BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS FEBRUARY 25, 2019 | PAGE 1 OF 17 INSIDE Luke Combs, Record-Setter >page 3 Foster, Wiseman Remembered >page 7 Keith Urban Ices Rainy Date >page 8 ACM Awards Oddity >page 8 Makin’ Tracks: Chris Janson Creates ‘Good Vibes’ >page 12 Country Coda: Cole Swindell’s ‘Chillin’ ’ Debut >page 17 When the Academy of Country Music (ACM) granted recent membership to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the event was doubly significant: It recognized an expansion of the ethnic diversity taking hold in country, and it represented a full-circle moment as country was united with a group that helped build the infrastructure that made Nashville the genre’s home base. The Fisk ensemble is featured on Rodney Atkins’ single “Caught Up in the Country,” which is at No. 25 on the Country Airplay chart dated March 2. It represents the first top 30 appearance on the list for the Fisk group, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2021, a year before the centennial of the first country recording session. Their contributions are particularly apparent in a breakdown section on “Caught Up in the Country,” which has Atkins singing above the voices, claps and stomps of the 16-member choir. “I was told several times along the way that it would never work,” says Atkins. It’s not the first time the Fisk singers have intersected with country. They have performed with Faith Hill and Hank Williams Jr . and have appeared on recordings by Phil Vassar , Lee Greenwood and Shania Twain, who employed them on “God Bless the Child,” which peaked at No. 48 on Hot Country Songs in 1997. But it’s the first time the Fisk ensemble has received a “fea- ture,” and it comes at an opportune juncture in country’s evolu- tion. Kane Brown, Darius Rucker and Jimmie Allen are current hitmakers of African-American descent. PBS profiled Char- ley Pride in an American Masters episode that debuted Feb. 22, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum held a panel on Feb. 23 that explored the contributions of Ray Charles in conjunction with the rerelease of both volumes of his landmark 1960s albums Modern Sounds in Country Music. “I like country music personally,” says Crystal Brooks , one of the Fisk alto voices on “Caught Up in the Country.” She is heartened, she adds, “to see artists that look like me entering those spaces and to know that we’re able to go perform songs like this, merging all these different cultures.” “Caught Up in the Country” was a direct result of a 2017 merger in which Atkins, at the urging of Curb | Word Entertainment chairman Mike Curb and CEO of Two Nashville Paths Converge In Rodney Atkins’ Collaboration With Fisk Jubilee Singers Atkins first met the Fisk Jubilee Singers at a 2017 benefit rehearsal at Fisk University in Nashville. From left: Fisk Singers Courtney Kirksey-Warren and Dwayne Mitchell, Atkins and Fisk Singers Deonte Williams, Christian, Chelseai Cunningham and Javone Sease. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE [email protected] Country Update
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BILLBOARD.COM/NEWSLETTERS FEBRUARY 25, 2019 | PAGE 1 OF 17
INSIDE
Luke Combs, Record-Setter
>page 3
Foster, Wiseman Remembered
>page 7
Keith Urban Ices Rainy Date
>page 8
ACM Awards Oddity >page 8
Makin’ Tracks: Chris Janson
Creates ‘Good Vibes’
>page 12
Country Coda: Cole Swindell’s ‘Chillin’ ’ Debut
>page 17
When the Academy of Country Music (ACM) granted recent membership to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the event was doubly significant: It recognized an expansion of the ethnic diversity taking hold in country, and it represented a full-circle moment as country was united with a group that helped build the infrastructure that made Nashville the genre’s home base.
The Fisk ensemble is featured on Rodney Atkins’ single “Caught Up in the Country,” wh ich i s at No. 25 on t he Country Airplay chart dated March 2. It represents the first top 30 appearance on the list for the Fisk group, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2021, a year before t he centennial of the first country r e c o r d i n g s e s s i o n . T h e i r contributions are particularly apparent in a breakdown section on “Caught Up in the Country,” which has Atkins singing above the voices, claps and stomps of the 16-member choir.
“I was told several times along the way that it would never work,” says Atkins.
It’s not the f irst time the Fisk singers have intersected with country. They have performed with Faith Hill and Hank Williams Jr. and have appeared on recordings by Phil Vassar,
Lee Greenwood and Shania Twain, who employed them on “God Bless the Child,” which peaked at No. 48 on Hot Country Songs in 1997.
But it’s the first time the Fisk ensemble has received a “fea-ture,” and it comes at an opportune juncture in country’s evolu-tion. Kane Brown, Darius Rucker and Jimmie Allen are current hitmakers of African-American descent. PBS profiled Char-
ley Pride in an American Masters episode that debuted Feb. 22, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum held a panel on Feb. 23 that explored the contributions of Ray Charles in conjunction with the rerelease of both volumes of his landmark 1960s albums Modern Sounds in Country Music.
“ I l i k e c o u n t r y m u s i c p er s o n a l ly,” s ay s Cr ysta l Brooks , one of the Fisk alto voices on “Caught Up in the Country.” She is heartened, she adds, “to see artists that look like me entering those spaces and to know that we’re able to go perform songs like this, merging all these different cultures.”
“Caught Up in the Country” was a direct result of a 2017 merger in which Atkins, at the urging of Curb | Word Entertainment chairman Mike Curb and CEO of
Two Nashville Paths Converge In Rodney Atkins’ Collaboration With
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Atkins first met the Fisk Jubilee Singers at a 2017 benefit rehearsal at Fisk University in Nashville. From left: Fisk Singers Courtney Kirksey-Warren and Dwayne Mitchell, Atkins and Fisk Singers Deonte Williams, Christian, Chelseai Cunningham and Javone Sease.
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recorded music and publishing Jim Ed Norman, sang “Working On a Building” with the Fisk singers during a 2017 benefit at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Atkins knew little of the group’s history at the time, but he was overwhelmed when he walked into a rehearsal where the singers were already raising the rafters.
“I was completely blown away by the energy, the spirit,” he says. “I looked at my wife [songwriter Rose Falcon], and she had tears in her eyes. That little building, it was just lit up in there. And we left just feeling unbelievable.”
Within weeks of the Ryman appearance, THiS Music GM/partner Rusty Gaston pitched “Caught Up in the Country” to Atkins, who saw it as a song that connected the earth to the sky. The Fisk ensemble, he thought, could enhance that lyrical message.
“What the song gave to me was this feeling of the outdoors, this connection that you have with God when you’re out there,” he says. “It’s that expression, ‘Some people go to church and think about fishing. Some people go fishing and think about God.’ ”
The choir’s musical director, Fisk University associate professor of music Dr. Paul T. Kwami, agreed to the collaboration even before hearing the song because of his belief in Atkins — and because the concept fit his belief in music’s mission.
“Every culture has its unique music or language, but all of us make this world a good place as long as we can accept each other, as long as we’re willing to respect other cultures and accept them for who they are,” says Kwami. “If every culture chose to stay within a box and not branch out and even learn about other cultures, I don’t think that we would be able to express true love the way it should be expressed.”
That outreach is ingrained in the Fisk singers’ history. Fisk University was founded a year after the 13th Amendment passed in December 1865, becoming the first American college to offer a liberal arts degree to “young men and women, irrespective of color,” according to FiskJubileeSingers.org. Within five years, the institution was in financial straits, and the group began touring to raise money. It sang Negro spirituals, which were previously unfamiliar to the masses, and gave their a cappella performances in formal dress, countering the dismissive blackface format that dominated theatrical depictions at the time.
Green Book, which won the Oscar for best picture, best supporting actor and best original screenplay at the Academy Awards on Feb. 24, demonstrated how treacherous it was for a single African-American musician to tour amid segregated communities in the 1960s. The Fisk singers, whose number has always exceeded nine vocalists, represented an easier target for discrimination.
“There was no Green Book, no reference,” says Brooks. “It was just massive trekking through, trying not to get kicked off of trains. It amazes me when I think about it.”
Country music, first recorded in 1922, was considered a niche market, much like spirituals and “race records,” though it often has been referred to as “the white man’s blues.” Country and black music tracked very different routes publicly, though there was some distinct overlap, including the early presence of Deford Bailey on the Grand Ole Opry and the influence of African-American musicians who mentored at least three of country’s pioneers: Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers and bluegrass founder Bill Monroe.
Both music forms are rooted in similar belief systems, working-class attitudes and a hope for a better life, whether it arrives on earth or in the hereafter: “Working On a Building” operates with the same belief in a heavenly reward as country’s foundational Carter Family song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Both also speak to some form of oppression: The sense of being an outcast is obvious in the slave songs that form the Fisk canon, but it’s there, too, in every country song that seeks to defend being country.
Atkins feels that outcast nature from his own history. As an orphan who lived at the Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Knoxville, Tenn., he was adopted and returned several times before a family took him in permanently. It’s a storyline that he still struggles to overcome.
“It does get in your psyche,” he allows. “There is something that is in the back of your mind that you always wrestle with, of whether you belong. My manager has always had to tell me from time to time, ‘Look, man, you belong.’ ”
That’s the ultimate significance of the Fisk singers’ membership in the ACM and their ascent on the country chart. At a time when racist rhetoric is on the rise in America, a historically white music format is opening its arms to talent, recognizing the commonalities between two cultures and emphasizing the hope at the heart of both genres. It’s simply saying, “You belong.”
“Us being on the country music charts is amazing,” notes Fisk bass singer Allen Christian. “It just says that anything is possible.”
Dierks Bentley (second from left) visited Cumulus’ Nash campus on Feb. 22 to appear on The Ty Bentli Show. He’s shown with (from left) Bentli and co-hosts Tricia “T.J.” Jenkins and Chuck Wicks.
Morgan Wallen performed “Whiskey Glasses” in his first appearance on NBC’s Today on Feb. 21. He’s flanked by co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford (left) and Hoda Kotb.
Jimmie Allen (left) huddled with Charley Pride during the world premiere of American Masters’ episode of Charley Pride: I’m Just Me, which debuted on PBS on Feb. 22.
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Reba McEntire unveiled nominees for the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards during the Feb. 20 telecast of CBS This Morning. From left: co-host Gayle King, McEntire and co-host Norah O’Donnell.
Luke Combs makes history as the first artist to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with his first five entries. On the list dated March 2, “Beautiful Crazy” (River House/Columbia Nashville) ascends 2-1, increasing by 7 percent to 38.8 million audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 24, according to Nielsen Music.
Written by Combs, Wyatt Durrette and Robert Williford, “Beautiful” reaches the summit in its 16th week. It matches Combs’ quickest trip to No. 1, which he first achieved with his fourth leader, “She Got the Best of Me.” The song reigned for four weeks starting in October 2018.
His debut, “Hurricane,” which led for two weeks beginning May 27, 2017, hit No. 1 in its 30th week. Follow-up “When It Rains It Pours” also dominated for two frames, beginning Nov. 4 , 2017, and reaching the apex in its 28th week. His third single, “One Number Away,” led for a week in its 24th frame (June 9, 2018).
