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April 17, 2017, Issue 546

Power Gold 2017

The year-to-year rate of change in Country radio’s Top 100 Power Gold list appears to have slowed a bit. In fact, the 2017 PG 100 is more similar to the prior year’s list than any two-year comparison in the last six years. There are only 14 titles on this year’s list that weren’t on the 2016 Top 100. That compares to 36 new titles in 2016, 31 in ‘15, 39 in ‘14, 22 in ‘13 and 33 in ‘12. For a smaller influx of new Power Gold, you have to go back to 2011 when 13 songs that weren’t on the 2010 list appeared in the Top 100. The year prior, 2010 saw 10 new tracks hit the Top 100 for the first time. The 2017 Top 100 Power Gold is culled from Mediabase 24/7 and the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel for the week of March 12-18 is on page 9, but here’s the Top 10. 1. Jake Owen/Barefoot Blue Jean Night 2. Florida Georgia Line/Cruise 3. Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel 4. Zac Brown Band/Chicken Fried 5. Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart 6. Blake Shelton/Honey Bee 7. Kenny Chesney/American Kids 8. Randy Houser/Runnin’ Outta Moonlight 9. Eric Church/Drink In My Hand 10. Eric Church/Springsteen

Pickin’ On The CEO: Roasters gather around TJ Martell Foundation 2017 Ambassador of the Year, WMN’s John Esposito, prior to a “roasting & toasting” in Nashville Monday (4/17). Pictured (l-r) are WMN’s Matt Signore, McGhee Entertainment’s Doc McGhee, WME’s Greg Oswald, Esposito, John Oates, TJM’s Laura Heatherly, CAA’s John Huie, Sony ATV’s Troy Tomlinson, UMG/Nashville’s Mike Dungan and Live Nation’s Brian O’Connell. Jake Owen

Also slowing down this year is the number of songs debuting at the lofty heights we’ve seen in recent years. The highest debut this year is Thomas Rhett’s “Make Me Wanna,” which comes in at No. 29. In 2016 and 2015, five songs debuted in the Top 10 and in 2014 an amazing six songs made their first PG appearances inside the Top 10. The last year that no song debuted inside the Top 10 is 2013; and, you have to go back to 2011 to find a year when no new titles debuted in the Top 25. The 2017 Top 100 features 73 songs from 31 different male artists, seven songs from two women, six songs from a pair of duos and 14 songs from six groups. That compares to last year’s 69 titles from 25 men, six songs from two women and 25 songs (continued on page 7)

Big Label Plans For Radio

Texas artists don’t cross over well. Radio’s barely got time for established labels. Single-artist promo teams seem to be going out of style, not the other way around. So what’s the deal with Aaron Watson’s Big Label Records launching a promotion team? (Breaking News, 3/31.) How’s this going to be different? In a lot of ways, apparently. And not just when it comes to Watson. In fact, if his manager Anthony “Gino” Genaro and Head/ Promotion Tony Morreale have their way, the label’s flagship artist will prove a business model and establish an approach to radio Anthony rarely seen from “new” artists. “Gino” Genaro

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Last things first, the promotion team only includes one other full-time staffer at this point – West rep Gwen Foster (see link on page 1 for details on the extended team). Where others have enlisted a full staff to support an established hit maker, Big Label is on a growth trajectory with Watson. And that trajectory is well defined at this point. The No. 1 album debut of 2015’s The Underdog and last month’s No. 2 debut of Vaquero (behind Little Big Town) is the top line, but underneath, Genaro points to substantial investments in touring and building a fan base. Specifically, a systematic, state-by-state widening of his base, often foregoing better paydays. “I’ve seen Aaron draw thousands to a show that makes more money than my wife, a teacher, makes in a year, but then he’ll take a 60% door deal in a new market or take $1,000 to open for somebody,” Genaro says. Adds Morreale, “It’s humility. He wants to earn it.” At this point, only 10 states remain that Watson hasn’t played, so a national approach isn’t the leap it might have been for prior Texas success stories who “went from one state to the whole country,” Genaro says. “They came to Nashville, waved the flag, Tony Morreale shouted real loud, then went away. We’ve gone from one state to three, to eight, and so on. The destination is the same. Our path is just very different.” What that looks like at radio can vary. “Every time we go to a market we’re looking at that next building configuration,” Genaro says. Morreale offers an example: “We’ve already sold 300 tickets in Tampa and have never set foot in the state to play. If a station plays his single ‘Outta Style’ to support the show, great. That makes a lot of sense. But we’re there to build the brand and grow the fan base either way.”

