Issue 47 - July 16, 2007

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Issue 47 - July 16, 2007
Issue 47
Music Edition
Country’s Magnificent Seven – Plus One
Like most folks who’ve spent the bulk of their
professional lives in Country radio, I drive the family
nuts when taking one of those infamous “driving
vacations.” It seems no one can quite figure out why I
scan for another Country station as soon as the music
starts playing, or why I stop on only those stations
where someone is talking or a promo is airing. Well,
that was pretty much the scene once again last week
as we drove from Nashville to Pawley’s Island, SC for
a mini-family reunion and a little R&R – or should
that be r&r?
Now, let me assure you there’s a lot of Country
radio to be heard traveling 9 ½ hours on I-40 and I-26.
Heading eastbound from Music City, you come across
some of Country radio’s most legendary stations
in Knoxville, Asheville, Greenville, Columbia,
Charleston and Myrtle Beach. And that doesn’t even
take into account the recent Country launches in those
cities or all of the Country stations in assorted small
towns within “earshot” of the major highways.
The first thing that strikes you as the “scan” mode
progresses on the car radio is the number of stops made
on Country stations. While you expect that in TN,
NC and SC, the huge number of Country choices still
boggles the mind. The other thing that amazes me is
the huge signals some of these stations possess – most
notably WSSL/Greenville and WCOS/Columbia.
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Listening to more than 25 Country stations along
the way, the homogenous nature of today’s Country
format became very apparent. Not only did I hear the
same songs (do I sound like a civilian listener?), I
heard many of the same artists over and over.
Returning to the office today, I checked
Mediabase 24/7 to see exactly how much of a
station’s music comes from the format’s top artists.
I did a similar survey about seven years ago while at
R&R. Back then, the “Magnificent Seven” of Garth
Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw,
Reba McEntire, George Strait and Shania Twain
accounted for 32% of a Country station’s music over
the course of a week. (continued on page 6)
Radio News
Programming: As first reported in Monday’s
Country Aircheck Today, Clear Channel/San Antonio
OM and AC KQXT PD George King has added PD
duties for Country KAJA following last Friday’s
exit of KAJA PD/morning co-host Clayton Allen
([email protected] or 210-561-6041 -- CAT,
7/13). King is looking for a co-host for morning
mainstay Randy Carroll and a PD/PM driver for
KQXT. (Afternoons has been voice-tracked by Scotty
Mac from Baton Rouge.) Airchecks & Resumes to
[email protected]. King joined CC/
SA last November after a stint as PD of WMZQ/
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Washington. He programmed Cox’s SA Country
combo KCYY & KKYX between Dec. 2002-June
2004, when he left for ‘MZQ.
Personalities: KPLX (The Wolf)/Dallas part
timer Mark Phillips is now the permanent midday
personality. He had been handling that slot since
Smokey Rivers moved into mornings, replacing Cody
Alan a few weeks ago. Phillips was PD of WWGR/
Ft. Myers, FL when he left for the Wolf’s weekend
slot last February … KWJJ/Portland, OR weekender
Steven “Dakota” Bakken is new to MD/PM drive at
KBVB (Bob95FM)/Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN.
Gig Alerts: WRHD & WRHT/Greenville-New
Bern-Jacksonville, NC OM Mike “Mad Dawg”
Biddle is searching for a midday jock. A&Rs to him
at 1307 S. Glenburnie Road, New Bern, NC 28562.
WGTY/York, PA has immediate openings for
part-time weekend jocks, board ops and account
executives. A&Rs to HR Coord. Tammy Signor at
PO Box 3179, Gettysburg, PA 17325 or here.
KATC/Colorado Springs, CO PD Jim
“Catfish” Miller is seeking a morning host. A&Rs
to him at 6805 Corporate Drive, Suite 130, Colorado
Springs, CO 80919 or here.
Philanthropy: The John Bayliss Broadcast
Foundation has awarded 14 $5,000 scholarships
in radio scholarships to college and graduate-level
students for the coming academic year. Since 1985,
over 320 students have been selected as Bayliss
Broadcaster radio scholarship recipients. The annual
Bayliss Radio Roast takes place April 2, 2008 at
Cipriani in New York. For details visit
www.baylissfoundation.org.
