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January 11, 2010
Country Sales In Decline
Mainstream news coverage and trade publication
breakdowns over Nielsen SoundScan year-end music sales
numbers have been all of the map. One news item had 2009
music purchases up 2.1%. Elsewhere, reports of a 10.7% allgenre album sales decline butted up against a 12.5% drop,
depending on the inclusion or exclusion of a 53rd week. For
country, that balance tipped between a 1.5% and 3.1% slip,
resulting in greater market share for the format. But as far
as we can tell, any way you slice it, it still comes up nuts.
Overall revenue is down. Country revenue is down. And less
is, well, less.
Don’t just take our word for it. Country Aircheck reached
out to top label sales execs for help sorting it all out. And so,
here’s everything you need to know about the 2009 market for
recorded country music, and where the positives are for 2010:
“The 2.1% increase is purely spin,” says
UMG/Nashville EVP/GM Ken Robold. “Notice
it says music purchases are up, not music sales.
We don’t know what country digital track sales
are because they don’t break those out, and
we’re hoping they’ll have a genre-based digital
track chart sometime this year. But looking
Ken Robold
strictly at albums, we’re down 3.2%. Excluding
the Hannah Montana soundtrack, we’re down
7%. It’s tough to be optimistic.”
(continued on page 4)
Issue 174
Chart Note; Holiday Schedule
Chart Note: As you look at the Mediabase Country chart
information in this week’s Country Aircheck, it’s important
to note that Mediabase’s “chart week” for the Country Top 50
(Sunday, Jan. 3-Saturday, Jan. 9) was affected by a change in
syndicated programming. Most notably, many of the nationally
syndicated Country countdown shows aired 2009 retrospectives
on Jan. 3 instead of the normal Top 30 or Top 40 countdowns.
The loss of countdown show current-song airplay on more than
100 reporting stations affected the internal statistics of points,
plays and audience on all the songs in the Top 40, resulting in
an unusual number of songs without bullets. Please keep this in
mind when doing your music this week.
Holiday Schedule: Country Aircheck will be closed Monday,
Jan. 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All
Country Aircheck/Mediabase monitored reporters can submit
station adds any time from this Thursday (1/14) until 3pm ET/
Noon PT on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Country Aircheck non-monitored
Activator reporters may submit their full reports any time during
that same time frame. The Country Aircheck Weekly will be
delivered Tuesday evening, Jan. 19.
Wayne Walks On
Country Aircheck talked to Jimmy Wayne Friday (1/8) as he
walked outside Jackson, TN on mile 120 of his 1,600-mile Meet
Me Halfway walk to Phoenix. So far, he’s astounded at the ways
people have reached out with food, clothing and shelter. A good
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Samaritan provided a pair of goggles to protect his eyes. An Iraq
war veteran has given Wayne his government-issue cold weather
uniform. And strangers have put him up overnight in their homes
to save him from sleeping in a frigid tent. He’s also been handed
more hot cups of coffee than he can count.
“It’s definitely an experience I’ll never forget,” Wayne tells
us. “I’m eight days into it, and I’m not surprised. I’m just
reminded of how great people are. You always hear about the
bad stuff, and people can get real down on the world, like the
world sucks. It doesn’t suck. If they think the world sucks,
they should get out here and walk and be part of this and see
the kindness of people. It [really] brings out the good.” Follow
Wayne on his journey west, make a donation and watch today’s
(1/11) broadcast from the road here. Radio stations who link up
with Wayne on his journey are invited to send their stories and
photos to news@countryaircheck.com.
I Get By: Jimmy Wayne (c) with new friends Lynn and Christi White.
Syndication News
CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan can now be heard on
KWOF/Denver, WUSH/Norfolk, WLFV/Richmond, WOLFFM/Syracuse and WKOT/Oglesby, IL.
Industry News
Josh Gracin has signed with Buddy Lee
Attractions for booking and Full Scope
Entertainment for management. He has also
joined the Average Joes Entertainment artist
roster with a single expected this spring.
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My Tunes: Music That Shaped My Life
KSON/San Diego PD John Marks
discusses his most important songs, artists
or concerts:
1. Eric Burdon, War, The Faces at Dayton,
OH’s Hara Arena: My first concert ever, and
my dad had to drive me. Rod Stewart was
new to The Faces, and he pranced on the
stage in a red velvet suit. Burdon closed. He
played so long they cut off the sound and
turned on the lights. They still wouldn’t leave
John Marks
the stage! It was a righteous show.
2. The Lovin’ Spoonful, Greatest Hits: The first album I ever
bought. I loved their jug band/country sound. They, and others
like Poco, New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Byrds and many
more, turned me on to country music.
3. George Strait, Strait Country: Back in 1981, I met some new
artist named George Strait when he came to WSAI/Cincinnati and
I interviewed him on the air. I still have that autographed album.
Little did I know...
