Country
Billboard Chart News June 20, 2016
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Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of July 2, 2016)
Country Album
Chart ** No.1 (2 weeks non-consecutive) IF I’M HONEST Blake Shelton
Hot Country
Songs ** No.1 (7 weeks) ** H.O.L.Y. Florida
Georgia Line
Country Airplay
** No.1 (1 week) ** “Huntin’, Fishin’ & Lovin’
Every Day” Luke Bryan
Country Digital
Songs ** No.1 (7 weeks) ** H.O.L.Y. Florida
Georgia Line “
Billboard Top 200 / Country
Album Chart News (Chart issue week of
July 2, 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 stayed put at No. 1
on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart
(BB200) for a seventh week and Nick
Jonas’ Last Year Was Complicated arrived at No. 2. Views earned 121,000
equivalent album units in the week ending June 16, according to Nielsen Music
(down 10% for the week).
Of
Views’ units for the week, the bulk are comprised of SEA: 74,000 units (down 10%).
That hefty sum translates into 110.5
million streams for the tracks on the album (as each SEA unit is equal to
1,500 streams). Traditional album sales for Views in the week added up to 26,666 (down 16%), song sales were 210,680
while TEA totalled 21,000 (down 6%).
Views
is the first album by a male to spend seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 in
nearly 16 years. Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP was the last to do so, as it
racked up its eight total weeks at No. 1 (all in a row) between June 10-July
29, 2000.
Blake Shelton with IF I’M HONEST is a non-mover at No.9 (28,000 units; down 15%; 21,762
Album sales; 33,465 song sales; 3.8 million streams) and Chris Stapleton’s TRAVELLER closed out the region,
ascending 14-10 (27,000 units; up 7%; 20,003 Album sales; 38,394 song sales; 5.4
million streams).
Billboard Top Country
Albums (Chart issue week of
July 2, 2016)
In
his fourth week Blake Shelton with IF I’M HONEST (Warner Bros./Warner Music
Nashville) returned to the summit of Top Country Albums Chart with a 3-1
rise (5-9 Billboard 200) selling 21,762 copies (down 15%; 4-week
total 252,000)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER fell 5-2 Country
(14-10 Billboard 200) selling 20,003 copies (up 7%; 59-week total 1,395,900).
Various
Artists: NOW That’s
What I Call Country, Volume 9 (Sony Music/Universal/UMe) made a debut at No.28 on
the Billboard 200 & No.3 Country selling 15,489 copies.
The
series’ eighth edition bowed at No.1 a year ago (June 27, 2015) with 19,000.
The latest installment in the popular NOW series consisted of their favourite
artists including Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Dierks
Bentley and more.
Keith
Urban with RIPCORD (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville/ Universal Music Group
Nashville) rose 28-24
Billboard 200 (6-4 Country; 12,023 sales;
up 20%; 6-week total 172,100)
Dierks
Bentley with BLACK (Capitol Nashville/Universal Music
Group [UMG] Nashville), fell 12-13 Billboard 200 and 4-5 Country selling
11,518 copies (down 44%; 3-week total 119,800)
In
her second chart frame last week’s No.1 Maren Morris with HERO (Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) fell 5-29 BB200 (1-5 Country; 9,857 sales; down 73%;
2-week total 47,000)
Cole Swindell with YOU SHOULD BE HERE (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville [WMN]) fell
43-45 BB200 (held at #7 Country
(selling 7,485 sales; down 5%; 6-week total 124,900)
Joey + Rory with HYMNS (Farmhouse/Gaither | Capitol CMG) in its 18th frame fell
108-110 (#8-10 Country; 6;359 sales; 18-week total 401,460).
Jennifer
Nettles with PLAYING WITH
FIRE (Big Machine/BMLG), fell 9-18 country
with 4,100 sales down 25% (5-week total 59,700).
In
their second chart frames Cassadee Pope with her 4 track Summer EP fell off the top 50 after a No.14
Country debut (selling 3,783 copies). Craig Morgan with A WHOLE LOT MORE TO ME (Black River Entertainment) fell 16-33 Country (3,454 copies debut). Royal Bliss with
THE TRUTH (EP) fell 28-49.
Thankfully
the chart manager’s deemed Little Big Town’s new WANDERLUST (Capitol Nashville | UMGN) set NOT to be classed as
“country”. It arrived at No.105 on the Billboard 200 and #50 Top Albums with 5,720 pure sales.
