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December 17, 2018, Issue 632

Another Look At Research

by Fritz Moser ‘Tis the season for good little programmers to see what gifts corporate Kris Kringle left under the budget tree. Like Ralphie dreaming of that official Red Ryder air rifle, many are hoping they made a strong enough pitch for that shiny new secret weapon sure to knock out the competition. They unwrap their spreadsheets and move line by line, hoping there isn’t too much disappointment – especially when they hit the line labeled “research.” The term often feels overused to the point of eye-rolling, but all programmers sift through some sort of data daily. And they’re not the only ones. Sales reps break down ratings for clients, on-air talents search for compelling show prep and some check social media frequently to see if their latest post has enough likes to be viral. Market specific music reFritz Moser search has been an elusive programming tool over the years, however, and an informal poll of top programmers highlights a wide range of approaches. Survey Says: A 10-question survey tapped dozens of OMs, PDs and APDs for views we’ll keep anonymous for obvious reasons. Perhaps surprisingly, more than two thirds have access to callout research, and more than half are using MScore. Perceptual studies and AMT (auditorium music tests) are used by less than half of our respondents, however. A majority say their companies are allowing research spending commensurate to or exceeding the level they were at three years ago. Consultant Joel Raab points to the three legs of research, “Ideally, perceptual, AMTs Joel Raab (now mostly online) and callout.” The first is the least-utilized, based on survey responses, but might be important in setting the table for the others. Very Perceptive: “[Perceptuals are] a ‘big picture’ look at the marketplace and how your station (continued on page 4)

We Will Rock You: 1608’s Sally Allgeier, 1608 artist Josh Gracin, WSOC/Charlotte’s John Reynolds, 1608’s Ellen Mundy and Country Aircheck’s Chuck Aly (l-r) at Reviver Fest 2018 in St. Petersburg, FL over the weekend. See more photos on page 8.

Chart Policies & Calendar

In conjunction with the fine folks at Mediabase, here’s a recap of important chart policies, as well as significant dates for 2019. Adds & Activator Reporting Window: The Mediabase site is open for reporting adds and Activator playlists until 3pm ET/2pm CT/noon PT on Mondays, except for the holidays noted below when the deadline shifts to Tuesday at those times. All reporting must be completed before that time. Even if a reporter is in the system at 1:59 PM CT, if they have not submitted they will be locked out. A successfully submitted report will result in a confirmation email to the reporter. Play Limits: Mediabase will credit a maximum of two plays on any individual song over any 60-minute period.

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(continued from page 1) Spin Discrepancies: The deadline for submitting any spin discrepancies that affect the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Published Country Chart is 5pm CT Sunday each week. Please direct all discrepancy queries to mbaction@mediabase.com. Monday Holidays • January 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • February 18, President’s Day • May 27, Memorial Day • September 2, Labor Day

Chart Chat

Congrats to Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, Kristen Williams, Tom Martens, James Marsh and the WAR promotion staff on landing this week’s No. 1 with “Speechless.” The song is the second chart-topper from their current self-titled album. Writers are Jordan Reynolds, Laura Veltz, Smyers and Mooney.

News & Notes

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Shooter Jennings will produce Duff McKagan’s forthcoming solo album, expected to be released in 2019. LanCo, Granger Smith, Maddie & Tae, Chris Lane, Tracey Lawrence and Restless Heart have been added to the Country Thunder Florida lineup March 22-24. More here. Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Morgan Evans, Craig Campbell, Austin Burke and Josh Abbott Band have been added to the Country Thunder Arizona lineup April 11-14 in Florence, AZ. More here. Jewel was selected as one of the 13 recipients of the Horatio Alger Award and will be inducted with the rest of the 2019 class April 4-6 during the ceremonies in Washington, DC. More info here. Read The Observer’s list of “The Most Powerful Entertainment and Media PR Firms in 2018” – many with Nashville ties – here.

