Country Billboard Chart
News June 5, 2014
In Brief: Billboard Country Charts
Country Album Chart ** No. 1
(2 weeks) “Just As I Am” Brantley Gilbert
Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (8 weeks) ** “Play It Again” Luke Bryan
Country Airplay ** No. 1 (3 weeks) ** "Play It Again" Luke Bryan
Country Digital Songs **
No.1 (ninth
cumulative week) ** "Play It Again" Luke Bryan
Billboard Top
200 / Country Album Chart News
Coldplay's "Ghost Stories" helds for a
second week at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (BB200), that's down
78% from a week ago, when it launched at
No.1 with 383,000. Two-week sales for “Ghost Stories” stand at 466,000, making
it the sixth-largest-selling album of 2014. The soundtrack to
"Frozen" continues to rule by far as the year's top seller, with 2.5
million, and remains the only album to have sold 1 million copies in 2014.
Cher Lloyd, the 20-year old Malvern,
Worcestershire, England "Swagger Jagger" and UK X Factor Top 4
finisher saw her sophomore album, Sorry I'm Late, debut at #12 selling 16,607
copies. Her debut, Sticks + Stones, released on 2 October 2012 in America
through Epic Records, peaked and debuted at #9 on chart issued Oct 20, 2012
selling 30,876 copies one place behind LITTLE BIG TOWN with TORNADO which sold
30,908 that week as the #1 Country Album.
Brantley Gilbert's JUST
AS I AM (Valory/Big Machine Label Group) held steady in the No.2 slot on
the BB200 and No.1 on Billboard Country albums for a second frame selling 65,170 copies (down 69%, 211,288 sold
in 2-weeks).
His Big Machine
label mates Rascal Flatts saw REWIND
dip from 10-11 on the BB200 and retained their No.2 slot on the country chart
(sales down 23%)
Hunter Hayes “Storyline,” at No.6 Country sold
another 7,000 copies to pass 100K in 4 weeks.
New on the Billboard 200 at No.193 (#24 Country) was Jamie Lynn Spears who made a bow with her debut
EP, THE
JOURNEY (Sweet Jamie Music) selling around 2,000 copies.
Billboard Article Jamie Lynn Spears Video Exclusive: The Stories Behind 'The Journey' EP
Songs >> Video
Interview
with Jamie Lynn Spears: On 'The
Journey' EP, Writing Over 100 Songs & Dream Duet
Jamie puts on a
long and leggy show in military-inspired playsuit when she posed with fans at
the CMA Music Festival - Daily Mail
Critical reception for Jamie Lynn Spears “The Journey”:
5 Tracks: Time: 17:27 MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Billboard
(by Chuck Dauphin) .....Unlike a lot of performers out there, she isn’t afraid
to let her natural Southern twang show. That’s apparent on the lead single,
“How Could I Want More,” where her voice
truly reflects her Louisiana home. The song – written about her husband – is
particularly moving, and she knocks it out of the ballpark. She also does
likewise on “Mandolin Summer Rain,” where you can almost see the dirt tracks
and swamp land that is so much a part of her native state...I urge you to give
this CD a chance based on…the music. She’s got the talent, the moxie, and the
personality to take it as far as she wants to go. And, that would ring true if
her name was Smith or Jones!
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| Jamie Lynn Spears-Live 2014 CMA Festival 8 June 2014 |
Saving Country Music (Rating: 1 out of 2 Guns) ..So, Britney’s little sister wants to be a
country music star after getting booted off Nickelodeon ’cause she got knocked
up at sixteen.” This is the conclusion most high-nosed country music snobs can
come to upon hearing that Jamie Lynn Spears has bent her back to the pursuit of
a country music career, without even having to listen to a peep of her music.
At first notion, the premise of Jamie Lynn Country seems so flimsy and
transparent, it’s darn near a forgone conclusion that it can be nothing more
than bubble gum and choreography....Then when Jamie released her first single,
the co-penned “How Could I Want More” in November 2013, many high-nosed music
snobs had to spread mustard on their presumptive words and eat them....Even in
2014 though, half baked and dated material still bests most of what is coming
from mainstream country males, and it’s only fair to grade The Journey among
its peers. “How Could I Want More” is pretty good, “Big Bad World” is not half
bad, and the other three tracks are pretty forgettable, but not offensive.
Outside of the top 25
Country albums saw a lowly debut for Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison with OUR YEAR (Thirty Tigers) which landed
at No.40.
The new album dropped 5/27.
