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Hall Right Now: Jim Ed Brown and the Browns, Grady Martin and the Oak Ridge Boys are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Pictured are (back, l-r) the ORB’s William Lee Golden, CMHoF’s Steve Turner and BMI’s Jody Williams, ORB’s Duane Allen, Richard Sterban and Joe Bonsall, CMHoF’s Kyle Young and the late Grady Martin’s son Joshua; (front, l-r) CMA’s Sarah Trahern, the late Jim Ed Brown’s wife Becky and Bonnie and Maxine Brown.

Traffic Options Radio's occasional and generalized traffic and service reports are increasingly facing off with on-demand and customized smartphone offerings. Country Aircheck recently explored the issue (CAW 8/24) and below details three current traffic options. Map Geo: The newest and most innovative may be GeoTraffic. Primarily a digital offering, the platform offers on-demand, spoken-word reports by individual roadway based on the user's location or a set of user-defined preferences. "The reality is traffic reports in the broadcast world are fast-paced market overviews that may not be relevant to the listener and that air on the programmer's schedule," says CEO Frank Rizzo. "That's why

Sounds & Stories From The Hall "Family has always been what's most important," said new Country Music Hall of Fame member Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys, setting the theme for Sunday night's (10/25) Medallion Ceremony. The Hall homecoming in the venue's CMA Theater found the congregants doing what families do – celebrating, laughing, loving and grieving as the late Grady Martin, the late Jim Ed Brown and the Browns (sisters Maxine and Bonnie) and the Oaks (Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban) joined the unbroken circle. Another thing families do – lend a hand. BMI's Jody Williams was first man up in that department, filling in as emcee for museum CEO Kyle Young, whose mother recently passed. Williams called first honoree Martin "a genius with wood and wire," a reality highlighted by video footage of a Willie Nelson performance capped by a stunning solo from Martin. Martin's Guitar: Musical tributes opened with "El Paso" as performed by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives and Vince Gill on lead guitar. "My high notes stayed in Virginia last night, so when we get to the high note you'll see why Vince Gill is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame," Stuart said. And Gill obligingly stepped to the mic at the appropriate moments. Mandy Barnett was accompanied by Rock And Roll Hall of Famer Duane Eddy on "Don't Worry." Longtime Martin friend Pete Wade brought the late great's Gibson 335 "Big Red" to play with Buddy Miller on "Fifteen Years Ago." Hall of Famer Brenda Lee handled the induction honors for Martin, who passed in 2001. Describing his imagination and

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we're seeing this migration from broadcast to digital. Instead of surrendering that audience, we help keep and maintain it by allowing stations to push listeners to their own digital platform. It's unique, hyper-local, consumer-sought content on-demand and with complete ubiquity." Functionally, stations drive listeners to a mobile offering integrated into their own app or to a white-label GeoTraffic app

that's been branded to the station. Individual roadways are displayed as icons (see left) and tapping one generates a regularly updated audio report specific to that thoroughfare. GeoTraffic's broadcasters can voice the reports, or station talent can handle the job. There's also the capacity to generate revenue through geo-targeted ads within the reports. "We're bringing the spoken word ad model for traditional media to the digital platform," Rizzo notes. GeoTraffic is currently available in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles and more markets are expected. The service is

free and there are no inventory requirements; revenue from in-line ads is shared between GeoTraffic and the station. The company also offers traditional broadcast options. Total Up: More than 2,000 stations in 200+ markets use the services of iHeartMedia-owned Total Traffic & Weather Network and EVP Gary Larkin says there's good reason. "We have the most robust network of traffic gathering tools and resources in the industry and deliver the most accurate traffic incident data available," he says. "There are 16 local operations centers operating 24/7, and more than 800 professional traffic reporters monitoring resources in each market." Those resources include emergency services, departments of transportation, traffic cameras, aircraft, social media and floating car/cellular data, which has become the backbone of municipal traffic systems in recent years. Larkin has no doubt that broadcast reports are still relevant. "Eighty percent of commuters expect daily traffic, weather, sports and news," he says. "Americans spend an average of two-and-a-half hours a day dealing with traffic conditions and listener engagement surges 22% in the minutes surrounding traffic

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Strolling Stone: Columbia’s Doug Stone (l) buddies up to then-Citadel Chairman Larry Wilson during an employee conference at Wilson’s Bigfork, MT ranch in the late ‘90s. Send your own “way back” shots to [email protected].