4. Alabama’s 40 Number Ones in Concert, Las Vegas Hilton: A
marathon concert where they performed every number one song
in order. What an experience!
5. Brad Paisley Who Needs Pictures: He came to visit at KWNR as a
brand-new artist and we didn’t have a place to put him, so he sang
to Brooks O’Brian and me in a bleak corner of the station. While I
probably will never go to his house for Thanksgiving or babysit his
kids, I consider Brad Paisley a dear and loyal friend. I love you, man!
6. The Future Of Country Music: It is bright! Look at the talent our
format is producing right now: Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Love
And Theft and so many more. The next five years belong to country.
• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: I’ll
listen to anything once.
• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Celine Dion.
If I die and go to Hell, that’s what I’ll be consigned to listen to for
all eternity.
• An album you played or listened to incessantly: Tell ‘Em What
Your Name Is by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. He takes me
back to the classic soul/R&B of James Brown and Wilson Pickett,
while not being retro. He simply kicks ass.
• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen
to right now: “Love Train” by Bunny Sigler. I only recently found
this version. It’s a bluesier, more stripped-down version of the
O’Jays classic.
Josh Gracin
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Sony/ATV songwriter Dale Dodson (“Twenty Years And
Two Husbands Ago”) has joined the Carnival Music staff as a
creative services source. He remains a Sony/ATV writer.
Gig Alerts
• Stroudavarious President Bill
Catino is looking for a Northeast
rep for the label and tells CA
that he will soon be staffing up the BamaJam imprint’s promo
department. Resumes to VP/Promotion Bill Macky here.
• Citadel’s WTNR/Grand Rapids PD Steve Stewart is seeking
a APD/PM driver. Send airchecks and resumes here.
Artist News
Warner/Nashville and BAM Racing have partnered to offer
a VIP Fan Experience at NASCAR races nationwide. Fans
can enter to win a chance to meet Warner Bros.’ artists Blake
Shelton, Whitney Duncan, Gloriana, Jessica
Harp, newcomer Jason Jones and James Otto.
Learn more here.
Brooks & Dunn have partnered with
Sparkart Group, Inc. to develop, design and
manage the duo’s website for their Last Rodeo
Tour. Log on here.
Blake Shelton
Clay Walker will host the Chords of Hope:
The Clay Walker MS benefit concert Feb. 23 at Nashville’s
Wildhorse Saloon. Presented by WSIX/Nashville and Walker’s
Band Against MS charity, the concert proceeds will go toward
multiple sclerosis research at Vanderbilt University Medical
Center. Details here.
The 2010 Grammy Nominees album features Lady
Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Zac
Brown Band on the 20-track collection. A
portion of sales revenue will benefit MusiCares
and the Grammy Foundation, and the
compilation will hit stores Jan. 19. More here.
Phil Vassar will launch his first European
tour Jan. 26 with a five-date run in the UK and
Germany. Complete list of dates here.
Phil Vassar
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Birthdays
Tuesday (1/12) - William Lee Golden, Ray Price, the late Tex Ritter;
Keith Anderson; Ricky Van Shelton; Ron Baird; Traci Todd (traci.
todd@cmt.com)
Wednesday (1/13) - Trace Adkins, John Burns (john@
entertainmentservicestation.com)
Thursday (1/14) - Billie Jo Spears, the late Billy Walker; Martin
Fischer; Susan Levy (thinksusan@gmail.com); Tim Murphy (tim.
murfmurphy@gmail.com); Chuck Thagard (cthagard520@aol.com);
Anne Weaver (kweenanne@aol.com); Renee White
Friday (1/15) - Kurt Howell, Lee Adams (adams0165@aol.com),
Mike Borchetta (mikeborchetta@loftoncreekrecords.com), David
Lynn Jones, Tracey Myers, Jay Roberts (jrober@aol.com)
Saturday (1/16) - Ronnie Milsap, Sandy Pinkard, Bill Macky
(macky@stroudavarious.com)
Sunday (1/17) - Steve Earle, Amanda Wilkinson, Ryan Barnstead (ryan@
ninenorthmail.com), Kim Markovchick (kmarkovchi@bellsouth.net)
Monday (1/18) - Mark Collie, Bobby Goldsboro, Travis Hensley, the late
Dene Hallam; Bob Mitchell (thegardenrow@yahoo.com), Bill Moore
Crib Note
Congratulations to John Rich and wife Joan on the birth of
their son Cash Rich. The couple welcomed Cash Sunday (1/10)
at a Nashville hospital.
The Week’s Top Stories
Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives
at www.countryaircheck.com.
• Former Clear Channel/San Antonio OM and Country KAJA
PD George King was named to the newly created position of
Station/Operations Manager for Citadel’s Country-AC combo
WCTO & WLEV/Allentown. He is also programming WCTO.