The follow-up to Cheaters Game mixes harmony and groove. The two already reign
as one of Americana music’s coolest couples, and their latest release, Our
Year, out May 27, 2014 on Premium/Thirty Tigers Records, elevates them closer
to the lofty territory once occupied by beloved royals Johnny ’n’ June and
George ’n’ Tammy....Maybe they’ll play Buckingham Palace one day, though night
clubs and dance halls are more their style. But wherever Our Year takes them
doesn’t really matter, Robison says, because they’re having the time of their
lives. (via Press Release)
Critical reception for Kelly
Willis & Bruce Robison “Our Year”
10 Tracks/ Time: 31:26 CD - MP3 - Smart Choice Music - Amazon.com
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(rating: 4.5 STARS) ..The beauty of this album comes from Willis and Robison’s
knowing and canny way with a song, as well as more, and even more important,
their ability to read each other’s voices, weave around each other’s vocals,
and create an intimacy in their sound that invites listeners into the duo’s
world. It may be Willis and Robison’s year, but with this album, it’s our year,
too.
Roughstock (Rating: 5 STARS)....Country music has a long
standing tradition of duets. Dolly and Porter, Dolly and Kenny, George and
Tammy, Loretta and Conway, Emmylou and Gram.
Robison and Willis belong in that revered list. While each of them is a
stellar singing and songwriter in their own right, when they get together they
make magic. The latest collaboration finds them honing their musical choices to
a nearly nuanced and balanced collection of songs. Our Year promises to be one
of the best country albums of the year.
There was no sign of Jamie O'Neal’s
new set ETERNAL (Shanachie Entertainment/Momentum Label Group) on the Top 50
albums. Released on May 27th it is Jamie’s spin on 11 classic hits by the likes
of Patsy Cline, Bruce Cockburn, Deborah Allen, Larry Gatlin, Emmylou Harris,
Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Juice Newton (“The Sweetest Thing” No.1 in
May on Hotdisc chart in Europe), Connie Smith and others.
2014 Country Album sales Year-To
Date:
12,754,000 (Physical sales 8,379,000 (down 9%) + Digital
sales 4,375,000 (down 15.7%)) which is 24.0% down at the same point in 2013 (16,785,000
sales)
Billboard Top 200 / Country Album
Placings
(Issue dated Chart week of June 14, 2014)
(Country Album positions #1 - #25)
(TW) This Week, (LW) Last Week,
Co (Country Album Chart placing / Movement)
Top 25 Hot Country Songs (week of June
14, 2014)
On Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart - which blends:
a)
All-format airplay, as monitored by BDS
b) Sales,
as tracked by Nielsen SoundScan and
c) Streaming,
(tracked by Nielsen BDS from such services as
Spotify, Muve, Slacker, Rhapsody, Rdio and Xbox Music, among others) according
to BDS it results in:
- Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again” (Capitol Nashville)
logged an eighth week at No.1 atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs marking
the fourth-most weeks a song has logged at the summit since the
ranking switched from measuring core country radio audience to a
sales/airplay/streaming hybrid methodology on Oct. 20, 2012. Last summer,
Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” set an all-time record with 24 weeks atop
the chart before it was replaced at No.1 on the Aug. 31, 2013 survey by
Bryan’s “That’s My Kind of Night,” which spent 12 weeks on top. With 10
weeks at No.1, Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
boasts the third-longest reign since the methodology makeover.
- Lee Brice claimed
his fifth Top 10, as “I Don’t Dance”
(Curb) jumped 12-8. The singer-songwriter last reached the region with “I
Drive Your Truck,” which motored to a No. 6 peak on the March 30, 2013
list.
- Jana Kramer charts
for a third time notching a career-high debut at No.37 with “Love” (Elektra Nashville/Warner
Atlantic Reprise). The actress-singer has risen as high as No.3 with “Why
Ya Wanna” in October 2012.