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George Birge and Cody Cooper of Big Machine’s Waterloo Revival discuss their most influential music:1. LeAnn Rimes, Blue: George: That album was huge for me because my dad had it stuck in the CD player for 10 years.2. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker: Cody: That album tapped into

something we try to capture with our songwriting, which is honesty and saying something most people would be embarrassed to say to a friend in real life. 3. Eric Church: Cody: He’s always had his own sound. His lyrics flow. He reminds me of Willie Nelson in that what he says isn’t always synched with the beat. 4. Willie Nelson: George: He had this raw thing. He was not the most radio-sounding guy but he was an amazing storyteller. And you always know it’s Willie playing guitar because he has that signature sound.5. George Strait: George: My mom tells me I’m half named after my dad and half named after George Strait. My parents were two stepping to him in San Marcos, TX before he was who he is today. He has one of the purest voices in country music. He’s a class act.• Highly regarded music you’ve actually never heard: George: Brandy Clark’s 12 Stories album. When it started getting nominated I looked it up – and it was one of the best albums I’d heard.• An “important” piece or style of music you just don’t get: Cody: Reggae. I get the “feel-good” atmosphere of it, but I can’t get into it.• An album you listened to incessantly: George: Matchbox Twenty’s Yourself Or Someone Like You.• An obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Cody: LunchMoney Lewis’ “Bills.” We’ve been jamming to this non-stop on our road trips lately.• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: George: Anything Justin Timberlake. He’s got a crazy vocal and he’s always coming up with super-original melodies. It’s straight pop candy but it’s addictive.

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reports. With commuting times continuing to grow in most markets, [they're] increasingly important." TTWN's services are available for barter to every station in the top 50 markets, a majority in the top 100 and several in the top 150. Users can also take advantage of TTWN's standalone mobile app. Self Service: Handling traffic on your own is still an option, but staying accurate and compelling requires focus. "Reports should be as short as possible while still covering the major issues," says Albright & O'Malley & Brenner's Becky Brenner. "Always start with the location; region first, then specifics." Normal slowdowns should take a backseat to things less ordinary, Brenner says. "Focus on the major incidents and always provide alternatives," she advocates. "The best traffic reporters are good at providing alternate routes in the moment that save listeners time." Seattle traffic reporter Kimi Kline is a Total Traffic & Weather Network employee who services eight area stations including Country KWJJ/Portland. She handles two of

those live and Brenner says she's worth emulating. "She understands how to do traffic effectively and conversationally," Brenner explains. "And she has the ability to be spontaneous and witty, which is hard to find." Kline says focus on the listener's perspective can't be overstated. "Traffic is very personal to the people sitting in it," she asserts. "Use your voice to show severity and

empathy and be careful to not over-sensationalize every collision. Listeners need to build trust with you." Social media is a powerful tool. "I have TweetDeck up all day and am constantly monitoring listeners and other public agencies in real-time," she says of the platform, which manages tweets across multiple Twitter accounts. "I can put them into lists to make them easier to sift through. And I tweet major incidents to my followers @KimiKline. I love building relationships with listeners through Twitter because they'll send me tips and pictures of incidents they see throughout the day. It's great." "Just being an advocate for drivers goes a long way," Kline adds. "And if you're not having fun, maybe you should try something else! When a rendering truck loses its load on a freeway, you have to laugh and tell listeners to roll up their windows, too!"

