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February 22, 2021, Issue 744

New Faces: Give ’Em A Hand

No longer an introduction to Country radio, but an acknowledgement of both past achievement and future potential, the evolution of the annual New Faces of Country Music continued as the show, and the seminar it concludes, went virtual this year. 19th & Grand’s Tenille Arts, Mercury’s Travis Denning, Big Loud’s Hardy, Warner/WMN’s Ashley McBryde and Records/Arista’s Matt Tenille Arts Stell changed out of their sweatpants, reintroduced themselves to band members and figured out what to do with their hands … well, everyone except Hardy and Denning on the latter. Hardy kicked off his four-song set with “Boots” after sharing his favorite CRS memory – a night he was “convinced” he was roofied. Good times. (Read more of the New Faces favorite memories in the CRS print issue here.) Next was his first No. 1 as an artist, “One Beer,” followed by “Give Heaven Some Hell.” “No matter what happens with this song, the only wish I have is whoever you are, I hope this song plays a part in you getting over someone you love that you lost.” He closed with “Unapologetically Country As Hell,” middle fingers Hardy in the air. “If you want my advice, anyone out there lucky enough to be alone in Matt’s truck at the end of the great night, don’t let him go. He will not be on the market for long.” The first of two videos showed Stell getting an assist from radio on a bad date, while the second featured his teary mother, Dr. Lisa Todd, reading a letter he sent her at Christmas. She added, “It never stops being thrilling to hear him on the radio. (continued on page 12)

Most People Are Good: Capitol’s Luke Bryan is named the CRB 2021 Artist Humanitarian Award recipient during his CRS Artist Interview. Pictured (l-r) are CRB/CRS’ RJ Curtis, the label’s Royce Risser, Bryan, CRB/CRS’ Kurt Johnson and the label’s Mike Dungan.

CRS: Crisis Management

KUZZ/Bakersfield PD and CRS Agenda Committee Chair Brent Michaels led the “When Sh*t Hits The Fan” panel with WYCT/Pensacola’s Kevin King, Triple 8’s George Couri, Essential Broadcast Media’s Ebie McFarland and Steadfast owner/artist manager Nick Hartley agreeing that managing

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any crisis – from natural disasters and mass shootings to canceled shows and PR problems – comes down to being properly prepared. They stressed transparency, honesty and accountability. King advised looking at situations that pop up in national news coverage and asking the team what they would do. “Know where your information is coming from,” he said. “Be familiar with the people distributing info and make sure they’re familiar with you – local news, weather, first responders, local leaders and emergency operation centers. Get to know them beforehand, because they will be too busy in a crisis to get to know you.” As for PR: “There will come a time when an artist or personality is misinterpreted on-air, online, in print ... be prepared to handle the effects of translating the intended message,” advised Couri. Added McFarland, “[The] key is to be part of a bigger solution, long term, not just focusing on crisis management in that moment.” Hartley noted there’s no hiding. “The truth gets out there more than ever,” he said. “The idea of running from things and making up some other narrative doesn’t exist.” Best practices included: • Don’t be afraid to change the station to serve the community. • If your listeners are thinking about it, you should be talking about it. • Take ego out of the equation. Be as honest as possible. Own mistakes. • Look at the brand’s long-term trajectory and understand the goals for longevity. • Get outside council. • Repeat what you want repeated about you. • Focus on the big three: Authenticity, education and honesty. –Monta Vaden

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Darius Rucker, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman, Chris Schuler and the Capitol promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1. “Beers And Sunshine” is the lead single from Rucker’s upcoming fifth album and marks his 10th visit to peak position. Songwriters are Ross Copperman, J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne Darius Rucker and Rucker. And kudos to Josh Easler and the Arista crew on notching 37 adds for Matt Stell’s “That Ain’t Me No More” to top this week’s add board.

