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Billboard Chart News May 23, 2016
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Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of June 4, 2016)
Country Album
Chart ** No.1 (2 weeks) RIPCORD Keith
Urban
Hot Country
Songs ** No.1 (3 weeks) ** H.O.L.Y. Florida
Georgia Line
Country Airplay
** No.1 (1 week) ** Mind Reader” Dustin Lynch
Country Digital
Songs ** No.1 (3 weeks) ** H.O.L.Y. Florida
Georgia Line “
Billboard Top 200 / Country
Album Chart News (Chart issue week of
June 4, 2016)
The
Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric album consumption, which includes
traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent
albums (SEA).
Drake's
'Views' No. 1 for Third Week on Billboard 200, Meghan Trainor Debuts at No. 3
Drake with VIEWS stayed steady atop the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (BB200),
as the album racked up a third straight week at No. 1. Views earned another
239,000 equivalent album units (down 24%) in the week ending May 19 in the
U.S., according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 82,935 were in traditional album sales (down 53%).
Beyonce’s LEMONADE, held at No. 2 for another week, tallying 128,000 units
for the week (down 37%), with another 91,740 copies sold (down 40%). Lemonade
was the week’s best selling album, and ranked at No.1 on the Top Album Sales
chart.
Meghan Trainor with her second full-length
album, THANK YOU, made a #3 debut,
launching with 107,000 units (84,122 in pure album sales). The set follows her
Title debut, which bowed at No.1 in January of 2015 with 238,000 units and
195,000 copies sold. Chance the Rapper
with COLORING BOOK debuted in the
top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming the first
streaming-exclusive set to reach the list. The independently released album
bowed exclusively through Apple Music’s streaming service on May 13 and launched
at No.8 on the Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units. All of those
units were generated by streams of the albums tracks via Apple Music, equating
to 57.3 million streams. (Each streaming equivalent album unit is equal
to 1,500 streams from an album.)
Keith Urban with RIPCORD slipped 4-6 with 44,000 units (down 59%)
Jennifer Nettles with her second album, PLAYING WITH FIRE, lit up at No.10,
debuting with 33,000 units (31,000 in pure album sales). The singer’s first
solo effort, THAT GIRL, debuted and peaked at No. 5 in 2014 with 54,000 sold in
its first week.
Of
course, Nettles is also part of the country act Sugarland, which has tallied
six charting albums -- four of which reached the top 10. And, of those top 10
sets, three hit No. 1: Love on the Inside, Live on the Inside, and The
Incredible Machine.
Billboard Top Country
Albums (Chart issue week of
June 4, 2016)
Keith
Urban with RIPCORD (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/ Universal Music Group
Nashville) remained at No.1 for a second week on the Billboard’s Top
Country Albums chart (dated June 4) with sales of 31,660 (down 56%
on first week 92,726 copies; 2-week total 124,386)
Jennifer
Nettles with second solo album, PLAYING WITH FIRE (Big Machine/BMLG), launched at No.10 on the
Billboard 200 & No.2 Country with
30,760 copies sold in its first week
(900 copies behind Urban).
The set, produced by Dann Huff, is Nettles’ first
for Big Machine. It follows the first solo set by the lead vocalist from
Sugarland, 2014’s THAT GIRL (released Jan 14, 2014), which arrived at No.1 on
Top Country Albums (54,091 copies sold); Sugarland tallied six top 10s, including three No.1s,
on the ranking in 2005-10.
“I am inspired and
motivated by the response to the album,” Nettles told Billboard. “I wanted to offer my fans a big musical
statement and a beautiful emotional journey. I have loved watching that
excitement catch fire this week.”
The new LP’s lead single, “Unlove You,” written by
Nettles and Brandy Clark, climbed 33-30 on Hot Country Songs. On Country
Airplay, it lifts 32-31 (6.7 million, up 15%).
Jennifer Nettles Charts Her Own Course
of Personal Exploration With Fiery New Album: Jennifer Nettles is still
discovering herself.
Nash
Country Daily That’s a scary
thought when you take into consideration everything the 41-year-old has already
accomplished in her career. It’s even scarier when you look at what she’s done
in the last two years.