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Chart Chat Congrats to Luke Bryan, Royce Risser, Shane Allen, David Friedman and theentire Capitol promo crew on hitting No. 1 for the second week in a row with "Strip It Down." And kudos also to Capitol for landing 67 adds for Keith Urban's "Break On Me," topping this week's board.

News & Notes Alpha KYKX/Tyler, TX has added Absolute Imaging from Envision. Registration is open for the Touring Career Workshop Nov. 11 at Soundcheck Nashville. The event will benefit Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee. More here. Former iHeartMedia Mgr./Business Development Hugh Kirkpatrick has joined digital content provider iDitty as SVP/Business Development. Reach him here. The second annual Source Nashville Holiday Bazaar will be held Nov. 19 at the Roundabout Plaza (1600 Division Street) in Nashville. More here. Former Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Sr. Dir./Media Relations Tina Wright has written her debut novel, Heaven in the Dark. Get the e-book here.

Artist News Charlie Daniels will celebrate his 79th birthday Oct. 27 at The Palm Restaurant in downtown Nashville. Guests include Chris Young and Ryan Weaver and the event will benefit The Journey Home Project. Inquire about tickets here. Julie Roberts, Matt Kennon, Brad Martin and Brooke Hogan will star in the original musical Brand New Man, opening in Chattanooga Nov. 13 and directed by George Darden and Mario Turner. Details here. Scotty McCreery will receive the 2016 Patrick D. Kenan Award for Vocal Health and Wellness at Duke Voice Care Center’s 10th Annual World Voice Day Celebration Mar. 29, 2016 at the Cary Arts Center in Cary, NC.

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Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith puts an industry spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to KSCS/Dallas. And then KPLX/Dallas came around and they had the wolf howl. I would flip back and forth between those stations. I was a freshman in college when I first heard myself on the radio. It was on KORA/Bryan, TX. I had visited the station and given them a CD. I was studying in my dorm room one day and the alarm clock radio started playing my song. I

freaked out and ran up and down the halls. I’ve had a national touring infrastructure in place for the last three years. When I signed with Wheelhouse, our fall was booked. We bypassed the traditional radio tour and built stops around the existing tour dates. I love the visits that go beyond the conference room performance. Ginny Rogers at WKLB/Boston asked if I could come by the [Tufts Medical Center’s] Floating Hospital for Children and play some songs for the kids. To me, that was an amazing moment and I loved helping them give back to the community like that. My favorite and least favorite person to travel with is my brother, Tyler – who’s also my manager. We’ve been working together for about 10 years. At one time he was the merch guy, the tour manager, the manager, the booking agent. Because we’re brothers we have that love/hate relationship. Some days we click; some days we butt heads and don’t agree on anything. On those days, the band and crew know to stay away from us. When I traveled in a van we lived on truck stop food. You could make a meal out of beef jerky, a bag of chips and a stick of cheddar cheese. I would love to have dinner with my dad at Mary’s Cafe in Strawn, TX. We would get large chicken fried steaks with fries and iced tea. Earl Dibbles, Jr. is my alter ego so I see redneck things every day. I was in Portland, ME last night and had a big wad of Red Man chew in my mouth, as Earl Dibbles, Jr. during the show. A girl in the front row said she wanted that dip, so I dislodged it from my mouth and handed it to her. And then she put it in her mouth.

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The Week's Top StoriesFull coverage at countryaircheck.com.• Entercom KKWF/Seattle Fitz In The Morning co-host Tony Russell left the show. (10/26)• Wilks KWOF/Denver morning team John Moug and Jaime Ames were replaced with Greg Peters and Jenny Hopkins. (10/26)• Wheelhouse Midwest/Southwest regional Jennifer Shaffer added National duties. (10/26)• Meyer AC KTXR/Springfield, MO will become "101.3 The Outlaw" Nov. 2. (10/23)• ACM board members were elected for 2015-16. (10/22)• Cumulus' Aaron Roberts was promoted to VP/Programming Partnerships. (10/21)• Digity WRNS/Greenville, NC interim PD Carletta Blake was named PD. (10/21)• Cumulus SVP/Programming Jan Jeffries exited after 18 years. (10/20)• Sales vet Tom Stemlar joined Cumulus/Indianapolis as VP/MM, which includes oversight of Country WFMS. (10/20)