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CRS: The Artist Interview

Capitol’s Luke Bryan was interviewed by CRB Board President Kurt Johnson in the final session of CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience. Focused primarily on the industry side of his career, the discussion also had its lighter moments. Referencing the preCRS Super Bowl parties he’s thrown for radio, Bryan called out that one over-served guest ... himself. “I’m not what you want at your Super Bowl party,” he joked. The pandemicinduced lost year Luke Bryan and Kurt Johnson – or more – of touring had Bryan expressing his good fortune at being able to support his team. “When I look at the younger artists and how tricky it’s been for them, it would be really idiotic for me to complain,” he said. He told stories of pivotal moments with radio, including seeing a jump from his typical 15 out-of-the-box adds to 35 for “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).” “I started crying, [wife] Caroline started crying. That was the moment,” he said. “When radio started trusting me, it was like, okay, we’re turning the corner.” Bryan also told the behind-the-scenes story of his 2017 Super Bowl national anthem performance, and the anxiety he felt watching Eric Church do the same earlier this month. “I texted him right when he got done ... he sent me one word: ‘stressful.’” Responding to an audience question about returning to touring, he said, “No one will be more emotional in the room than me ... that emotion of getting back to do what you love is going to be really powerful.” As the session closed, he was honored with the CRB Artist Humanitarian Award, and he credited his team for their contributions to his good work. “It’s a group award, so thank you,” he said. –Chuck Aly

CRS: Reinventing Yourself

Moderator Beverlee Brannigan opened by revealing, “I was fired without pants on.” She told a story about stepping out of the shower and receiving a termination call from her employer. “When we least expect it, we can get the memo that the business has changed around you,” she said. Onsite’s Hubert Payne related

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a similar experience, discussing the emotional response to such shocks. He started with faith, “Waking up and praying every day,” and focused on finding the opportunity in the challenge. Media Staffing Network’s Laurie Kahn shared a detailed list of ways to be prepared and things that will sink an opportunity. In résumé building, tips included not including address or city to indicate a willingness to relocate. Talent coach Steve Reynolds noted the loss of identity associated with job loss can be reframed into a transformation. He has charged friends with repeating a sentence to him when he faces adversity: “Someday you’ll tell me why it was a good thing you had to go through that.” For industry pros facing a job search, the session was packed with actionable information. –Chuck Aly

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Dean led the trio through a debate surrounding when to “fail faster” on songs; whether or not ballads are slower to test; if Country radio is a song-driven or artist-driven format; and how to determine if a song is a local, regional or national hit in the making. Each panelist also shared their short definition of a hit, with Valory’s Ashley Sidoti calling it, in sum, “A song in a moment that is going to change life for that artist, songwriter, and people who are involved with it. And it’s going to affect culture and change.” –Monta Vaden

CRS: What’s A Hit?

“Every day is a music meeting; there’s constantly music playing,” said SiriusXM’s JR Schumann during the on-demand session moderated by MCA’s Katie Dean. Schumann cited single sales as an early barometer for hit potential, but also evaluates on-demand streaming figures, Shazam data and social media impact. He adds music into rotation at 25-30 spins per week for quick impact. KYGO/ Denver’s Brian Michel said he leans heavily on station research and proprietary data for metrics, and he prefers to let the audience dictate what they want to hear. He’s found that a hit for KYGO may not always be what is consuming nationally, and vice versa.

Hit Squad: Ashley Sidoti, JR Schumann, Brian Michel and Katie Dean (clockwise from top left) discuss the merits of what constitutes a hit in 2021.

CRS: Making Syndication Sound Local

Westwood One’s Elaina Smith moderated the panel of iHeartMedia/Alabama & WDXB/Birmingham’s Tom Hanrahan, and Westwood One The Big Time host Whitney Allen and Exec. Prod. Justin Michael. True to its title, each panelist offered best practices for on-air and social media localization. Among them, including syndicated talent in all staff messaging, offering positive feedback, creating evergreen pieces for on-air and social media and including syndicated talent in annual gifting to on-air staff. Other takeaways included: • Consider all talent – local and syndicated – equal in terms of usage of the word “talent.” • Treat out-of-market personalities as if they were physically on your team. • Find ways to build genuine relationships with your syndicated partners. • Keep lines of communication open at all times. • Understand each other’s brand and how the brands work together. –Monta Vaden