Instead of releasing a straight-up
country/rock record, Little Big Town released a collaborative project with Pharrell Williams. Little Big Town’s
Karen Fairchild said “The music feels like our worlds have collided in the best
possible way - his infectious grooves paired with our layered vocals and
harmonies. This music is meant to be danced to, sung along with and turned up
loud. It's uplifting and hopeful. We've been a band for a long time and have
had the pleasure of collaborating with so many people, and it's been a complete
joy to make music with Pharrell!” “It’s not a country record,” Karen Fairchild told Billboard. “And it’s not
like anything we’ve ever done”.
Brandy
Clark with her sophomore album, BIG DAY IN A SMALL TOWN
(Slate Creek/ Warner Brothers), arrived at No.84 Billboard 200 & No.8
on Top Country Albums, as well as at No.5 on Americana/Folk Albums selling 7,364
copies becoming her first top 10 on the former tally.
Her sole prior Top
Country Albums entry, 12 STORIES, made a debut at No.195 (2,000 sales) on the BB200 (#168 Top Current Albums as
of Oct 30, 2013), No.28 in the country standings . It peaked at
No.23 in 2013 (selling 3,000 copies).
The new set’s lead single, “Girl Next
Door,” rebounded 41-40 (3.3 million, up 9%) in its 19th week on Country
Airplay.
Clark
followed the big release with appearances on Late Night with Seth Meyers (June
14) and Live with Kelly Wednesday (June 15) to perform the new album’s single
“Girl Next Door,” that Billboard says “casts her as a current, edgy artist with
a clever wit.”
Critical
reception for Brandy Clark’s Big Day In A Small Town:
(10
June 2016) 11 Tracks/ Time: 40:18 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
"gritty
and visceral" –Associated Press
"When
you memorialize human lives with this level of care, you're writing music
that's meant to last. Like Clark's protagonists, these songs want to survive.
And they will."– Washington Post
“Aggressive
and big-grinned, sophomore album Big Day in a Small Town sounds fantastic; it’s
often a superb piece of recorded music, designed to move people and make them
feel things.” – SPIN
“If Clark’s second album covers classic
country terrain—broke towns, broken dreams, broken hearts—her bite, bleak humor
and blunt strength make her an original. She sweeps through like a cyclone.” –People Magazine
“The 11 vivid stories on Brandy Clark’s robust
follow-up to her magnificent 2013 debut, 12 Stories, will never get old. Music
Row songwriting doesn’t get any better.” – US
Weekly (4 out of 4 stars)
“Big
Day in a Small Town just might make her a commercial star even as it chips away
at narrow notions of who or what belongs in the country mainstream” - Billboard
“Brandy Clark is, hands down, the best
wordsmith in Nashville right now, and she proves it by using old-school country
writing on her new CD, Big Day in a Small Town. Even better, all those songs
are delivered with a pure country twang that is reminiscent of Tammy Wynette,
Loretta Lynn and even Patsy Cline.” – The
Plain Dealer
According
to TIME Magazine she “tells stories that “populate her Town
with characters whose personalities spring in full from the smallest details.”
According
to Rolling Stone, Clark reaches a wide audience with her music that is “tooled alternately for
stadiums and songwriting circles, commercial and public radio, line-dance bars
and coffee shops.”
Brandy Clark
Shows Her True Character(s) With New Album, Big Day in a Small Town
I
love a character. I love to write about characters. I love to surround myself
with characters. I just think they’re interesting. Of course, there’s a lot of
me in all these songs, but I sometimes can write best and sing best if I think
about a character—almost like it’s a movie. And I play the movie out in my mind
as I write it.”