The female half of the Grammy-winning duo Sugarland topped the Billboard
Country Albums chart in 2014 with her solo debut record, That Girl. Since then,
she’s tackled the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago and
starred as the matriarch of Dolly Parton’s family in the made-for-television
movie Coat of Many Colors. She also reprised her role as host of CMA Country
Christmas for the sixth year in 2015; she headlined the CMT Next Women of
Country Tour from January to April 2016; she was recently named spokesperson
for General Mills’ Outnumber Hunger campaign; and she been a mom to her
3-year-old son, Magnus.
It’s exhausting just to think about all of it, let alone do it.
The 12-song offering, of which Jennifer wrote or co-wrote 10 tunes, is a
twangy, soaring, theatrical mix of everything you’d expect from the dynamo
after 2014’s That Girl.
“When I compare the two albums,
when I think of That Girl, even sonically for example, I have to put it in the
context of myself and my life of art imitating life,” said Jennifer during
a sit-down with NCD at a house on Nashville’s Music Row. “When I wrote and recorded My Girl, I had a 5-month-old son. That, in
and of itself, is such a transformative process. There’s a big veil the first
couple of years, especially for new mothers, of sleep deprivation and identity
crisis, at least for me, so I think that album was beautiful and perfect for
what I needed it to be in terms of I wanted to feel myself and write and sing
songs that felt good to write and sing and record. Sonically, it was much more
sparse and organic and raw sounding
Allmusic (Rating: 3.1/2 STARS) Playing
with Fire is snappy, shiny country-pop with such a strong R&B undercurrent
that it comes as no surprise when Jennifer Lopez stops by to duet on the
album-closing "My House."... Nettles and Huff have a keen ear for
material, providing a showcase for Brandy Clark (the slyly funny "Drunk in
Heels"), choosing songs that highlight her knack for understated balladry
("Three Days in Bed," "Salvation Works") or skill as a
belter ("Playing with Fire"), yet nothing here feels like
showboating. There's a subtlety to how all these moods fit together and that's
what makes Playing with Fire a success: each song plays upon a distinctive mood
but, added together, it provides a portrait of a sharp, savvy country diva.
ABC
NEWS (Rating: 3.1/2 STARS) Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles’ latest solo
album, “Playing With Fire,” announces itself with a bang. The opening title
track, with its loud, rocking energy and its bright synths sounds oddly like a
countrified answer to a big '80s movie theme...Like 2014’s “That Girl,”
“Playing With Fire,” continues to showcase Nettles as not only a formidable
songwriter, but as a versatile performer. She also achieves a nice balance
between country’s current pop realm and old-school balladry. “Hey Heartbreak”
is twangy
On the whole,
this album is a much more produced, pronounced effort compared to her last
album. This collection gets in your face one moment with “Drunk in Heels” and
offers you a quality ballad with “Stupid Girl” the next....Focus Tracks:
“Unlove You” This is definitely the album’s biggest standout, again achieving
an effective mix between classic country and pop ambition. The indicting lyric,
“I wasn’t lost until you found me,” speaks volumes about heartbreak. “Chaser”
This has a nice riff and the song explodes quite nicely in its chorus. Do I
sense a possible hint of Ani DiFranco's influence in the song’s syncopation?
Taste
Of Country (Rating: Positive)....Jennifer
Nettles‘ Playing With Fire is an uncompromising working woman’s album that the
rest of her fans will enjoy from a safe distance. The level of self-exploration
Nettles does on the best songs from her second solo album is astonishing —
maybe even frightening. “Three Days in Bed,” a ballad written and originally
recorded by Holly Williams, is the height of her her raw analyzation. With
little accompaniment she sings of fantasizing about wild tryst with a
Frenchman. It’s convincing, to say the least.
“The clock
never stops and I hate this damn phone / Some days I wanna run from the place I
call home / Guess I’m just needin’ some danger / Give me three days in bed with
a stranger.
