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Boston Fan Crowder: Blue Chair/Columbia’s Kenny Chesney (c) with WKLB/Boston’s Mike Brophey and Ginny Rogers as he closes out The Big Revival Tour with back-to-back sold out shows at Gillette Stadium, bringing his career attendance over 13 shows at the venue to roughly 750,000. Also pictured (inset) is co-headliner Jason Aldean in a shirt provided by the station.

Blount Force Drama Five years ago, Benton Blount’s radio tour ended abruptly as Golden Music closed its doors (BN 6/21/10). Now his future looks brighter as he heads into tomorrow’s (9/1) semi-finals on NBC-TV’s America’s Got Talent – potentially $1 million, a record deal and a Las Vegas residency kind of bright. Country Aircheck caught up with him between rehearsals to talk about how he got from there to here. Blount had been playing nationally, sometimes barely breaking even, when an opportunity to audition came to him through a friend. Blount cleared several levels of online tryouts before being invited to join. “First was the video submission,” he says. “Then

In Memoriam: Jeff Walker A friend to many and a champion for all of us who love and work in country music and radio, Jeff Walker was laid to rest Friday (8/28). Several who knew him well remember him here: Campbell Entertainment Group’s Craig Campbell: I was Jeff Walker’s first intern after he started AristoMedia, then Aristo

Music Associates. He introduced me to every-one who walked through the door, dragged me to every meeting and invited me to every party. He taught me everything I know about publicity, running a business and balancing work and fam-ily. He took great delight in nurturing people and watching them grow, whether they stayed with the company or moved on to other opportunities. I already miss him. Keith Urban: Jeff

was one of the early believers in me. He was a great guy to have on your side, and if he truly felt there was something there for oth-ers to discover, he was a passionate and effective force in getting people to the gig. I know he wrangled plenty to mine when there were few to none! My heart and prayers go out to his family and friends. I love you, Jeff! CRB’s Bill Mayne: Through the shock, numbness, sadness and everything else we are all experiencing with this tragic loss, I have realized an amazing truth: Jeff Walker has impacted more lives than I could have ever imagined possible. The sheer magnitude of love and caring I have witnessed is simply staggering. This has led me to focus on the incredible impact our always up-beat, positive, impish, humorous, energetic “spark plug” of a friend has had on a worldwide community of friends and colleagues. (continued on page 7)

Gotta Hand It To Him: Circa 1986 are (l-r) Jeff Walker, AristoMedia’s Darlene Williams, artist Rusty Buddy and AristoMedia’s Laurie Larson and Craig Campbell.

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Oh Say Can You See: Arista’s Lee Roy Parnell with the uber-patriotic staff of KRMD/Shreveport, LA ahead of the station’s 101 Days Of Summer Free Concert in the late ‘90s. Pictured (back, l-r) are KRMD’s Shawn McCalister, Jackie Day Whaley, Parnell, Alice Canham, Rick Stephenson; (front, l-r) are John Swan, Gary McCoy, Julie Ryan and James Anthony. Send your vintage pics to [email protected].

it was me on Skype playing for a panel of producers, and the third online audition was playing for more decision makers. Then they finally said, ‘We’d love for you to come to New Jersey and audition in front of a live audience and the judges.’” Three AGT appearances later, Blount says things have already changed for him. “People who already liked the music and what I do actually treat me a little differently now,” he says. “And people who’ve never heard of me before come up and say, ‘Aren’t you that guy from the television show?’ And that was even just after the audition.” Not surprisingly, Blount’s fan base has multiplied, and he’s seeing a lot of online support from friends he made in radio five years ago. “It’s just them saying, ‘I believe in what Benton’s doing and you should too, and at least check it out,’” he says. “Just knowing that they still believe is a pretty awesome thing.” Ultimately Blount wants the ability to support his wife and son doing what he loves, even without radio if he must. “I don’t want to just be the part time weekend musician who goes out never knowing if I’m actually going to bring money back home to my wife,” he says. “I want to establish myself and be successful enough that if she chooses not to work, she doesn’t have to. I just want to know 1,000 people will show up when I play, listen to my music and want me to record more.” Regardless of what happens tomorrow, AGT is a career milestone. “I’ve gotten affirmation that I’m doing the right thing,” he says. “When the record label closed right when I felt like something good was about to happen, it left me with these questions – would I have been successful? Would I still be playing? Would people have liked it? The show has answered those questions. I can live the rest of my life knowing I’m doing what I should be doing.” Watch his quarter-final performance here. Follow Blount and #TeamBenton here. –Jess Wright