Produced
by Jay Joyce, Brandy’s 11-song offering—of which she wrote or co-wrote every
tune—plays out like a series of short films. There’s the long-past-her-reign
“Homecoming Queen” who reminisces about her plastic crown and wonders where the
last 10 years have gone; there’s the bold every-woman of “Girl Next Door” who
refuses to fit her lover’s Marcia Brady-like expectations; there’s the couple
in “Broke” who are living hand to mouth with their tattered jeans and empty
cupboards; there’s the mom in the title track who, unbeknownst that her high
schooler is preggo, chides her for gaining weight, and eventually has to come
down to the principal’s office when her water breaks....Nash Country Daily
NPR Five short
words add up to one of the most tantalizing, trouble-making phrases in the
English language: "I shouldn't say this, but..." That qualifier
stands at the gateway to gossip, confession and necessary truths, banishing
polite talk in favor of getting somewhere. Brandy Clark's songs often turn on
the phrase, examining what happens right after it falls from the mouth of an
ordinary person. It can set up a joke or wreck a marriage. It can even free a
mind. Clark, one of Nashville's most valued songwriters, doesn't seek out
what's hard to say in order to stage rock-star transgressions. Instead, she
focuses on more intimate challenges people face and risks they take; ones that
take place in private, or even in the silence of self-examination. Throughout her
second studio album Big Day In A Small Town — the bigger-sounding but still
beautifully detailed follow-up to her 2013 solo debut, 12 Stories — Clark
speaks for those often pushed aside within the narratives that dominate the
American scene: rural people, beauty queens who've lost their youthful shine,
single moms muddling through their two-shift days. With humor, compassion and
an ear for small signals of desire, Clark seeks out the turning points and the
dead ends in her characters' lives as they move through hardship, fighting for
happiness and the right to stop holding their tongues.
Spin.com (Rating: 8/10) …..With relief, I can write that Clark the
Artist has taken a few more steps into a sunlit room. Aggressive and
big-grinned, sophomore album Big Day in a Small Town sounds fantastic; it’s
often a superb piece of recorded music, designed to move people and make them
feel things. A few months ago she dropped a hint of the new direction with
“Girl Next Door,” bubblelicious country disco that takes Dolly Parton’s “Baby
I’m Burnin’” and Shania Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much” for a honky-tonk
badonkadonk on a dust-covered terrace....To imagine that Big Day in a Small
Town will sell more copies in 2016 than 12 Stories did three years ago depends
on how fervently one believes Clark will garner the same attention as Lambert’s
ex and his drum loops. Modest insights and modest voices surpassing
expectations are the stuff country radio’s been made of for decades. Simply
put, I don’t know if Clark wants to be a star hard enough. Which is why it’s
fortunate she remains a writer after all.
ToC Critic’s Pick (Rating: Positive)..Great albums include great songs, and Brandy
Clark’s Big Day in a Small Town is fat with them. The singer’s songwriting
relationship with Shane McAnnally is among country’s most delightful pairings.
They’re simply working on another level. Fans of “Girl Next Door,” Clark’s 12
Stories album and, well, this singer in general, expect a certain sassy charm
and tracks like “Daughter” deliver. “Yeah, karma’s a bitch, so I hope you have
a daughter,” she sings during a standout track on Big Day in a Small Town.The
title track (a fusion of Miranda Lambert’s “Famous in a Small Town” and several
Kacey Musgraves songs), “Soap Opera” and “Homecoming Queen” dig deep into the
small-town malaise that Clark could nearly trademark. It’s the thread that
unifies this collection of songs and ideas. Her strong storytelling finds her
characters quietly screaming in desperation for a ticket out of town. Like
Musgraves, Clark loves her tiny hometown, but she paints pictures so starkly
vivid you have to ask.
Sounds Like Nashville by Chuck Dauphin (Rating
Very Positive) …Big Day In A Small Town
kicks off with “Soap Opera,” which might throw the listener off a little with
such a lush opening, but once the lyrics begin – you’ll be hooked. Clark
doesn’t miss a beat from start to finish. The track is as witty and as
well-written as anything else out there. She continues that lovable gift of
small-town spunk on “Girl Next Door,” which is snappy, fun…and maybe, just a
little bit dead center between the eyes....The disc continues on with “Broke,”
which will touch a chord with many – who have ever rolled their own smokes, or
drank a can of Sam’s Choice cola. Again, it’s hilarious, but laced with a lot
of truth. That can also be said of “Daughter.” When I first heard the song, I
had to pause for a second. Did she really just say that? Though this won’t be a
radio single (unless the editors do a masterful job!), it’s going to be the
song that causes the biggest ripple at Clark’s live shows. It’s one of those
compositions that make you scratch your head and go ‘Why didn’t I think of
that?’ It’s “Sen-Fricken-Sational” – a word I just made up....Well, in my
fifteen years of doing reviews, I have only broken the 800-word barrier once.
That must mean I really like this album, right? Yes, I do. I wish I could sum
it up in a deep and introspective way as some of my peers with names like
Gleason, Oermann, or Roland could do. I’m not even going to try. I will simply
say Brandy Clark is a bad ass. That says it all. Maybe I should have just said
that in the first place!
