Weekly Chart Report (3/22/13)

SPIN ZONE

Lisa Matassa recently visited KTEX McCallen to perform the title track from her EP, “Somebody’s Baby,” which lands at No. 36 this week. Pictured (L-R): JoJo (KTEX), Lisa Matassa and Patches (KTEX).

Chris Young‘s “I Can Take It From There” takes the No. 1 spot on this week’s MusicRow Country Breakout Chart, succeeding last week’s chart-topper Lee Brice‘s “I Drive Your Truck,” now at No. 4. Lady Antebellum‘s Downtown” sits at No. 2, while Young’s RCA labelmate Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” is a No. 3. Florida Georgia Line’s “Get Your Shine On” jumps from No. 8 to No. 5 this week, with Kenny Chesney‘s “Pirate Flag” at No. 6 and Eric Church‘s “Like Jesus Does” at No. 7. There are three new entries to the Top Ten this week, including Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” at No. 8, Brantley Gilbert‘s “More Than Miles” at No. 9 and Kelly Clarkson with Vince Gill‘s “Don’t Rush” at No. 10.

Big movers this week include Brad Paisley‘s “Beat This Summer” with 426 added spins, Zac Brown Band‘s “Jump Right In” with 415 gained spins, The Band Perry‘s “Done” with 397 additional spins, Jason Aldean‘s “1994,” which gained 358 spins and Justin Moore‘s “Point At You” which added 260 spins.

Making its debut this week, Pistol Annies‘ “Hush Hush” lands at No. 68, followed by Billy Currington’s “Hey Girl” at No. 72, Rachel Holder‘s “Five Days” at No. 76 and One Night Rodeo‘s “After Beautiful” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: KCJC, KVOM, KWEY, KXKZ, KYEZ, KYYK, WRHT, WXXK

Upcoming Singles

March  18
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory
Billy Currington/Hey Girl/Mercury
Phil Vassar/Love Is Alive/Rodeowave
James Wesley/Thank A Farmer/Broken Bow
Tracy Lawrence/Stop, Drop, & Roll/Lawrence-Tenacity
Wynonna/Something You Can’t Live Without/Curb

March 25
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift/The Highway Don’t Care/Big Machine
Drake White/The Simple Life/MCA
Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin/All In The Same Boat/Big Hit
Weston Burt/Lucky Sometimes/Hitshop
Steve Armstrong/Redneck Side/SMG

April 1
Casey James/The Good Life/19-BNA
Kacey Musgraves/Blowin’ Smoke/Mercury
Lisa Torres/Get A Little Lonesome/Render

April 8
Pistol Annies/Hush Hush/RCA Nashville

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Pistol Annies/Hush, Hush/RCA – 68
Billy Currington/Hey Girl/Mercury Nashville – 72
Rachel Holder/Five Days/Curb Records – 76
One Night Rodeo/After Beautiful/Fox Hill Records – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Rachel Holder/Five Days/Curb Records – 21
Phil Vassar/Love Is Alive/Rodeowave Entertainment – 21
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 21
Pistol Annies/Hush, Hush/RCA – 16
Zac Brown Band/Jump Right In/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 15
Jon Pardi/Up All Night/Capitol Nashville – 13
Sheryl Crow/Easy/Warner Music Nashville – 11
Rosehill/Did You Ever Turn Around/Tenacity Records – 11
Brad Paisley/Beat This Summer/Arista Nashville – 11

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Brad Paisley/Beat This Summer/Arista Nashville – 426
Zac Brown Band/Jump Right In/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 415
The Band Perry/Done/Republic Nashville – 397
Jason Aldean/1994/Broken Bow – 358
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 260

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Jay Jolley/It’s A Friday Thing/Double – J – 181
Rusty Rierson/Souvenirs/Red Dirt Music – 175
Clinton Gregory/Too Much Ain’t Enough/Melody Roundup Music – 169
Ashley Monroe/Like A Rose/Warner Bros. Records – 158
JJ Lawhorn/Stomping Grounds/Average Joes – 153

Blake Shelton spent time with in San Antonio, while he previewed his forthcoming CD, Based On A True Story… for radio programmers. Pictured (L-R): Bill Black (WKSJ), Don Gosselin (WNOE), Chad Schultz (WMN), Kevin Herring (WMN), Kristen Williams (WMN), Chris Stacey (WMN), Blake Shelton, John Esposito (WMN), Kris Daniels (WQNU), and Travis Moon (KAJA).

Kenny Chesney inaugurated the “No Shoes Nation” Tour in Tampa by meet with radio across the state. The forthcoming album’s single, “Pirate Flag” lands at No. 6 this week on the MusicRow Chart. Pictured (L-R) Back: Mike Culotta (OM/PD, WQYK); JR Shumann (PD, WWKA Orlando); Jay Roberts (MD, WQYK/Tampa); Mike James (PD, WPCV/Lakeland); Travis Daily (PD, WFUS/Tampa); Christine Daily, (wife of Travis Daily); and RJ Meacham (Columbia Nashville). Front: Hank Dale, midday (WQYK/Tampa); Michele Chase (MD, WGNE/Jacksonville); Val St. John (MD WWGR/Ft. Myers); Jeni Taylor (MD WPCV/Lakeland); Kenny Chesney; Zen Davis (son of Travis Daily); Rebecca Kaplan (WFUS/Tampa); Kim Goddard (Mike Culotta’s girlfriend); Jeri Cooper (Columbia Nashville).