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August 8 2016, Issue 511 ©2016 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] Whisperin’ Bill: One For The Books Country Music Hall of Famer, BMI Songwriting Icon and Grand Ole Opry member Bill Anderson’s biography title, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life In Country Music, isn’t an exaggeration. Beginning with Ray Price’s 1958 cover of “City Lights,” Anderson’s songs have charted in seven consecutive decades – a feat no other country songwriter has accomplished. His more recent hits include 2005 CMA Song of the Year “Whiskey Lullaby” and the 2007 ACM Single and Song of the Year “Give It Away.” Anderson’s nine lives include deejay, actor, game show/ talent show host, restaurant owner and even disco chart-topper. Anderson teamed with CMHoF’s Peter Cooper to write his memoir, out Sept. 1. Pre-order it here or here. A few excerpts: Anderson, 19 years old and living a double life as a musician and deejay, was fired from his first job in radio at WGAU-AM & FM/ Athens GA for playing country music. From there he went to WJJC/Commerce, GA and started hosting The Bill Anderson Show: Bummer Summer: Country Cools Historically Country radio shines during the summer, which makes it the most useful period for gauging the format’s overall health. Unfortunately, Country seems a bit under the weather. The July 2016 PPM survey marked the first time in five months and the first July that more stations were down in share than up as the format experiences summer lows rarely seen since PPM became currency more than five years ago. Ratings softness is especially apparent among Persons 18-34, the demographic that drove record highs in 2014 and arguably fueled a more pop-driven sound. A wave of popularity experienced in recent years appears to be over. So what exactly is happening and where are those flighty millennials off to now? Country Aircheck tapped Nielsen VP/Audience Insights Jon Miller to provide a more complete picture, not to mention a recovery update following the skiing accident that left him hospitalized for more than a month earlier this year (CAT 3/18). Countin’ Of Youth: “Enjoy it while it lasts” was the position many veteran programmers took as P18-34 shares began to peak in 2014. The demo is notably fickle and listeners within it may finally be moving on to newer and shinier things. “The one thing that does jump off the page is Country’s 18-34 shares,” Miller observes. The demo’s 2014 peaks were 10.6 (June), 10.2 (July) and August (10.1). Barring a significant swing one way or the other in August (to be released late this month), the summer of 2016 will likely go down as the format’s weakest since 2012 (see page 8). The better news is that other segments of the audience remain relatively steady, though not unaffected. P25-54, for example, are down little more than half a share since the highs registered in June and July of 2014 (8.4 for both). So where is the 18-34 crowd going? One clue is found in July’s year-over-year numbers, which grew most for Classic Hits, Hot AC, Classic Rock and Urban (continued on page 7) Bill Anderson Jon Miller Fix-Uppers: Big Loud’s Chris Lane (c) celebrates his No. 1 “Fix” with team members including (l-r) twin brother Cory, Morgan Sweat, Joey Moi, Stacy Blythe, Clay Hunnicutt, Maggie Abrams, Roger Fregoso, Brandon Matthews, Lloyd Norman, Jeremy Groves and Tori Johnson.

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Whisperin’ Bill: One For The Books Country Music Hall of Famer, BMI Songwriting Icon and Grand Ole Opry member Bill Anderson’s biography title, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson: An Unprecedented Life In Country Music, isn’t an exaggeration. Beginning with Ray Price’s 1958 cover of “City Lights,” Anderson’s songs have charted in seven consecutive decades – a feat no other country songwriter has accomplished. His more recent hits include 2005 CMA Song of the Year “Whiskey Lullaby” and the 2007 ACM Single and Song of the Year “Give It Away.” Anderson’s nine lives include deejay, actor, game show/talent show host, restaurant owner and even disco chart-topper. Anderson teamed with CMHoF’s Peter Cooper to write his memoir, out Sept. 1. Pre-order it here or here. A few excerpts: Anderson, 19 years old and living a double life as a musician and deejay, was fired from his first job in radio at WGAU-AM & FM/Athens GA for playing country music. From there he went to WJJC/Commerce, GA and started hosting The Bill Anderson Show:

Bummer Summer: Country Cools Historically Country radio shines during the summer, which makes it the most useful period for gauging the format’s overall health. Unfortunately, Country seems a bit under the weather. The July 2016 PPM survey marked the first time in five months and the first July that more stations were down in share than up as the format experiences summer lows rarely seen since PPM became currency more than five years ago. Ratings softness is especially apparent among Persons 18-34, the demographic that drove record highs in 2014 and arguably fueled a more pop-driven sound. A wave of popularity experienced in recent years appears to be over. So what exactly is happening and where are those flighty millennials off to now? Country Aircheck tapped Nielsen VP/Audience Insights Jon Miller to provide a more complete picture, not to mention a recovery update following the skiing accident that left him hospitalized for more than a month

earlier this year (CAT 3/18). Countin’ Of Youth: “Enjoy it while it lasts” was the position many veteran programmers took as P18-34 shares began to peak in 2014. The demo is notably fickle and listeners within it may finally be moving on to newer and shinier things. “The one thing that does jump off the page is Country’s 18-34 shares,” Miller observes. The demo’s 2014 peaks were 10.6 (June),

10.2 (July) and August (10.1). Barring a significant swing one way or the other in August (to be released late this month), the summer of 2016 will likely go down as the format’s weakest since 2012 (see page 8). The better news is that other segments of the audience remain relatively steady, though not unaffected. P25-54, for example, are down little more than half a share since the highs registered in June and July of 2014 (8.4 for both). So where is the 18-34 crowd going? One clue is found in July’s year-over-year numbers, which grew most for Classic Hits, Hot AC, Classic Rock and Urban (continued on page 7) Bill Anderson

Jon Miller

Fix-Uppers: Big Loud’s Chris Lane (c) celebrates his No. 1 “Fix” with team members including (l-r) twin brother Cory, Morgan Sweat, Joey Moi, Stacy Blythe, Clay Hunnicutt, Maggie Abrams, Roger Fregoso, Brandon Matthews, Lloyd Norman, Jeremy Groves and Tori Johnson.