Brandy Clark‘s
influence is felt all over Playing With Fire. She co-wrote several songs, and
others she didn’t inspire are often as dark as songs like “Chaser” and “Drunk
in Heels,” an uptempo answer to the 5 o’clock disaster many working mothers
come home to find on a daily basis. Often great albums aren’t obvious, and
Nettles first album on Big Machine takes effort to access. Few songs rely on
hooks. Most rely on lyrical depth and pure artistry. The 41-year-old turns
inward on Playing With Fire, and the opinion of the result will depend on if
you feel inclined to turn inward with her. Key Tracks: “Drunk in Heels,” “Three
Days in Bed,” “Way Back Home”
Country Music People (Rating: 5 STARS) ..maybe her most exciting yet..empowered women
getting their views across using their music...this album has an inherent
strength about it. In just the first few bars of the opening track the style is
instantly reminiscent of legends….a perfect showcase of Nettle's vocals
On their second chart frames l Cole Swindell with YOU SHOULD BE HERE (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville [WMN]) fell
6-12 on the Billboard 200 and 2-3
Country selling 23,117 copies (down 65% on first week sales 65,353; 2-week
total 88,600)
Cyndi Lauper with DETOUR (Sire/Rhino) fell 29-138 on
BB200 4-9 Country with 4,895 sales
(down 69% on first week sales 15,556; 2-week total 20,500). Mary Chapin Carpenter with
THE THINGS THAT WE ARE MADE OF
(Lambert Light) fell 8-23 Country with sales less than 1,600 (down 75% on first
debut sales of 6,249)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER fell 3-4 Country
shifting another 20,646 copies
(55-week total 1,322,000) and was No.1 on the newly created Billboard Americana/Folk chart (dated June 4, 2016)
Joey + Rory with HYMNS (Farmhouse/Gaither | Capitol CMG) in its 13th fell 41-76
BB200 and was a non-mover at #5
Country (12,966 sales; down 8%; 14-week total 366,600). It leads Top Christian
Albums for 14 non-consecutive weeks.
Sturgill
Simpson with SAILOR’S GUIDE TO EARTH
(Atlantic/Atlantic Group) fell 70-93 Billboard 200 (#6 non-mover Country)
selling 5,443 copies (5-week total 88,100)
The
Nashville Cast: The Music Of Nashville,
Season 4: Volume 2 - Soundtrack (ABC Studios/Big Machine | BMLG) was new on
the Billboard 200 at #165 and made a bow at #12 Country selling 3,700 copies.
The saucy Music City drama Nashville continues to dish
out soundtracks for each of its four seasons. This second volume from the hit
show's fourth and final season with ABC once again leans heavily on the talents
of cast members Will Chase, Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton, and Charles
Esten, among others.
17 Tracks/ Time: 57:14
Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com | SPOTIFY
Cimorelli with their teen-pop/Country
Pop set UP AT NIGHT made a debut at #24 Country selling 1,500 copies.
It’s
the debut full-length album by teen pop music group which dropped May 18, 2016 and
was crowdfunded through PledgeMusic. (>> YouTube Launch). Listen on Spotify
'Hearts
on Fire' was the first track available to fans, 'I'm a Mess' was released on
April 1, 2016 and 'Fall Back' was released on May 10, 2016.
The
album comes nine years after the group first began posting videos of themselves
singing on YouTube, and will feature fourteen original songs.
They are a group of sisters Christina, Katherine, Lisa, Amy, Lauren, and Dani Cimorelli who hail from California.
They were previously known primarily for their spot-on, generally a cappella renditions of Top 40 hits from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Taio Cruz, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Miley Cyrus. (see >> Trailer Video)
Critical reception for Cimorelli’s Up at Night:
They are a group of sisters Christina, Katherine, Lisa, Amy, Lauren, and Dani Cimorelli who hail from California.
They were previously known primarily for their spot-on, generally a cappella renditions of Top 40 hits from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Taio Cruz, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, One Direction, and Miley Cyrus. (see >> Trailer Video)
Critical reception for Cimorelli’s Up at Night:
14
Tracks/ Time: 50:38 Country Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
iamavig.com While the
album has a few good plays, including the title song Up At Night and Make It
Stronger, it lacks that “finishing punch” that will put it over the top. Which
isn’t a bad thing on a debut album.I’ve listened to them for many years, and
they’ve had some fantastic covers, but the breakthrough for them is not here.