(CAT 1/5)
• Riviera’s Rock KEDJ & Rhythmic KKFR/Phoenix PD
Bruce St. James was named to the same post for CBS Radio/
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Phoenix’s KMLE and Rhythmic KZON. Kris Abrams, who
added KMLE PD duties in February 2008, is now focusing
on programming Classic Hits KOOL. (CAT 1/6)
• Oasis/Ft. Wayne, IN Dir./Programming Phil Becker has
assumed OM duties for the three-station cluster, which
includes Country WBTU. He will also handle programming
of ‘BTU following Dave Steele’s exit (1/4). Hear Steele’s
work at steeleimaging.com; reach him here. (CAT 1/5)
• Citadel’s WTNR/Grand Rapids APD/PM driver Nick
Alan was named PD for sister KATC/Colorado Springs.
(CAT 1/5)
• Former Wilks’ KWOF/Denver PD/MD/morning co-host
Randy “Shotgun” Shannon and co-host Jesse James were
hired for mornings on Cox’s KCYY/San Antonio. Shannon
will also serve as APD/MD. (CAT 1/6)
• KSOP Inc.’s KSOP/Salt Lake City middayer
“Gentleman” Jim Mickelson was upped to APD. Contact
him here. (CAT 1/6)
• CBS Radio’s KFRG/Riverside morning co-host Scott
Date Check
January 14, 2010 - 28th Annual Colgate Country Showdown Nashville, TN - www.countryshowdown.com
January 15-17, 2010 - Country Crossing Grand Opening Dothan, AL - www.countrycrossingalabama.com
January 31, 2010 - 52nd Annual Grammy Awards - Los Angeles,
CA - www.grammy.com
February 24-26, 2010 - CRS 2010 - Nashville, TN - www.crb.org
March 22-23, 2010 - Leadership Music Digital Summit Nashville, TN - www.digitalsummit.org
March 30-April 3, 2010 - 18th Annual Tin Pan South
Songwriters Festival - Nashville, TN - www.tinpansouth.com
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Tube Check
Tuesday 1/12 – Joe Nichols, My Military Diary (re-air) (GAC);
Rosanne Cash, Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC).
Wednesday 1/13 – Gloriana, Ellen DeGeneres (syndicated); Larry
Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC).
Thursday 1/14 – Rosanne Cash, Tavis Smiley (PBS).
Friday 1/15 – Reba, The Singing Bee (CMT).
Saturday 1/16 – Various Artists, CMT Music Awards 2009 (re-air).
Sunday 1/17 – Lady Antebellum, Introducing (GAC).
“Frogman” Ward was named MD, picking up the role
previously handled by PD Lee Douglas. Ward can be
reached at 909-433-3022 or here. (CAT 1/5)
• Regent Communications was delisted from the Nasdaq
exchange (as RGCI) and moved over to the OTC market (as
RGCI.PK). Meanwhile, the contracts for CEO Bill Stakelin
and CFO Tony Vasconcellos were renewed. (CAT 1/8)
Country Sales
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Sony Nashville SVP/Sales & Operations
Paul Barnabee agrees. “Total purchases
can be misleading,” he says. “That’s just the
number of things through the system. The
overall business lost 50 million album sales
this year. A couple of years ago we were
gaining a couple hundred million track sales
Paul Barnabee
a year. This year, it’s 70 million. And they’re
not one-for-one, so we are down even in
equivalents. Losing 50 million albums is half a billion dollars
in value. Beyond that, you have the margin effect of albums
versus singles within each company. Country may not be down
as much, but it’s still a decline.”
Taylor Swift, of course, had the top selling album overall (3.2
million copies) and has sold more digital tracks (24.3 million)
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than any other artist. But that relative bright spot is the
exception, not the rule. Big Machine VP/Sales
& Marketing Kelly Rich admits that album
launches aren’t what they used to be. “Once
upon a time we wouldn’t dream of coming
out with less than 100,000 units. Now we’re
seeing 40,000 to 60,000. It’s getting harder
and harder.”
Kelly Rich
“The accounts are taking down their weeks
of supply,” Barnabee says. “What they’re willing to carry has
been tough to manage. We’re into single digit weeks of supply in
some cases. They might stock three weeks on an artist knowing
it’s thin and accept that they may miss some sales. They’d rather
miss a sale than carry excess inventory. They’re not going to do
that on the things that have momentum, but that middle group of
artists is taking a hit.”
Robold says there are no simple answers. “Broadband
penetration, specifically in country, is an issue,” he says. “We’re
seeing less and less retail space. But even internet sales of
physical product – buying a CD from Amazon – is down 8%.
And subscription models just aren’t taking hold yet.
“Anderson (Wal-Mart), Target and Best Buy are the lion’s
share of physical revenue, but it’s harder to get records into
the circulars. Anderson is cutting space this year. It is kind of a
perfect storm when you combine that with the lack of broadband
penetration. That’s pretty scary.”
The recent CMA market study found that 50% of country fans
don’t have internet at home. Broadband availability in rural areas
may prove to be another hurdle. Combined with shrinking retail
space, country may get pinched from both sides.