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My new show came on the air every afternoon at one o’clock, and for the first two and a half hours of my shift I played country music. Nothing but country music, and all the country music I wanted. Then about three-thirty, when the area high schools began to let out ... I rocked. I mean, up until the sun went down and our little thousand-watt daytime station signed off the air, I played Elvis and Jerry Lee and Chuck Berry and the Coasters

and all the rest. And I liked it. Not as much as I liked country music, of course, but in those days rock ‘n’ roll was new and was a synonym for success. More than anything else in the world I wanted to be successful. My radio program slowly but surely began to build an audience. The grown folks liked the country music I played and they seemed to

respect my knowledge of the subject. The kids loved the loud rock and the fact that they never knew what I was liable to say or do next. I screamed and yelled. I deliberately screwed up commercials, messed up artists’ names and their song titles. I told jokes, I laughed when I should have been serious, and I played it straight when everyone else was cracking up. All over northeast Georgia it became the afternoon thing to do to turn the radio dial to 1270 and partake of the craziness. There were even a few times when our signal wasn’t confined to northeast Georgia. I snooped around and found out where the knob was on the transmitter that controlled the power output of the station, and I learned how to ease it up past our assigned thousand watts. It was illegal as robbing a bank, but when nobody was looking, I’d often do it. Some days when the ground was wet along the creek bank by our tower and nature was helping amplify our signal as well, listeners would phone me from parts of North Carolina, nearly one hundred miles away. Anderson’s songwriting success led him to Nashville and a decades-long career as both artist and writer. But by the mid-’80s he was no longer considered relevant as either. Then in 1992 Steve Wariner took Anderson’s “Tips Of My Fingers” back to the No. 1 spot on the charts, 32 years after Anderson’s version. On his hairstylist’s recommendation, Anderson called another of her clients, Vince Gill, and their co-writes – including Gill’s “Which Bridge To Cross (Which Bridge To Burn)” – led to Anderson’s re-

birth as a Music Row songwriter: “Bridge” knocked down a door that I’d thought was closed forever. I had written another hit song, my first on the charts in more than 12 years. ... Having written the song with an artist of Vince Gill’s stature gave me instant credibility within Nashville’s new songwriting community, with writers who had never before given Bill Anderson a second thought. I started calling them. More importantly, they started calling me. On writing with young songwriters: When I started writing again – and started co-writing for the first time – I knew I was going to have to adapt, and I was willing to do that. ... I let a lot of young kids tell me a lot of things, and I benefited from that, greatly. There’s no sense in worrying about what you’ve done in the past, or what the person in the room with you has accomplished. ... A blank sheet of paper is a blank sheet of paper, whether you’ve written one hundred hit songs or never written one. It’s the great equalizer, and it’s intimidating. But if you can transform that blank sheet into words and melody, rhythm and rhyme, that’s a victory. That’s the thrill of creation, and that edge of the knife never dulls. On his unexpected career resurgence: I write this roughly thirty-five years after I was finished, and two decades since I gave myself permission to try a new approach, to contribute and create rather than pine for what once was or what I thought ought to be. My late-life reality has been far richer than any ought-to-be I could have imagined. And I’d like to thank my hairstylist. –Wendy Newcomer

Chart Chat Some firsts are bigger – and louder – than others. So the No. 1 ascension of Chris Lane’s “Fix” means there are a lot of congratulations to go around. First to Lane and the folks who got it done led by Big Loud President Clay Hunnicutt, National Stacy Blythe and the promotion team of Roger Fregoso, Nikki Jimenez, Dave Kirth, Tyler Waugh and Maggie Abrams. The label’s founding partners, Seth England, Joey Moi, Craig Wiseman and Chief Zaruk, certainly deserve accolades as well. Record labels have launched with No. 1 singles in recent memory, and even with new artists, though generally under the auspices of existing label groups. To find a truly new entity (in Country, anyway) opening with a new artist No. 1, it might take going back to the Zac

Anderson at WGAU/Athens, GA in 1956.

Chris Lane

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Brown Band and Bigger Picture. But there’s no need for parsing. Big Loud ringing the bell first time out is a big deal. And a loud one. Kudos as well to Matthew Hargis and the BMLGR promotion crew on securing 32 adds for Florida Georgia Line’s “May We All,” which features Tim McGraw. The song tops this week’s board. Finally, KJUG/Visalia, CA has been operating on a back-up transmitter since July 29 and the market’s Mediabase monitor is unable to pick up the station. Consequently, KJUG has been temporarily removed from the reporting panel.

News & Notes Lee Family Sports KART-AM/Twin Falls, ID flipped to Classic Country last week (8/1) and added a simulcast on translator K234CT.

Bristol Broadcasting has agreed to purchase a translator and two stations, including Country WMEV/Marion, VA, from Holston Valley for $1,750,000. Radio vet Chris Diaz has joined Steel City’s Hot AC WLTJ/Pittsburgh in mornings. Kacey Musgraves and Joe Walsh have been added to the lineup for the Sept. 27 Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s All for the Hall Los Angeles benefit concert. Balcony

Seek & Employ Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update.

Available Jobs iHeartMedia/Hunstville has an opening for a PD for Country WDRM and Top 40 clustermate/translator W293AH (Kiss FM). Airchecks and resumes to SVP/Programming Erich West here. Cherry Creek/Helena, MT has an opening for an OM and PD/morning host for Country KBLL. Airchecks and resumes to Group PD Mark Elliott here. Neuhoff’s WFMB/Springfield, IL has an opening for a morning co-host (CAT 7/28). Airchecks and resumes to PD Dave Marsh here. Cumulus/Grand Rapids is searching for a cluster OM and Country WTNR (Nash FM) PD (CAT 7/22). Three years of cluster management experience is required; airchecks, resumes and ratings history here. Blakeney WBBN/Laurel, MS has an opening for morning co-host. Resume and mp3 aircheck here. Forever WFGS/Murray, KY is searching for a PD. “We need a strong leader who can continue to grow the Froggy brand across all platforms,” says Dir./Programming Jared Mims. Materials to him here. Cumulus’ WFMS/Indianapolis is still searching for a «live and local» midday personality. Airchecks and resumes to OM/PD Stephen Giuttari here. Consultant Phil Hunt has openings for experienced PDs for future openings at client stations. Materials here. Cumulus’ WKHX/Atlanta is searching for an experienced Executive Morning Show Producer for the station’s Cadillac & Dallas. View an in-depth job description and apply here. CBS Radio KMLE/Phoenix has an opening in mornings, joining existing team Chris & Nina. Submit a resume and video here.

