September 26, 2022, Issue 826
One Of Them (Power) Golds
Country Aircheck’s semi-annual Power Gold Top 100 shows a continued changing of the guard, with 14 titles making their first appearance on the list. Lee Brice’s “One Of Them Girls” is one of the 14 debuts and claims the top spot in its first appearance. Brice’s tune is joined by debuts from Luke Combs and Russell Dickerson in second and third place, with Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” in fourth. After holding down the top spot for the last two lists, Morgan Wallen’s “Whiskey Glasses” is bumped to fifth. Two artists make Lee Brice their very first appearance on the PG100 with this list: Gabby Barrett lands at No. 19 with “I Hope,” while Jameson Rodgers’ “Some Girls” appears at No. 47. The Summer 2022 Power Gold Top 100 is compiled from Mediabase 24/7 and music airplay information from the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel for the week of August 14-20, 2022. Year listed is year single peaked as a current. Here’s the Top 10: 1. Lee Brice/One Of Them Girls* 2. Luke Combs/Lovin’ On You* 3. Russell Dickerson/Love You Like I Used To* 4. Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel 5. Morgan Wallen/Whiskey Glasses 6. Luke Bryan/One Margarita* 7. Dan + Shay/Tequila 8. Sam Hunt/Body Like A Back Road 9. Luke Combs/She Got The Best Of Me 10. Luke Combs/When It Rains It Pours * indicates a debut Jason Aldean had been the most prevalent artist the last two PG100s, but the debut of “One Margarita,” plus three re-entries, pushes Luke Bryan back into the top spot with seven titles. Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” and “Crazy Town” slipped off from the last list (continued on page 1)
Gruene Room: Triple Tigers‘ Scotty McCreery makes his Gruene Hall debut in New Braunfels, TX. Pictured (l-r) are the label‘s Kevin Herring, Country Countdown USA‘s Lon Helton, Apple Music‘s Bree Wagner, KAJA/San Antonio’s Alek Halverson and Brittany Scott, the label‘s Julianna Vaughn, McCreery, the label‘s Karen McGuire and George Couri, Pandora‘s Johnny Chiang, manager Scott Stem, the label‘s Raffaella Braun, Hope Garrison and Laura Hostelley and Music Choice‘s Jim Murphy.
NSHoF: David Malloy
Spotlighting inductees ahead of the Oct. 30 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala continues with David Malloy. The son of a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, Malloy teamed up with previously inducted Hall members Eddie Rabbitt and Even Stevens in the mid-’70s. Their collaborative efforts led to a string of crossover hits including “I Love A Rainy Night,” “Drivin’ My Life Away” and “Step By Step.” My dad, Jim Malloy, was very successful and well-liked in the industry, but when you’re a kid. you’re not thinking, “Man, David Malloy I ought to be rubbing elbows with Elvis.” I met Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison and knew they were big stars, but I wasn’t starstruck. It’s just how I grew up; I didn’t really know any different.
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