“Every week I break out the country tracks in the top 200,”
Rich says. “Last week 29 of the top 200 tracks were country,
and Taylor had seven of those. We’re going to have to force
the issue. With the accounts cutting back on space it’s going to
force the country consumer to convert quicker than they might
have otherwise.”
“We were the last genre to get out of the cassette
configuration,” Barnabee says. “When I started here in
1995 I was doing [profit and loss statements] that were
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Check Out 1/12
January 19
Gretchen Wilson Greatest Hits (Columbia)
January 26
Lady Antebellum Need You Now (Capitol)
February 9
Josh Turner Haywire (MCA)
February 23
Sarah Buxton Sarah Buxton (Lyric Street)
Josh Thompson Way Out Here (Columbia)
March 9
Gary Allan Get Off On The Pain (MCA)
Album release info to news@countryaircheck.com.
50/50 cassette to CD. As late as the early 2000s we still had
cassettes on P&Ls.
“We’re not seeing track sales like in the pop world right now,”
he says. “On the other hand, if the digital music companies want
to grow their business they’re going to have to embrace country.
We’re hitting the plateau for digital music. The explosion has
happened. We have to hope we can sustain the physical business
and, as retailers condense floor space, that we take up the digital
side at faster rate.
“If 50% of Country listeners don’t have internet access at
home, especially if they live in places where they can’t get
access, it may be a little slower. But if the cable companies want
to grow their business, that’s an area they have to look at.”
For labels, the task is to focus on what they can control. “It’s
incumbent on us to put out great music,” Robold says. “Country
is the last bastion of the CD business and people are still buying
into artists they love, thankfully. There is still hope.
“Every several years a big artist pops out of this format. Look
at Taylor. Gretchen Wilson exploded a few years back. When
they break, they break big. There’s still room for a lot of sales.
All a label can do is get the best talent, bring it to market and let
the revenue model take care of itself. And Country radio remains
vital. I’m looking at a summary of the decade’s most played
artists and eight of the 10 are country.”
Rich points to a broadening fan base. “The market was down,
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but artists including Taylor and Carrie Underwood have brought
significant attention to the genre and we’re getting listeners we
haven’t had before,” she says. “The new acts coming up now
and some of the current artists have the ability to garner a slew
of new fans.”
And as reaching those fans gets more difficult, labels are
looking for creative solutions. “We have to figure out what
the consumer wants and deal with the fact that it will continue
to shrink,” Rich continues. “We have to find other ways and
third party marketing is happening every day. We’ve got Taylor
Swift product in Justice stores. That might not work for Justin
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Moore, but Bass Pro Shops might. It’s up to us to figure out the
consumer’s lifestyle and take music to them.”
And that’s working, Barnabee says, even if the arrows aren’t
pointed up. “Things are getting through the system,” he says.
“We look at Chris Young, Kellie Pickler, Miranda Lambert, Lady
A, Zac Brown Band and others and have reason to be optimistic.
The value is definitely down. It’s a tough market but there is
optimism with the right music getting through and the prospect
of country fans still needing to make the conversion to digital.”
CAC
San Francisco Treats:
Bay area residents can
sleep peacefully after an
unnamed police officer,
who looks suspiciously
like Republic Nashville’s
Lois Lewis, apprehended
two Alcatraz escapees
resembling Republic
Nashville’s Jimmy
Harnen (l) and KBWF/
San Francisco’s Mike
Krinik. Also in town over
the weekend (above)
were The Band Perry’s
(l-r) Kimberly, Neil and
Reid Perry, who found
escapee Krinik on a
cable car.
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Fall No. 1s: WCTO, WBWN, WYZB, WBCT, WIOV, WITL, WALS, WXBM, WLLR, KKJG, WILQ,
The Fall 2009 diary-based Arbitrons began to roll-out last week and here’s a look at how Country fared. We re-cap the markets as they come in each day in
Country Aircheck Today, and provide this weekly overview of how Country stations have fared. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, with a few
exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the
same market owned by a single operator and a “t” indicates a tie. A “NA” indicates a subscriber-only market, where rankings are not available.