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Yolo Logo: UMG/Nashville launches a new label, which looks a lot like the former Mercury Records, to celebrate a new single release on add day. Also launched: a new dress code.

Conversely, stations that get to Watson before he gets to them can expect reciprocation. “If you want to invest in Aaron, it’s the start of a partnership and we need to invest as well,” Genaro says. “We need to come to your market and support you, especially because you’re taking a bigger gamble than you would with a new act at a label you’ve done business with for years. And because of the network we’ve built, we have no problems with routing to a market and back. If you play us, we’ll be there.” The turning point came last summer as Genaro and Watson were looking ahead to the Vaquero release. “We had a growing business, but it was always about the next month, the next year,” Genaro says. “We hit the pause button and thought, we’re going to be here for a minute. We started having talks about what the next five to 10 years look like. I told him, ‘You can make the most

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE Triple Tigers' Russell Dickerson discusses his most influential music: 1. Keith Urban: I've been a huge fan of his music since Golden Road and "Somebody Like You" came out when I was in high school. I thought, "I want to make music that makes people feel something different than the last 150 songs they've listened to on the radio." 2. Keith Urban's live shows: I've been to at least four Keith Urban concerts in Nashville. And Russell that's not me being in the industry like, "Hey, can Dickerson you hook me up with tickets?" It's like, "I've got to buy my ticket today because I know it's going to be an amazing show, front to back." 3. Garth Brooks: I bought his whole Live From Dublin DVD set and just studied it like a game tape. I would watch his energy and how it gives the crowd energy, thinking, "I want that." He's obviously playing for thousands of people, but even if I'm in a club with 200 people, I want the same experience. 4. Michael Jackson: When you hear one of his songs, it just stops you. I remember hearing "Black or White." I was eight years old and I remember going into Pizza Hut, putting quarters in the jukebox just to hear that song. 5. Tim McGraw's "Something Like That": There's so many country songs about riding down a back road and listening to the radio. And that's what I was doing when I was 14 years old listening to Tim McGraw's "Something Like That." The barbecue stain on the white t-shirt, that song stuck with me. • Highly regarded music you've never heard: Regretfully, I have not dived much into Adele's albums. I know she is like the queen right now. I need to. • "Important" music you just don't get: I used to sing bass in a jazz ensemble at Belmont University. Jazz was just the most mind-boggling … I didn't understand it. I was like, "Man, where's the hook and the chorus?" • An album you played incessantly: The Dixie Chicks' album Wide Open Spaces. I wore that thing out. • Obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Jon Bellion's "All Time Low." All of his songs have a really cool groove to them. • Music you'd rather not admit to enjoying: Definitely N*Sync. I was the guy who went day of album release to the FYE to get the album. I know all the dances, I know every little lick in every song.

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amazing record, but we need soldiers to go beat down doors.’” Beyond Watson, the goal is to create something replicable. “As it builds, it will build,” Morreale says cryptically. Genaro is focused on the economics. “If we don’t spend more than we make and we don’t go away, the last 15 years have shown it will continue to grow,” he says. “This isn’t predicated on one single or one artist. We have a lot of employees with families and mortgages. We’re proud of that and we’re going to make it work.” Reach Genaro here and Morreale here. –Chuck Aly

Chart Chat

Congrats to Jason Aldean, Carson James, Lee Adams, Jim Malito, Renee Leymon and the Broken Bow promo team on scoring this week’s No. 1 with “Any Ol’ Barstool.” The song is the third chart-topper from They Don’t Know. Songwriters are Deric Ruttan and Josh Thompson. And kudos to Dennis Reese and the RCA team on notching 31 adds for Jake Owen’s “Good Company,” topping this week’s board.