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CRS On-Demand: Dial & Error

iHeartMedia EVPP Maynard and Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood took audio of morning show bits and showed how listeners and programmers rated what they heard in real-time via a web-based slider and “tune out” button. Listeners were consistent in reacting with a dip in approval at the beginning of an element. “Nielsen says you are most vulnerable when there is a change in the element of programming,” Rood explained. “Hook them in quick.” Three other factors were found to be essential in maintaining positive listener scoring. “Listeners will say something is too long, but what they really mean is there’s no additional interesting chapter to the story,” Rood said. He suggested rewarding listeners with a new “chapter” every 30-40 seconds in a break. The next key element discussed was storyboarding – not scripting, but having a plan for where a bit is going. Lastly, shows need to be famous for at least one thing. “The more things listeners can list off, the bigger the brand,” Rood said. –Chris Huff

CRS Music Scheduling Workshop

KUZZ/Bakersfield PD Brent Michaels gathered three skilled scheduling minds to find ways to make music software work harder and smarter. B-Dub Radio host Bryan “B-Dub” Washington said rule one is to not overthink it, and stressed regular updating of sound codes as the format ebbs and flows. “What’s pop today may not be tomorrow,” he said. M3 Merge Music Media Founder Kristopher Jones said most of the small and medium markets stations he works with tell him they want bigger playlists to reduce repletion, but what they really need are better rotations. “Even the best playlist can be a station killer without the proper rotations,” he said. That means keeping a consistent number of categories per hour and ensuring there aren’t categories that rotate at the same rate.

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All agreed that scheduling a day of music should take less than an hour on average. Throwback Nation host Tony Lorino emphasized, “Taking time to build your rules will save you time.” The panelists were also in agreement that station imaging should be rotated in music software, not in an automation system. That will prevent Washington’s pet peeve: Hearing a “‘No. 1 For New Country’ sweeper into a song from 1997.” –Chris Huff

CRS On-Demand: 21 Promotions

Saga/Charleston, SC’s Paul O’Malley, Big Machine’s Kris Lamb, WLHK/Indianapolis’ Ryan Wild, Entercom’s Josh Pearlman, WKLB/Boston’s Dawn Santolucito, iHeartMedia’s Ray Tejeda and Townsquare’s Ashly Emerson-Keating shared ideas including: Crash Your Bash: WLHK listeners entered to win a recorded custom concert with catering and sponsor giveaways. Drive Thru Food Truck Festival: Fast food trucks sold five menu items, and Townsquare pre-sold the time-slots and menus. Houston’s Hiring: The KKBQ/Houston virtual job board was promoted on-air and via socials, encouraging local businesses to post openings. Sista Strut: iHeartMedia pivoted the 6th Annual Breast Cancer Walk to a Drive Through Parade, with more than 3,700 participating and 11K social post and 4.1m digital impressions. March Dadness: Saga contest for the best “Dad Bod” in Charleston with an online promotion mirroring March Madness brackets. Pet-Tastic Photo Contest: WKLB encouraged listeners to upload photos of their pet, which were then displayed and voted on until the leading photo won $1,000. –Caitlin DeForest

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Closer Through Distancing

“We all have to be innovators in this day and age,” said BBR Music Group’s Chris Loss, who was joined by Big Machine artist Noah Schnacky and iHeartMedia’s Jeff Zukauckas during the on-demand session “Social Distancing Brought Us Closer Together.” Moderated by Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Billy Mann, the panel focused on creating successful connections through digital and virtual methods. So what’s the key to success in a virtual age? “Sometimes we’re going to fail, and that’s okay,” Loss said. “The key, like everyone talks about, is to fail faster and then move on to something that works.” –Addie Morton

News & Notes

Warner/WMN’s Blake Shelton will host middays on Mt. Wilson’s KKGO/Los Angeles weekdays March 1-26. Entercom has partnered with the 12th Annual Island Time Music Fest: A Charity Concert for Special Needs Children, happening virtually Feb. 24-27; tickets here. Singer Sammy Sadler signed with BFD/Audium Nashville. UWG Chair/CEO Monique Nelson has been appointed to the Entercom Communications Board of Directors. The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) has launched a national cash contest for member station participation. Details here. Average Joes Pres./CEO Shannon Houchins has team with Macroverse co-founders/exec. prods. Eben Matthews and Adam Martin to release a new digital comic series, “The Average Joes.”

