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BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS MARCH 19, 2018 | PAGE 1 OF 20 INSIDE Chris Stapleton Charts New Territory >page 4 Berklee Embraces Nashville >page 10 Cumulus’ Brian Thomas Moves To Atlanta >page 10 Country Pays Tribute To Elton, Bernie >page 11 Makin’ Tracks: Jimmie Allen’s ‘Best Shot’ >page 15 Country Coda: Craig Morgan’s Super ‘Sunday’ Hit >page 20 When Chris Janson hit the stage at Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam on March 7, he arrived in what passes for midshow form for many acts: bouncing, cheerleading, fully wired. Attaining that sort of animation — particularly for just one or two songs — is unnatural to most, but it’s baked into the DNA for Janson, a Mountain Dew-guzzling bottle of enthusiasm whether he’s blowing a harp for 10,000 people or answering a dopey question about his boots on an awards-show red carpet. Janson, in fact, has become adept at playing just a couple songs in a set, given that he’s nearing 200 appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, where acts parade through with typically short performances. None of those appearances is more important than the one he will make on March 20, when Janson is officially inducted as the newest Opry member. And he’ll likely be a ball of energy as he rolls into that landmark performance. “If you asked me to stand still onstage, I don’t know that I could,” he says in a Warner Music Nashville publicity office that overlooks 16th Avenue. “Music makes me move. It’s hard to explain. It’s how I’m genetically made.” Acceptance into the Opry is an achievement for any act, but it has particular meaning for Janson, who was close to stardom for years before he found it for himself. In fact, he literally cut his teeth across the alley from the Opry-associated Ryman Auditorium at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge when he first arrived in Nashville circa 2004. “You’d see Opry stars going in there, famous singers and stuff, and I really wanted that bad,” he remembers. “I always wanted two things: to get on the radio and have hits as a singer, and [just] be on the Opry, let alone be a member. Certainly when you think about it, it’s sort of an unachievable goal, but then it happens. It’s so amazing.” From his first days in Tennessee, Music Row courted Janson. He flirted with Sony Music Nashville in 2005, and the label even took him to New York for the 2005 Country Music Association Awards. There, he ended up part of an impromptu piano-bar moment with producer Tony Brown at the keys as George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Keith Urban, Alabama’s Randy Owen and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jeff Hanna sang — along with the then-clean-shaven Janson. “It was my first real moment of feeling like I had made it,” recalls Janson. “I hadn’t. I felt like I had.” Music Row continued to toy with him. He signed with BNA in 2009, briefly landing one title on Hot Country Songs (“ ’Til a Woman Comes Along,” which peaked at No. 52). He moved on to Bigger Picture, which eventually folded. He gave a behind- Chris Janson Energized As He Takes His Place In The Grand Ole Opry JANSON BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE [email protected] Country Update
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INSIDE
Chris Stapleton Charts New Territory
>page 4
Berklee Embraces Nashville >page 10
Cumulus’ Brian Thomas Moves
To Atlanta >page 10
Country Pays Tribute To Elton, Bernie
>page 11
Makin’ Tracks: Jimmie Allen’s
‘Best Shot’ >page 15
Country Coda: Craig Morgan’s Super
‘Sunday’ Hit >page 20
When Chris Janson hit the stage at Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam on March 7, he arrived in what passes for midshow form for many acts: bouncing, cheerleading, fully wired.
Attaining that sort of animation — particularly for just one or two songs — is unnatural to most, but it’s baked into the DNA for Janson, a Mountain Dew-g u zzl i ng bot t le of ent hu siasm whether he’s blowing a harp for 10,000 people or answering a dopey question about his boots on an awards-show red carpet.
Janson, in fact, has become adept at playing just a couple songs in a set, given that he’s nearing 200 appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, where acts parade through with typically short performances. None of those appearances is more important than the one he will make on March 20, when Janson is officially inducted as the newest Opry member. And he’ll likely be a ball of energy as he rolls into that landmark performance.
“If you asked me to stand still onstage, I don’t know that I could,” he says in a Warner Music Nashville publicity office that overlooks 16th Avenue. “Music makes me move. It’s hard to explain. It’s how I’m genetically made.”
Acceptance into the Opry is an achievement for any act, but it has particular meaning for Janson, who was close to stardom for years before he found it for himself. In fact, he literally cut
his teeth across the alley from the Opry-associated Ryman Auditorium at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge when he first arrived in Nashville circa 2004.
“You’d see Opry stars going in there, famous singers and stuff, and I really wanted that bad,” he remembers. “I always wanted two things: to get on the radio and have hits as a singer, and [just] be on the Opry, let alone be a member. Certainly when you think about it, it’s sort of an unachievable goal, but then it happens. It’s so amazing.”
From his first days in Tennessee, Music Row courted Janson. He flirted with Sony Music Nashville in 2005, and the label even took him to New York for the 2005 Country Music Association Awards. There, he ended up part of an impromptu piano-bar moment with producer Tony Brown at the keys as George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Keith Urban, Alabama’s Randy Owen and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jeff Hanna sang
— along with the then-clean-shaven Janson.“It was my first real moment of feeling like I had made it,”
recalls Janson. “I hadn’t. I felt like I had.”Music Row continued to toy with him. He signed with BNA
in 2009, briefly landing one title on Hot Country Songs (“ ’Til a Woman Comes Along,” which peaked at No. 52). He moved on to Bigger Picture, which eventually folded. He gave a behind-
Chris Janson Energized As He Takes His Place In The Grand Ole Opry
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the-scenes assist by writing hits for other acts, including Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah” and LoCash’s “I Love This Life,” two songs that typify Janson’s exuberance.
He, of course, found his footing when Bobby Bones started playing his single “Buy Me a Boat” in 2015, while Janson was still unsigned. “Boat” went to No. 2 on Hot Country Songs that year, while the laid-back celebration “Fix a Drink” peaked at No. 2 on Country Airplay in 2017.
Now that he’s becoming a familiar name to country fans, his Opry membership arrives at a time when he’s enjoying a most unlikely hit. “Drunk Girl,” a contemplative piano ballad built around a moral crossroads, has become a concert highlight, with ticket-holders flashing their cell phones and singing along to its good-guy chorus. Janson has seemingly tapped into a thread of positive cultural character at a time when it’s tough to find on cable TV.
“The band barely plays, it’s just a solo performance in the middle of a huge arena live show, and you can hear a freaking pin drop,” marvels Janson. “People are listening, they’re getting the message, and they’re executing [it].”
“Drunk Girl” gives the audience a wider lens on Janson, contrasting the rowdy onstage dynamo with the family-values persona that exists outside the limelight. When he authored “Buy Me a Boat,” he cut the co-writing session short so he could tend to his four kids, then came back to finish the song days later. That attitude shows through in Everybody (which Warner Music Nashville released in September 2017), where his normal-guy rumination “Bein’ a Dad” occupies space alongside the muscular “Who’s Your Farmer,” the anthemic “Our World” and the swampy Southern rocker “Little Bit of Both.”
“As a man, if you put your wife and your kids first, everything else falls into place always,” he says. “If it was the other way around, I would be fearful at what kind of repercussions I could bring. So I choose not to live that way.”
That choice affects his bottom line — he earned his pilot’s license and flies back to Nashville as often as possible from the road (“You cannot buy enough time at home,” McGraw once told him). And the passion for his family affects his songwriting, too. Janson often writes in the wee hours of the morning or spends the night scouring classic country videos to find new inspiration and learn more about his craft.
“Any man with a wife and kids can attest that they stay up all night when everybody else is sleeping,” he says. “You hear a creak in the wall or something, and you’re up.”
With his March 20 induction, Janson becomes a member of the Opry family. Urban extended the invitation during a show at the Ryman on Feb. 5 — highly appropriate, since he was one of the established stars at Janson’s side during the 2005 piano-bar moment in New York. Daniels is scheduled to perform the same night Janson joins, and unless he’s singing “Drunk Girl,” it’s likely that Janson will be keyed up through the entire induction.
“When I’m on the Opry in particular, I am really stoked to be there, so I can’t hide that,” he says. “That’s real excitement. It’s not me trying to entertain anybody or get attention or nothing. I’m just genuinely excited to be there. It’s freaking cool.”
Sara Evans (center) visited Cumulus’ Country Gold for an interview that will air the weekend of April 7-8. She is pictured with Cumulus vp country Charlie Cook and Country Gold host Terri Clark.
Scotty McCreery and CMT personality Cody Alan visited the Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in Nashville on March 8. From left: Alan, Ryan Seacrest Foundation executive director/COO Meredith Seacrest, McCreery and Seacrest Studios program manager Mamie Shepherd.
Warner Music Nashville artist Cale Dodds (left) dropped in at KSOP Salt Lake City as he continues his inaugural radio promotion tour. He visited with PD Deb Turpin and WMN West Coast manager of regional radio and streaming Rick Young.
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Singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton reaches the summit of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the first time as “Broken Halos” (Mercury) ascends 2-1 in its 35th week on the list (dated March 24). It increases by 2 percent to 41.2 million audience impressions in the week ending March 18, according to Nielsen Music.
On Hot Country Songs, which blends streaming, airplay and sales data, “Halos” holds at its No. 5 peak, which it initially reached on the chart dated March 3. The track ranks at No. 6 on Country Digital Song Sales (13,000 downloads sold in the week ending March 15) and No. 17 on Country Streaming Songs (5.4 million U.S. streams).
The organic-styled “Halos,” which Stapleton wrote with Mike Henderson, is the second single from the former’s From A Room: Volume 1, which arrived atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart dated May 27, 2017, with 219,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week. The set has spent eight weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums and 13 weeks atop Americana/Folk Albums. It has earned 961,000 units to date, including 741,000 in traditional album sales.
Thanks to the Dave Cobb-produced LP and “Halos,” Stapleton is the first male, and the fifth act, to have topped both Americana/Folk Albums and Country Airplay (or, before the latter list’s 1990 inception, Hot Country Songs). He follows Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton in notching a No. 1 country song and a leading title on Americana/Folk Albums, which began in 2009.
Meanwhile, Stapleton’s 2015 set Traveller holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Americana/Folk Albums: 42. It most recently led the March 17-dated chart, and it led Top Country Albums for 29 weeks.
“Halos” marks Stapleton’s sixth appearance on Country Airplay. The launch single from Volume 1, “Either Way,” debuted at its No. 26 peak on the May 20, 2017, chart. He sports one additional Country Airplay top 10: “Nobody to
Blame” (No. 10; April 2, 2016). His other three entries: “Parachute” (No. 17, 2017), “Tennessee Whiskey” (No. 57, 2016) and “What Are You Listening To?” (No. 46; 2013).