Jason Aldean

News & Notes

The Wilhite and Wall morning show adds KMTB/Nashville, AR as an affiliate. WGTY/York morning show co-host Kim Alexander has been nominated for the Slippery Rock University Radio Hall of Fame. The Pickup video news series adds KMLE/Phoenix, KSOP/ Salt Lake City, KSON/San Diego, KFKF/Kansas City, and WNCY/Green Bay as affiliates. Reba McEntire, John Prine and Jason Isbell are among the performers at the Thistle Farms 20th Anniversary Fundraiser: Love Letters May 3 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee has signed with Webster Public Relations for representation, named Janet Wilcox as Manager of Brenda Lee Productions and continues booking representation with CAA’s Stan Barnett. Big & Rich, Parmalee and Tucker Beathard will join Blake Shelton for the 2nd Annual Carolina Kickoff Concert Aug. 19 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC. More here. Chris Janson will open for Luke Bryan July 26 at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY. Full lineup here. The 37th Annual Telly Awards honored The Country Network with two Telly Awards for its programs Guitars & Swim Up Bars

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(Silver Telly) and Our Land—The Music Highway (Bronze Telly). Maren Morris and Old Dominion will join the lineup for the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association 22nd Annual Key West Songwriters Festival, presented by BMI in association with Visit FL. They’ll join labelmate Cam on the Main Stage Duval Street show May 13. More here. Charles Kelley, Rodney Crowell and The SteelDrivers are among the performers for The Stars Salute Saint Bernard Academy concert benefiting Music Health Alliance April 18 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Almo Irving music publishing will host a Family Reunion Show at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley, with a $20 minimum donation which benefits the W.O. Smith School. Tickets here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage in the archives at countryaircheck.com. • Mike Hartel adds VP/Mid Atlantic Region duties for Alpha (4/10). • John Blake is leaving Cumulus/Albany, GA (4/12). • Jim Catino was promoted to SVP/A&R at Sony/Nashville (4/12). • Bob Robbins signed a contract extension at KMJX/Little Rock (4/13). • McVay, Milner and Walker were promoted to EVP posts at Cumulus (4/13). • Rebecca Kaplan was promoted to Dir./Marketing at Cumulus/Dallas (4/14).

Power Gold 2017

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from 10 duos/groups. For the second consecutive year, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are the only two solo female artists to have songs in the Top 100 PG. They have seven

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songs between them in the Top 100 versus six songs a year ago. In 2015, Miranda and Carrie each had four while Taylor Swift added one for a total of nine. Those three women contributed eight hits in 2014. Leading the pack again this year with a 2016-duplicating 10 songs in the Top 100 PG is Luke Bryan. Kenny Chesney is next with seven songs, followed by Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band, each with six. Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line each contribute five tracks and Carrie Underwood notches four cuts. Add ‘em all up, and you’ll find the top seven artists makeup 43% of the Top 100. This year saw 22 songs gaining 10 or more places over 2016, compared to only four tunes Luke Bryan that turned that trick last year. The top gainer was Zac Brown Band’s “Colder Weather,” which leapt 36 spots, moving 88-52. Runners-up with 35-place moves were Thomas Rhett’s “Get Me Some of That,” moving 57-22 and Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer,” which climbed 89-54. Conversely, 20 songs fell 10 or more places, led by Dustin Lynch’s “Where It’s At,” which dropped 8-67. In 2016, 36 songs took a 10-spot or more tumble. Finally, a special mention for ZBB’s “Chicken Fried.” Since debuting on the 2010 PG Top 100 at No. 2, it has ranked 3, 1, 2, 1, 5 and 6, and comes in at No. 4 this year. Its Top 5 showing in seven of eight years and eight of eight in the Top 10 is unprecedented. If you’re interested in past Power Gold charts, go to Countryaircheck.com, click on archives, and select Country Aircheck Weekly issues dated July 6, 2016; June 15, 2015; May 19, 2014; April 29, 2013; May 7 2012; July 7, 2011; or, Sept. 27, 2010. –Lon Helton CAC

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Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info

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Country’s Power Gold

Here are Country’s top 100 Power Gold songs for airplay from March 12-March 18, 2017, according to Mediabase 24/7. July ‘16 Rank

March ‘17 Rank

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RASCAL FLATTS

Life Is A Highway

DARIUS RUCKER

Alright

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Before He Cheats

ZAC BROWN BAND

Colder Weather

Artist

Title

JOE NICHOLS

Gimmie That Girl

JAKE OWEN

Barefoot Blue Jean Night

KEITH URBAN

Long Hot Summer

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Cruise

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Get Your Shine On

DARIUS RUCKER

Wagon Wheel

KID ROCK

All Summer Long

ZAC BROWN BAND

Chicken Fried

MIRANDA LAMBERT

Gunpowder & Lead

MIRANDA LAMBERT

Mama's Broken Heart

FRANKIE BALLARD

Sunshine & Whiskey

BLAKE SHELTON

Honey Bee

-77

58 59

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Stay

KENNY CHESNEY

American Kids

DIERKS BENTLEY

What Was I Thinkin'

