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Rich Wins Celebrity Apprentice “I have a $250,000 check for St. Jude in my pocket right now as I speak to you,” John Rich told Country Aircheck Monday morning after a sleepless night celebrating his Celebrity Apprentice win. And that check was the point all along for Rich, who never wavered in his approach, ultimately raising more than $1.3 million, including late donations from The Melting Pot ($25,000) and Dollar General ($250,000). Much of the live New York finale focused on the final

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Hall Star Team: New Country Music Hall of Famers Jean Shepard, Bobby Braddock and Reba.

Hall, Stars Honor Deserving Trio Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard and Bobby Braddock received country music’s highest honor last night, as an invitation-only gathering of just over 200 people witnessed their inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Braddock, the first to enter the Hall in the new songwriter’s category that honors a tunesmith every third year, reveled in performances of his classics including Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton (“Golden Ring”), Tracy Lawrence with his 1996 No. 1 “Time Marches On” and Billy Currington on his recent No. 1, “People Are Crazy.” Hall of Famer Bill Anderson offered an inspired introduction of Braddock, reciting lyrics displaying Braddock’s range from comedic (“Dolly Parton’s Hits”) to off-the-wall (“I Wanna Talk About Me”) to tear-jerking (“D-I-V-O-R-C-E” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today”). Offering insight into Braddock’s humanity, Anderson said that while Braddock was physically unable to aid victims of Nashville’s floods, he hired workers to lend a hand in his stead. Braddock, who had his first hit in 1967 and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1981, accepted his medallion and recalled that entering onto the red carpet, he could see people whispering about him. “I’m not good at reading lips,” he offered. “But a lot of them seemed to be saying the same thing: ‘Who’s that?’”

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task assigned to Rich and co-finalist Marlee Matlin. A timing gaffe between Rich and his event’s headliners Def Leppard made for tense moments, but the country singer reverted to his day job to perform a few songs acoustically, including the new ditty, “Don’t Fire Me, Mr. Trump.” Though he was the winner of the last challenge, Rich says the nod he got from 7UP executives wasn’t mentioned during the episode, a move made to keep the tension high for Donald Trump’s final, series concluding decision. “The 7UP people absolutely chose my can,” Rich says. “They said that’s the one they’re going to use going forward.” Most of his fellow contestants returned for the last show, with Mark McGrath encapsulating the season well: “Marlee had the biggest week of Celebrity Apprentice,” he said. “John Rich had the best season ever in Celebrity Apprentice.” Despite conflict between contestants and the ongoing absurdity from one – “Gary Busey continued to wreak havoc after the show,” Rich says – conflict and competition were set aside as Matlin signed along to Rich’s performance of his “For The Kids. And as for the most unexpected moment of the night, at least in Rich’s mind: “I was surprised Donald Trump put on that cowboy hat I brought him. He looked like John Wayne!” Within hours, Rich was off to the media races, visiting live with the Today show, Regis & Kelly and sitting in with Access Hollywood. Look for him on Thursday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show. Download the St. Jude-benefiting “For The Kids” here.

Swift: If This Is A Rehearsal... More than 13,000 fans gathered Saturday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for a rehearsal like no other. Rather than pace herself through a low-key, peek-behind-the-curtain run-through to raise money for tornado victims, Taylor Swift and a cast of dozens put on a full-production show that may come to redefine the concept of full-production.

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I Wonder Do You Think Of Me: KXXY/Oklahoma City PD Bill Reed (breed@clearchannel.com), then with KSCS/Dallas, with Keith Whitley at Ft. Worth’s Cowboy City, August 1988. Got a photographic history? Send it t pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com.

Taylor Swift’s Speak Now set

Topping her elaborate Fearless World Tour would seem a tall order, but the Speak Now show didn’t just clear that bar, it left it behind in a cloud of spent rocket fuel. Each of the night’s 16 performances played out like a movie or expensive music video – the kind of entertainment experiences only possible when unbridled imagination meets unlimited resources. As her set’s huge red curtain pulled back for the opening number “Sparks Fly,” the crowd was soon overwhelmed with a menagerie of performers, props, plotlines, gadgetry, imagery and instrumentation on a scale that was hard to fully comprehend. Among these were (inhaling deeply) gilded staircases and a gazebo, a stage-wide HD video screen, four ornately framed screens lowering to hang in front of the main screen, eight dancers, a grand piano rising from inside the stage, sparkler bearers hanging from the light rig, snow, church pews, a minister and wedding party, fireworks, a large illuminated tree, huge bells emblazoned with “XIII,” a front porch, Cirque du Soleil-like acrobats dangling from inside the bells, a bridge, lifts that launched dancers and Swift onto the stage, a glitter storm, more trees, confetti, a ballerina, zombies, eight wardrobe changes and a flying balcony Swift used to sail over

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My Tunes: Music ThaT shaPed My Life