With that being said, I hope they don’t give up but keep pushing out new stuff,
while also continuing with the covers. The album is a 5.5 out of 10.
Outside
Of Top 25 Country Albums
Darrell Scott with COUCHVILLE SESSIONS made a debut at #41 Country selling 800 copies
Critical
reception for Darrell Scott’s Couchville Sessions:
11 Tracks/ Time: 59:13 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Pop Matters (Rating: 7/10) ..He practices what he preaches on Couchville
Sessions, but maybe not in the way you might think. His recycling is of a
different nature. The songs on
American Songwriter (Rating: 4.1/2 STARS)
..Scott’s in fine, unforced voice throughout and the comfy family room vibe
keeps the arrangements open yet intoxicating. This isn’t a jam session but this
music breathes with relaxed warmth. It begs the question that if Scott had
these superb performances tucked away for so long, what else is lurking in his
vaults?
Country
Music People (Rating:
4 STARS by Spencer Leigh)… is hugely
enjoyable and it’s amazing that the basic tracks have been on the shelf for 15
years
Post Monroe with their SELF-TITLED EP (KCH Entertainment) made
a debut at #44 selling 600 copies
Sony ATV singer-songwriters Ashlee Hewitt and Shelby McLeod joined forces with
Given Entertainment’s Whitney
Duncan to emerge as the latest country trio, Post Monroe with the self-titled
debut EP released digitally on May 13.
“We are so excited to get the first taste of our music out and available for everyone to hear,” said Duncan. “We have really been looking forward to this day for quite a while.”
Hewitt added, “We truly feel like the chemistry we have found together in the writing room and in the studio is something very special; we feel so blessed.”
“We are so excited to get the first taste of our music out and available for everyone to hear,” said Duncan. “We have really been looking forward to this day for quite a while.”
Hewitt added, “We truly feel like the chemistry we have found together in the writing room and in the studio is something very special; we feel so blessed.”
The five-track EP produced by Chuck Ainlay and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum (with Aaron Chmielewski producing on “Lucky One”) was born out of the writing room and combines Post Monroe’s distinct harmonies and sweet mandolin melodies with southern attitude.
“I have had such an amazing time being on the production side of the music-making process with Post Monroe,” said Haywood. “I truly believe that these girls are the real deal – from the writing room to the studio - they have a unique perspective and fresh sound that I can’t wait for people to hear.” Read More Blog Post
Critical
reception for Post Monroe’s self-titled EP :
5 Tracks/ Time: 16:54 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Sounds Like Nashville Review: Post Monroe EP by Chuck Dauphin
(Hedley Entertainment as Sr. Publicist. He is a 25-year industry veteran with
radio and publication experience. He was presented with the 2014 CMA Media
Achievement Award by the CMA) ..A trio
that manages to be contemporary in their approach yet still retain a
traditional flavor, Post Monroe hits the mark immediately with the infectious
“Half Hearted,” which sets itself apart with their tight and breezy harmonies.
It’s definitely a song that will make you want to roll down the window and sing
along loudly. That sound grows from track to track, hitting its’ peak with the
fun “Red Hot American Summer.” Designated as the set’s first single, the song
should have no problem catching on with radio stations across the country. It’s
sweet. It’s seductive. And, it’s a great deal of fun, with each of the ladies
taking their turn in the lead spotlight.
But, the ladies can slow down the tempo
and score with a heartfelt ballad, as well. “Hell On Me” is a great example of
this, with Duncan taking lead with a flawless performance….Rounding the album
out is the nostalgic “Dixie Dust,” which gives each of the members a chance to
think about their hometowns (Duncan – Scotts Hill, TN / Hewitt – Lancaster, MN
/ McLeod – Madison, GA) and the role that they have played in their individual
lives – which given the quality of this EP, is going to be getting a lot
busier!
Rob Baird with Wrong Side of the
River (Hard Luck Recording Company) arrived at #48 selling 600 copies.
Rob Baird is a thinker, a seeker, a man who surveys the scene, decides
what he aims to accomplish and sets it in motion. Sure, over the past five
years the Memphis-born musician, who broke out with 2012’s critically-acclaimed
I Swear It’s The Truth and built a dedicated fanbase as a result, steadily
earned a reputation as a no-frills, earnest singer, songwriter and performer —
one able to tear through the Texas live-music circuit with ease.