RANDY HOUSER

Runnin' Outta Moonlight

DAVID NAIL

Whatever She's Got

ERIC CHURCH

Drink In My Hand

LUKE BRYAN

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

ERIC CHURCH

Springsteen

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Undo It

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Blown Away

JASON ALDEAN

Burnin' It Down

RODNEY ATKINS

Take A Back Road

THE BAND PERRY

Better Dig Two

DIERKS BENTLEY

Drunk On A Plane

LUKE BRYAN

I See You

THOMPSON SQUARE

Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not

-8

66 67

DUSTIN LYNCH

Where It's At

BLAKE SHELTON

Boys 'Round Here

BLAKE SHELTON

Doin' What She Likes

SAM HUNT

Leave The Night On

LUKE BRYAN

Crash My Party

BRETT ELDREDGE

Don't Ya

BILLY CURRINGTON

People Are Crazy

ZBB f/J. BUFFETT

Knee Deep

BLAKE SHELTON

God Gave Me You

LADY ANTEBELLUM

Bartender

RODNEY ATKINS

Watching You

ZAC BROWN BAND

Toes

LEE BRICE

Hard To Love

JASON ALDEAN

Dirt Road Anthem

JASON ALDEAN

Big Green Tractor

THOMAS RHETT

Get Me Some Of That

ELI YOUNG BAND

Crazy Girl

ZAC BROWN BAND

Whatever It Is

COLE SWINDELL

Chillin' It

KEITH URBAN

Somebody Like You

LUKE BRYAN

Drunk On You

JASON ALDEAN

My Kinda Party

ELI YOUNG BAND

Even If It Breaks Your Heart

JASON ALDEAN

When She Says Baby

ERIC PASLAY

Friday Night

JASON ALDEAN

She's Country

K. CHESNEY f/U.KRACKER

When The Sun Goes Down

KIP MOORE

Somethin' 'Bout A Truck

KENNY CHESNEY

Beer In Mexico

-63

THOMAS RHETT

Make Me Wanna

JAMES OTTO

Just Got Started Lovin' You

THOMAS RHETT

It Goes Like This

TIM MCGRAW

Shotgun Rider

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

Round Here

-66

83 84

LUKE BRYAN

Roller Coaster

BRANTLEY GILBERT

Bottoms Up

JAKE OWEN

The One That Got Away

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE

This Is How We Roll

BLAKE SHELTON

Sure Be Cool If You Did

TIM MCGRAW

Something Like That

-82

86 87

TIM MCGRAW

Just To See You Smile

LUKE BRYAN

That's My Kind Of Night

100

LUKE BRYAN

Rain Is A Good Thing

LADY ANTEBELLUM

Downtown

A. JACKSON & J. BUFFETT

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

KENNY CHESNEY

I Go Back

-49

89 90

Mud On The Tires

SAM HUNT

Take Your Time

BRAD PAISLEY

-42

LEE BRICE

I Don't Dance

LUKE BRYAN

I Don't Want This Night To End

BILLY CURRINGTON

Good Directions

KENNY CHESNEY

Somewhere With You

JERROD NIEMANN

Drink To That All Night

KENNY CHESNEY

Til It's Gone

LADY ANTEBELLUM

Need You Now

CHASE RICE

Ready Set Roll

LUKE BRYAN

Play It Again

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

All-American Girl

-56

COLE SWINDELL

Ain't Worth The Whiskey

MIRANDA LAMBERT

The House That Built Me

LUKE BRYAN

Country Girl (Shake It For Me)

KENNY CHESNEY

Don't Blink

BRETT ELDREDGE

Beat Of The Music

LITTLE BIG TOWN

Boondocks

RANDY HOUSER

How Country Feels

RANDY HOUSER

Goodnight Kiss

JOE NICHOLS

Yeah

100

ZBB f/ALAN JACKSON

As She's Walking Away

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Artist/Title (Label)