KKBQ Houston PD Johnny Chiang says that he “can’t put a finger on why” “Halos” has outperformed other Stapleton songs on Country Airplay. “ ‘Broken Halos’ is simply a great modern country song with a traditional flavor, just like ‘Parachute,’ ‘Nobody to Blame’ and ‘What Are You Listening To?’ ” he says. “Chris’ music has always done very well for KKBQ.”
Says WWQM Madison, Wis., PD Fletcher Keyes, “Stapleton played for our listeners several years ago in a showcase we call Storytellers Jam. Ever since his appearance, which was amazing, all of his music has tested phenomenally here. I mean, once you hear Stapleton’s voice, you’re sold.”
Considering that Stapleton’s production is more stripped down than other, more pop-leaning fare on country radio, Keyes says that the sound is an important ingredient to the format’s recipe. Stapleton’s style is “really essential. It helps us maintain a balance, and he keeps us honest. Speaking for our audience, it seems like the listeners just can’t seem to get enough of him.”
‘WAY’ TO GO Brett Eldredge banks his seventh Hot Country Songs top 10 as “The Long Way” (Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville) lifts 11-10. The song holds at its No. 6 high on Country Airplay (31.5 million, up 4 percent).
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant to Be” (Warner Bros./Big Machine Label Group) dominates Hot Country Songs for a 16th week. On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the song pushes 5-4, matching FGL’s best career rank. The duo’s debut smash, “Cruise,” climbed to No. 4 on the Hot 100 in July 2013. “Meant” moves 9-7 on Country Airplay, up 14 percent to 30.1 million impressions with Most Increased Audience honors for a second consecutive week.
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01 2 35 BROKEN HALOS Mercury HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Chris Stapleton 41.191 +0.984 8170 298 1
2 1 18 MARRY ME Valory Thomas Rhett 38.742 -2.827 7394 -477 2
03 3 13 MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 37.965 +3.160 7355 557 3
04 5 42 ALL ON ME Atlantic/WEA Devin Dawson 32.505 +1.554 6631 315 4
05 7 39 SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 31.503 +2.017 6251 343 5
06 6 30 THE LONG WAY Atlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge 31.498 +1.218 6155 181 6
07 9 17 MEANT TO BE Warner Bros./BMLG HH Most Increased Audience HH Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line 30.079 +3.665 5746 538 8
8 4 43 FIVE MORE MINUTES Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 29.147 -2.286 4947 -660 10
09 8 46 SHE'S WITH ME Atlantic/WEA High Valley 28.662 +0.769 5845 275 7
010 10 8 YOU MAKE IT EASY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 26.590 +1.304 5135 265 9
011 11 32 FOR THE FIRST TIME Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker 23.775 +1.325 4751 157 11
012 12 20 HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 22.863 +2.243 4582 419 12
013 13 10 I LIVED IT Warner Bros./WMN Blake Shelton 19.605 +1.006 3892 195 14
014 14 39 HAPPENS LIKE THAT Wheelhouse Granger Smith 17.864 +0.241 3965 106 13
015 15 19 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Blue Chair/Reviver David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney 16.468 +1.071 3446 162 16
016 16 9 WOMAN, AMEN Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 16.333 +1.135 3312 227 18
017 17 40 BOY Curb Lee Brice 14.419 -0.236 3511 31 15
018 18 13 ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 13.353 +1.043 2890 306 20
019 19 35 ONES THAT LIKE ME Valory Brantley Gilbert 12.890 +0.610 3320 139 17
020 20 18 UP DOWN BMLG/Big Loud Morgan Wallen Featuring Florida Georgia Line 12.114 +0.474 3007 150 19
021 22 23 TAKE BACK HOME GIRL Big Loud Chris Lane Featuring Tori Kelly 9.806 +0.786 2252 127 22
022 21 34 GET TO YOU Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray 9.512 +0.371 2493 11 21
023 23 19 KISS SOMEBODY Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans 8.632 +0.258 2094 85 25
024 27 3 I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Big Loud HH Most Added HH Jake Owen 8.480 +2.395 2010 766 26
025 25 15 CRIMINAL Stoney Creek Lindsay Ell 8.034 +0.750 2184 43 24
026 24 22 SHE AIN'T IN IT Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 8.004 +0.655 2190 75 23
027 26 29 HOOKED Curb Dylan Scott 6.913 +0.713 1874 175 27
028 28 25 HEART BREAK Capitol Nashville Lady Antebellum 6.660 +0.693 1850 105 28
029 29 29 THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice 5.678 +0.094 1849 67 29
030 30 24 KINDA DON'T CARE Valory Justin Moore 5.521 +0.424 1599 126 30
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL — 148 STATIONSAkron, OH WQMXAlbany, N.Y. WGNAAlbuquerque, N.M. KBQI KRSTAllentown, Pa. WCTOAtlanta WKHX WUBLAugusta, Ga. WKXCAustin, Texas KASEBakersfield, Calif. KUZZBaltimore WPOCBaton Rouge, La. WYNKBirmingham, Ala. WDXB WZZKBoise, Idaho KAWO KIZNBoston WBWL WKLBBuffalo, N.Y. WYRKCharleston, S.C. WEZLCharlotte, N.C. WKKT WSOCChattanooga, Tenn. WUSYChicago WEBG WUSNCincinnati WUBECleveland WGARColorado Springs, Colo. KATCColumbia, S.C. WCOSColumbus, Ohio WCOLCorpus Christi, Texas KRYSDallas KPLX KSCSDayton, Ohio WHKODenver KYGODes Moines, Iowa KHKIDetroit WDRQ WYCD
El Paso, Texas KHEYFt. Myers, Fla. WCKT WWGRFt. Wayne, Ind. WQHKFresno, Calif. KSKSGainesville, Fla. WOGKGrand Rapids, Mich. WBCTGreensboro, N.C. WTQRGreenville, S.C. WSSLHarrisburg, Pa. WRBTHartford, Conn. WWYZHouston KILT KKBQHuntsville, Ala. WDRMIndianapolis WFMS WLHKJacksonville, Fla. WGNE WQIKJohnson City, Tenn. WXBQKansas City KBEQ WDAF KFKFKnoxville, Tenn. WCYQ WIVKLafayette, La. KMDLLakeland, Fla. WPCVLas Vegas KCYE KWNRLexington, Ky. WBULLittle Rock, Ark. KSSNLos Angeles KKGOLouisville, Ky. WAMZ WQNUMadison, Wis. WWQM WMADMcAllen, Texas KTEXMemphis WGKX WLFP
Miami WKISMilwaukee WMILMinneapolis KEEY KMNBMobile, Ala. WKSJMonmouth/Ocean, N.J. WKMKMonterey, Calif.. KTOMNashville WKDF WSIXNassau, N.Y. WJVCNew Bern, N.C. WRNSNew Orleans WNOENew York WNSHNorfolk, Va. WGH WUSHOklahoma City, Okla. KJKE KTSTOmaha, Neb. KXKTOrlando, Fla. WWKAOxnard-Ventura, CA KHAYPhiladelphia WXTUPhoenix KMLE KNIXPittsburgh WDSY WOGI WPGBPortland, Maine WPOR WTHTPortland, Ore. KUPL KWJJProvidence, R.I. WCTKRaleigh, N.C. WNCB WQDRReno, Nevada KBUL KOLCRichmond, Va. WKHKRiverside, Calif. KFRGRoanoke, Va. WSLC
Rochester, N.Y. WBEESacramento, Calif. KBEB KNCI KNTYSt. Louis KSD WILSalt Lake City KSOP KUBLSan Antonio, Texas KAJA KCYYSan Diego KSONSan Jose, Calif. KRTYSarasota, Fla. WCTQSeattle KKWF KMPSSpokane, Wash. KXLYSpringfield, Mass. WRNXStockton, Calif. KATMSyracuse, N.Y. WBBSTampa, Fla. WFUS WQYKTucson, Ariz. KIIMTulsa, Okla. KVOO KWENVisalia, Calif. KJUGWashington, D.C. WMZQWest Palm Beach, Fla. WIRKWichita, Kan. KFDI KZSNWilkes Barre, Pa. WGGYWilmington, Del. WXCYYork, Pa. WGTY
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031 31 33 DOIN' FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Alaina 5.286 +0.317 1516 22 31
032 32 4 BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 4.933 +0.392 1438 253 32
033 33 10 A LITTLE DIVE BAR IN DAHLONEGA Atlantic/WAR Ashley McBryde 4.428 +0.187 1047 18 37
034 35 10 TEQUILA Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 4.092 +0.346 1078 131 35
035 36 15 DRUNK GIRL Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson 3.955 +0.472 1127 48 33
036 37 6 MERCY BMLG Brett Young 3.707 +0.331 992 103 38
037 38 23 WILD WEST Wheelhouse Runaway June 2.933 +0.010 1087 6 34
038 40 14 HIDE THE WINE Big Machine Carly Pearce 2.847 +0.073 1074 93 36
039 41 19 I'D BE JEALOUS TOO Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 2.817 +0.125 959 18 39
40 39 11 I GOT THIS Curb HH Breaker HH Jerrod Niemann 2.421 -0.508 731 -53 44
041 43 5 RICH Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 2.238 +0.163 579 35 47
42 42 10 SHOOT ME STRAIGHT EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 2.229 -0.255 787 -25 42
043 45 15 LAST SHOT MCA Nashville Kip Moore 2.194 +0.240 799 45 41
44 44 14 DIANE Arista Nashville Cam 1.946 -0.115 704 24 45
045 49 7 BORN TO LOVE YOU Arista Nashville LANCO 1.807 +0.111 567 36 48
46 46 12 STILL THE SAME Big Machine Sugarland 1.774 -0.139 948 60 40
047 48 14 SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 1.769 +0.058 771 68 43
048 50 5 BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen 1.682 +0.076 596 31 46
49 47 8 DON'T GET BETTER THAN THAT Reviver LOCASH 1.674 -0.107 538 29 49
050 51 4 WORTH IT BMLG Danielle Bradbery 1.463 +0.104 388 41 53
051 57 3 I HATE LOVE SONGS Black River Kelsea Ballerini 1.352 +0.769 394 233 52
052 52 3 HANGIN' ON RCA Nashville Chris Young 1.291 +0.244 508 151 50
053 53 3 BLUE TACOMA Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 1.120 +0.142 412 83 51
054 56 5 SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU Southern Ground/Elektra/WAR Sir Rosevelt 0.887 +0.190 230 38 59
055 55 5 REASONS Big Loud Jillian Jacqueline 0.731 +0.029 298 4 55
056 58 7 AMERICAN ROCK 'N ROLL Top Dog/BMG/Broken Bow Kid Rock 0.701 +0.135 386 44 54
057 NEW YOU GOT 'EM ALL Big Machine HH Hot Shot Debut HH Trent Harmon 0.698 +0.340 199 91 -
58 54 7 COUNTRY SONG Almost Country/Thirty Tigers Casey Donahew 0.656 -0.116 143 -9 -
059 RE-ENTRY RUN WILD HORSES BIG Label Aaron Watson 0.580 +0.164 211 13 -
060 59 2 YOUNG FOREVER EMI Nashville Eric Paslay 0.577 +0.029 247 73 58
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BRIAN LEE BENDER I'm Here To Party With You Magenta/Nine North
CALE DODDS Take You Back Warner Bros./WMN
LEE GANTT Ruined This Town HH
MITCHELL TENPENNY Drunk Me Riser House/Columbia Nashville
RISA BINDER You Came Along Warehouse
SMITHFIELD Hey Whiskey in2une Nashville
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CAMPBELL STATION Sweet Tea Highway 41
MATT MASON E Not Listed
SARA SPICER Jump HH
TYLER RICH The Difference Valory
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CRAIG CAMPBELL See You Try Red Bow
WES HAYDEN FEAT. ANDY GRIGGS There's Always Now SSM Nashville
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MOST ADDED®TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDSI WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Big Loud Jake Owen 28I HATE LOVE SONGS Black River Kelsea Ballerini 17HANGIN' ON RCA Nashville Chris Young 11BLUE TACOMA Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 11ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 10SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 10HOOKED Curb Dylan Scott 9BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 9YOUNG FOREVER EMI Nashville Eric Paslay 8KINDA DON'T CARE Valory Justin Moore 7
MOST INCREASED PLAYSTITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAINI WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Big Loud Jake Owen +766MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +557MEANT TO BE Warner Bros./BMLG Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line +538HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +419SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +343ALL ON ME Atlantic/WEA Devin Dawson +315ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +306BROKEN HALOS Mercury Chris Stapleton +298SHE'S WITH ME Atlantic/WEA High Valley +275YOU MAKE IT EASY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean +265
MOST INCREASED AUDIENCETITLE Imprint/Label Artist
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MEANT TO BE Warner Bros./BMLG Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line +3.665MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +3.160I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Big Loud Jake Owen +2.395HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +2.243SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +2.017ALL ON ME Atlantic/WEA Devin Dawson +1.554FOR THE FIRST TIME Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker +1.325YOU MAKE IT EASY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean +1.304THE LONG WAY Atlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge +1.218WOMAN, AMEN Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley +1.135
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCOREGross Artist AttendanceTicket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s)
$1,096,380 BLAKE SHELTON 15,436 MESSINA TOURING GROUP$125, $25 Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum/March 10 sellout
$928,038 BLAKE SHELTON 11,869 MESSINA TOURING GROUP$124, $54 Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C./March 9 sellout
$884,886 BLAKE SHELTON 11,392 MESSINA TOURING GROUP$136, $25 Philips Arena, Atlanta/March 8 sellout
$800,620 BLAKE SHELTON 10,289 MESSINA TOURING GROUP$125, $46 CenturyLink Center, Bossier City, La./March 6 sellout
$406,406 CHRIS YOUNG 7,617 CONCERTS WEST$58, $38 Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis./Feb. 22 sellout
Reported worldwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures should be submitted to Bob Allen by phone (615-891-1976), fax (615-891-2054) or email ([email protected]).
TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORTWEEK ENDING MARCH 18, 2018
Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 817-283-7984. Copyright 2018, Texas Regional Radio Report
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01 2 17 HELL OF A HIGHWAY (Independent) HH 1 Week at 1 HH Jake Worthington 1899 209
02 3 9 SO LONG 6TH STREET (Bowen Sounds) Wade Bowen 1683 76
3 1 24 BE THE REVIVAL (Red Dirt Legend) Brandon Jenkins 1532 -283
04 7 9 WHAT COWBOYS DO (Almost Country) Casey Donahew Band 1487 102
5 5 27 DEVIL'S DONE WITH ME (Independent) TJ Broscoff 1339 -128
6 4 24 HANK (Independent) Whiskey Myers 1338 -263
07 8 20 MISTAKES (Independent) Jesse Raub Jr. 1312 1
08 10 12 EVERYTHING TO LOSE (Independent) Sundance Head 1308 59
9 6 20 GOOD PEOPLE (Independent) Josh Grider 1300 -134
010 9 9 GIRL DOWN IN TEXAS (Independent) Josh Abbott Band 1288 8
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LAST WEEK
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TW SPINS
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011 13 31 EVERY TIME YOU RUN (Independent) Frank Ray 1199 44
12 12 26 WHAT I DO (Independent) Mark Powell 1174 -38
013 14 21 LOOK WHO'S HURTING NOW (Independent) Clay Hollis 1168 13
014 21 9 RUN WILD HORSES (BIG Label ) Aaron Watson 1127 190
15 15 21 RAIN (Independent) Aaron Copeland 1106 -15
016 16 16 HELL OF A YEAR (Independent) Parker McCollum 1086 6
17 17 20 IF I SAY I LOVE YOU (CONSIDER ME DRUNK) (BGM) Johnny Bush w/ Reckless Kelly 1062 -9
018 19 13 DRINKIN' BOUT YOU (Little Red Truck) Deryl Dodd w/ Matt Hillyer 1022 25
19 11 20 BORN TO DIE (Independent) Curtis Grimes 926 -320
020 26 9 TEXAS RAIN (Independent) Case Hardin 917 96
RECURRENTSTHIS
WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label ArtistTOTAL AUD.
(IN MILLIONS)1 LIKE I LOVED YOU BMLG Brett Young 20.756
2 WRITTEN IN THE SAND RCA Nashville Old Dominion 19.349
3 SMALL TOWN BOY Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 19.181
4 BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 18.717
5 YOURS Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 18.311
6 GREATEST LOVE STORY Arista Nashville LANCO 17.475
7 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 16.425
8 WHAT IFS Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina 16.398
9 UNFORGETTABLE Valory Thomas Rhett 15.133
10 DO I MAKE YOU WANNA Mercury Billy Currington 11.842
Country AirplayNEW AND ACTIVE
TITLE Imprint/Label ArtistTOTAL
AUDIENCETOTAL
STATIONS ADDSCHILLS Universal Music Canada James Barker Band 0.547 22 2
HEY MAMA Reviver Michael Tyler 0.509 26 0
HOTEL KEY RCA Nashville Old Dominion 0.432 4 2
BUTTERFLIES MCA Nashville Kacey Musgraves 0.317 2 1
LOST Wheelhouse Walker McGuire 0.282 28 1
TROUBLE MAKER LANco LANCO 0.275 0 0
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BERKLEE SCHOOL VISITS NASHVILLEThe Boston-based Berklee School of Music is enhancing its relationship with Nashville’s music community this week, presenting producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) an award and announcing Americana act Rosanne Cash as a recipient of an honorary degree.
Cobb received the college’s American Master Award on March 19 during Berklee’s 33rd annual spring break student trip to Nashville. The award comes just days after The Oak Ridge Boys released a Cobb-produced project, 17th Avenue Revival, and puts Cobb on a list of former Master winners that includes Curb/Word CEO of recorded music and publishing Jim Ed Norman, drummer Eddie Bayers and producer T Bone Burnett.
Cash will join producer-guitarist Nile Rodgers and jazz artist Esperanza Spalding as honorary recipients of doctor of music degrees during Berklee commencement exercises on May 12. Previous country, bluegrass and Americana artists to receive honorary doctorates from the school include Loretta Lynn, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs.
Charlie Worsham, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch and Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines were all Berklee students before their careers connected them to Nashville.
MOVERS & SHAKERSCumulus corporate country PD Brian Thomas takes the WKHX Atlanta PD job following the departure of Scott Lindy. It requires a move; Thomas was
previously WLS-FM Chicago PD … KUBL Salt Lake City will introduce a new morning show, Lexi and Banks, on March 21. Alexis “Lexi” Papadopoulos is promoted to the role from weekends and traffic for multiple Cumulus/Salt Lake City signals. Jared “Banks” Danielson was most recently KEGA Salt Lake City PD/music director/morning host … KKBQ Houston promoted A.J. Ramos to morning-show producer from within the promotions and social media team. Reach him here … Westwood One hired
Paul Joseph as Los Angeles-based vp program operations and content, charged with coaching air talent at the network and Cumulus. He previously held a similar role with Cumulus … Michelle Miguelez joined Cox Media Group as vp communications and public affairs, working with the company’s multiple platforms, including more than 60 radio stations. She was previously Georgia Power director of corporate communications … Cumulus/Harrisburg-York-Lancaster, Pa., moved WZCY to 93.5 FM from 106.7 on March 15. Concurrently, PD Charles “Chachi” Angelo moves to morning drive from afternoons, joining Jenna Clay in the daypart. Alex Harley shifts to afternoon drive from middays … WRNS Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, N.C., posted
an opening for a morning-show host following the retirement of Jim Mantel. Go here for details … The Bobby Bones Show won national on-air personality of the year from the Academy of Country Music for the third time. Other personality victors included Bud Ford and Jerry Broadway, WIL St. Louis (major market); Dale Carter, KFKF Kansas City (large market); Steve Gradowitz and Geoff Emery, KUZZ Bakersfield, Calif. (medium market); and Dave Daniels, KHAY Ventura, Calif. (small market). Radio stations of the year include KMLE Phoenix (major market); WSIX Nashville (large market); WUSY Chattanooga, Tenn., (medium market); and KTTS Springfield, Mo. (small market) … Adams Radio/Tallahassee (Fla.) hired Jeff Horn as operations manager for the cluster and PD for country WWOF, InsideRadio.com reported. He was previously WEBL Memphis PD … Panel sessions and handouts from the 2018 Country Radio Seminar have been posted on the conference website. Go here for handouts and documents, and here to stream panels.