The Week’s Top Stories

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Read coverage of CRS 2021 in the Daily Buzz here. • Country Aircheck Weekly introduced Clubhouse and explained the added value audio liner and video package content CRS offered last week (2/15) here. • The CRS/Country Aircheck Awards winners were revealed here. • The ACM Awards return to Nashville April 18. (CAT 2/16) • Chronicle: Bill Young.

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into her “One Bedroom Apartment” followed. “I remember moving into that first one-bedroom apartment, and I just couldn’t believe all of the things that were going to happen in my life.” Arts ended with “Somebody Like That,” voicing “You guys have changed my life with this song.” There are a lot of parallels between trying to have a big hit at Country radio and trying to catch a big fish, as evidenced by Denning’s video package. Examples included “Why is it stalling out? Let me check the water temperature. Thirty five … we’re in the 30s, and we’re stalling out?” and “I know where I’m at one this one, but when I go to this chart, I don’t even know where I’m at. Why are there so many charts?” Denning’s first No. 1, “After A Few,” was preceded by “Call It Country,” next radio single “ABBY” and new song “I’m Gonna Love You.” “Everything is up,” replied McBryde to host Elaina Smith’s “What’s up?” “Playing a show at all makes me really, really, really Ashley McBryde happy.” Opening with a solo acoustic performance of “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” followed by “A Little Dive Bar In Dahlonega,” McBryde delivered her rendition of Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere,” which morphed into “I Like Every Beer,” before transitioning into “One Night Standards” and “Martha Divine.” “It’s a big deal,” McBryde said of the honor. “It’s just a big of a deal as the first time you play the Opry and first nominations and awards. It’s a huge thing for my name to be up next to people like Miranda [Lambert] and Eric [Church] … it’s awesome.” CRS 2021: The Virtual Experience delivered opportunities and optimism. And Charlie Monk. The more things change, the more they stay the same. —Caitlin DeForest

New Faces: Give ‘Em A Hand

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It never loses its awe.” Stell debuted “That Ain’t Me No More” and performed back-to-back No. 1s “Everywhere But On” and “Prayed For You.” Playing to a virtual wall of fans, Arts’ “Everybody Knows Everybody” segued into “Give It To Me Straight” complete with a shot glass toast to 2021. A letter to the next dreamer that moves Matt Stell and his mom

Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com Monta Vaden, monta@countryaircheck.com Chris Huff, chris@countryaircheck.com

SEEK & EMPLOY

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA PD/morning host Johnny Marks is looking for a morning co-host who is “social media savvy and regularly contributes content to the station’s website and social media account. See the complete job description and apply here. Saga Classic Country WYXY/Champaign, IL PD Kurtis Allen is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and cover letters to him here. Reising Radio WYGB/Columbus, IN PD Fritz Moser is seeking a morning host to succeed “Big Rick” Daniels. Send résumés and airchecks to Moser here. Cumulus/Detroit OM Mike Wheeler is searching for a Dir./Programming for Country WDRQ & Hot AC WDVD. See the complete job description and application here; send résumés and airchecks to Wheeler here.

NORTHEAST

Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Adams/Salisbury, MD VP/GM Johnette Cochran is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WUSX. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase and PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel are searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here.

SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here.

Saga/Gainesville-Ocala, FL GM Howard Tuuri is looking for a Dir./Promotions for Country WOGK & Classic Rock sister WYND. Send résumés to him here. ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is seeking a full-time midday talent with additional duties that may include promotions and on-air work for sister stations within the cluster. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here. Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/on-air talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here.

SOUTHWEST

Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cox Country Format Leader & Country KKBQ/ Houston PD Johnny Chiang is searching for a midday personality for KKBQ to succeed Christi Brooks. Complete job description and application here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas PD Mike Preston is seeking a midday personality who loves country music; knows the Texas lifestyle; executes a fun, engaging, interactive show; is a social media creator and contributor; and is willing to take on additional programming assignments as needed. Complete job description and application here. Champlin/Oklahoma City GM Kevin Waltman is looking for a Brand Mgr. for the group that includes Classic Country KNAH. Send résumés to him here. Cox/Houston is searching for a Dir./Engineering for the cluster that includes Country KKBQ. Apply here. Cherry Creek Group PD Mark Elliott is seeking an OM for the company’s seven-station cluster in St. George, UT, which includes Country KCIN & KIYK. Duties include co-hosting Country mornings alongside PD Aaronee Cottam. Send résumés and airchecks to Elliott here.