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Station/City
Station/City
Share Rank Rank
Share Rank Rank Station/City
Share Rank Rank
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Last ARB Fa ‘09 Last ARB Fa ‘09
Last ARB Fa ‘09 Last ARB Fa‘09
Last ARB Fa ‘09 Last ARB Fa ‘09
WCTO/Allentown
11.0 10.9 1
1
WALS/LaSalle, IL
8.9
9.7
1
1
KSLY/San Luis Obispo, CA^ 3.9
3.5
8t
8t
WPUR/Atlantic City
3.6
5.5
7t
3t
WGLC/LaSalle, IL
3.4
4.0
10t 6t
KSNI/Santa Maria, CA^
1.8
1.4
17t 17t
(San Luis Obispo, CA Arbitron)
KUZZ/Bakersfield^
7.1
7.6
2
2
WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL
1.1
1.7
18t 14t
(LaSalle,
IL
Arbitron)
KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA
2.4
1.9
10
11t
KCWR/Bakersfield^+
1.9
1.7
16
17t
KHAY/Oxnard,
CA
1.9
1.4
11t
15t
WCCQ/Chicago
0.6
1.1
21t
18t
KCNQ/Santa Rosa, CA
1.3
0.7
19
22t
(LaSalle, IL Arbitron)
(Bakersfield, CA Arbitron)
WBWN/Bloomington, IL
WYST/Bloomington, IL
WGLR-FM/Dubuque, IA
WVRE/Dubuque, IA
KDST/Dubuque, IA
WJOD/Dubuque, IA
WQPC/Dubuque, IA
WRCO/Dubuque, IA
WFBE/Flint, MI
WKCQ/Saginaw, MI
(Flint, MI Arbitron)
WYZB/Ft. Walton Beach, FL
WAAZ/Ft. Walton Beach, FL
WXBM/Pensacola, FL
WDJR/Dothan, AL
9.7
4.5
6.7
6.3
2.9
7.7
1.4
1.0
4.4
3.3
9.9
5.3
8.7
4.9
2.9
8.3
1.5
0.5
6.4
3.4
2
7
4
5
10
3
16
17t
8
10t
1
5t
2
7
9t
3t
16
20t
4
10
8.1
2.9
1.7
1.2
8.5
2.8
1.7
1.1
1
10t
14t
16t
1t
10t
15t
17t
WBCT/Grand Rapids^
WTNR/Grand Rapids
WMUS/Muskegon^
6.7
3.5
1.3
8.2
3.3
1.0
4
8
17
1
10
17t
WRBT/Harrisburg, PA
WCAT/Harrisburg, PA
WGTY/York, PA
7.9
1.5
0.8
7.5
2.6
1.1
3
15
21
3
9
18
WIOV/Lancaster, PA
WRBT/Harrisburg
8.1
0.9
8.9
1.0
1
17t
1
14t
WITL/Lansing, MI
WBCT/Grand Rapids
10.5
1.7
11.2
1.4
1
12t
1
13t
(Listings for WXBM and WDJR are for the Ft. Walton Beach Arbitron)
(Grand Rapids Arbitron)
(Harrisburg, PA Arbitron)
(Lancaster Arbitron)
(Lansing, MI Arbitron)
(Santa Barbara Arbitron)
WMIL/Milwaukee^
WOKY-AM/Milwaukee^+
WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean
KTOM/Monterey
KKHK/Monterey
WGTR/Myrtle Beach, SC^
WLFF/Myrtle Beach, SC
WEGX/Florence, SC^
6.9
1.3
3.7
1.9
0.9
5.4
3.4
2.0
7.1
1.5
1.5
2.2
1.5
6.0
2.6
1.7
na
na
5
16
28t
4
11
15
na
na
19t
15
21t
4
13t
16t
KSNI/Santa Maria, CA
KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA
5.6
2.1
5.0
1.7
3t
14t
4t
17t
WBFM/Sheboygan, WI
WMIL/Milwaukee
8.3
2.8
8.6
2.9
3
10t
2
9t
KATJ/Victor Valley, CA
KVFG/Victor Valley, CA^
KFRG/Riverside, CA^
3.6
1.1
0.9
4.2
2.3
1.5
5
17t
19t
3t
9t
15t
KHAY/Oxnard, CA
KPLM/Palm Springs, CA
WXBM/Pensacola, FL
WYCT/Pensacola, FL
WKSJ/Mobile, AL
4.0
4.0
8.2
6.4
1.2
4.6
6.5
9.0
6.9
1.1
4
7t
2
5
16t
3t
4t
1
4
19t
WGGY/Wilkes Barre
WSJR/Wilkes Barre
WILQ/Williamsport, PA
WCTO/Allentown
7.8
1.6
0.6
2.5
7.8
2.8
1.5
1.4
4
14
26t
8
2
8
14t
18
WXCL/Peoria, IL
WFYR/Peoria, IL
WBWN/Bloomington, IL
7.8
6.1
0.6
5.2
3.8
1.2
2
6
20t
7
8
17t
WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY
WKXP/Poughkeepsie, NY
WLLR/Quad Cities, IL-IA
WIOV/Lancaster, PA
WXTU/Philadelphia
WCTO/Allentown
5.3
2.4
18.7
6.4
1.5
1.1
6.3
2.4
17.5
6.2
2.5
1.3
4
11t
1
3
14t
20t
3
12t
1
3
6
17t
WILQ/Williamsport, PA
WBYL/Williamsport, PA
WQBR/Williamsport, PA
WXCY/Wilmington, DE
WDSD/Wilmington, DE
WXTU/Philadelphia
18.3
3.1
.8
5.9
2.1
2.2
18.8
3.0
1.5
3.7
1.9
1.9
1
7
11t
3
13t
12
1
7
8t
5
12t
12t
WXXQ/Rockford, IL
WJVL/Janesville, WI
11.5
0.8
12.6
2.0
2
17t
2
12t
WKCQ/Saginaw, MI
KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA
7.2
7.5
8.8
6.2
na
1
na
1
WWQQ/Wilmington, NC
WGTY/York, PA
WIOV/Lancaster, PA
WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD
WRBT/Harrisburg, PA^
WFRE/Frederick, MD
WHVR/Hanover, PA
WPOC/Baltimore^
9.4
9.3
1.7
2.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.5
7.5
11.9
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.0
3
1
15t
11t
21t
21t
23t
18t
2
1
14t
17t
17t
20t
20t
22t
(Myrtle Beach Arbitron)
(Pensacola, FL Arbitron)
(Peoria Arbitron)
(WIOV, WXTU and WCTO listings above are for Reading, PA Arbitron)
(Rockford Arbitron)
(Santa Maria, CA Arbitron)
(Sheboygan, WI Arbitron)
(Victor Valley Arbitron)
(Ratings for WILQ and WCTO are for WB Arbitron)
(Wilmington, DE Arbitron)
(The ratings for the six stations above are for the York, PA Arbitron)
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
1
1
REBA/Consider
Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory)
nd
2
2
3
Total Points+/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
14970
-374 4843
-192
38.306
-1.235 124
0
DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol) 14180
336
4724
119
36.079
0.849 124
0
3
TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
14054
635
4658
226
35.68
1.719 124
0
6
4
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 4
13434
1103 4516
357
33.522
2.827 124
0
7
5
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 4
13430
1344 4567
494
33.566
3.318 124
0
8
6
DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol)
11141
458
3694
136
29.618
1.206 123
0
10
7
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 4
10792
995
3545
351
28.274
2.533 124
0
9
8
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA)
10658
677
3628
287
27.853
1.826 123
0
12
9
JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA)
9041
125
3126
79
22.025
0.183 124
