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Country Billboard Chart News June 24, 2019


Country Billboard Chart News June 24, 2019

In Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)

Country Album Chart ** No.1 (38 non-consecutive weeks) ** THIS ONE’S FOR YOU Luke Combs
Hot Country Songs ** ** No.1 (5 non-consecutive weeks) ** “God's Country” Blake Shelton
Country Airplay ** No.1 (1 week) ** “Look What God Gave Her” Thomas Rhett
Country Digital Songs ** No.1 (9 non-consecutive weeks) ** “God’s Country” Blake Shelton

Billboard Top 200 / Country Album Chart News (Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)

The Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric album consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Madonna Achieves Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart as 'Madame X' Bundles To The Top
Plus: Bruce Springsteen and Bastille debut in top 10.
Madonna landed her ninth No.1 album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (BB200) as MADAME X entered atop the tally. The set, released via Interscope Records on June 14, launches with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 20, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 90,000 were in album sales.
Overall, Madame X’s debut sum of 95,000 equivalent album units is comprised of 90,000 in album sales, 1,000 in TEA units and 4,000 in SEA units.
Madame X grants Madonna her ninth leader on the Billboard 200. She last led the list in 2012, with MDNA. Here’s a look at all of Madonna’s No. 1 albums: Madame X, MDNA, Hard Candy (2008), Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), American Life (2003), Music (2000), Like a Prayer (1989), True Blue (1986) and Like a Virgin (1985).
Madame X’s debut week was comprised of 90,000 in album sales, which is the fourth-largest sales week for an album in 2019 by a woman. The album’s sales were bolstered by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with the Queen of Pop’s upcoming theater tour (starting on Sept. 12 in New York at Brooklyn's Howard Gilman Opera House), as well as an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via her official website.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Bruce Springsteen’s WESTERN STARS debuted, marking his 20th top 10 effort. The set begins with 66,000 equivalent album units (of which 62,000 were in album sales). Springsteen first hit the top 10 back in 1975, when Born to Run sprinted 84-8 in its second week on the list (dated Sept. 20, 1975). The Boss last hit the top 10 in 2016 with the retrospective compilation release Chapter and Verse (debuting and peaking at No. 5).
Across the pond " Springsteen trounced Madonna in UK following bad publicity in UK following Eurovision and The Graham Norton Show.

Billboard Top Country Albums (Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)
Top Country Albums now ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA)).
10 digital track sales from an album = 1 track equivalent album (TEA) “sale”
1,500 on demand song streams from an album to one streaming equivalent album (SEA) “sale”.
Nielsen Music compiles the sales and streaming data. Billboard continues to publish pure album sales charts (subscription to billboard biz ), exclusively comprising Nielsen’s sales data.

Although ranked #4 Country Album Sales and #30 on all-genre Top Album Sales based on consumption units Luke Combs with THIS ONE’S FOR YOU switched places with himself and rose 2-1 (#13 non-mover Billboard 200) to top the summit for a 38th non-consecutive week.
Combs’ new five-track EP THE PREQUEL (River House/Columbia Nashville/ Sony Music Nashville) fell 1-2 (#4-19 BB200).

Former No.1 Thomas Rhett with CENTER POINT ROAD ( Valory Music/ Big Machine Records | Amazon UK - iTunes ) held at No.3 (#16-25 Billboard 200) in his third week..
Dan + Shay with their self-titled album (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) held at No.4 (#29 non mover BB200) in their 52nd frame.
Morgan Wallen with IF I KNOW ME (Big Loud Digital EX) held at No.5 (#41-38 BB200) in his 55th frame.
Chris Stapleton with the 216-week TRAVELLER (MERCURY/ UMGN) held at No.6 (#55-53 BB200).

Former 6-week non-consecutive week No.1 Jason Aldean with REARVIEW TOWN (Macon/Broken Bow Records) climbed 8-7 (#60-62 BB200) in his 62nd week.
Former No.1 Kane Brown with sophomore album, entitled EXPERIMENT fell 7-8 (#58-65 BB200; 32 chart weeks) as his self-titled album slipped back 10-12 (#87-96 BB200; 133 weeks).

Former No.1 Maren Morris with GIRL (Columbia Nashville/ Sony Music Nashville [SMN]) held at No.9 (#68-76 Billboard 200) in her 15th frame.
Florida Georgia Line with CAN’T SAY I AIN’T COUNTRY (Big Machine Label Group) rose 11-10 (#89-88 BB200) in their 18th week.