WEST COAST Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/ DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references

and an aircheck to Curry here. Entercom is now searching for a Regional Dir./ Promotions for the Mountain Region, including Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix markets. The position will manage all promotions and related activity for all brands in the region, including Country KMLE/Phoenix. See the complete job description and apply here. Townsquare/Yakima, WA Dir./Content Brian Stephenson is looking for a Brand Mgr./morning host for Country KDBL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cumulus/Colorado Springs OM Bobby Irwin is searching for a PD/afternoon host to succeed Mike Dylan. See a complete job description here; reach Irwin here. Entercom KMLE/Phoenix morning co-hosts Gunner Jackson and Cheyenne Davis are seeking a full-time producer. Complete job description and application here.

OTHER Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/ Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMONAM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. CMT Radio Exec. Prod. Ashlee McDonald is seeking an experienced board operator available Monday-Friday from 4pm-11pm CT to run the live feed of a nighty syndicated radio broadcast. Interested applicants can send résumés to McDonald here. The Academy of Country Music (ACM) is searching for a Dir./Creative & Content and a Dir./ Digital Strategy. Complete job descriptions for both positions here; send résumés here. Entercom is adding a Coord./Country Content to serve as a conduit between national programming and local stations and deploy format-wide promotions and initiatives. Candidates should be located in one of the following cities: Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Greensboro, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Richmond or Seattle. See the complete job description and apply here.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908

host DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer 401-467-6737 KellyT_60468@yahoo.com •Cory Mikhals 708-642-8518 Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD •”Big” John Horton GCole27000@gmail.com Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host 916-502-4734 BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Jonathan West •Kris Richards Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons JSWest33@yahoo.com FireCop947@yahoo.com 320-774-9300 •AJ McCloud •Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/morning Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/

afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301

•Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

•Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com

•Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com

•Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP & Country KTRA PD DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net

•Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.com

•Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com

•Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com

•Steve Knoll Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent SteveKnoll@cox.net

•Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

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SEEKING JOBS •Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com •Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com •David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com •Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com

(continued) •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987 •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com •Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com •Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com •Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com •Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com •Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356

•Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com

•Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346

•Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698

•“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007

•Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653

•Nicholas Nixon Former KFRG/Riverside personality Kn3ick@outlook.com 909-754-3031

•Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com

•Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764

•Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com

•Chase Daniels Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com

•Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com

•Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com

•Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669

•Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT •COREY DILLON

Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com Connect via LinkedIn here, and listen to his aircheck here. “What sets me apart is my desire to learn new things, which can be scary for some. There are many skills to learn in this industry as it evolves. Two years ago, I didn’t know anything about video or video editing, but as digital continued to emerge, I put my nose to the grindstone and taught myself. I’ve since purchased my own equipment and created my own content – and have even made videos for the Radio Hall of Fame. The drive to keep learning and pushing boundaries is what I’m about.”

•Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/ MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com

•JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com

•Matt Cruz Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/ promotions MatthewsPersonalEmail@gmail.com

•Jim O’Hara Former iHeartMedia/Quad Cities, IA SVPP & Country WLLR PD/on-air JimOHara@mchsi.com

•Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com

•Claire Beverly Former KNUC/Seattle mornings ClaireBeverlyRadio@gmail.com

•Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

•Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KNUC/Seattle mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

•Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Mike Rowe Former WAMZ/Louisville nights MikeRoweRadio1@yahoo.com •Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com •Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com •Jake McBride Former KKIX/Fayetteville, AR afternoons MrJakeMcBride@gmail.com •Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com •Doug Kramer Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings DougKramerLive@gmail.com

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February 22, 2021

Artist/Title (Label)

DARIUS RUCKER

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

26633

2027

8424

648

48.947 3.649

159

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia Nash)