Frankie
Ballard with EL RIO (Warner Bros./Warner Music
Nashville) made a debut at No.68 Billboard 200 (9,000 units) and entered Top
Country Albums at No.9 selling 6,663 copies. It’s Ballard’s
second top 10, following SUNSHINE & WHISKEY, which opened at No.5 with
11,000 sales in 2014. El Rio’s first single, “It All Started With a Beer,” made
a 23-22 hop on Hot Country Songs, as it bulleted at No.18 on Country Airplay
(17.7 million, up 5%)
Ballard and producer Marshall Altman left Nashville to record at famed
studio Sonic Ranch outside El Paso. His second album includes current single
“It All Started With A Beer” plus the Chris Stapleton penned “El Camino” and
“Cigarette” and a cover of Bob Seger’s “You’ll Accomp’ny Me.”
Frankie Ballard Performs On 'Live With Kelly'
Promoting the album Frankie took the stage on "Live With KELLY"
(June 13).
He performed his current single, "It All Started With A Beer," the lead single off his recently released album, "El Rio." He also took the stage on NBC-TV's "The TODAY Show" (June 14). Ballard also partook in Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb's "Guys Tell All" panel. He represented the single men; offering his relationship advice, and why he says men are slow to respond to text messages.
He performed his current single, "It All Started With A Beer," the lead single off his recently released album, "El Rio." He also took the stage on NBC-TV's "The TODAY Show" (June 14). Ballard also partook in Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb's "Guys Tell All" panel. He represented the single men; offering his relationship advice, and why he says men are slow to respond to text messages.
Critical
reception for Frankie Ballard’s El Rio:
11 Tracks/ Time: 43:03 Amazon
UK - UK
iTunes - Amazon.com
Allmusic (rating: 4 STARS) He may trade in some Spanish lingo in its title, but El Rio finds
Frankie Ballard embracing his Midwestern roots, turning out a record that's a
proud throwback to the heartland rock of the '80s. Unadorned yet muscular, El
Rio easily evokes the lean crackle of prime John Mellencamp, but just in case
you didn't get the point, Ballard covers Bob Seger's "You'll Accomp'ny
Me," the ballad providing one of few quiet moments here. ...Still, the
charm of El Rio is its simplicity: with a handful of key collaborators --
including Chris Stapleton, who co-wrote "El Camino" and
"Cigarette," but producer Marshall Altman is prominent here --
Ballard replicates the appeal of Scarecrow, a record that helped enshrine a
certain idea of tarnished romantic Midwestern rock.
Sounds Like
Nashville (Rating: Positive) A perfect blend of rock and country, El
Rio showcases Ballard’s influences while continuing to push
his music forward. While tracks like his cover of Bob Seger’s “You’ll Accomp’ny
Me” take a look back, he manages to put his own flavor on the song and every
song, whether he wrote it or it is an outside cut. The rock side is apparent
throughout El Rio, but so is Ballard’s
country depth on tracks like the beautiful “Good As Gold” and “It All Started
with a Beer.” A standout release, Ballard more than accomplishes what he set
out to do on El Rio.
Drew
Baldridge with DIRT ON US
(Cold River/ Select O Hits; Amazon UK | UK iTunes | Amazon.com ) made a debut at No.113
Billboard 200, #48 Top Albums and No.11
Country selling 5,748 copies.
The
Illinois native co-wrote 11 of the 13 tracks, including debut single “Dance
With Ya.” Guests include co-writer and duet partner Emily Weisband (“Rebound”);
and Baldridge also puts his spin on the gospel classic “It Is Well With My
Soul.”
Drew
Baldridge Has Emotional Opry Debut After Surprise Duet With Josh Turner
Roughstock "Dance With
Ya" singer makes debut at country music institution and gets surprise of
his life while performing.
Wednesday
night (June 15), emotions were running high for Drew Baldridge who made his
debut on the prestigious stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Drew did a great job at
keeping his composure while soaking in every morning from walking through the
"artist entrance" to rubbing elbows with the likes of Mark Wills,
Larry Gatlin and others who roamed the halls. "I'm in the Grand Ole Opry
right now," Drew told Roughstock with a grin. "I'm going to start
crying just thinking about it! Looking around and seeing all these people that
I've looked up to all over the walls is awesome."
