Jesse Keith Whitley (L) visits with Gordon Stack of WOWF WOW-FM in Crossville, TN. Whitley’s latest single “Kentucky Thunder” is currently No. 61 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.
RADIO NEWS
RJ Jordan has joined CountryBreakout reporting station WCJW/Warsaw, NY as PD following the recent exit of Lee Richey. Most recently he was with Max Media’s WWBE/Selinsgrove, PA, and previously held promotion positions with Stroudavarious, 903 and Country Thunder. Reach out to him here.
SPIN ZONE
The folks over at Big Machine Label Group might be feeling pretty happy about this edition of the CountryBreakout Chart, because Taylor Swift’s “Sparks Fly” just hit No. 1 and Brantley Gilbert’s “Country Must Be Country Wide” is occupying the No. 2 spot. Lady Antebellum’s “We Owned The Night” will likely soon give them some competition as it moves up to No. 3, as will Miranda Lambert’s “Baggage Claim” at No. 4. Jason Aldean’s “Tattoos On This Town” and Eric Church’s “Drink In My Hand” are also moving quickly, and add an amped up sensibility to the Top 10 at No. 7 and 8.
Kenny Chesney’s “Reality” experiences a second consecutive increase of 500+ spins, which propels it onward to No. 23 in its third week charting. Brad Paisley’s three-week-old “Camouflage” is pretty much keeping pace with it at No. 27 after a 446 spin gain. Toby Keith’s unofficial single “Red Solo Cup” seems to have intoxicated programmers, as it leaps on the chart at No. 50. Also appearing for the first time is Keith Urban’s “You Gonna Fly,” pulling in enough stations to debut at No. 60.
Other chart debuts include Taylor Made’s “Good Love” at No. 77, Donny and Marie’s “A Beautiful Life” at No. 78, and Clay Dustin’s “I’ll Take That Job” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: KTTI, KTWI, KYKX, WBKR, WBYZ, WKWS, WMEV, WUCZ, WQNZ
Upcoming Singles
October 24
Gloriana/(Kissed You) Good Night/Emblem/WMN
Bill Gentry/This Letter/Tenacity
October 31
Trace Adkins/Million Dollar View/Show Dog – Universal
Katie Armiger/Scream/Cold River
Uncle Kracker/My Hometown/Top Dog/Atlantic/BPG
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Toby Keith/Red Solo Cup/Show Dog-Univeral — 50
Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly/Capitol — 60
Taylor Made/Good Love — 77
Donny and Marie Osmond/A Beautiful Life/MPCA — 78
Clay Dustin/I’ll Take That Job/Pure Heart Records — 80
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Kenny Chesney/Reality/BNA — 511
Toby Keith/Red Solo Cup/Show Dog-Univeral — 495
Brad Paisley/Camouflage/Arista — 446
Billy Currington/Like My Dog/Mercury — 359
Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly/Capitol — 349
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Toby Keith/Red Solo Cup/Show Dog-Univeral — 42
Keith Urban/You Gonna Fly/Capitol — 30
Billy Currington/Like My Dog/Mercury — 25
Brad Paisley/Camouflage/Arista — 21
Kenny Chesney/Reality/BNA — 19
Neal McCoy/A—Ok/Blaster Records — 13
Trace Adkins/Million Dollar View/Show Dog-Universal — 13
Rodney Atkins/He’s Mine/Curb — 12
Jake Owen/Alone With You/RCA — 11
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Landon Michael/Might As Well Be Me/Big Dog Records — 166
Corey Wagar/I Hate My Boyfriend/GTR — 156
Erica Nicole/Shave/Heaven Records — 148
Attwater/Never Gonna Happen/Twenty Ten Music — 143
Casey James/Let’s Don’t Call It A Night/BNA — 141
EMI Records Nashville artist Eric Paslay recently paid a visit to KIIM/Tucson in support of his debut single “Never Really Wanted, which lands at No. 31 on the CountryBreakout Chart this week. (L-R) EMI Nashville’s Ron Bradley, Paslay, KIIM PD Buzz Jackson
Bold Gold Media’s WDNB/Liberty, NY “Thunder 102” recently raised over $42,000 for St. Jude in its first ever Country Cares For St. Jude Radiothon. Sponsors for the event held Sept. 15-16 included M & M Auto Group, Yellow Cab, Formaggio Cheese, Catskill Regional Medical Center, Hilltop Homes and Bethel Woods Center For the Arts. (L-R): WDNB’s Paul Ciliberto, Regina Hensley, Mike Sakell, Michelle Semerano, and St. Jude’s Courtney Lynch.
Coy Taylor (Flying Island/Twang City) toasts WTHT in Portland, ME during his recent visit to support his current single, ‘Fall For You.” (L-R): Corey Garrison (WTHT MD), Michelle Taylor (APD and morning host), Coy Taylor, and Dave Winsor (morning host)