The Week’s Top Stories

Dan + Shay

BMG’s Alabama has signed with Absolute Publicity for exclusive representation. Pianist Bobbie Nelson will be honored with the Texas Music Legend Award during the 2019 Hall of Fame Darrell K Royal Pickin’ Party Feb. 22 in Austin. Lee Ann Womack, Jessi Alexander and Shawn Camp will perform following the ceremony. More here.

Full coverage at countryaircheck.com. • Emmis terminated 35 staffers. (CAT 12/14) • Ayla Brown joined WKLB/Boston as morning co-host. (CAT 12/13) • RAB elected its 2019 Board of Directors. (CAT 12/12) • Summit/Springfield is searching for an OM/PD. (CAT 12/11) • KFRG/Riverside made on-air lineup changes. (CAT 12/10)

Another Look At Research

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fits within it,” says Coleman Research EVP John Boyne. “How well-known is your station with the target audience? What are the specific perceptions of your station, positive and negative, for the things you do – music, personalities, etc.? How does your station stack up to its competitors? How popular, cohesive and attainable are various music coalition options?”

December 17, 2018

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Juneau Where Anchorage Is? Wheelhouse’s Granger Smith (l) and CMT/Premiere’s Cody Alan tour the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage during the taping of CMT’s Hot 20 Video of the Year Countdown.

For stations challenging a heritage brand, perceptual studies could be a missing link. For all stations, such studies can inform the rest of the plan. Boyne explains, “If you don’t have a well-built strategy, then you may not know how to invest your resources, how to react to competitive changes or how to even interpret a music test.” Raab has suggestions for stations that can’t afford a perceptual study. “You can ask perceptual questions as part of an AMT or even callout,” he says. “I also like focus groups for some situations. Sometimes you need to see people’s body language to reveal what may be going on. If you do enough of them in the same market, you can get actionable results.”

Hall About It: The staple Auditorium Music Test, now mostly conducted online, can help programmers keep their gold libraries finely tuned. “Country is a passionate format,” says NuVoodoo founder Carolyn Gilbert, who has rechristened AMTs as OMTs. “Listeners tend to love their music – all of it. The inclination in current-based formats like Country is to churn the music too quickly. Just because we’ve heard enough of it doesn’t mean that listeners have. We’re seeing great passion still for the hits of the ‘90s and early 2000s. A solid OMT is a great, efficient tool that’s very useful for testing gold.”

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OFF THE RECORD: Jimmy OFF THE RECORD: LucasWHayne oge Jimmy Wayne’s 2004 song “Paper Angels” spurred a 2012 book and a 2014 TV movie. Wayne recently made his acting debut in the 2018 TV movie Every Jimmy Wayne Other Holiday. He puts a holiday spin on the artist interview: “Paper Angels” inspired an astronomical number of people to support the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, which serves children and needy families during the Christmas holiday. I wrote the song specifically to raise awareness. The program helped me and my family when I was nine. It also provided me my first guitar when I was 14. The movie Paper Angels has had the same effect. It was a blessing seeing the results. One of my favorite memories from the Every Other Holiday set happened off-camera. The cast was having lunch and [co-star] Dee Wallace shared a few personal stories. I was able to experience vicariously what it’s like working with Steven Spielberg. [Wallace was in E.T.] Her stories were amazing. My friends Ken and Lisa Abraham hosted a viewing party. The moment I stepped into frame the entire living room cheered. I was focused on, and slightly embarrassed by, my facial expression. I could tell how scared I was during that scene – probably because it was the very first time I ever acted in a movie. I was used to being in front of an audience in the spotlight. I’m sure that helped prepare me for filming a movie. But I should give most of the credit to Trey Fanjoy. Trey was the first director I worked with on the video for “Stay Gone” in 2003. She coached me on how to be comfortable in front of a camera. She said, “Jimmy, just work the light.” For some reason it made sense to me then – and later, in front of a movie camera lens. I received one of my favorite Christmas gifts when I was 17. I got a Craftsman tool socket set from Bea’s daughter and son-in-law. [Wayne lived with Bea and Russell Costner as a teen.] I still have it. I’ve torn down and rebuilt many car engines and installed multiple transmissions with that small socket set. I love traditional-sounding Christmas music much more than today’s remakes. (Actually, I do love Taylor Swift’s version of “Last Christmas.”) Michele Voan Capps’ album Christmas At Home With ... Michele is perfect. It has that traditional sound and she sings so well. I recommend it to anyone. The most utilized research – callout – earns a lot of attention from programmers ... and deserves it. “You have to apply some art to interpreting research,” Raab says. “This is where your gut comes in. If it doesn’t look right, question it. Insist that everything is double checked. A bad test can harm you. If a song has a drastic change, you might wait another week to move a song to see if that change is real.” Further, Raab adds, “Research can actually change your gut. For example, in some markets, research may show that more traditional music works better. From that point forward, you gut may lean toward that sound.”

