Weekly Chart Report (9/13/13)

Keith Urban (R) recently stopped by the CMT Radio Live to chat with Cody Alan (L) about the release of his new album, Fuse, which dropped this week. His latest single “We Were Us” is our highest debut this week, cutting its way to No. 50.

SPIN ZONE

After spending 12 weeks on the chart, Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl” heads north, taking the No. 1 spot with 3170 spins. Meanwhile, Toby Keith’s “Drinks After Work” strengthens its buzz, moving to No. 2. Blake Shelton’s “Mine Would Be You” dashes to No. 3, while Luke Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night” moves to No. 4. Miranda Lambert, who recently celebrated the No. 1 status of “Mama’s Broken Heart,” holds the No. 5 spot for the second week in a row with her single “All Kinds Of Kinds.” Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Jason Aldean’s “Night Train” at No. 6, Taylor Swift’s “Red” at No. 7, Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” at No. 8, Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” at No. 9 and Darius Rucker’s “Radio” at No. 10.

Powerhouses Keith Urban and Lambert are the week’s greatest gainers, with their song “We Were Us” skyrocketing to No. 50 with 547 spins. The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” jumps six spots, moving to No. 17 with another 348 spins. Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night” rises to No. 4 with an added 326 spins, while Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” leaps to No. 31 with an extra 260 spins. Finally, Jake Owen’s “Days Of Gold” ascends to No. 13 with 238 more spins.

MusicRow welcomes six spectacular debuts this week, with Urban and Lambert’s “We Were Us” debuting at No. 50, Jo Dee Messina’s “Peace Sign” at No. 70, Zane Williams’ “Overnight Success” at No. 73, Clinton Gregory’s “You Smile” at No. 77, Tony Stampley’s “When I Get On A Roll” at No. 79 and Tommy Dalton’s “Sweet” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: WXMM, WKWS, WXXK

In between performances at the My Country 96.1 VetsRock Show on Long Island this past weekend, Rachel Holder––whose “Lord Help Me” single from Curb takes No. 40 this week––was able to play some corn hole in with Brantley Gilbert.

Upcoming Singles

September 16
Derek Anthony/Cowboy Way/B L U A N T Music Group
Jamie Stever/Make My Day/Tri-Mount Entertainment
Colton James/101 Proof/Nine North
Payton Taylor/Small Town Paradise/Payton Taylor
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-RCA Nashville

September 23
Sara Evans/Slow Me Down/RCA Nashville
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek Records
Erica Nicole/Daughter Of The Revolution/Heaven-Nine North-Turnpike
Hank Williams Jr. feat. Merle Haggard/I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink/Bocephus-Blaster-Quarterback
Gary Allan/It Ain’t The Whiskey/MCA Nashville

September 30
Brandon Hamilton/You Give Me That/Nine North-Turnpike
LoCash Cowboys/Best Seat In The House/Average Joes-Tenacity
Brett Eldredge/Beat Of The Music/Atlantic-WMN
Krystal Keith/Get Your Redneck On/Show Dog-Universal

October 7
Leah Turner/Take The Keys/Columbia Nashville

New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 50
Jo Dee Messina/Peace Sign/Dreambound Records – 70
Zane Williams/Overnight Success/BE Music – 73
Clinton Gregory/You Smile/Melody Roundup Music – 77
Tony Stampley/When I Get On A Roll/Shongaloo Records – 79
Tommy Dalton/Sweet/Red Horseshoe Records – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 42
Hunter Hayes feat. Jason Mraz/Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 14
Dierks Bentley/I Hold On/Capitol – 14
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 14
Jo Dee Messina/Peace Sign/Dreambound Records – 10
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek – 9
Brothers Osborne/Let’s Go There/EMI Nashville – 9
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 8

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 547
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 348
Luke Bryan/That’s My Kind of Night/Capitol – 326
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 260
Jake Owen/Days of Gold/RCA Nashville – 238

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Outshyne/Moonlight Crush/Millstar – 216
Brent Cobb/Diggin’ Holes/Carnival – 205
American Young/Love Is War/Curb – 186
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek – 184
Tim Ash/Broke/SMG – 167

Toby Keith, whose “Drinks After Work” has our No. 2 spot this week, took his ‘Hammer Down Tour’ to Indianapolis and visited with WKLH staff. Pictured (L-R): Fritz Moser (WKLH MD), Keith, Lisa Wall (WLHK), Dave O’Brien (WLHK mornings), and Bob Richards (WLHK OM/PD).

Streamsound artist Austin Webb recently performed his most recent single “Slip On By” at a bonfire charity show for WRNX, benefiting the local police and firemen in the city of East Longmeadow, Mass. RCA Nashville’s Bush Hawg also played. Pictured (L-R): Back – Mike Tyler (WRNX), Austin Webb and Bush Hawg members Shaun Ames, Alex Wilshire, Craig Hand, Ben Helton, Russ Caldwell and Jim Phipps. Front – Streamsound’s Tyler Waugh and RCA Records Nashville’s Dan Nelson.