Chart Chat Congrats to Sam Hunt, Royce Risser, Katie Dean and the whole MCA promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1 with “House Party.” The song is Hunt’s third chart-topper in three tries and reaches the pinnacle 62 weeks after “Leave The Night On” debuted at No. 36 – remarkably fast for a new artist. And kudos to George Briner and the Valory crew for notching 35 adds on Brantley Gilbert’s “Stone Cold Sober,” topping this week’s board.

Let Me Be Blount: Benton Blount isn’t sure where to look to acknowledge his cheering fans before he’s named a finalist, and his inner focus was on his reaction. “My raw emotion is like my personality,” he says. “I’m super excited about it, but sometimes my face doesn’t show it. So I was thinking, ‘If they say my name, don’t just stand there and do nothing.’” Watch at 16:58 here. Sam Hunt

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Streamsound’s Austin Webb discusses his most influential music:1. Kris Kristofferson: He will always be my biggest influence as a songwriter. His delivery was honest. He was the real deal. He was also a renaissance man, which I aspire to be. 2. Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde: It’s one of the best records ever made. 3. Tom Douglas: In May 2010 I was smoking a cigarette on a tractor in my overalls in my dad’s barn. I

heard Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me” [written by Douglas and Allen Shamblin] on WSSL/Greenville, SC. I’d spent the last seven years on the road, touring the Americana circuit. When I heard that song, something hit me and I knew I wanted to be on Country radio. About a year later I moved to Nashville and I got to write with Tom.4. Guy Clark: “Texas 1947” is one of the best songs ever written. “The Randall Knife” is incredible.5. Joe Cocker: His voice and the way he held himself onstage – he was the coolest guy ever.• Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: I don’t know anything about Skrillex but I hear people talking about him.• An “important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: Electronic Dance Music. I haven’t even heard it outside of Vegas. And when I’m in Vegas, that’s usually just background noise for me to get drunk.• An album you listened to incessantly: Travis Meadows’ Killin’ Uncle Buzzy. It’s the best album Nashville’s seen in 25 years. He’s one of the best songwriters I’ve ever met. I was fortunate enough to write with him twice.• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: “Dinosaurs” by an indie rock band in Nashville called Realms. It’s tastefully dynamic.• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: I’m a big Backstreet Boys fan. I love pop music. You may find me on a Saturday night drinking a glass of wine and listening to a little Mariah Carey. I’ve been there.

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News & Notes Premiere’s Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase will interview Steven Tyler during the “Music And Mimosas” event at the NAB/RAB’s 2015 Radio Show in Atlanta. The Oct. 2 discussion will focus on Tyler’s career journey, the importance of developing as an artist and staying relevant through changes in media and music consumption. More here. Forever Media will purchase four Dix Communications/Cumberland, MD stations, including Country WFRB. The deal will bring Forever’s Country station count to seven, including WFGE/State College, PA; simulcast WGYY & WGYI/Meadville, PA; WFGI/Johnstown, PA; WWGY/Newcastle, PA; and WFGY/Altoona, PA. The sale is pending FCC approval. Envision has launched The Stories That Made The Music with creator Nick Michaels as host. The one-minute vignettes focus on artists including Lady Antebellum, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Reba, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain. More here.