Dating back to the Country Air play list’s January 1990 launch, Combs bests two acts that each sent their first four singles (as lead artists) to No. 1. Brooks & Dunn did so in 1991-92 with “Brand New Man,” “My Next Broken Heart,” “Neon Moon” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Another duo, Florida Georgia Line, achieved the feat in 2012-14 with “Cruise,” “Get Your Shine On,” “Round Here” and “Stay.”
Plus, Combs achieves his second No. 1 on the airplay-, streaming- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart as “Beautiful” rises 2-1 in its 42nd week. He first topped the tally for two weeks in November-December 2017 with “Rains.”
“Beautiful” also lifts 2-1 on Country Streaming Songs to become his first No. 1 among five top 10s. The track gained by 8 percent to 11.7 million U.S. streams in the week ending Feb. 21. On Country Digital Song Sales, the track rebounds 2-1 for a fourth turn at the summit (15,000 downloads sold, up 26 percent, in the week ending Feb. 21).
Combs thus simultaneously leads Billboard’s four main country song charts. He’s the first artist to do so since Kane Brown, who was the first to simultaneously top four country song surveys on Oct. 28, 2017. That week, his “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina, led Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay
and Country Streaming Songs, and “Heaven” arrived atop Country Digital Song Sales. He also ruled Top Country Albums during the same frame with his self-titled first LP.
Combs misses his own quintuple coronation by one ranking. His debut LP, This One’s for You, which has dominated Top Country Albums for 26 weeks and whose deluxe edition houses all five of his Country Airplay leaders, places at No. 2.
TOP ‘COUNTRY’ ALBUM Florida Georgia Line’s fourth studio LP, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (Big Machine Label Group), enters Top Country Albums at No. 1, earning 50,000 equivalent album units (29,000 in traditional album sales) in its first week, ending Feb. 21.
The twosome of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard notches its fourth leader on the chart and third to debut in the penthouse. Dig Your Roots launched atop the list dated Sept. 17, 2016 (with 126,000 copies sold); Anything Goes entered at No. 1 on Nov. 1, 2014 (197,000, marking the pair’s strongest sales week to date); and first LP Here’s to the Good Times
opened on the survey dated Dec. 22, 2012, at No. 3 (63,000) and topped it on June 29, 2013, for its first of 10 weeks at No. 1. Dig Your Roots and Anything Goes led for two weeks each.
‘MAKE IT’ A TOP 10 Old Dominion scores its seventh Country Airplay top 10 as “Make It Sweet” (RCA Nashville) hops 11-10, up 4 percent to 21 million in audience. The act now boasts five No. 1s, including its last four singles prior to “Sweet.”
Luke Combs Sets Record By Sending First Five Singles To No. 1 On Country Airplay;
FGL Crowns Top Country Albums
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY AIRPLAY PANEL — 150 STATIONSAkron, OH WQMXAlbany, N.Y. WGNAAlbuquerque, N.M. KBQI KRSTAllentown, Pa. WCTOAtlanta WKHX WUBLAugusta, Ga. WKXCAustin, Texas KASEBakersfield, Calif. KUZZBaltimore WPOCBaton Rouge, La. WYNKBirmingham, Ala. WDXB WZZKBoise, Idaho KAWO KIZNBoston WBWL WKLBBuffalo, N.Y. WYRKCharleston, S.C. WEZL WCKNCharlotte, N.C. WKKT WSOCChattanooga, Tenn. WUSYChicago WEBG WUSNCincinnati WUBECleveland WGARColorado Springs, Colo. KATC KCCYColumbia, S.C. WCOSColumbus, Ohio WCOLCorpus Christi, Texas KRYSDallas KPLX KSCSDayton, Ohio WHKODenver KYGODes Moines, Iowa KHKI
Detroit WDRQ WYCDEl Paso, Texas KHEYFt. Myers, Fla. WCKT WWGRFt. Wayne, Ind. WQHKFresno, Calif. KSKSGainesville, Fla. WOGKGrand Rapids, Mich. WBCTGreensboro, N.C. WTQRGreenville, S.C. WSSLHarrisburg, Pa. WRBTHartford, Conn. WWYZHouston KILT KKBQHuntsville, Ala. WDRMIndianapolis WFMS WLHKJacksonville, Fla. WGNE WQIKJohnson City, Tenn. WXBQKansas City KBEQ WDAF KFKFKnoxville, Tenn. WCYQ WIVKLafayette, La. KMDLLakeland, Fla. WPCVLas Vegas KCYE KWNRLexington, Ky. WBULLittle Rock, Ark. KSSNLos Angeles KKGOLouisville, Ky. WAMZ WQNUMadison, Wis. WWQM WMADMcAllen, Texas KTEX
Memphis WGKX WLFPMiami WKISMilwaukee, WI. WKTI WMILMinneapolis KEEY KMNBMobile, Ala. WKSJMonmouth/Ocean, N.J. WKMKMonterey, Calif.. KTOMNashville WKDF WSIXNassau, N.Y. WJVCNew Bern, N.C. WRNSNew Orleans WNOENew York WNSHNorfolk, Va. WGH WUSHOklahoma City, Okla. KJKE KTSTOmaha, Neb. KXKTOrlando, Fla. WWKAOxnard-Ventura, CA KHAYPhiladelphia WXTUPhoenix KMLE KNIXPittsburgh WDSY WOGI WPGBPortland, Maine WPOR WTHTPortland, Ore. KUPL KWJJProvidence, R.I. WCTKRaleigh, NC WQDRReno, Nevada KBUL KOLC
Richmond, Va. WKHKRiverside, Calif. KFRGRoanoke, Va. WSLCRochester, N.Y. WBEESacramento, Calif. KBEB KNCI KNTYSt. Louis KSD WILSalt Lake City KSOP KUBLSan Antonio, Texas KAJA KCYYSan Diego KSONSan Jose, Calif. KRTYSarasota, Fla. WCTQSeattle KKWF KMPSSpokane, Wash. KXLYSpringfield, Mass. WRNXStockton, Calif. KATMSyracuse, N.Y. WBBSTampa, Fla. WFUS WQYKTucson, Ariz. KIIMTulsa, Okla. KTGX KVOO KWENVisalia, Calif. KJUGWashington, D.C. WMZQWest Palm Beach, Fla. WIRKWichita, Kan. KFDI KZSNWilkes Barre, Pa. WGGYWilmington, Del. WXCYYork, Pa. WGTY
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l1 2 16 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Columbia Nashville HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Luke Combs 38.781 +2.444 7849 620 2
l2 4 19 WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capitol Nashville HH Most Increased Audience HH Luke Bryan 36.671 +4.293 7850 947 1
3 1 39 THIS IS IT Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 34.451 -3.237 6683 -859 4
4 3 24 GIRL LIKE YOU Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 34.143 -0.793 6150 -377 5
l5 5 40 TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 31.633 +1.272 6883 349 3
l6 6 45 MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapleton 27.693 +2.306 6108 407 6
l7 7 46 BURN OUT Big Machine Midland 25.818 +1.798 5498 173 7
l8 10 33 THERE WAS THIS GIRL BMLG Riley Green 22.955 +1.936 5405 264 8
l9 9 32 ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray 22.711 +1.541 5074 255 9
l10 11 20 MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashville Old Dominion 21.047 +0.868 4483 104 11
l11 12 23 HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young 20.510 +1.463 4365 99 12
l12 13 29 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen 19.359 +0.818 4738 240 10
l13 14 24 LOVE WINS Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 19.074 +0.557 4052 74 14
l14 15 31 NIGHT SHIFT Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 17.119 +1.043 4055 79 13
l15 17 28 EYES ON YOU Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice 16.183 +1.804 3843 400 15
l16 16 29 ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson 14.805 +0.171 3352 141 17
l17 18 18 MISS ME MORE Black River Kelsea Ballerini 14.062 +0.850 3417 125 16
l18 19 37 LOVE AIN’T Valory Eli Young Band 11.924 +0.484 3150 160 18
l19 22 8 GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashville HH Airpower HH Kane Brown 11.437 +1.329 2769 232 20
l20 21 34 LOVE SOMEONE Atlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge 10.593 +0.355 2678 126 21
l21 24 47 THE DIFFERENCE Valory Tyler Rich 9.578 +0.825 2772 175 19
l22 23 26 WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Wallen 9.369 +0.572 2516 103 22
l23 25 25 RUMOR Curb Lee Brice 8.422 +0.813 2178 98 23
24 20 2 EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR MCA Nashville HH Most Added HH George Strait 7.412 -3.785 1445 -277 29
l25 27 46 CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubilee Singers 6.945 +0.317 2116 86 24
l26 28 6 GIRL Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 6.931 +0.542 1464 161 28
l27 26 17 TALK YOU OUT OF IT BMLG Florida Georgia Line 6.649 -0.060 1957 141 25
l28 30 19 BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheelhouse Runaway June 5.644 +0.594 1888 269 26
29 29 7 RAISED ON COUNTRY RCA Nashville Chris Young 5.598 -0.054 1275 -3 31
l30 31 25 FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheelhouse LOCASH 4.915 +0.079 1588 24 27
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l31 33 11 WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Valory Brantley Gilbert + Lindsay Ell 4.638 +0.580 1256 148 32
l32 32 32 WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Featuring Hillary Lindsey 4.006 -0.056 1348 29 30
l33 34 36 FRIENDS DON’T Mercury Maddie & Tae 3.767 +0.062 1206 -10 33
l34 35 8 SOME OF IT EMI Nashville Eric Church 3.736 +0.230 1087 58 35
l35 36 13 LOVE YOU TOO LATE Warner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 3.692 +0.200 888 32 37
l36 37 19 DAY DRUNK Warner Bros./WEA Morgan Evans 3.630 +0.242 953 10 36
l37 39 14 CLOSER TO YOU Big Machine Carly Pearce 3.206 +0.284 1202 57 34
l38 40 3 RAINBOW MCA Nashville HH Breaker HH Kacey Musgraves 3.007 +0.154 737 155 39
l39 41 16 THE ONES THAT DIDN’T MAKE IT BACK HOME Valory Justin Moore 2.668 +0.008 711 10 41
l40 43 12 EVERY LITTLE THING Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 2.598 +0.162 783 51 38
l41 45 14 I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane 2.538 +0.417 626 48 46
l42 47 3 REDNECKER Tree Vibez/Big Loud HARDY 2.393 +0.610 447 73 53
l43 56 2 SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Columbia Nashville Tenille Townes 2.144 +0.945 582 218 48
44 44 13 STRONGER THAN ME Pearl Garth Brooks 2.130 -0.170 717 1 40
l45 46 26 HOW DOES IT SOUND Dylan Schneider/Placer Dylan Schneider 1.929 +0.092 677 25 43
l46 50 4 THOUGHT ABOUT YOU McGraw/Columbia Nashville Tim McGraw 1.852 +0.205 562 61 49
l47 57 2 ALL TO MYSELF Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 1.755 +0.705 469 176 52
l48 53 5 MAKE ME WANT TO Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen 1.729 +0.152 611 20 47
l49 49 15 I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 1.641 -0.011 651 25 44
50 48 6 NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Dylan Scott 1.603 -0.100 678 28 42
51 42 3 BRAND NEW MAN Arista Nashville Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs 1.598 -0.972 320 -101 57
52 51 13 BUCKED OFF Arista Nashville Brad Paisley 1.472 -0.137 483 -116 51
53 52 17 LADIES IN THE ‘90S 19/Mercury Lauren Alaina 1.444 -0.139 645 38 45
l54 55 5 PRAYED FOR YOU Wide Open/RECORDS/Good Company Matt Stell 1.362 +0.127 391 59 56
55 54 18 90’S COUNTRY Monument/Arista Nashville Walker Hayes 1.297 -0.132 393 -14 55
l56 58 11 GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE Atlantic/WAR Ashley McBryde 0.987 -0.016 523 31 50
l57 NEW TO A T RCA Nashville HH Hot Shot Debut HH Ryan Hurd 0.828 +0.644 217 132 -
l58 60 2 SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW Southern Ground/Wheelhouse Zac Brown Band 0.731 +0.090 190 82 -
59 59 6 ROCKIN’ ALL NIGHT LONG Buena Vista/Capitol Nashville Adam Hambrick 0.590 -0.072 430 0 54
l60 NEW ALCOHOL YOU LATER Riser House/Columbia Nashville Mitchell Tenpenny 0.551 +0.186 265 77 59
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DAVID LEE MURPHY No Zip Code Blue Chair/Reviver
HARDY Rednecker Tree Vibez/Big Loud
KIP MOORE The Bull MCA Nashville
LINDE LECHANCE Green Eyes SMG Nashville
THOMAS RHETT Look What God Gave Her Valory
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KING CALAWAY World For Two Stoney Creek
MICHAEL CORIN Little Bit Reckless SMG Nashville
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LIZ MORIONDO You Made Me (Momma’s Song) Gone Fishin’
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY BOXSCOREGross Artist AttendanceTicket Price(s) Venue/Date(s) Capacity Promoter(s)
$110,761 KACEY MUSGRAVES 2,474LIVE NATION$141, $31 Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 9 2,515
$100,160 KACEY MUSGRAVES 2,610LIVE NATION$115, $40 The Fillmore, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18 2,623
$34,821 PHIL VASSAR & LONESTAR 757IN-HOUSE$74, $44 Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pa., Dec. 17 , 1,481
$12,400 YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 378 ANOTHER PLANET ENTERTAINMENT$32.50 The Independent, San Francisco, Calif.,Jan. 10 500
$11,218 WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE 238IN-HOUSE$55.50, $35.50 Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pa., Dec. 6 1,612
Reported worldwide boxscore figures for Country artists. Boxscore figures should be submitted to Bob Allen by phone (615-891-1976), fax (615-891-2054) or email ([email protected]).
TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORTWEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 817-283-7984. Copyright 2019, Texas Regional Radio Report
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l1 4 19 HANG YOUR HAT ON THAT (Independent) HH 1 Week at 1 HH Jon Wolfe 1731 201
l2 2 17 SUNDOWN (Little Red Truck) Deryl Dodd w/ Wade Bowen 1648 15
l3 3 11 GONER (Independent) William Clark Green 1609 53
l4 5 16 RUN AWAY WITH YOU (Independent) Robert Ray 1537 46
l5 7 11 I’M YOUR ONLY FLAW (Independent) Josh Abbott Band 1509 82
l6 8 16 BEER BUCKET LIST (Silverado) David Adam Byrnes 1467 102
7 1 23 BETTER PLACE (Independent) Drew Fish Band 1384 -446
l8 10 10 WALK AWAY (Independent) Mark Powell 1368 105
l9 13 5 SOMEWHERE BETWEEN I LOVE YOU AND I’M LEAVIN’ (Rounder Rec) Cody Jinks 1312 211
10 9 26 ON MY WAY TO YOU (CoJo Music) Cody Johnson 1277 -37
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l11 15 5 CHEAT ON ME (Independent) Bri Bagwell 1245 206
l12 11 27 TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD (Independent) Frank Ray 1220 1
l13 17 13 NONE’YA (Independent) Hayes Carll 1179 188
l14 12 17 LEAVE HER WILD (Dean Dillon’s Wildcatter ) Sundance Head 1149 19
l15 19 8 KISS THAT GIRL GOODBYE (Independent) Aaron Watson 1100 151
l16 22 6 HAD A THING (Independent) Curtis Grimes 1072 155
l17 20 11 AIN’T ENOUGH BEER (Independent) Kylie Frey 1046 99
l18 18 22 WHATEVER IT TAKES (King Hall Music) Chad Cooke Band 1012 45
l19 23 9 TOP OF MY HEART (Cory Morrow Music) Cory Morrow 994 92
l20 26 6 COUNTRY SONG TO SING (Independent) Kevin Fowler 986 126
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MOST ADDED®TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDSEVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR MCA Nashville George Strait 22RAINBOW MCA Nashville Kacey Musgraves 20TALK YOU OUT OF IT BMLG Florida Georgia Line 16SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Columbia Nashville Tenille Townes 14ALL TO MYSELF Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 10TO A T RCA Nashville Ryan Hurd 10ALCOHOL YOU LATER Riser House/Columbia Nashville Mitchell Tenpenny 8BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheelhouse Runaway June 7CLOSER TO YOU Big Machine Carly Pearce 7RAISED ON COUNTRY RCA Nashville Chris Young 7
MOST INCREASED PLAYSTITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAINWHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +947BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +620MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapleton +407EYES ON YOU Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice +400TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +349BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheelhouse Runaway June +269THERE WAS THIS GIRL BMLG Riley Green +264ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray +255DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen +240GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +232
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WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan +4.293BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +2.444MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapleton +2.305THERE WAS THIS GIRL BMLG Riley Green +1.936EYES ON YOU Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice +1.804BURN OUT Big Machine Midland +1.798ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray +1.541HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young +1.463GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown +1.329TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashville Jordan Davis +1.272
RECURRENTSTHIS
WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label ArtistTOTAL AUD.
(IN MILLIONS)1 SIXTEEN Valory Thomas Rhett 23.352
2 BEST SHOT Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen 22.390
3 SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 21.761
4 GOOD GIRL Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 21.411
5 SPEECHLESS Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 19.265
6 BLUE TACOMA Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 15.399
7 TEQUILA Warner Bros./WAR Dan + Shay 14.644
8 HEAVEN Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 12.695
9 LOSE IT Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 12.455
10 ONE NUMBER AWAY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 12.258
NEW AND ACTIVETITLE Imprint/Label Artist
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TOTAL STATIONS ADDS
AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning 0.539 31 2
REARVIEW TOWN Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 0.517 6 5
BETTER OFF GONE Big Yellow Dog Logan Mize 0.505 25 5
LIVING Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 0.456 3 3
HOUSTON, WE GOT A PROBLEM River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 0.412 2 0
BRAND NEW BUZZ B$R/Reviver Big & Rich 0.380 31 3
FOSTER, WISEMAN REMEMBEREDTwo multitalented Country Music Hall of Fame members who played an influential role in significant independent labels died just days apart within the last week.
Producer Fred Foster, who founded Monument Records in 1958 and played a role in the rise of Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson and Dolly Parton, died Feb. 20.
Artist-musician Mac Wiseman, who took over the Dot label’s California-based country operations in 1957, died Feb. 24 after working with a range of bluegrass, country and Americana acts and helping to found the Country Music Association in 1958.
Foster moved his label to Nashville in 1959 when he discovered Music City was a hospitable community. He established Fred Foster Sound Studios downtown after purchasing the building from Sun Records founder Sam Phillips. Foster would later refocus his recording work at the Monument Studios, now the Zac Brown-owned Southern Ground Studios, on 17th Avenue. He produced key titles for Kristofferson, Orbison, Ray Stevens, Grandpa Jones, Jeannie Seely and Larry Gatlin. He also received co-writing credit on Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” after providing the title for the song.
The Monument label, which he sold to CBS (now Sony) in 1987, was stocked primarily with singer-songwriters.
“If your artist can write, you don’t have to go out and break your back searching for a hit,” he said in 2016. “Plus, I also wanted someone that was readily identifiable, that didn’t sound like anybody else.”
The Virginia-bred Wiseman played in bands with traditional country singer Molly O’Day and bluegrass founder Bill Monroe before scoring his own solo recording deal with Dot, snaring top 10 country singles with “The Ballad of Davey Crockett” and “Jimmy Brown the Newsboy.” During his tenure as a Dot executive, the roster included Cowboy Copas, Bonnie Guitar, Jimmy C. Newman and bluegrass duo Reno & Smiley.
Wiseman managed the Wheeling, W.Va.-based WWVA Jamboree in the late 1960s and eventually became an elder statesman in Nashville music with a collaboration list that ranged from big-band musician Woody Herman to Americana stalwart John Prine. His first Dot recording, “ ’Tis Sweet to Be Remembered,” stood as his theme song and takes on added meaning in the wake of his passing.
Wiseman was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014; Foster followed in 2016.
RADIO & RECORDSWXTU Philadelphia added afternoon-drive personality Nicole Michalik and digital PD Nicole Siberry, who doubles in her digital role for classic-rock WMGK. Michalik replaces Mark Razz, who was recently promoted to
PD. She was most recently affiliated as a radio personality with two non-country formats at iHeartMedia/Philadelphia. Siberry had been Entercom/Philadelphia promotions and programming coordinator … Westwood One launches a two-hour weekend show, With Elaina, on March 2. Devoted to country and entertainment at large, it’s hosted by Elaina Smith, co-host of the network’s NASH Nights Live … Entercom’s Radio.com is adding live channels from Cox Media and Bonneville. Among the country stations expected to appear on the platform are KKBQ Houston; KNCI Sacramento, Calif.; KYGO Denver; and WHKO Dayton, Ohio … Alek Halverson joined KKWF Seattle as music director/afternoon host on Feb. 21, InsideRadio.com reported. The move allows PD Drew Bland to focus on his executive duties. Halverson was previously assistant PD/music director for adult contemporary KLTA Fargo, N.D. … Jack Crenshaw concluded a three-year stint as Cumulus/Youngstown, Ohio, operations manager, according to InsideRadio.com. The cluster includes country WQXK … Entercom/Phoenix swapped morning shows on two of its stations on Feb. 25, Talkers.com reported. Maria Knight and Chad Mitchell moved to country KMLE, replacing Niko Petrou, who took their old shift at classic hits KOOL … Outgoing Country Radio Broadcasters executive director Bill Mayne will receive the President’s Award from the organization during the Country Radio Hall of Fame inductions on June 19 at the Vanderbilt Marriott in Nashville. CRB also granted $25,000 in scholarship endowments for the 2019-2020 school year to the University of Tennessee at Martin and the University of North Alabama in Florence.
