Toby Keith met with AfterMidnite's Robin Rhodes following a stop on his Locked & Loaded Tour Presented by Ford F-Series. His latest hit single, "Made In America" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the CountryBreakout Chart and appears on his October release Clancy's Tavern.
SPIN ZONE
CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee Keith Urban’s “Long Hot Summer” hangs on to the CountryBreakout Chart’s top spot despite a down-tick in spins, and George Strait’s “Here For A Good Time” zooms to No. 2 in prime position to take the top spot next week. Jake Owen’s “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and Eli Young Band’s “Crazy Girl” both move upward in position to No. 4 and 5, respectively, and fellow Entertainer of the Year nominee Blake Shelton’s “God Gave Me You” picks up a 260 spin gain to make a big leap from from No. 10 – 6.
New to the Top 10 are co-Big Machine Label Groupers Brantley Gilbert and Taylor Swift. Gilbert’s “Country Must Be Country Wide” adds 92 spins and moves to No. 9, while Taylor Swift’s “Sparks Fly” seems to have caught fire as it jumps from No. 13 – 10. Swift is up for CMA Entertainer of the Year as well as Female Vocalist, the latter of which puts her against reigning winner Miranda Lambert. The Texas firebrand’s latest single (from upcoming Four The Record) “Baggage Claim” is one of her fastest rising at No. 14. Also worth mention is Lambert’s trio the Pistol Annies with Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe. The group’s first single “Hell on Heels” is up to No. 65 this week.
CMA Awards New Artist of the Year Nominees Luke Bryan and Chris Young are both putting some muscle behind their latest singles. Bryan’s “I Don’t Want This Night To End” flies up to No. 46 in its second week charting, and Young’s “You” is at No. 56 after two weeks. Also nominated in that category is Eric Church, whose “Drink In My Hand” is looking very strong at No. 27 after a 370 spin gain. Those three will be up against The Band Perry, whose “All Your Life” is at No. 21, and Thompson Square, whose “I Got You” is at No. 7.
Frozen Playlists: KIAI, KMKS, KTTI, WAAG, WCJW, WHWK, WTCM, WYVY
Upcoming Singles
September 12
Kevin Fowler/That Girl/Average Joes
Chris Young/You/RCA
Ashley Gearing/Me, My Heart and I/Curb
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J
Kimberly Patrick/Living Good/Lamon
September 19
Blake Wise/Can’t Live Without/Broken Bow
The Lost Trailers/Underdog/Stokes Tunes/CO5
JaneDear Girls/Merry Go Round/Warner Bros./WMN
Bill Gentry/This Letter/Tenacity
Courtney Stewart/Telling You/Lamon
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 55
Justin Haigh/All My Best Friends Are Behind Bars — 75
Coleman Brothers/Beer-Thirty/PVI — 77
Tyler Dean/That Smile/Curb — 78
Tyrone Vaughan/Downtime/Kick It Up — 79
Jesse Keith Whitley/Kentucky Thunder/Octabrook Records — 80
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Jason Aldean/Tattoos On This Town/Broken Bow — 445
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 417
Eric Church/Drink In My Hand/EMI Nashville — 370
Luke Bryan/I Don’t Want This Night To End/Capitol — 351
Lady Antebellum/We Owned The Night/Capitol — 345
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Zac Brown Band/Keep Me In Mind/Southern Ground/Atlantic — 31
Luke Bryan/I Don’t Want This Night To End/Capitol — 26
Jason Aldean/Tattoos On This Town/Broken Bow — 22
Chris Young/You/RCA Nashville — 18
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J Records — 17
Scotty McCreery/The Trouble With Girls/19 Ent./Mercury — 9
Eric Church/Drink In My Hand/EMI Nashville — 9
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
The O’Donnells/She Leaves The Light On/Song Valley Music — 205
Ronnie Milsap/If You Don’t Want Me To (The Freeze)/Bigger Picture — 181
Lauren Alaina/Like My Mother Does/19 Ent./Mercury — 179
Andy Gibson/Wanna Make You Love Me/R&J Records — 170
Chris Cagle/Got My Country On/Bigger Picture — 165
Jason Aldean Celebrates his No. 1 single "Dirt Road Anthem" with members of his promo staff as well as songwriters Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford.
Diamond Dust Records artist Buddy Jewell recently paid a visit to KFAV in Warrenton, MO. Jewell's latest single "Jesus, Elvis, and Me" is currently at No. 67 on the CountryBreakout Chart. (L-R): Buddy Jewell, KFAV's Steve Kaspar, Spin Doctors Promotions President Al Brock, KFAV PD Mike Thomas
