Weekly Chart Report (3/29/13)

SPIN ZONE

Casey James (L) recently stopped in Wichita to help 100.5/KVWF the Wolf celebrate it’s 5th Anniversary and promote his new single, “The Good Life” with afternoon/MD Colby Ericson (R).

Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum took a stroll right up to the top of the MusicRow Country Breakout Chart this week with their single “Downtown,” with 3660 spins on reporting stations. Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” is in second place this week with 3457 spins. Florida Georgia Line‘s “Shine On” still has plenty of glimmer at No. 3. Kenny Chesney‘s “Pirate Flag” and Eric Church‘s “Like Jesus Does” round out the Top 5. Darius Rucker‘s “Wagon Wheel” climbs from No. 8 to No. 6 this week, while Brantley Gilbert‘s “More Than Miles” rises from No. 9 to No. 7. Last week’s No. 1 single, Chris Young‘s “I Can Take It From There” falls to No. 8 this week. Making its debut in the Top 10 is Rascal Flatts‘ “Changed,” while “Don’t Rush” from Kelly Clarkson (featuring Vince Gill) holds steady at No. 10 for a second week.

Top gainers this week include Blake Shelton‘s “Boys Round Here” with 611 added spins, Pistol Annies‘ “Hush, Hush” which gains 483 spins, Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift‘s “Highway Don’t Care,” which rises from No. 21 to No. 16 with 427 additional spins, Brad Paisley‘s “Beat This Summer,” which rises from No. 19 to No. 13, and gained 420 spins and Justin Moore‘s “Point At You,” which amassed 310 more spins this week.

Blake Shelton also has the highest debut this week with “Boys Round Here,” which enters the charts at No.  43. Drake White‘s “Simple Life” debuts at No. 68, followed by JJ Lawhorn‘s “Stomping Grounds” at No. 73, Ashley Monroe‘s “Like A Rose” at No. 76, Jay Jolley‘s “It’s A Friday Thing” at No. 77, Rusty Rierson‘s “Souvenirs” at No. 78, James Wesley‘s “Thank A Farmer” at No. 79 and Clinton Gregory‘s “Too Much Ain’t Enough” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists:KIAI, KXBZ, WKWS, WRHT

Upcoming Singles

April 1
Casey James/The Good Life/19-BNA
Kacey Musgraves/Blowin’ Smoke/Mercury
Lucas Hoge/Should’ve Loved/WeBlast-Animal House
Lisa Torres/Get A Little Lonesome/Render
Angela Hesse/Which One of You Boys/Ash Records
Shanna Strassberg/Has Anybody Seen My Heart?/UnStuck Records

April 8
Pistol Annies/Hush Hush/RCA Nashville

April 15
Rachel Holder/Five Days/Curb
Chris Cagle/Dance Baby Dance/BPG
Casey Donahew Band/Whiskey Baby/Almost Country Entertainment

 April 25
Steve Richard/Keep On Rollin’/Force MP

April 29
IMAJ/Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner/Triomphe Records

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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Blake Shelton/Boys Round Here/Warner Bros. – 43
Drake White/The Simple Life/UMG Nashville – 68
JJ Lawhorn/Stomping Grounds/Average Joes – 73
Ashley Monroe/Like A Rose/Warner Bros. Records – 76
Jay Jolley/It’s A Friday Thing/Double – J – 77
Rusty Rierson/Souvenirs/Red Dirt Music – 78
James Wesley/Thank A Farmer/Broken Bow Records – 79
Clinton Gregory/Too Much Ain’t Enough/Melody Roundup Music – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Blake Shelton/Boys Round Here/Warner Bros. – 44
Rachel Holder/Five Days/Curb Records – 22
Kacey Musgraves/Blowin’ Smoke/Mercury Nashville – 22
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 18
Pistol Annies/Hush, Hush/RCA – 16
Phil Vassar/Love Is Alive/Rodeowave Entertainment – 14
Drake White/The Simple Life/UMG Nashville – 13
Little Big Town/Your Side Of The Bed/Capitol – 13

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Boys Round Here/Warner Bros. – 611
Pistol Annies/Hush, Hush/RCA – 483
Tim McGraw w/ Taylor Swift/Highway Don’t Care/Big Machine – 427
Brad Paisley/Beat This Summer/Arista Nashville – 420
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 310

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Rosehill/Did You Ever Turn Around/Tenacity Records – 167
Jason Charles Miller/The Way You Still Want Me/Render Records – 166
Jason Cassidy/Blame It On Waylon/Blake Records – 160
Little Big Town/Your Side Of The Bed/Capitol – 160
Danny Griego/I Wear My Own Kind Of Hat – 152

Tyler Dean recently paid a visit to KDKD to promote his latest single, “I Wanna Wake Up With You,” with MD, Dave Young.

Rodeowave Entertainment’s Phil Vassar took his new single, “Love Is Alive,” to 98.7 WMZQ in our nation’s capital. Pictured (L-R): Meg Stevens (Clear Channel DC/Baltimore OM); Vassar; and Paul Donovan (WMZQ MD).