vision, she said, "So often, what we do, he did it first. And so often what we do, he did it best." She told of the recording session for Merle Haggard's "A Place To Fall Apart" and how Martin's guitar work, though not overtly flashy, perfectly suited the song. "Merle looked at another musician, Roy Nichols and said, 'Roy, I believe me or you could have played that.' Roy said, 'Well, maybe now we could, but not until that guy showed us how first.'" Grady's son Joshua Martin was composed and flashed dry humor in accepting his father's medallion. "We've had a better turnout than any family reunion we've ever had," he said. Referencing the likelihood his typically taciturn dad might have used

the occasion to share his Christian faith, Joshua read a bible verse (Psalms 144:9) and noted its reference to a string instrument played with a pick. "So I guess that means there's picking in heaven," he said. "Now we really want to go, right?" Praising Grady as "the

greatest guitar player ever to live," Joshua also called him "the best dad that a kid could ever have. May the name Grady Martin live on forever and always in the Country Music Hall of Fame." The Brown Sound: Offering tribute to the late Jim Ed and attending Maxine and Bonnie Brown were Carolyn Martin and Chris Scruggs on "Looking Back To See," The Isaacs on "The Three Bells" and Dierks Bentley on "Pop A Top." Stepping in for an ailing Bill Anderson for the induction, Hall of Famer Bobby Bare was soft-spoken and heartfelt. "A lot of people don't know Jim Ed was a legitimate chef ... a wonderful friend and a true gentleman," Bare said. "Maxine, sweet Maxine," he said, pausing for effect. "Maxine got a mouth on her. If you don't really want to know the answer to a question, don't ever ask Maxine because she's going to give you the full answer. And all the guys I know instantly fell in love with Bonnie. Including ..." he paused again "... myself, Elvis and a whole lot of other guys."

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Explaining their impact, Bare said, "Chet [Atkins] told me they were the greatest sibling harmony he had ever heard in his life. And that means a lot because Chet produced the Everly Brothers." First to accept was Jim Ed's widow Becky Brown, who retold the story of Anderson, CMA CEO Sarah Trahern and others presenting his medallion to him in June. "He was so excited and so thankful that they took the time to do that," she said. "I had 54 wonderful years with Jim Ed and I just praise God and give him all the glory and the praise for a blessed life." Bonnie Brown repeatedly told the audience, "I'm not going to cry," at least once through tears, as she accepted her medallion. She introduced her family with notable pride. "We've got doctors everywhere," as well as a granddaughter who is an astrophysics and engineering double major. "I don't know where she got the smarts," Bonnie said. "Of course I hate to turn this over to Maxine," she added before leaving the podium.

"The Browns made a lot of sacrifices," Maxine said, pointing out that their families took the brunt of it. Among those she thanked were KKUS/Tyler, TX's Tom Perryman, a Country Radio Hall of Famer and the group's manager, as well as his wife Billie. "They're pushing 90 and they still have their hair and teeth!" she said, beginning to live up to Bare's introduction. "I asked Billie not long ago, 'How old do you have to be before you stop enjoying sex?' She said, 'Honey you gotta ask somebody older than me.'" It was Maxine's final comment that really brought the house down, however. "This award erases everything we've been through," she said, going on to talk about a fall that broke her hip and several bones in her leg. "They never were able to fix them," she said. "I think my surgeon was drunk. The only good thing that came out of that – I got a permanent screw." Hearts On Fire: Final inductees the Oak Ridge Boys were celebrated by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Jeff Hanna, subbing for a travel-waylaid Chris and Morgane Stapleton on "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight." Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood offered "I'll Be True To You," and Duane Allen's daughter Jamie, husband Paul Martin and four children – the Martin Family Circus – surprised their father/grandfather to perform a spirited "Elvira." Notably, it was eight-year-old daughter Tallant who took the iconic bass part, igniting the crowd.

