Weekly Chart Report (11/8/13)

SPIN ZONE

Flying Island’s Gwen Sebastian (L) recently visited with Premiere Radio’s Rosemary Young (R) at this week’s radio remote.

On the heels of Wednesday night’s highly viewed CMA Awards, several winners and nominees appear on MusicRow’s chart. After spending 20 weeks on the chart, Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” surges to No. 1 with 3292 spins. Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” jumps one spot, landing at No. 2. CMA winners Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert fall two places with “We Were Us” moving to No. 3. While Urban took home Musical Event of the Year for his work on Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift’s “Highway Don’t Care,” Lambert celebrated her fourth consecutive year as Female Vocalist of the Year. The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” remains at No. 4, while Jake Owen’s “Days of Gold” continues to sit at No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” at No. 6, Joe Nichols’ “Sunny and 75” at No. 7, Brad Paisley’s “I Can’t Change The World” at No. 8, David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” at No. 9 and Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” at No. 10.

Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” is the week’s greatest gainer, debuting at No. 58 with 458 spins. Eric Church’s “The Outsiders” rises to No. 31 with another 381 spins, while Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” moves to No. 18 with an extra 316 spins. Florida Georgia Line’s “Stay” closes in on the top ten, jumping to No. 11 with an added 293 spins. The chart-topping duo recently added two CMA Awards to their mantle, including Vocal Duo of the Year and Single of the Year for their wildly successful hit “Cruise.” Finally, Toby Keith’s “Shut Up and Hold On” debuts at No. 59 with 269 spins.

MusicRow welcomes debuts from five Country crooners this week, with Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” debuting at No. 58, Keith’s “Shut Up and Hold On” at No. 59, Tyler Farr’s “Whiskey In My Water” at No. 74 , Joe Allen’s “Looks Like It’s Raining” at No. 77 and Ryan Broshear’s “Make Each Moment Last” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: KMKS, KIAI, KITX, KXKZ, WAAG

CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town recently visited with Premiere Networks personality Bobby Bones prior to the annual awards show in promotion of this week’s No. 26 Capitol Nashville single, “Sober.” Pictured (L-R): LBT’s Phillip, Kimberly, Karen, Jimmy, and Bobby Bones.

Upcoming Singles

November 11
Chase Rice/Ready Set Roll/Dack Janiels-RPME
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol
Seth Hopkins/Til The Town Burns Down/Harvest

November 18
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog-Universal
Thomas Rhett/Get Me Some of That/Valory

November 21
Kate McRae/ A Little Bit/HMG Nashville

November 25
Bush Hawg/More Than Corn/RCA Nashville

December 16
Lindsay Ell/Trippin’ On Us/Stoney Creek

New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 58
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog – Universal – 59
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water/Columbia Nashville – 74
Joe Allen/Looks Like It’s Raining/Stubborn Horse Records – 77
Ryan Broshear/Make Each Moment Last/Painted Horse – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 38
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog – Universal – 23
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Nashville – 18
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 13
Justin Moore/Lettin’ The Night Roll/Valory Music – 13
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water /Columbia Nashville – 10
Austin Webb/Slip On By/Streamsound – 8
Little Big Town/Sober/Capitol – 8
Kacey Musgraves/Follow Your Arrow/Mercury Nashville – 7

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 458
Eric Church/The Outsiders/EMI Nashville – 381
Lady Antebellum/Compass/Capitol – 316
Florida Georgia Line/Stay/Republic Nashville – 293
Toby Keith/Shut Up and Hold On/Show Dog – Universal – 269

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Will Hoge/Strong/Prospector-Crescendo – 250
Aaron Watson/July In Cheyenne/HTK Records – 208
John Karl/Old River Road/Pour Boy – 207
Callie Bobsin/Back Then/ – 189
Angel Mary & The Tennessee Werewolves/Folsom Prison Blues/Verado – 176
Granger Smith/Miles and Mud Tires/Independent – 161

Hunter Hayes managed starstuck staff from WUSN and WMN stations during a recent Chicago stop on his CMT Let’s Be Crazy Tour in promotion of his No.21 Atlantic/Warner Bros. single, featuring Jason Mraz. Pictured (L-R): WUSN’s Liz Geerling, WMN’s Katie Bright, Hunter Hayes, and WUSN’s Marci Braun.

Warner Bros./WMN recording artist Sheryl Crow recently shared the stage with Kevin Fowler and Jerrod Niemann, whose Arista Nashville single “Drink To That All Night” lands at No. 42, for a performance for KCYY’s Guitar Pull. Pictured (L-R): KCYY PD Jeff Garrison, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Fowler and Jerrod Niemann