’ROUND THE ROWCold River hired Jenna Johnson as San Diego-based manager of West Coast radio promotion, replacing Taylor Eschbach, who slides into a creative director position. Johnson begins the new job on April 2, following a run at KRTY San Jose, where she was assistant to the vp sales, creative services director and weekend air talent. Reach Johnson in her new position here. Reach Eschbach here … Country Music Hall of Fame senior vp museum services Carolyn Tate announced her departure from the facility to work with celebrities and private families on their archival collections. Tate has been a Hall staff member since 2002, bringing her tenure with the organization to more than 25 years in two different stints … Big Machine Label Group promoted Jessica Myers to vp rights management and business affairs from senior director. The role involves both the label group and publishing sister Big Machine Music. Reach her here … Warner Music Nashville signed singer-songwriter Trea Landon to a recording deal … Indie SSM Entertainment inked Ashley Barron to a recording contract … Quinn Loggins joined the songwriting roster at Given Music … Big Machine Music welcomed songwriter Benjy Davis with a publishing agreement … Singer-songwriter Matt Stell joined ASCAP … Bluegrass act Balsam Range engaged Moonstruck Management for both management and concert booking … Collin Raye hired Absolute Publicity for media representation … APR A AMCOS, the performing-rights organization for Australia, New Zealand and several surrounding territories, announced plans to open a Music City office at InDo Nashville, 632 Fogg St. … Seven women who have impacted Music Row will receive Hall of Fame awards from SOURCE Nashville on Sept. 25: Barbara Baker, Tree Publishing; JoAnn Berry, World Class Talent; Tammy Genovese, Country Music Association; Holly Gleason, Joe’s Garage; Cathy Gurley, Gurley and Co.; Anita Hogin, International Artist Management; and Ronna Rubin, Rubin Media … Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) will hold its annual Music Row Madness fundraiser on April 25 at Nashville’s Topgolf … The late Daryle Singletary will be honored with a Keepin’ It Country tribute show on March 27 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Among the performers are Chris Young, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss and Rhett Akins … Music Healt h A lliance par tnered w it h Saint Thomas Health to create the Ben Eyestone Fund, a preventive-care program for musicians named for a drummer with Margo Price and Nikki Lane, who died in 2017 after receiving a late diagnosis of advanced colon cancer … Music veteran Hazel Smith died March 18 at her home in Madison, Tenn., CMT.com reported. A former gossip columnist for CMT and host of the network’s Southern Fried Flicks, the colorful Southerner held numerous journalism jobs and several industry positions. She has often been cited for bestowing the “outlaw” moniker on the 1970s music movement associated with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.
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Sea Gayle artist C.J. Solar (right) visited with WUCZ Carthage, Tenn., GM/PD/music director Dennis Banka while promoting his single “Airplane” (No. 42 on the Country Indicator chart).
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Cam took part in WUSY Chattanooga, Tenn.’s benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on March 13 at the Tivoli Theatre. From left: Entercom/Chattanooga senior vp programming Justin Cole, Cam, WUSY personality Melissa “Mo” Turner Wagner, Arista Nashville regional promotion manager Southeast Ali O’Connell and WUSY personality Greg “StyckMan” Owens.
MUSIC NOTESRestoration, an all-star tribute to Elton John/Bernie Taupin songs, leads the pack among new albums with upcoming release dates. The Universal Music Group Nashville project — which coincides with a pop tribute titled Revamp — finds Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Willie Nelson among the acts covering both familiar hits and album cuts. Restoration comes out April 6. The news comes on the heels of Monument’s March 16 rerelease of Walker Hayes’ 8 Tracks Vol. 1 & 2. Also on the way are Red Shahan’s Culberson County, March 30 (Thirty Tigers); Jason Boland & The Stragglers’ Hard Tim es , May 18 (Thirty Tigers); and The Travelin’ McCourys’ s el f-t it led projec t — featuring brothers Ronnie and Rob McCoury — May 25 (McCoury Music/RED).
Two rising young females make their Grand Ole Opry debuts in the coming weeks. Kalie Shorr, who used the Song Suffragettes weekly showcase in Nashville as a building block on the way to becoming a SiriusXM “Highway Find,” will appear on the WSM-AM Nashville show on March 31. A week later, Rebel Engine artist Stephanie Quayle will have her Opry introduction on April 7. She’s likely to perform current single “Selfish,” No. 37 on the Billboard Country Indicator chart.
Kane Brown earned Guinness World Records status when he became the first artist to simultaneously top five Billboard country charts on Oct. 28, 2017: Top Country Albums, Country Digital Song Sales, Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs and Country Streaming Songs. In his wake, indie artist Scott Helmer set another Guinness mark by playing 12 concerts in 12 cities in a 24-hour period. The feat took place Nov. 28-29, 2016, in California and Arizona. Hunter Hayes held the record for a time when he did 10 shows in 24 hours May 9-10, 2014.
PBS show Bluegrass Underground moves to a new location as The Caverns opens to the public on March 24 in Pelham, Tenn. Billy Strings and the Sweet Lizzy Project will play the inaugural show in the 13-episode season, which also counts Kathy Mattea, Turnpike Troubadours and Sam Bush among its guests. Other acts playing non-PBS concerts in the cave this year include Steve Earle & The Dukes, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and John Anderson.
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ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC
March 20 • 2008 — Donald Trump fires Carol Alt and
Lennox Lewis, leaving Trace Adkins to square off against Piers Morgan in the finale of the NBC show The Celebrity Apprentice. Trump labels the matchup “the arrogant Brit vs. the American cowboy.”
March 21 • 2014 — George Strait welcomes two surprise guests during a show
at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena: Eric Church sings on “Cowboys Like Us,” and Kenny Chesney joins him on “Amarillo by Morning.”
• 1988 — Randy Travis wins three times at the 23rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards, aired on NBC from Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif. He earns top male vocalist, and “Forever and Ever, Amen” takes single record and song of the year.
March 22 • 1968 — Tammy Wynette records “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” at Nashville’s
Columbia Recording Studios. • 1958 — Hank Williams Jr. makes his public stage debut at the
age of 8, singing “Lovesick Blues” at the Nancy Auditorium in Swainsboro, Ga.
March 23 • 2011 — RCA releases Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night”
to radio. • 1998 — Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley Judd attend the Academy
Awards in Los Angeles, where Trisha Yearwood performs “How Do I Live” from the movie Con Air.
March 24 • 2017 — Darius Rucker and John Mellencamp are featured as a
new version of CMT Crossroads debuts. They lock voices on “Pink Houses,” “Hold My Hand,” “Alright” and “Wagon Wheel.”
March 25 • 2015 — The Oak Ridge Boys, The Browns and guitarist Grady
Martin are announced as 2015 inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
March 26 • 2016 — Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” kicks off a four-week
run at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. • 2013 — Warner Bros. releases Blake Shelton’s album Based On a
True Story...
Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database
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Amerimonte/1608 Promotions artist Shane Owens paid a promotional visit to KJUG Visalia, Calif. From left: 1608 West Coast regional Roger Fregoso, KJUG midday personality Rose Ortega, Owens and KJUG PD Rik McNeil.
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THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
TWO WEEKS
AGOWKS ON CHART
TITLE Artist PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL
COUNTRY AIRPLAY
RANKPEAK
POSITION
01 1 1 16 MEANT TO BE HH No. 1 (16 weeks)/Airplay Gainer HH Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line WILSHIRE (B.REXHA,T.HUBBARD,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) WARNER BROS./BMLG
7 1
02 2 2 25 MARRY ME Thomas Rhett D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) VALORY 2 2
03 3 3 7 YOU MAKE IT EASY Jason Aldean M.KNOX (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,M.WALLEN,J.M.SCHMIDT) MACON/BROKEN BOW 10 2
04 4 4 23 HEAVEN Kane Brown D.HUFF (S.CARTER,M.MCGINN,L.RIMES) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 12 4
05 5 6 48 BROKEN HALOS Chris Stapleton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) MERCURY 1 5
06 7 7 12 MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD Luke Bryan J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (D.FRASIER,E.M.HILL,J.KEAR) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 3 6
7 6 5 43 FIVE MORE MINUTES Scotty McCreery F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,M.CRISWELL) TRIPLE TIGERS 8 4
08 8 9 35 SINGLES YOU UP Jordan Davis P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,S.D.JONES,J.EBACH) MCA NASHVILLE 5 8
09 9 10 37 ALL ON ME Devin Dawson J.JOYCE (D.DAWSON,J.DURRETT,A.SMITH) ATLANTIC/WEA 4 9
010 11 11 30 THE LONG WAY Brett Eldredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,M.ROGERS) ATLANTIC/WMN 6 10
011 13 20 8 I LIVED IT Blake Shelton S.HENDRICKS (A.GORLEY,B.HAYSLIP,R.AKINS,R.COPPERMAN) WARNER BROS./WMN 13 11
012 12 12 31 SHE'S WITH ME High Valley S.MOSLEY,M.O'CONNOR (B.REMPEL,S.MOSLEY,B.M.STENNIS) ATLANTIC/WEA 9 12
013 14 16 11 ONE NUMBER AWAY Luke Combs S.MITCHELL,JACKIE BOYZ (L.COMBS,S.A.BATTEY,S.MITCHELL,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 18 13
014 18 24 9 TEQUILA HH Streaming Gainer HH Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,J.REYNOLDS,N.GALYON) WARNER BROS./WAR
34 14
015 17 17 21 FOR THE FIRST TIME Darius Rucker R. COPPERMAN (D.RUCKER,D.GEORGE,SCOOTER CARUSOE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11 15
016 16 15 22 UP DOWN Morgan Wallen Featuring Florida Georgia Line J.MOI (B.CLAWSON,M.HARDY,C.J. SOLAR) BMLG/BIG LOUD 20 15
017 15 14 39 BOY Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (J.M.NITE,N.GALYON) CURB 17 14
018 19 19 8 WOMAN, AMEN Dierks Bentley R. COPPERMAN (R.COPPERMAN,J.KEAR,D.BENTLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16 18
019 20 18 28 HAPPENS LIKE THAT Granger Smith G.SMITH,F.ROGERS,D.WELLS (G.SMITH,J.M.SCHMIDT,A.ALBERT,T.HUBBARD,J.WILSON) WHEELHOUSE 14 18
020 21 21 24 TAKE BACK HOME GIRL Chris Lane Featuring Tori Kelly J.MOI (D.A.GARCIA,H.LINDSEY,J.MILLER) BIG LOUD 21 20
021 22 23 16 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney K.CHESNEY,B.CANNON (D.L.MURPHY,C.STEVENS,J.YEARY) BLUE CHAIR/REVIVER 15 21
022 23 22 28 ONES THAT LIKE ME Brantley Gilbert D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,B.CHAFFIN,B.PINSON) VALORY 19 22
023 31 33 9 MERCY HH Digital Gainer HH Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,S.MCCONNELL) BMLG
36 23
024 26 27 25 GET TO YOU Michael Ray S.HENDRICKS (A.STOKLASA,P.DOVGALYUK) ATLANTIC/WEA 22 24
025 25 35 3 I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Jake Owen J.MOI (T.CECIL,J.MELLENCAMP,D.RAY,J.STEVENS,C.WISEMAN) BIG LOUD 24 25
Hot Country Songs
Br yan ’s positive-message anthem bumps to a new Hot Country Songs high (7-6). It holds at No. 3 on Country Airplay, up 9 percent to 38 million in audience. The song’s official
video arrived March 14.
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Airplay (2.9 million impressions).
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For week ending March 15, 2018. Figures are rounded. Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music.
For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected]
The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.