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Hall of Famer Kenny Rogers discussed his abiding friendship with the group in bringing the four onstage for the induction. "In a lifetime and career of incredible things, this is the most incredible thing that's ever happened to the Oak Ridge Boys," Bonsall said. "We're family, man. It's always been family. We've tried to run our group that way ... doing things right. Being honest all the time like our parents taught us. Treat people right. I really think that's why we're here today." Allen's remarks hit on three themes – luck, fortune and blessings. He told of walking into manager Don Light's office after getting out of the Army, auditioning and getting the job on the spot and saving the Oaks from an imminent split. Growing up on a farm with no running water, he said. "We didn't have a bucket list. It was a bucket to haul the water or the milk from milking the cows. I thank God for his many blessings and for my bucket list being full tonight."

Sterban acknowledged his creator first and foremost. "I want to thank Him for giving us the ability to sing and harmonize together," he said. "This is a night we'll never forget and I don't think we'll ever be the same after tonight." Finally, Golden recalled the inspiration offered by his family in rural Alabama. "It was the music that touched my soul and stirred it deep inside," he said. "It didn't take long to figure out I'd rather sing than pick cotton." Golden also pointed to the future. "We're all healthy and ... by golly, we're still singing as good as we ever have." Joined onstage by their fellow inductees and the evening's performers, the Oaks led the room in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" as their fellow Hall of Fame members filed down to the front. The moment recalled Bare's words from earlier in the evening: "Today we're all winners because we're all famous forever on the wall in an unbroken circle." And that circle, that family, was joyfully just a little bit bigger. –Chuck Aly CAC

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

1 1 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 27550 -493 8176 -109 53.736 -1.321 154 0

4 2 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) ✔ 26064 1846 7744 610 49.206 5.038 154 1

3 3 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 26048 484 7662 226 51.548 1.101 153 0

6 4 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 25335 1605 7503 457 49.766 3.423 154 0

7 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 24517 1635 7210 571 47.617 3.239 154 0

9 6 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 22882 2324 6769 703 44.058 3.702 154 0

10 7 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 20995 1121 6082 374 42.169 2.805 154 0

11 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) ✔ 20566 1666 5874 495 41.193 3.172 154 0

2 9 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 19828 -6140 5594 -2033 41.467 -8.269 153 0

12 10 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 18086 662 5308 182 36.043 2.043 154 0

5 11 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 17872 -6084 4927 -2014 38.619 -9.305 154 0

13 12 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 16814 746 4936 246 33.544 1.892 153 0

14 13 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 16432 686 4720 134 32.675 1.92 154 0

15 14 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 15107 626 4290 168 29.879 1.354 153 1

16 15 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 14085 513 4132 175 26.571 0.781 152 0

17 16 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 13767 846 4236 227 26.418 1.913 154 0

19 17 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 12884 1260 3799 391 24.514 2.188 154 1

18 18 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 12709 849 3729 278 24.362 2.437 151 0

21 19 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 11927 937 3641 319 22.436 2.966 147 15

22 20 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 10835 1633 3279 447 18.933 3.341 151 1

25 21 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) ✔ 10767 2523 3072 747 19.704 4.954 152 5

23 22 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 10037 1503 2969 476 18.73 3.188 148 1

26 23 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA Nashville) 9291 1141 2729 373 18.174 2.511 140 5

24 24 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 9082 576 2578 120 18.574 0.949 150 1

33 25 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) ✔ 7826 2965 2208 826 13.325 4.396 119 14

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

27 26 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 7203 559 2122 106 10.317 1.244 138 1

30 27 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No)... (Republic Nashville) 7069 1018 2144 358 11.187 1.454 139 10

28 28 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 7008 466 2082 127 12.1 0.715 135 4

31 29 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 6240 623 1822 187 9.639 0.894 128 3