UPDATE

Elizabeth Elkins from Dreamlined/in2une’s Farewell Angelina discusses the band’s most influential music:1. Little Big Town’s Painkiller: There are four of us in Farewell Angelina. and we all come from very different musical backgrounds – but this is one album we all agree on. It’s a super smart record from a band who isn’t afraid of anything.2. Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt’s Trio: Three amazing songwriters, singers and

heroes of ours. Those voices.3. Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisted: After all, we named our band after one of his songs.4. Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume I-III: You cannot deny the songwriting, the arrangements or the attitude.5. Led Zeppelin’s BBC Sessions: Because there’s nothing like rock and roll, and Plant and company do it best.• “Important” music you just don’t get: The Talking Heads.• An album you played incessantly: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Anything from Chris Cornell’s Higher Truth album.• Music you’d rather not admit to enjoying: Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself.”

MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Elizabeth Elkins

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Saga WVVR/Clarksville, TN is searching for a morning co-host (CAT 5/24). Three years of on-air experience is required; airchecks and resumes here. CBS Radio’s KNCI/Sacramento has an opening for a PD (CAT 6/27). At least five years programming experience is required and a four-year degree in a related field is preferred. Apply here. iHeartMedia WSIX/Nashville has an opening for MD/nights. More than three years radio experience and a four-year college degree, preferably in communications or broadcast journalism, are required. Apply here.

Searching Hannah MartinFormer ACM Lifting Lives [email protected]

Tonya CamposFormer Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles [email protected]

Dean WarfieldFormer WSM-AM/Nashville [email protected]

Kassidy StewartFormer Hart Media/Bullseye Dir./Promotions & [email protected]

Larry “Big Red” StevensFormer KGRT/Las Cruces, NM PD/morning [email protected]

Kelley CashFormer KVOO/Tulsa [email protected]

Brian HatfieldFormer KYGO/Denver APD/[email protected]

Rick KennisFormer WGTY/York, PA Dir./[email protected]

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Contemporary (see page 8). The last two have grown consistently year over year since 2012 and Classic Hits generated its best two PPM showings P18-34 in each of the last two months. Pie Wholes: Miller says there’s an important caveat to all this, particularly with regard to P6+ and 25-54. “Share represents how much of the overall pie your station is getting,” Miller says. “What’s interesting is that if you look at 6+ and 25-54, the shares are down year to year, but the audience is trending up a little. So the overall pie has grown, at least mildly.” Why? Look no further than evolving PPM measurement following Nielsen’s rollout of its enhanced CBET technology last year. The company made improvements to counter widespread adoption of the Voltair processor, which was being used to overcome perceived deficiencies in PPM encoding. As for how much more audience is being captured, Nielsen found an average increase of 15% overall when compared with

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July PPM Format Share Trends P18-34Format July '12 July '13 July '14 July '15 July '16

Adult Contemporary 6.3% 6.2% 5.7% 6.5% 6.2%

All Sports 3.2% 2.9% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4%

Alternative 5.1% 5.2% 5.2% 4.9% 4.9%

Classic Hits 3.4% 3.4% 3.7% 3.5% 4.0%

Classic Rock 3.3% 3.7% 4.1% 4.7% 4.8%

Contemporary Christian 1.9% 2.1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.2%

Country + New Country 8.6% 9.9% 10.2% 9.6% 8.7%

Hot Adult Contemporary 6.4% 6.3% 7.3% 7.7% 7.1%

Mexican Regional 5.7% 5.6% 5.3% 4.4% 4.7%

News Talk Information 3.5% 3.4% 3.2% 3.4% 3.9%

Pop Contemporary Hit Radio 12.8% 12.4% 12.4% 12.4% 12.2%

Spanish Contemporary 3.1% 3.0% 2.6% 2.5% 3.2%

Urban Adult Contemporary 3.5% 3.3% 3.6% 3.4% 3.5%

Urban Contemporary 4.8% 5.5% 5.6% 6.4% 6.7%

June '12 July '12 Aug '12

8.6% 8.6% 8.4%

June '13 July '13 Aug '13

9.6% 9.9% 9.8%

June '14 July '14 Aug '14

10.6% 10.2% 10.1%

June '15 July '15 Aug '15

9.4% 9.6% 9.7%

June '16 July '16 Aug '16

8.8% 8.7% ??

Country P18-34 Shares (PPM)

June '12 July '12 Aug '12

7.5% 7.5% 7.4%

June '13 July '13 Aug '13

8.2% 8.4% 8.2%

June '14 July '14 Aug '14

8.6% 8.6% 8.4%

June '15 July '15 Aug '15

8.2% 8.2% 8.2%

June '16 July '16 Aug '16

7.7% 7.7% ??

Country P6+ Shares (PPM)

the prior version of its technology. “We have also looked at year over year differences by format as each PPM book has rolled out this year,” Miller says. “In the most recent July survey we can see that Spanish-language formats are up 16% from last July, followed by spoken word and Urban at around 10%.” The