BNA’s Southeast Regional Chris Waters discusses his most influential songs, albums and concerts: 1. The Kingsmen Quartet, The Kingsmen Live: I was mesmerized by the Kingsmen Quartet after seeing them in concert as a kid. I told a friend I wanted The Kingsmen Live cassette tape I saw in a local bookstore, but I didn’t have the funds. When we left the store, my friend handed me the tape. He had stolen it for me. He passed away some years after that and it shook me up so

bad, I went back to the store to pay for the stolen tape. The owner’s eyes got watery as he told me, “Son, that one’s on me.” That will shape you.2. Various Artists, Southern Fried Rock: I came across it at my Grandma Lilley’s house – giant fried egg on the cover. A compilation of Molly Hatchet, the Allman Brothers Band, Marshall Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels Band. The first time I’d heard “The Devil Went Down To Georgia.” I was hooked.3. Guns N’ Roses, Appetite For Destruction: The first CD I ever owned. I learned every song on the drums, still have it, listen to it and play air drums. Blame Grandma.4. Reba, Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC: Sometime after 1994. I was working the show as a member of the state police. I saw a lot of acts there, but was blown away at the crazy energy of Reba and her fans. “Fancy” was mind-blowing.5. Charlie Daniels Band, Farm Aid, Raleigh, 2000: My brother and I got backstage passes and when Charlie walked offstage he passed right by me. I gave him a big bear hug and said, “I love you, Charlie.” I may have forgotten to mention that Jack Daniel’s was hanging out with us, too. I still get starstruck around Charlie – or maybe I’m just afraid he’ll recognize me.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: The Grascals’ The Famous Lefty Flynn’s.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Anything jazz. I recognize the talent and creativity, but it bores me.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Wade Hayes’ On A Good Night; Pat Green’s What I’m For.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Shawn Colvin’s You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go. It reminds me of my wife when we were dating long-distance. She missed me so much back then.

Reach Chris at chris.waters@sonymusic.com.

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the crowd during the “Love Story” encore. That’s a lot of extracurricular activity, but Swift never let it get in the way of what she told the audience her show is really all about: telling stories. Rather than overwhelm, it delighted in the way a film or play might as it begged repeated viewings. The point of the evening was fundraising for the Speak Now, Help Now Fund established through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which was accomplished to the tune of $750,000-plus. But as the curtain closed on the final number, a small gap below one side showed Swift and her band of merry performers gleefully jumping up and down over having executed a world-class entertainment experience. Speak now? Mission accomplished. People will definitely be talking about this show.

Stroud’s New Plan For R&J Forming R&J Records with partner Rick Carter (Breaking News 5/17) has inspired James Stroud to try something a bit different. “We feel like we can change some of the structure because we’re fairly small and can be effective a lot quicker,” he tells Country Aircheck. “I’ve run some big labels and it’s James Stroud

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a wonderful thing, but it’s a little tougher to change directions.” Stroud and Carter (or, inversely, Rick & James) have brought over the existing Stroudavarious staff and roster, effectively ending the prior label’s association with now-confessed felon Ronnie Gilley. Contributing to the fresh-start feeling is the addition of Tim McFadden – whose background includes promotion, A&R and management – to oversee the label’s promotion efforts. “We want to involve the promotion team earlier in the creative process,” Stroud explains. “If they are aware of what’s going on in pre-productions, A&R and through producing the album, then we’re not just handing them a finished product and having them then figure out what to do. They are invested in the project earlier, which speeds the set-up.” A staff addition or two can be expected, despite concerns about the industry’s increasing complexity. “This is a challenging time for the music business,” Stroud admits. “But as my old friend [former Warner Bros. President and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer] Mo Ostin said when I told him times are tough, the business is slipping and everything’s gotten harder: ‘Perfect timing. The cream rises to the top.’”

Chart Chat Congrats to Rascal Flatts, Jack Purcell and the entire Big Machine promotion staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 single with the Flatts’ “I Won’t Let Go.” The song is the band’s second consecutive chart-topper from their debut Big Machine release Nothing Like This, joining “Why Wait.”

Industry News Elektra’s Dean Alexander has inked a deal with Parallel Entertainment’s J.P. Williams and C. T. Wyatt for management and with Paradigm Nashville for booking. Alexander signed with Warner Music Nashville earlier this year and is working on his debut album. Ram Truck and marketing partner George P. Johnson received the Golden Ex Award at the 9th Annual Marketing Summit in Chicago earlier this month for the Zac Brown Band’s Letters for Lyrics

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Warner Bros./WAR’s Frankie Ballard gives an industry spin on the artist interview:1. What was your favorite station growing up? WRKR/Kalamazoo, MI. WMAD/Madison PD Mike Ferris was the PD at the Rocker when I was listening to it as a kid. And now he’s in Madison spinning my records.2. When was the first time you heard yourself on the radio? I was leaving Nashville, and I had it on WSIX when “Tell Me You Get Lonely” came on. I cranked it up. It

was a cool moment. The coolest thing about hearing stuff on the radio is that you know a lot of other people are listening with you.3. Which regional is the worst driver? Nathan Cruise. He’s got some serious road rage issues. But it doesn’t scare me. It’s entertaining with Nathan behind the wheel. 4. Which regional has the worst driving music? None of them because I insist on running the iPod. 6. What’s your favorite late-night eats? Frozen pizza. A cheap thin-crust Tombstone is my Achilles heel. 7. What gross truck stop food tempts you? I will never go for a truck stop taquito. But if I’ve got to eat, I’ll go with beef jerky or sunflower seeds. 8. What’s the best reception you’ve gotten at a radio event? WBCT/Grand Rapids. The first time I went back, I played at The Intersection and they had spun “Tell Me You Get Lonely” forever. The crowd was singing every word. It was incredible.9. What’s the one question you never want to answer again? “So, what do you have going on right now?” Because that tells me the interviewer hasn’t done any research. They want me to do the work for them. 10. Who’s your celebrity crush? Taylor Swift. Let’s stir the pot. Let’s mix it up.