32 30 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 6037 1066 1680 302 9.84 2.571 121 6

20 31 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 5905 -5615 1583 -1673 15.808 -10.425 154 0

29 32 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic Nashville) 5494 -667 1563 -218 10.681 -0.928 124 0

35 33 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 5188 1198 1538 288 7.837 1.827 123 10

36 34 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 4311 655 1216 155 6.224 1.055 116 2

34 35 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 4258 164 1330 62 5.651 0.117 120 1

38 36 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 3692 713 1064 197 5.234 1.391 103 7

37 37 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 2716 -483 894 -163 3.032 -0.458 117 0

46 38 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2671 548 737 176 6.207 1.359 63 5

43 39 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 2661 397 792 140 3.22 0.699 101 7

EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 2519 106 755 34 3.246 0.085 92 5

48 41 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 2370 295 762 108 2.888 0.607 86 7

44 42 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 2343 95 744 33 2.811 0.167 88 1

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 2312 87 682 62 2.951 -0.093 92 5

42 44 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 2274 -101 683 -17 2.701 -0.049 86 1

45 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 2253 326 634 100 3.019 0.469 89 11

47 46 CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) 2219 110 675 49 2.848 0.144 82 2

47 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 2216 226 693 33 2.613 0.43 90 3

50 48 RONNIE DUNN/Ain't No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) 1818 -176 502 -39 4.731 -0.28 24 0

49 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 1740 -112 480 -15 2.188 -0.054 69 3

49 50 WATERLOO REVIVAL/Bad For You (Big Machine) 1647 -398 536 -139 1.741 -0.436 74 0

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersGRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 826

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 747

DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 703

OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 610

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 571

BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 495

BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 476

COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 457

RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 447

KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 391

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersGRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 2965 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 2523 ✔DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 2324 ✔OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1846 ✔BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 1666 ✔CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 1635

RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 1633


BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 1503

KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 1260

Activator Top Spin GainersGRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 281

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 261

OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 239

DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 217

JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 204

CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 203




KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 140

Activator Top Point GainersGRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 1341 ✔THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 1298 ✔OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) 1193 ✔DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) 1090 ✔CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) 1041 ✔JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 902



ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful... (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 719

KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 670

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents PointsKENNY CHESNEY/Save It For A Rainy... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 19960

KEITH URBAN/John Cougar, John Deere... (Capitol) 11997

SAM HUNT/House Party (MCA) 10526

CHRIS JANSON/Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR) 9978

THOMAS RHETT/Crash And Burn (Valory) 9234

DUSTIN LYNCH/Hell Of A Night (Broken Bow) 8180

MICHAEL RAY/Kiss You In The Morning (Atlantic/WEA) 7742

ZAC BROWN BAND/Homegrown (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 7454

FRANKIE BALLARD/Young & Crazy (Warner Bros./WAR) 7122

JASON ALDEAN/Tonight Looks Good On You (Broken Bow) 6589

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsKEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 67

CHRIS JANSON/Power Of Positive Drinkin' (Warner Bros./WAR) 15

LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 15

TOBY KEITH/Beautiful Stranger (Show Dog) 15

GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) 14

CHARLES KELLEY f/BENTLEY & PASLAY/The Driver (Capitol) 12

MADDIE & TAE/Shut Up And Fish (Dot) 12

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 11

A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No)... (Republic Nashville) 10

RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 10

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Chris Janson Buy Me A Boat (Warner Bros./WAR)Janson’s breakout gold-certified No. 1 inspired the album title. He co-produced along with Brent Anderson, Chris DuBois and Byron Gallimore, and co-wrote all 11 tracks, including the duet with Tim McGraw, “Messin’ With Jesus.”

LoCash I Love This Life (Reviver)Duo Preston Brust and Chris Lucas’ six-song EP was produced by Lindsay Rimes and David Ross. It features the current single/title cut, plus fan favorites “Shipwrecked” and “I Know Somebody” among others.

