Weekly Chart Report (10/22/10)

SPIN ZONE
His latest album Charleston SC 1966 was released last week, and Darius Rucker’s “Come Back Song” is still the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 song for a fifth consecutive week. Taylor Swift’s new album Speak Now streets next Tuesday (10/25), and its first single “Mine” is perched at No. 2. Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” slips slightly to No. 3, followed by The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” and Rascal Flatts’ “Why Wait.”

It’s still a very tight chart, with Justin Moore’s “How I Got To Be This Way” the only new song in the Top 10 and Tim McGraw’s “Felt Good On My Lips” the only new entry to the Top 20. But that should be changing soon, as a group of superstar singles is rapidly climbing through the 20s. Toby Keith’s “Bullets In The Gun” moves 26-22 after a gain of 271 spins, followed by Lady Antebellum’s “Hello World” at No. 25, and Blake Shelton’s “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking” at No. 26.

As older singles begin to drop out of sight, space should start to open up for the latest releases. Look for chart appearances soon from Ashley Gearing’s “What Do You Think About Us,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Country Strong,” The Dirt Drifters’ “Something Better,” and Josh Turner’s “I Wouldn’t Be A Man.”

Frozen Playlists: KYEZ, WBRF, WCMS, WHWK, WOGT, WPPL

Upcoming Singles
October 25
Todd O’Neill/Cry No Mississippi/Aria
Lee Brice/Beautiful Every Time/Curb
Matt Gary/I’m Just Sayin’/17/Quarterback
Josh Turner/I Wouldn’t Be A Man/MCA

November 1
Randy Rogers Band/Steal You Away/MCA

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Kenny Chesney/Somewhere With You/BNA — 64
Lucy Angel/Only Woman Left/GForce — 77
Scott Lindsey/Get To Her In A Hurry/Gray Trailer — 78
Margaret Durante/Mississippi’s Cryin’/Emrose/Nine North — 79
Ken Domash/Ding Dang Darn It/Thunder Mountain/Spinville — 80

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Kenny Chesney/Somewhere With You/BNA — 402
Toby Keith/Bullets In The Gun/Show Dog – Universal — 271
Billy Currington/Let Me Down Easy/Mercury — 256
Tim McGraw/Felt Good On My Lips/Curb — 241
Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye/Capitol — 241

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Chris Filer/John Deere, John 3:16/Lofton Creek — 180
Braden Gray/A Little Less Lonely/ATP Records — 156
Ashley Gearing/What Do You Think About Us/Curb — 149
Gwyneth Paltrow/Country Strong/RCA — 148
The Dirt Drifters/Something Better/WMN — 148

Two Week Most Added*
Artist/song/label — New adds
Kenny Chesney/Somewhere With You/BNA — 32
Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye/Capitol — 18
Billy Currington/Let Me Down Easy/Mercury — 13
The Dirt Drifters/Something Better/WMN — 12
Braden Gray/A Little Less Lonely/ATP — 11
Jerrod Niemann/What Do You Want/Sea Gayle/Arista — 10
Josh Turner/I Wouldn’t Be A Man/MCA — 10