Artist News Valory’s Justin Moore was honored Aug. 23 with the Arkansas Traveler Award, presented by Governor Asa Hutchinson during a hometown celebration in Poyen, AR. Big Machine’s Tim McGraw will headline the 2016 Carolina Country Music Fest in Myrtle Beach June 10-12. More here. Ralph Stanley has signed with New Frontier Touring for booking representation. Sixteen-year-old singer/songwriter Jackson Nance has signed with Warner/Chappell for publishing and with BMI for catalog representation. Songwriter Carly Pearce has signed a worldwide joint publishing agreement with BMG and busbee. Warner Bros./WMN’s Kenny Rogers will release Once Again It’s Christmas Sept. 25. Michelle Wright has signed with Thompson Entertainment Group for management. Songwriters Mark and Cherie Oakley have signed with MV2 Entertainment for publishing. Phil Vassar will kick off the fall leg of his 2015 #noPHILter Tour Sept. 4 in Millersport, OH. Rainman Records will release the British Live Performance Series Sept. 18, including a Glen Campbell live show from 1990 at the Dome in Doncaster, England.

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The Week’s Top StoriesFull coverage at countryaircheck.com• Nielsen Audio released August 2015 PPM ratings. (8/31)• iHeartMedia promoted Brad Hardin, Jon Zellner and Maynard. (8/28)• Longtime WGTY/York, PA personality Paesan Pellegrini retired. (8/28)• Former WRNS/Greenville, NC personality Wayne Carlyle returned as host of Y2K Country. (8/27)• Former KUPL/Portland personality Matt “Sparx” Ethridge joined KUAD/Fort Collins, CO for afternoons. (8/26)• Radio vets Dayton Kane and Jillene Kahn joined WKTI/Milwaukee. (8/25)

Valory’s Thomas Rhett puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to Nashville’s WSIX-FM and WRVW-FM. Me and my sister were either listening to country or *NSYNC and Britney Spears. The first time I heard myself on the radio I was driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. I still have a video of that moment. Sometimes I watch it and remind myself what that felt like. There really is nothing like hearing your voice

coming out of those speakers. One time my radio rep JoJamie Hahr and I went through a McDonald’s drive-thru at six in the morning. As she was leaving she drove for a solid 50 yards right down the median. Everything was flying everywhere. From then on, I offered to drive. The funny thing about a radio tour is, all they know about you is you just released a single, you have a record deal and hopefully you can sing. They were fun times, hard times and the most sleep-deprived I’ve ever been in my whole life. But it’s worth it. I would love to have dinner with Frank Sinatra at some Italian restaurant in New York City. I’d order lasagna. It would be nice to pick his brain: “Hey Frank, we have this thing called Twitter now. How did you ever get the word out that you were a big deal? And if you could come to one of my shows, how would you say fans have changed?” I wish I had written Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee.” Dad [Rhett Akins] wrote it [with Ben Hayslip]. I’m very envious – first of all, of the check he received. But second, that’s one of my favorite country songs of the whole decade. I have to have chocolate flavored coconut water with me on the road. I have about a hundred of them on the bus. My least favorite interview question is, “Tell me about your dad.” I love my dad with all my heart. But that’s one of the main questions I’ve been asked since I became an artist. To this day, every phoner I do for a radio station, one of the first things is, “I played your daddy’s songs back in 1995.” I’d love to be stuck in Chicago. It’s like Nashville on steroids. You can feel like you’re in a big city but you can also feel like you’re in the country a little bit. The people are kind and the food is good.

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In addition to his personal gift of spirit to all of us, Jeff was the most passionate promoter and guardian of the country music community and genre. He took the greatest pride in his decades of service to the industry with the CRB, CMA and CCMA boards and many other organizations and projects over the years. He was always one of the first and the few to step up when times got tough for our industry. Jeff believed in the power we have within ourselves to solve our most difficult problems; there was always a solution to be found. Jeff was determined to be a part of that solution for everyone. He cared about the music, the people and our community, and in so doing provided a path of inspiration for us all. As tragic events always do, we are reminded to appreciate and love every day, person and gift in our lives. I know we have not even begun to understand all of the ways we will miss Jeff. Stone Door Media Lab’s Jeff Green: Jeff became one of my first and best friends in the Nashville music industry in 1993 when I joined the CMA to head their international department. Putting his well-known mas-ter talent at puns to work, he immediately and forever began introducing me to colleagues as “Double Jefferdy,” gener-ating a smile every time. Jeff worked tirelessly to develop country music’s global growth – from helping secure a nearly unknown Keith Urban for an international show at Fan Fair,