differences vary by month and format, Miller says, and Country has experienced less of an increase than the formats mentioned. In March, for example, Nielsen put Country’s increase in the neighborhood of 7% (CAT 3/31). Peaks And Valleys: Country radio could bounce right back in 2017, of course, a possibility illustrated beautifully by Miller himself. In March he and a friend decided to do some backcountry skiing on Mt. Washington, a 6,288-foot New Hampshire peak and the most prominent mountain east of the Mississippi. “The Reader’s Digest version is that we got ourselves into a really dangerous situation and I fell 1,000 feet down the mountain,” Miller says, explaining that he had to be rescued and airlifted to a hospital more than 100 miles away. “It was pretty crazy – like something you’d see on the Discovery Channel.” More concerning than the bruises and broken bones – and there were many – was the brain injury Miller sustained. “The cognitive aspect of it was the big concern and that’s really what my recovery was based on,” he says. “I was extremely lucky in making a full recovery and to get back to my normal self and back at work. That doesn’t always happen and I’m very blessed by it.” Takeaways? “You can only imagine,” Miller quips. “It’s certainly a reminder that you are small and mother nature is in charge. I do still want to ski and am teaching my kids to ski, but I will definitely steer clear of the extreme stuff in the future. I got away with one here.” Miller was otherwise humbled by the outpouring of support. “My wife, family and I were just overwhelmed and I want to say thank you to everyone in the industry who reached out to us,” he continues. “There were so many and it was really wonderful. We live in a cynical world in cynical times and that was awesome.” Reach Miller here. See the July 2016 PPM Scoreboard on page nine for a station-by-station ratings view and the format’s highest-cuming properties. –Russ Penuell

Lon Helton, [email protected] Aly, [email protected]

Russ Penuell, [email protected] Wright, [email protected]

Wendy Newcomer, [email protected](615) 320-1450

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300

400

500

KKGO

JulJunMayAprMarFebJanHolDecNovOctSepAugJul

363.3358.9359.9361.5

316.1

368.6

392.0392.2

407.4403.8407.2

392.8385.4

391.3

Format-Wide PPM Aggregate share for Nielsen Audiosubscribing stations month to month.

Country radio shares were down 1.5 % compared to last month and down 6.8% compared to July 2015. Of the 88 subscribing stations listed, 35 increased, 44 decreased and eight were flat.

July 2016 PPM Scoreboard

Station/City MayCumeRankJune 6+

ShareRankMay 6+Share

JuneCume Station/City May

CumeRankJune 6+ShareRankMay 6+

ShareJune

Cume

The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with 1,236,800. CBS Radio’s WUSN/Chicago was second with 1,227,200. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic. Ranks are among subscribers.

WKHX/Atlanta 3.6 13 3.5 13 631,200 582,700WUBL/Atlanta 4.9 5 4.6 7 701,900 684,900KASE/Austin^ 5 6 5.3 6t 310,400 350,500KVET/Austin^ 5.4 5 5.9 3 338,700 344,200KOKE/Austin 2.3 15t 2.3 16t 97,600 101,800WPOC/Baltimore 7.1 4 6.8 4 580,800 521,300WKLB/Boston 4.6 6 4.4 6 828,600 785,100WBWL/Boston 2.5 16 2.3 16 547,700 530,500WCTK/Providence (Boston) 1 22 1.2 21 178,300 184,200WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 2t 6.4 3 482,500 464,900WSOC/Charlotte 6.4 2t 7.5 1t 515,000 473,100WEBG/Chicago 2.3 20 2.4 18t 931,500 966,400WUSN/Chicago 2.6 16t 3 12 1,198,300 1,227,200WNNF/Cincinnati 3.1 12 3.4 12 314,500 308,700WUBE/Cincinnati^ 8.2 3 7.6 3 548,200 521,100WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.2 18 1.1 18 153,500 172,000WGAR/Cleveland 7.5 3 7.2 4 505,600 494,400WCOL/Columbus, OH 11.8 1 12.6 1 177,900 469,700KPLX/Dallas^ 4.7 3t 5.1 3 1,265,500 1,236,800KSCS/Dallas^ 3.5 9t 3.3 9t 1,055,700 1,066,200KWOF/Denver 1.9 19 1.7 20t 235,100 257,500KYGO/Denver 5.6 3t 6 3 506,900 559,600WDRQ/Detroit 2.8 16 2.8 17 574,100 597,700WYCD/Detroit 5.3 6 4.7 9 884,000 803,300WPAW/Greensboro 4.8 6t 4.8 6 236,900 237,400WTQR/Greensboro 6.4 5 7.2 5 285,000 296,800WWYZ/Hartford 9 2 9.5 2 291,900 306,600KILT/Houston 4 10t 3.6 11t 976,200 946,000KKBQ/Houston^ 5.2 5 5.9 5 1,086,000 1,098,800KTHT/Houston^+ 2.9 16t 2.8 17t 575,500 543,300WFMS/Indianapolis 5.3 7t 5.6 6 333,400 342,800WLHK/Indianapolis 5.3 7t 5.1 7 350,800 350,400WUBG/Indianapolis 1.1 16 1 17t 100,200 113,400WGNE/Jacksonville 5.9 6t 6.1 5t 271,600 238,600WQIK/Jacksonville 8.1 3 7.7 4 310,500 294,000KBEQ/Kansas City^ 4.3 11 4.5 8t 332,900 286,000KFKF/Kansas City^ 3.9 12 3.8 14 295,700 324,100WDAF/Kansas City 3.8 13 4.2 10 307,300 306,400KCYE/Las Vegas 3.3 12 3.1 13 233,600 231,900KWNR/Las Vegas 5.2 6 5.6 4 239,200 238,200KKGO/Los Angeles 2.3 17t 2.4 17t 1,192,900 1,148,200WGKX/Memphis 4.7 8 4.6 8 201,500 201,700WLFP/Memphis 2.9 11 3.3 10 128,100 132,800