’ROUND THE ROWCanadian firm ole music purchased Parallel Music Publishing, installing Parallel co-founder/managing partner Tim Hunze as ole senior director of creative. The deal covers more than 6,500 copyrights and adds six songwriters to the ole roster, including Michael White (“Kiss You in the Morning”), Lance Carpenter and Michael Lotten (“Alcohol You Later”) … Shore Fire Media promoted Nashville-based Jaclyn D. Carter to director of publicity from senior account executive. The division’s current client list includes Justin Moore, Logan Mize and Dillon Carmichael … Stoney Creek duo Walker McGuire broke up. Johnny McGuire is already teasing new solo music on his Facebook page … Singer-songwriter Savannah Nider signed a management deal with Myriad Productions. The company’s roster includes Collin Raye … Hannah Bethel tapped the Clif Doyal Agency for management. The company also represents Tim Rushlow … California-based Liam Morgan signed with Songshine Media for PR … Darius Rucker will receive the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award on May 7 during the Music Biz conference in Nashville … The Nashville Songwriters Association International named Jacob Noe the winner of its annual song contest for the composition “Weight of Words.” The lyric-only victor was “The Price of a Song” author Michael Roth.
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Mitchell Tenpenny performed recent hit “Drunk Me” during his Grand Ole Opry debut on Feb. 16. From left: Riser House president Jennifer Johnson, 11/10 Management owner Kristen Ashley, Sony Music Nashville chairman/CEO Randy Goodman, Tenpenny and Opry Entertainment senior vp programming and artist relations Sally Williams.
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MUSIC NOTESKeith Urban’s ability to focus was on sharp display when he played the first intermission of an outdoor game in the NHL’s stadium series on Feb. 23, wearing short sleeves in the cold rain at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Park. “Blue Ain’t Your Color” was vaguely audible underneath the commentators’ breakdown of the first period, and Urban offered rousing on-camera versions of “Never Coming Down” and “Wasted Time.” The game was good, too — a 4-3 overtime win for the Flyers against in-state rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dan + Shay, Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves got the most attention when the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were unveiled Feb. 20. Dan + Shay racked up nods in six categories, with the duo’s Dan Smyers picking up an additional four for his work as a producer and a co-writer of “Tequila.” Stapleton snagged six nominations in four categories, and Musgraves’ name appears five times across three fields. Ian Fitchuk, who co-produced her album Golden Hour, had the most improbable result. He was nominated twice for his production work and four more times in separate categories as a musician. CBS will telecast the ACMs on April 7.
Zac Brown Band has done a fair share of collaborating across multiple genres, recording “As She’s Walking Away” with country traditionalist Alan Jackson, cutting an EP with modern rocker Dave Grohl and sharing a CMT Crossroads stage with pop singer Shawn Mendes. It adds another twist by taking the opening slot on a Rolling Stones concert in Jacksonville, Fla., on April 24. ZBB is hardly the first country act to play lead-in to the Stones. Previous acts to take that slot include Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn and Brad Paisley.
It’s as if they knew what was coming: Jimmie Allen and Abby Anderson recorded a cover of the Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper collaboration “Shallow” and released it on Feb. 22, two days before it was named best original song at the Oscars. Allen and Anderson’s harmonies are worth checking out. In the ultimate display of harmony and collaboration, Lindsay Ell, Danielle Bradbery and Joy Williams provide three of four feature voices on neonPPL’s “BeYOUtiful,” which premiered on Billboard.com. The collective is purposely anonymous, instead putting the focus on communal positivity.
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Dolly Parton met Irish group Celtic Woman at the Feb. 17 launch of 9 to 5: The Musical at London’s Savoy Theatre. From left: group members Mairéad Carlin and Éabha McMahon, Parton and group members Megan Walsh and Tara McNeill.
ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC
Feb. 26 • 2018 — Columbia releases the Mitchell Tenpenny single “Drunk
Me” to radio. • 2016 — The RIAA certifies Chris Stapleton’s album Traveller gold
and platinum.
Feb. 27 • 1990 — Arista releases Alan Jackson’s debut album, Here in the
Real World.
Feb. 28 • 2015 — Jason Aldean launches his
first overseas tour at the Spektrum Arena in Oslo, Norway.
• 2 0 0 9 — “ D o w n t h e R o a d ,” by Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally, drives to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
March 1 • 2017 — Jimmie Allen records “Best
Shot” at the Ocean Way Studios in Nashville.
• 1969 — Barbara Mandrell signs her f irst recording contract with Columbia.
March 2 • 1999 — Garth Brooks bats for the first time during an inter-squad
spring training game at the San Diego Padres’ camp in Peoria, Ariz. He strikes out.
March 3 • 2014 — John Schneider rides in the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras
parade in New Orleans. • 2004 — Brad Paisley is honored with the humanitarian award during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville .
March 4 • 2010 — Rascal Flatts has a guest role on the CBS-TV drama CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation. The script has bassist Jay DeMarcus electrocuted in the opening scene as the band plays “Unstoppable.”
Source: RolandNote.com, the Ultimate Country Music Database
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l1 2 2 42 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY HH No. 1 (1 week) / Streaming Gainer HH Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
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2 1 1 58 TEQUILA Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,J.REYNOLDS,N.GALYON) WARNER BROS./WAR RC 1
3 4 4 31 THIS IS IT Scotty McCreery F.ROGERS,D.WELLS,A.ESHUIS (S.MCCREERY,F.ROGERS,A.ESHUIS) TRIPLE TIGERS 3 3
4 5 5 40 SPEECHLESS Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,J.REYNOLDS,L.VELTZ) WARNER BROS./WAR RC 1
5 3 3 65 MEANT TO BE Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line WILSHIRE (B.REXHA,T.HUBBARD,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) WARNER BROS./BMLG RC 1
6 6 6 24 GIRL LIKE YOU Jason Aldean M.KNOX (M.TYLER,J.BOYER,J.MIRENDA) MACON/BROKEN BOW 4 5
l7 9 11 22 WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY HH Airplay Gainer HH Luke Bryan J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (L.BRYAN,D.DAVIDSON,A.GORLEY) CAPITOL NASHVILLE
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8 8 9 33 TAKE IT FROM ME Jordan Davis P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.DAVIS,J.GANTT) MCA NASHVILLE 5 8
9 7 7 36 SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME Luke Combs S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.SNYDER,C.WILSON) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE RC 2
l10 10 12 57 MILLIONAIRE Chris Stapleton D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (K.WELCH) MERCURY 6 10
l11 16 16 23 HERE TONIGHT HH Digital Gainer HH Brett Young D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,B.CAVER,J.EBACH,C.KELLEY) BMLG
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l12 11 13 28 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Jake Owen J.MOI (R.CLAWSON,L.LAIRD,S.MCANALLY) BIG LOUD 12 11
l13 26 27 24 TALK YOU OUT OF IT Florida Georgia Line J.MOI (M.HARDY,H.PHELPS,J.ROGERS,A.VANDERHEYM) BMLG 27 13
l14 15 18 17 MISS ME MORE Kelsea Ballerini F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,D.H.HODGES,B.MCLAUGHLIN) BLACK RIVER 17 14
l15 13 17 36 BURN OUT Midland D.HUFF,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE 7 13
l16 20 24 27 EYES ON YOU Chase Rice C. DESTEFANO (C.RICE,C. DESTEFANO,A.GORLEY) DACK JANIELS/BROKEN BOW 15 16
l17 21 21 26 THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riley Green D.HUFF (R.GREEN,ERIK DYLAN) BMLG 8 17
l18 18 20 28 ON MY WAY TO YOU Cody Johnson T.W.WILLMON (BRETT JAMES,T.LANE) COJO/WMN 16 16
19 12 15 20 MAKE IT SWEET Old Dominion S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,W.SELLERS,G.SPRUNG,B.TURSI,S.MCANALLY) RCA NASHVILLE 10 12
l20 22 23 22 ONE THAT GOT AWAY Michael Ray S.HENDRICKS (J.FRASURE,T. ROSEN,M.RAMSEY,J.OSBORNE) ATLANTIC/WEA 9 20
21 19 19 27 NIGHT SHIFT Jon Pardi B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (T.BROWN,P.LARUE,B.MONTANA) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14 19
l22 24 22 24 RUMOR Lee Brice L.BRICE,J.STONE,K.JACOBS,D.FRIZSELL (L.BRICE,K.JACOBS,A.GORLEY) CURB 23 22
23 17 — 2 RAINBOW Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (N.HEMBY,S.MCANALLY,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE 38 17
l24 25 25 19 WHISKEY GLASSES Morgan Wallen J.MOI (B.BURGESS,K.KADISH) BIG LOUD 22 24
25 14 14 25 LOVE WINS Carrie Underwood D.GARCIA,C.UNDERWOOD (C.UNDERWOOD,D.A.GARCIA,BRETT JAMES) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 13 14
For week ending February 21, 2019. Figures are rounded. Compiled from a national sample of retail store and rack sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music.
For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected]
The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.
COUNTRY MARKET WATCHA Weekly National Music Sales Report
Hot Country Songs
ALBUMSDIGITAL
ALBUMS*DIGITAL TRACKS
This Week 250,000 83,000 704,000
Last Week 233,000 81,000 744,000
Change 7.3% 2.5% -5.4%
This Week Last Year 266,000 193,000 903,000
Change -6.0% -57.0% -22.0%
*Digital album sales are also counted within album sales.