Outside the Top 10
Former No.1 Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY climbed 16-14 (#147-127 BB200) in her 40th week.
Former No.1 Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR (MCA Nashville) fell 14-16 (#114-130 BB200) in her 59th week.
Lee Brice with his self-titled (Curb) rose 20-17 (#162-144 BB200) in his 18th frame.

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real with 13-track TURN OFF THE NEWS (Build A Garden | Amazon UK - iTunes) made a debut at No.19 (#151 New Entry Billboard 200) and topped the Country Album Sales this chart week

Nelson and co. have omnivorous tastes and a sense of humor, a combination that results in slow-grooving R&B numbers, sun-kissed pop, rangy rockers, and a persistent good vibe. In troubled times, the band have managed to deliver an album filled with optimism, and that's a remarkable feat. – Allmusic (Rating: 4 STARS)

(rating 60/100)

With Shooter Jenning's outlaw holler and Sheryl Crow doing her backing-singer bit, the results are country slick but the execution is flawless. [Summer 2019, p.82] Classic Rock Magazine (rating 7/10)

These songs sound like they were made to be played on-stage (other than a few that don't lift off the ground) – Mojo (rating 60/100)

There’s a fine line between escapist and naïve, though, and Nelson and company aren’t afraid to toe it. The extent to which listeners enjoy this record depends on how much they buy into the fantasy of Nelson and his famous pals clinking Coronas around the pool while the rest of the world goes to hell. If it feels a little hollow, well, that’s by design. – Pitchfolk (Rating: 6/10)


FALLING SHORT of Top 50:
On the Country Album Sales list (pure sales; old methodology)

The Empty Pockets with 7-track live set LIVE IN SEATTLE (Amazon UK) made a debut at No.21.

Riley Green with 4-track EP Get That Man A Beer (BMLGR | Amazon UK - iTunes) made a debut at No.22.

Jon Wolfe with 5-track EP FEELS LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC (Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com) made a debut at No.23.

Chris Shiflett with 11-track HARD LESSONS (East Beach Records & Tapes-Thirty Tigers | Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com ) made a debut at No.25.

Montgomery Gentry with 7-track OUTSKIRTS [EP] (Average Joes Entertainment | Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com) made a debut at No.26.
Recorded in Sept. 2017 and produced by Noah Gordon and Shannon Houchins, the seven-track EP includes versions of Merle Haggard’s “What Am I Going To Do With The Rest Of My Life” and Darrell Scott’s “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” as well as “King of the World,” featuring Steve Vai on guitar, and the Travis Denning co-penned “Joe’s Six-Pack.”

Year-To-Date Albums
5,246,000 (Physical sales 3,633,000 (down -31.7%) + Digital sales 1,612,000 (down -25.4%) which is 29.9% down at the same point in 2018 (7,485,000 sales) 

Year-To-Date Digital Tracks
17,167,000 down 29.5% at the same point in 2018 (24,360,000)

Billboard Hot Country Songs (Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)
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:

Blake Shelton with “God’s Country” (Warner Music Nashville) topped Hot Country Songs for a fifth week.

‘UP’ IS UP Blanco Brown’s launch single, “The Git Up” (Trailer Trap Music/BMG/Broken Bow), jumped 13-7 on Hot Country Songs. It soared 11-2 on Country Streaming Songs (13.7 million U.S. streams, up 55%) and 4-3 on Country Digital Song Sales (18,000 downloads sold, up 10%).

Luke Bryan logged his 28th top 10 on Hot Country Songs as “Knockin’ Boots” (Capitol Nashville) bumped 11-8. It sported 18.7 million in audience (up 13%) as it stepped 15-14 on Country Airplay, while attracting 6.7million streams (up 4%) and 10,000 sold (down 8%).

Eric Church collected his 16th top 10 as “Some of It” (EMI Nashville) surged 16-10. It gained by 11% to 28.7million impressions as it climbs 7-6 on Country Airplay, while drawing 4 million streams (up 6%) and 4,000 sold (up 4%).