WKIS/Miami 2.3 16t 2.2 18 439,400 426,200WNSH/New York (Middlesex) 4 8 3.8 9t 174,400 195,900WKTI/Milwaukee 3 13t 3 14 286,500 286,100WMIL/Milwaukee 6.6 2 6.3 3 377,400 403,000KEEY/Minneapolis 6.3 5 5.8 5t 766,900 714,000KMNB/Minneapolis 5 9t 4.7 11 707,100 661,800WKDF/Nashville^ 3.9 13 3.7 12t 276,700 263,100WSIX/Nashville 4 10t 4 10t 275,40 255,100WSM-FM/Nashville^ 5.9 6 7.3 2 305,600 297,800WSM-AM/Nashville 2.2 16 2 16t 54,800 49,600WNSH/New York (Nassau) 2.8 14t 2.6 16t 216,800 189,800WNSH/New York 2.1 17t 2.1 18 1,137,600 1,175,200WOTW/Orlando 1.4 16t 1 19 117,100 99,900WWKA/Orlando 3.9 12 3.7 12 233,500 216,300KMLE/Phoenix 5 5 4.1 7t 703,200 655,800KNIX/Phoenix 3.9 9t 3.8 9 614,800 639,100WXTU/Philadelphia 5.5 5t 5.2 6 947,200 934,200WDSY/Pittsburgh 6.2 6 7 3t 437,200 413,100WPGB/Pittsburgh 4.1 11 4.6 9 322,000 338,600KWJJ/Portland 6.5 3 6.7 2t 542,900 559,900KUPL/Portland 4.9 6t 5.5 1 436,200 494,200WCTK/Providence 7.5 4 8.2 3 413,300 393,100WNCB/Raleigh 3.8 10t 3.7 11t 233,600 223,300WQDR/Raleigh 5.8 6 5.6 6 326,800 322,900KFRG/Riverside 3.5 6 3.2 6 385,400 342,500KBEB/Sacramento 3 12 3.5 10t 221,000 235,000KNCI/Sacramento 4.6 5 4.4 7 330,700 335,800KNTY/Sacramento 2.3 17 2.1 17 201,300 192,400KEGA/Salt Lake City 1.7 20t 1.6 19t 188,700 199,400KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 5 8 5.9 5t 317,800 335,200KSOP-AM/Salt Lake City ^+ 1.7 20t 1.5 21 49,000 44,500KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.5 5t 5.3 8t 443,400 399,800KAJA/San Antonio 5.4 3t 5.7 4 570,000 583,600KCYY/San Antonio^ 6.2 2 6 2 642,900 620,800KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.6 19t 1.8 18t 122,200 142,300KSON/San Diego 4 8 4.2 6 439,500 439,400KRTY/San Jose 3.7 6t 4.7 5 183,100 186,100KKWF/Seattle 3.1 15t 3.9 8t 523,000 525,400KMPS/Seattle 3.5 10t 3.9 8t 551,200 517,000KSD/St. Louis 4.2 14 4.4 13 536,900 539,000WIL/St. Louis 4.9 9 5.2 6t 509,900 514,500WFUS/Tampa 4.8 6t 4.3 9 469,500 454,500WQYK/Tampa 4.8 6t 4.8 5 437,400 438,400WMZQ/Washington 3.7 10t 3.4 12 661,800 577,400WIRK/West Palm Beach 4.7 4t 4.5 6 183,600 163,700

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Here are Spring 2016 (3/24-6/15) Nielsen Audio diary ratings results from Aug. 1-4, listed alphabetically by market. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Non-subscribing stations in published markets are excluded.

Spring Diary Scoreboard

12+ Share Last BookStation/City 12+ Share Last BookStation/City12+ Share Spring 2016

Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station best in that statistic.

KABW/Abilene, TX 2.7 (5) 3.6 (5)KBCY/Abilene, TX 7.4 (1) 6.5 (3)KARX/Amarillo, TX^ -- 3.2 (10)KATP/Amarillo, TX 5.7 (4) 6.0 (3t)KGNC/Amarillo, TX 8.2 (2) 7.4 (2)KPUR/Amarillo, TX^ 1.1 (12) 1.4 (12)WJLS/Beckley, WV 19.4 (1) 18.8 (1)KMTK/Bend, OR 4.0 (5t) 5.8 (4t)KSJJ/Bend, OR 10.9 (1) 10.1 (1)KCTR/Billings, MT 11.8 (1) 9.6 (1)KRKX/Billings, MT 2.6 (7t) 3.2 (7t)KBMR-AM/Bismarck, ND 10.4 (1t) 8.9 (2)KKBO/Bismarck, ND 4.8 (6t) 3.2 (7)KQDY/Bismarck, ND 8.8 (3) 8.9 (2)WHKX/Bluefield, WV 10.1 (2) 11.0 (2)WJLS/Beckley, WV (Bluefield, WV) 5.1 (4) 5.0 (4)KAGG/Bryan, TX 5.3 (3t) 4.6 (5t)KORA/Bryan, TX 9.7 (1) 8.2 (1)WKPE/Cape Cod, MA 3.7 (7t) 3.4 (9t)KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA 12.6 (1) 9.0 (2)KKSY/Cedar Rapids, IA^ 6.3 (4t)* 4.3 (8)KMJM-AM/Cedar Rapids, IA^+ 1.0 (12) 0.5 (12)KALF/Chico, CA 4.4 (7t) 3.9 (7t)KHSL/Chico, CA 7.3 (1) 8.4 (1)KKCY/Chico, CA 1.5 (12t) 2.0 (12t)KATI/Columbia, MO^ 1.4 (10t) 1.4 (10t)KBBM/Columbia, MO 1.4 (10t) 0.7 (12t)KCLR/Columbia, MO^ 8.4 (1t) 7.7 (3t)KWWR/Columbia, MO 2.1 (9) 3.5 (8t)WHAL-AM/Columbus, GA^+ -- 3.7 (4)WSTH/Columbus, GA^ 4.2 (7) 1.9 (7)KDWZ/Duluth, MN^+ 7.9 (2) 9.4 (2)*KKCB/Duluth, MN 6.6 (4t) 4.7 (8)KTCO/Duluth, MN^ 4.8 (6) 6.4 (5)WATQ/Eau Claire, WI^+ 7.7 (3t) 7.4 (4t)WAXX/Eau Claire, WI 13.1 (1) 13.0 (1)WQRB/Eau Claire, WI^ 7.7 (3t) 8.0 (3)KBVB/Fargo, ND 5.9 (5) 6.0 (4t)KVOX/Fargo, ND 5.1 (6t) 6.0 (4t)WEGX/Florence, SC 8.1 (3) 7.6 (3WHLZ/Marion, SC (Florence, SC) 2.0 (9) 1.4 (9t)WFRE/Frederick, MD 18.1 (1) 15.1 (1)WMZQ/Washington (Frederick, MD) -- 2.5 (9)KSNR/Grand Forks, ND-MN 5.3 (4) 6.7 (4)