0
13
10
BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury)
8914
447
3016
172
22.341
1.46
124
0
14
11
TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog-Universal) 8376
226
2861
85
20.505
0.313 124
1
15
12
GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA)
8014
-128 2611
-17
20.055
-0.76 121
0
16
13
KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
7974
236
2630
124
19.788
0.292 123
3
17
14
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista)
7652
355
2602
104
17.961
0.659 119
1
18
15
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
7210
582
2279
198
18.838
0.921 119
6
19
16
EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury)
6570
201
2224
53
17.18
1.014 117
3
20
17
BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 6548
460
2303
186
17.086
1.521
118
0
21
18
JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia)
5313
14
1817
18
11.403
-0.113 112
5
22
19
GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA)
5097
62
1793
22
10.906
-0.122 114
1
23
20
KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA) 4678
-21
1526
-6
11.514
-0.036 116
3
25
21
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP) 4601
594
1593
222
12.255
1.494 104
16
24
22
STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine)
4466
3
1472
2
10.065
-0.09 110
2
26
23
SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street)
3671
-33
8.343
-1.111 109
0
27
24
JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory)
3546
82
1319
43
8.347
0.14
3
29
25
ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol)
3066
272
1101
67
7.951
0.775 88
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
Total Points +/- Points Total Plays+/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
33
26
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 4
2967
28
27
JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal)
2887
40
28
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine) 4
2676
30
29
CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA)
38
30
31
347 7.274
2.523 89
36
18
7.027
-0.025 82
3
1318 902
464 6.876
3.103 96
42
2491
-102 935
-33
-0.501 94
4
ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista)
2116
465
642
166 5.302
31
BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb)
1788
-161
668
-52
3.305
-0.685 68
1
34
32
BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville)
1739
-115
595
-42
3.744
-0.409 63
3
32
33
RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Show Dog-Universal)
1703
-177
662
-50 3.568
-0.539 70
1
35
34
LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb)
1681
-125
668
-40 3.311
-0.566 73
0
36
35
GLORIANA/How Far Do You... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture)
1642
-160 586
-50 4.061
-0.681 66
0
39
36
LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street) 1615
35
2.966
-0.003 71
4
37
37
LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA)
-95 2.658
-0.91 66
3
41
38
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs... (Columbia) 1379
47
39
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
43
40
44
1508
1089 979
60
97
1028
586
-225 572
5.428
0.9
62
16
52
444
18
2.809
-0.081 51
1
1352
564
494
202 3.728
1.237 68
39
CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb)
1153
176
402
60
2.434
0.363 35
5
41
MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam)
1014
37
374
18
2.076
-0.122 42
4
45
42
GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play... (Redneck/CO5)
991
115
316
30
1.589
0.153 32
0
42
43
MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA)
986
-171
416
-71
1.821
-0.602 69
0
46
44
DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA)
903
71
314
31
1.407
0.095 39
5
49
45
RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin' Girls (Curb)
702
22
303
9
1.126
-0.06 41
0
50
46
WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden)
697
64
318
25
1.292
0.091 42
0
48
47
HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious)
692
2
275
0
1.068
0.006 46
2
Debut 48
JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR)
377
95
167
31
0.477
0.114 23
4
Debut 49
JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look .. (Show Dog-Universal) 341
3
162
3
0.471
0.023 21
1
Debut 50
JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray... (Jaronwood/Quarterback) 323
-38
98
-8
1.393
-0.087 8
0
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Activator Top Point Gainers
Country Aircheck Add Leaders
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)
ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA)
CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb)
DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA)
JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia)
STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride)
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR)
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia)
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
42
39
36
16
16
6
6
5
5
5
5
1344
1318
1103
1089
995
677
635
594
582
564
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia)
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA)
TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP)
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