Record News
As first reported in today’s Country Aircheck
Today, Warner Bros./Nashville Chief Creative
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Date Check
July 21 – “Mr. Record Man: A Conversation with
Fred Foster”
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
July 24 - Words & Music For Seniors-Part I
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
August 1 – CRB/Edison Media Presentation of
“Hispanic American Relationship to
Country Radio and Music”
Belmont University
August 22 – Voting on second CMA Awards Ballot
closes
August 23 – SOURCE Foundation Awards
Musicians Hall of Fame
September 6 – Roy Acuff Street Block Party
September 18 – 4th Annual Dale Franklin
Leadership Music Award
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Officer Paul Worley has exited the company he
joined in August 2002. Word is that Worley will
continue working on some projects for WB, however.
It’s expected he’ll announce his future plans in the
next week or so. His production credits include Big &
Rich, Martina McBride, the Dixie Chicks, Sara Evans
and Trace Adkins.
Free -- Streaming Made Easy
Jetcast, a global content streaming company,
is offering a free, 20-minute webinar that will
explain the basics of radio station streaming to radio
managers, programmers and engineers. Hosted by
Tom Zarecki and Michael Dalfonzo, the program
will be offered July 17, 24 and 31 at 10am and 4pm,
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ET. Registration is free and is open to anyone in the
radio business, but limited to 200 electronic “seats”
at each session. To register, visit www.Jetcast.com,
click the “Streaming Myth-Busters” banner and
select the session you wish to attend. Last week, Zarecki and Dalfonzo hosted a custom
version of the webinar for a select group of Albright
& O’Malley Country clients. A&O’s Michael
O’Malley said of the session, “If you need to quickly
ramp-up on streaming basics and terminologies, this
is an easy-to-follow, worthwhile half hour.”
Industry News
SESAC has inked a licensing agreement with
Myspace which gives the social networking site full
access to SESAC’s extensive repertory and provides
retroactive licensing dating back to the site’s 2004
founding.
Cherry Lane has signed Todd Taylor to a
publishing deal.
“Country In The Rockies,” which benefits the T.J.
Martell Foundation, will return to Steamboat Springs,
CO Jan. 23 through Jan. 27. Info at
www.citr.org.
The 8th Annual Miller Harris Memorial Golf
Tournament is set for Sept. 10 at Temple Hills
Golf Club in Franklin, TN. Details at www.
millerharrisfoundation.com.
For the first time, CMA members can purchase
tickets to the CMA Awards online, starting August
27 via www.my.cmaworld.com. The 41st annual gala
takes place at the Sommet Center (formerly Gaylord
Entertainment Center) in Nashville November 7.
Sparrow will release I’ll Fly Away: Country
Hymns and Songs of Faith July 17. The collection
of iconic hymns features Dolly Parton, Vince Gill,
Marty Stuart and others.
Publicist Janet Bozeman of Bozeman Media has
a new email address: [email protected].
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Birthdays
Tuesday (7/17) - the late Red Sovine, Aaron Clark,
Dawnette Faucett, Mary Vyrostek, Gator Harrison
([email protected]), Dale Libby
Wednesday (7/18) - Ricky Skaggs, Elizabeth Cook,
Mark Jones, Kara Rosen, Todd Wilke, Paige Conners
Thursday (7/19) - George Hamilton IV, Kelly Shiver,
Danny Hall, Nick Hunter ([email protected]),
Denise LaRocca, Sherod Robertson, Lisa Lampanelli
Friday (7/20) - Kim Carnes, Radney Foster, T. G.
Sheppard, Cliff Blake ([email protected]), Kirk
Boyer, Tom McHugh, Terry Wakefield
Saturday (7/21) - Paul Brandt, Sidney Cox, Bill Catino
([email protected]), Brad Mates (Emerson Drive)
Sunday (7/22) - Shannon Brown, Wendy Lynn
([email protected]), Dick Raymond
([email protected]), John Saville, Scott Siman
([email protected])
Monday (7/23) - Alison Krauss, John Dimick, Brad
Hansen, Doris Thompson ([email protected]), Debbie
Loring, Bonnie Williams
Artist News
A release date of October 23 has been set for
Carrie Underwood’s still untitled follow-up to her
six-million-selling debut CD, Some Hearts. Mark
Bright, who produced seven tracks on Some Hearts,
is the producer.