KRNY/Grand Island, NE 9.6 (2) 10.3 (2)WKCY/Harrisonburg, VA 13.2 (1) 10.9 (1)WWYN/Jackson, TN 4.3 (4) 4.3 (4)KBTN/Joplin, MO^+ 5.4 (6) 7.0 (4t)KIXQ/Joplin, MO 12.2 (1) 11.4 (1)KKOW/Joplin, MO^ 3.4 (8) 3.2 (8t)WCOW/La Crosse, WI 10.4 (1) 10.6 (1)WKOA/Lafayette, IN 12.8 (1) 10.5 (1)WYCM/Lafayette, IN 2.0 (7) 2.8 (7)*KRRG/Laredo, TX 9.1 (2) 10.8 (2)KLLL/Lubbock, TX 6.7 (2) 7.2 (2)KQBR/Lubbock, TX 4.6 (8) 2.5 (11t)KAKT/Medford, OR 6.2 (3t) 7.2 (2)KRWQ/Medford, OR 6.2 (3t) 5.7 (5t)KJLO/Monroe, LA 10.6 (3) 11.3 (3)WKNK/Panama City, FL 3.7 (9t) 4.2 (9t)WPAP/Panama City, FL 11.0 (1) 10.2 (1)WNUS/Parkersburg, WV-OH 11.2 (1) 12.0 (1)KOUT/Rapid City, SD 6.9 (1t) 7.1 (1t)KZZI/Rapid City, SD 2.3 (10) 1.6 (10)KALF/Chico, CA (Redding, CA) 1.1 (10t) 1.2 (9t)KNCQ/Redding, CA 13.5 (1) 12.3 (1)KMFX/Rochester, MN 5.7 (4t) 5.5 (5t)KWWK/Rochester, MN 9.7 (1) 8.6 (1)WBFM/Sheboygan, WI 9.4 (1t) 9.3 (1)KKYY/Sioux City, IA^+ 5.3 (8) 6.1 (8)KSUX/Sioux City, IA^ 10.5 (1) 11.3 (1)KTWB/Sioux Falls, SD -- 9 .4 (1)WDKE/Terre Haute, IN^+ 5.9 (5)* 4.0 (6)WDWQ/Terre Haute, IN^ 8.5 (3) 8.6 (4)WTHI/Terre Haute, IN 16.0 (1) 14.6 (1)KIOK/Tri-Cities, WA^ 3.5 (6t) 3.3 (7)KORD/Tri-Cities, WA^ 6.1 (1) 7.1 (1)KRMX/Waco, TX 3.9 (5t) 4.1 (4)WACO/Waco, TX 9.6 (1t) 12.3 (1)KOEL/Waterloo, IA 15.3 (1) 15.3 (1)WBGI/Wheeling, WV 6.0 (6) 5.3 (5t)WOGH/Pittsburgh (Wheeling, WV) 3.7 (9) 4.0 (8t)WOVK/Wheeling, WV 16.4 (1) 16.0 (1)KLUR/Wichita Falls, TX 10.8 (1) 11.0 (1)KOLI/Wichita Falls, TX 1.7 (4) 1.6 (4)WUSQ/Winchester, VA 16.6 (1) 15.2 (1)KDBL/Yakima, WA 2.9 (11) 3.4 (10)KXDD/Yakima, WA 7.4 (3t) 7.2 (2t)

12+ Share Spring 2016

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

3 1 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) ✔ 28021 1641 8105 466 55.828 2.997 156 0

1 2 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 27212 -755 8097 -99 52.059 -3.39 158 0

4 3 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 24574 1050 7276 309 48.157 2.761 158 0

6 4 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 24547 1375 7089 416 49.067 3.535 158 0

5 5 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 24518 1121 7128 275 48.023 1.933 158 0

7 6 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 23380 709 6932 300 46.124 1.706 157 0

2 7 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR) 22985 -4093 6712 -1208 44.282 -8.205 158 0

8 8 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) ✔ 22407 1554 6490 415 44.505 3.542 158 0

10 9 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 17689 355 5135 93 35.683 1.416 157 0

12 10 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 16427 1394 4709 364 33.566 3.132 156 0

11 11 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With... (Warner Bros./WMN) 16037 655 4603 190 32.302 1.156 153 0

13 12 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 14077 96 4144 38 26.594 0.133 156 0

15 13 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLGR/Dot) 13060 285 3868 90 25.488 0.281 149 1

16 14 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 12686 31 3799 10 25.141 0.568 154 0

14 15 BRAD PAISLEY f/DEMI LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista) 12660 -219 3684 -68 24.742 -0.518 158 0

18 16 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 12574 1038 3906 309 23.925 1.931 150 3

17 17 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 12395 845 3557 180 24.222 1.765 153 0

19 18 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 11368 102 3348 82 22.382 0.419 153 3

20 19 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 11339 195 3481 117 20.698 0.457 151 0

21 20 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 10388 243 2902 99 20.437 0.934 151 4

22 21 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLG) 10059 361 2788 99 18.489 0.594 147 1

24 22 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 9637 127 2732 72 16.8 -0.017 148 1

23 23 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 9611 38 2739 27 16.781 0.296 153 0

27 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) ✔ 9178 2301 2526 670 17.657 4.632 143 13

33 25 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔ 7904 2170 2220 706 14.676 3.838 132 15

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

30 26 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 7631 1390 2248 425 14.018 2.017 141 13

28 27 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 7235 446 2188 161 12.044 0.731 148 4

26 28 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 7177 291 1961 72 13.184 0.114 135 4

32 29 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 7147 1148 1943 198 14.402 1.47 141 25

25 30 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 7123 48 1984 71 13.092 -0.212 143 1

29 31 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 6611 -151 1969 11 8.911 -0.464 141 0

34 32 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 6376 918 1805 246 12.93 1.817 132 10

36 33 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 5604 565 1591 101 9.852 0.694 123 2

35 34 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 5134 18 1597 23 6.633 0.117 137 3

37 35 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 4973 -13 1503 12 8.011 -0.067 112 8