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

JASON ALDEAN

27013

1470

8835

539

61.135

3.05

159

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

25132

2201

8223

757

56.685

4.66

157

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

22376

1040

7513

338

50.841 2.831

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

20604

139

6880

46.433 0.179

159

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔

20264

3288

6782

1089

45.429 6.192

159

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

18977

-7823

6251

-2665

45.198 -14.494

159

LUKE BRYAN/Fast (Capitol)

18770

-3689

6309

-1196

43.855 -8.449

159

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

18351

1140

5927

500

42.416 1.625

159

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

17972

545

6143

218

40.098 1.093

158

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

17706

1657

5615

412

39.716 3.492

159

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End... (Blue Chair/Columbia)

15666

456

5191

136

36.444 0.882

159

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

15261

829

4938

243

34.542 2.022

159

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

13139

691

4333

188

29.365 1.795

156

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

11932

697

4022

208

26.71

2.141

157

KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

11871

906

3853

298

27.069

2.18

156

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

11449

1005

3779

289

25.972 2.428

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔ 11351

1679

3599

575

154

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

11205

772

3652

224

22.607 1.586

154

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

10945

119

3662

23.517 0.168

155

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

9678

296

3346

20.529 1.176

154

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

9364

1297

3242

382

20.752 2.724

154

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

9184

508

3050

182

17.768 1.483

150

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

8706

684

3026

227

16.769 1.182

156

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

7945

330

2517

17.781 0.421

154

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

7563

1024

2474

376

14.223 1.065

152

Any Ol’ Barstool (Broken Bow)

25.08

3.53

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Chart Page 2

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

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔

7474

2763

2328

911

17.244 5.799

142

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

6563

251

2224

10.797 0.946

144

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

6413

-67

2139

12.66 -0.112

127

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

6353

627

2196

219

9.556

0.656

143

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

5581

294

1731

10.731 0.392

121

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

5533

186

1730

11.548 0.284

135

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

3867

399

1259

142

6.983

111

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

3407

1143

-23

5.676 -0.006

117

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

3297

348

1052

113

5.271

0.862

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

3184

1121

4.623

0.242

107

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

3177

125

1083

4.865

0.163

105

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

3034

1074

3.966

0.381

119

0.42

LW 38 TW 41

Artist/Title WALLEN/The (Label) MORGAN Way I Talk (Big Loud)

33 26 42 39

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔ MAREN MORRIS/I Could Use A Love Song (Columbia)

7474 2724

2763 177

2328 897

911 63

17.244 5.799 4.85 0.313

142 103

15 6

28 27 47 40

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud) DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

6563 2518

251 492

2224 843

78 144

10.797 0.946 4.057 1.053

144 93

0 7

27 28 44 41

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

6413 2473

-67 55

2139 869

17 52

12.66 -0.112 3.388 -0.029

127 103

1 5

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville) BIG & RICH/California (B&R/New Revolution)

6353 2411

627 34

2196 867

219 27

9.556 0.656 2.909 -0.105

143 95

0 8

31 30 46 43

OLD DOMINION/No Such Thing As A Broken Heart (RCA) WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

5581 2209

294 127

1731 836

95 50

10.731 0.392 3.566 0.396

121 80

5 3

30 31 48 44

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury) AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

5533 2164

186 204

1730 491

56 64

11.548 0.284 4.768 0.363

135 40

1 5

35 32 49 45

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN) CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

3867 2083

399 195

1259 572

142 45

6.983 3.404

111 69

4 10

36 33 Debut 46

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver) ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

3407 1833

32 150

1143 653

-23 53

5.676 -0.006 2.46 0.373

117 86

4 12

40 34 Debut 47

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR) REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory)

3297 1823

348 196

1052 473

113 35

5.271 3.766

0.862 0.669

97 22

0 1

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury) DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

3184 1753

29 27

1121 822

26 14

4.623 1.987

0.242 0.035

107 86

4 1

38 36 Debut 49

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA) KANE BROWN f/LAUREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

3177 1700

125 11

1083 587

60 4

4.865 2.428

0.163 0.06

105 68

3 2

39 37 Debut 50

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista) LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)

3034 1633

81 768

1074 530

51 238

3.966 3.278

0.381 1.522

119 62

0 5

37 35 50 48

Total Points +/- 89 Points Total Plays +/-14 Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS 2792 998 5.112 0.127 90 0