CMT will honor Hank Williams, Jr. in a special
called CMT Giants that will premier in November.
Interior decorators Amie Sikes and Jolie SikesSmith (aka “The Junk Gypsies”) pimped out
Miranda Lambert’s tour bus for a photo spread in
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the August issue of Country Living. “We channeled
our favorite inspirations,” Amie told the ‘zine.
“The thrift-store boho look of Janis Joplin, the rock
style of Jimi Hendrix and the rebel look of Willie
Nelson.” As for Lambert’s reaction? “She burst into
tears, then broke into a smile as wide as her home
state of Texas.” The issue is available now. Billy Ray Cyrus has inked with Buddy Lee
Attractions for touring and personal appearances.
Also signing with BLA is Warner Bros./Nashville
artist Ray Scott.
Starbucks Entertainment and iTunes have
teamed up to exclusively offer the four-song digital
EP Country Girl from 1720’s Rissi Palmer July 17.
Info at www.itunes.com/starbucks.
The Pentagon Channel treated troops around the
world to Charlie Daniels Band’s new DVD, Live
From Iraq. The channel, which broadcasts military
news and information to 2.6 million Armed Forces
personnel, aired the DVD four times over the Fourth
of July holiday. Pentagon Channel PD James
Langdon says, “The troops fighting the war on
terror know America cares about them. Charlie
Daniels is a genuine, true friend of the military, and
we deeply appreciate his contributions.”
The Fort Dix, New Jersey motor pool
dispatched a contingent July 4 to ensure Army vet
Craig Morgan would make it to perform on time
for nearly 20,000 people at the base. Morgan’s
equipment trailer had broken down, so the soldiers
transported his equipment in their own trucks, and
proceeded to repair the trailer so Morgan and his
crew could hit the road the next morning.
Tractor dealer Kyle Wilson placed the winning
bid for the tractor that was autographed by celebrity
competitors of Michael Peterson’s Celebrity Tractor
Race during this year’s CMA Music Fest. The
$7,100 raised benefits St. Jude.
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Tube Check
Tuesday (7/17) – Alison Krauss, Emerson Drive,
Taylor Swift, Grand Ole Opry Live (encore) (GAC).
Wednesday (7/18) – Jason Aldean, Jimmy Kimmel Live
(ABC); Craig Morgan, Master Series (GAC); Trace Adkins,
Josh Turner, Terri Clark, CMA Celebrity Closeup (GAC).
Thursday (7/19) – Keith Urban, Stage Left, Inside
These Walls (GAC); Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, 60
Minutes Uncut (CMT).
Friday (7/20) – Tim McGraw, CMT Insider.
Saturday (7/21) – Dolly Parton, Master Series
(GAC); Trace Adkins, Kellie Pickler, Pat Green, Jo Dee
Messina, Grand Ole Opry Live (GAC).
Monday (7/23) – Big & Rich, Alan Jackson, The
Wreckers, CMA Music Fest: Country’s Night To Rock
(ABC); Kellie Pickler, Good Morning America (ABC).
Lifenotes
Congrats to Premiere Radio Networks’ Christy
Wilson and Jody Myers, who became engaged this
past weekend while on a getaway in Georgia. No
wedding date has been set.
Milestones
Our condolences to Crosslin, Vaden & Associates’
Mike Vaden on the passing of his mother-in-law,
Laila Schulte, who died of a heart attack in her North
Dakota home Sunday night. Services are pending.
The mother of Pam Vaden is also the mother of Carol
Chase, back-up singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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Check Out
Upcoming releases:
July 24 Billy Ray Cyrus Home At Last (Disney/CO5)
July 31 Tammy Cochran Where I Am (Shanachie)
August 14 Luke Bryan I’ll Stay Me (Capitol)
Halfway To Hazard Halfway To Hazard
(Stylesonic/Mercury)
August 21 Joe Nichols Real Things (Universal South)
Travis Tritt The Storm (Category 5)
Sept. 11 Kenny Chesney Just Who I Am:
Poets & Pirates (BNA)
Sept. 18
Reba McEntire Reba Duets (MCA)
Van Zant My Kind Of Country
(Columbia)
Sept. 25
Rascal Flatts Still Feels Good
(Lyric Street)
Mark Wills Familiar Stranger (Equity)
October 2 Various Artists Songs 4 Worship: Country
(Time Life)
Phil Vassar Prayer Of A Common Man
(Universal South)
Album release info to [email protected].