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to countless show-cases and parties he orchestrated, to behind-the-scenes advocacy. He spearheaded delegation trips to Australia, Can-ada and Europe to promote U.S. and international artists (and broad-casters), and was eager to persuade sometimes skeptical industry executives. It was a thrill to receive the CMA’s Jo Walker-Meador Award in 2004

from Jeff, who was recognized himself in 2013. But more can and should be done: The CMA has international artist awards for both U.S. and global artists. It would be fitting if one of them were to bear Jeff’s name in his honor. Monk Family Music Group’s Charlie Monk: For the first few years, CRS was functionally run out of my office with my assistant, Judy Harris, handling the administrative work. The loosely organized non-profit group requested we take care of any funds acquired. At some point I got a notice from the IRS that we were to be audited. It scared the hell out of me because I had used some of the money for meetings and had not kept very good records. A friend knew produc-er Bill Walker’s son was an accountant, so I met with Jeff and knew he

was the man to help me and he has done it for over three decades. Thanks to Jeff, I did not have go through with the audit. Maverick’s Chris Parr: “G’day, mate.” That’s the way my favorite Aussie and I greeted each other for the better part of 28 years. Kinda cheesy, but when Jeff gave me my start as a college intern/part-timer in this biz back in the late ‘80s I thought it was oh-so-clever. Maybe it also set the tone for the first pun out of his mouth – the kind he would whip out on a moment’s notice and make you almost grimace because it was so corny, but you laughed anyway. No one loved to have fun more than Jeff Walker in the midst of getting business done. One of the many fun trips we took was my first ever visit to New York City for the New Music Seminar. For a 20-something music-lov-ing kid from Lincoln County, TN, it was mecca. We were barely on the escalators before Jeff introduced me to two or three people he knew. After schmoozing our way through the Marriott Marquis bar, we proceeded to take a long, expensive cab ride downtown like we were going on an overseas adventure – Jeff grinning from ear to ear all the way and experiencing every new NYC moment with me. When we got there, I thought the least I could do is offer to buy Jeff a beer since he had been shelling out money since we left Nashville. The bartender brings me two and yells $8 over the wailing band. I couldn’t hear him and thought, “He said, ‘Eight dollars?’ For two beers? What the hell? I could buy a 12 pack of the Beast back in the ‘Boro for that.” Jeff was laughing out loud as he saw the shock on my face, but I followed through. Looking back, that cold beer in that moment with my boss, mentor and friend Jeff Walker tasted about as good as any beer ever. I would pay any price to have just one more cold one with my dear friend Jeff. You gave so many of us a start in this business. You were always the consummate ambassador for country music. Always. G’day, mate. You will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. CAC

Clockwise l-r starting with Jeff: wife Terri, daughter Christy Walker Watkins and son-in-law Matt Watkins, son Jon and daughter-in-law Tessa, father Bill and stepmother Jeanine.



Fun Daze: Republic Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line hang with industry friends at their Santa Clara, CA Kick The Dust Up Tour stop.

Aldean Town: Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean brings his Burn It Down Tour to Boston’s Gillette Stadium, where he joins Kenny Chesney’s final The Big Revival Tour stop. Pictured (l-r) are WTHT/Portland, ME’s Stan Bennett, WPOR/Portland, ME’s Jon Shannon, WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH’s Mark Jennings, WBWL/Boston’s Lance Houston, the label’s Lee Adams, WKLB/Boston’s Ginny Rogers, Dawn Santoluctio and Mike Brophey, Aldean, WUSH/Norfolk’s Brandon O’Brien, WCTK/Providence’s Amanda Leonardo, WSIX/Nashville’s Michael Bryan and WCTK’s Bob Walker.