0.42 0.318

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

2792

998

5.112

0.127

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

2724

177

897

4.85

0.313

103

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

2518

492

843

144

4.057

1.053

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

2473

869

3.388 -0.029

103

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

2411

867

2.909 -0.105

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

2209

127

836

3.566

0.396

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

2164

204

491

4.768

0.363

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

2083

195

572

3.404

0.318

Debut 46

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

1833

150

653

2.46

0.373

Debut 47

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory)

1823

196

473

3.766

0.669

DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

1753

822

1.987

0.035

Debut 49

KANE BROWN f/LAUREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA)

1700

587

2.428

0.06

Debut 50

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)

1633

768

530

238

3.278

1.522

April 17, 2017

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Chart Page 3

Activator Top Point Gainers

Adds

JAKE OWEN/Good Company (RCA)

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

1421 ✔

CANAAN SMITH/Like You That Way (Mercury)

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

1211 ✔

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

1158 ✔

DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory)

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

940 ✔

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

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

800 ✔

JERROD NIEMANN/God Made A Woman (Curb)

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

697

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

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

646

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

594

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek)

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

559

TODD O'NEILL/Love Again (Nash Next/Valory)

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

547

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

Activator Top Spin Gainers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

3288

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

2763

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

2201

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

1679

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

1657

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

1470

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

143

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

1297

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

140

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

1140

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

126

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1040

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

120

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

1024

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

108

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia)

288

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

237

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

228

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

187

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) 165

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

Points

JON PARDI/Dirt On My Boots (Capitol)

19096

911

BLAKE SHELTON/A Guy With A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN)

12560

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA)

757

MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA)

11869

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR)

575

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Better Man (Capitol)

10898

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

539

DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow)

10476

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

500

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR)

9989

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

412

BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN)

9252

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear... (Warner Bros./WMN)

382

CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA)

7222

376

THOMAS RHETT/Star Of The Show (Valory)

6954

BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury)

6821

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory)

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine) JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

1089

April 17, 2017

Chart Page 4

CoUNTRy AIRCHeCk ACTIVITy CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine) Moves 49-45* 2083 points, 572 spins 10 adds: WNSH*, KBEB, WDAF, WKDF*, WUSH, WGKX*, WKHK, KSKS*, WCTO*, WDRM

A D D DAT E S April 24

Brad Paisley/Last Time For Everything (Arista) ERIC CHESSER/Good Times & Summer Days (Big-Big) RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers)

ADAM CRAIG/Just A Phase (Stoney Creek) Debut 46* 1833 points, 653 spins 12 adds: KSD, WSIX, WNOE, WLFP, WSSL, WBCT, KHEY, KATM*, WUSY, WAVW, WMAD

May 1

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon /Valory) Debut 47* 1823 points, 473 spins 1 add: KSKS*

May 8

DREW BALDRIDGE f/E. WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River) Moves 50-48* 1753 points, 822 spins 1 add: WKHK KANE BROWN f/LAUREN ALAINA/What Ifs (RCA) Debut 49* 1700 points, 587 spins 2 adds: KKWF, KSSN LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol) Debut 50* 1633 points, 530 spins 5 adds: KBEB, KNCI, KBEQ, WLHK, KUAD MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA) 1611 points, 610 spins 13 adds: KKGO, KMNB, KNCI, WFMS*, WUSH, WNOE, WBEE, WTGE, WGGY, KSSN, KJUG, KKIX, WNCY LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista) 1555 points, 589 spins 1 add: WGTY CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts of Heaven (Red Bow) 1466 points, 576 spins; no adds

PARMALEE/Sunday Morning (Stoney Creek) DEVIN DAWSON/All On Me (Atlantic/WEA) JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

Jason Aldean/They Don’t Know (BBR)

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April 17, 2017

LW TW

Artist/Title (Label)

Chart Page 5 Points +/- Points

Plays

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

SAM HUNT/Body Like A Back Road (MCA) ✔

11601

1211

2309

228

JASON ALDEAN/Any Ol' Barstool (Broken Bow)

10964

-261

2232

-49

KELSEA BALLERINI/Yeah Boy (Black River)

10669

188

2153

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA)

10397

188

2139

LAUREN ALAINA/Road Less Traveled (19/Interscope/Mercury)

10026

-1231

2027

-274

LUKE COMBS/Hurricane (River House/Columbia) ✔

9843

1421

1955

288

BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory)