Country’s Magnificent Eight (continued from page 1)
In the current analysis, there are eight artists
clearly separated from the pack. They are, in order
of airplay since Jan. 1, 2007: Tim McGraw, Toby
Keith, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Rascal
Flatts, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Keith
Urban. (Urban’s 206,514 total spins ranked eighth,
versus the 168,877 total spins for ninth-place Brooks
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& Dunn.) The total spins for those eight artists
represent 29% of all Country airplay since the first of
the year.
As long as we were rummaging around in
Mediabase, it also seemed to be a good opportunity
for a mid-year music check-up. The most-played song
of the year thus far is Rodney Atkins’ “Watching
You.” The rest of the Top 5: Carrie Underwood’s
“Wasted,” Billy Currington’s “Good Directions,”
Sugarland’s “Settlin’” and Kenny Chesney’s “Beer
In Mexico.”
Songs in the Top 50 for the year thus far by
artists never having posted a Top 15 song before
include Jake Owen’s “Startin’ With Me” (#21),
Jason Michael Carroll’s “Alyssa Lies” (#29), Bucky
Covington’s “A Different World” (#33) and Kellie
Pickler’s “I Wonder” (#46).
The Top 5 Gold tunes are Keith Urban’s
“Somebody Like You,” Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck
Woman,” Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker’s
“When The Sun Goes Down,” Alan Jackson and
Jimmy Buffet’s “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and
Garth Brooks’ “Friends In Low Places.”
Oh – one other thing the extended family
doesn’t quite get is why, while on vacation, I’d drive
45 minutes to go see a country artist in a country
nightclub. After all, they wondered, don’t I do enough
of that when I’m “working?” Regardless, I had a
great time at the “Beach Wagon” in Myrtle Beach last
Thursday night. Went up to see Craig Morgan’s show
– I love seeing artists outside of Nashville. Spent some
time with Craig on the bus and had the chance to hang
with WYAK PD Joey Dee and middayer Boomer.
Thanks to all for their hospitality. (LH)
- Lon Helton, [email protected]
Chuck Aly, [email protected]
Stephanie Keshe, [email protected]
(615) 320-1450
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Chart Page 1
July 16, 2007 LW
TW
1
1
5
2
4
Artist/Title (Label)
BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.)
Total Points+/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
329
4650
121
35.042 1.277
121
0
KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA)4 12745 1009
4286
337
32.926 2.754
121
0
3
KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol)
12331
4221
153
31.523 1.091
121
0
2
4
GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA)
11896 -1172
4168 -338
30.288 -3.485
120
0
8
5
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)4 10961
787
3693
256
28.423
1.73
120
0
6
6
JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA)
10697
22
3692
-23
27.338 0.719
121
0
7
7
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
10429
157
3505
64
26.021 0.324
121
0
3
8
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Lucky Man (Columbia)
10399 -1781
3563 -653
26.872 -4.662
121
0
9
9
RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb)
9739
467
3315
162
25.329 1.491
120
1
10
10
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
9047
494
3170
150
23.087 1.009
120
0
11
11
TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb)
8898
360
2986
102
22.974 0.869
119
0
12
12
REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA)8353
186
2798
118
21.559 0.612
115
1
13
13
CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR)
7863
674
2720
165
19.856
1.94
120
2
14
14
KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA)
7016
293
2410
84
17.136
0.94
119
0
15
15
SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury)
6948
574
2396
233
17.713 1.588
119
5
16
16
BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 6386
365
2189
135
16.11 0.928
120
7
19
17
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 4
6277
868
2127
294
16.118 2.679
119
4
17
18
ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol)
6121
110
2114
37
14.751 0.297
110
0
18
19
MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA)
6058
401
2039
104
14.212 0.805
118
3
29
20
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 4
5655 2433
1891
932
13.886 4.282
114 26
20
21
LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol)
5349
129
1895
54
13.243 0.272
97
2
21
22
LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity)
5272
207
1926
76
11.979 0.486
111
2
22
23
TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb)
5134
225
1800
90
13.935 0.402
92
4
23
24
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista)4851
279
1694
80
11.107 0.777
107
0
24
25
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
478
1355
184
11.484 1.159
94
9
2nd week at #1
13461
4364
481
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July 16, 2007 LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
25 26
TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol)
4009
238
1485
86
9.447 0.503
93
5
26 27
COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME/I Got More (Columbia)
3787
207
1438
74
9.081 0.649
105
0
27 28
JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine)
3741
334
1220
89
8.815 1.073
92
1
28 29
CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum)
3393
99
1127
20
8.505 0.135
81
2
30 30
TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street) 2937
264
1029
54
6.865 1.017
93
4
31 31
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia)2566
140
881
38
5.84 0.332
79
6
39 32
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)4
2397
986
812
313
5.858 2.441
83
29
32 33
FAITH HILL/Lost (Warner Bros.)
