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PPM: See Spots Run Thanks to a study presented at last week’s Arbitron Client

Conference, we can all stop obsessing about where stopsets

are placed and how many spots they contain. Or can we?

$FFRUGLQJ�WR�WKH�¿QGLQJV��UDGLR�GHOLYHUV�DQ�LPSUHVVLYH�����RI�LWV�OHDG�LQ�DXGLHQFH������during commercial breaks – a result which

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does it mean, particularly for Country?

First, the details: What Happens When the Spots Come On: 2011 Edition LV�D�FROODERUDWLYH�HIIRUW�between Coleman Insights, Arbitron and Media Monitors.

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ACAs Wrap: Fletcher Foster Last week’s American Country Awards on FOX-TV �������VDZ�increased ratings, but the show was not without criticisms from

some in the industry. Country Aircheck

spoke with Fletcher Foster, one of the

VKRZ¶V�SURGXFHUV��IRU�KLV�SHUVSHFWLYH� CA: Ratings were up 33% over the show’s

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Jam Packed: Last week’s KILT/Houston 10 Man Jam artists visit with station sta!ers backstage. Pictured (l-r) are KILT’s Erin Austin and Mark Adams; Clay Walker and Martina McBride; the station’s Brooke Meris; Stoney LaRue; Josh Abbott; The JaneDear girls’ Susie Brown and Danelle Leverett; and KILT’s Steve Rixx.

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We had a lot of comments from people that the script was a

lot smoother this year than last. We kept the dialogue short and

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Hair Club For Them: Jo Dee Messina visits the pre-follicly challenged crew at WWYZ/Hartford of (l) Jay McCarthy (jay.mccarthy@biggerpicturegroup.com) and Mike Moore (mmoore@entercom.com) on the eve of Moore’s 2000 departure for WSIX/Nashville. Have images of a time when you still posed a challenge to barbers? Send them to pagethreepic@countryaircheck.com.

hours, which is huge. One thing they wanted was a countdown

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differently. You commit to some things that don’t necessarily

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Fletcher Foster

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News & Notes Envision Radio Networks has added Delta Media/

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OFF THE RECORD: DAVID NAIL MCA’s David Nail gives an industry spin on the artist interview:What station did you grow up listening to? KFIN/Jonesboro, AR.When was the "rst time you heard yourself on the radio? I was stuck in !ve o’clock tra"c in Nashville and mad when I caught the tail end of “Red Light” on WSIX. I wanted to roll down the window and yell, “Turn on this station! That’s me, boss!” Suddenly, I wanted to sit in tra"c for the next hour.

Which regional is a speed demon? Marlene Augustine. You’ve got to make sure this story gets published. We were supposed to #y from Seattle to Spokane, but since they’re only four hours apart, I convinced Marlene to drive there because I hate #ying. But it snowed a ton and we lost a lot a time crawling through the mountains. But once we got out of the hills, it was a straight shot to Spokane. I couldn’t tell how fast we were going. I saw a state trooper, who was pulled over writing a ticket to another driver, and he starts #agging us down. We were half a mile down the road by the time Marlene stopped. The trooper demanded our license and registration without asking if we knew how fast we were going. Marlene said, “I couldn’t have been driving more than 80mph. I wasn’t going that fast.” We look on the GPS and it showed an average speed of 93mph. That means there were times she was driving 98-100 mph. She was morti!ed. How do you adjust to all the air travel? I interview the #ight attendants. I ask how long the pilot has worked in the !eld and if he’s had military training. Mean #ight attendants make me nervous. What question do you never want to answer again? What’s it like to be from the same town as Sheryl Crow?