TG Sheppard Legendary Friends & Country Duets (Cleopatra)Sheppard’s album title does not exaggerate. His duet partners include Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Crystal Gayle, Mickey Gilley and the late Conway Twitty and George Jones.

Rhonda Vincent Christmas Time (Upper Management)The 12-song collection features four originals written by Vincent alongside holiday classics “Away In A Manger” and “Silent Night.” Guests include Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson.

DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) Debuts at 45* 2,253 points, 634 spins 11 adds including: KCYE, KHGE, KKWF, KNIX, WGGY, WKSJ, WLHK, WQDR, WQNU, WRNX

CANAAN SMITH/Hole In A Bottle (Mercury) Moves 47-46* 2,219 points, 675 spins 2 adds: KCCY, WQMX

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) Re-enters at 47* 2,216 points, 693 spins 3 adds: KATM*, KNIX, KSON

RONNIE DUNN/Ain’t No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) Moves 50-48 1,8118 points, 502 spins; No adds

MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) Debuts at 49 1,740 points, 480 spins 3 adds: KMLE, KPLM, WKSJ

WATERLOO REVIVAL/Bad For You (Big Machine) Moves 49-50 1,647 points, 536 spins; No adds

CRAIG CAMPBELL/Tomorrow Tonight (Red Bow) 1,600 points, 496 spins; No adds

SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1,547 points, 470 spins 3 adds: KWNR, WKIS, WWQM

LUCY ANGEL/Crazy Too (G-Force/New Revolution) 1,431 points, 510 spins; No adds

LAUREN ALAINA/Next Boyfriend (19/Interscope/Mercury) 1,379 points, 449 spins 3 adds: KNIX, KRYS, WUSN

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November 9BRETT ELDREDGE/Drunk On Your Love (Atlantic/WMN)

November 16JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need a Drink (Valory)

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

2 1 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Anything Goes (Republic Nashville) 12066 101 2359 42 56 0

1 2 LUKE BRYAN/Strip It Down (Capitol) 11968 -729 2328 -112 54 0

5 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Smoke Break (19/Arista) 11403 881 2220 188 56 1

7 4 OLD DOMINION/Break Up With Him (RCA) ✔ 11332 1193 2237 239 55 1

4 5 COLE SWINDELL/Let Me See Ya Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 11236 661 2176 142 56 0

8 6 CHRIS YOUNG/I'm Comin' Over (RCA) ✔ 10524 1041 2027 203 56 0

6 7 CHASE RICE/Gonna Wanna Tonight (Columbia) 9334 -1033 1816 -214 51 0

9 8 BLAKE SHELTON/Gonna (Warner Bros./WMN) 9247 859 1793 162 56 0

12 9 DAN + SHAY/Nothin' Like You (Warner Bros./WAR) ✔ 8766 1090 1700 217 52 0

10 10 CAM/Burning House (Arista) 8098 353 1569 75 54 0

11 11 JASON ALDEAN/Gonna Know We Were Here (Broken Bow) 7938 222 1555 60 54 0

13 12 TIM MCGRAW/Top Of The World (Big Machine) 7882 246 1505 45 55 1

14 13 BROTHERS OSBORNE/Stay A Little Longer (EMI Nashville) 7426 285 1397 67 55 0

3 14 BRETT ELDREDGE/Lose My Mind (Atlantic/WMN) 7416 -3190 1381 -615 49 0

15 15 KELSEA BALLERINI/Dibs (Black River) 6768 481 1308 92 55 1

17 16 PARMALEE/Already Callin' You Mine (Stoney Creek) 6293 554 1229 117 51 0

20 17 JANA KRAMER/I Got The Boy (Elektra/WAR) 6235 902 1213 204 55 2

18 18 BRAD PAISLEY/Country Nation (Arista) 6180 658 1184 126 56 1

19 19 LOCASH/I Love This Life (Reviver/Star Farm) 5866 373 1091 85 53 7

21 20 RANDY HOUSER/We Went (Stoney Creek) 5650 515 1075 101 51 1

22 21 BIG & RICH/Run Away With You (B&R/New Revolution) 5225 436 1044 92 46 1

25 22 THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) ✔ 5080 1298 995 261 55 6