Monkey Do: KBEQ/Kansas City’s TJ McEntire, Mediabase/ Premiere’s Robin Rhodes and Reviver’s Michael Tyler (l-r) at Reviver Fest 2018.

Flag Day: Reviver’s Jim Malito, KHGE/Fresno’s Nick Cash, 1608’s Sally Allgeier and Reviver artist Aaron Goodvin (l-r).

Green Back: 1608’s Josh Gracin (l) with WKHX/Atlanta’s Brian Thomas.

December 17, 2018

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Putting The Rum In Pa-Rum Pum Pum Pum: The Big Loud team lets loose at their year-end celebration in Las Vegas.

“The new product constantly coming out of Nashville is great, but the listeners really do guide us,” Gilbert says. “Wait to test things until they have a few hundred spins in the market and then keep playing it until you see listeners tiring of it.” Coal Oriented: For stations who don’t find a healthy research budget in their Christmas stocking, options still exist. “Invite listeners in to talk about the station over pizza,” Raab says. “They’re your fans, but if you ask them to help make the station better, you might get some good information.” As mentioned earlier, incorJohn Boyne porating perceptual questions in other research can be beneficial. Survey respondents also pointed to building custom Mediabase panels focused on stations known for utilizing research. “There’s no magic bullet to getting high quality research, so be careful about cutting corners,” Boyne says. “Invest in getting

the right sample and asking the right questions. Moreover, as my clients have heard me say countless times, be strategic in your implementation of music research – it should influence strategy, but not drive strategy.” Raab concurs on the false promise of cheap research. “Anytime I have gone that route, it hasn’t worked out,” he says. “Check reputation, references and ask yourself if that company’s style suit yours?” Above all, remember that data is only one of the gifts under radio’s tree. “Bobby Bones just showed us the power of Country radio,” Gilbert says of his recent Dancing With The Stars win. “The connection between outstanding personalities and their communities is obvious and palpable. Country still has the ‘magic’ of radio going for it – the secret sauce. When else has a person with two left feet won the mirror ball? That victory was all about passion for the format. Let’s drive that bus forever!” Reach Boyne here, Gilbert here and Raab here. –Fritz Moser CAC

SEEK & EMPLOY

December 17, 2018

AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST

NRG KFGE/Lincoln, NE has an immediate opening for an afternoon host. Materials to OM Steve Albertsen here. Cumulus/Detroit has a Dir./Digital Content opening for its three-station cluster, including Country WDRQ (NASH FM). Apply here. Marshalltown Broadcasting KXIA/Marshalltown, IA is searching for a morning co-host. Airchecks and résumés to PD JD Justice here. Townsquare/Grand Rapids, MI is searching for an OM. Airchecks and résumés to Rick Sarata here. Bliss WJVL/Janesville, WI has an opening for a part-time weekender. At least one year on-air experience is required. Airchecks and résumés to PD Justin Brown here. KSE Radio Ventures/Denver is searching for an engineer. Apply here. The cluster is also looking for a full-time traffic coordinator; details and application here. Summit/Springfield is looking for a permanent OM/PD for the cluster, which includes Country KTTS. Airchecks and résumés to Summit National PD John Olsen here.