Weekly Unit SalesYear-Over-Year Album Sales2018 2019 CHANGE
Albums 1,974,000 1,473,000 -25.4%
Digital Tracks 6,725,000 4,860,000 -27.7%
YEAR-TO-DATE
Overall Unit Sales
2018 2019 CHANGE
Physical 1,396,000 984,000 -29.5%
Digital 578,000 490,000 -15.2%
Sales by Album Format
SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY
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1.47million
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26 23 26 18 GOOD AS YOU Kane Brown D.HUFF (K.BROWN,B.BERRYHILL,S.CARTER,T.PHILLIPS,W.WEATHERLY) ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 19 17
l27 29 32 17 LOVE SOMEONE Brett Eldredge R. COPPERMAN,B.ELDREDGE (B.ELDREDGE,R.COPPERMAN,H.MORGAN) ATLANTIC/WMN 20 27
28 28 30 22 LOVE AIN’T Eli Young Band D.HUFF (R.COPPERMAN,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) VALORY 18 28
29 27 28 6 GIRL Maren Morris G.KURSTIN,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,S.AARONS,G.KURSTIN) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 26 19
l30 33 34 32 THE DIFFERENCE Tyler Rich J.RAYMOND,L.RIMES (R.AKINS,B.BURGESS,D.DAWSON,J.DURRETT) VALORY 21 30
31 31 33 31 CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubilee Singers R.ATKINS,T.HEWITT,B.BOLLINGER (C.HARRINGTON,J.M.SCHMIDT,M.WALKER) CURB 25 31
32 32 31 20 NEVER COMIN DOWN Keith Urban J.KERR,K.URBAN (K.URBAN,J.KEAR,J.ABRAHART,SHY CARTER) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE RC 30
33 35 35 20 I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Chris Lane J.MOI (A.GORLEY,M.HARDY,H.PHELPS,J.RODGERS) BIG LOUD 41 33
l34 36 — 2 EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR George Strait C.AINLAY,G.STRAIT (G.STRAIT,B.STRAIT,D.DILLON) MCA NASHVILLE 24 34
l35 41 29 3 WOMEN Florida Georgia Line Featuring Jason Derulo J.MOI,FLORIDA GEORIGA LINE,D.GARCIA (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,J.DESROULEAUX,D.A.GARCIA,J.MILLER) BMLG - 29
l36 43 39 10 WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Brantley Gilbert + Lindsay Ell D.HUFF (B.GILBERT,R.AKINS,B.BERRYHILL,J.DUNNE) VALORY 31 31
37 34 — 8 BUTTERFLIES Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (L.LAIRD,N.HEMBY,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE - 32
38 40 38 11 STRONGER THAN ME Garth Brooks G.BROOKS (R.W.TERRY,M.A.ROSSI) PEARL 44 38
l39 50 — 7 ALL TO MYSELF Dan + Shay D.SMYERS,S.HENDRICKS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,N.GALYON,J.REYNOLDS) WARNER BROS./WAR 47 29
l40 RE-ENTRY 3 RAISED ON COUNTRY Chris Young C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,C.R.BARLOWE,C.CROWDER) RCA NASHVILLE 29 40
41 44 40 4 SOME OF IT Eric Church J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE,C.DANIELS,B.PINSON) EMI NASHVILLE 34 40
42 39 — 8 SPACE COWBOY Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (S.MCANALLY,L.LAIRD,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE - 30
l43 NEW 1 BUY MY OWN DRINKS HH Hot Shot Debut HH Runaway June D.HUFF (H.MULHOLLAND,J.WAYNE,N.COOKE,H.LINDSEY,J.KEAR) WHEELHOUSE
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44 30 — 2 BRAND NEW MAN Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs D.HUFF (K.BROOKS,D.COOK,R.DUNN) ARISTA NASHVILLE - 30
45 46 42 9 FRIENDS DON’T Maddie & Tae J.ROBBINS,D.WELLS (M.MARLOW,T.DYE,J.M.NITE,J.EBACH) MERCURY 33 40
l46 NEW 1 CAN’T HIDE RED Florida Georgia Line Featuring Jason Aldean NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) BMLG - 46
l47 RE-ENTRY 5 WHAT WHISKEY DOES Randy Houser Featuring Hillary Lindsey K.GATTIS (R.HOUSER,K.GATTIS,H.LINDSEY) STONEY CREEK 32 40
48 48 41 5 CLOSER TO YOU Carly Pearce BUSBEE (H.LINDSEY,G.SAMPSON,T.VERGES) BIG MACHINE 37 39
l49 RE-ENTRY 5 FEELS LIKE A PARTY LOCASH C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD (P.BRUST,C.LUCAS,T.HUBBARD,C.CROWDER) WHEELHOUSE 30 47
50 45 — 5 HIGH HORSE Kacey Musgraves I.FITCHUK,D.TASHIAN,K.MUSGRAVES (T.SCHLEITER,T.DABBS,K.MUSGRAVES) MCA NASHVILLE - 36
The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/charts. Copyright 2019, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES
Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). Copyright 2019, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums). Copyright 2019, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.
AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS
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COUNTRY STREAMING SONGS
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“Eyes” opens at No. 18 on Country Digital Song Sales, up 26 percent to 4,000 sold, and rises 20-16 on Hot Country Songs.
Rice will perform the song on ABC’s Good Morning America on Feb. 26.
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l2 2 1 90 LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOURIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 1 1
3 1 19 42 KACEY MUSGRAVES GOLDEN HOURMCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 1
4 3 2 35 DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAYWARNER BROS. 570796/WMN 1
5 4 3 199 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLERMERCURY 019405*/UMGN 3 1
6 5 4 15 KANE BROWN EXPERIMENTZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE /SMN 1
7 6 6 116 KANE BROWN KANE BROWNZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 1 1
8 7 5 45 JASON ALDEAN REARVIEW TOWNMACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 538375642*/BBMG (538375730) 0 1
l9 NEW 1 ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS: THE ‘68 COMEBACK SPECIAL: THE BEST OF (SOUNDTRACK)RCA 590550/LEGACY 9
10 8 7 76 THOMAS RHETT LIFE CHANGESVALORY TR0300A/BMLG 1 1
l11 13 11 23 CARRIE UNDERWOOD CRY PRETTYCAPITOL NASHVILLE 028557*/UMGN 0 1
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Happiness, we’re told by psychologists and self-help gurus, is a choice.Few country artists symbolize that more than Chris Janson, whose
rambunctious, cheerleader concert antics are part of a professional decision he makes on a near-daily basis to stay focused on positivity.
“It’s a major choice,” he says.“Good Vibes,” released Feb. 8 via PlayMPE as the lead single from his third
album, turns that choice into an electric, juiced-up anthem. The opening lines — “I ain’t watchin’ TV today/ Bad news, it can just stay away” — put that choice squarely in the headlights: If you don’t want the negativity of politics or The Jerry Springer Show, don’t turn on the tube.
“That’s why in our house we don’t watch a lot of it,” notes Janson.
Writing “Good Vibes” may have taken his attention away — intentionally or not —from emotions that darkened the minds of many music industry members the day he wrote it at the office of songwriter-producer Zach Crowell (“Body Like a Back Road,” “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”). Oct. 1, 2018, was the anniversary of the Las Vegas massacre where a gunman killed 58 people at a concert by the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Numerous media rolled out stories that revived the horrors for people who were there or knew someone who had experienced it, and by the end of the day, many executives were emotionally spent.
Janson, Crowell and co-writer Ashley Gorley (“What Makes You Country,” “Life Changes”) are uncertain if they were aware of it that morning, though they were definitely sifting through the good and bad in their lives. And as they hashed that out, they consciously decided to follow an upbeat creative path for the day. Crowell had created a simple, choppy guitar riff and saved it to his computer, and when he pulled it up, it totally fit the bill. Janson suggested that the title needed to convey “good vibes,” and that set off his co-writers’ songwriting antennae: Why not just call it “Good Vibes”?
A quick internet search confirmed that there wasn’t an American hit with that name, and they went to work. They gave it a breezy chorus, ending the first two lines with “good vibes” and “good life,” then focused on absorbing the moment in line three: “I’m livin’ on God’s time.”
“There’s a little bit of a depth to it, instead of just like ‘Let’s have a good time and pop a beer,’ ” says Gorley.
Not to say there’s no alcohol reference. “I’ve got me a full cup/And there ain’t nothin’ gonna spill it” uses beer as a metaphor for choosing a glass-half-full viewpoint over the half-empty perspective.
To celebrate a positive choice, however, “Good Vibes” needed to identify the negative option, and both verses accomplish that. That opening anti-bad news line went a long way, and it became more emphatic when they turned a mother’s warning — “If you ain’t got anything good to say” — into an obvious concert shout-along: “Then shut. Your. Mouth.”
“All of us were fully aware of, if he cut it and if he put it out and it was a hit, how a crowd would react with you at that moment,” says Crowell. “We’re ending a verse at a big kind of crescendo moment, all of our radars go off: ding, ding.”
Where that verse-one moment hits the listener in the gut, verse two appeals to the head: “I ain’t tryin’ to hear the negative/I’m just tryin’ to change the narrative/It’s simply imperative/That we all have a real good time.”
Who the heck uses the word “imperative” in a commercial song?
“It’s so funny,” says Janson. “When you grow up, you don’t really know what those words are, but you say them when you’re a kid because you want to sound cool because you heard it in a movie somewhere. So I’ve been saying that for years, and then I found out what it meant, and I finally was able to put it to a song.”
With that repetitive guitar riff and the short nature of the stanzas, “Good Vibes” needed a bridge, and they settled quickly into a rap section that played
off the word “good” from the title. Gorley and Janson went back and forth with descriptors — a “good girl” with a “good smile,” who’s part of a “good morning” after a “good night” — that builds back into another go-’round with the cheerleader chorus. Adding to the song’s choice of positivity, that bridge nods to another choice Janson made in his life: marrying his manager, Kelly Janson.
“It’s natural for me to sing about Kelly,” he says. “I wanted her to be highlighted in the song because a lot of my good vibes, to be honest with you, personally come from my wife and kids.”
O nce t hey had completed t he son g, Janson wheeled into a vocal for the demo that ultimately became the backbone for the f inal version. He was as animated as the song suggests, challenging Crowell’s engineering skills.
“He’s not still at all,” notes Gorley. “Zach records vocals [without] a vocal booth. Everything is right there with everybody looking at you in the room. It’s an interesting
thing. He’s definitely jumping around. I don’t know how Zach gets it to even out and sound good, but Chris is a performer at heart. He jitters around, but he’s not getting off the mic.”
Crowell did a little more work on the demo, though he broke — or, at least, modified — the no-TV rule of “Good Vibes” along the way.
“I have a TV on in my studio running all the time,” he says. “I’ve always done it for 15, 20 years now. When I’m there by myself, it gives the room life, makes me feel like I’m not alone in there. But I always have it on SportsCenter, because it’s meaningless. Sports are cool, but nothing really matters.”
Crowell sent the finished demo to Janson on Oct. 5. He played it for Kelly, who was convinced it was a hit. So was the label, and Crowell enlisted musician friends one at a time to fill it out. Aaron Sterling overdubbed drums at his home in Los Angeles; Keith Urban’s bass player, Jerry Flowers, added a part when he visited Crowell’s house for a different project; and songwriter Jonathan Singleton (“Red Light,” “Why Don’t We Just Dance”) banged out background vocals at a different co-writing session with Crowell. Devin Malone layered additional guitars, including a solo that happens so quickly that some listeners might not even realize it’s there.