COUNTRY MARKET WATCHA Weekly National Music Sales Report
Hot Country Songs
ALBUMSDIGITAL
ALBUMS*DIGITAL TRACKS
This Week 272,000 74,000 924,000
Last Week 280,000 75,000 931,000
Change -2.9% -1.3% -0.8%
This Week Last Year 382,000 120,000 1,362,000
Change -28.8% -38.3% -32.2%
*Digital album sales are also counted within album sales.
Weekly Unit SalesYear-Over-Year Album Sales2017 2018 CHANGE
Albums 4,169,000 3,090,000 -25.9%
Digital Tracks 15,116,000 10,476,000 -30.7%
YEAR-TO-DATE
Overall Unit Sales
2017 2018 CHANGE
Physical 2,845,000 2,212,000 -22.2%
Digital 1,324,000 878,000 -33.7%
Sales by Album Format
SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
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026 28 26 15 SHE AIN'T IN IT Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (C.DANIELS,W.VARBLE) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 26 26
27 24 13 3 BREAK UP IN THE END Cole Swindell M.CARTER (J.M.NITE,C.MCGILL,J.J.DILLON) WARNER BROS./WMN 32 13
028 29 28 5 KISS SOMEBODY Morgan Evans C. DESTEFANO (M.EVANS,C. DESTEFANO,J.OSBORNE) WARNER BROS./WEA 23 28
029 30 29 20 HOOKED Dylan Scott M.ALDERMAN,C.GIBBS,J.E.NORMAN (L.RIMES,S.ENNIS,M.EVANS) CURB 27 29
30 27 25 19 FEMALE Keith Urban K.URBAN,R. COPPERMAN,D.HUFF (R.COPPERMAN,N.GALYON,S.MCANALLY) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE RC 11
031 33 31 10 DRUNK GIRL Chris Janson S.HENDRICKS (C.JANSON,SCOOTER CARUSOE,T.DOUGLAS) WARNER BROS./WAR 35 31
032 32 34 13 I'D BE JEALOUS TOO Dustin Lynch R. COPPERMAN (D.LYNCH,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) BROKEN BOW 39 32
033 34 36 14 HEART BREAK Lady Antebellum BUSBEE (D.HAYWOOD,C.KELLEY,H.SCOTT,J.FRASURE,N.GALYON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 28 33
034 NEW 1 THIS IS IT HH Hot Shot Debut HH Scotty McCreery F.ROGERS,D.WELLS,A.ESHUIS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,A.ESHUIS) TRIPLE TIGERS
- 34
035 45 — 3 HANGIN' ON Chris Young C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER (C.YOUNG,C.CROWDER,J.HOGE) RCA NASHVILLE - 35
036 35 37 9 CRIMINAL Lindsay Ell K.BUSH (L.ELL,C.STEVENS,F.WILHELM) STONEY CREEK 25 35
037 37 44 4 A LITTLE DIVE BAR IN DAHLONEGA Ashley McBryde J.JOYCE (A.MCBRYDE,N.HAYFORD,J.RICE) ATLANTIC/WAR 33 37
038 36 41 8 KINDA DON'T CARE Justin Moore S.BORCHETTA,J.S.STOVER (R.AKINS,R.COPPERMAN,B.HAYSLIP) VALORY 30 36
039 38 42 7 DOIN' FINE Lauren Alaina BUSBEE (LAUREN ALAINA,E.SHACKELTON,BUSBEE) 19/INTERSCOPE/MERCURY 31 38
040 39 39 13 THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Chase Rice R. COPPERMAN (C.RICE,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW 29 39
041 40 40 8 BORN TO LOVE YOU LANCO J.JOYCE (B.LANCASTER,R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY,J.OSBORNE) ARISTA NASHVILLE 45 39
042 41 38 8 PARALLEL LINE Keith Urban BENNY BLANCO,E.SHEERAN,J.MCDAID,K.URBAN (E.C.SHEERAN,B.J.LEVIN,J.MCDAID,J.MICHAELS,A.WADGE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE - 25
043 44 49 3 HIDE THE WINE Carly Pearce BUSBEE (A.GORLEY,L.LAIRD,H.LINDSEY) BIG MACHINE 38 43
044 46 43 4 SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU Sir Rosevelt TIMBALAND,A.LOPEZ,G.FLORES (Z.BROWN,N.MOON,B.SIMONETTI,T.V.MOSLEY,J.A.VELAZQUEZ,G.FLORES) SOUTHERN GROUND/ELEKTRA/WAR - 42
045 42 45 15 WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,S.ELLIS,J.HOGE) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE - 34
046 43 46 7 SHOOT ME STRAIGHT Brothers Osborne J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,L.T.MILLER) EMI NASHVILLE 42 35
47 47 48 16 MILLIONAIRE Chris Stapleton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (K.WELCH) MERCURY - 26
048 50 — 2 WILD WEST Runaway June D.HUFF,M.J.CONES (J.WAYNE,J.LANTZ,B.MONTANA) WHEELHOUSE 37 48
049 NEW 1 RICH Maren Morris BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.J.DILLON,L.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 41 49
050 RE-ENTRY 2 BUTTERFLIES Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (L.LAIRD,N.HEMBY,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE - 32
ALBUM SALES
’18
’17
DIGITAL TRACKS SALES
’18
’17
4.2 million
3.0 million
000.0 million
’15
’14
10.5 million
15.1 million
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The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright 2018, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES
Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). Copyright 2018, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). Copyright 2018, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS
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01 1 1 67 KANE BROWN KANE BROWNZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 0 1
2 2 2 150 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLERMERCURY 019405*/UMGN 2 1
03 5 3 14 LUKE BRYAN WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRYCAPITOL NASHVILLE 027589*/UMGN 1
4 3 4 27 THOMAS RHETT LIFE CHANGESVALORY TR0300A/BMLG 1
05 6 6 41 LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOURIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 0 1
6 4 5 45 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1MERCURY 026379*/UMGN 0 1
07 8 8 57 BRETT YOUNG BRETT YOUNGBMLG BY0100A* 0 2
8 7 7 15 CHRIS STAPLETON FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 2MERCURY 027408*/UMGN 1
09 19 21 35 ALAN JACKSON PRECIOUS MEMORIES COLLECTIONARC/EMI NASHVILLE 025887/UMGN 4
10 9 9 91 JON PARDI CALIFORNIA SUNRISECAPITOL NASHVILLE 024744*/UMGN 0 1
11 10 10 161 SAM HUNT MONTEVALLOMCA NASHVILLE 021502/UMGN 3 1
12 11 11 81 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE DIG YOUR ROOTSBMLG 0300* 1 1
013 18 19 19 BLAKE SHELTON TEXOMA SHOREWARNER BROS. 564386/WMN 1
14 12 12 29 OLD DOMINION HAPPY ENDINGSRCA NASHVILLE 542939*/SMN 1
015 16 17 138 ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR...ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC 546369/AG 3
16 14 31 125 BLAKE SHELTON RELOADED: 20 #1 HITSWARNER BROS. 551788/WMN 2
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19 15 18 129 THOMAS RHETT TANGLED UPVALORY RT0200A/BMLG 1 2
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21 21 22 27 DUSTIN LYNCH CURRENT MOODBROKEN BOW 7934/BBMG 2
22 20 13 8 LANCO HALLELUJAH NIGHTSARISTA NASHVILLE 530583*/SMN 1
23 13 15 21 CHRIS YOUNG LOSING SLEEPRCA NASHVILLE 544257/SMN 1
24 23 24 159 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMESREPUBLIC NASHVILLE 017773/BMLG 2 1
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06 6 29 BROKEN HALOS CHRIS STAPLETON
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012 11 6 EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT DAVID LEE MURPHY & KENNY CHESNEY
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In another setting, a song titled “Best Shot” might have contained a few pointed metaphors: “Right on target,” “Gunning for your love” or — as Pat Benatar put it in “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” — “Fire away.”
There are no such phrases in Jimmie Allen’s “Best Shot” — no hearts going “bang, bang,” no taking aim at someone’s love and no “missing the mark.” That said, the guy in the song certainly recognizes that he has, indeed, missed the mark in his past attempts at romance.
“I feel like this was the first song that I really opened up and was just honest with my past relationships where you have someone special and you kind of take it for granted,” says Allen. “That’s life — you’re young, you’re having a good time, you don’t really realize how great she is until she slides out of your arms.”
Allen’s first-ever single, “Best Shot” blends humility, hope and vulnerability — the kinds of sensitivity that over-the-top cleverness might cover up.
“One of the main complaints women have is that we’re not quote unquote ‘intimate’ with our conversations,” says Allen. “We don’t open up too much. And now for me, this is a song that said everything I wanted to say and couldn’t say it.”
Born and raised in Delaware, Allen is familiar with hard knocks — both in his love life and his career. He lived in his car for a short period after moving to Nashville in 2007, and just two years ago, he was still waiting tables at a Bonefish Grill seafood restaurant in Franklin, Tenn., during the day and stocking shelves at Walmart overnight. And while he held down those two jobs, he diligently continued honing his songwriting and finding the sweet spot in his smooth delivery.
As fate would have it, Allen was a late replacement for another performer at a three-person songwriter showcase at Puckett’s Grocery. And he shared the round with another last-minute fill-in, Wide Open Music Group president Ash Bowers, who charted three singles as an artist with Stoney Creek in 2010-2011. Bowers was impressed, and within 48 hours, Allen had a publishing deal.
“One of the things that made him so unique was he had been writing songs that were great, [but] he wasn’t writing with the typical guys in town that are writing hit songs,” says Bowers. “By default, he just didn’t have the relationships to get in those rooms, and it made it something fresh, because it was all being created in a different place with different people.”
Allen’s most frequent collaborators, Major Bob Music staff writers J.P. Williams and Josh London, were on hand when Allen subsequently introduced the “Best Shot” idea during a four-way writing session, but that fourth participant wasn’t feeling it and they moved on. When the three J’s — Jimmie, Josh and J.P. — reconvened a week later, Allen was still obsessed with the melody and suggested they readdress it. The song leaned on relationship advice from Allen’s grandmother — that women want a guy who’s willing to let down his guard and show his true self. The song was basically a pledge to give it his “best shot.” The writers took an approach that matched that idea.
“We were just coming at it in a real place, maybe less as songwriters [trying to] see how clever we can be and more about communicating a real emotion,” says Williams. “Honesty resonates with people, and it’s sometimes hard to come by these days.”
They carved out the chorus first, giving it a visual sensibility by comparing the woman’s smile in the opening line to a sunset over the coast of California.
“The hardest part was rhyming with it,” says Allen. “ ‘There’s no doubt, because of you, I’m not the man I was before ya.’ Who knew that we were
about to rhyme ‘ya’ with ‘California?’ ”Once the chorus was completed, they turned to the first verse, encapsulating
the disappointments and broken spirit that marked the guy’s life prior to his love’s arrival. The second verse embraced the turn-around he experienced after
she appeared.“Guys do dumb things, at least in my life
experience, but a woman’s touch always makes things a little bit better,” says London. “You do things that you shouldn’t a little bit less, and you do things that you should a little bit more. It’s all looking forward to the positives.”