NORTHEAST

Townsquare WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH is looking for a Brand Manager. Joe Limardi will continue in the role until a replacement is found. Materials to Townsquare New England ROM Herb Ivy here. Aloha Station Trust WFRE/Frederick, MD has an opening for a weekend/fill-in talent. Those living in the Frederick, MD, Washington, DC and Baltimore MD area can send airchecks and résumés to PD Brian Mo here. Binnie/Portland, ME has an opening for an on-air Promotions Asssistant. The cluster includes Country WTHT. Send airchecks and résumés to OM Stan Bennett here. Binnie Media/Maine is searching for a Dir./ Traffic and a part-time Sales Assistant in Portland, for its stations which include Country WTHT and WBQQ. Send materials here. Townsquare/Hudson Valley, NY has openings for part-time on-air talent and digital contributors. The cluster includes Country WKXP & WZAD as well as Hot AC WCZK & Classic Rock WPDH. Materials to OM Joe Limardi here.

SOUTHEAST

iHeartMedia/Tuscaloosa, AL has an opening

Here’s a list of job seekers and open gigs. Not listed? Send info here and we’ll include you in a future update. for an OM and PD for Country WTXT. Airchecks and résumés to Area SVP/Programming Tom Hanrahan here. Beasley WQYK/Tampa PD Travis Daily is seeking an experienced afternoon drive producer. Materials to Daily here. Max Media’s WGH/Norfolk has a morning opening. Airchecks and résumés to VP/Programming Rusty James here. Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville has an opening for a part-timer. Duties will also include the Icon Network. Flexibility and on-air experience is required (no beginners). Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Cumulus’ WSM-FM (Nash Icon)/Nashville is in search of on-air traffic reporters. Materials to VP/Country Charlie Cook here. Guaranty WTGE/Baton Rouge has an opening for a middayer. Three to five years experience in Country is required, along with strong production, digital and social media skills. Airchecks and résumés here. Average Joes Entertainment is seeking entry/intermediate level graphic design and video production applicants for full-time employment. More info here; submit résumé and portfolio here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville is seeking parttime air talent for weekends and fill-ins. Three years of on-air experience and residing in the Nashville area are required. Airchecks and résumés to PD John Shomby here. Bristol WXBQ/Johnson City, TN is still searching for a PD to succeed Bill Hagy. The right candidate will also have on-air responsibilities. A minimum of five years as a Country PD is required. Airchecks and résumés here. Entercom WPAW/Greensboro, NC has an opening for an afternoon jock. Apply here. Vallie Richards Donovan Consulting has an immediate PM drive opening at a legendary east coast Country station. Send airchecks and résumés to “Country Jobs” here. Summit WQNU/Louisville is looking for an APD/MD/on-air host. Submit materials here. Entercom WUSY/Chattanooga is on the hunt for a midday on-air personality. Apply here.

SOUTHWEST

Cox/San Antonio is searching for a VP/MM. Reach out to RVP/Radio Rob Babin here. Cumulus KSCS/Dallas is searching for a morning co-host for Hawkeye In The Morning. Airchecks and résumés to PD Mac Daniels here.

Cox Media Group/Houston is searching for a Digital Media Sales Specialist. Apply here. LCKM KTFW/Dallas has an unspecified parttime on-air opening for an experienced talent. Contact PD Mike Crow here. Noalmark KBIM/Roswell, NM has an opening for a morning host. Materials to GM Darryl Burkfield here. Entercom KILT/Houston has immediate openings for part-timers. Only applicants living in the Houston area are being considered at present. Send airchecks here; apply here. Entercom KILT/Houston is looking for a PD to succeed Bruce Logan. Résumés and airchecks to Country Format Captain Mike Moore here.