38 36 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 4538 115 1324 25 5.94 0.123 116 0

HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 4525 276 1245 82 6.889 -0.053 99 4

40 38 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 3304 52 995 13 4.178 0.137 112 1

41 39 CHRIS YOUNG f/V. GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 3089 25 882 15 4.559 -0.132 96 2

48 40 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 2889 518 722 115 3.797 0.642 79 14

43 41 MICHAEL RAY/Think A Little Less (Atlantic/WEA) 2855 118 886 23 4.281 0.151 87 2

42 42 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 2821 78 810 24 3.336 -0.142 92 14

44 43 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 2685 91 939 10 3.611 0.038 95 0

45 44 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 2616 55 751 15 2.905 0.059 86 1

46 45 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 2548 -6 827 18 3.697 0.028 94 2

46 THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury) ✔ 2145 2145 605 605 3.486 3.486 62 17

49 47 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 2110 44 627 24 2.743 0.014 73 1

48 PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) 1855 109 612 38 2.165 0.11 74 1

49 GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville) 1779 77 514 24 1.42 0.013 72 1

50 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That... (PDT/1608) 1654 97 416 20 2.914 0.219 49 1Debut

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersLUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 706

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 670

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury) 605

CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 466

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 425

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 416

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 415

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 364

JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 309

WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A... (Warner Bros./WMN) 309

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersMIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 2301 ✔LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 2170 ✔THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury) 2145 ✔CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 1641 ✔KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 1554 ✔DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 1394

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 1390

SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 1375

KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1148

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 1121

Activator Top Spin GainersKENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 304

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 229

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 209

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 200

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 157

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 157

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 122

ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 102

OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 102

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 97

Activator Top Point GainersKENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 1375 ✔

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 1109 ✔

JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 850 ✔

KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) 828 ✔

LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 740 ✔

DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 673

DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 552

LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 491

JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 474

COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 450

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Church Bells (19/Arista) 18527

JASON ALDEAN/Lights Come On (Broken Bow) 16664

KEITH URBAN/Wasted Time (Capitol) 14562

DIERKS BENTLEY/Somewhere On A Beach (Capitol) 12655

THOMAS RHETT/T-Shirt (Valory) 12485

CHRIS YOUNG & C. POPE/Think Of You (RCA/BMLGR) 10808

OLD DOMINION/Snapback (RCA) 9675

BLAKE SHELTON/Came Here To Forget (Warner Bros./WMN) 9372

THOMAS RHETT/Die A Happy Man (Valory) 8859

LUKE BRYAN/Huntin', Fishin' And Lovin'... (Capitol) 8667

Country Aircheck Add Leaders AddsFLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/TIM MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 32BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 26KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The... (Blue Chair/Columbia) 25DYLAN SCOTT/My Girl (Curb) 20FRANKIE BALLARD/Cigarette (Warner Bros./WAR) 19THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Mercury) 17LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) 15DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 14LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 14ADAM CRAIG/Reckon (Stoney Creek) 13JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) 13MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) 13

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Justin Moore Kinda Don’t Care (Valory)Moore’s fourth studio album contains his latest single “You Look Like I Need A Drink” and 11 other tunes penned by writers including Rhett Akins, Natalie Hemby, Rodney Clawson and Randy Montana.

Brantley Gilbert guests on “More Middle Fingers” and the deluxe album adds five more tracks.

Dylan Scott Self-Titled (Curb)Scott’s debut album includes “Crazy Over Me” as well as current single “My Girl,” written about Scott’s wife. Among the other 13 tracks are “Lay It On Me,”

“My Town,” “Ball Cap” and “Beer Buddies.”

The Cleverlys Cash Crop (Average Joes)Comedy/bluegrass group The Cleverlys’ six-song EP covers songs including Beck’s “Loser” and Beyonce’s “Say My Name.” The four-piece faux-family band

describe themselves as “Bluegrass meets The Office” and the album was produced by Noah Gordon.

Aug 19 Drake White Spark (Dot)Dolly Parton Pure & Simple (Dolly Records/RCA)Kiefer Sutherland Down In A Hole (Warner Music Nashville/Ironworks)

JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) Moves 46-45* 2,548 points, 827 spins 2 adds: KRST*, WWKA*

THE BAND PERRY/Comeback Kid (Interscope/Mercury) Debuts at 46* 2,145 points, 605 spins 17 adds including: KATC*, KATM*, KDRK, KKBQ*, KKIX, KMNB, KNCI, KPLM, KTST, WBWL

EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) Moves 48-47* 2,110 points, 627 spins 1 add: KDRK

PARMALEE/Roots (Stoney Creek) Debuts at 48* 1,855 points, 612 spins 1 add: WCKT

GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville) Debuts at 49* 1,779 points, 514 spins 1 add: WYCD

JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/CARLY PEARCE/Wasn’t That Drunk (PDT/1608) Debuts at 50* 1,654 points, 416 spins 1 add: KBEB

TRENT HARMON/There’s A Girl (Big Machine) 1,645 points, 470 spins 7 adds: KBEB, KKGO, KWJJ, W1MC*, WCTK, WDRQ*, WLFP ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) 1,576 points, 441 spins 7 adds: KATC*, KRST*, WCKN, WIRK, WKMK, WOGK, WWQM

THOMPSON SQUARE/You Make It Look So Good (Stoney Creek) 1,400 points, 414 spins 3 adds: WCKN, WKMK, WKSJ

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

C H E C K O U T 8 / 1 2

August 15AARON LEWIS/That Ain’t Country (Dot) KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain’t Your Color (Capitol)

August 22None Listed

August 29ERIC CHURCH/Kill A Word (EMI Nashville)

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

1 1 ERIC CHURCH/Record Year (EMI Nashville) 11090 -797 2239 -187 51 0

4 2 DAN + SHAY/From The Ground Up (Warner Bros./WAR) 10580 552 2185 122 52 0

5 3 SAM HUNT/Make You Miss Me (MCA) 10301 345 2101 84 52 0

6 4 JAKE OWEN/American Country Love Song (RCA) 10120 399 2151 95 52 0

8 5 KELSEA BALLERINI/Peter Pan (Black River) ✔ 10102 828 2077 200 52 0

7 6 CHRIS LANE/Fix (Big Loud) 9737 72 2031 29 51 0

3 7 JON PARDI/Head Over Boots (Capitol) 9382 -949 1900 -213 47 0

2 8 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/H.O.L.Y. (BMLGR) 9123 -1585 1827 -335 45 0

