Weekly Chart Report (8/23/13)

SPIN ZONE

Tyler Barham (L) recently visited with WCYQ’s Mike Hammond (R) in promotion of his No. 66 single “17 & Young” during the station’s listener appreciation party with Tate Stevens on Aug. 8 in Knoxville.

Chris Young’s release from the hospital isn’t his only reason to celebrate this week. The singer’s hit “Aw Naw” has taken the No. 1 spot on MusicRow’s chart with 3251 spins. Meanwhile, Thomas Rhett’s “It Goes Like This” moves up two spots, landing at No. 2. Billy Currington’s “Hey Girl” begins to lose staying power, falling to No. 3. Jason Aldean’s “Night Train” jumps to No. 4, while Toby Keith’s “Drinks After Work” climbs to No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week are Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl” at No. 6, Miranda Lambert’s “All Kinds Of Kinds” at No. 7, Blake Shelton’s “Mine Would Be You” at No. 8, Taylor Swift’s “Red” at No. 9 and Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” at No. 10.

Jake Owen put on a Nashville concert that drew 20,000 fans earlier this week, and his latest single “Days Of Gold” continues to gain spins, landing at No. 24 with another 462 spins. Luke Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night” edges closer to the Top 10, sitting at No. 14 with an extra 432 spins. The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” debuts at No. 51 with 412 spins, while Brad Paisley’s “I Can’t Change The World” rises to No. 34 with 324 more spins. Finally, Young’s “Aw Naw” tops the chart with another 317 spins.

MusicRow’s Chart welcomes five debuts this week with The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” debuting at No. 51, Jennifer Nettles’ ‘That Girl” at No. 74, Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On” at No. 75, Alabama’s “All American” at No. 79 and Ash Bowers’ “Shake It Off” at No. 80

Frozen Playlists: WMEV, WAKG, KSMA, KYEZ

Before Taylor Swift headed to Los Angeles to perform four sold-out Staples Center shows on her Red Tour, the Big Machine star visited with Vanessa Valli (PD/MD) and Rachel Smith of KWEY at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. in promotion of her No. 9 single, “Red.” Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Valli, Swift, Rachel Smith.

Cole Swindell continued his radio tour with a stop in Oklahoma City, Okla. to meet with KJKE in support of his debut No. 49 Warner Bros. single “Chillin’ It.” Pictured (L-R): Owen Pickard (KJKE MD), Mark Niederhauser (WMN), Cole Swindell and Kevin Christopher (KJKE PD).

Upcoming Singles

August 26
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville
Dierks Bentley/I Hold On/Capitol
Breelan Angel/Halway To Wasted/MisBehavin’ Records

September 2
Steve Holy/Radio Up/Curb

September 3
Tim Sweeney/Baby I Try For You/Oil House Records
Jared Daniels/Foot On the Dashboard/Shade Records
Hunter Hayes feat. Jason Mraz/Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me/Atlantic-WMN

September 9
American Young/Love Is War/Curb

September 16
Derek Anthony/Cowboy Way/B L U A N T Music Group
Jamie Stever/Make My Day/Tri-Mount Entertainment

September 23
Sara Evans/Slow Me Down/RCA Nashville

New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 51
Jennifer Nettles/That Girl/Mercury – 74
Dierks Bentley/I Hold On/Capitol – 75
Alabama/All American/Show Dog-Universal – 79
Ash Bowers/Shake It Off/Wide Open Records – 80
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 33
Brad Paisley/I Can’t Change The World/Arista Nashville – 22
Alabama/All American/Show Dog-Universal – 18
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 18
Dierks Bentley/I Hold On/Capitol – 17
Jake Owen/Days of Gold/RCA Nashville – 16
Jennifer Nettles/That Girl/Mercury – 14
Josh Thompson/Cold Beer With Your Name On It/Show Dog-Universal Music – 11
Cole Swindell/Chillin’ It/Warner Bros. – 10
Kellie Pickler/Little Bit Gypsy/Black River – 8

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Jake Owen/Days of Gold/RCA Nashville – 462
Luke Bryan/That’s My Kind of Night/Capitol – 432
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 412
Brad Paisley/I Can’t Change The World/Arista Nashville – 324
Chris Young/Aw Naw/RCA Nashville – 317

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Chelsea Bain/James Dean/Jobe Entertainment – 204
Vince Hatfield/World Goes Round/Blue Moon – 202
Andy Gibson/Best Thing/Curb – 193
Clinton Gregory/You Smile/Melody Roundup Music – 190
Joanna Mosca/I Guess That Says It All/Dolce Diva Music – 183

MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson and Michael Smith recently visited with Renegade Radio’s Joyce and Jack Aponte and Diane Richey Promotion’s Beth Brightwell and Diane Richey. Pictured (L-R): Joyce Aponte, Jack Aponte, Beth Brightwell, Sherod Robertson, Diane Richey, Michael Smith.

Sugar Money Records artist Skylar Elise recently visited with WDKN’s Dale Turner in promotion of her current single “Gypsy Soul.” Pictured (L-R): Turner, Elise, and D. Scott Miller