WEST COAST

Entercom KKWF/Seattle is searching for an afternoon drive host. Apply here. Cherry Creek/St. George, UT has an opening for a Dir./Production. The cluster includes Country KCIN and KIYK, and the job comes with co-host responsibilities on cluster AC KREC. Materials including production and imaging samples here. Redwood Empire KBBL/Santa Rosa, CA PD Carey Edwards tells Country Aircheck that the station is looking for a new on-air talent to add to its existing lineup. Applicants interested in this newly created position should send airchecks and résumés to Edwards here. Buck Owens KUZZ-A/Bakersfield, CA is on the hunt for a full-time news director. Five years’ anchor experience required. Send aircheck, résumé, cover letter, and photo here; no zip files, please.

OTHER

Johnstone Entertainment Agency is searching for an experienced agent to assist booking for the band Shenandoah. Send résumés to Cole Johnstone here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking for a Brand Manager for a Top 75 Market. Raab is also on the hunt for morning talent fro two different Top 50 Market stations. Send materials here. Cumulus is on the hunt for an on-air segment producer and sidekick for its nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli Show. Apply here. The Academy of Country Music (ACM) is seeking an Administrative Assistant. The position is based in Los Angeles and will work with the ACM Lifting Lives Exec. Dir. and Sr. Mgr./Strategic Partnerships. Apply here.

SEARCHING •Jeremy Guenther Formerly with Riser House, Capitol and KSSN & KMJX/Little Rock jguenther01@gmail.com 501-590-4878

•James Anthony Former KRMD/Shreveport PD/on-air afternoondj@gmail.com 816-232-7915

•Chris Matthews Formerly with KBEB/Sacramento, KMLE/Phoenix, KAWO/Boise chrismatthewsdj@gmail.com

•Rosey Fitchpatrick Promotion/Marketing industry vet (MCA, Decca, Indie promo, WME) roseyfitch99@gmail.com 615-944-7033

•David Dean Formerly with KMPS/Seattle, KMLE/Phoenix dave@daveandceej.com

•Tommy & Joe Johnson Former KUBL/Salt Lake City morning co-hosts tommyjohnsonmail@gmail.com

•Terry Cooley Former Radio Mankato Dir./Programming Sinjin62@gmail.com

•Pam Russell Former UMG/Nashville VP/National Sales Pamwrussell@icloud.com

•Shane Collins Former Summit Media/Louisville OM ShaneC1234@gmail.com •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former KEKB/Grand Junction, CO morning host ronstvns@yahoo.com •Justin Taylor Former Broadway/Salt Lake City, UT PD/MD/on-air personality TaylorTracks99@gmail.com •Loyd Ford Radio programming veteran Ford@RainMakerPathway.com 864-448-4169

December 17, 2018 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

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

DAN + SHAY ✔

25306

2264

8040

747

KANE BROWN/Lose It (RCA)

21646

-2777

6683

-813

THOMAS RHETT/Sixteen (Valory) ✔

20044

2352

6359

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)

19785

1332

DIERKS BENTLEY f/BROS. OSBORNE/Burning Man (Capitol)

19473

KIP MOORE/Last Shot (MCA)

11 1

155

44.233 -4.461

155

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848

38.955 4.069

155

6331

434

36.632 4.043

153

721

6233

345

35.971 1.313

155

18604

531

6046

284

33.952 0.869

154

JASON ALDEAN/Girl Like You (Broken Bow) ✔

17341

2540

5300

812

33.635 3.818

155

SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers) ✔

17315

2428

5567

836

31.839 3.838

155

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Drunk Me (Riser House/Columbia)

17078

-8279

5257

-2707

35.759 -11.659

155

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)

14320

1228

4348

382

26.972 2.402

154

LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol)

13855

1370

4436

472

2.148

154

CHRIS STAPLETON/Millionaire (Mercury)

13695

456

4391

104

26.202 1.157

153

JORDAN DAVIS/Take It From Me (MCA)

13453

994

4032

246

25.292 2.832

154

BLAKE SHELTON/Turnin' Me On (Warner Bros./WMN)

13361

-2005

4338

-513

24.522 -3.758

155

RILEY GREEN/There Was This Girl (BMLGR)