10 9 DIERKS BENTLEY f/E. KING/Different For Girls (Capitol) 7767 673 1598 157 53 0

9 10 BLAKE SHELTON/She's Got A Way With Words (Warner Bros./WMN) 7764 81 1617 28 53 0

11 11 JUSTIN MOORE/You Look Like I Need A Drink (Valory) 7527 474 1541 95 50 0

12 12 ZAC BROWN BAND/Castaway (SG/Varvatos/Dot) 6957 440 1410 102 51 0

13 13 TUCKER BEATHARD/Rock On (BMLG/Dot) 6172 42 1227 1 48 0

14 14 KIP MOORE/Running For You (MCA) 6058 34 1296 9 49 0

15 15 BRAD PAISLEY f/D. LOVATO/Without A Fight (Arista) 5478 -86 1156 -24 50 0

17 16 LOCASH/I Know Somebody (Reviver) 5445 491 1074 90 49 1

16 17 BILLY CURRINGTON/It Don't Hurt Like It Used To (Mercury) 5343 169 1038 31 51 0

18 18 WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/I Met A Girl (Warner Bros./WMN) 5178 234 1095 58 48 1

19 19 COLE SWINDELL/Middle Of A Memory (Warner Bros./WMN) 4955 450 987 97 51 0

23 20 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Vice (RCA) ✔ 4723 1109 933 229 51 4

20 21 BIG & RICH f/TIM MCGRAW/Lovin' Lately (B&R/New Revolution) 4384 98 871 10 40 0

21 22 BRETT YOUNG/Sleep Without You (BMLGR) 3737 -49 750 4 46 0

22 23 DRAKE WHITE/Livin' The Dream (Dot) 3699 70 755 17 46 1

29 24 JASON ALDEAN/A Little More Summertime (Broken Bow) ✔ 3488 850 785 209 50 4

25 25 OLD DOMINION/Song For Another Time (RCA) 3472 418 716 102 50 3

30 26 LUKE BRYAN/Move (Capitol) ✔ 3295 740 674 157 47 3

27 27 MAREN MORRIS/80s Mercedes (Columbia) 3123 383 654 81 49 2

36 28 KENNY CHESNEY f/P!NK/Setting The World On Fire (Blue Chair/Columbia) ✔ 3104 1375 670 304 39 15

24 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/21 Summer (EMI Nashville) 3079 -281 638 -52 48 1

26 30 JENNIFER NETTLES/Unlove You (Big Machine) 2993 137 623 25 39 0

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31 31 TIM MCGRAW/How I'll Always Be (Big Machine) 2844 380 601 77 43 2

28 32 THOMAS RHETT/Vacation (Valory) 2546 -163 471 -29 39 1

33 33 GRANGER SMITH/If The Boot Fits (Wheelhouse) 2372 103 502 23 44 3

32 34 BRETT ELDREDGE/Wanna Be That Song (Atlantic/WMN) 2280 -51 454 -5 40 1

34 35 CHRIS STAPLETON/Parachute (Mercury) 1967 -104 423 -21 39 0

35 36 CHRIS YOUNG f/VINCE GILL/Sober Saturday Night (RCA) 1733 -99 314 -23 23 0

37 37 JERROD NIEMANN & LEE BRICE/A Little More Love (Curb) 1566 42 326 14 34 1

38 38 CHRIS JANSON/Holdin' Her (Warner Bros./WAR) 1217 -49 239 -9 23 1

39 39 AARON WATSON/Bluebonnets (Big/Thirty Tigers) 1156 39 246 6 18 0

40 40 HIGH VALLEY/Make You Mine (Atlantic/WEA) 1069 109 195 18 26 0

42 41 DARIUS RUCKER/If I Told You (Capitol) 810 41 171 7 19 1

41 42 JOSH TURNER/Hometown Girl (MCA) 795 17 172 -1 16 1

43 43 EASTON CORBIN/Are You With Me (Mercury) 759 -6 133 3 16 0

44 44 ELI YOUNG BAND/Saltwater Gospel (Valory) 672 -82 93 -12 7 0

46 45 DUSTIN LYNCH/Seein' Red (Broken Bow) 638 55 138 12 16 5

47 46 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Outskirts Of Heaven (Red Bow) 581 7 114 -1 8 0

52 47 JOSH ABBOTT BAND w/C. PEARCE/Wasn't That Drunk (PDT/1608) 580 98 148 23 7 1

50 48 TRENT HARMON/There's A Girl (Dot/Big Machine) 555 58 104 15 9 2

49 BRANTLEY GILBERT/The Weekend (Valory) 495 265 102 55 10 3

45 50 CLARE DUNN/Tuxedo (MCA) 489 -208 103 -37 11 0

48 51 KEITH URBAN/Blue Ain't Your Color (Capitol) 481 -65 51 -10 5 0

53 52 BRETT YOUNG/In Case You Didn't Know (BMLGR) 480 20 48 2 1 0

52 53 TOBY KEITH/A Few More Cowboys (Show Dog) 472 7 88 1 10 0

49 54 LANCO/Long Live Tonight (Arista) 469 -76 79 4 10 7

54 55 GARY ALLAN/Do You Wish It Was Me? (EMI Nashville) 466 18 94 4 10 0

58 56 RAELYNN/Love Triangle (Warner Bros./WMN) 446 32 48 6 2 1

56 57 RYAN FOLLESE/Float Your Boat (BMLGR) 430 0 43 0 1 0

58 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE f/T. MCGRAW/May We All (BMLGR) 414 324 81 72 17 5

59 59 RUNAWAY JUNE/Lipstick (Wheelhouse) 374 -10 83 -1 8 0

60 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Dirty Laundry (19/Arista) 354 74 43 15 7 0

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