The entire song is written over a four-chord pattern that varies only once — at the bridge, a short couple lines that reflect on the start of the relationship and its spiritual value.
“That bridge was all Jimmie,” says London. “When we got finished with the second chorus, Jimmie just blurted it out, out of the middle of nowhere.”
When he heard a rough Instagram performance, Bowers asked Allen to demo it, and they put together a version that had standard big drums and heavy guitars. Unfortunately, “Best Shot” seemed to lose its mojo. But Allen wasn’t done with it.
“I just couldn’t leave this song alone,” he says. “I would play it all the time at my house just with my acoustic.”
That proved to be key. He performed it publicly for the first time at the Bluebird Café on Dec. 17, 2016, doing a guitar/vocal version that revived Bowers’ interest. Two months later, Allen played a full-band version of “Best Shot” for the first time during a showcase on Feb. 28, 2017, at The Country. Wide Open founder Steve Williams told him afterward that the song was “undeniable.” As Allen drove home, he got a call from BBR Music Group executive vp Jon Loba, who offered a recording deal.
Bowers and Eric Torres had previously produced six sides on Allen, and the day after the showcase, they were already set to cut six more titles at Ocean Way, where they showed the musicians the stripped-down Instagram video, encouraging them to keep “Best Shot” in spare form. Evan Hutchings used a cajon app to create an appropriately restrained percussion base, and Ilya Toshinsky and Justin Ostrander layered multiple guitars to help propel the song’s rhythm. Keyboard player David Dorn added an Omnisphere plug-in to create a bubble tone in the chorus, but all those parts were pulled way back to put Allen’s vocal in the forefront. And Allen nailed his part in just two takes.
“I got so wrapped up in that song emotionally, I forgot I was recording, and I forgot that other people were in the room,” says Allen.
Thus, his vocal carried an honest, unfabricated tone that matched the creative intent behind “Best Shot.”
“You can sing the life out of a song in the studio,” says Bowers. “Jimmie being such a great singer, on these types of songs it was super important for us to capture something that seemed very natural.”
Stoney Creek released “Best Shot” to radio via PlayMPE on Jan. 29. It’s currently at No. 48 on Country Airplay after five charted weeks.
“Jimmie is the one that really stuck by the song and the idea, and he’s the one who sort of championed it and said, ‘Man, we got to finish this one,’ ” says Williams. “I’m really happy he did.”
“Best Shot” is Allen’s introduction to the world at large, but it’s also a personal breakthrough, his best attempt at reaching a new level of honesty.
“Each opportunity we get [in life], we should use it to become better,” he says. “For me, on a deeper level, that’s what the song is about.”
New Artist Jimmie Allen TakesHis First Shot With ‘Best Shot’
MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]
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01 1 12 MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD Capitol Nashville HH No. 1 (2 weeks) HH Luke Bryan 5146 +125 7.987
02 4 30 THE LONG WAY Atlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge 4679 +167 6.986
03 5 29 ALL ON ME Atlantic/WEA Devin Dawson 4604 +106 6.988
04 6 38 SINGLES YOU UP MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 4446 +241 6.736
5 2 18 MARRY ME Valory Thomas Rhett 4227 -531 6.996
6 3 34 BROKEN HALOS Mercury Chris Stapleton 4123 -577 6.854
07 8 33 SHE'S WITH ME Atlantic/WEA High Valley 3861 +263 5.794
08 7 33 FOR THE FIRST TIME Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker 3851 +183 5.803
09 9 8 YOU MAKE IT EASY Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 3686 +244 5.488
010 11 16 MEANT TO BE Warner Bros/BMLG Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line 3629 +485 5.282
011 12 9 I LIVED IT Warner Bros./WMN Blake Shelton 3242 +305 5.027
012 17 16 HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 3062 +366 4.581
013 13 40 HAPPENS LIKE THAT Wheelhouse Granger Smith 2982 +178 4.568
014 14 9 WOMAN, AMEN Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 2917 +175 4.159
015 18 19 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Blue Chair/Reviver David Lee Murphy & Kenny Chesney 2867 +197 4.220
016 15 38 BOY Curb Lee Brice 2853 +123 4.184
017 16 37 THE ONES THAT LIKE ME Valory Brantley Gilbert 2839 +122 4.011
018 20 11 ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 2509 +357 3.371
019 19 22 SHE AIN'T IN IT Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 2377 +99 3.202
020 21 17 UP DOWN Big Loud/BMLG Morgan Wallen Feat. Florida Georgia Line 2158 +139 2.956
021 22 31 GET TO YOU Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray 1759 +127 2.543
022 24 26 HEART BREAK Capitol Nashville Lady Antebellum 1649 +167 2.202
023 23 22 TAKE BACK HOME GIRL Big Loud Chris Lane Feat. Tori Kelly 1634 +72 1.962
024 27 12 CRIMINAL Stoney Creek Lindsay Ell 1436 +204 1.918
025 26 8 KISS SOMEBODY Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans 1413 +159 1.906
026 29 28 KINDA DON'T CARE Valory Justin Moore 1372 +294 1.897
027 25 43 DOIN' FINE 19/Interscope/Mercury Lauren Alaina 1369 +96 1.605
028 28 4 BREAK UP IN THE END Warner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 1368 +259 1.801
029 37 3 I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Big Loud HH Most Increased Plays/Most Added HH Jake Owen 1349 +590 2.023
030 38 21 HOOKED Curb Dylan Scott 993 +242 1.232
Country Indicator
BILLBOARD COUNTRY INDICATOR PANEL — 106 STATIONS
Abilene, Texas KEANAlexandria, La. KRRVAmarillo, Texas KGNCAsheville, N.C. WKSFAtlantic City, N.J. WPURBeaumont, Texas KYKRBeckley, W. Va. WJLSBiloxi, Miss. WZKXBloomington, Ill. WIBLBluefield, W. Va. WHKXBurlington, Vt. WOKOCape Girardeau, Mo. KEZSCharleston, W. Va WKWS WQBECollege Station, Texas KAGGColumbia, Mo. KCLRColumbus, Ga. WKCN WSTH Cookeville, Tenn. WGSQDothan, Ala. WTVYDuluth, Minn. KKCBEau Claire, Wis. WAXXElizabeth City, N.C. WRSFErie, Pa. WTWFEugene, Ore. KKNUEvansville, Ind. WKDQFargo, N.D. KBVB WSTH
Fayetteville, N.C. WKMLFlagstaff, Ariz. KAFFFlint, Mich. WFBEFlorence, Ala. WXFLFlorence, S.C. WEGXFt. Collins, Colo. KUADFt. Smith, Ark. KTCSFrederick, Md. WFREFredericksburg, Va. WFLSGreen Bay, Wis. WNCYHagerstown, Md. WAYZHot Springs, Ark. KQUSHuntington, Ky. WDGGHuntington, W. Va. WTCRIdaho Falls, Idaho KTHKJackson, Miss. WMSI WUSJJanesville, Wis. WJVL Jonesboro, Ark. KDXYJoplin, Mo. KIXQKalamazoo, Mich. WNWNKalispell, Mont. KDBRKingmah, Ariz. KFLGLafayette, Ind. WKOALaredo, Texas KRRGLansing, Mich. WITLLaurel, Miss. WBBN
Lebanon, N.H. WXXKLincoln, Neb KFGELongview, Texas KYKXLubbock, Texas KLLLLufkin, Texas KYKSMason City, Iowa KIAIMedford, Ore. KRWQMeridian, Miss. WOKKMontgomery, Ala. WLWIMorgantown, W. Va. WKKWMuskegon, Mich. WMUSNew London, Conn. WCTYOdessa, Texas KHKXPalm Springs, Calif. KPLMPensacola, Fla. WXBMPeoria, Ill. WXCL Poughkeepsie, N.Y. WRWDRapid City, S.D. KOUTRockford, Ill. WXXQRocky Mount, N.C. WDWGSaginaw, Mich. WCENSt. Cloud, Minn. KZPKSalina, Kan. KYEZSalisbury, Md. WKTTSan Angelo, Texas KGKLSan Luis Obispo, Calif. KKJG
Santa Barbara, Calif. KRAZSanta Maria, Calif. KSNISheboygan, Wis. WBFMSavannah, Ga. WJCL WUBBShreveport, La. KXKSSioux Cty, Iowa KSUXSouth Bend, Ind. WBYTSpringfield, Ill. WFMBSpringfield, Mo. KTTSTerre Haute, Ind. WTHITopeka, Kan. WIBWTraverse City, Mich. WTCMTupelo, Miss. WWZDUtica, N.Y. WFRGVictor Valley, CA. KATJWaco, Texas WACOWausau, Wis. WDEZWheeling, W. Va. WOVKWilliamsport, Pa. WILQYakima, Wash. KXDDYoungstown, Ohio WQXK WWGYWestwood One HOT COUNTRY MAINSTREAM COUNTRYMusic Choice TODAY’S COUNTRYSirius XM THE HIGHWAY
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031 30 9 TEQUILA Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 968 +46 1.204
032 31 14 DRUNK GIRL Warner Bros./WAR Chris Janson 959 +56 1.173
033 32 10 SHOOT ME STRAIGHT EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 940 +90 1.063
034 34 18 THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice 868 +67 1.054
035 36 4 MERCY BMLG Brett Young 863 +101 1.121
036 35 15 HIDE THE WINE Big Machine Carly Pearce 844 +56 0.951
037 33 20 SELFISH Rebel Engine Stephanie Quayle 837 +11 1.018
038 39 6 A LITTLE DIVE BAR IN DAHLONEGA Atlantic/WAR Ashley McBryde 718 +24 0.948
039 40 5 RUN WILD HORSES BIG Label Aaron Watson 715 +38 0.846
040 41 28 SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS EMI Nashville Brandon Lay 648 +18 0.688
041 42 5 RICH Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 597 +50 0.755
042 43 15 AIRPLANE Sea Gayle CJ Solar 537 +30 0.632
043 44 9 LAST SHOT MCA Nashville Kip Moore 520 +69 0.614
044 45 11 STILL THE SAME Big Machine Sugarland 495 +52 0.532
045 47 19 I'D BE JEALOUS TOO Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 444 +38 0.609
046 46 15 DIANE Arista Nashville Cam 433 +16 0.552
047 48 4 HANGIN' ON RCA Nashville Chris Young 420 +62 0.650
048 57 2 I HATE LOVE SONGS Black River Kelsea Ballerini 348 +94 0.399
049 50 9 BOOTS OFF MV2 Terry McBride 329 +14 0.343
050 51 6 DON'T GET BETTER THAN THAT Reviver LOCASH 323 +25 0.531
051 52 17 WILD WEST Wheelhouse Runaway June 299 +6 0.300
052 55 6 YES BigBig Eric Chesser 271 +14 0.313
053 53 8 AMERICAN BEAUTY Bison Creek James Robert Webb 270 0 0.327
054 56 4 BORN TO LOVE YOU Arista Nashville LANCO 266 +10 0.296
55 54 6 I GOT THIS Curb Jerrod Niemann 249 -14 0.220
056 58 3 CANNONBALL Captain & Bear Cash Campbell 240 +14 0.231
057 NEW YOUNG FOREVER EMI Nashville HH Hot Shot Debut HH Eric Paslay 198 +69 0.220
058 NEW WORTH IT BMLG Danielle Bradbery 176 +18 0.171
059 59 3 REASONS Big Loud Jillian Jacqueline 170 +3 0.232
060 60 4 NOISE BMG Shenandoah 167 +6 0.194
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CHARTS LEGENDRANKINGSCountry Airplay is ranked by total audience impressions for the week ending Sunday based on monitored airplay of 148 stations by Nielsen BDS. Audience totals on the chart are derived, in part, using certain Arbitron Inc. copyrighted Persons 12+ audience estimates (under license © 2018, Arbitron Inc.) Country Indicator is tabulated using reported playlists and Nielsen BDS-monitored airplay at 106 stations, ranked by total plays.