Drew
had the support of his friends and family from back home in Pakota, IL
(population 600) who were all in attendance to watch the rising star experience
one of the highest honors for a country music artist. "I am so excited
because I feel like I'm giving them something to be proud of," Drew said,
his eyes welling with tears. "It's just awesome. I am lucky to have them
here."
Colvin & Earle with their self-titled 10 track set (Universal Music Group International | Fantasy Records | Amazon UK) made a debut at No.130 Billboard 200, #51 Top Albums and No.13 Country selling 5,640 copies.
As
Colvin & Earle, longtime friends and admirers Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle
have united to record their self-titled debut, a true standout in careers
already filled with pinnacles and masterpieces. Produced by the masterful Buddy
Miller and recorded in his living room studio, Colvin & Earle contains six
co-written originals plus inspired covers including the Rolling Stones 'Ruby
Tuesday,' and Emmylou Harris 'Raise the Dead.'
Outside
Top 25 Country Albums
The Springs with their Pledge Music crowd funded 5 track DANCE WITH ME EP (Cfc Productions LLC; Amazon UK - UK iTunes) arrived at No.42 Country.
Band
Members: Stewart (Lead Vocals/Songwriter) (BMI) and Holly (Lead
Vocals/Songwriter) (BMI)
Home
Town: Alabama
What
do you get when you pair Stewart Halcomb and Holly Helms together? According to
their Facebook profile: Along with tight harmonies, sure-footed
songwriting direction, high energy shows, authenticity, and undeniable chemistry,
you ultimately get - The Springs. At just 23 and 26, the driven pair is carving
out a place of longevity in Music City. Featuring both male and female vocals,
The Springs come packed with an always growing fan base. The versatile
multi-award winning duo delivers Country, Southern Rock, Pop, and traditional
favorites, offering something for the whole family...
They shared: We woke up to the news this morning that our "Dance With Me" EP made it to #42 on the country Billboard charts!!! Is this real life?!? If you're in Nashville can you please come find us and pinch us. This would have never happened without those of you who bought the EP from us or just simply downloaded it from your computer.
Year-To-Date
Albums
11,143,000 (Physical sales 7,272,000
(down 9%) + Digital sales 3,871,000 (down -15.1%)) which is 9.0% down at the same point in 2015 (12,251,000
sales)
Year-To-Date
Digital Tracks
43,638,000 down 21.7% at the same point in 2015 (55,761,000)
Billboard Country Catalog
Albums Chart
TW LW 2W Wks
1 Re-Entry 261
Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton - Blake Shelton
2 Re-Entry 359
The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
3 1 2 294 The
Legend Of Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash
4 Re-Entry 317
The Essential Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash
5 2 1 11 20 Greatest
Hits - Merle Haggard
13 New 1
Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - Carrie
Underwood
Carrie Underwood with her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 (Arista
Nashville) greatest hits set, first released on Dec 9, 2014 has migrated from
Top Country Albums making the transition to the Country Catalog list with an
entry at No.13.
The
two-disc set, contained every single from Underwood's first four studio albums
with 2 newly recorded songs "Something in the Water" and "Little
Toy Guns". The album also contains four additional tracks.
The
compilation first debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 and #1 Top Country Albums
charts, with a combined 103,000 units and 93,714 copies in pure album sales (chart
dated Dec 27, 2014. The album was certified Platinum on January 8, 2016. It became
the largest-selling greatest hits album of 2015 and as of April 2016, the album
had sold 503,300 copies in America.
Underwood
has had four previous albums, all studio efforts, reach both the Catalog chart
and Billboard 200 as Catalog albums…
* Billboard
magazine ranks the best-selling catalog titles, regardless of genre and defines
a catalog title as one that is more than
18-months old and that has fallen
below position 100 on the Billboard 200. Albums which meet these criteria
are removed from the Billboard Current Albums rankings and begin a new chart
runs on Top Pop Catalog Albums.
Albums
more than 78 weeks separated from their chart debut on the charts of June 25,
July 2 that were on the Billboard 200 but not in Catalog status:
Taylor
Swift with 1989 (chart debut: Nov. 15, 2014). Is at #61 Billboard 200 in its 86th
week and it's still listed in the top
100 Current Albums.
Sam
Hunt’s MONTEVALLO (chart debut: Nov. 15, 2014). Chart weeks: 87. It is #35 on
the Billboard 200 on both the top 100
Current Albums and the Country Albums chart.