494
464
357
351
347
287
226
222
202
198
421
354
337
331
285
283
273
271
248
247
4
4
4
4
4
Activator Top Spin Gainers
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia)
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA)
TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/HomeGrown/BPP)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
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4
4
4
4
4
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol)
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR)
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA)
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol)
286
252
215
202
199
190
186
183
165
149
Video Adds
CMT
gretchen Wilson/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5)
KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
sarah buxton/Outside My Window (Lyric Street)
CMT PURE
BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb)
COLLIN RAYE/She’s With Me (Time Life)
CONNOR CHRISTIAN & SOUTHERN GOTHIC/Sunday Suit (Vintage Earth)
JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray ForYou (Jaronwood/Quarterback)
KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
RYAN BINGHAM/The Weary Kind (New West/Fox Searchlight)
TYLER DEAN/Taylor Swift (Curb)
GAC
BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb)
KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride(Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
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Country Aircheck Activity
RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin’ Girls (Curb) Moves 49*-45*; 702 points, 303 spins
0 ADDS
WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin’ (Golden)
Moves 50*-46*; 697 points, 318 spin
0 ADDS
HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can’t Make It Rain (Stroudavarious)
Moves 48*-47*; 692 points, 275 spins
2 ADDS: WGNE, WKSJ
JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR)
Debuts at 48*; 377 points, 167 spins
4 ADDS: KCYY*, KJUG, WGGY, WYCD*
JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look Who’s Back In Love
(Show Dog-Universal)
Debuts at 49*; 341 points, 162 spins
1 ADD: KXKT
JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray For You (Jaronwood/
Quarterback)
Debuts at 50; 323 points, 98 spins
0 ADDS
TRACE ADKINS/Ala-Freakin-Bama (Capitol)
305 points, 133 spins
0 ADDS
Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this
week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300
airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (*
indicates auto adds)
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Add Dates
January 19
Jessica harp/A Woman Needs (Warner Bros.)
Jewel/Stay Here Forever (Valory)
Todd Jones/Sitting In Atlanta Station (Rhythm House)
January 25
Coldwater jane/Bring On The Love (Mercury)
Craig Morgan/This Ain’t Nothin’ (BNA)
Darryl Worley/Best Of Both Worlds (Stroudavarious)
David nail/ Turning Home (MCA)
Jack Ingram/Free (Big Machine)
Jo Dee Messina/That’s God (Curb)
luke bryan/Rain Is A Good Thing (Capitol)
Marty Raybon/Daddy Phone (Grand Vista/Nine North/GrassRoots)
Bridgette Tatum/(I Like My) Cowboys Dirty
(Root 49/Nine North/Grassroots)
February 1
BURNS & POE/Don’t Get No Better Than That (Blue Steel)
Katie Armiger/Kiss Me Now (Cold River)
Martina McBride/Wrong Baby Wrong (RCA)
Sammy Kershaw/Better Than I Used To Be (Big Hit)
Country Aircheck Top Recurrents
Points
LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol)
12408
LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol)
11587
DAVID NAIL/Red Light (MCA)
8292
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista)
7365
ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 6309
CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song) (RCA)
6124
CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA)
5839
BILLY CURRINGTON/People Are Crazy (Mercury)
5462
JASON ALDEAN/Big Green Tractor (BBR)
4986
DARIUS RUCKER/Alright (Capitol)
4984
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
TW Points
+/- Points
TW Plays
+/- Play
2
1
DIERKS BENTLEY/I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes (Capitol)
4234
62
2614
6
3
2
TIM MCGRAW/Southern Voice (Curb)
4209
114
2619
80
4
3
MIRANDA LAMBERT/White Liar (Columbia) 4
4126
285
2579
186
1
4
REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory)
4093
-79
2522
-116
5
5
JASON ALDEAN/The Truth (BBR) 4
4088
337
2549
215
7
6
DARIUS RUCKER/History In The Making (Capitol)
3569
271
2199
149
10
7
JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 4
3366
331
2096
202
12
8
BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista) 4
3261
354
2051
252
11
9
JAKE OWEN/Eight Second Ride (RCA)
3126
188
1890
112
14
10
BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury)
2878
202
1774
125
13
11
GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA)
2768
66
1750
46
15
12
TOBY KEITH/Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) (Show Dog-Universal)
2703
124
1702
89
16
13
KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
2538
120
1576
91
17
14
JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Hurry Home (Arista)
2367
112
1449
64
18
15
BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.)