David Nail

Zac Brown Band

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Randy Chase

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MY TUNES: MUSIC THAT SHAPED MY LIFE

Knight Broadcasting (incl. KRAZ/Santa Barbara, CA) Dir./Ops/PD/MD Je! Williams discusses his most in#uential songs, albums and concerts:1. George Strait/The Chair: This is a song where a cowboy can show he still has his game on to meet a woman while still being a gentleman. 2. Alan Jackson/Drive: Growing up, I was

really close to my Uncle Lee. He taught me how to !sh, water ski and drive a red plywood boat named Lori Ann. Last month, we went !shing o$ the coast of Santa Barbara when he told me he has Parkinson’s. We had a great time !shing and remembering that little red boat.3. Tim McGraw/Where The Green Grass Grows: This was a hit song when I met my wife in 1999. She’s the one who introduced me to country music. She educated me, a News-Talk/AC PD, starting with a stack of George Strait CDs and some currents including this song. 4. Martina McBride/Love’s The Only House: This song also came out the same time I discovered country music. 5. Lady Antebellum/Run To You: As you can tell, I love the deep and sappy songs. The line where we “run on fumes” hits close to home.

An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Nena’s “99 Luftballons.”

An album you played or listened to incessantly: Brad Paisley’s Who Needs Pictures. This was in my truck’s CD player and ready to be played at a moment’s notice.

One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: I think Brian McKnight’s “Anytime” and Joe’s “I Wanna Know” would each make incredible crossover songs. There’s my AC/NAC/Top 40 side coming out.

Reach Je$ at je$@knightbroadcasting.com.

Je! Williams

Natalie Conner

CAC

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# $ ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/Atl./BPG) ✔ $%&'' $#&( )$%% *%) *$.'(* &.%'& $#% (

& & JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) $+,&( $*, )(+& ,# *(.#$* (.&%$ $#+ (

$ # LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) $)')% -$*$( '''& -*+, #+.**' -#.(&& $#, (

+ * RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) ✔ $*'#& $*$* *,%$ *)$ #$.'), #.$'' $#% (

% ' DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) ✔ $*'(, $)%$ *,&* '** #$.**) &.#($ $#, $

* ) MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) $&++# -&*)* *##% -%,* &%.#'* -'.+'& $#, (

, + ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) $&),& ),$ **(( &%' &%.)## $.#&$ $## (

$( % LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) $&)*( +*% *#'% &%( &%.)+, &.(& $#* (

) , THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) $&(,* -$(', *$+$ -#%( &).#%) -&.*&* $#, (

$& $( CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) $$+$# ,,* #,,* ##, &'.%%% &.#,# $#) (

$$ $$ THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) $$#*% #$& #,', $$& &'.)+* (.+)+ $#% (

$# $& KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) $()+' $&& #)'# ,% &*.&(' (.),% $#, (

$* $# MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love... (Republic Nashville) ,'&' )%# #&## &*$ &(.,) $.*,# $#' $

$% $* DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) ✔ ,(%$ $)$, #$,+ '+% $,.)&' &.,'& $#+ $

$' $' HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) %*++ &+% &%)' $$$ $%.&,* (.,*) $&, (

$, $) KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) %*') $&&+ &%*$ *&$ $%.%+* &.)$$ $#& $

$+ $+ BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) %#+* +,+ &%,# #(% $+.(&) &.&() $#' $

&& $% TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) )%#% $$%$ &$,% *#( $'.(*& &.+*& $&$ $*

&( $, EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) )&)+ $(% &$,' '& $*.$' (.%(# $&, $

&$ &( JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) )&*$ #%, &#(, $*+ $#.',, $.#+# $&) $

&) &$ GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) '&), $$#& $%&* #,% $$.$&+ &.')$ $&& $(

&* && MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) '&(, *%) $%&' $*, $$.#%+ $.&' $$$ *

&' &# SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) *,)* **( $)+* $%+ $(.(&& $.#*% $&* #

&% &* JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) *#,( *&) $')( $%* %.+&* (.%*) $$' #

&+ &' JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) *&$( $)% $'%% ,& ,.*(, (.)+% $(+ (

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&, &) SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble... (19/Interscope/Mercury) *((( #*+ $#)# $$, +.*)) (.,$ $(* #

&# &+ ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) #+'( -$(+# $*&+ -*$# +.%%& -&.$,) $$' (

#( &% BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) #### &%' $$%% $$% ).$%$ (.*() ,, &

#$ &, FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) #&(* &$) $(+% ,, '.+)# (.$', ,% )

#* #( CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) &)'* #,( $(,* $), *.*#$ (.%%% ,) %