24394

-954

7735

-260

46.375 -1.318

159

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

23458

901

7599

289

39.926 1.387

158

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

23196

882

7219

318

43.577 2.047

158

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

22017

562

7294

187

35.416 1.638

155

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 4

21203

1328

6716

412

38.851 3.767

159

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

18506

941

6105

367

32.897 1.644

158

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

17618

969

5384

259

159

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

17372

-8904

5636

-2898

32.722 -13.935

159

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4

17354

1819

5441

535

31.353 3.388

158

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

16092

918

5157

264

27.918 1.621

158

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

15186

608

5069

266

26.239 1.394

157

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 4

14653

970

4517

305

24.712 1.836

158

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

14212

148

4579

23.948 0.239

159

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

12771

619

4110

153

1.689

159

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

11672

368

3798

19.527 0.811

157

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

11652

799

3796

84 -215

18.709 1.663

153

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

11537

266

3796

18.702 1.779

157

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

9139

303

3040

14.543 0.446

148

TIM MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 9105

686

2948

244

15.583 1.223

157

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90's (MCA)

9043

449

2849

146

14.044 0.227

148

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

8416

138

2759

12.545 0.039

158

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

8333

643

2693

185

12.526 0.814

151

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

8301

359

2729

127

13.465 1.115

151

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

8108

-4639

2563

-1469

14.182 -10.973

159

32.26

21.22

1.63

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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February 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

7644

561

2428

262

12.455 0.828

152

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

7076

514

2130

137

11.298 0.721

143

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

6651

116

2161

7.797 -0.009

155

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

6239

141

2068

8.132

0.304

151

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

6138

234

1902

126

9.282 -0.046

141

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

5211

1714

8.026 -0.019

138

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

5184

295

1723

126

7.246

0.427

137

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 4

4845

1325

1497

455

8.126

2.425

132

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

4385

186

1482

4.874

0.274

141

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

4003

105

1327

3.71

0.388

135

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

3824

232

1152

5.46

0.827

115

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

3675

176

1336

3.666

0.274

108

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

3616

1172

3.855

0.285

112

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

3602

1164

4.625

0.278

123

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

3236

238

1023

4.816

0.489

107

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

2986

181

931

3.204

0.18

101

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

2805

159

871

2.847

0.385

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2657

-44

847

2.64

-0.042

101

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

2336

142

738

3.2

1.16

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

2332

144

776

2.142

0.089

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

2280

731

2.452

0.28

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

2184

218

588

2.94

0.362

Debut 48

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was... (Stoney Creek) 2152

369

705

129

1.971

0.447

Debut 49

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

2120

359

677

2.297

0.654

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

2079

758

1.701

0.21

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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February 22, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

1541 4

LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

905 4

CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can't (Monument)

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

751 4

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek)

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

616 4

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

569 4

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

497 458

MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista)

GRANGER SMITH/Hate You Like I Love You (Wheelhouse)

JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold… (River House/Columbia)

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

451

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

405

NATE BARNES/You Ain't Pretty (Quartz Hill)

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 301

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

2027

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

1819

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

1328

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

1325

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

970

4 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 4 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 4 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4 PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 4 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

277 274 197 142 125

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

969

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

941

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

918

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

901

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

882

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

110

Points

648

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

16359

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

535

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

15154

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

455

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

11810

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

412

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy... (Warner/WMN)

11328

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

367

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

9564

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

318

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

9073

305

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

7743

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

289

JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

6537

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

266

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody... (Warner/WMN)

6484

264

SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA)

6281

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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February 22, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) Moves 46-45* 2,332 points, 776 spins 2 adds: KKBQ, WWKA CHRIS JANSON/Waitin’ On 5 (Warner/WAR) Moves 44-46* 2,280 points, 731 spins; No adds JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) Moves 48-47* 2,184 points, 588 spins 5 adds: KKIX, KZSN, WRBT, WRNS, WSLC JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom... (Stoney Creek) Debuts 48* 2,152 points, 705 spins 19 adds, including: KATM*, KHKI*, KIIM*, KJKE, KPLX*, KWNR, WCTO*, WFMS*, WIL, WKDF* INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) Debuts 49* 2,120 points, 677 spins 3 adds: KMNB, WAVW, WUBL TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument) Moves 47-50* 2,079 points, 758 spins 2 adds: KAWO, KSSN JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold... (River House/Columbia) 1,975 points, 592 spins 8 adds: KAWO, KMDL, KUAD, KXKT, WITL, WNOE, WOKQ, WPGB

CHECK OUT

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 1,956 points, 648 spins 4 adds: KCYY, KUBL*, KUZZ, WPGB FEBRUARY 26

WILLIEJOHNSON NELSON That’s Life (Legacy Recordings) CODY & REBA/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) Nelson’s 15th studio outing for Legacy and second album 1,865 points, 513 spins; No adds tribute to Frank Sinatra offers 11 new studio performances recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood where the first artist to record at the facility, Sinatra, created a string of albums from March 1956 to November 1961.