Blurb:
Soul-hungry, honky tonk-fueled and seeking creativity that wasn't being found
in Nashville, Memphis-born storyteller Rob Baird took a one-way ticket to
Austin, TX, trekking through miles of self-reflection, and found his re-discovered
passion for music in the hands of producer Brian Phillips (David Ramirez, Penny
+ Sparrow). Now, after taking matters into his own hands, Baird is ready to
share his journey on Wrong Side of the River, a musical autobiography
Critical
reception for Rob Baird’s Wrong Side of the River:
10 Tracks/ Time: 40:42 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Lonestar Music Magazine (Rating: Positive) ….As has been the case for Baird’s excellent past albums, 2010’s Blue
Eyed Angels and 2012’s I Swear It’s the Truth, the writing establishes a
forceful, sometimes aggressive presence quickly and believably. Plain-spoken
love songs and sepia-tinted river tubing ditties have plenty of room to roam on
other artist’s notepads, but Baird and co-writers including Mando Saenz, Ben
Danaher and the album’s producer, Brian Phillips, set sight on greater
complexities and oft answerless questions. In “Run of Good Luck,” a tender
piano leads into lush organ and gorgeous his-and-hers harmonies draped around a
tale of a couple — described by Baird as “worn-out steel and leather” —
wondering where it all went wrong. There’s hope for them still, perhaps, but
it’s heavily tempered by a rock-bottom sense of defeat which is sadly far more
relatable for most than the free-spirited road anthems we’re more used to.
Baird’s rustic poetic style is more Boss than Townes, which lends itself well
to the more assertive rockers such as “Oklahoma,” the bluesy “Pocket Change,”
and especially the menacing, bleak country-noir title track. Meanwhile, slower
tracks such as “Horses,” while softer, are profound in their overall magnitude.
The expert mix of galloping beats, soaring pedal steel, robust organ and the
album’s greatest instrument, Baird’s commanding presence, all make Wrong Side
of the River the best kind of road-trip album, especially for when that dotted
white line goes for days.
Year-To-Date
Albums
9,047,000 (Physical sales 5,946,000
(down 9%) + Digital sales 3,101,000 (down 19.0%)) which is 11.5% down at the same point in 2015 (10,224,000 sales)
Year-To-Date
Digital Tracks
36,427,000 down 20.8% at the same point in 2015 (46,014,000)
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:
Florida
Georgia Line with new single “H.O.L.Y.”
(Republic Nashville) remained top of the chart for a third week atop Billboard’s
Hot Country Songs chart (dated June 4) despite its 4% decline in overall
activity. The lead single from FGL’s third studio full-length, Dig Your Roots,
due in August, crowns three of Billboard’s main country songs charts, as it
also holds atop Country Digital Songs (78,000, down 14%) and Country Streaming
Songs (6 million, up 6%). On Country Airplay, the track zoomed 19-16 (18.1
million, 21%).
Hot County
Songs
** No.1 (3 weeks)/
Airplay Gainer ** H.O.L.Y. Florida Georgia Line
** Streaming
Gainer ** No.11 “The Fighter” Keith Urban feat. Carrie
Underwood
** Hot Shot
Debut ** No.18 “I'm Sorry” Adam
Wakefield
** Digital **
No.26 “Without A Fight” Brad Paisley
feat. Demi Lovato
Debut
No.29 “I Told You So” Mary Sarah
Debut
No.36 “Straight Outta Cold Beer” Blake
Shelton
Debut
No.44 “Southern Land” Taylor Ray
Holbrook & Ryan Upchurch
Dustin
Lynch with “Mind Reader” (Broken Bow) climbed 2-1
in its 34th week on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated June 4),
increasing by 6% to 48.2 million audience impressions in the tracking
week ending May 22, according to Nielsen Music.
Released Sept 28, 2015 and written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, “Mind
Reader” is the third single from Lynch’s second studio album, WHERE IT’S AT,
and his third Country Airplay leader — all consecutively from the set —
following “Where It’s At (Yep, Yep),” which topped the chart for two weeks
beginning Sept. 27, 2014, and “Hell of a Night” (one week, Sept. 19, 2015).