2258
108
768
38
4.959 0.279
74
2
33 34
KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 2157
182
687
79
4.807 0.673
76
5
34 35
JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South)
2047
110
695
37
4.842 0.096
66
1
35 36
LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum)
1934
15
738
20
4.375 0.028
79
1
36 37
LEANN RIMES/Nothin’ Better To Do (Curb/Asylum)
1751
73
623
62
3.934 0.165
51
6
37 38
TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 1715
133
526
59
4.071 0.393
49
2
38 39
SARA EVANS/As If (RCA)
1480
-5
506
38
2.995 -0.321
62
13
47 40
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
1346
605
457
206
3.097 1.217
43
14
41 41
HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury)
1257
23
395
33
2.824
0.41
53
1
42 42
WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train... (Midas/New Revolution)
1141
14
464
1
2.047 0.122
59
0
44 43
PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South)
1077
105
371
28
2.3 0.393
45
1
46 44
PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA)
1012
232
253
70
2.022
0.23
32
7
45 45
SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA)
972
114
362
34
2.086 0.407
44
1
43 46
STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks... (Curb)
943
-72
390
-26
1.618 -0.265
52
3
48 47
BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.)
788
67
283
16
1.427 0.037
31
5
Debut
48
BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury)
780
213
273
75
1.566 0.498
31
7
49 49
DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine)
668
8
226
13
1.358 0.021
29
6
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CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I’ll Stand By You (Arista)
654
60
226
15
1.601 0.108
18
0
50
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Country Aircheck Chart Info
July 16, 2007
Aircheck Add Leaders
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)
29
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street)
26
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
14
SARA EVANS/As If (RCA)
13
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
9
BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury)
7
BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House... (Arista) 7
JO DEE MESSINA/Biker Chick (Curb)
7
PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA)
7
CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity)
6
DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine)
6
LEANN RIMES/Nothin’ Better To Do (Curb/Asylum)6
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small... (Columbia)6
Aircheck Top Point Gainers
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 2433 4
KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted...(BNA)
1009 4
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)
986 4
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog)
868 4
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My... (Big Machine) 787 4
CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR)
674
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
605
SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury)
574
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)494
KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol)
481
Aircheck Top Spin Gainers
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street)
932
KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing... (BNA)337
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)
313
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog)
294
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My... (Big Machine)256
SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury)
233
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
206
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
184
CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR)
165
RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 162
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Activator Top Point Gainers
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 2830 4
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)
1370 4
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 1142 4
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
1076 4
BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House... (Arista) 825 4
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My... (Big Machine) 739
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
729
RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb) 682
REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 662
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street) 629
Activator Top Spin Gainers
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street)
620
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista)
306
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog)
271
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)
220
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
183
BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House... (Arista) 177
REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON/Because... (MCA) 158
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World(Lyric Street) 154
KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing... (BNA)152
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My... (Big Machine)151
Video Adds
CMT
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW/I Hear Them All
(Nettwerk)
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who Your Friends Are
(Rocky Comfort/CO5)
TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5)
CMT Pure
TIM MCGRAW w/FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb)
WAYCROSS/Nineteen (Dreamcatcher)
WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas)
GAC
WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train Running (Midas)
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Country Aircheck Chart Info
July 16, 2007
Chart Page 4
Aircheck Activity
Aircheck Add Dates
SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA)
Stays at 45*; 972 points, 362 spins
1 ADD: WYRK
July 23
GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA)
Chris Cagle/What Kinda Gone (Capitol)
ALISON KRAUSS/Simple Love (Rounder/CO5)
RIO GRAND/That’s My Memory (Curb/Asylum)
STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls…) (Curb)
Moves 43-46; 943 points, 390 spins
3 ADDS: KCYE, WPAW, WRBT
BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.)