Summer Camp: BBR Music Group and iHeartRadio meet in Asheville, NC for their Summer Summit.

August 31, 2015 Chart Page 1


LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 28627 1571 8482 552 56.404 2.587 154 0

3 2 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 27470 1440 8019 313 53.815 3.643 153 0

4 3 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 26151 1964 7618 527 52.847 4.131 153 0

5 4 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 24592 2336 7354 663 48.165 4.541 154 1

6 5 KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) ✔ 23933 2599 7071 738 46.607 5.078 154 0

1 6 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 23347 -5422 6715 -1767 45.717 -10.362 154 0

8 7 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 22450 2979 6679 935 42.644 4.057 154 0

9 8 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) 20815 2086 6085 739 41.411 4.049 154 0

12 9 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 16133 931 4523 231 32.256 2.547 154 0

13 10 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 15907 812 4550 207 31.309 1.379 152 1

11 11 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 15655 134 4719 56 31.915 0.465 152 0

15 12 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 15392 977 4390 230 30.178 2.35 151 0

14 13 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 15332 794 4488 232 31.224 2.071 153 0

7 14 ZAC BROWN BAND/Loving You... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 13814 -7207 4053 -2133 26.467 -15.357 154 0

17 15 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 13807 1058 3941 306 26.704 1.771 150 2

19 16 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 13568 1218 3739 279 24.696 2.926 147 1

21 17 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 13483 2010 3870 587 25.461 4.609 151 4

16 18 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 12878 82 3850 37 24.588 0.241 150 0

18 19 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 12531 138 3703 24 23.528 0.784 152 0

20 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 12302 223 3434 48 23.928 0.678 154 0

24 21 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 11596 1485 3355 408 22.983 5.398 154 8

22 22 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 11088 -226 3374 -4 20.489 0.587 151 0

23 23 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 10809 104 3236 34 19.385 0.987 150 0

26 24 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 9847 701 2795 208 16.879 1.224 136 3

25 25 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 9521 269 2935 100 15.149 0.864 148 0



LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

31 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) ✔ 8891 2720 2564 765 16.714 3.783 153 8

27 27 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 8711 117 2576 36 14.872 0.459 135 1

30 28 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) ✔ 8464 2269 2445 667 13.776 3.022 149 9

32 29 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 6620 459 1939 102 11.928 2.378 129 4

33 30 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 6618 1578 1946 452 11.645 2.961 130 6

28 31 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 6507 138 1850 82 12.634 0.231 140 0

29 32 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 6472 243 1939 72 12.4 0.162 142 2

34 33 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 5201 547 1601 156 9.775 1.219 102 2

36 34 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 4655 296 1362 63 6.398 0.825 124 1

35 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 4532 116 1224 11 9.683 -0.012 119 2

37 36 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 4332 93 1185 34 6.294 0.205 109 2

39 37 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 3669 34 1187 11 4.644 0.427 122 2

40 38 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No)... (Republic Nashville) 3641 515 1087 118 5.093 1.095 105 2

41 39 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 3088 67 1007 25 3.958 0.079 106 0

42 40 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 2969 114 1022 65 3.218 0.06 100 1

45 41 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 2922 262 884 61 3.876 0.374 100 3

44 42 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 2836 105 923 23 2.91 0.165 109 0

49 43 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 2816 896 724 272 4.218 0.7 78 11

43 44 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 2793 59 793 34 3.829 0.167 105 1

47 45 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Tomorrow Tonight (Red Bow) 2757 250 911 75 2.742 0.143 98 2

38 46 DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) 2440 -1608 743 -481 3.175 -2.166 104 0

46 47 STEVEN TYLER/Love Is Your Name (Dot) 2373 -258 705 -86 5.681 0.007 100 4

48 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 1857 94 533 13 2.503 0.221 68 3

50 49 RONNIE DUNN/Ain't No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) 1793 -66 487 -28 4.98 -0.179 21 0