To date, the Where it’s at LP has sold 141,000 copies. “First of all, thanks to country radio for
making another dream of mine come true and changing not only my life but also
my band’s and crew’s lives,” Lynch told Billboard. “We all live to make
country music, and success is permitting us to do so.”
As for what’s up next? “ ‘Mind Reader’ is my third No.1 song in a row,
so now it’s time for my third album. New music coming real soon.” Lynch’s
three consecutive leaders have fortified his standing among programmers.“ ‘Mind
Reader’ is consistently one of our top-testing songs and has been for a while,”
said KKBQ Houston PD Johnny Chiang. “I feel it’s a solid, right-down-the-middle
type of song that’s sonically and lyrically appealing to a wide range of
listeners. His music has provided a strong foundation our playlist.
On the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart, which incorporates airplay,
sales and streaming, “Mind Reader” hit a new peak, rising 10-8. Along with its
airplay gain, it remains at No.18 on Country Streaming Songs (2 million U.S.
streams, up 4%) and No.25 on Country Digital Songs (12,000 sold, essentially
even from the week before). The track has sold 236,000 downloads to date.
“I can’t thank everyone at country
radio enough for believing in me and ‘Mind Reader’,” exclaimed Dustin.
“Next time we roll through town we WILL celebrate, so wear your party pants!”
To celebrate, Lynch will
hit the Big Apple to perform on FOX & Friends All-American Summer Concert
Series Friday (May 27). Continuing the Memorial Day Weekend festivities, he
will take the stage later that afternoon at the Country 500 Festival in Daytona
Beach, FL.
Fresh off his heavily pre-sold out, headlining HELL OF A NIGHT Tour,
Lynch is currently on the road with Luke Bryan’s 2016 KILL THE LIGHTS Tour,
marking his second run as the superstar’s opener. Named by FOX NEWS as country
music’s “next big thing,” he is the only artist Bryan handpicked as an opener
for a subsequent tour. Fans can also catch Lynch at the upcoming 2016 CMA Music
Festival in Nashville, TN when he headlines the “Music City Gives Back” concert
on Tuesday, June 7 to benefit the W.O. Smith Music School.
Country
Airplay
***
No. 1 (1 week) *** "Mind Reader” Dustin
Lynch 48.211 million audience (+2.824 million) / 8,452 radio plays (+522)
** Most
Increased Audience ** No.2 “Snapback” Old
Dominion +3.497 million audience gain
**
Most Added ** No.33 “Without a Fight” Brad
Paisley feat Demi Lovato (40 ADDS)
**
Hot Shot Debut ** No.58 “Wanna Be That Song” Brett Eldredge
Debut
No.59 “Sierra” Maddie & Tae
Florida
Georgia Line (Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley) with “H.O.L.Y.”
(Republic Nashville) held the pole position at No.1 for the third week
on Billboard’s Country Digital Singles Chart and fell 4-5 on the all
genre Digital Songs Chart with 78,000 sales (down 14%; 3-week total 293,000).
GOOD TEAMWORK: Adam Wakefield (The Voice contestant) with "I'm
Sorry" (Blake Shelton cover; originally recorded on his 2011 album Red River Blue) made a debut at #2 selling 52,000 copies (#12 Digital
songs). He performed it on Episode 25 (Monday, May 16,
2016).
Fellow
Season 10 Voice contestant Mary Sarah with
her take of Randy Travis’ 1988 No.1 Hot Country Songs hit “I Told
You So” (performed Episode 25) was new at #8 selling 24,000 downloads.
Keith Urban's feat. Carrie Underwood, "The Fighter"
rose 7-3 (#39-13 Digital Songs; 50,000 sales; 2-week total 75,000)
Tim
McGraw with “Humble and Kind” (McGraw/Big
Machine/Big Machine Label Group) slipped 3-4 (#24-28 Digital Songs; 33,000 sales; down 7%; 18-week
total 577,000 copies).
Blake
Shelton with “Came Here to Forget” (Warner Bros./
WMN) fell 4-5 in his 11th week (non-mover #29 Digital Songs; 31,000 sales; 11-week total 369,000
copies).