24 23 SAM HUNT/Break Up In A Small Town (MCA) 4370 448 841 93 48 0

23 24 THE BAND PERRY/Live Forever (Republic) 4082 -489 782 -98 50 1

27 25 A THOUSAND HORSES/(This Ain't No) Drunk Dial (Republic Nashville) 3956 542 751 111 51 3

26 26 DIERKS BENTLEY/Riser (Capitol) 3780 186 760 35 49 3

28 27 HUNTER HAYES/21 (Atlantic/WMN) 3530 283 667 47 44 0

29 28 LEE BRICE/That Don't Sound Like You (Curb) 3422 427 677 78 48 2

16 29 MADDIE & TAE/Fly (Dot) 3403 -2857 662 -522 35 0

36 30 GRANGER SMITH/Backroad Song (Wheelhouse) ✔ 2823 1341 543 281 42 10

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

31 31 CHASE BRYANT/Little Bit Of You (Red Bow) 2588 369 489 68 43 4

34 32 ZAC BROWN BAND/Beautiful Drug (SouthrnGrnd/Varvatos/BMLG) 2455 719 447 103 41 4

30 33 RASCAL FLATTS/I Like The Sound Of That (Big Machine) 2452 177 487 35 38 0

32 34 GEORGE STRAIT/Cold Beer Conversation (MCA) 2157 218 388 36 32 1

33 35 JERROD NIEMANN/Blue Bandana (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1775 -119 354 -22 39 0

39 36 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 1532 339 264 55 28 2

37 37 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Pain Killer (Capitol) 1406 89 293 15 22 0

38 38 BILLY CURRINGTON/Drinkin' Town With A... (Mercury) 1383 159 274 32 35 3

42 39 MICHAEL RAY/Real Men Love Jesus (Atlantic/WEA) 1257 198 276 39 35 2

40 40 EASTON CORBIN/Yup (Mercury) 1182 6 220 1 19 0

41 41 RONNIE DUNN/Ain't No Trucks In Texas (Nash Icon/Valory) 1059 -22 220 2 10 0

35 42 DARIUS RUCKER/Southern Style (Capitol) 895 -672 150 -118 23 0

43 43 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Stone Cold Sober (Valory) 858 -13 173 1 15 0

44 44 CLARE DUNN/Move On (MCA) 804 90 139 28 14 1

45 KEITH URBAN/Break On Me (Capitol) 670 670 140 140 16 16

50 46 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 622 77 94 8 7 0

46 47 DAVID NAIL/Night's On Fire (MCA) 613 -10 115 -1 12 1

48 48 MO PITNEY/Boy & A Girl Thing (Curb) 584 28 111 4 19 0

51 49 BRIAN COLLINS/Shine A Little Love (Blue Light) 535 4 95 -4 11 0

52 50 DUSTIN LYNCH/Mind Reader (Broken Bow) 530 50 119 16 11 4

47 51 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Amnesia (PDT) 525 -41 82 -6 6 0

45 52 THE CADILLAC THREE/White Lightning (Big Machine) 518 -123 76 -13 17 0

55 53 TYLER FARR/Better In Boots (Columbia) 444 28 89 5 9 1

54 54 AARON WATSON/Getaway Truck (Big Label/Thirty Tigers) 414 -4 86 -1 8 0

55 DYLAN SCOTT/Crazy Over Me (Curb) 405 130 52 24 10 1

56 SCOTTY MCCREERY/Southern Belle (19/Interscope/Mercury) 400 84 79 16 8 0

57 OLD DOMINION/Nowhere Fast (RCA) 380 50 38 5 1 0

58 58 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Russelled) 360 10 36 1 1 0

57 59 ELLE KING/America's Sweetheart (RCA) 350 0 35 0 1 0

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