Weekly Chart Report (2/04/11)

Davis Music Group's Jacob Lyda performed his new single, "I'm Doing Alright," for the staff at WDRM in Huntsville, AL. (L-R): WDRM's AJ McCloud, Lyda and WDRM's Jim Tice.

SPIN ZONE
It’s Blake Shelton’s world right now, but thankfully he lets us stay here and read his Twitter feed. This week he’s on top of the CountryBreakout chart with “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking,” which surges ahead of Luke Bryan’s “Someone Else Calling You Baby” with a gain of 111 spins.
Positions 3-11 are all showing positive movement, with Taylor Swift’s No. 3 “Back To December” looking like a soon-to-be No. 1 contender. A few paces back, Billy Currington’s “Let Me Down Easy” (No. 7), Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson’s “Don’t You Wanna Stay” (No. 8), Darius Rucker’s “This” (No. 10) and Thompson Square’s “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” (No. 11) all score triple digit spin gains.

Back Porch Productions hosted Craig Morgan, Luke Bryan, Chuck Wicks, Lee Brice, Thompson Square at the K92FM All Star Acoustic Jam with host Kix Brooks at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida on January 16. (L-R): Back Porch Productions Founder/CEO Carly Horvat; Wicks; and Back Porch staffers Ashley Roeder and Lauren Denig.

This chart also has the exciting and triumphant debut of Ronnie Dunn’s first solo single, “Bleed Red.” Programmers jumped all over the song and it easily snapped up our highest debut at No. 46. Keith Urban’s latest, “Without You,” also had a huge debut, landing at No. 65 with no prior reports.
It’s tough out there with numerous superstar singles blasting up the chart, but a few independent artists are making some noise. Burns & Poe’s “How Long Is Long Enough” is still gaining spins at No. 28, for starters. And at No. 35, Eric Lee Beddingfield’s“The Gospel According To Jones” continues to move upward. Katie Armiger’s “Best Song Ever” is just a hair behind at No. 36, and the Bellamy Brothers are now at No. 40 with “Back In The Day.”
RADIO NEWS
Bold Gold Media’s WDNB Thunder-102/Liberty, NY held its 5th Annual Thunder Blood Bowl at Monticello Casino & Raceway on Wednesday, January 26th. The event is one of the largest blood drives in New York’s Sullivan County, and this year 78 units of blood were donated for the local blood bank. “Our ‘ThunderHeads’ never cease to amaze me in their capacity to give,” comments Market Manager/GM/morning co-host Paul Ciliberto. “We even had eight first time donors during this drive.”

Upcoming Singles
February 7
Joanna Smith/Georgia Mud/Columbia
David Nail/Let It Rain/MCA
Keith Urban/Without You/Capitol
Colt Ford/Country Thang/Average Joes
Doobie Brothers/World Gone Crazy/HOR/CO5
February 14
Ronnie Dunn/Bleed Red/Arista
Bridgette Tatum/Hillbilly Rockstar/Root 49/Quarterback
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Ronnie Dunn/Bleed Red/ Sony — 45
Keith Urban/Without You/Capitol — 64
Jamey Johnson/Heartache/Mercury — 76
Matthew Huff/As TIme Goes By/MGH Records — 77
Aaron Lewis/Country Boy/Stroudavarious — 79
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Ronnie Dunn/Bleed Red/Sony — 627
Keith Urban/Without You/Capitol — 368
Miranda Lambert/Heart Like Mine/Columbia — 331
Zac Brown Band/Colder Weather/Bigger Picture — 263
Reba/If I Were A Boy/Starstruck/Valory — 247
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Sean Patrick McGraw/My So Called Life/Little Engine Records — 184
Lathan Moore/Love In Your Life/Blue Steel Records — 179
Emma King & The Heartsets/I’m Not Forgotten/PLC — 168
The Grascals/I Am Strong/BlueGrascal — 157
Scott Lindsey/Miss Lead Me On/Gray Trailer — 147
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Ronnie Dunn/Bleed Red/Arista — 45
Keith Urban/Without You/Capitol — 30
David Bradley feat. Rodney Crowell/Hard Time Movin’ On/Gecko — 13
D.J. Miller/Whatever It Takes/Evergreen — 12
Reba/If I Were A Boy/Starstruck/Valory — 10
Carter’s Chord/A Little Less Comfortable/Show Dog-Universal — 10
Aaron Lewis/Country Boy/Stroudavarious — 9

Gloriana with KNCI staffers after a listener event. (L-R): Tom, KNCI afternoon jock Kodiak, Rachel, KNCI PD Byron Kennedy, Cheyenne, KNCI Promo Dir. Matt Viera, and Michael.

Sunny Sweeney played a sold out show at Club Rodeo in San Jose on Jan. 28. (L-R): Republic Nashville Pres. Jimmy Harnen, KRTY GM Nate Deaton, Sweeney, KRTY GSM Tina Ferguson and KRTY Night Jock Indiana Al.