Country Billboard Chart News August 12, 2019

Country Billboard Chart News August 12, 2019

In Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of August 17, 2019)

Country Album Chart ** No.1 (1 week) ** COUNTRY SQUIRE Tyler Childers

Hot Country Songs ** ** No.1 (5 non-consecutive weeks) ** “The Git Up” Blanco Brown

Country Airplay ** No.1 (2 weeks) ** “Beer Never Broke My Heart” Luke Combs

Country Digital Songs ** No.1 (7 weeks) ** “The Git Up” Blanco Brown

Billboard Top 200 / Country Album Chart News (Chart issue week of August 17, 2019)

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

Drake Achieves Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Care Package'

Drake achieved his ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (BB200), as his new archival compilation album, CARE PACKAGE, premiered in the top slot. The set, which was released on Aug. 2 via OVO Sound/Republic Records, launched with 109,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 8, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 16,000 were in album sales.

Care Package’s first-week units totaled 109,000. Of that sum, 90,000 were via SEA units, equating to 115.5 million on-demand audio streams for its songs during the tracking week. The remainder of the album’s starting unit sum came from TEA units (3,000) and album sales (16,000). Notably, the latter figure comprised only sales via digital retailers like the Apple iTunes Store. Care Package did not have any merchandise/album bundles, or a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer in play — as has become the norm for many No. 1 albums

Billboard Top Country Albums (Chart issue week of August 17, 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.

Tyler Childers' Country Squire debuted at No. 1 on the Country albums chart.

Singer-songwriter Tyler Childers with his new 9-track album, COUNTRY SQUIRE (Hickman Holler/ RCA |Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com ), blasted onto Billboard’s Top Country Albums (dated Aug. 17) at No.1 (#12 Billboard 200), marking his first chart-topper on the survey.

In its first week (ending Aug. 8), the set earned 32,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. Of the sum, 24,000 were through traditional album sales.

Concurrently, Country Squire arrives atop Billboard’s Country Album Sales and Americana/Folk Albums chart, another first for Childers. On the all-genre Billboard 200, the Sturgill Simpson- and David Ferguson-produced set began at No. 12.

The first country radio single from Country Squire is the bluegrass-tinged “House Fire.”

For the 28-year-old Childers, who hails from Lawrence County, Ky., Country Squire is his second Top Country Albums entry. His album Purgatory debuted and peaked at No. 17 on the list in August 2017 and reached No. 4 on Americana/Folk Albums.

Country Squire dethroned Luke Combs’ debut full length, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU (River House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville), which dipped to No.2 (#16-21 BB200; with 22,000 equivalent album units (3,000 sold), down 1%. Combs’ LP has spent 44 weeks in the penthouse, the most among male artists. (It passed Randy Travis’ Always & Forever, which led for 43 weeks starting in June 1987.) Only one title ruled for longer on Top Country Albums, which launched in 1964: Shania Twain’s Come On Over, which dominated for 50 frames beginning in November 1997.

Meanwhile, Combs’ latest release, THE PREQUEL (River House/Columbia Nashville/ Sony Music Nashville), held at No.5 (#50-58 BB200) in its nineth frame.

Dan + Shay with their self-titled album (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) held at No.3 (#31-36 BB200) in their 59th frame.

Morgan Wallen with IF I KNOW ME (Big Loud Digital EX) held at No.4 (#45-54 BB200) in his 62nd frame.

Chris Stapleton with the 223-week TRAVELLER (MERCURY/ UMGN) held at No.6 (#55-62 BB200).

Former No.1 Thomas Rhett with CENTER POINT ROAD (Valory Music/ Big Machine Records) rose 8-7 (#64-65 BB200) in his tenth week.

Former 6-week non-consecutive week No.1 Jason Aldean with REARVIEW TOWN (Macon/Broken Bow Records) fell 7-8 (#63-67 BB200) in his 69th week.

Former No.1 Maren Morris with GIRL (Columbia Nashville/ Sony Music Nashville [SMN]) held at No.9 (#68-71 BB200) in her 22nd frame.

Former No.1 Kane Brown with sophomore album, entitled EXPERIMENT held at No.10 (#74-75 BB200) as his self-titled album dropped 13-14 (#92-97 BB200; 139 chart frames).

Outside the Top 10

Florida Georgia Line with CAN’T SAY I AIN’T COUNTRY (Big Machine Label Group) moved 12-11 (#85-89 BB200) in their 25th week.

Justin Moore with his 10-track LATE NIGHTS AND LONG NECKS (Valory/Big Machine Label Group | Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com ) fell 2-13 (#22-#96 New Entry Billboard 200).

Former No.1 Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR (MCA Nashville) held at No.17 (#145-133 BB200) in her 66th week.

