Weekly Chart Report (4/15/11)

Columbia Nashville's Bradley Gaskin recently visited The Bull (WDXB 102.5) in Birmingham, AL and also performed an acoustic set including his debut single “Mr. Bartender” in the "Bull Lounge.” (L-R): Gaskin and WDXB PD Tom Hanrahan.

SPIN ZONE
Rascal Flatts ascends to the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot with “I Won’t Let Go,” making the band’s second No. 1 single since its 2010 move to Big Machine Records. Kenny Chesney’s “Live A Little” is within striking distance at No. 2, trailed closely by Keith Urban’s “Without You” at No. 3. The Top 10 has a handful of new entries, including Toby Keith’s “Somewhere Else” at No. 8, Justin Moore’s “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” at No. 9, and Taylor Swift’s “Mean” at No. 10. The next few weeks could get very interesting as these relatively young singles battle for position.
The buzz over Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee” has become a full on roar, as the singer’s latest jumps 20 positions to No. 35 in its second week on the chart. And a round of applause for the folks at Broken Bow and Stoney Creek, because they’re really on a roll. Following a big No. 1 from Thompson Square, superstar-in-waiting Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem makes its official debut at No. 57. Not far behind at No. 62, Aldean’s labelmate James Wesley has one of the fastest rising singles of his young career with “Didn’t I.”
Also making their debuts are Randy Houser’s “In God’s Time” at No. 74, Margaret Durante’s “Maybe Tonight” at No. 78, Daisy Mallory’s “Don’t Grow Up Too Fast” at No. 79, and Carrie Underwood’s “Songs Like This” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: KAIR, KITX, KLQL, KNCQ, KTNT, KTTI, WCMS, WKSR, WKWS, WTCR, WYVY

Upcoming Singles
April 18
Jake Owen/Barefoot Blue Jean Night/RCA
Kelly Parkes/Girl With A Fishing Rod/Lofton Creek
Jaron & The Long Road To Love/It’s A Good Thing/Jaronwood/Universal Republic/Nine North
Margaret Durante/Maybe Tonight/Stroudavarious
Jason Aldean/Dirt Road Anthem/Broken Bow
Billy Currington/Love Done Gone/Mercury
Stealing Angels/Paper Heart/Skyville
Acklen Park/I Love You, I Need You/Otter Rapids
April 25
Ash Bowers/I Still Believe In That/Stoney Creek
Mark Cooke/I Love It/CVR/Quarterback
Brantley Gilbert/Country Must Be Country Wide/Valory
Randy Houser/In God’s Time/Show Dog-Universal
Rodney Atkins/Take A Back Road/Curb
Brother Trouble/Summer’s Little Angel/Blaster/Bigger Picture
Jennette McCurdy/Generation Love/Capitol
Susan Hickman/Just Missed This Train/4 L Clover
Corey Wagar/Hurricane/GTR
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Jason Aldean/Dirt Road Anthem/Broken Bow — 57
Randy Houser/In God’s Time/Show Dog-Universal — 74
Margaret Durante/Maybe Tonight/Emrose — 78
Daisy Mallory/Don’t Grow Up Too Fast/Front Water — 79
Carrie Underwood/Songs Like This/Arista — 80
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Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Honey Bee/Warner Bros./WMN — 587
Luke Bryan/Country Girl/Capitol — 404
Jason Aldean/Dirt Road Anthem/Broken Bow — 345
Taylor Swift/Mean/Big Machine — 316
Trace Adkins/Just Fishin’/Show Dog-Universal — 261
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Ashley Gearing/Five More Minutes/Curb — 198
Austin Hicks/I Still Pledge Allegiance/Lick — 186
Mark Cooke/I Love It/CVR — 183
Rachel Holder/Chocolate/All Entertainment — 176
Jason Michael Carroll/Numbers/For The Lonely/Quarterback — 162
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Blake Shelton/Honey Bee/Warner Bros./WMN — 32
Jason Aldean/Dirt Road Anthem/Broken Bow — 28
James Wesley/Didn’t I/Broken Bow — 19
Reba/When Love Gets A Hold Of You/Starstruck/Valory — 14
Lucy Angel/Serious/GForce — 10
Randy Houser/In God’s Time/Show Dog-Universal — 9
Sugarland/Tonight/Mercury — 9

Stealing Angels recently stopped by WBEE/Rochester, NY to share their new single, “Paper Heart.” Pictured (L-R): Skyville President Kevin Herring, WBEE’s Billy Kidd, Jennifer Wayne, WBEE’s Bob Barnett, Skvyille East Regional Theresa Ford, and Tayla Lynn and Caroline Cutbirth

WKSR/Pulaksi, TN secured Eric Lee Beddingfield and others to perform at the banquet for the 10th Annual Governor's One Shot Turkey Hunt. The hunt is an annual fundraiser for the TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency) and benefits youth hunting in Tennessee. Pictured (L-R): Randy Barber of Rebel Dawg Records, Jason Phillips (Beddingfield’s hunt guide), Beddingfield, Wes Barker and manager Craig Campbell.

The Dirt Drifters stuck around Las Vegas the day following the ACM Awards to visit with KCYE. Pictured (L-R): Matt Fleener, Ryan Fleener, Cadillac Jack (MD/PM), Nick Diamond, Jeremy Little, Jeff Middleton, WMN VP Promotion Bob Reeves, and KCYE OM/PD Justin Chase