Moves 48*-47*; 788 points, 283 spins
5 ADDS: KBEQ, KCCY, KWJJ, KWLI*, WGNA
BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury)
Moves 53-48*; 780 points, 273 spins
7 ADDS: KDRK*, KKWF*, KMDL, WOGK,
WTQR, WUSY, WYNK
DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine)
Stays at 49*; 668 points, 226 spins
6 ADDS: KHKI*, KNIX, KSON, WKDF*,
WPCV*, WYPY
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/I’ll Stand By You (Arista)
Moves 51-50*; 654 points, 226 spins
0 ADDS
CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR)
648 points, 256 spins
0 ADDS
MARK WILLS/Days Of Thunder (Equity)
581 points, 213 spins
2 ADDS: WQYK*, WWQM
CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity)
475 points, 134 spins
6 ADDS: KILT*, KZSN, WGGY, WGNE, WPKX, WUSY
FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than Somewhere
(Show Dog)
393 points, 147 spins
2 ADDS: KTEX, KWJJ
July 30
CAROLINA RAIN/Dealin’ (Equity)
JENNIFER HANSON/Joyride (Universal South)
TRISHA YEARWOOD/Heaven, Heartache And The
Power Of Love (Big Machine)
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/What Do Ya Think About
That (Columbia)
TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too
(Rocky Comfort/CO 5)
August 6
None
August 13
Billy Ray Cyrus/Ready, Set, Don’t Go (Disney/CO5)
Mark Chesnutt/Rollin’ With the Flow (Lofton Creek)
Aircheck Top Recurrents
TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 8104
BILLY CURRINGTON/Good Directions (Mercury) 6970
EMERSON DRIVE/Moments (Midas/New Revolution)6523
BRAD PAISLEY/Ticks (Arista)
5844
RODNEY ATKINS/Watching You (Curb)
4524
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Wasted (Arista)
4510
RASCAL FLATTS/Stand (Lyric Street)
3900
SUGARLAND/Settlin’ (Mercury)
3801
KENNY CHESNEY/Beer In Mexico (BNA)
3677
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Before He... (Arista/RMG) 3616
KENNY CHESNEY/Flip Flop Summer (BNA)
323 points, 70 spins
1 ADD: KEEY*
Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on
this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a
minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of
the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)
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ACTIVATOR
July 16, 2007
LW
TW
3
1
Artist/Title (Label)
KEITH URBAN/I Told You So (Capitol)
Chart Page 5
TW Points
+/- Points
13366
504
TW Plays
2999
+/- Plays
108
2
2
BIG & RICH/Lost In This Moment (Warner Bros.)