Former No.1 Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY fell 22-25 (#178 – off the top BB200) in her 47th week

FALLING SHORT of Top 50:

On the Country Album Sales list (pure sales; old methodology)

Bryce Canyon Wranglers with 17-track set A SONG LIKE ME (BCW Records | Amazon UK) made a debut at No.15.

Mike and the Moonpies with 8-track CHEAP SILVER AND SOLID COUNTRY GOLD (Prairie Rose Records | Amazon UK - iTunes - Amazon.com) made a debut at No.23.

Year-To-Date Albums

6,024,000 sales which is 30.2% down at the same point in 2018 (8,635,000 sales).

Album consumption is 31,453,000 units which is 5.1% up at the same point in 2018 (29,940,000 units)

Billboard Hot Country Songs (Chart issue week of August 17, 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:

Blanco Brown’s “The Git Up” (Trailer Trap Music/Broken Bow Music Group/BMG/Wheelhouse/ Stoney Creek/Broken Bow) held at No. 1 for a fifth non-consecutive week.

Chris Young attained his 14th top 10 as “Raised on Country” (RCA Nashville) strode 11-10 in its 27th week. The ascent is sparked by its 11% hike to 32.4 million in format radio reach as it hops 6-5 on Country Airplay. The song also attracted 2.1 million U.S. streams (up 6%). “Raised” is his first Hot Country Songs top 10 since “Hangin’ On,” which reached No. 8 last November. It peaked at No. 2 on Country Airplay.

Hot County Songs

** No.1 (5 weeks) ** “The Git Up” Blanco Brown

** Digital Gainer ** No.2 “Beer Never Broke My Heart” Luke Combs

** Streaming Gainer ** No.5 “All To Myself” Dan + Shay   

** Airplay Gainer” No.10 “Raised On Country” Chris Young

** Hot Shot Debut ** No.32 “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” Riley Green

Debut No.46 “All Your'n” Tyler Childers

Billboard Country Airplay (Chart issue week of August 17, 2019)

Luke Combs with “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” the first single from his EP The Prequel, reigned on Country Airplay for a second week, increasing by 4% to 40.7 million audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 11.

“Beer” became his record-extending sixth straight career-opening No. 1 Country Airplay single when it topped the Aug. 10-dated tally (in its 13th week, completing the quickest run to No. 1 this year).

“Beer” is Combs’ fifth Country Airplay multiweek leader. Of his six No. 1s, only his third, “One Number Away,” led for a single frame (June 9, 2018). His longest run at the apex came courtesy of his most recent No. 1 prior to “Beer,” “Beautiful Crazy,” which paced the list for seven weeks starting on March 2.

Dierks Bentley notched his 25th Country Airplay top 10 as “Living” lifted 12-10 (21.1 million in audience, up 6%). He is the 17th artist with at least 25 top 10s (tying Vince Gill) since the chart launched in 1990. George Strait leads with 61

Country Airplay

*** No.1 (2 weeks) *** “Beer Never Broke My Heart” Luke Combs 40.716 million audience (+1.668 million gain) / 7,806 radio plays (+176)

** Most Increased Audience ** No.5 “Raised On Country” Chris Young +3.274 million audience gain

** Most Added ** No. 27 “Remember You Young” Thomas Rhett (14 ADDS)

** Hot Shot Debut ** No. 45 “Homesick” Kane Brown

Debut No.52 “Details” Billy Currington

Debut No.55 “Wish Grandpas Never Died” Riley Green

Debut No.58 “Even Though I'm Leaving” Luke Combs

Billboard Country Digital Singles Chart 

(Chart issue week of August 17, 2019)

Blanco Brown with “The Git Up” (Trailer Trap Music/BMG/Broken Bow) held at No.1 on Country Digital Song Sales for a seventh week (#2-3 Digital Songs).

It was two places behind Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus which led the Streaming Songs chart for a record-padding 19th week, with 58.8 million U.S. streams, down 13%, in the week ending Aug. 8, according to Nielsen Music. "Road" set the record for the top streaming week (143 million) following the April 5 arrival of its remix solely with Cyrus (who has been billed on 18 of the song's 19 weeks atop the Hot 100) and claims nine of the 11 biggest streaming frames to date, including the top three.

"Road" concurrently spent a 15th week atop the Digital Song Sales chart, with 34,000 downloads sold, down 28%, in the week ending Aug. 8. The track boasted the second-most weeks logged atop the list, trailing only "Despacito," which ruled for 17 weeks.

9 non-consecutive week No1. Blake Shelton with “God’s Country” (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville) held at No.2 (#11 non-mover Digital Songs) in its 19th frame.

Luke Combs with “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (River House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) held at No.3 (#13-14 Digital Songs). Additionally, Combs’ “Let's Just Be Friends” made a debut at No.18.