12276

440

3854

20.254 0.819

154

JAKE OWEN/Down To The Honkytonk (Big Loud)

11013

413

3586

133

18.589 1.269

153

TIM MCGRAW/Neon Church (Columbia)

9259

-9

2976

15.567 -0.37

154

MICHAEL RAY/One That Got Away (Atlantic/WEA)

9239

1055

2849

333

15.033 2.104

147

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol)

8943

1408

2764

440

15.317 2.023

145

OLD DOMINION/Make It Sweet (RCA)

8625

1109

2656

347

15.769 2.841

140

KEITH URBAN/Never Comin Down (Capitol)

8625

915

2646

311

14.077 1.077

142

JON PARDI/Night Shift (Capitol)

8581

992

2654

312

13.968 0.873

147

CODY JOHNSON/On My Way To You (CoJo Music/WMN)

6634

852

1948

291

10.631 0.938

125

TYLER RICH/The Difference (Valory)

6571

2172

8.958 -0.109

138

BRETT YOUNG/Here Tonight (BMLGR)

6363

663

1998

209

10.478 1.865

136

Speechless (Warner Bos./WAR)

48.104

25.13

5.111

Chart Page 1

December 17, 2018 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

5679

1729

1687

538

10.305 2.818

105

K. CHESNEY f/M. SMITH/Better Boat (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA) 5669

-1472

1831

-457

9.046 -2.619

144

ERIC CHURCH/Desperate Man (EMI Nashville)

5553

-8718

1787

-2848

12.903 -11.521

154

ELI YOUNG BAND/Love Ain't (Valory)

5364

587

1663

214

7.121

0.82

124

KELSEA BALLERINI/Miss Me More (Black River)

4893

517

1415

147

7.357

0.71

119

BRETT ELDREDGE/Love Someone (Atlantic/WMN)

4790

449

1356

121

8.427

1.913

119

RODNEY ATKINS/Caught Up In The Country (Curb)

4672

609

1545

194

5.707

0.436

113

CHASE RICE/Eyes On You (Broken Bow)

4658

163

1392

6.182

0.364

120

GRANGER SMITH/You're In It (Wheelhouse)

4007

-73

1283

-1

4.677 -0.173

119

LOCASH/Feels Like A Party (Wheelhouse)

3638

219

1207

4.215

0.595

102

LEE BRICE/Rumor (Curb)

3531

416

1009

4.809

0.43

RASCAL FLATTS/Back To Life (Big Machine)

3433

234

1026

3.679

0.211

129

MORGAN WALLEN/Whiskey Glasses (Big Loud)

3270

344

1065

116

3.965

0.332

110

RANDY HOUSER f/H. LINDSEY/What Whiskey... (Stoney Creek) ✔

3260

1045

3.908

0.205

107

RUNAWAY JUNE/Buy My Own Drinks (Wheelhouse)

3051

361

972

3.506

0.826

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Talk You Out Of It (BMLGR)

2977

389

962

108

4.357

0.234

MADDIE & TAE/Friends Don't (Mercury)

2735

861

-4

3.752

0.087

101

TRAVIS DENNING/David Ashley Parker From... (Mercury)

2578

-1218

914

-402

2.836 -1.203

131

BRANTLEY GILBERT f/L. ELL/What Happens In A... (Valory)

2370

787

4.865

101

Debut 44

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

4.865

BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville)

2313

-91

748

-22

2.042 -0.153

MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA)

1908

224

621

2.223

0.39

BILLY CURRINGTON/Bring It On Over (Mercury)

1806

-20

573

2.374

0.125

BRAD PAISLEY/Bucked Off (Arista)

1756

552

3.192

0.24

Debut 49

COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN)

1682

364

459

2.148

0.406

Debut 50

DAVID LEE MURPHY/I Won't Be Sorry (Reviver)

1681

533

1.713 -0.139

Chart Page 2

December 17, 2018 Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Adds

Activator Top Point Gainers Activator will return Jan 7.