Hot County Songs
** No.1 (5 weeks) ** “God's Country” Blake Shelton
** Digital Gainer ** No.3 “Rumor” Lee Brice
** Airplay Gainer” No.5 “Look What God Gave Her” Thomas Rhett
** Streaming Gainer ** No.7 “The Git Up” Blanco Brown
** Hot Shot Debut ** No.18 “Drowning” Chris Young  
Debut No.34 “Dive Bar” Garth Brooks feat. Blake Shelton
Debut No.44 “Man That Hung The Moon” Brantley Gilbert

Billboard Country Airplay (Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)

Thomas Rhett banked his 13th No.1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Look What God Gave Her” (Valory) romped 5-1 on the survey dated June 29.
“Look” leapt with a 19% increase to 35.9 million audience impressions in the week ending June 23, according to Nielsen Music.
On the airplay-, streaming- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart, “Look” lifted 6-5, after reaching No. 3 two weeks earlier.

“Look,” which Rhett wrote with his father, Rhett Akins, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and J Cash, was inspired by his wife, Lauren. It’s the lead single from Rhett’s fourth LP, CENTER POINT ROAD, which debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts (June 15) with 76,000 equivalent album units, making Rhett the first country artist to top the Billboard 200 in 2019.
“Look” made the biggest jump to No. 1 on Country Airplay since Dan + Shay’s “Speechless” (also 5-1; Dec. 22, 2018). Among solo males before Rhett, Brett Young’s “Mercy” last made such a vault to the top (5-1; Aug. 11, 2018).
Additionally, “Look” is Rhett’s seventh straight No. 1 on Country Airplay, the longest active run of consecutive leaders.

Chris Young with “Raised on Country” (RCA Nashville) ascended to the top 10 (11-9). His 15th top 10 gained by 10% to 24.3 million in audience.
Jason Aldean with “Rearview Town” (Macon/Broken Bow) lifted 12-10 (22.2million, up 9%) on Country Airplay. He notched his 30th top 10, becoming the 13th artist to reach the milestone; George Strait leads with 61.

Garth Brooks with “Dive Bar” (Pearl), featuring Blake Shelton, rocketed onto Country Airplay at No.16 with 15.7 million audience impressions.
On Hot Country Songs, it started at No. 34. “Dive,” which Brooks wrote with Mitch Rossell and Bryan Kennedy, is the first single from his forthcoming album, Fun. Released June 18, the track received hourly plays on participating iHeartMedia stations that day and on June 19. The song is a radio exclusive; it will be an Amazon streaming exclusive beginning in July.

“Dive” marked the highest Country Airplay debut since Luke Combs’ “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (River House/Columbia Nashville) debuted at No. 15 (May 18). 
Among Brooks’ 90 entries, it’s his second-highest-starting; he boasted the only No. 1 launch in the chart’s 29-year history: “More Than a Memory” (Sept. 15, 2007). Brooks is runner-up to George Strait (99) for the most appearances on Country Airplay. Kenny Chesney follows with 89.

Shelton makes his highest Country Airplay entrance. Two of his 25 No. 1s each began at No. 18: “Came Here to Forget” (2016) and “Neon Light” (2014). 



Country Airplay
*** No.1 (1 week) *** “Look What God Gave Her” Thomas Rhett 35.911 million audience (+5.679 million) / 7,628 radio plays (+1,013)
** Hot Shot Debut/ Most Increased Audience/ Most Added ** No.16 “Dive Bar” Garth Brooks feat. Blake Shelton +15.656 million audience gain thanks to 120 fresh radio commitments (ADDS)

Debut No. 58 “Kiss That Girl Goodbye” Aaron Watson  

Billboard Country Digital Singles Chart 
(Chart issue week of June 29, 2019)

Blake Shelton with God’s Country” (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) moved 2-1 (#5-6 Digital Songs) to top the chart for a 9th non-consecutive week No1.
It was 5 places behind Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" which bounded onto the Hot 100 at No. 2, marking her 24th top 10, a sum that now only 12 artists have achieved. It follows "ME!," featuring Brendon Urie, which reached its No. 2 high on the May 11 chart. Both songs are from her album Lover, due Aug. 23. "Calm" opened atop Digital Song Sales with 79,000 sold, marking Swift's record-extending 17th No.1 on the chart (ahead of runner-up Rihanna's 14). Helped by its star-studded official video, "Calm" started at No. 3 on Streaming Songs (39 million) and No. 50 on Radio Songs (24.2 million).

Chris Young with “Drowning” made a debut at No.2 (#7 New Entry Digital Songs).
Blanco Brown with "The Git Up" rose 4-3 (#8 non-mover Digital Songs) in his third frame.