Frankie Ballard

campaign. The honor acknowledges the “unconventional, cause-based approach to brand storytelling through experience delivered online, at concerts, at dealerships and through mobile devices.” Former Combustion Music Catalog Manager Ashley Hertzog has been hired by My Good Girl Music as Creative Manager. Reach her at 615-259-5447 or here. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will open the exhibit Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player August 11. The

Rascal Flatts

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Gretsch- and GAC-supported exhibition will run through June 2012.

Artist News Cold River’s Katie Armiger will perform 20 shows across the country this summer, opening for acts ranging from Gloriana to Ronnie Dunn, Lee Brice, Mark Wills and Clay Walker. Her first show is June 4 in Kearney, NE. Get a full list of dates here. Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, Little Big Town, Train, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Gloriana and Kellie Pickler are among the artists scheduled to perform the inaugural Show Me Music And Arts Festival June 17-19 in Springfield, MO. More here. The CMA Songwriter Series at New York City’s Joe’s Pub has been extended to June 22. Easton Corbin, Carson Chamberlain, Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero (host) and Clay Walker are among lineup of performers during the two-night stand June 21-22. BadHorse’s “Bad Girl” has been named the United Women’s Football League’s official anthem. The track will be featured in TV distribution and promotions for the organization. Life On The Water readers voted Darryl Worley’s Tennessee River Run the “Best Music Event on the Water” for 2011. The Hardin County Visitors Bureau presented Worley the award Tuesday (5/17). Indiana native Tim Wright won a June 11 CMA Music Festival performance slot as the winner of DRIVE4COPD’s and the CMA’s “Tune Up For COPD” songwriting competition. Billy Ray Cyrus will introduce his set and give Wright personal performance tips. Nashville’s Rod Richmond was the competition’s Fan Favorite with more than 3,000 of the 11,000 total online votes. More here. Sugar Hill will release Connie Smith’s first album in 15 years Aug. 23 titled Long Line Of Heartaches.

This Weeks Top Stories Full coverage can be viewed in the archives at www.musicrow.com.• Big Machine Sr. Dir./New Media & Promotion John Zarling was upped to VP/Promotion & Media Strategy for Big Machine Label Group. (BN 5/17)• CBS Radio/Riverside, which includes Country KFRG, is

Brad Paisley This Is Country Music (Arista) Alabama (current single “Old Alabama”), Blake Shelton (“Don’t Drink The Water”), Carrie Underwood (“Remind Me”), Don Henley (“Love Her Like She’s Leavin’”) and Clint Eastwood (“Eastwood”) guest on Paisley’s 15-track album. Lead single “This Is Country Music” opens the release. Paisley co-wrote all the

songs except “A Man Don’t Have To Die” (co-written by Josh Thompson), “Toothbrush” and the traditional “Life’s Railway To Heaven,” which features Marty Stuart and Sheryl Crow. Frank Rogers produced.

Frankie Ballard Frankie Ballard (Warner Bros./WAR) Battle Creek, MI’s Ballard co-wrote the current single “A Buncha Girls” with the Peach Pickers’ Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. Lead single “Tell Me You Get Lonely” is also featured among his debut album’s eight tracks. Other songwriters include Chuck Wicks, Craig Wiseman, Rivers Rutherford, David Lee

Murphy and Adam Hood. Michael Knox produced.

Carter’s Chord Wild Together (Show Dog-Universal) Toby Keith and Mark Wright produced Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson’s eight-song album featuring the lead single “A Little Less Comfortable.” Emily and Joanna co-wrote “Wild Together” and “Simple Little Screwed Up Life” with Andrew Dorff and Phillip White, respectively. Becky wrote “We

Ain’t Makin’ Love” with Emily’s husband and Trailer Choir member Mark “Butter” Fortney. Emily penned the closer “Love A Little Bigger.”

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searching for a new market manager after SVP/Market Manager Kevin Murphy left the company Friday (5/20) (CAT 5/19)• Westcoast’s Classic Country/Country combo KJUG-AM & FM/Visalia, CA PD/morning host Dave Daniels is stepping down after 20 years for a post at a Woodlake, CA amphitheatre, effective May 31. (CAT 5/23)• Clear Channel/Asheville, NC VP/GM Ken Salyer left the company. Bill McMartin, who manages CC sister WSSL/Greenville, SC, will serve as interim Market Manager for the Asheville cluster, which includes market-leading Country WKSF. (CAT 5/20)

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Hall, Stars Honor Trio (continued from page 1) Braddock ultimately moved to the piano and kicked off the classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today” with harmonica great Charlie McCoy, vocalist Millie Kirkham, and guitarist Jimmy Capps, all of whom were on the original recording. This special rendition soared as George Jones walked onstage to bring it to a close. Singing Shepard’s hits were Bill Anderson and Elizabeth Cook with “A Dear John Letter”; Vince Gill on “I Want To Go Where No One Knows Me”; and Riders In The Sky’s Doug Green for “Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar).” George Jones officially escorted Shepard into the Hall, noting he was only 22 when she asked him to go out on what was his very first tour. Shepard’s trademark feistiness and grit were on full display as she received her medallion. Her first words were, “George, thanks for showing up.” She then recalled how radio stations resisted playing her hard-edged, traditional brand of country and how one night she told her upset fans to call advertisers and threaten to not buy their products if stations didn’t play her songs. She recounted leaving the stage and having a man grab her arm and saying, “I ought to hit you.” To which she responded, “If you’re feeling froggy, jump!” The station exec scolded her, “Thanks to you, we’re going to get swarmed with requests to play Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Red Foley and Don Gibson.” She countered, “Well, you’re a Country station aren’t you?” Wearing her medallion, Shepard showed her brand of country with the 1955 hit, “A Satisfied Mind.” Reba was serenaded with musical tributes by Trisha Yearwood and Susie McEntire on “How Blue;” Vince Gill with “Somebody Should Leave;” Garth Brooks performing “Whoever’s In New England;” and Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride with an incredible version of the 1993 Reba and Linda Davis No. 1, “Does He Love You.”

