Cody McCarver (center) made a stop recently at WYVY and visited with PD Don Willson (R) and weekend air personality D.T. Rogers (L).
The holidays are upon us, which means its almost time to take a break from number crunching and chart compiling. Next week’s chart, to be published on December 17, will be the final one of 2010. We’ll start back strong in 2011 on Friday, January 7.
SPIN ZONE
Slight changes occur in the penultimate CountryBreakout Chart of 2010, as Keith Urban’s “Put You In A Song” ascends to No. 1 over Reba’s multi-week chart-topper “Turn On The Radio.” This is Urban’s third No. 1 song of the year, following “‘Til Summer Comes Around” and “I’m In.” Soon to be vying for that top spot are Luke Bryan’s “Someone Else Calling You Baby” at No. 3, Tim McGraw’s “Felt Good On My Lips” at No. 4 and Carrie Underwood’s “Mama’s Song” at No. 5.
Jerrod Niemann’s “What Do You Want” jumps into the Top 20 for the first time at No. 18, followed by Stoney Creek’s Thompson Square with “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” at No. 19. James Otto’s “Soldier’s & Jesus” also cracks the Top 20 threshold, moving up a spot from No. 21. Quickly on their way toward the top are Darius Rucker’s “This” at No. 21, Brad Paisley’s “This Is Country Music” at No. 24, Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson’s “Don’t You Wanna Stay” at No. 30 and Sugarland’s “Little Miss” at No. 34.
New arrivals to the chart this week include Steel Magnolia’s “Last Night Again,” nabbing the week’s highest debut at No. 76, and Josh Abbott Band’s “Oh, Tonight” at No. 80.
Upcoming Singles
December 13
Alabama/Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?/Valory
Brad Paisley/This Is Country Music/Arista
Holiday Airplay
Jason Michael Carroll/Christmas On The Farm/Stray Records/Quarterback
Danny Gokey/Tennessee Christmas/19/RCA
Deborah Allen Feat. Cledus T. Judd/Redneck Christmas/GMV/Aristomedia
Kenny Rogers/The Chosen One/Joy To The World (Live)/DCE
Rachel Holder/Christmas Eve
Burns & Poe/Hear The Angels Singing/Blue Steel
Rodney Carrington/Camouflage and Christmas Lights/EMI Records Nashville
Darius Rucker/Candy Cane Christmas/Capitol Nashville
Mishavonna with Crystal Gayle/Christmas Everywhere/Redrum/GrassRoots
Sandy Kastel/Santa Baby/Silk and Satin Records
Williams Riley/Celebrate Me Home/Wide Open Music Group
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Steel Magnolia/Last Night Again/Big Machine — 77
Josh Abbott Band/Oh, Tonight/PDT — 80
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Brad Paisley/This Is Country Music/Arista — 500
Taylor Swift/Back To December/Big Machine — 297
Sugarland/Little Miss/Mercury — 264
Jason Aldean w/Kelly Clarkson/Don’t You Wanna Stay/Broken Bow — 263
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol — 232
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Jadi Norris/Home Is Where The Heart Is — 221
Taylor Made/Quiet Kind of Crazy — 209
D.J. Miller/A Snowman In Birmingham/Evergreen — 200
David St. Romain/Live, Laugh, Love and Drink — 200
Mickey Utley/Cry Like Memphis/Mick-Armour Records — 191
Two Week Most Added*
Artist/song/label — New adds
Brad Paisley/This Is Country Music/Arista — 16
Trace Adkins/Brown Chicken, Brown Cow — 15
Sugarland/Little Miss/Mercury — 8
Darius Rucker/This/Capitol — 7
Craig Campbell/Family Man/Bigger Picture — 7