13365
-20
2922
-43
1
3
GEORGE STRAIT/Wrapped (MCA)
12797
-1043
2808
-261
5
4
KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA)
12774
598
2848
152
7
5
TAYLOR SWIFT/Teardrops On My Guitar (Big Machine)
12091
739
2746
151
8
6
JASON ALDEAN/Johnny Cash (BBR)
11820
544
2682
136
6
7
JAKE OWEN/Startin’ With Me (RCA)
11262
-392
2522
-75
9
8
RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb)
11224
682
2471
135
10
9
BUCKY COVINGTON/A Different World (Lyric Street)
10790
629
2416
154
11
10
REBA MCENTIRE w/ K. CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA) 9518
662
2179
158
13
11
TIM MCCGRAW w/ FAITH HILL/I Need You (Curb)
8970
319
2042
62
12
12
CRAIG MORGAN/Tough (BBR)
8928
197
2014
51
14
13
KELLIE PICKLER/I Wonder (BNA)
8220
232
1857
55
16
14
SUGARLAND/Everyday America (Mercury)
7721
589
1757
130
15
15
ERIC CHURCH/Guys Like Me (Capitol)
7543
34
1674
7
18
16
TIM MCGRAW/If You’re Reading This (Curb)
7078
534
1538
118
20
17
BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista) 4 7073
825
1577
177
17
18
MARTINA MCBRIDE/How I Feel (RCA)
6979
160
1567
37
22
19
TOBY KEITH/Love Me If You Can (Show Dog) 4
6820
1142
1538
271
19
20
LITTLE BIG TOWN/A Little More You (Equity)
6622
143
1489
33
21
21
LUKE BRYAN/All My Friends Say (Capitol)
6262
329
1405
86
23
22
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Livin’ Our Love Song (Arista)
5549
123
1198
25
32
23
RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street) 4
5283
2830
1152
620
24
24
TRACE ADKINS/I Wanna Feel Something (Capitol)
5234
104
1202
27
25
25
DIERKS BENTLEY/Free And Easy... (Capitol)
4954
729
1136
183
27
26
JACK INGRAM/Measure Of A Man (Big Machine)
3947
26
881
6
29
27
TRENT TOMLINSON/Just Might Have Her... (Lyric Street)
3635
174
809
45
28
28
CLAY WALKER/Fall (Curb/Asylum)
3616
89
857
27
34
29
BRAD PAISLEY/Online (Arista) 4
3381
1370
746
306
30
30
JOE NICHOLS/Another Side Of You (Universal South)
3318
368
736
84
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LW
TW Points
Chart Page 6
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
+/- Points
TW Plays
+/- Plays
31
31
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Famous In A Small Town (Columbia)
2757
44
620
10
33
32
FAITH HILL/Lost (Warner Bros.)
2348
-83
534
-13
35
33
KEITH ANDERSON/Sunday Morning In America (Arista) 2246
284
482
72
47
34
JOSH TURNER/Firecracker (MCA)4
1834
1076
365
220
37
35
SARA EVANS/As If (RCA)
1823
246
405
53
38
36
TRAVIS TRITT/You Never Take Me Dancing (Category 5) 1671
212
399
47
36
37
LEE BRICE/She Ain’t Right (Curb/Asylum)
1610
32
390
8
39
38
BLAKE SHELTON/The More I Drink (Warner Bros.)
1429
41
328
9
42
39
LEANN RIMES/Nothin’ Better To Do (Curb/Asylum)
1400
102
332
20
41
40
WHISKEY FALLS/Last Train... (Midas/New Revolution)
1395
90
291
18
40
41
PHIL VASSAR/This Is My Life (Universal South)
1340
22
280
5
43
42
BILLY CURRINGTON/Tangled Up (Mercury)
1332
142
303
41
--
43
HALFWAY TO HAZARD/Daisy (Stylesonic/Mercury)
1111
74
256
16
44
44
DANIELLE PECK/Bad For Me (Big Machine)
950
82
210
16
46
45
STEVE HOLY/Men Buy The Drinks (Girls...) (Curb)
856
85
188
20
45
46
SARAH JOHNS/The One In The Middle (BNA)
735
-59
146
-10
48
47
CROSSIN DIXON/Guitar Slinger (BBR)
625
77
131
13
50
48
PAT GREEN/Way Back Texas (BNA)
550
117
129
26
49
49
STEPHEN COCHRAN/Friday Night... (Aria/Quarterback)
517
31
106
6
51
50
FLYNNVILLE TRAIN/Nowhere Than... (Show Dog)
446
26
101
8
52
51
MARK WILLS/Days Of Thunder (Equity)
381
10
77
2
54
52
CLINT BLACK/The Strong One (Equity)
362
79
83
21
Debut 53
EMERSON DRIVE/You Still Own Me (Midas/New Revolution) 316
161
66
34
58
54
JO DEE MESSINA/Biker Chick (Curb)
236
66
47
13
53
55
JASON MEADOWS/18 Video Tapes (Baccerstick/CO5)
222
-63
44
-14
GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA)
207
207
45
45
Debut 56
Debut 57
CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol)
200
112
46
27
56
58
RISSI PALMER/Country Girl (1720 Entertainment)
199
9
44
2
55
59
COLLIN RAYE/Soldier’s Prayer (StarPointe)
195
-3
39
0
57
60
ANDY GRIGGS/Tattoo Rose (Montage)
181
-5
31
-1
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