BULLETSl Awarded on Country Airplay to titles gaining audience or remaining flat from the previous week. A song will also receive a bullet if its percentage loss in audience does not exceed the percentage of monitored
station downtime for the format. Titles that decline in audience but increase in detections will also receive a bullet if the total audience erosion for the week does not exceed 3%. Bullets are awarded on Country Indicator to titles gaining plays or remaining flat from the previous week.
TIESOn Country Airplay, if two songs are tied in total audience, the song with the larger increase in audience is placed first. On Country Indicator, if two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first.
RECURRENTSOn Country Airplay, descending titles below No. 10 in either audience or detections are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks, provided that they are not still
gaining enough audience points to bullet or if they rank below No. 10 and post a third consecutive week of (non-bulleted) audience decline, regardless of total chart weeks. On Country Indicator, descending, non-bulleted titles below No. 10 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks or if they post a third consecutive week of decline in plays after 10 weeks.
HOT SHOT DEBUTAwarded to the highest-ranking new entry on Country Airplay and Country Indicator, respectively.
MOST ADDEDThe total number of new adds officially reported to Billboard by each reporting station, or by an automatic-add threshold (seven plays for the first time in a chart tracking week, according to Nielsen BDS) for stations that do not report adds.
MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE/PLAYSMost Increased Audience on Country Airplay and Most Increased Plays on Country Indicator list the songs with the greatest week-to-week increases in total audience or plays, respectively.
AIRPOWERAwarded on Country Airplay to titles ranking inside top 20 in plays and audience rankings for the first time, with increases in both plays and audience.
BREAKERAwarded on Country Airplay to titles achieving airplay (at least one detection) at 60% of reporting stations for the first time.
© 2018 Prometheus Global Media, LLC
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ALL ON ME Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/JJ Music Inc., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Two Sixteen Publishing, ASCAP (D.Dawson, J.Durrett, A.Smith) 4
AMERICAN ROCK 'N ROLL RJR Music Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Prince Of Minnesota Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Cooper Cavalier, ASCAP (R.J.Ritchie, J.Hyde, N.A.Medley, A.Eshuis) 56
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BEST SHOT Red Lining Music, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, SESAC/Castle Bound Music, Inc., SESAC/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Blonde Leading Blind, BMI (J.Allen, J.London, J.P.Williams) 48
BLUE TACOMA BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Provident Music Group, ASCAP/Hillbilly Science And Research Publishing, SESAC/Trailerlily Music, SESAC/Stephen Harris, BMI/Tyler Barksdale, BMI (R.Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 53
BORN TO LOVE YOU Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (B.Lancaster, R.Copperman, A.Gorley, J.Osborne) 45
BOY EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (J.M.Nite, N.Galyon) 17
BREAK UP IN THE END EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Plum Nelly, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music, BMI (J.M.Nite, C.McGill, J.J.Dillon) 32
BROKEN HALOS WB Music Corp., ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI (C.Stapleton, M.Henderson) 1
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COUNTRY SONG Almost Country Publishig, ASCAP (C.Donahew, A.Copeland, J.Newsome) 58
CRIMINAL Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Lindsay Ell Music, BMI/Moody Producer Music, BMI/Capitol CMG Paragon, BMI/Float Music, BMI/Meaux Mercy, BMI (L.Ell, C.Stevens, F.Wilhelm) 25
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DOIN' FINE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Lylas Music, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Jam Writers Group, BMI/Hello I Love You Music, BMI (Lauren Alaina, E.Shackelton, busbee) 31
DON'T GET BETTER THAN THAT Mars Marley Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Yeah Baby Songs Global, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI (P.Brust, C.Lucas, L.Rimes, P.Barton) 49
DRUNK GIRL ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Tomdouglasmusic, BMI (C.Janson, Scooter Carusoe, T.Douglas) 35
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FIVE MORE MINUTES Dagum Music, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Dixey Bar Music, BMI (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, M.Criswell) 8
FOR THE FIRST TIME Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/GrowingMusic, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Funky Friar Music, ASCAP/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP (D.Rucker, D.George, Scooter Carusoe) 11
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HANGIN' ON EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC (C.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 52
HAPPENS LIKE THAT Climbing Windmills Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (G.Smith, J.M.Schmidt, A.Albert, T.Hubbard, J.Wilson) 14
HEART BREAK WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/The Best I Could Do Publishing, ASCAP/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESCA/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, J.Frasure, N.Galyon) 28
HEAVEN BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, PRS/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI (S.Carter, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 12
HIDE THE WINE WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Universal Music Works, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Jake & Mack Music, GMR/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (A.Gorley, L.Laird, H.Lindsey) 38
HOOKED WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Rimes, S.Ennis, M.Evans) 27
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I'D BE JEALOUS TOO Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plane Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP (D.Lynch, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 39
I GOT THIS Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (L.Dick, R.Clawson, J.Osborne) 40
I HATE LOVE SONGS Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Blue, LLC, SESAC/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (K.Ballerini, T. Rosen, S.McAnally) 51
I LIVED IT Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Publishing, ASCAP/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI (A.Gorley, B.Hayslip, R.Akins, R.Copperman) 13
I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of XO, BMI/We In Good Company, BMI/EMI Full Keel Music, ASCAP/David Ray Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Sawyer Cash Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (T.Cecil, J.Mellencamp, D.Ray, J.Stevens, C.Wiseman) 24
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KINDA DON'T CARE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (R.Akins, R.Copperman, B.Hayslip) 30
KISS SOMEBODY Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Morgan Evans Publishing Designee, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, J.Osborne) 23
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LAST SHOT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Point Break Publishing, ASCAP/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/Songs From The Couch, BMI/Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Carol Vincent And Associates, LLC., ASCAP (K.Moore, D.Couch, D.L.Murphy) 43
A LITTLE DIVE BAR IN DAHLONEGA Songs Of Song Factroy, BMI/Veranda Music, SESAC/Little Falcor Music, BMI (A.McBryde, N.Hayford, J.Rice) 33
THE LONG WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/ole Canalco Publishing, ASCAP (B.Eldredge, M.Rogers) 6
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MARRY ME EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Telemitry Productions, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Frasure, A.Gorley, S.McAnally) 2
MEANT TO BE BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Kiss Me If You Can Music, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP (B.Rexha, T.Hubbard, J.Miller, D.A.Garcia) 7
MERCY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Little Beluga Music, BMI (B.Young, S.McConnell) 36
MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD SB 21 Music Publishing, BMI/Purdy Beard Music, BMI/Songs Of Amylase Music, BMI/Five Hills Music, BMI/Do Write Music, LLC/Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP (D.Frasier, E.M.Hill, J.Kear) 3
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ONE NUMBER AWAY Works For RHA Music, BMI/Mall B. Publishing, ASCAP/Razor & Tie Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/The Bicycle Music Company, ASCAP/Tunes of R And T Direct, SESAC/Self Shrevident Music, SESAC/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Combs, S.A.Battey, S.Mitchell, R.Williford) 18
ONES THAT LIKE ME Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Parallel Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Bobby's Lyrics, Land And Livestock, BMI (B.Gilbert, B.Chaffin, B.Pinson) 19
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REASONS Archer And Arrow Publishing, ASCAP/Razor And Tie Music Publishing, BMI/Tofer The Musical, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Bux Tone Music, BMI (J.Jacqueline, T.Brown, S.Buxton) 55
RICH International Dog Music, BMI/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Unlimited, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Publishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dillon, L.Veltz) 41
RUN WILD HORSES Tunes From HTK, BMI/Me Gusta Music, BMI (A.Watson) 59
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SHE AIN'T IN IT Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Mater Pie Music, BMI (C.Daniels, W.Varble) 26
SHE'S WITH ME Spruce Road Publishing, GMR/Capitol CMG Zenith, GMR/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/Centricity Tunes, GMR/CentricSongs, SESAC/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/Young Guns Publishing, LLC, BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Capitol CMG Amplifier, SESAC (B.Rempel, S.Mosley, B.M.Stennis) 9
SHOOT ME STRAIGHT Trampy McCauley, ASCAP/All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/The Country And Western Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, L.T.Miller) 42
SINGLES YOU UP Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Word Music, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Davis, S.D.Jones, J.Ebach) 5
SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU Day For The Dead Publishing, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Siva Moon Publishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Simonetti Music Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/VB Rising Publishing, ASCAP/Jose A. Velazquez Music, ASCAP/Gilde Flores Publishing Designee, ASCAP (Z.Brown, N.Moon, B.Simonetti, T.V.Mosley, J.A.Velazquez, G.Flores) 54
SPEAKERS, BLEACHERS AND PREACHERS Mid South Mood Maker Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Universal Music Works, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Jake & Mack Music, GMR/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (B.Lay, L.Laird, S.McAnally) 47
STILL THE SAME Jennifer Nettles Publishing, ASCAP/Magic Music Publishing, ASCAP/More And More Magic Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI (J. Nettles, K.Bush) 46
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TAKE BACK HOME GIRL Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Rezonant Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP (D.A.Garcia, H.Lindsey, J.Miller) 21
TEQUILA WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (D.Smyers, J.Reynolds, N.Galyon) 34
THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janiel's Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP (C.Rice, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 29
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UP DOWN Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five Miles West Songs, BMI/Mandy's Favorite Songs, BMI/Watsky Music, LLC, BMI/Harding Road Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP (B.Clawson, M.Hardy, C.J. Solar) 20
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WILD WEST Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Little Duchess Music, BMI/Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (J.Wayne, J.Lantz, B.Montana) 37
WOMAN, AMEN EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/DudeTunes, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (R.Copperman, J.Kear, D.Bentley) 16
WORTH IT Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/One Voice Global Publishing, BMI/Canal Music Publishing BV, BUMA/Meaux Jeaux Music, SESAC/Da Bears Da Bears Da Bears Music, SESAC/Capitol CMG Amplifier, SESAC/Dayspring Music, LLC, BMI/Goes Something Like THIS Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (D.Bradbery, J.Pardo, M.E.Reed) 50