#& #$ CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) &)#% $%# $($$ +# *.'+$ (.$)+ ,$ #

LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) &)#$ #$) ,#% $$+ '.&,* (.,$) %* +

TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) ✔ &#%, $'$& +*& *,) *.+') &.,## ,# &*

#' #* KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) &#)% &#) ,(& $*& #.%' (.*$* %, '

#) #' CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) &(+$ $$, +%$ '# #.*,* (.$,) +, #

#+ #) ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) $',( #&& '+% $(( #.($) (.+&$ ', ,

#% #+ SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) $*'+ &$, *+& %, &.**$ (.#'& *, &

#, #% RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) $*$# $+) *+) ') &.**' (.*+$ '+ %

*$ #, GLORIANA/(Kissed You) Good Night (Emblem/WAR) $&%( &#$ *') %# &.(*, (.') '+ '

*( *( LAUREN ALAINA/Georgia Peaches (19/Interscope/Mercury) $&$, +# *'+ *' $.+,) (.(+% '& *

*& *$ THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Rev) $&(+ &+, **% $($ $.'(# (.#'# )$ #

** *& TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) ,%' $&$ #+% '& $.))% (.#$& *+ %

*' *# LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) ,#& +# ##$ *' $.&,' (.(') '$ *

*) ** LOST TRAILERS/Underdog (Stokes Tunes/HRT) ,$+ ,$ #'' #' $.$+' (.$$, ** $

*+ *' BRENT ANDERSON/Amy's Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) %#+ '$ ##& && (.,#' (.$(& ') &

*, *) WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/BNA) %&' $#% &+, '$ $.(&) (.(%' *# )

*% *+ THE JANEDEAR GIRLS/Merry Go Round (Warner Bros./WMN) %&# '( &)$ $% $.$+$ (.()# #) (

*% TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) +'+ '(' &') $)% $.)%' $.($ #' &#

'( *, UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) ),# %# &+' #$ (.,# (.$)& #' &

'( BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don't Know Her Like I Do (Valory) )'( *+& $+% $#$ $.#&% (.,)* *) #+

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Country Aircheck Top Spin GainersDIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) %&'DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) %((TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) ()*ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/At./BPG) ('*RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) (*+TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) (,-KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) (.+GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) ,)'CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) ,,)BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) ,-'

Country Aircheck Top Point GainersDAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) +*'+ ✔DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) +*+) ✔TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) +%+. ✔RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) +(+( ✔ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (So. Grnd/At./BPG) +,.- ✔KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) +..&TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) ++'+GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) ++,.CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) ))(BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) &)&

Country Aircheck Add LeadersBRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don’t Know Her Like I Do (Valory) ,&JOSH THOMPSON/Comin' Around (RCA) ,-TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) .(TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) .,TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) +(CRAIG CAMPBELL/When I Get It (BPG) +,LADY ANTEBELLUM/Dancin' Away With My Heart (Capitol) ++GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) +-ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) )CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) 'RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) 8STEVE HOLY/Until The Rain Stops (Curb) 8TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) 8

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

BLAKE SHELTON/God Gave Me You (Warner Bros./WMN) +.+'-BRANTLEY GILBERT/Country Must Be Country Wide (Valory) +-)'%ELI YOUNG BAND/Crazy Girl (Republic) '.*,RODNEY ATKINS/Take A Back Road (Curb) '-%-JAKE OWEN/Barefoot Blue Jean Night (RCA) &((-TAYLOR SWIFT/Sparks Fly (Big Machine) *)&)BLAKE SHELTON/Honey Bee (Warner Bros./WMN) %)--JASON ALDEAN/Dirt Road Anthem (Broken Bow) %*,.TOBY KEITH/Made In America (Show Dog-Universal) %(..DARIUS RUCKER/I Got Nothin' (Capitol) %(-+

Activator Top Point GainersDIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) +%.% ✔

RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) +(%+ ✔

TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) +,.) ✔

KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) +.+, ✔

ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) +++' ✔

GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) )*-

DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) )(.

TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) )-%

EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) &),

BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) &''

Activator Top Spin GainersDIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) .(*RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) .,+TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) ..&KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) +')ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) +',TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) +&.GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) +%)DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) +(+BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) +,.EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) +.(

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CMTKID ROCK f/ANGALEENA PRESLEY & T.I./Care (Atlantic/Top Dog)KIP MOORE/Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck (MCA)

CMT PUREBEARFOOT/Tell Me A Story (Compass)HONEYHONEY/Turn That Finger Around (Honeyhoney/Lost Highway/Fontana)LIVEWIRE/Miracle Of The Human Spirit (Way Out West)

GACKIP MOORE/Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck (MCA)

THE COUNTRY NETWORKNo new adds

VIDEO ADDS

JANUARY 3TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb)

JANUARY 9BLAKE SHELTON/Drink On It (Warner Bros./WMN)CANAAN SMITH/We Got Us (Mercury)JOSH TURNER/Time Is Love (MCA)MIRANDA LAMBERT/Over You (RCA)

JANUARY 16RONNIE DUNN/Let The Cowboy Rock (Arista)CLAY WALKER/Like We Never Said Goodbye (Curb)

Country Aircheck ActivityBRENT ANDERSON/Amy’s Song (Sea Gayle/Arista) Moves 47-45* 837 points, 332 spins 2 adds: DGHC, WCTQ

WADE BOWEN/Saturday Night (Sea Gayle/Arista) Moves 49-46* 825 points, 279 spins 6 adds: KCYY, KKWF, WDXB, WOGI, WQDR, WYNK

THE JANEDEAR GIRLS/Merry Go Round (Warner Bros./WMN) Moves 48-47* 823 points, 261 spins; No adds

TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) Debuts at 48* 757 points, 256 spins 23 adds, including: KAJA, KIXZ, KJUG, KMLE*, KNCI*, KSOP, KUPL, KWJJ, KWNR, PCCO

UNCLE KRACKER/My Hometown (Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG) Moves 50-49* 693 points, 275 spins 2 adds: WDAF, WYNK

BRANTLEY GILBERT/You Don’t Know Her Like I Do (Valory) Debuts at 50* 650 points, 178 spins 37 adds, including: KCCY, KKWF, KNIX, KRTY, KUPL, KWJJ, KWNR, WBCT, WBUL

NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) 563 points, 234 spins 3 adds: KASE, WMIL, WQYK*

KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) 547 points, 146 spins; No adds

JOSH THOMPSON/Comin’ Around (RCA) 358 points, 93 spins 30 adds, including: KAJA, KCCY, KNCI*, KRTY, KSOP, KTEX, KUPL, KWNR, KWOF, WBCT

ADD DATES

LADY ANTEBELLUM/All I Want For Christmas Is You (Capitol) 357 points, 109 spins 2 adds: WHKO, WQYK

Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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& $ JASON ALDEAN/Tattoos On This Town (Broken Bow) $*'+, ,* &*)# -&#

# & ZAC BROWN BAND/Keep Me In Mind (Sou. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) $*'## +), &*,& $(,

$ # LADY ANTEBELLUM/We Owned The Night (Capitol) $*$*$ -+$$ &*$' -$'%

, * RASCAL FLATTS/Easy (Big Machine) ✔ $&(*' $*'$ &(## &#$

% ' ERIC CHURCH/Drink In My Hand (EMI Nashville) ✔ $$%&( $$$% &(#& $%#

+ ) LUKE BRYAN/I Don't Want This Night To End (Capitol) $$*)% +'# $,)% $$&

* + MIRANDA LAMBERT/Baggage Claim (RCA) $(%,+ -&&%& $%++ -*('

$( % THE BAND PERRY/All Your Life (Republic Nashville) $(*#+ *&' $%$$ ',

$& , CHRIS YOUNG/You (RCA) $($)+ )'+ $+') $(+

$$ $( KENNY CHESNEY/Reality (BNA) $((+* ### $+*, '*

$# $$ DAVID NAIL/Let It Rain (MCA) ,,'' ,*& $)%+ $*$

' $& THOMPSON SQUARE/I Got You (Stoney Creek) ,)%& -$&$+ $)$' -&&$

$) $# DIERKS BENTLEY/Home (Capitol) ✔ %,+& $'&' $'*' &*)