Luke Combs with “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (River House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) fell 3-4 (#6-13 Digital Songs). Last week’s No.1 “Even Though I’m Leaving” fell 1-9 (#3-41 New Entry Digital Songs). Combs “Beautiful Crazy” rose 15-12 (#42 – off the top 50 Digital Songs).
Morgan Wallen with “Whiskey Glasses” climbed 6-5 (#13-17 Digital Songs) in his 30th frame.

Lee Brice with “Rumor” rose 11-6 (#34-20 Digital Songs) in his 27th week.
Luke Bryan with “Knockin' Boots” rose 8-7 (#20-30 Digital Songs) in his 12th week.
Brantley Gilbert with "Man That Hung the Moon" started at No. 8 on Country Digital Song Sales (#38 New Entry Digital Songs), marking Gilbert’s eighth top 10. Released on June 14 in honor of Father’s Day, the song sold 7,000 in the week ending June 20 as it entered Hot Country Songs at No. 44.  
Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) with Speechless” fell 5-10 (#11-42 Digital Songs) in its 52nd week.

Outside the Top 10
Thomas Rhett with “Look What God Gave Her” rose 12-11 (#35-43 Digital Songs) in its 16th week
Kane Brown with “Good As You” rose 14-13 in his 22nd week.
Kelsea Ballerini with “Miss Me More” fell 13-14 in her 33rd frame.
Carrie Underwood with “Southbound” moved 17-16 (#47 New Entry Digital Songs) in her 5th chart week.

Sturgill Simpson with "The Dead Don’t Die" the song from the same-named film in which the singer-songwriter appeared (released June 14) started at No. 24 on Country Digital Song Sales (3,000), marking his first entry on the tally.

Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart

June 24, 2019

Thomas Rhett Scores #1 With 'Look What God Gave Her'
Congratulations to THE VALORY MUSIC CO.'s Thomas Rhett, who scored the #1 spot on the MEDIABASE Country singles chart this week with his current hit, "Look What God Gave Her." Writers are Rhett Akins, Julian Bunetta, Josh Ryan, Jacob Kashner, Ammar Malik and Rhett.



















 “Look What God Gave Her” (Warner/WMN) climbed 5-1 logging 8,380 radio spins (+1463), 49.974 million audience impressions (+8.393) with 27183 Total Points (+4734) from 156 tracking stations (156 ADDS) for the tracking week June 16 to June 22, 2019 and published chart dated June 24, 2019.

On the heels of making history with his fourth studio album CENTER POINT ROAD (The Valory Music Co.), claimed the biggest streaming debut week ever for a country album, while also earning his second consecutive No. One on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in less than two years, reigning ACM Awards Male Artist of the Year Thomas Rhett has notched his 13th career chart-topper with “Look What God Gave Her." 

Debuting on Saturday Night Live to widespread applause and the highest chart debut of his career, the “buoyant” (Rolling Stone) single simultaneously earns RIAA GOLD certification as it summits both the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase Airplay charts this week, while also tallying a second week atop the Canadian Country Airplay charts.
Thirteen…what an incredible way to celebrate this chapter of new music,” said Thomas Rhett. "This year has already been beyond anything I could have dreamed of, I’m just so grateful and blown away by the continued support."
Additionally, to critics' and fans' delight, Thomas Rhett announced today “Remember You Young” as his next single. Co-written by hit-makers Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley, the song is available at country radio beginning July 15. Having “comfortably grown into his role as a star with something to say” (Billboard), the “sweet homage to Thomas Rhett’s friends and family” (American Profile) is an instant standout as one of the album’s "most affecting songs” (Rolling Stone). Watch the broadcast debut of the new single on NBC TODAY’s 2019 Citi Concert Series here.

Chris Young goes Top 10
Chris Young's Raised On Country,” also the title of his massive 2019 headlining tour, becomes his 15th Top 10 single, climbing to #7 (Mediabase) / #9 (Billboard) as 21,500 people sang-along Saturday at BB&T Pavilion in Philadelphia, PA.

Garth Brooks Is Most-Added With 'Dive Bar' Featuring Blake Shelton
Congratulations to PEARL RECORDS' GARTH BROOKS, who earned 120 MEDIABASE adds for his new single featuring WARNER BROS./WMN's BLAKE SHELTON, "Dive Bar," making it the most-added at Country radio this week.