Ads will return Jan. 7

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers JASON ALDEAN/Girl Like You (Broken Bow)

2540

SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)

2428

BRANTLEY GILBERT f/L. ELL/What Happens In A... (Valory)

2370

THOMAS RHETT/Sixteen (Valory)

2352

DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR)

2264

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

1729

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol)

1408

LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol)

1370

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)

1332

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)

1228

✔ Activator Top Spin Gainers ✔ Activator will return Jan 7. ✔ Points ✔ Country Aircheck Top Recurrents ✔ LUKE COMBS/She Got The Best Of Me (River House/Columbia) 22363 JIMMIE ALLEN/Best Shot (Stoney Creek)

20680

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Blue Tacoma (Triple Tigers)

12372

CHRIS YOUNG/Hangin' On (RCA)

11183

LUKE COMBS/One Number Away (River House/Columbia)

9491

OLD DOMINION/Hotel Key (RCA)

9307

KANE BROWN/Heaven (RCA)

8959

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

KENNY CHESNEY/Get Along (Blue Chair/Warner Bros./WEA)

8755

THOMAS RHETT/Sixteen (Valory)

848

DAN + SHAY/Tequila (Warner Bros./WAR)

8393

SCOTTY MCCREERY/This Is It (Triple Tigers)

836

MAREN MORRIS/Rich (Columbia)

6973

JASON ALDEAN/Girl Like You (Broken Bow)

812

BRANTLEY GILBERT f/L. ELL/What Happens In A... (Valory)

787

DAN + SHAY/Speechless (Warner Bros./WAR)

747

LUKE COMBS/Beautiful Crazy (River House/Columbia)

538

LUKE BRYAN/What Makes You Country (Capitol)

472

CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Love Wins (Capitol)

440

DUSTIN LYNCH/Good Girl (Broken Bow)

434

MIDLAND/Burn Out (Big Machine)

382

Chart Page 3

December 17, 2018

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

A D D DAT E S

BRANDON LAY/Yada Yada Yada (EMI Nashville) Moves 47-45 2,313 points, 748 spins; no adds

January 7

KANE BROWN/Good As You (RCA)

MORGAN EVANS/Day Drunk (Warner Bros./WEA) Moves 49-46* 1,908 points, 621 spins; no adds

January 14

ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Girl Goin’ Nowhere (Atlantic/WAR) DYLAN SCOTT/Nothing To Do Town (Curb) ERIC CHURCH/Some Of It (EMI Nashville)

BILLY CURRINGTON/Bring It On Over (Mercury) Moves 48-47* 1,806 points, 573 spins; no adds

January 21

MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Records/GCE/in2une)

BRAD PAISLEY/Bucked Off (Arista) Moves 50-48* 1,756 points, 552 spins; no adds

January 28 None Listed

COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner Bros./WMN) Debuts at 49* 1,682 points, 459 points; no adds

February 4

AARON WATSON/Kiss That Girl Goodbye (Big Label)

DAVID LEE MURPHY/I Won’t Be Sorry (Reviver) Debuts at 50* 1,681 points, 533 spins; no adds

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LAUREN ALAINA/Ladies In The ‘90s (19/Mercury) 1,652 points, 497 spins; no adds

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JUSTIN MOORE/The Ones That Didn’t Make It..(Valory) 1,625 points, 489 spins; no adds

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January 11 Randy Houser Magnolia (Stoney Creek)

CARLY PEARCE/Closer To You (Big Machine) 1,615 points, 486 points; no adds

January 18 Cody Johnson Ain’t Nothin’ To It (CoJo Music/Warner Music Nashville) Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap: The Duets (Riser House/Sony)

GARTH BROOKS/Stronger Than Me (Pearl) 1,446 points, 446 points; no adds DYLAN SCHNEIDER/How Does It Sound (Cold River/Placer Music) 1,444 points, 520 spins; no adds

February 15 Florida Georgia Line Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (BMLG Records) TBD 2019 Tim McGraw — (Columbia) Billy Ray Cyrus The SnakeDoctor Circus (—)

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