Billboard Hot Country Songs
(Chart issue week of
July 2, 2016)
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) held the No.1 for a seventh straight week atop Billboard’s
Hot Country Songs chart (dated July 2, 2016).
Keith
Urban with “Wasted Time”
(Hit Red/Capitol Nashville) entered the top 10 (11-7),
powered most heavily by its 5-3 push on Country Airplay (41.1 million, up 5%).
“Wasted” became Urban’s 36th Hot Country Songs top 10,
all achieved consecutively (when counting songs in lead roles officially
promoted to country radio), extending his streak that started with the No.
4-peaking “Your Everything” in 2000. His roll is the longest since Alabama
linked 41 straight top 10s from 1980-94, from “Tennessee River” through “T.L.C.
A.S.A.P.
Jon
Pardi with “Head Over
Boots” (Capitol Nashville) was new in the top 10. It kicked 12-9, marking
his best rank and second top 10. His hit “Up All Night” reached No.10 in
February 2014.
Hot County
Songs
** No.1 (7 weeks)
** H.O.L.Y. Florida Georgia Line
** Airplay
Gainer ** No.6 “Lights Come On” Jason
Aldean
** Digital
Gainer ** No.22 “It All Started With A Beer” Frankie Ballard
** Streaming
Gainer ** No.32 “Vacation” Thomas Rhett
** Hot Shot
Debut ** No.39 “Infinite Love” Todd
Chrisley & Sara Evans
Debut
No.44 “Song For Another Time” Old
Dominion
Debut
No.48 “Sober Saturday Night” Chris Young
featuring Vince Gill
Billboard Country Airplay (Chart issue week of
July 2, 2016)
Luke
Bryan with “Huntin’, Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day”
(Capitol Nashville) rose 2-1 in its 15th week on Billboard’s Country Airplay
chart (dated July 2), increasing by 8% to 46.7 million audience
impressions, according to Nielsen Music.
Bryan banked his 15th Country Airplay leader, a run that began nearly six
years ago when “Rain Is a Good Thing” crowned the chart dated July 24, 2010.
Bryan moves into sole possession of 11th place among acts with the most
No.1s dating to the chart’s January 1990 launch, passing Jason Aldean, Dierks
Bentley and Carrie Underwood, each with 14. Garth Brooks ranks 10th with 18
toppers, while Tim McGraw leads with 28.
Author (Fair Use) |
The song was a “first-listen hit, but, in this time of pop-rock
crossover, what clinched it for me was hearing it on repeat in the MGM Grand
for four days while in Las Vegas for the Academy of Country Music Awards [held
April 3],” said WJVC Nassau, N.Y., PDPhathead. “If it sounded insanely good blaring throughout the casino, it had to be
a smash.”
Bryan scored his fourth Country Airplay No. 1 from KILL THE LIGHTS, his
fifth studio set, following “Kick the Dust Up,” “Strip It Down” and “Home Alone
Tonight” (featuring Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild). The success follows the
record-tying five No.1s that he tallied from his prior LP, 2013’s Crash My
Party. Only Brad Paisley’s 5th Gear (2007-08) and Blake Shelton’s Based On a
True Story… (2013-14) also yielded five leaders apiece on the ranking.
Eric
Church with “Record Year” (EMI Nashville) became his
11th top 10, rose 11-10 (29.7
million, up 9%). The song follows the No. 15-peaking title-cut lead single from
his fifth album, Mr. Misunderstood.
Country
Airplay
***
No. 1 (1 week) *** " Huntin’, Fishin’ & Lovin’ Every Day” Luke Bryan 46.66 million audience (+3.258 million) / 8,196 radio
plays (+312)
** Most
Increased Audience ** No.2 “Lights Come On” Jason Aldean 4.130 million audience gain
**
Most Added ** No.28 “She’s Got a Way With Words” Blake Shelton (38 ADDS)
**
Hot Shot Debut ** No.45 “Vacation” Thomas
Rhett
Billboard Country Digital
Singles Chart (Chart issue week of
July 2, 2016)
Florida
Georgia Line (Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley) with “H.O.L.Y.”
(Republic Nashville) remained at No.1 for the seventh week on Billboard’s
Country Digital Singles Chart with sales of 72,270 downloads (6-3 Digital Songs; 7-week total 581,032) .