Kudos to Andy Elliott and the Pearl crew on landing 120 adds for the Garth Brooks single “Dive Bar,” featuring Blake Shelton. The song topped the "Most Added" board this chart week.

Garth Brooks’ “rowdy” (Rolling Stone) and “anthemic" (Billboard) new song featuring Blake Shelton, “Dive Bar,” is the most added song at country radio with 135 total stations. Additionally, the song has the highest debut in seven years landing at No. 23 on Mediabase, and the second highest debut on Billboard of 2019 at No. 16. Fans can tune in exclusively to any country radio station to hear the song before it becomes available on Amazon Music as part of Amazon Prime Day. Praised as "an anthem that recalls Brooks’ massive hit “Friends in Low Places” (Billboard) “Dive Bar” is taken from Brooks' forthcoming studio album FUN, and is his first musical collaboration with Shelton, whose current hit, “God’s Country,” is in the Top 5 at country radio. A preview of “Dive Bar" can be heard here.
Brooks and Shelton previously thrilled fans with the news they are set to perform the song live for the first time at a sold-out show in Boise, ID on 7/19, at a stop on the monumental THE GARTH BROOKS STADIUM TOUR. Since launching the tour, Brooks has broken attendance records in St. Louis, MO at The Dome at America's Center, Glendale, AZ at State Farm Stadium, Gainesville, FL at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, two sold-out nights at Minneapolis, MN’s U.S. Bank Stadium and Denver, CO at Mile High Stadium. Additional upcoming shows are already sold-out in Eugene, OR at Autzen Stadium on 6/29 with Regina, SK’s Mosaic Stadium show on 8/10 and Boise, ID’s Albertsons Stadium show on July 20 both selling out in under an hour, averaging just over 75,000 tickets in each city. Brooks also added a second date in Regina, SK on 8/9 due to demand.

Mediabase Adds (Selective)

Artist/Title (Label)        TW       Total Historic Adds
GARTH BROOKS f/B. SHELTON/Dive Bar (Pearl)          120       129
OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA)  14         73
MICHAEL RAY/Her World Or Mine (Warner/WEA)           13         70
SHERYL CROW f/S.NICKS & M. MORRIS/Prove You Wrong (Valory)     12         43
RYAN HURD/To A T (RCA)        8          85
CHRIS JANSON/Good Vibes (Warner/WAR)       7          137
MATT STELL/Prayed For You (Wide Open/Records/GCE/Arista) 7          126
TRISHA YEARWOOD/Every Girl In This Town (Gwendolyn/Pearl)           7          102
CHRIS LANE/I Don't Know About You (Big Loud)            6          119
RANDY HOUSER/No Stone Unturned (Stoney Creek)     6          43
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Southbound (Capitol)    5          143
COLE SWINDELL/Love You Too Late (Warner/WMN)      5          149
DIERKS BENTLEY/Living (Capitol)         5          136
SCOTTY MCCREERY/In Between (Triple Tigers)            5          102
TENILLE ARTS/Call You Names (Reviver)         5          33
CAROLINE JONES/Chasin' Me (Mailboat/New Revolution)         3          58
ABBY ANDERSON/Good Lord (Black River)      2          58
MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury)       2          59
TENILLE TOWNES/Somebody's Daughter (Columbia)    2          129
GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers)           1          1
HALEY & MICHAELS/Hail Mary (Hickory/Sony/ATV)       1          5
JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (EMI Nashville)           1          1
KANE BROWN/Short Skirt Weather (RCA)          1          1
MARSHMELLO & KANE BROWN/One Thing Right (RCA)           1          1
NEONPPL f/B. YOUNG/ONElittleTOWN (---)       1          3
RAYNE JOHNSON/Front Seat (Legend) 1          4

For a detailed report check out Country Aircheck Weekly June 24, 2019, Issue 658  - Magazine View

For the very latest up to the minute Mediabase Chart (Past 7 Days) go here - www.mediabase.com

Billboard Boxscores (Selective concerts)

Rank Artist: #1
Event Venue City/State: Spice Girls Wembley Stadium London
Dates: June 13-15, 2019 Gross Sales: $27,571,100 Attend: 221,971/ 221,971
Shows/ Sellouts: 3/3 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices: $124.22
Promoters: SJM Concerts
Latest Billboard Boxscore Chart


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