Top 25 Hot Country Songs:
Luke Bryan with “Play It Again” stays at the Top of the Chart
#1
Florida Georgia Line
feat Luke Bryan with former #1 “This Is How Me Roll” stays at #2
Jake Owen with “Beachin’”
held at #3
Miranda Lambert with “Automatic” climbs two, #6 - #4 p
Brantley Gilbert with former No1 “Bottoms Up” drops one, # 4 - #5 q
Brett Eldredge with “Beat Of The Music” moves up two, #8 - #6 p
Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastion with “My Eyes” jumps up,
#11 - #7 p
Lee Brice with “I Don’t Dance” is up four, #12 - #8 p
Justin Moore with “Lettin’ The Night Roll” stays firm at #9
Thomas Rhett with “Get Me
Some Of That” is down three, #7 - #10 q
Tyler Farr with “Whiskey In My Water” holds at #14 - #11
Chris Young with “Who I Am With You” is up one, #13 - #12 p
Joe Nichols with “Yeah” climbs three, #16 - #13 p
Dierks Bentley with “Drunk On A Plane” flies up six, #20 - #14 p
Billy Currington with “We Are Tonight” leaps up seven, #22 - #15 p
Brad Paisley with “River Bank” rises five, #21 - #16 p
Rascal Flatts with “Rewind” falls seven, #10 - #17 q
Jerrod Niemann with “Drink At That All
Night” slips
one, #17
- #18 q
Lady Antebellum with “Bartender” stays at #19
Craig Campbell with “Keep Them Kisses Comin’” moves up four, #24 -
#20 p
Dustin Lynch with “Where It’s At” is up two, #23 - #21 p
Eric Church with “Give
Me Back My Hometown” falls four, #18 - #22 q
Keith Urban with “Cop Car” falls eight, #15 - #23 q
The Band Perry with “Chainsaw” is up one, #25 - #24 p
Miranda Lambert duet with Carrie Underwood
with “Somethin’ Bad” plummets #5 -
#25 q
Hot County Songs
** No.1 (8 weeks) ** “Play
It Again” Luke Bryan
** Airplay Gainer ** No.3
“Beachin’ Jake Owen
** Digital Gainer ** No.5
“Bottoms Up” Brantley Gilbert
** Streaming
Gainer ** No.19 “Bartender” Lady Antebellum
** Hot Shot
Debut ** No.37 “Love” Jana Kramer
Debut No.41 “Cold
One” Eric Church
Debut No.43 “Keep It To Yourself” Kacey Musgraves
Debut No.45 “Donkey”
Jerrod Niemann
Debut No.50 “Rum”
Brothers Osborne
Billboard
Country Airplay Chart Week of June 14, 2014
Luke Bryan matched his longest run atop the
Billboard Country Airplay tally, as “Play
It Again” (Capitol Nashville) led the way for a third week. The song logged
49.684 million audience impressions
(+0.983 million; up 2%) and received 7412 radio plays (+78) which marked the
second-largest weekly audience sum since the chart switched to an
audience-based ranking in January 2005.
Thomas Rhett
maintains the weekly audience record he established when “It Goes Like This”
collected 50.3 million impressions in the final frame of a three-week stand at
No. 1 last fall (Nov. 9, 2013). Bryan initially inked his longest run at No. 1
last summer with “Crash My Party,” which wrapped up a three-week run atop the
chart dated July 27, 2013.
Top local
audience penetration for “Play “during the May 26-June 1 tracking week: KKBQ Houston (1.8 million impressions),
WUSN Chicago (1.5 million), KKGO Los Angeles (1.2 million), WNSH New York (1 million) and KPLX Dallas (1 million). Bryan’s
Country Airplay chart history includes 15 top 10 singles, nine of which have
reached No.1
- Craig Campbell, meanwhile, claimed his first top 10 in five tries on Country Airplay, as “Keep Them Kisses Comin’ ” (Bigger Picture) climbed 12-10 in its 25th chart week. Campbell’s previous best rank was a No.14 peak with “Family Man” on the April 9, 2011 chart. Campbell’s label Bigger Picture recently suspended operations and on the lower regions of the chart Campbell’s former labelmate Ryan Kinder made a debut at No.59 with “Kiss Me When I’m Down”.
- Blake Shelton bagged
the weeks “Most Increased Audience” with “My
Eyes” (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) (featuring Gwen Sebastian)
logging 31.917 million audience impressions, a +5.222 million gain
and received 5,056 radio plays (+680). It moved 11-8 to nab his 15th
consecutive top 10.
- At No.26 Zac Brown Band with “All
Alright” took home the chart weeks “Most Added” trophy. The song received 1,582
radio spins (+423) thanks to 35
fresh radio commitments (ADDS), making a 31-26 jump in its sixth week.
- Sheryl Crow with "Shotgun" (Sea
Gayle/Warner Bros./WMN) made an initial entry at No.53 to claim “Hot Shot Debut" honours.
Women of
Country 2014 Watch:
Miranda Lambert at No.3 ("Automatic") was the
lone solo female artist in the Top 30 Country Airplay songs. Kacey Musgraves
#32, Cassadee Pope #34, Maggie Rose #46, Kelleigh Bannen #49, Danielle Bradbery
#50, Leah Turner #52, Sheryl Crow #53
and Jamie Lynn Spears #60 were an additional eight solo females in the
remaining 31-60 slots, to make it 15.0% of the entire Top 60 chart.
Country
Airplay
*** No. 1 (3
weeks) *** "Play It Again" Luke Bryan
** “Most
Increased Audience ** No. 8 "My Eyes" Blake Shelton featuring Gwen
Sebastian
** Most Added **
No.26 “All Alright” Zac Brown Band
** Hot Shot Debut
** No.53 "Shotgun" Sheryl Crow
Debut No. 55
"Tattoo" Hunter Hayes
Debut No. 59
"Kiss Me When I Am Down" Ryan Kinder
Billboard
Country Digital Singles Chart Week of June 14, 2014
- Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again” topped Billboard’s Country Digital Songs tally
for a ninth cumulative week (77,000 downloads sold, down 12% percent,
according to Nielsen SoundScan) and led Country Streaming Songs for a
third consecutive frame (2.1 million U.S. streams).