Blake Shelton's duet with Gwen Stefani, "Go Ahead And Break
My Heart" fell 2-6 with 28,000
downloads (down 51%).
Dierks
Bentley with “Somewhere On A Beach" fell 6-7
(non-mover #36 Digital
Songs; 27,000 sales; 18-week total 464,000).
Maren
Morris with "My Church" (Columbia
Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) fell 5-9 in her 19th week (#35-46 Digital Songs; 23,000 sales;
19-week total 534,000).
Luke Bryan with "Huntin' Fishin' & Loving Every Day"
rounded out the top 10, falling #8-10
(22,000 sales; 11-week total 229,000)
Brad Paisley and Demi Lovato with
their duet “Without A Fight" made
a debut at #16 with 17,000 copies sold.
Blake Shelton with "Straight
Outta Cold Beer" made a bow at #23 with 14,000 first week sales
23
May 2016
Congrats
to Dustin Lynch, Carson James, Lee Adams, Jim Malito and the whole Broken Bow promotion staff on scoring
the week’s No.1 with “Mind Reader.”
The song is the third consecutive chart-topper from WHERE IT’S AT. It followed
"Hell Of A Night" (Sept 2015) and "Where It's At" in 2014 (22
Sept 2014).
The
song logged 8,973 radio spins (+619)
and 62.988 million audience
impressions (+4.851) with 29233
Total Points from 158 tracking stations for the tracking week May 15 to May 21,
2016 and published chart May 23rd 2016.
Kudos
as well to Damon Moberly and the Mercury
crew on notching 37 adds for Easton Corbin’s “Are You With Me”. The song topped the week’s "Most Added" board
Nothing
says “Are You With Me” more than a body-less promotion team:
 |
Pictured L-R:
(in UMG Nashville style, with cutouts) Mercury
Nashville Sr. Dir./Midwest Promotion Charlie Dean,
Promotion Coordinator Nick
Kaper, Dir./Southwest Promotion Jill Brunett;
UMG Nashville Mgr./Radio
Marketing & Syndication Chris Schuler;
Mercury Nashville Dir./West Coast
Promotion Summer Harlow, and Promotion Asst. Sarah Beth Watson.
|
Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country
concerts)
Rank
Artist: #17
Event
Venue City/State: Southern Ground Music &
Food Festival: Zac
Brown Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Thomas Rhett, Hunter Hayes, Marshall Tucker
Band, Kacey Musgraves, Michael Franti & Spearhead & others Blackbaud
Stadium Charleston, S.C.
Dates:
April 16-17, 2016 Gross Sales: $2,363,315 Attend: 24,411/ 28,000
Shows/
Sellouts: 2/1 Prices: $648, $448, $113
Promoters:
Madison House
Presents/AEG Live
Rank
Artist: #23
Event
Venue City/State: Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn. May 13-14, 2016
Dates: Gross
Sales: $1,176,830
Attend: 14,094/14,094
Shows/
Sellouts: 2/2 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$130, $100
Promoters:
Messina Touring
Group/AEG Live
Rank
Artist: #49
Event
Venue City/State: Brad Paisley, Tyler Farr,
Maddie & Tae Sleep
Train Amphitheatre Chula Vista, Calif.
Dates:
May 21, 2016 Gross Sales: $525,119 Attend: 16,390/ 19,000 (2,610 tickets
unsold)
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 ** Prices: $79, $20 Promoters: Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #80
Event
Venue City/State: Cyndi Lauper & Boy George, Operator EMZ Mohegan Sun
Arena Uncasville, Conn.
Dates:
May 20, 2016 Gross Sales: $222,846 Attend: 5,714/ 6,968 (1,254 tickets unsold)
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 ** Prices: $39
Rank
Artist: #148
Event
Venue City/State: ABC's Nashville in Concert Ruth Eckerd Hall
Clearwater, Fla.
Dates:
April 28, 2016 Gross Sales: $98,467 Attend: 1,591/ 2,001 (410 tickets unsold)
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 ** Prices: $75, $26.25
Promoters:
AEG Live/Ruth Eckerd
Hall Presents
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