50 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 1500 89 513 47 1.618 0.108 69 6Debut

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersBRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 935

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 765

KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 739

KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 738

TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 667

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 663

LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 587

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 552

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 527

JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 452

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersBRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 2979 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 2720 ✔KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 2599 ✔CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 2336 ✔TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 2269 ✔KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rain... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 2086

LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 2010

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 1964


SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 1571

Activator Top Spin GainersLUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 318

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 316

BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 237

KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 166

THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 151

KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 148

BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 147




Activator Top Point GainersLUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 1644 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 1644 ✔BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 1269 ✔KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 918 ✔KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 854 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 844

THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 810




Country Aircheck Top recurrents Points

MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Atlantic/WEA) 13385

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 10874

LUKE BRYAN/Kick The Dust Up (Capitol) 10567

BLAKE SHELTON/Sangria (Warner Bros./WMN) 9581

CANAAN SMITH/Love You Like That (Mercury) 9066

BRANTLEY GILBERT/One Hell Of An Amen (Valory) 8815

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 8367

BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't It (Mercury) 7883

KELSEA BALLERINI/Love Me Like You Mean It (Black River) 7680

EASTON CORBIN/Baby Be My Love Song (Mercury) 6671

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsBRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 35MO PITNEY/A Boy And A Girl Thing (Curb) 23SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 23THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 11LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 10BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 9TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 9BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 8CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 8DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 6JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 6WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 6



Sept. 11 Brett Eldredge Illinois (Atlantic/WMN)

Jewel Picking Up The Pieces (Sugar Hill)

Sept. 18 Alabama Southern Drawl (BMG) Mac McAnally A.K.A. Nobody (Mailboat) Clare Dunn Self-Titled (MCA) Leigh Nash The State I’m In (Thirty Tigers)

Sept. 25 Thomas Rhett Tangled Up (Valory) Don Henley Cass County (Capitol) Kenny Rogers Once Again It’s Christmas (Warner Bros./WMN)

Oct. 2 Bart Crow The Parade (Thirty Tigers)

Oct. 9 Toby Keith 35 mph Town (Show Dog)

Oct. 23 Carrie Underwood Storyteller (19/Arista) Jimmy Fortune Hits & Hymns (Gaither Music Group)

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Tomorrow Tonight (Red Bow) Moves 47-45* 2,757 points, 911 spins 2 adds: WEZL, WLHK

DRAKE WHITE/It Feels Good (Dot) Moves 38-46 2,440 points, 743 spins; No adds

STEVEN TYLER/Love Is Your Name (Dot) Moves 46-47 2,373 points, 705 spins 4 adds: KBEQ, KILT, WCTQ, WDAF

EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) Debuts at 48* 1,857 points, 533 spins 3 adds: KBEB, WKMK, WSLC

RONNIE DUNN/Ain’t No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) Moves 50-49 1,793 points, 487 spins; No adds

DAVID NAIL/Night’s On Fire (MCA) Debuts at 50* 1,500 points, 513 spins 6 adds: WIL, WIRK, WKXC, WPCV*, WSLC WTHT

WATERLOO REVIVAL/Bad For You (Big Machine) 1,470 points, 465 spins 4 adds: KCCY, KPLM, KSSN, WMAD

CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 1,453 points, 465 spins; No adds

LUCY ANGEL/Crazy Too (G-Force/New Revolution) 1,352 points, 478 spins; No adds

REBA/Until They Don’t Love You (Nash Icon/Valory) 1,286 points, 315 spins 2 adds: KSKS*, WKHX*

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SEPTEMBEr 8AMANDA WATKINS/If I Was Over You (in2une)CASSADEE POPE/I Am Invincible (Republic Nashville)

SEPTEMBEr 14MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA)RACHELE LYNAE/Quicksand (in2une)DALLAS SMITH/Kids With Cars (Blaster)BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista)RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine)JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol).

