane (Sea Gayle) CAM/Diane (Arista) CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine) Michael Tyler/Hey Mama (Reviver)

December 11 LINDSAY ELL/Criminal (Stoney Creek) Jerrod Niemann/I Got This (Curb)

December 18 None Listed) Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

CHECK OUT 12/1 Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 2 (Mercury) Once again teaming with producer Dave Cobb, Stapleton titled his new album after its recording site, Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A. He wrote seven of the nine songs, including “Midnight Train to Memphis” and “Tryin’ to Untangle My Mind.” The opening track “Millionaire” was written by Kevin Welch, and Homer Banks and Lester Snell’s “Friendship” was previously recorded by Pops Staples. Danielle Bradbery I Don’t Believe We’ve Met (BMLG Records) Bradbery’s 10-song sophomore album—the follow-up to her 2013 self-titled debut—features seven songs she co-wrote, including lead single “Sway.” Additional contributing songwriters include Thomas Rhett, Jaren Johnston, Rhett Akins, Nicolle Galyon, Emily Weisband and Heather Morgan.

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November 27, 2017 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

+/- Points

Plays

LUKE BRYAN

10996

442

2318

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

10862

-55

2391

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

10375

749

2143

175

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

10178

113

2222

Light It Up (Capitol)

104

BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)

8990

575

1905

139

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

8648

-2011

1899

-426

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville) ✔

8548

629

1829

111

10 8

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

7846

203

1718

11 9

CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)

7652

397

1666

12 10

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

6822

-38

1486

14 11

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big Label)

6155

-100

1377

-8

15 12

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) ✔

6150

654

1336

159

16 13

KELSEA BALLERINI/Legends (Black River)

5802

307

1227

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

5599

-2769

1216

-599

17 15

DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA)

4998

173

1065

22 16

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Five More Minutes (Triple Tigers) ✔

4735

670

954

133

21 17

OLD DOMINION/Written In The Sand (RCA)

4660

527

976

112

13 18

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)

4528

-1952

943

-443

18 19

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

4360

940

19 20

MIDLAND/Make A Little (Big Machine)

4278

841

23 21

GRANGER SMITH/Happens Like That (Wheelhouse)

4209

370

883

20 22

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

4106

-39

912

-9

32 23

KEITH URBAN/Female (Capitol) ✔

3967

1851

817

361

25 24

CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)

3758

163

761

24 25

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

3706

-28

795

-6

26 26

BRETT ELDREDGE/The Long Way (Atlantic/WMN)

3493

395

702

27 27

LEE BRICE/Boy (Curb)

2971

651

28 28

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Ones That Like Me (Valory)

2849

249

580

29 29

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

2553

-29

455

-6

31 30

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

2435

221

539

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Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

30 31

JORDAN DAVIS/Singles You Up (MCA)

2238

Plays

421

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

DARIUS RUCKER/For The First Time (Capitol)

1976

231

355

40 33

D. L. MURPHY f/K. CHESNEY/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Reviver/Blue Chair)

1842

492

381

33 34

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

1826

365

35 35

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

1723

-8

337

-5

38 36

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

1671

232

348

36 37

LADY ANTEBELLUM/Heart Break (Capitol)

1586

299

39 38

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

1480

302

37 39

BRAD PAISLEY/Heaven South (Arista)

1315

-143

205

-16

42 40

THOMAS RHETT/Marry Me (Valory)

1198

258

172

41 41

MICHAEL RAY/Get To You (Atlantic/WEA)

1155

151

183

44 42

DANIELLE BRADBERY/Sway (BMLGR)

1010

281

137

48 43

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

934

306

205

50 44

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

894

357

112

45 45

BEBE REXHA f/FGL/Meant To Be (WBR/BMLGR)

710

46 46

DYLAN SCOTT/Hooked (Curb)

679

-4

141

-3

47 47

CARLY PEARCE/Hide The Wine (Big Machine)

654

53 48

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

601

145

118

ROSS ELLIS/Home For The Weekend (Big Deal)

520

330

BROWN & GRAY/Top Down (NHMM)

516

Debut 51

TAYLOR SWIFT/New Year's Day (Big Machine)

513

492

Debut 52

REBA MCENTIRE/God And My Girlfriends (Nash Icon/Valory)

497

169

151

Debut 53

SIR ROSEVELT/Something 'Bout You (Elektra)

490

293

MAGGIE ROSE/Pull You Through (---)

490

110

Debut 49 51 50

57 54 42 55

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

490

-280

-28

52 56

RUNAWAY JUNE/Wild West (Wheelhouse)

483

-13

115

-1

56 57

MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Better Me (Average Joes)

418

55 58

JOE NICHOLS/Never Gets Old (Red Bow)

413

59 59

RAELYNN/Lonely Call (Warner Bros./WMN)

349

SHANIA TWAIN/We Got Something They Don't (Mercury)

348

Debut 60

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