$* $* MARTINA MCBRIDE/I'm Gonna Love You Through It (Republic Nashville) %+** *#( $'#& %(

$' $' BRAD PAISLEY/Camouflage (Arista) %)%, +%% $'&$ $#&

$, $) KEITH URBAN/You Gonna Fly (Capitol) ✔ ++(# $&$# $##) $%,

&( $+ JUSTIN MOORE/Bait A Hook (Valory) )%&& '(( $$+$ +&

&& $% TOBY KEITH/Red Solo Cup (Show Dog-Universal) ))&* ))& $$'$ $(,

&$ $, HUNTER HAYES/Storm Warning (Atlantic/WMN) ))(% '&+ $$'+ ,$

&# &( MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Where I Come From (Average Joes) ',#+ ')* $(&* ,)

&* &$ GEORGE STRAIT/Love's Gonna Make It Alright (MCA) '%#& ,)( $($' $',

&' && JAKE OWEN/Alone With You (RCA) '&)& *#( ,$# )+

$% &# ALAN JACKSON/Long Way To Go (EMI Nashville) '$*+ -$)(# %)$ -#(*

&) &* BILLY CURRINGTON/Like My Dog (Mercury) *'%& #)% +,# )(

&+ &' EDENS EDGE/Amen (Big Machine) *#%% +,# +$$ $&*

&% &) SCOTTY MCCREERY/The Trouble With Girls (19/Interscope/Mercury) *&&# +## +$& $&(

&, &+ SARA EVANS/My Heart Can't Tell You No (RCA) #)*% +&& )#( $$)

#& &% LEE BRICE/A Woman Like You (Curb) #&#( ',* ''( %%

#( &, JAMES WESLEY/Didn't I (Broken Bow) #&(, #$$ '+% '$

#$ #( FAITH HILL/Come Home (Warner Bros./WAR) #$&# #$$ '#, *&

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#' #$ CRAIG MORGAN/This Ole Boy (Black River) &)(' '%# *## ,#

*( #& TAYLOR SWIFT/Ours (Big Machine) ✔ &')$ $#&, *'' &&+

## ## TRACE ADKINS/Million Dollar View (Show Dog-Universal) &'(, &)# *&% #+

#* #* RODNEY ATKINS/He's Mine (Curb) &*)( #*, **$ )$

#) #' KIP MOORE/Somethin' 'Bout A Truck (MCA) &(#* '#& #*$ %+

#% #) CHRIS CAGLE/Got My Country On (BPG) $'&# &#% &', #&

#+ #+ ANDY GIBSON/Wanna Make You Love Me (DMP/R&J) $*)# $(' &)* $'

#, #% SUNNY SWEENEY/Drink Myself Single (Republic Nashville) $#+( $&, &*$ $,

*$ #, D.J. MILLER/Between Sundays (Evergreen/NNR/Spinville) $$%+ '$ &$* +

'* *( TIM MCGRAW/Better Than I Used To Be (Curb) $$+% ,(' &$+ $+&

*& *$ NEAL MCCOY/A-OK (Blaster/Rodeowave) $($) &+ $%% +

*# *& CASEY JAMES/Let's Don't Call It A Night (19/BNA) +,, &% $#* *

** *# TRENT TOMLINSON/A Man Without A Woman (Skyville) ++$ , $*( $

*+ ** THE FARM/Home Sweet Home (All In/Elektra/New Revolution) ))$ %) $&( $&

'( *' LOVE AND THEFT/Angel Eyes (RCA) )** $*+ $(, &)

*% *) KEVIN FOWLER/That Girl (Average Joes) )#* %# $$' $#

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') STEVE HOLY/Until The Rain Stops (Curb) &)' $'$ '( #(

') '+ SUGARLAND f/MATT NATHANSON/Run (Vanguard/Mercury) &') #, *+ (

'% ELI YOUNG BAND/Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Republic Nashville) $,+ )* #) $&

', GREEN RIVER ORDINANCE/Dancing Shoes (Independent) $+' *( #' %

', )( PISTOL ANNIES/Hell On Heels (Columbia) $+* -# #* -$

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