“Good Vibes” battled another new song, “Check,” to be the first single from the next album, but it was a unanimous decision, Janson says, to go with the former. It officially goes for adds on March 4. Janson hopes it’s a hit, of course, but even more, he hopes it helps listeners choose happiness, even when it’s difficult to find.
“It’s not that I’ve been this way my whole life,” he says. “I’ve had to learn to be this way myself. I am very happy, and I’m so proud to be a torch bearer if you will — it’s just a small light in the world, but whatever influence I may be able to have, maybe it’ll affect somebody in a great way.”
Chris Janson Sends ‘Good Vibes’ Into The World
MAKIN’ TRACKS TOM ROLAND [email protected]
JANSON
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY INDICATOR PANEL — 109 STATIONS
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Fargo, N.D. KBVB WSTH Fayetteville, N.C. WKMLFlagstaff, Ariz. KAFFFlint, Mich. WFBEFlorence, Ala. WXFLFlorence, S.C. WEGXFt. Collins, Colo. KUADFt. Smith, Ark. KTCSFrederick, Md. WFREFredericksburg, Va. WFLSGreen Bay, Wis. WNCYHagerstown, Md. WAYZHot Springs, Ark. KQUSHuntington, Ky. WDGGHuntington, W. Va. WTCRIdaho Falls, Idaho KTHKJackson, Miss. WMSI WUSJJanesville, Wis. WJVL Jonesboro, Ark. KDXYJoplin, Mo. KIXQKalamazoo, Mich. WNWNKalispell, Mont. KDBRKingmah, Ariz. KFLGLafayette, Ind. WKOALaredo, Texas KRRGLansing, Mich. WITL
Laurel, Miss. WBBNLebanon, N.H. WXXKLincoln, Neb KFGELongview, Texas KYKXLubbock, Texas KLLLLufkin, Texas KYKSMarshalltown, Iowa KXIAMason City, Iowa KIAIMedford, Ore. KRWQMeridian, Miss. WOKKMilwaukee, WI. WKTIMontgomery, Ala. WLWIMorgantown, W. Va. WKKWMuskegon, Mich. WMUSNew London, Conn. WCTYOdessa, Texas KHKXPalm Springs, Calif. KPLMPensacola, Fla. WXBMPeoria, Ill. WXCL Poughkeepsie, N.Y. WRWDRapid City, S.D. KOUTRockford, Ill. WXXQRocky Mount, N.C. WDWGSaginaw, Mich. WCENSt. Cloud, Minn. KZPKSalina, Kan. KYEZSalisbury, Md. WKTTSan Angelo, Texas KGKL
San Luis Obispo, Calif. KKJGSanta Barbara, Calif. KRAZSanta Maria, Calif. KSNISheboygan, Wis. WBFMSavannah, Ga. WJCL WUBBShreveport, La. KXKSSioux Cty, Iowa KSUXSouth Bend, Ind. WBYTSpringfield, Ill. WFMBSpringfield, Mo. KTTSTerre Haute, Ind. WTHITopeka, Kan. WIBWTraverse City, Mich. WTCMTupelo, Miss. WWZDUtica, N.Y. WFRGVictor Valley, CA. KATJWaco, Texas WACOWausau, Wis. WDEZWheeling, W. Va. WOVKWilliamsport, Pa. WILQYakima, Wash. KXDDYoungstown, Ohio WQXK WWGYWestwood One HOT COUNTRY MAINSTREAM COUNTRYMusic Choice TODAY’S COUNTRYSirius XM THE HIGHWAY
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l1 2 40 TAKE IT FROM ME MCA Nashville HH No. 1 (1 weeks) HH Jordan Davis 5282 +337 8.059
l2 3 13 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 5264 +483 8.236
3 1 19 WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 5150 -224 8.094
l4 5 44 MILLIONAIRE Mercury Chris Stapleton 4726 +284 7.140
l5 6 29 THERE WAS THIS GIRL BMLG Riley Green 4433 +211 6.480
6 4 32 THIS IS IT Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 4216 -435 7.248
l7 7 44 BURN OUT Big Machine Midland 4129 +76 6.110
l8 10 22 HERE TONIGHT BMLG Brett Young 3762 +219 5.396
9 9 29 DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Big Loud Jake Owen 3683 -164 5.571
l10 14 27 ONE THAT GOT AWAY Atlantic/WEA Michael Ray 3680 +296 5.359
l11 11 24 LOVE WINS Capitol Nashville Carrie Underwood 3558 +34 5.075
l12 13 19 MAKE IT SWEET RCA Nashville Old Dominion 3555 +149 5.406
l13 12 30 NIGHT SHIFT Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 3539 +69 5.223
l14 15 26 ON MY WAY TO YOU CoJo/WMN Cody Johnson 3449 +302 5.158
l15 16 19 MISS ME MORE Black River Kelsea Ballerini 2840 +99 3.776
l16 17 29 LOVE AIN’T Valory Eli Young Band 2501 +205 3.527
l17 19 19 EYES ON YOU Dack Janiels/Broken Bow Chase Rice 2454 +455 3.374
l18 18 7 GOOD AS YOU Zone 4/RCA Nashville Kane Brown 2431 +301 3.372
l19 20 36 THE DIFFERENCE Valory Tyler Rich 1936 +38 2.541
l20 21 31 LOVE SOMEONE Atlantic/WMN Brett Eldredge 1880 +61 2.366
l21 22 17 TALK YOU OUT OF IT BMLG Florida Georgia Line 1843 +178 2.028
l22 23 24 WHISKEY GLASSES Big Loud Morgan Wallen 1732 +181 2.083
l23 24 43 CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY Curb Rodney Atkins Feat. The Fisk Jubilee Singers 1507 +49 2.012
l24 25 13 RUMOR Curb Lee Brice 1475 +66 1.776
l25 26 7 SOME OF IT EMI Nashville Eric Church 1410 +118 1.887
l26 29 6 GIRL Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 1204 +202 1.515
l27 40 2 EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR MCA Nashville HH Most Increased Plays/Most Added HH George Strait 1146 +486 1.573
l28 27 23 FEELS LIKE A PARTY Wheelhouse LOCASH 1104 +64 1.373
l29 28 8 WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Valory Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell 1078 +72 1.400
l30 33 13 BUY MY OWN DRINKS Wheelhouse Runaway June 1000 +198 1.347
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CHARTS LEGENDRANKINGSCountry Airplay is ranked by total audience impressions for the week ending Sunday based on monitored airplay of 149 stations by Nielsen BDS. Audience totals on the chart are derived, in part, using certain Arbitron Inc. copyrighted Persons 12+ audience estimates (under license © 2019, Arbitron Inc.) Country Indicator is tabulated using reported playlists and Nielsen BDS-monitored airplay at 109 stations, ranked by total plays.
BULLETSl Awarded on Country Airplay to titles gaining audience or remaining flat from the previous week. A song will also receive a bullet if its percentage loss in audience does not exceed the percentage of monitored
station downtime for the format. Titles that decline in audience but increase in detections will also receive a bullet if the total audience erosion for the week does not exceed 3%. Bullets are awarded on Country Indicator to titles gaining plays or remaining flat from the previous week.
TIESOn Country Airplay, if two songs are tied in total audience, the song with the larger increase in audience is placed first. On Country Indicator, if two songs are tied in total plays, the song with the larger increase in plays is placed first.
RECURRENTSOn Country Airplay, descending titles below No. 10 in either audience or detections are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks, provided that they are not still
gaining enough audience points to bullet or if they rank below No. 10 and post a third consecutive week of (non-bulleted) audience decline, regardless of total chart weeks. On Country Indicator, descending, non-bulleted titles below No. 10 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks or if they post a third consecutive week of decline in plays after 10 weeks.
HOT SHOT DEBUTAwarded to the highest-ranking new entry on Country Airplay and Country Indicator, respectively.
MOST ADDEDThe total number of new adds officially reported to Billboard by each reporting station, or by an automatic-add threshold (seven plays for the first time in a chart tracking week, according to Nielsen BDS) for stations that do not report adds.
MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE/PLAYSMost Increased Audience on Country Airplay and Most Increased Plays on Country Indicator list the songs with the greatest week-to-week increases in total audience or plays, respectively.
AIRPOWERAwarded on Country Airplay to titles ranking inside top 20 in plays and audience rankings for the first time, with increases in both plays and audience.
BREAKERAwarded on Country Airplay to titles achieving airplay (at least one detection) at 60% of reporting stations for the first time.