- Jake Owen with “Beachin” (RCA Nashville) moved up to 4-2 on its 16th chart
frame. At #6 is “Bartender”
from Lady
Antebellum which sold another 45,000 copies in their second
week.
- Last weeks No.1 Miranda
Lambert’s duet with Carrie Underwood, “Something Bad,” (RCA
Nashville/SMN) fell back heavily 1-8 (sales down 64%, 142,000 sold in 2
weeks)
- Brantley Gilbert rebounded 25-9 with “Bottoms Up,” giving him a 24-week
tally of 1.2 million downloads.
- Jerrod Niemann’s “Drink To That All Night” jumped up the chart 3 slots, 14-11, thanks
to a >> Pitbull remix (both artists credited).
- It was a lucky 13th
frame for Billy
Currington as “We Are
Tonight” jumped up twelve slots 27-15.
- Fans showed some
affection for Jana Kramer’s “Love” (Elektra Nashville/WMN) which made a bow at No.30 (16,000
first week sales)
Women Of Country Watch
Only 2 solo female artists on
the Top 30 placings:
Miranda Lambert with single "Automatic" in its 15th week moved
10-12 and Jana
Kramer with “Love”
debuted at No.30
Dropping off the Top 30:
6 - Off the Top 50 Jake Worthington & Blake
Shelton “A Country Boy Can Survive”
10 - Off the Top 50 Jake Worthington “Right Here Waiting”
11 - Off the Top 50 Jake Worthington “Don’t Close Your Eyes”
20 - Off the Top 50 Carrie Underwood “Keep Us Safe”
Top 30 Digital Singles in Country Music
(published June 5, 2014)
(LW) Last Week
(TW) This Week
*Numbers are
rounded to nearest 1000th
Country
Aircheck/ Mediabase chart
Luke Bryan with “Play It Again” (Capitol) remained at No.1 of the Mediabase Country chart for the tracking week May 25th
to May 31st. The song logged 7,716
radio spins (+83) and 60.607 million
audience impressions (+ 0.290 million) from 149 tracking stations.
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Congratulations to
UMG Nashville SVP/Promotion Royce
Risser, Capitol Nashville VP/Promotion Steve Hodges and the entire promo team for
scoring a second consecutive week #1 Mediabase chart topper. This is the second
single off Bryan’s “Crash My Party” album to maintain the #1 spot for two
straight weeks. The album’s lead single and title cut achieved this rare double
in July 15, 2013. Subsequent singles
“That’s My Kind Of Night” and “Drink A Beer” also hit #1 in October and
February, respectively.
Congratulations
to UMG SVP/Promotion Royce Risser, EMI Nashville VP/Promotion Jimmy Rector and
their entire promo team, for earning 61
MEDIABASE Country Adds on Eric Church's "Cold One." Those adds earned the "Most
Added" title for
this week. Donuts were due to be delivered to the EMI Nashville office Valory’s
office (June 3rd) to congratulate the staff on their success.
Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country concerts)
Rank Artist: #6
Event Venue
City/State: George Strait, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill,
Cassadee Pope Gillette
Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
Dates: May 31,
2014 Gross Sales: $5,005,789 Attend: 55,863/ 55,863 SOLD OUT
Capacity Shows:
1/1 Sellouts Prices: $199, $99.50,
$69.50, $39.50
Promoters: The
Messina Group/AEG Live/Kraft Entertainment
Rank Artist: #9
Event Venue
City/State: Eagles American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
Dates: Feb. 19, 2014 Gross Sales: $1,886,208 Attend: 14,467/ 14,467 SOLD OUT
Capacity Shows:
1/1 Sellouts Prices: $176, $76, $46
Promoters: Live
Nation
Rank Artist: #26
Event Venue
City/State: Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dates: Jan. 11,
2014 Gross Sales: $556,983 Attend: 9,501/ 9,501 SOLD
OUT
Capacity Shows: 1/1
Sellouts Prices: $80, $35 Promoters: G.A.M.E.
Rank Artist: #28
Event Venue
City/State: Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, Chris Lane Trustmark Park Pearl, Miss.
Dates: May 31,
2014 Gross Sales: $519,453 Attend:
13,068/ 13,068 SOLD OUT
Capacity Shows:
1/1 Sellouts Prices: $39.75
Promoters:
Outback Concerts/Jam Productions/Madison House
Rank Artist: #30
Event Venue
City/State: Brad Paisley, Randy Houser, Leah Turner,
Charlie Worsham First
Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, Pa
Dates: May 17,
2014 Gross Sales: $499,755 Attend: 17,944/ 19,000
Capacity
Shows:1/0 Sellouts Prices: $59, $25
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