8645

148

1723

DIERKS BENTLEY/Black (Capitol)

8596

559

1789

120

11 9

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

7975

940

1619

187

10 10

KENNY CHESNEY/Bar At The End Of The World (Blue Chair/Columbia)

7589

1493

12 11

DAN + SHAY/How Not To (Warner Bros./WAR)

7139

202

1441

13 12

DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol)

6864

324

1376

14 13

LADY ANTEBELLUM/You Look Good (Capitol)

6598

249

1280

16 14

RASCAL FLATTS/Yours If You Want It (Big Machine)

6584

594

1303

126

15 15

KEITH URBAN f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/The Fighter (Capitol)

6496

291

1282

17 16

TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine)

5911

476

1119

19 17

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/God, Your Mama, And Me (BMLGR) ✔

5752

800

1158

165

18 18

ZAC BROWN BAND/My Old Man (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)

5428

425

1104

22 19

DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb)

4780

547

963

108

21 20

BLAKE SHELTON/Every Time I Hear That Song (Warner Bros./WMN)

4778

389

931

20 21

TIM MCGRAW & FAITH HILL/Speak To A Girl (Arista)

4732

278

955

23 22

JUSTIN MOORE/Somebody Else Will (Valory)

4619

479

867

24 23

COLE SWINDELL/Flatliner (Warner Bros./WMN)

4226

276

794

29 24

THOMAS RHETT f/MAREN MORRIS/Craving You (Valory) ✔

3649

1158

671

237

26 25

MIDLAND/Drinkin' Problem (Big Machine)

3599

646

672

140

25 26

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

3486

219

615

28 27

BROTHERS OSBORNE/It Ain't My Fault (EMI Nashville)

3238

697

630

143

27 28

BRETT ELDREDGE/Somethin' I'm Good At (Atlantic/WMN)

2932

312

525

30 29

CHRIS LANE/For Her (Big Loud)

2223

461

31 30

BILLY CURRINGTON/Do I Make You Wanna (Mercury)

1949

-88

384

-1

April 17, 2017

Chart Page 6

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

34 31

GARTH BROOKS/Ask Me How I Know (Pearl)

1777

400

Plays

328

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

40 32

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA)

1743

535

289

105

32 33

AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)

1608

338

33 34

RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN)

1580

327

35 35

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Happy People (Capitol)

1385

240

38 36

KIP MOORE/More Girls Like You (MCA)

1328

223

37 37

EASTON CORBIN/A Girl Like You (Mercury)

1324

248

42 38

DUSTIN LYNCH/Small Town Boy (Broken Bow)

1322

390

203

39 39

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

1287

227

36 40

LANCO/Greatest Love Story (Arista)

1270

-28

169

-8

45 41

REBA MCENTIRE/Back To God (Nash Icon/Valory)

964

179

46 42

ERIC CHURCH/Round Here Buzz (EMI Nashville)

953

126

140

44 43

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

952

174

43 44

LOCASH/Ring On Every Finger (Reviver)

921

-2

175

-1

47 45

MORGAN WALLEN/The Way I Talk (Big Loud)

653

-17

121

48 46

JON PARDI/Heartache On The Dance Floor (Capitol)

627

49 47

SETH ENNIS/Woke Up In Nashville (Arista)

578

110

50 48

DELTA RAE/A Long And Happy Life (Valory)

544

53 49

ELI YOUNG BAND/Skin And Bones (Valory)

514

56 50

DRAKE WHITE/Makin' Me Look Good Again (BMLGR)

506

108

51 51

DREW BALDRIDGE f/EMILY WEISBAND/Rebound (Cold River)

504

54 52

JO SMITH/Old School Groove (Smack)

490

52 53

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Missing (Warner Bros./WMN)

460

68 54

CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)

425

154

58 55

RYAN GRIFFIN/Back Seats & Burnt CDs (Ryan Griffin)

380

60 56

CHUCK WICKS/Whole Damn Thing (Blaster)

368

Debut 57

WALKER HAYES/You Broke Up With Me (Monument)

367

Debut 58

A THOUSAND HORSES/Preachin' To The Choir (BMLGR)

336

Debut 59

JACOB DAVIS/What I Wanna Be (Black River)

333

Debut 60

CHRIS LANE/Let Me Love You (Big Loud)

320