2313
185
1432
138
19
16
EASTON CORBIN/Little More Country Than That (Mercury)
2308
180
1399
99
20
17
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista)
1994
248
1243
183
23
18
ZAC BROWN BAND/Highway 20 Ride (Atlantic/Home Grown/BPP)
1890
247
1174
165
22
19
GARY ALLAN/Today (MCA)
1804
111
1131
84
21
20
JOSH THOMPSON/Beer On The Table (Columbia)
1765
71
1124
65
26
21
KELLIE PICKLER/Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You (19/BNA)
1351
52
806
31
25
22
ERIC CHURCH/Hell On The Heart (Capitol)
1344
41
822
24
27
23
JOE NICHOLS/Gimmie That Girl (Show Dog-Universal)
1325
119
814
97
24
24
SARAH BUXTON/Outside My Window (Lyric Street)
1322
-1
795
13
28
25
JUSTIN MOORE/Backwoods (Valory)
1191
101
752
62
32
26
LADY ANTEBELLUM/American Honey (Capitol) 4
1095
421
727
286
29
27
STEEL MAGNOLIA/Keep On Lovin' You (Big Machine)
1029
9
667
10
30
28
CHRIS YOUNG/The Man I Want To Be (RCA)
793
78
503
51
35
29
TAYLOR SWIFT/Fearless (Big Machine)
775
273
524
199
31
30
728
18
463
6
RANDY HOUSER/Whistlin' Dixie (Show Dog-Universal)
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LW
TW
Artist/Title (Label)
TW Points
+/- Points
TW Plays
+/- Plays
34
31
ALAN JACKSON/It's Just That Way (Arista)
661
117
448
88
42
32
RASCAL FLATTS/Unstoppable (Lyric Street)
646
283
418
190
33
33
LEE ANN WOMACK/There Is A God (MCA)
608
22
386
20
41
34
LOVE AND THEFT/Dancing In Circles (Carolwood/Lyric Street)
555
170
347
110
39
35
BAND PERRY/Hip To My Heart (Republic Nashville)
493
50
271
39
38
36
GLORIANA/How Far Do... (Emblem/Warner Bros./Bigger Picture)
463
-1
291
-2
37
37
LEE BRICE/Love Like Crazy (Curb)
452
-22
270
-8
36
38
BOMSHEL/19 And Crazy (Curb)
443
-45
236
-27
40
39
MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs About... (Columbia)
431
22
264
19
43
40
HOUSTON COUNTY/I Can't Make It Rain (Stroudavarious)
290
27
194
14
45
41
CLAY WALKER/She Won't Be Lonely Long (Curb)
280
38
188
28
48
42
TELLURIDE/Stay (American Roots/Quarterback)
252
87
184
56
46
43
MATT KENNON/The Call (Bama Jam)
248
30
167
15
44
44
WILLIAMS RILEY/Country Livin' (Golden)
245
0
180
2
49
45
GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard, Play Harder (Redneck/CO5)
187
34
104
14
47
46
RODNEY ATKINS/Chasin' Girls (Curb)
187
-27
131
-33
51
47
JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE/Pray For You (Jaronwood/Quarterback)
183
41
137
27
52
48
TRACE ADKINS/Ala-Freakin-Bama (Capitol)
156
51
96
23
53
49
JONATHAN SINGLETON & THE GROVE/Look Who's... (Show Dog-Universal)
129
32
87
25
50
50
MALLARY HOPE/Love Lives On (MCA)
121
-27
70
-14
CRAIG MORGAN/This Ain't Nothin' (BNA)
101
100
67
66
55
52
MICA ROBERTS/Days You Live For (Show Dog-Universal)
89
3
65
1
54
53
JACK INGRAM f/PATTY GRIFFIN/Seeing Stars (Big Machine)
87
-7
64
-4
56
54
DARREN KOZELSKY/Real Superman (Spinville/Major 7th/Nine North)
82
6
58
5
Debut 51
57
55
COLT FORD f/JAMEY JOHNSON/Cold Beer (Average Joes)
72
3
60
1
59
56
DANNY GOKEY/My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (19/RCA)
69
7
51
9
58
57
JAMES WESLEY/Jackson Hole (BBR)
67
3
38
5
BROOKS & DUNN & MAC POWELL/Over The Next Hill (Sony Music)
53
2
28
1
ASHLEY RAY/Dirt Cheap (Show Dog-Universal)
44
0
28
0
STEVE AZAR/Sunshine (Ride)
44
44
32
32
Debut 58
60
59
Debut 60
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