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l31 30 38 FRIENDS DON’T Mercury Maddie & Tae 984 +15 1.067
l32 31 5 RAISED ON COUNTRY RCA Nashville Chris Young 951 +113 1.180
l33 36 12 CLOSER TO YOU Big Machine Carly Pearce 806 +66 0.813
l34 37 3 THOUGHT ABOUT YOU McGraw/Columbia Nashville Tim McGraw 797 +71 1.343
l35 34 22 BACK TO LIFE Big Machine Rascal Flatts 789 +1 0.744
36 35 30 WHAT WHISKEY DOES Stoney Creek Randy Houser Feat. Hillary Lindsey 753 -9 0.987
l37 39 7 KISS THAT GIRL GOODBYE BIG Label Aaron Watson 718 +53 1.035
l38 47 2 RAINBOW MCA Nashville Kacey Musgraves 671 +305 0.773
l39 41 16 LADIES IN THE ‘90S 19/Mercury Lauren Alaina 609 +13 0.562
l40 42 17 I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 519 +9 0.545
l41 43 22 THE IN BETWEEN Captain & Bear Cash Campbell 472 +1 0.490
42 44 11 AIN’T IT BABY Josh Ward Josh Ward 424 -34 0.525
l43 51 7 LOVE YOU TOO LATE Warner Bros./WMN Cole Swindell 386 +31 0.472
l44 48 8 A LITTLE ON THE REDNECK SIDE Dream Walkin’ Smith & Wesley 385 +20 0.438
45 45 14 NOW WE’RE GETTIN’ SOMEWHERE Bison Creek James Robert Webb 381 -44 0.415
l46 NEW ALL TO MYSELF Warner Bros./WAR HH Hot Shot Debut HH Dan + Shay 358 +159 0.441
47 49 4 GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE Atlantic/WAR Ashley McBryde 358 -3 0.420
48 52 13 WONDER WOMAN Show Dog Nashville Waterloo Revival 345 -10 0.410
49 46 12 ROCKIN’ ALL NIGHT LONG Buena Vista/Capitol Nashville Adam Hambrick 335 -50 0.291
l50 56 5 EVERY LITTLE THING Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson 318 +48 0.440
l51 55 2 NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Dylan Scott 308 +17 0.376
52 54 11 STRONGER THAN ME Pearl Garth Brooks 297 -10 0.422
l53 NEW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN I LOVE YOU AND I’M LEAVIN’ Rounder/Concord Cody Jinks 279 +41 0.315
l54 57 6 I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Big Loud Chris Lane 273 +10 0.279
l55 NEW REARVIEW TOWN Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 266 +209 0.318
l56 NEW AFTER A FEW Mercury Travis Denning 252 +45 0.272
l57 59 5 MR. MOON SSM Nashville AC Jones 251 +1 0.286
58 58 11 THE ONES THAT DIDN’T MAKE IT BACK HOME Valory Justin Moore 240 -14 0.268
59 50 8 DON’T LET THE OLD MAN IN Show Dog Nashville Toby Keith 230 -127 0.253
l60 NEW GET AWAY Hive/High 4 Ryan Sims 229 +21 0.260
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90’S COUNTRY Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Spark In Your Pocket, BMI/Songs Of Smack, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/LYRX Publishing, LLC, BMI (W.Hayes, S.McAnally, LYRX) 55
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ALCOHOL YOU LATER Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Sam Sumser Music, ASCAP/Lava Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Lucky Mic Publishing, BMI/Music Of Parallel, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (M.Tenpenny, S.Sumser, M.Lotten) 60
ALL TO MYSELF Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, N.Galyon, J.Reynolds) 47
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BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Big Machine Music, BMI/Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI (L.Combs, W.B.Durrette, R.Williford) 1
BRAND NEW MAN Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Fort Kix Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Showbilly Music, BMI (K.Brooks, D.Cook, R.Dunn) 51
BUCKED OFF New House Of Sea Gayle Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Own My Own Music Publishing, ASCAP (B.Paisley, C.DuBois, K.Lovelace) 52
BURN OUT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/One Little Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 7
BUY MY OWN DRINKS BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/Music Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Wild Wild West Songs, SESAC/Thunder Cookie, SESAC/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/Hannah Mulholland Music, BMI (H.Mulholland, J.Wayne, N.Cooke, H.Lindsey, J.Kear) 28
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CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/Goes Something Like THIS Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Make It Matter Music, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI (C.Harrington, J.M.Schmidt, M.Walker) 25
CLOSER TO YOU BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Still Working For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Low Z Music, BMI (H.Lindsey, G.Sampson, T.Verges) 37
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DAY DRUNK Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/SongsbyME, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/Hey Kiddo Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (M.Evans, C. DeStefano, L.Robbins) 36
THE DIFFERENCE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI (R.Akins, B.Burgess, D.Dawson, J.Durrett) 21
DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Round Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Clawson, L.Laird, S.McAnally) 12
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EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR Day Money Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP/Living For The Night Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Ohio Creek Music, BMI/Dean’s Cabin Publishing, LLC, BMI (G.Strait, B.Strait, D.Dillon) 24
EVERY LITTLE THING BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/So Essential Tunes, SESAC/Not Just Another Song Publishing, SESAC/Hillbilly Science And Research Publishing, SESAC/Trailerlily Music, SESAC (R.Dickerson, P.Welling, C.Brown) 40
EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janiel’s Publishing, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorley) 15
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FEELS LIKE A PARTY ole Purple Cape Music, BMI/Mars Marley Music, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP (P.Brust, C.Lucas, T.Hubbard, C.Crowder) 30
FRIENDS DON’T Super Big Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/Jehovah Nissi, BMI/Big Machine Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Memory Days, SESAC/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.M.Nite, J.Ebach) 33
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GIRL International Dog Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd., APRA/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Kurstin Music, ASCAP (M.Morris, S.Aarons, G.Kurstin) 26
GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE Songs Of Song Factory, BMI/Universal Tunes, SESAC (A.McBryde, J.Bussey) 56
GIRL LIKE YOU Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (M.Tyler, J.Boyer, J.Mirenda) 4
GOOD AS YOU Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, PRS/TDP Publishing, BMI/Track House Worldwide Entertainment, BMI/Mandy’s Favorite Songs, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhill, S.Carter, T.Phillips, W.Weatherly) 19
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HERE TONIGHT Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/The Best I Could Do Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (B.Young, B.Caver, J.Ebach, C.Kelley) 11
HOW DOES IT SOUND Two Black Dogs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Songs For Buddy.ASCAP/Songs From The Rose Hotel, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (D.Schneider, J.Johnston, C.Crowder) 45
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I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Relative Music Group, BMI/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Highly Combustible Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (A.Gorley, M.Hardy, H.Phelps, J.Rodgers) 41
I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) Trampy McCauley, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songstein Publishing, ASCAP/All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/Round Hill Songs BLS JV, ASCAP/Big Loud Proud Songs, ASCAP/Matt Drag Music, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (J. Osborne, T.J. Osborne, M.Dragstrem, S.McAnally) 49
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LADIES IN THE ‘90S Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Lylas Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Cookie Jar Music LLP, PRS (Lauren Alaina, J.Frasure, A.Wadge) 53
LOVE AIN’T EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, A.Gorley, S.McAnally) 18
LOVE SOMEONE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Heather Feather Songs, BMI (B.Eldredge, R.Copperman, H.Morgan) 20
LOVE WINS Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 13
LOVE YOU TOO LATE Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Colden Rainey Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/243 Music, ASCAP/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI (C.Swindell, Michael Ray, B.Kinney) 35
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MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Blue, LLC, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Tiny Handstand, ASCAP/Sharkules Music, ASCAP/We’re Really Doin’ It Publishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, W.Sellers, G.Sprung, B.Tursi, S.McAnally) 10
MAKE ME WANT TO Red Lining Music, SESAC/Sony/ATV Lakeview, SESAC/Amplified Hour Songs, SESAC/Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Sounds Of Soperman Music Publishing, ASCAP/Curb Songs, ASCAP/Dreamark Publishing, ASCAP (J.Allen, P.Sikes, J.Denmark) 48
MILLIONAIRE Universal Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Welch) 6
MISS ME MORE Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/3 Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Bob Ochoa’s Homemade Salsa, ASCAP (K.Ballerini, D.H.Hodges, B.McLaughlin) 17
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NIGHT SHIFT Maxx Music, BMI/Let The Road Pave Itself, BMI/Razor And Tie Music Publishing, BMI/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (T.Brown, P.LaRue, B.Montana) 14
NOTHING TO DO TOWN Curb Songs, ASCAP/Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Music Good Vibes Publishing, BMI/Good Times Music, SESAC/Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/No Bridge Publishing, ASCAP (D.Scott, M.Alderman, C.Taylor) 50
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THE ONES THAT DIDN’T MAKE IT BACK HOME Big Music Machine, BMI/Double Barrel Ace Music, BMI/Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Paulywood Music, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Plum Nelly, BMI/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Real Big Red Tunes, ASCAP (J.Moore, P.DiGiovanni, C.McGill, J.S.Stover) 39
ONE THAT GOT AWAY Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Telemitry Productions, BMI/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 9
ON MY WAY TO YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/External Combustion Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Heytone Music, ASCAP (Brett James, T.Lane) 16
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PRAYED FOR YOU Pedal Down Music, ASCAP/Big Spaces Music, BMI/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (M.Stell, A.Bowers, A.Veltz) 54
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RAINBOW HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (N.Hemby, S.McAnally, K.Musgraves) 38
RAISED ON COUNTRY Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/They’ve Gone To Plaid Publishing, BMI/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House Black, SESAC/Bennett’s Dad’s Songs, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP (C.Young, C.R.Barlowe, C.Crowder) 29
REDNECKER Buzz Light Beer Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Relative Music Group, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP (A.Albert, M.Hardy, J.M.Schmidt) 42
ROCKIN’ ALL NIGHT LONG Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Stars And Stripes And Maple Leaf Music, BMI/Crack The Glass Songs, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Garda Songs, SESAC/King Pen Songs, SESAC/Songs Of Downtown, SESAC (A.Hambrick, K.Archer, P.Good) 59
RUMOR Mike Curb Music, BMI/Curb Songs, ASCAP/Jacobsong, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice, K.Jacobs, A.Gorley) 23
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SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER Year Of The Dog Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Be Barry Quiet, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/Pulse Nation, BMI (T.Townes, L.Laird, Bary Dean) 43
SOME OF IT Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, C.Daniels, B.Pinson) 34
SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW Weimerhound Music, BMI/Day For The Dead Publishing, SESAC/Reach Music Tunes, SESAC/Andrew Watt Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Siva Moon Publishing, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Simonetti Music Publishing, SESAC/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, SESAC/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Mendes Music, BMI (Z.A.Brown, A.Wotman, N.Moon, B.Simonetti, S.Mendes) 58
STRONGER THAN ME Terry And Tom Music, ASCAP/Bedroll Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP (R.W.Terry, M.A.Rossi) 44
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TAKE IT FROM ME Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Red Bandana, BMI (J.Davis, J.Davis, J.Gantt) 5
TALK YOU OUT OF IT Relative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Highly Combustible Music, ASCAP/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Castle Bound Music, Inc., SESAC (M.Hardy, H.Phelps, J.Rogers, A.Vanderheym) 27
THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riley Green Publishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hawke Publishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dylan) 8
THIS IS IT Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Tunes, BMI/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Fluid Tunes, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Ice House Tunes, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 3
THOUGHT ABOUT YOU Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/The Country And Western Music, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Big Loud Brad Music, BMI/Big Loud Brett Songs, BMI (L.T.Miller, B.Warren, B.D.Warren) 46
TO A T Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Lake Allegan Pub Club, ASCAP/Red Like The Sunset Music, ASCAP/Spicer And Everyting Nicer, ASCAP/Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Veltz So Good Publishing, BMI (R.J.Hurd, N.Spicer, L.Veltz) 57