SEPTEMBEr 21MATT GARY/It’s On You (in2une)JOE NICHOLS/Freaks Like Me (Red Bow)CRAIG MORGAN/When I’m Gone (Black River)ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

1 1 SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 12228 102 2340 8 54 0

3 2 THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 11822 254 2255 21 55 0

5 3 KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) ✔ 11697 854 2276 148 56 0

4 4 CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 11579 660 2255 120 56 1

8 5 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) ✔ 10794 1269 2077 237 56 0

6 6 DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 10785 52 2091 9 53 0

9 7 KENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy Day (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 9876 918 1909 166 56 0

2 8 FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 9256 -2595 1775 -542 47 0

10 9 ERIC CHURCH/Like A Wrecking Ball (EMI Nashville) 7975 -57 1545 -18 55 0

12 10 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 7707 385 1480 71 56 0

11 11 JAKE OWEN/Real Life (RCA) 7293 -100 1393 -23 55 0

15 12 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 7198 408 1383 58 56 0

14 13 KIP MOORE/I'm To Blame (MCA) 7007 188 1305 7 53 0

16 14 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Long Stretch Of Love (Capitol) 6808 245 1311 34 54 0

13 15 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 6746 -144 1286 -30 52 0

17 16 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 6715 308 1324 63 52 0

23 17 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) ✔ 6372 1644 1242 318 55 2

21 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 5942 844 1164 147 56 2

19 19 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 5641 313 1092 57 51 1

18 20 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 5608 130 1080 31 52 0

20 21 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 5587 382 1090 61 55 0

22 22 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 5089 263 993 41 51 0

24 23 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 4078 449 739 65 50 1

33 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) ✔ 3878 1644 753 316 46 20

25 25 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 3755 167 698 24 51 2

26 26 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 3535 88 683 25 45 0

29 27 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 3452 618 695 118 47 3

27 28 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 3425 39 657 1 40 1

28 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Smokin' And Drinkin' (RCA) 3138 -86 591 -20 50 0

32 30 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 2833 480 587 105 45 3

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds

30 31 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 2750 -19 528 5 45 0

31 32 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 2700 100 520 19 41 1

34 33 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 2064 93 314 9 26 1

37 34 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 1928 26 366 2 38 1

38 35 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 1928 314 361 60 38 1

42 36 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 1927 810 376 151 36 12

36 37 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 1922 -4 423 -2 38 0

39 38 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 1463 20 304 2 24 0

41 39 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 1179 14 258 3 22 1

43 40 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1094 -4 247 1 21 0

44 41 OLIVIA LANE/You Part 2 (Big Spark/Star Farm) 1070 0 201 0 18 0

45 42 RONNIE DUNN/Ain't No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) 1007 -32 203 -9 12 0

46 43 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 944 41 181 9 27 2

48 44 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 619 -60 118 -12 12 1

52 45 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 603 124 94 18 16 0

50 46 BRIAN COLLINS/Shine A Little Love (Blue Light) 576 47 98 7 10 0

49 47 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 519 -38 71 -5 9 1

54 48 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Tomorrow Tonight (Red Bow) 446 39 83 7 8 0

49 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 427 292 86 57 12 4

58 50 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 416 161 66 24 4 0

51 51 OLD DOMINION/Nowhere Fast (RCA) 390 -120 39 -12 1 0

52 REBA/Until They Don't Love You (Nash Icon/Valory) 386 145 72 27 7 0

57 53 ADAM SANDERS/Somewhere That You Don't Go (Big Yellow Dog) 370 110 37 11 1 0

46 54 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 370 100 37 10 1 0

53 55 ALAN JACKSON/Jim And Jack And Hank (EMI Nashville) 362 -75 73 -10 7 1

56 LANCO/Trouble Maker (LANco) 340 90 34 9 1 0

57 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Russelled) 320 110 32 11 1 0

55 58 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 318 -2 64 0 6 1

59 KACEY MUSGRAVES/Dime Store Cowgirl (Mercury) 310 64 71 13 9 0

60 RICK MONROE/Great Minds Drink Alike (MRG) 306 35 61 7 9 0

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