Tim
McGraw with “Humble and Kind” (McGraw/Big
Machine/Big Machine Label Group) held at #2 (#25-23 Digital Songs; 32,370
sales; down 4%; 22-week total 676,000).
Dan+Shay with "From The Ground Up" held at #3 (#28-34 Digital Songs; 25,882 sales; -18%; 19-week
total 284,284)
Carrie Underwood with "Church Bells" climbed 6-4 (#39-35 Digital Songs; 25,139
sales; +2%; 11-week total 199,259).
Luke Bryan with "Huntin' Fishin' & Loving Every Day"
held #5 (#37-38 Digital Songs; 22,862
sales; -14%; 15-week total 322,060).
Thomas Rhett with “T-Shirt” (Valory | BMLG) rose 8-6
(#44-39 Digital Songs; 22,007 sales; -1%; 22-week total 429,437)
Kelsea Ballerini with “Peter Pan” (Black River) climbed 12-7 (#48-45 Digital Songs; 19,625 sales; +4%; 11-week total 201,243)
Jason Aldean with "Lights Come On" rose 10-8 (non-mover #46 Digital Songs; 19,438
sales; 11-week total 241,688)
Jon Pardi with “Head Over Boots” rose 11-9
in his 33rd frame (non-mover #47 Digital Songs; 19,308 sales; +2%; 33-week
total 424,516)
Maren
Morris with "My Church" (Columbia
Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) fell 4-10 (#33-49 Digital Songs; 18,500 sales; -36%; 23-week total 625,603)
Dierks Bentley with “Somewhere On A Beach" fell 7-11 (#43-53 Digital Songs; 17,261 sales; -23%; 22-week
total 558,980)
Country Aircheck MEDIABASE
Chart
20
June 2016
Congratulations
to Luke Bryan, Royce Risser, Bobby Young, David Friedman and the whole Capitol promotion crew on landing “Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day”
at No.1 on this week’s chart. The song is fourth consecutive chart-topper from
KILL THE LIGHTS. "Kick The Dust Up" hit #1 (Aug 3, 2015), "Strip
It Down" hit #1 in October for two consecutive weeks (Oct 26), and
"Home Alone Tonight" hit #1 for two consecutive weeks in February (Feb
8).
The
song logged 8,793 radio spins (+612)
and 60.33 million audience
impressions (+4.223) with 27996
Total Points from 158 tracking stations for the tracking week June 12 to June
18, 2016 and published chart June 20th 2016.
Kudos to Blake Shelton, Kristen Williams and the WMN team on “She’s Got A Way With Words” notching 38 adds”. The song topped the week’s "Most Added" board for a second consecutive week week.
Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country
concerts)
Rank
Artist: #10
Event
Venue City/State: CMC Rocks Queensland: Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, Tyler
Farr, Blackjack Billy, Kelsea Ballerini, Chase Rice, The Cadillac Three, The
Road Hammers, Tim Hicks, Cam, Drake White & the Big Fire Willowbank Raceway
Ipswich, Australia
Dates:
March 11-13, 2016 Gross Sales: $2,551,730 Attend: 13,424/ 13,500
Shows/
Sellouts: 3/0 Prices: $208.39, $171.04, $85.15, $59.01
Promoters:
Chugg Festivals/Rob
Potts Entertainment Edge
Rank
Artist: #15
Event
Venue City/State: Dixie Chicks, Augustana, Josh Herbert Hollywood Casino
Amphitheatre Tinley Park, Ill.
Dates:
June 5, 2016 Gross Sales: $1,372,366 Attend: 21,516/ 28,059
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 Prices: $136, $106, $76, $42 Promoters: Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #17
Event
Venue City/State: Dixie Chicks, Augustana, Josh Herbert Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dates:
June 1, 2016 Gross Sales: $1,150,340 Attend: 19,877/ 19,877
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices:
$137, $107, $77, $43 Promoters: Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #168
Event
Venue City/State: Jon Pardi, Brothers Osborne House of Blues Boston, Mass.
Dates:
Jan. 14, 2016 Gross Sales: $47,927 Attend: 1,973/ 2,067
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 ** Prices: $25 Promoters: Live Nation
Rank
Artist: #185
Event
Venue City/State: Clare Bowen Metro Theatre Sydney, Australia
Dates:
May 28, 2016 Gross Sales: $40,128 Attend: 1,147/ 1,200
Shows/
Sellouts: 1/0 Prices: $36.05 Promoters:
Chugg Entertainment
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