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MARCH 1

TRACK45/Met Me Now (Stoney Creek BRETT ELDREDGE/Good Day (2021) (Warner/WMN)

MARCH 8

HEATH SANDERS/Old School’s In (Valory) LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) LILY ROSE/Villan (Big Loud)

MARCH 15

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

CHECK OUT HAILEY WHITTERS Living The Dream (Pigasus/Big Loud/Songs & Daughters) Whitters called upon friends and collaborators Brent Cobb, Jordan Davis, Hillary Lindsey, Little Big Town, Lori McKenna and Trisha Yearwood to contribute vocals on the deluxe edition of The Dream. “Glad To Be Here,” f/ Cobb follows the release of current single “Fillin’ My Cup” f/LBT and “The Ride” f/Davis. IAN MUNSICK Coyote Cry (Warner Music Nashville) Co-produced by Munsick, the western-laced debut album comes only five months after he signed his first major label deal, and features ten tracks including “Long Haul” and “Me Against The Mountain.” TRACK45 Big Dreams (Stoney Creek) The second of the trio’s introduction EPs follows their fall debut, combining tracks from their Small Town EP with one new original and one cover and features debut single “Met Me Now,” impacting Country radio March 1. Ray Stevens Great Country Ballads (Curb) Stevens pays tribute to timeless songs of the genre on the first of four new albums planned for this year. Included are “Please Help Me, I’m Falling (In Love With You),” “Crazy” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart.”

Chart Page 4

February 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points

LUKE BRYAN

10422

Down To One (Capitol)

+/- Points

136

Plays

2065

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

10192

-448

2134

-76

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

9677

-597

2076

-95

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 4

9629

905

2056

274

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

9467

248

1896

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

8310

-12

1926

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

7965

-2090

1578

-549

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 4

7962

616

1666

142

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

7300

-97

1464

-16

11 10

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

6854

224

1481

12 11

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

6547

1325

14 12

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

6150

247

1273

13 13

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

5960

-360

1221

-70

16 14

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4

5928

751

1207

197

19 15

TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 4

5432

569

1093

110

15 16

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

5325

137

1136

18 17

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

5098

969

-9

17 18

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

5091

-7

1044

-3

10 19

KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)

4948

-2149

983

-419

20 20

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

4764

295

1025

24 21

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

4511

451

907

21 22

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

4391

865

22 23

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

4313

816

23 24

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

4273

834

-4

25 25

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

4017

405

829

125

27 26

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

3213

497

613

26 27

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

3189

-41

622

29 28

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

2817

458

542

30 29

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

2526

301

494

40 30

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 4

2491

1541

435

277

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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February 22, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

28 31

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

2449

-40

Plays

528

+/- Plays

-2

Stations Adds

31 32

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

2099

278

429

32 33

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

1612

-20

289

33 34

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

1296

-119

256

-25

36 35

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

1286

196

284

35 36

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

1207

257

39 37

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

1184

215

162

37 38

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

1179

135

243

34 39

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

1145

-133

190

-11

41 40

CHASE RICE F/F.G.L./Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

1032

133

208

43 41

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

964

185

154

38 42

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

885

-91

153

-10

42 43

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

805

-42

167

47 44

HARDY/Unapologetically Country As... (Big Loud)

800

150

46 45

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

772

108

123

54 46

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

731

152

128

45 47

TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (MCC/Curb)

667

-13

127

-2

56 48

LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud)

650

150

44 49

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

636

-44

-5

50 50

THE DESERT CITY RAMBLERS/Comin' Home (Crank Kick Media)

636

124

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

625

219

130

Debut 51 Debut 52

ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville)

620

260

49 53

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb)

620

-20

-2

53 54

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

572

-8

128

-1

51 55

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

563

-40

122

-14

52 56

CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN)

548

-39

-7

48 57

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

506

-136

-20

58 58

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

468

118

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Bucket List (Columbia)

460

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

460

Re-Enter 59 59 60

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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