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YOU GOT 'EM ALL Big Music Machine, BMI/Trent Harmon Publishing, BMI/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Here Comes The Boom Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (T.Harmon, J.Ebach, J.Minton) 57
YOU MAKE IT EASY Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP (T.Hubbard, B.Kelley, M.Wallen, J.M.Schmidt) 10
YOUNG FOREVER WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Five Foot Sixteen Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP (E.Paslay, M.Evans, C. DeStefano) 60
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ALL ON ME Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/JJ Music Inc., BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Two Sixteen Publishing, ASCAP (D.Dawson, J.Durrett, A.Smith) 9
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BORN TO LOVE YOU Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Concession 114 Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP (B.Lancaster, R.Copperman, A.Gorley, J.Osborne) 41
BOY EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (J.M.Nite, N.Galyon) 17
BREAK UP IN THE END EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Nite Writer Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Plum Nelly, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI/Big Ass Pile Of Dimes Music, BMI (J.M.Nite, C.McGill, J.J.Dillon) 27
BROKEN HALOS WB Music Corp., ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI (C.Stapleton, M.Henderson) 5
BUTTERFLIES Universal Music Works, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Jake & Mack Music, GMR/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (L.Laird, N.Hemby, K.Musgraves) 50
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CRIMINAL Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Lindsay Ell Music, BMI/Moody Producer Music, BMI/Capitol CMG Paragon, BMI/Float Music, BMI/Meaux Mercy, BMI (L.Ell, C.Stevens, F.Wilhelm) 36
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DOIN' FINE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Lylas Music, BMI/Better Boat Music, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Jam Writers Group, BMI/Hello I Love You Music, BMI (Lauren Alaina, E.Shackelton, busbee) 39
DRUNK GIRL ole Red Vinyl Music, BMI/Buckkilla Music, BMI/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Tomdouglasmusic, BMI (C.Janson, Scooter Carusoe, T.Douglas) 31
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EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Old Desperados, LLC, ASCAP/N2D Publishing Company, Inc., ASCAP/Meaux Mercy, BMI/Moody Producer Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/Great Day At This Music, BMI/Beattyville Music, BMI (D.L.Murphy, C.Stevens, J.Yeary) 21
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FEMALE EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, N.Galyon, S.McAnally) 30
FIVE MORE MINUTES Dagum Music, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Dixey Bar Music, BMI (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, M.Criswell) 7
FOR THE FIRST TIME Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/GrowingMusic, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Funky Friar Music, ASCAP/Scrambler Music, ASCAP/Abbotts Creek Music Two, ASCAP (D.Rucker, D.George, Scooter Carusoe) 15
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GET TO YOU Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/ole Green Vinyl Music, ASCAP (A.Stoklasa, P.Dovgalyuk) 24
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HANGIN' ON EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Goodbye Pants Music, BMI/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC (C.Young, C.Crowder, J.Hoge) 35
HAPPENS LIKE THAT Climbing Windmills Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (G.Smith, J.M.Schmidt, A.Albert, T.Hubbard, J.Wilson) 19
HEART BREAK WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/The Best I Could Do Publishing, ASCAP/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESCA/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, J.Frasure, N.Galyon) 33
HEAVEN BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, PRS/Smackworks Music, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Smack Blue, LLC, SESAC/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI (S.Carter, M.McGinn, L.Rimes) 4
HIDE THE WINE WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Universal Music Works, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Jake & Mack Music, GMR/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (A.Gorley, L.Laird, H.Lindsey) 43
HOOKED WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Koala T Tunes, BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Rimes, S.Ennis, M.Evans) 29
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I'D BE JEALOUS TOO Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plane Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP (D.Lynch, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 32
I LIVED IT Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/Pinetucky Road Publishing, ASCAP/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI (A.Gorley, B.Hayslip, R.Akins, R.Copperman) 11
I WAS JACK (YOU WERE DIANE) Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Songs Of XO, BMI/We In Good Company, BMI/EMI Full Keel Music, ASCAP/David Ray Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Sawyer Cash Music, BMI/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Red Toe Rocker, ASCAP (T.Cecil, J.Mellencamp, D.Ray, J.Stevens, C.Wiseman) 25
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KINDA DON'T CARE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Songs By Red Room, BMI/Thankful For This Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (R.Akins, R.Copperman, B.Hayslip) 38
KISS SOMEBODY Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Morgan Evans Publishing Designee, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASACP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, J.Osborne) 28
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A LITTLE DIVE BAR IN DAHLONEGA Songs Of Song Factroy, BMI/Veranda Music, SESAC/Little Falcor Music, BMI (A.McBryde, N.Hayford, J.Rice) 37
THE LONG WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/ole Canalco Publishing, ASCAP (B.Eldredge, M.Rogers) 10
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MARRY ME EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Cricket On The Line, BMI/Rio Bravo Music, Inc., BMI/Telemitry Productions, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie's Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (Thomas Rhett, J.Frasure, A.Gorley, S.McAnally) 2
MEANT TO BE BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Kiss Me If You Can Music, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP (B.Rexha, T.Hubbard, J.Miller, D.A.Garcia) 1
MERCY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Little Beluga Music, BMI (B.Young, S.McConnell) 23
MILLIONAIRE Universal Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Welch) 47
MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD SB 21 Music Publishing, BMI/Purdy Beard Music, BMI/Songs Of Amylase Music, BMI/Five Hills Music, BMI/Do Write Music, LLC/Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP (D.Frasier, E.M.Hill, J.Kear) 6
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ONE NUMBER AWAY Works For RHA Music, BMI/Mall B. Publishing, ASCAP/Razor & Tie Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/The Bicycle Music Company, ASCAP/Tunes of R And T Direct, SESAC/Self Shrevident Music, SESAC/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (L.Combs, S.A.Battey, S.Mitchell, R.Williford) 13
ONES THAT LIKE ME Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Parallel Music Publishing, LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Bobby's Lyrics, Land And Livestock, BMI (B.Gilbert, B.Chaffin, B.Pinson) 22
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PARALLEL LINE Ed Sheeran Limited, GMR/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music, GMR/Universal Music Works, GMR/Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol, PRS/Kobalt Music Publishing, PRS/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Thanks For The Songs Richard, BMI/BDi Music Limited, PRS (E.C.Sheeran, B.J.Levin, J.McDaid, J.Michaels, A.Wadge) 42
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RICH International Dog Music, BMI/Nettwerk One B Music, BMI/Unlimited, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Jay Gatsby Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Oh Denise Publishing, BMI/Big Music Machine, BMI (M.Morris, J.J.Dillon, L.Veltz) 49
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SHE AIN'T IN IT Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Spirit Cataloge Holdings, S.A.R.L./Spirit Of Nashville One, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Mater Pie Music, BMI (C.Daniels, W.Varble) 26
SHE'S WITH ME Spruce Road Publishing, GMR/Capitol CMG Zenith, GMR/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/Centricity Tunes, GMR/CentricSongs, SESAC/The Stennis Mightier Music, BMI/Young Guns Publishing, LLC, BMI/Dead Aim Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Capitol CMG Amplifier, SESAC (B.Rempel, S.Mosley, B.M.Stennis) 12
SHOOT ME STRAIGHT Trampy McCauley, ASCAP/All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/The Country And Western Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, L.T.Miller) 46
SINGLES YOU UP Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Word Music, LLC, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (J.Davis, S.D.Jones, J.Ebach) 8
SOMETHING 'BOUT YOU Day For The Dead Publishing, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Siva Moon Publishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Simonetti Music Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/VB Rising Publishing, ASCAP/Jose A. Velazquez Music, ASCAP/Gilde Flores Publishing Designee, ASCAP (Z.Brown, N.Moon, B.Simonetti, T.V.Mosley, J.A.Velazquez, G.Flores) 44
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TAKE BACK HOME GIRL Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Rezonant Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP (D.A.Garcia, H.Lindsey, J.Miller) 20
TEQUILA WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (D.Smyers, J.Reynolds, N.Galyon) 14
THIS IS IT Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Tunes, BMI/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Fluid Tunes, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 34
THREE CHORDS & THE TRUTH Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janiel's Publishing, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP (C.Rice, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 40
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UP DOWN Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five Miles West Songs, BMI/Mandy's Favorite Songs, BMI/Watsky Music, LLC, BMI/Harding Road Music, BMI/New House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP (B.Clawson, M.Hardy, C.J. Solar) 16
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WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Happy Rock Publishing, ASCAP/EMI Foray Music, SESAC/Write 2 Be Free Music, SESAC (K.Brown, S.Ellis, J.Hoge) 45
WILD WEST Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Little Duchess Music, BMI/Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/This Is Magic Mustang Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (J.Wayne, J.Lantz, B.Montana) 48
WOMAN, AMEN EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/DudeTunes, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (R.Copperman, J.Kear, D.Bentley) 18
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YOU MAKE IT EASY Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP (T.Hubbard, B.Kelley, M.Wallen, J.M.Schmidt) 3
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O n M a r c h 26 , 2 0 0 5 , C r a i g Morgan’s “That’s What I Love About Sunday” climbed 2-1 on Hot Country Songs for its first of four weeks on top. While “Sunday,” the first single from his album My Kind of Livin’, is Morgan’s lone leader on the chart, he boasts seven top 10s among 23 entries. His most recent, “Wake Up Lovin’ You,” hit No. 20 in 2014.
Morgan, 53, regularly records and tours. Having served over nine years in the U.S. Army, he frequently performs on USO tours and is a devoted fundraiser for military cha r it ies . He a ls o cha mpions Billy’s Place, a home for temporarily
displaced children that he launched in Dickson, Tenn., where he and his family reside. “It’s so important that we, as entertainers, give back to the community,” he told Billboard in 2012.
Morgan faced tragedy in 2016 when his 19-year-old son Jerr y was killed in a tubing accident on the Tennessee River. On March 1, Up T V launched Morgan Family Strong, a weekly reality show that chronicles the family’s loss and its new business, Morgan Farms, which sells such artisan products as hand-carved wooden home decorations and organic honey. —JIM ASKER
13 Years AgoCraig Morgan’s ‘Sunday’ Was The Week’sNo. 1 SongIn 2005, his lone No. 1spent four weeks atopHot Country Songs
Morgan at the 2005CMA Music Festival in Nashville.
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