All of the evening’s performers and song selections were kept secret from Reba prior to the ceremonies, with husband and manager Narvel Blackstock making all of the arrangements. Susie even removed the night’s program from the bio book to hide the performances and the night’s biggest surprise: Hall of Famer Dolly Parton’s induction of Reba. “She’s had some of the greatest records I’ve ever heard,” Dolly said. “I never get tired of hearing her sing. I’ve never heard anybody who puts more into a song than Reba.” Noting the two had a lot in common, Parton joked that through the years “we’ve had enough hair to stuff a mattress.” Later, when slipping the medallion around Reba’s neck, Parton quipped, “I’m glad you don’t have your big hair on.” An emotional Reba recalled asking her rodeo champion father, “What was the most fun, getting your trophy buckle or getting there? He said, ‘Always, getting there.’ Winning awards are fun. But it’s the camaraderie and the people you get to hang out with, the getting there.” To fellow Oklahoman and trailblazer Jean Shepard, Reba said, “Thank you for paving the way and making it easier for girl singers. I’m honored to be inducted on the same night as you.” Reba captured the spirit of the evening as she said, “This has been a fantastic event. I love the singers; I love the stories. It’s always a lot of fun to come to these events and see people get into the Hall of Fame. And what an institution, that we can honor the folks that have kept all this together. There’s lots of memories to come. I just pray the good Lord allows me to be a part of those good memories in the future.” She closed by saying, “Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for being my friends, my helpers along the way. I couldn’t have done any of this without you, and by God, I wouldn’t have wanted to.” CAC

Not My First Radio: Warner Bros./WAR’s Big & Rich host programmers at New York’s Sparks Steakhouse Saturday (5/21) in advance of John Rich’s Celebrity Apprentice win the following night. Picture are (back row, l-r) KMLE/Phoenix’s Jeff Garrison, KEEY/Minneapolis’ Gregg Swedberg, WMIL/Milwaukee’s Kerry Wolfe, KAJA/San Antonio’s Travis Moon, WAR’s Chad Schultz, WCTO/Allentown’s George King, WAR’s Chris Palmer, Morris Management’s Cole Johnstone, Blair Garner; (middle row, l-r) KBEQ/Kansas City’s TJ McEntire, WGGY/Wilkes Barre, PA’s Jessie Roberts, Gary Busey and fiancee Stephanie, KBEQ/Kansas City’s Mike Kennedy, KYGO/Denver’s Garret Doll, WAR’s Lindsay Walleman; (front row, l-r) John Rich, Big Kenny Alphin, WMN/WAR’s Chris Stacey.

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WKHX/Atlanta 5.2 (5) 5.2 (5t) 776,900 (10) 823,900 (10)WUBL/Atlanta 3.5 (14) 3.4 (15) 739,300 (12) 750,100 (12)KASE/Austin^ 8.2 (1t) 8.2 (2) 390,600 (5) 386,300 (5)KVET/Austin 5.8* (7) 5.2 (7) 327,600* (8) 311,700 (7)WPOC/Baltimore 8.1 (2) 7.8 (2) 512,500 (5) 497,300 (5)WKLB/Boston 5.6 (5) 6.2 (3) 763,300 (11) 770,200* (9)WKKT/Charlotte 8.2* (1)* 9.0* (1) 564,000* (4)* 591,500* (2)*WSOC/Charlotte 8.0 (2) 7.9 (2) 514,000 (7) 566,600 (4)WUSN/Chicago 3.7 (8t) 3.6 (9t) 1,127,000 (12) 1,196,700 (15)WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.7 (2) 7.6 (2) 471,700 (5) 515,900 (6)WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.1 (22) 1.4 (19) 115,900 (21) 156,600 (18)WGAR/Cleveland 6.6 (5t) 6.3 (6) 397,300 (7) 408,200 (7)WCOL/Columbus, OH 6.2 (5) 6.8 (4) 326,200 (5) 353,300 (3)WHOK/Columbus, OH^ 2.6 (14) 2.9 (14) 166,600 (16) 200,000* (13)*WCLT/Columbus, OH 2.1 (16t) 2.2 (18) 104,400 (19) 126,800 (19)KPLX/Dallas 5.3 (2) 5.2 (3) 1,225,800 (5) 1,223,900 (5)KSCS/Dallas 3.9 (7) 4.0 (6) 841,900 (13) 891,600 (13)KYGO/Denver 5.8 (2) 5.7 (3) 597,800* (5) 564,900 (6)KWOF/Denver 2.4 (20) 2.3 (19) 287,600 (17) 279,400 (18)WYCD/Detroit 5.7 (1t) 5.5 (4) 902,100 (8) 873,600 (9)WPAW/Greensboro 7.4 (3t) 7.5 (3) 305,900 (4) 313,100 (4)WTQR/Greensboro 5.1 (8t) 5.0 (8t) 296,100* (6) 293,900 (6)WBRF/Greensboro+ 1.5* (15t)* 1.6* (16) 51,900 (21) 52,800 (19)WWYZ/Hartford 7.9 (3) 10.4* (2) 257,700 (7) 281,000* (5)*KKBQ/Houston^ 5.2 (3t) 5.0 (6t) 1,125,800* (6) 1,054,700 (7)KILT/Houston 4.1 (10) 3.8 (10) 993,400 (8) 930,200 (9)KTHT/Houston^+ 2.0 (21) 2.2 (21) 430,400 (21) 446,300 (20)WFMS/Indianapolis 8.9 (2) 8.5 (2) 352,800 (4) 348,800 (5)WLHK/Indianapolis 3.2 (14) 4.2 (12) 255,400 (9) 299,000 (9)WQIK/Jacksonville 7.4 (6t) 6.9 (6) 320,200 (4) 308,900 (4)WGNE/Jacksonville 6.5 (8) 6.0 (7) 264,900 (7) 272,600 (8)WMUV/Jacksonville 3.4* (14) 3.4 (13t) 132,800 (14) 144,500* (14)KBEQ/Kansas City^ 5.2 (6t) 5.0 (7t) 370,400* (6) 362,800 (8)KFKF/Kansas City^ 4.3 (9t) 5.0 (7t) 337,700 (8)* 346,900 (9)WDAF/Kansas City 3.0 (17t) 3.9 (11t) 291,500 (12) 292,200 (13)KWNR/Las Vegas 2.8 (15) 3.0 (15t) 230,400 (10) 253,700 (10)KCYE/Las Vegas 2.5 (17) 2.8 (18) 210,800 (13) 210,300 (16)KKGO/Los Angeles 2.2 (20) 2.3 (19t) 1,075,600 (25) 1,100,900 (24)WGKX/Memphis 6.6* (3)* 7.4* (4) 216,100 (9) 240,500* (9)WKIS/Miami 2.7 (19) 2.6 (19) 408,700 (18) 402,000 (18)WMIL/Milwaukee^ 8.7 (2) 8.3 (2) 421,300 (4) 425,400 (4)WZBK/Milwaukee+ 2.4 (16) 2.3 (15t) 136,600 (15) 135,600 (15)WKMK/Monmouth 1.8 (25) 1.5 (25t) 88,600 (26) 78,800 (28) Middlesex ArbitronKEEY/Minneapolis 7.3 (3) 8.5 (1t) 745,400 (4) 823,300 (3)WSIX/Nashville 4.7 (9) 5.5 (8) 267,600 (8) 284,800 (7)