Riley Green with sentimental "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" which previews Green’s debut album, Different ’Round Here, due Sept. 20 marked his first appearance on Country Digital Song Sales as it started at No.4 (#17 New Entry Digital Songs) with 11,000 sold. On Hot Country Songs, it debuted at No. 32.

Luke Bryan with “Knockin' Boots” slipped 4-5 (#15-21 Digital Songs) in his 19th week.

Marshmello & Kane Brown with “One Thing Right” fell 5-6 (#18-25 Digital Songs) in their 5th frame.

Morgan Wallen with “Whiskey Glasses” fell 6-7 (#23-34 Digital Songs) in his 37th week.

Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) with Speechless” held at No.8 (#32-37 Digital Songs) in their 59th frame. Additionally, All To Myself” advanced 20-10 (#48 Re-Entry Digital Songs

The Highwomen with their cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” (Elektra, Low Country Sound) made a debut at No.9 (#46 New Entry Digital Songs)

Outside the Top 10

Lee Brice with “Rumor” fell 9-11 (#36-50 Digital Songs) in his 34th frame.

Brantley Gilbert with “Bad Boy” (Valory) made a debut at No.13.

Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart

August 12, 2019

Luke Combs Takes #1 Spot With 'Beer Never Broke My Heart'

Chart Chat Double congrats to Luke Combs, Steve Hodges, Shane Allen and the Columbia promotion team on landing a second consecutive week at No. 1 with “Beer Never Broke My Heart.” The song is Combs’ sixth chart-topper and the first from his EP, The Prequel. Songwriters are Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton, Scott Moffatt and Combs.

“Beer Never Broke My Heart Girl” (River House/Columbia) held at No.1 logging 8,550 radio spins (+46), 53.599 million audience impressions (+1.859) with 27609 Total Points (+558) from 157 tracking stations (157 ADDS) for the tracking week August 4 to August 10, 2019 and published chart dated August 12, 2019.

Riley Green Is Most-Added With 'I Wish Grandpas Never Died'

Kudos to Matthew Hargis and the BMLG Records reps on notching 24 adds for Riley Green’s “I Wish Grandpas Never Died”.  The song topped the "Most Added" board this chart week.

BMLG Records' Riley Green performed his new single as a duet with Arista Nashville's Brad Paisley during an August 11th tour stop at the PNC Plaza at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA. Green is currently opening for Paisley's "2019 World Tour," and changed the song's "Birmingham" lyric to "Bethlehem" for this audience. After completing the song, Paisley told the crowd, in reference to Green, "You saw him here first." View a video of the performance here

BMLG Records celebrated Riley Green's "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" being most-added at Country radio this week. Pictured back row (L-R): BMLG's Michelle Kammerer, Madeline Farr, Cherylynne Nader, and Liz Santana. Pictured front row (L-R): BMLG's Jimmy Harnen, Matthew Hargis, and Andrew Thoen

Mediabase Adds (Selective)

Artist/Title (Label)        TW       Total Historic Adds

RILEY GREEN/I Wish Grandpas Never Died (BMLGR)    24         31        

BILLY CURRINGTON/Details (Mercury)  18         62        

KANE BROWN/Homesick (RCA)            11         73        

THOMAS RHETT/Remember You Young (Valory)           9          139      

MIRANDA LAMBERT/It All Comes Out In The Wash (RCA)        8          148      

GONE WEST/What Could've Been (Triple Tigers)           7          72        

OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA)  7          113      

CODY JOHNSON/Nothin' On You (CoJo/Warner/WMN)   6          40        

INGRID ANDRESS/More Hearts Than Mine (Warner/WEA)          6          61        

JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (EMI Nashville)           6          54        

JON PARDI/Heartache Medication (Capitol)        6          119      

CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow)        5          72        

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)         5          56        

TEDDY ROBB/Really Shouldn't Drink... (Monument/Arista)          5          38        

PARMALEE/Be Alright (Stoney Creek)    4          21        

THOMPSON SQUARE/Masterpiece (Davmo)     4          22        

KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA)  3          3         

JOHN KING/Try Saying Goodbye (Starstruck)    1          1         

JOSEPH GALLANT/Better Buzz (---)       1          1         

NOAH SCHNACKY/I'll Be The One (Big Machine)           1          1         

STEPHANIE QUAYLE/Whatcha Drinkin 'Bout (Rebel Engine)      1          1

For a detailed report check out Country Aircheck Weekly August 12, 2019, Issue 665  - Magazine View

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

Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country concerts)

         

Rank Artist: #32  

Event Venue City/State: Eagles SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland

Dates: July 4, 2019 Gross Sales: $1,575,990 Attend: 10,962/ 10,955

Shows/ Sellouts: 1/0 (7 unsold tickets) Prices: $748.92, $84.83

Promoters: Live Nation

Latest Billboard Boxscore Chart