Weekly Chart Report (8/20/10)
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Congratulations to Capitol Records and its promoters on earning a second consecutive week as the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 song with Lady Antebellum’s “Our Kind Of Love.” Lady A currently has a comfortable margin of victory, but Billy Currington’s “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer,” Kenny Chesney’s “The Boys Of Fall,” and Darius Rucker’s “Come Back Song” are healthy and packing on the spins as well. UMG Nashville has two more entries moving up through the top 10—Josh Turner’s “All Over Me” at No. 5, and Easton Corbin’s “Roll With It” at No. 7.
The story of the chart of late is that of new singles from big artists rapidly making their way to the top. At four weeks or less, the top 30 includes Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” at No. 18, Rascal Flatts’s “Why Wait” at No. 20, Taylor Swift’s “Mine” at No. 21, Brad Paisley’s “Anything Like Me” at No. 26, and Luke Bryan’s “Someone Else Calling You Baby” at No. 29.
Soon to be joining them and competing for top-of-the-chart space is Zac Brown Band’s “As She’s Walking Away.” With a little vocal assistance from Alan Jackson, the Georgia group’s latest picks up over 600 new spins and the biggest debut of the week at No. 39. Also making big debuts are Dierks Bentley’s “Draw Me A Map” at No. 49 and Burns & Poe’s “How Long Is Long Enough” at No. 58.
Rascal Flatts' Nothing Like This Tour rolled through Columbus last weekend for a performance at Crew Stadium. Backstage before the show the band presented WCOL/Columbus with plaques recognizing ten years of support. (L-R): WCOL PD John Crenshaw, Gary LeVox, WCOL MD Dan E. Zuko, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus.
Upcoming Singles
August 23
Trailer Choir/Shakin’ That Tailgate/Show Dog – Universal
Dierks Bentley/Draw Me A Map/Capitol
Blaine Larsen/Leavin’/Treehouse/Stroudavarious
Burns & Poe/How Long Is Long Enough/Blue Steel
Jamey Johnson/Playing The Part/Mercury
Jesse Lee/Like My Mother Does/Atlantic/WMN
August 30
Gwyneth Paltrow/Country Strong/RCA
Adam Brand/Ready For Love/Arista
Crossin Dixon/Lovin’ In The Country/Stoney Creek
Joanna Smith/Gettin’ Married/Columbia
Jason Sturgeon/Rollin’ On/Toolpusher/Nine North
Due West/The Bible and The Belt/Black River
Frank Ortega/My Old Man/Villa One/Quarterback
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson/As She’s Walking Away/Atlantic/Bigger Picture — 39
Dierks Bentley/Draw Me A Map/Capitol — 49
Burns & Poe/How Long Is Long Enough/Blue Steel — 58
Trailer Choir/Shakin’ That Tailgate/Show Dog – Universal — 71
Clay Walker/Where Do I Go From You/Curb — 74
Josh Gracin/Cover Girl/Average Joes — 76
D.J. Miller/A Little Naughty is Nice/Evergreen — 77
Mark Cooke/Can’t Cheat In A Small Town — 78
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson/ As She’s Walking Away/Atlantic/Bigger Picture — 666
Taylor Swift/Mine/Big Machine — 641
Rascal Flatts/Why Wait/Big Machine — 516
Brad Paisley/Anything Like Me/Arista — 514
Dierks Bentley/Draw Me A Map/Capitol — 429
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Randy Rogers Band/Too Late For Goodbye/MCA — 256
James Wesley/Real/Broken Bow — 247
Melanie Denard/All I Ever Did Was Love You/StarPath — 240
Richie Fields/Wichita/Joint Journey — 231
Vickie Raye/Face/PCL — 177
Two Week Most Added*
Artist/song/label — New adds
Zac Brown Band with Alan Jackson/As She’s Walking Away/Atlantic/Bigger Picture — 43
Dierks Bentley/Draw Me A Map/Capitol — 35
Burns & Poe/How Long Is Long Enough/Blue Steel Records — 27
Jason Aldean/My Kinda Party/Broken Bow — 27
Taylor Swift/Mine/Big Machine – 19
Brad Paisley/Anything Like Me/Arista — 15
Luke Bryan/Someone Else Calling You Baby/Capitol — 14
Warner Bros/Reprise artist Blake Shelton took time with KCYE staffers before his recent concert in Las Vegas. (L-R): Tyler Brady, Josh Greene, Shelton, Paul Knight and PD Justin Chase.
Columbia Nashville newcomer Joanna Smith recently visited with her friends at WQYK/Tampa while watching Justin Moore and labelmate Josh Thompson perform on the Brad Paisley H20 World Tour. Joanna's debut single, "Gettin' Married," hit country radio earlier this month, and officially goes for adds on 8/30. (L-R): Thompson, Moore, Smith, WQYK MD Jay Roberts and WQYK PD Mike Culotta.
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It’s good to see singles moving a little quicker up the chart. Sure, those big stars have hits on their hands but keep digging, folks. There are more hits out there by lesser known and unknown artists. If it sounds like a hit, play it.