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WKDF/Nashville 4.8 (8) 4.7 (9t) 277,900 (6) 304,000 (5)WSM-FM/Nashville 3.7 (12t) 3.6 (12) 276,400 (7) 267,700 (8)WSM-AM/Nashville 3.7 (12t) 3.4 (13) 89,700 (19) 109,900 (19)WJVC/Nassau 0.8 (31t) 1.7* (22t)* 91,900 (33) 124,000* (30)*WGH-FM/Norfolk 5.1 (10t) 5.2 (7) 261,100 (12) 231,300 (12)WUSH/Norfolk 3.9 (14t) 4.7 (11) 184,900 (14) 216,100 (13)WWKA/Orlando 4.8 (9t) 4.3 (11) 307,200 (7) 277,400 (9)WPCV/Lakeland 1.2 (21) 2.0* (20t) 116,600 (19) 131,200 (18) Orlando ArbitronWXTU/Philadelphia 4.1 (9) 4.0 (8t) 685,000 (15) 720,800 (16)KNIX/Phoenix 3.8 (8t) 4.3 (6t) 643,700 (9) 612,200 (9)KMLE/Phoenix 3.7 (10t) 4.0 (8) 615,000 (10) 591,100 (10)WDSY/Pittsburgh 5.6 (8t) 5.6 (9) 463,400 (8) 462,900 (8)WOGG/Pittsburgh^ 1.6 (19) 1.8 (19) 134,600 (16) 136,100 (16)WOGI/Pittsburgh^ 2.0 (17) 1.7 (18t) 166,800 (13) 157,200 (13)WOGH/Pittsburgh^ 0.5 (27) 0.8 (25t) 51,900 (30) 66,000 (28)KUPL/Portland 5.1 (5) 5.5 (5) 403,800* (8) 428,700* (9)KWJJ/Portland 3.8 910) 4.3 (9) 465,700* (5)* 433,100 (7)WCTK/Providence 7.5 (5) 7.7 (5) 324,000 (6) 330,300 (6)WQDR-FM/Raleigh 7.2 (4) 7.7 (2t) 338,800 (4) 347,300 (3)*KFRG/Riverside 4.9 (3) 5.3 (2)* 372,600 (6) 401,100* (5)KKGO/Los Angeles 2.4* (12t)* 2.5* (11t)* 208,000* (21) 209,300* (20) Riverside ArbitronKNCI/Sacramento 6.8* (3)* 6.8 (2)* 379,700 (7)* 442,000* (4)*KNTY/Sacramento 2.2 (18) 3.3 (10) 215,800 (16) 249,600 (14)KUBL/Salt Lake City 4.1 (8) 4.4 (7t) 381,500 (8) 413,200 (6)KSOP-FM/Salt Lake City 3.2 (12t) 3.0 (15) 298,100 (14) 284,900 (14)KEGA/Salt Lake City 2.2 (19) 2.4 (18) 212,700 (19) 242,600 (17)KCYY/San Antonio^ 7.8 (1) 6.5 (3) 633,200 (1) 567,800 (5)KAJA/San Antonio 5.6 (4) 5.6 (5) 533,700 (6) 529,200 (6)KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.5 (22t) 1.4 (24) 91,400 (24) 78,800 (24)KSON/San Diego 4.4* (6t) 3.7 (11) 455,200 (8) 465,800 (8)KUSS/San Diego 2.0 (21) 2.1 (17t) 317,900 (15) 313,300 (15)KRTY/San Jose 0.9 (28t) 1.2 (26t) 200,400 (31) 254,200 (27) San Francisco ArbitronKRTY/San Jose 2.7 (16t) 3.0 (13) 141,000 (20) 165,300 (17)KKWF/Seattle 4.1 (9) 4.0 (7t) 555,700 (12) 553,300 (12)KMPS/Seattle 3.6 (10t) 4.0 (7t) 538,400 (13) 551,600 (13)KNBQ/Seattle 1.6 (24t) 2.0 (24) 269,700 (23) 259,700 (23)WIL/St. Louis 6.6* (2)* 7.0* (2) 609,600* (6) 663,900* (5)*KSD/St. Louis 4.0 (12) 4.5 (10) 560,100 (7) 616,500* (8)WFUS/Tampa 4.4 (10t) 4.4 (10) 490,500 (11) 482,000 (9)WQYK-FM/Tampa 5.0 (8) 4.3 (11t) 496,600 (9) 438,200 (11)WMZQ/Washington 4.9* (5t)* 5.0* (5)* 629,600 (13) 593,400 (13) WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 1.4 (21) 1.5 (21) 169,700 (25) 153,700 (29) Washington ArbitronWIRK/West Palm Beach 5.5 (3) 5.3 (3) 209,600 (5) 191,800 (7)WKIS/Miami 2.0* (18t) 2.3* (15t)* 105,600* (16)* 99,000 (19) West Palm Beach Arbitron