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WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Badlandsmgmt, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (B.Gilbert, R.Akins, B.Berryhill, J.Dunne) 31
WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (L.Bryan, D.Davidson, A.Gorley) 2
WHAT WHISKEY DOES EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Little Britches Music, BMI/Gattis Music, BMI/Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP (R.Houser, K.Gattis, H.Lindsey) 32
WHISKEY GLASSES Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Allegro, ASCAP/Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs, ASCAP/Rezven Music, ASCAP/Moving Targest In The Dark, ASCAP (B.Burgess, K.Kadish) 22
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ALL TO MYSELF Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, N.Galyon, J.Reynolds) 39
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BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Big Machine Music, BMI/Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Works Of RHA Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI (L.Combs, W.B.Durrette, R.Williford) 1
BRAND NEW MAN Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Fort Kix Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Showbilly Music, BMI (K.Brooks, D.Cook, R.Dunn) 44
BURN OUT WB Music Corp., ASCAP/TipTop Music, ASCAP/Tropical Cowboy Publishing, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Kitt Cass Publishing Corporation, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/One Little Indian Creek Music, ASCAP (J.Carson, C.Duddy, M.Wystrach, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 15
BUTTERFLIES Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (L.Laird, N.Hemby, K.Musgraves) 37
BUY MY OWN DRINKS BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/BMG Silver Songs, SESAC/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP/Champagne Whiskey Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/Music Of Platinum Pen, SESAC/Wild Wild West Songs, SESAC/Thunder Cookie, SESAC/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI/Songwriters of Platinum Pen Publishing, BMI/Hannah Mulholland Music, BMI (H.Mulholland, J.Wayne, N.Cooke, H.Lindsey, J.Kear) 43
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CAN’T HIDE RED Not Listed (Not Listed) 46
CAUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Freshy Music, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/Goes Something Like THIS Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Make It Matter Music, BMI/Sixteen Stars Music, BMI (C.Harrington, J.M.Schmidt, M.Walker) 31
CLOSER TO YOU BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/1217 Songs, ASCAP/Still Working For The Woman, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Low Z Music, BMI (H.Lindsey, G.Sampson, T.Verges) 48
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THE DIFFERENCE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Neon Cross Music, BMI/Magic Mustang Music Inc., BMI (R.Akins, B.Burgess, D.Dawson, J.Durrett) 30
DOWN TO THE HONKYTONK Round Hill Works, BMI/Big Loud Proud Crowd, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Shirt At Work, BMI/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Clawson, L.Laird, S.McAnally) 12
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EVERY LITTLE HONKY TONK BAR Day Money Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., ASCAP/Living For The Night Music, BMI/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., BMI/Ohio Creek Music, BMI/Dean’s Cabin Publishing, LLC, BMI (G.Strait, B.Strait, D.Dillon) 34
EYES ON YOU Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Dack Janiel’s Publishing, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/CDS Words And Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (C.Rice, C. DeStefano, A.Gorley) 16
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FEELS LIKE A PARTY ole Purple Cape Music, BMI/Mars Marley Music, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP (P.Brust, C.Lucas, T.Hubbard, C.Crowder) 49
FRIENDS DON’T Super Big Music, ASCAP/Seven Red Brids Publishing, ASCAP/Jehovah Nissi, BMI/Big Machine Music, BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Memory Days, SESAC/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC (M.Marlow, T.Dye, J.M.Nite, J.Ebach) 45
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GIRL International Dog Music, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd., APRA/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Kurstin Music, ASCAP (M.Morris, S.Aarons, G.Kurstin) 29
GIRL LIKE YOU Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/MTNoize, SESAC/Jaron Boyer Music, SESAC/Music Of The Corn, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (M.Tyler, J.Boyer, J.Mirenda) 6
GOOD AS YOU Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Kane Brown Music, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, PRS/TDP Publishing, BMI/Track House Worldwide Entertainment, BMI/Mandy’s Favorite Songs, BMI (K.Brown, B.Berryhill, S.Carter, T.Phillips, W.Weatherly) 26
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HERE TONIGHT Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, ASCAP/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/Wordspring Music, LLC, SESAC/Memory Days, SESAC/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/The Best I Could Do Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (B.Young, B.Caver, J.Ebach, C.Kelley) 11
HIGH HORSE Powerteam Ton Songs, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Ready Set Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (T.Schleiter, T.Dabbs, K.Musgraves) 50
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I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/Relative Music Group, BMI/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Highly Combustible Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (A.Gorley, M.Hardy, H.Phelps, J.Rodgers) 33
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LOVE AIN’T EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (R.Copperman, A.Gorley, S.McAnally) 28
LOVE SOMEONE Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Paris Not France Music, BMI/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Rezolant Music, BMI/Plain Jane Songs, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Heather Feather Songs, BMI (B.Eldredge, R.Copperman, H.Morgan) 27
LOVE WINS Carrie-Okie Music, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (C.Underwood, D.A.Garcia, Brett James) 25
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MAKE IT SWEET Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Rezsongs, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Smack Blue, LLC, ASCAP/Unfair Entertainment, ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Tiny Handstand, ASCAP/Sharkules Music, ASCAP/We’re Really Doin’ It Publishing, ASCAP/Smack Hits, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR (M.Ramsey, T. Rosen, W.Sellers, G.Sprung, B.Tursi, S.McAnally) 19
MEANT TO BE BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Kiss Me If You Can Music, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing, ASCAP/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP (B.Rexha, T.Hubbard, J.Miller, D.A.Garcia) 5
MILLIONAIRE Universal Tunes, SESAC/Spur 66 Music, SESAC (K.Welch) 10
MISS ME MORE Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/KNB Music, ASCAP/3 Weddings Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Inc., ASCAP/Bob Ochoa’s Homemade Salsa, ASCAP (K.Ballerini, D.H.Hodges, B.McLaughlin) 14
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NEVER COMIN DOWN Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/MAROMA Music, BMI/Songs Of Black River, ASCAP/Whistlepig Winners, ASCAP/James Abrahart Publishing Designee, SESAC/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., PRS/You Want How Much Of What Publishing, PRS/BMG Platinum Songs, BMI/Lets Get Brunch Publishing, BMI (K.Urban, J.Kear, J.Abrahart, Shy Carter) 32
NIGHT SHIFT Maxx Music, BMI/Let The Road Pave Itself, BMI/Razor And Tie Music Publishing, BMI/Mike Curb Music, BMI/Rain Town Music, BMI (T.Brown, P.LaRue, B.Montana) 21
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ONE THAT GOT AWAY Downtown DMP Songs, BMI/Telemitry Productions, BMI/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/Smacktown Music, ASCAP/Carrot Seed Songs, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/Anderson Fork In The Road Music, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (J.Frasure, T. Rosen, M.Ramsey, J.Osborne) 20
ON MY WAY TO YOU WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Songs Of Brett, ASCAP/Atlas Music Publishing, ASCAP/External Combustion Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/Heytone Music, ASCAP (Brett James, T.Lane) 18
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RAINBOW HappyGoWrucke, BMI/Creative Pulse Music, BMI/These Are Pulse Songs, BMI/Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (N.Hemby, S.McAnally, K.Musgraves) 23
RAISED ON COUNTRY Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/They’ve Gone To Plaid Publishing, BMI/W.B.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Roc Nation US Music, SESAC/Songs Of Rhythm House Black, SESAC/Bennett’s Dad’s Songs, SESAC/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Big Crowd Publishing, ASCAP (C.Young, C.R.Barlowe, C.Crowder) 40
RUMOR Mike Curb Music, BMI/Curb Songs, ASCAP/Jacobsong, ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP (L.Brice, K.Jacobs, A.Gorley) 22
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SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/Little Extra Songs, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP/No Cats Round Here Music, ASCAP/Heart Scarred Songs, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Super LCS Publishing, BMI (L.Combs, R.Snyder, C.Wilson) 9
SOME OF IT Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Longer And Louder Music, BMI/Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music, BMI/Little Louder Songs, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/Not A Track Guy Music, BMI (E.Church, J.Hyde, C.Daniels, B.Pinson) 41
SPACE COWBOY Smack Hits, GMR/Smack Songs LLC, GMR/Kobalt Music Group Ltd., GMR/Sony/ATV Story Music Publishing, GMR/We Are Creative Nation, GMR/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/351 Music, BMI (S.McAnally, L.Laird, K.Musgraves) 42
SPEECHLESS Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Big Music Machine, BMI/Never Veltz So Good Publishing, BMI (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, J.Reynolds, L.Veltz) 4
STRONGER THAN ME Terry And Tom Music, ASCAP/Bedroll Music, ASCAP/Major Bob Music, Inc., ASCAP (R.W.Terry, M.A.Rossi) 38
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TAKE IT FROM ME Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/ReHits Music, Inc., ASCAP/MeGusta Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Songs Of Red Bandana, BMI (J.Davis, J.Davis, J.Gantt) 8
TALK YOU OUT OF IT Relative Music Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Who Wants To Buy My Publishing, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Highly Combustible Music, ASCAP/One77 Songs, ASCAP/Castle Bound Music, Inc., SESAC (M.Hardy, H.Phelps, J.Rogers, A.Vanderheym) 13
TEQUILA WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Beats And Banjos, ASCAP/Buckeye26, ASCAP/Jreynmusic, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Girl Named Charlie, BMI (D.Smyers, J.Reynolds, N.Galyon) 2
THERE WAS THIS GIRL Riley Green Publishing Designee, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Tawnes Van Hawke Publishing, BMI (R.Green, Erik Dylan) 17
THIS IS IT Dagum Music, BMI/Austintatious Tunes, BMI/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Fluid Tunes, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Ice House Tunes, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 3
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WHAT HAPPENS IN A SMALL TOWN Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Indiana Angel Music, BMI/Ritten by Rhettro, BMI/Don’t Be A Gypsy, BMI/Revelry Music, BMI/Badlandsmgmt, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI (B.Gilbert, R.Akins, B.Berryhill, J.Dunne) 36
WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Peanut Mill Songs, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Combustion Engine Music, ASCAP/WB Music Corp., ASCAP/Sadie’s Favorite Songs, ASCAP (L.Bryan, D.Davidson, A.Gorley) 7
WHAT WHISKEY DOES EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/Little Britches Music, BMI/Gattis Music, BMI/Rezonate Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/BIRB Music, ASCAP (R.Houser, K.Gattis, H.Lindsey) 47
WHISKEY GLASSES Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Mr. Buck Lucky, BMI/Bump Into Genius Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Allegro, ASCAP/Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs, ASCAP/Rezven Music, ASCAP/Moving Targest In The Dark, ASCAP (B.Burgess, K.Kadish) 24
WOMEN Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Irving Music, Inc., BMI/Jason Derulo Publishing, BMI/Universal Music - Brentwood-Benson Songs, BMI/D Soul Music, ASCAP/Capitol CMG Genesis, ASCAP/Songs Of The Corn, BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (T.Hubbard, B.Kelley, J.Desrouleaux, D.A.Garcia, J.Miller) 35
On March 1, 2014, Cole Swindell’s launch track, “Chillin’ It,” topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for the first of two weeks.
The Swindell- and Shane Minor-pen ned t rack beca me t he f i rst of Sw indell ’s 20 Hot Cou nt r y Songs entries thus far, a total that includes two No. 1s among eight top 10s.
Swindell led again with ballad “You
Should Be Here” for four weeks in 2016. He wrote the song (with Ashley Gorley) as a tribute to his father, William, who died unexpectedly in 2013.
The 35-year-old Bronwood, Ga., native also has co-written hits for, among others, Luke Bryan, Scotty McCreery, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line, whose “This Is How We Roll” (featuring Bryan) dominated Hot
Country Songs for six weeks in 2014.Last September, Swindell’s third
LP, All of It, became his f irst No. 1 on Top Country Albums. Lead single
“Break Up in the End” reached No. 2 on Country Airplay and No. 4 on Hot C ou nt r y S ongs . Fol low-up “L ove You Too Late” ranks at No. 35 on the March 2-dated Country Airplay chart.
—JIM ASKER
5 Years AgoCole Swindell Was ‘Chillin’ ’ At No. 1 For The First TimeIn 2014, his debut single topped Hot Country Songs
Swindell during rehearsal for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in November 2014.
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