Weekly Chart Report (12/20/13)

Dierks Bentley recently visited with WNSH/New York at the station’s first Nash Holiday Bash in promotion of his No. 5 Capitol Nashville single, “I Hold On.” Pictured (L-R): Abby Bryant, Bentley and Kim Bryant (Cumulus/New York MM)

 SPIN ZONE

After spending 29 weeks on MusicRow’s chart, David Nail’s “Whatever She’s Got” hammers down on No. 1 with 3116 spins. Meanwhile, Cole Swindell’s “Chillin’ It” heats up, moving to No. 2. Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” falls to No. 3, while Lady Antebellum’s “Compass” navigates the band to No. 4. Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On” jumps one spot, landing at No. 5. Rounding out the top ten this week is Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” at No. 6, Scotty McCreery’s “See You Tonight” at No. 7, Danielle Bradbery’s “The Heart of Dixie” at No. 8, Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears” at No. 9 and Craig Morgan’s “Wake Up Lovin’ You” at No. 10.

Blake Shelton’s “Doin’ What She Likes” is the week’s greatest gainer, debuting at No. 68 with 356 spins. Brad Paisley’s “The Mona Lisa” climbs ten spots, moving to No. 35 with another 323 spins. The Nashville Symphony recently honored Paisley with its Harmony Award. Jason Aldean’s “When She Says Baby” rises to No. 12 with an added 266 spins, while Bryan’s “Drink A Beer” reaches No. 6 with an extra 244 spins. Finally, Tyler Farr’s “Whiskey In My Water” ascends to No. 27 with 226 more spins. Earlier this week, the singer celebrated his previous hit “Redneck Crazy” in Nashville.

MusicRow welcomes debuts from four fantastic artists this week, with Shelton’s “Doin’ What She Likes” debuting at No. 68. Shelton is one of many scheduled to perform at next month’s Grammy Awards. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s “The Call” debuts at No. 73, while Sean Patrick McGraw’s “I’m That Guy” debuts at No. 79. Lastly, Charlie Worsham’s “Want Me To” debuts at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: KFTX, WDZQ, WTCR, WEZJ, KVWF, WCJW, KWEY, KIAI, KKAJ, KTHK, KZPK, WDHR, WDKN, WXXK

Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood recently visited with WSIX’s Michael Bryan and his two daughters after a recent performance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

Upcoming Singles

January 6
Bernie Nelson/Scarecrow/If I Know Blue Records
Blake Shelton/Doin’ What She Likes/Warner Bros.-WMN

January 13
Brantley Gilbert/Bottoms Up/Valory
Kayla Calabrese/This Is How It Feels/GTR
Keith Urban/Cop Car/Capitol

January 20
Lexi James/Stop/Spin Doctors
Rascal Flatts/Rewind/Big Machine

February 3
Blair Mathews/It’s About Us/Stoneyhill Records

February 10
Adrianna Freeman/No More/AFM Entertainment

New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Blake Shelton/Doin’ What She Likes/Warner Bros. – 68
Garth Brooks feat. Trisha Yearwood/The Call/Pearl Records – 73
Sean Patrick McGraw/I’m That Guy/Little Engine Records – 79
Charlie Worsham/Want Me To/Warner Bros. – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Blake Shelton/Doin’ What She Likes/Warner Bros. – 23
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville – 17
Keith Urban/Cop Car/Capitol – 12
Garth Brooks feat. Trisha Yearwood/The Call /Pearl Records – 12
Chris Young/Who I Am With You/RCA Nashville – 10
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water/Columbia Nashville – 8
Jerrod Niemann/Drink To That All Night/Arista Nashville – 6
Kip Moore/Young Love/MCA Nashville – 6
Thomas Rhett/Get Me Some Of That/Valory Music – 6

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Doin’ What She Likes/Warner Bros. – 356
Brad Paisley/The Mona Lisa/Arista Nashville- 232
Jason Aldean/When She Says Baby/Broken Bow – 266
Luke Bryan/Drink A Beer/Capitol Nashville – 244
Tyler Farr/Whiskey In My Water/Columbia Nashville- 226

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Sheryl Crow/Callin’ Me When I’m Lonely/Warner Bros. – 230
Ry Bradley/New Kind Of Lonely/Crimson Q Records – 224
Jared Daniels Band/Foot On The Dashboard/Shade Records – 220
Robby Armstrong/Birthday Happy/Strong Arm Records – 204
Matt Farris/Resident Redneck/Skytone Entertainment – 195

The Eli Young Band recently stopped by NASH-FM in Nashville to discuss their upcoming Republic Nashville album and celebrate the success of the gold-certified “Drunk Last Night.” Pictured (L-R): EYB’s James Young, Mike Eli, Blair Garner, EYB’s Chris Thompson and Jon Jones. Photo: Sarah Montgomery