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Stations included generally are those with a 1.5 share or greater 6+.

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Airborne indicates songs that have reached a i rplay on 60% of the Countr y Aircheck/Mediabase repor t ing panel . 4=Top 5 point gainers.

4 1 RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 4 17494 1532 5800 463 39.341 3.321 131 0

2 2 BRAD PAISLEY f/ALABAMA/Old Alabama (Arista) 17393 742 5755 215 39.492 1.39 131 0

1 3 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Heart Like Mine (Columbia) 15563 -2096 5022 -742 35.681 -4.698 131 0

5 4 KEITH URBAN/Without You (Capitol) 14827 345 4937 155 33.484 1.071 131 1

6 5 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 4 14363 1550 4739 521 32.64 2.878 129 0

3 6 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 13759 -2278 4366 -764 31.303 -5.875 131 0

7 7 BAND PERRY/You Lie (Republic Nashville) 12585 728 4200 214 29.361 2.005 131 0

9 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 12318 987 4137 311 27.892 2.37 131 0

8 9 RONNIE DUNN/Bleed Red (Arista) 12271 872 4179 225 26.515 2.251 131 0

10 10 CHRIS YOUNG/Tomorrow (RCA) 11384 530 3869 189 25.855 1.181 131 0

11 11 JUSTIN MOORE/If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away (Valory) 11030 269 3836 116 25.241 0.693 128 0

12 12 LUKE BRYAN/Country Girl Shake It For Me (Capitol) 9638 268 3191 94 21.509 0.47 128 1

13 13 TOBY KEITH/Somewhere Else (Show Dog-Universal) 9617 247 3288 64 21.66 0.691 127 0

14 14 EASTON CORBIN/I Can't Love You Back (Mercury) 9079 -226 3172 -48 20.318 -0.508 130 0

17 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol) 8989 1517 3007 459 19.692 2.626 131 2

16 16 JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 8943 839 3008 282 18.945 2.25 128 5

18 17 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Look It Up (MCA) 7379 355 2558 93 15.4 0.769 128 0

23 18 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 4 7134 2069 2367 721 15.849 4.671 129 14

19 19 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (Republic Nashville) 7094 78 2275 55 14.705 0.039 122 4

22 20 ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 4 6672 1604 2282 571 15.548 3.598 128 15

20 21 ERIC CHURCH/Homeboy (EMI Nashville) 6085 291 2168 106 13.036 0.565 123 3

21 22 TRACE ADKINS/Just Fishin' (Show Dog-Universal) 5468 329 1842 150 12.191 0.786 116 9

25 23 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 4966 139 1852 58 11.012 0.337 113 1

26 24 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Last Night Again (Big Machine) 4631 -143 1620 -46 10.232 -0.047 118 1

28 25 JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) 4576 494 1536 166 9.389 1.144 112 3

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24 26 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 4461 -409 1539 -98 10.201 -0.988 120 0

27 27 JOSH THOMPSON/Won't Be Lonely Long (Columbia) 4458 -19 1666 -46 9.443 0.113 108 1

29 28 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 3666 180 1258 70 7.339 0.407 100 5

KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 4 3239 1636 1024 512 7.565 3.854 98 31

30 30 STEVE HOLY/Love Don't Run (Curb) 3208 212 1298 68 6.589 0.433 98 1

BILLY CURRINGTON/Love Done Gone (Mercury) 2940 554 937 156 6.615 1.043 88 13

RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 2774 387 922 117 5.687 0.882 84 8

34 33 FRANKIE BALLARD/A Buncha Girls (Warner Bros./WAR) 2050 214 727 74 3.945 0.084 72 4

33 34 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 1880 22 746 11 2.879 0.127 86 2

37 35 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 1848 405 573 131 3.17 0.824 59 8

RANDY MONTANA/1,000 Faces (Mercury) 1742 28 682 14 2.615 0.104 81 5

38 37 BRADLEY GASKIN/Mr. Bartender (Columbia) 1375 -22 490 -3 2.207 0.08 58 3

39 38 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Shotgun Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1351 -17 523 8 2.238 -0.105 60 0

40 39 SUGARLAND/Tonight (Mercury) 1327 -3 425 14 2.297 0.007 49 4

46 40 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 1172 326 440 150 2.071 0.493 63 11

41 41 GLORIANA/Wanna Take You Home (Emblem/WMN) 1171 42 408 34 1.96 -0.006 57 2

43 42 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 1157 132 418 44 1.559 0.182 70 1

42 43 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Reason Why (Capitol) 1083 8 446 4 1.636 0.064 54 1

45 44 KIP MOORE/Mary Was The Marrying Kind (MCA) 1034 99 393 40 1.43 0.181 63 3

44 45 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 1005 60 406 18 1.222 0.11 64 3

48 46 REBA/When Love Gets A Hold of You (Starstruck/Valory) 968 194 387 72 1.655 0.338 42 3

47 47 JENNETTE MCCURDY/Generation Love (Capitol) 870 75 262 33 1.389 0.159 40 6

49 48 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Stay Up Late (Curb) 653 4 270 -11 0.823 0.03 42 0

50 49 AARON LEWIS/Country Boy (R&J) 632 -11 214 -4 1.25 0.056 27 0

50 BRAD PAISLEY f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Remind Me (Arista) 628 628 178 178 1.583 1.583 14 14Debut

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersLADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol Nashville) 721ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 571TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 521KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 512RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 463DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol Nashville) 459BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros/WMN) 311JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 282RONNIE DUNN/Bleed Red (Arista) 225BRAD PAISLEY/Old Alabama f/Alabama (Arista) 215

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersLADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol Nashville) 2069 4KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 1636 4ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 1604 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 1550 4RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 1532 4DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol Nashville) 1517BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros/WMN) 987RONNIE DUNN/Bleed Red (Arista) 872JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 839BRAD PAISLEY/Old Alabama f/Alabama (Arista) 742

Activator Top Point GainersLADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 2287 4KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 1696 4ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 1408 4BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 1260 4TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 864 4DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol) 626JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 625BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 544BILLY CURRINGTON/Love Done Gone (Mercury) 446RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 443

Activator Top Spin GainersLADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 372KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 310ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 254BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 225TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 141DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol) 108JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 105BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 100RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 94THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 80

Country Aircheck Add LeadersKENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 31DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 16JOE NICHOLS/Take It Off (Show Dog-Universal) 16LUNABELLES/A Place To Shine (BNA) 16JASON JONES/Ferris Wheel (Warner Bros./New Revolution) 15ZAC BROWN BAND f/J. BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) 15BRAD PAISLEY f/CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Remind Me (Arista) 14LADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 14PHIL VASSAR/Let's Get Together (Rodeo Wave) 14BILLY CURRINGTON/Love Done Gone (Mercury) 13

CMTLUKE BRYAN/Country Girl Shake It For Me (Capitol)MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (Republic Nashville)

CMT PUREBRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory)JACOB LYDA/I’m Doing Alright (DMG/Nine North)LUKE BRYAN/Country Girl Shake It For Me (Capitol)MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (Republic Nashville)SUNNY SWEENEY/Staying’s Worse Than Leaving (Republic Nashville)

GACMARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (Republic Nashville)TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine)BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory)LUKE BRYAN/Country Girl Shake It For Me (Capitol)SUNNY SWEENEY/Staying’s Worse Than Leaving (Republic Nashville)JENNETTE MCCURDY/Generation Love (Capitol)

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MAY 31JARON AND TLRTL f/BIG KENNY/Beautiful Lies (Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Nine North)KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA)

JUNE 6BIG & RICH/Fake ID (Warner Bros./WAR)CRAIG CAMPBELL/Fish (BPG)JERROD NIEMANN/One More Drinkin’ Song (Sea Gayle/Arista)LOCASH COWBOYS/You Got Me (R&J)

JUNE 13JT HODGES/Hunt You Down (Show Dog-Universal) KELLIE PICKLER/Tough (19/BNA)LISA MATASSA/Me Time (It Is What It Is/Nine North)

Country Aircheck ActivitySUNNY SWEENEY/Staying’s Worse Than Leaving (Republic Nashville) 601 points, 211 spins 9 ADDS: KCYE, KKWF, KZSN, WKMK, WMIL, WPCV*, WQYK*, WUSY, WWQM

HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) 573 points, 204 spins 5 ADDS: KASE, KFRG*, KKWF, WMAD, WTGE

KID ROCK f/SHERYL CROW/Collide (Atlantic/RRP/BPG) 565 points, 207 spins 3 ADDS: KHKI*, KMLE*, KNTY

JACOB LYDA/I’m Doing Alright (DMG/Nine North) 517 points, 257 spins 2 ADDS: WIVK*, WOGI

RANDY HOUSER/In God’s Time (Show Dog-Universal) 428 points, 178 spins 2 ADDS: WIRK*, WKDF*

STEALING ANGELS/Paper Heart (Skyville) 379 points, 164 spins 2 ADDS: KKBQ*, WFUS

ASHLEY GEARING/Five More Minutes (Curb) 376 points, 158 spins No adds

JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Oh Tonight (PDT) 368 points, 98 spins No adds

DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin’ (Capitol) 343 points, 104 spins 16 ADDS including: KHKI*, KIXZ, KMDL, KRTY, KSOP, WCTQ, WGNA, WGNE, WMZQ, WOGK

COREY SMITH/Twenty One (2011) (Average Joes) 331 points, 101 spins 1 ADD: KHKI*

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JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Numbers (For The Lonely/Quarterback) 309 points, 143 spins No adds ASH BOWERS/I Still Believe In That (Stoney Creek) 303 points, 138 spins 1 ADD: KNTY

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)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

KENNY CHESNEY/Live A Little (BNA) 9745THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or... (Stoney Creek) 8402JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 7040JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don’t... (Broken Bow) 6974DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol Nashville) 6523ZAC BROWN BAND/Colder Weather (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 5783BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 5086TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 4984KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 4462CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 4190

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1 1 BRAD PAISLEY f/ALABAMA/Old Alabama (Arista) 15729 -252 2742 -30

3 2 RASCAL FLATTS/I Won't Let Go (Big Machine) 15258 443 2611 94

4 3 KEITH URBAN/Without You (Capitol) 14617 430 2522 61

2 4 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Heart Like Mine (Columbia) 13267 -2194 2260 -402

9 5 BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) 4 12989 1260 2262 225

6 6 BAND PERRY/You Lie (Republic Nashville) 12725 96 2195 12

7 7 RONNIE DUNN/Bleed Red (Arista) 12471 30 2152 -7

8 8 JUSTIN MOORE/If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away (Valory) 12470 308 2136 44

11 9 TAYLOR SWIFT/Mean (Big Machine) 4 12162 864 2107 141

10 10 CHRIS YOUNG/Tomorrow (RCA) 11432 5 1960 2

5 11 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 11136 -2642 1899 -443

12 12 TOBY KEITH/Somewhere Else (Show Dog-Universal) 10683 -2 1832 -1

14 13 LUKE BRYAN/Country Girl Shake It For Me (Capitol) 9333 247 1629 42

15 14 JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) 9214 625 1598 105

16 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Am I The Only One (Capitol) 9188 626 1599 108

17 16 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Look It Up (MCA) 7802 14 1319 -17

22 17 ZAC BROWN BAND f/JIMMY BUFFETT/Knee Deep (So. Grnd/Atlantic/BPG) 4 7604 1408 1318 254

25 18 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Just A Kiss (Capitol) 4 7549 2287 1339 372

19 19 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (Republic Nashville) 7357 -120 1266 -20

20 20 TRACE ADKINS/Just Fishin' (Show Dog-Universal) 6865 355 1201 60

21 21 ERIC CHURCH/Homeboy (EMI Nashville) 6523 46 1124 2

23 22 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 5500 16 948 7

24 23 JOSH THOMPSON/Won't Be Lonely Long (Columbia) 5155 -156 852 -30

26 24 JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) 5125 363 887 68

33 25 KENNY CHESNEY f/GRACE POTTER/You And Tequila (BNA) 4 4311 1696 793 310

27 26 STEEL MAGNOLIA/Last Night Again (Big Machine) 4113 -186 699 -32

29 27 RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) 3791 146 673 33

30 28 ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic Nashville) 3784 143 671 29

28 29 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 3595 -159 576 -30

32 30 BILLY CURRINGTON/Love Done Gone (Mercury) 3305 446 596 79

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31 31 STEVE HOLY/Love Don't Run (Curb) 3283 60 575 8

34 32 FRANKIE BALLARD/A Buncha Girls (Warner Bros./WAR) 2207 331 373 59

36 33 SUGARLAND/Tonight (Mercury) 1976 389 352 69

37 34 REBA/When Love Gets A Hold of You (Starstruck/Valory) 1710 132 298 17

35 35 BRADLEY GASKIN/Mr. Bartender (Columbia) 1672 -137 278 -31

39 36 THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) 1564 399 288 80

44 37 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) 1469 544 278 100

38 38 DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) 1373 58 240 13

40 39 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Reason Why (Capitol) 1242 122 227 18

42 40 RANDY HOUSER/In God's Time (Show Dog-Universal) 1090 132 202 30

41 41 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Shotgun Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 1044 -19 203 -5

42 42 JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) 1040 108 168 17

43 RANDY MONTANA/1,000 Faces (Mercury) 833 62 136 16

49 44 GLEN TEMPLETON/I Could Be The One (Capstone) 724 114 130 20

46 45 SUNNY SWEENEY/Staying's Worse Than Leaving (Republic Nashville) 692 47 128 13

48 46 STEVE AZAR/Hard Road (Ride ) 664 42 118 5

45 47 SARAH DARLING/Something To Do With Your ... (Black River) 640 -26 109 -7

47 48 AARON LEWIS/Country Boy (R&J) 618 -8 97 -1

50 49 EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) 582 -6 94 -2

50 DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) 579 394 102 62

57 51 JOE NICHOLS/Take It Off (Show Dog-Universal) 530 195 101 33

53 52 DAVID BRADLEY/Hard Time Movin' On (Gecko) 487 37 84 5

51 53 JACOB LYDA/I'm Doing Alright (DMG/Nine North) 470 -29 71 -4

55 54 GLORIANA/Wanna Take You Home (Emblem/WMN) 463 66 75 13

52 55 DUE WEST/When The Smoke Clears (Black River) 418 -58 67 -16

56 56 STEALING ANGELS/Paper Heart (Skyville) 404 9 61 2

58 57 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Stay Up Late (Curb) 390 75 54 11

60 58 KID ROCK f/SHERYL CROW/Collide (RRP/Atlantic/BPG) 347 58 60 12

59 JENNETTE MCCURDY/Generation Love (Capitol) 340 83 68 13

60 PHIL VASSAR/Let's Get Together (RodeoWave) 339 248 61 42

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