Alan Jackson recently flew into Philadelphia to visit WXTU in support of his new single "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore." (L-R): WXTU PD Shelly Easton, Jackson
SPIN ZONE
It’s good to be on top, but also tough work to defend your territory week after week. But Capitol’s Luke Bryan has successfully done that for three consecutive weeks now with “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” which is newly certified Gold for downloads. Bryan’s song takes a tiny dip in spins this week, and leaving The Band Perry’s “All Your Life” well positioned to earn the siblings another No. 1 next week. Making a big leap to No. 3 is Chris Young’s “You,” which gained an extra 193 spins to zoom ahead of Keith Urban’s “You Gonna Fly,” Dierks Bentley’s “Home,” and Kenny Chesney’s“Reality.”
Things are back to being slow in this chart edition, with Lady Antebellum’s “Dancin’ Away With My Heart” the lone new entrant to the Top 20. Help might be on the way in the form of Blake Shelton’s “Drink On It,” the week’s greatest spin increase, which is now at No. 27. The other half of the Shelton household, Miranda Lambert, is just a shade behind her husband at No. 30 with “Over You.” And Eli Young Band’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” is finding a spot on numerous playlists, rocketing up to No. 34 after a 281 spin gain.
Frozen Playlists: KBCR, KREK, WKWS
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RADIO BENEFIT
Bold Gold Media’s WDNB/Thunder 102 in Liberty, New York has partnered with the American Red Cross and Catskill Regional Medical Center on the 6th Annual Thunder Blood Bowl to help facilitate local donations. The event takes place at Monticello Casino & Raceway 1-7 PM/ET Thursday, January 26. “The response of our listeners to the needs of others in Thunder Country has been phenomenal,” says Paul Ciliberto, GM and host of Ciliberto & Friends, “we are humbled by the acts of kindness by our ThunderHeads.” More info here.
Upcoming Singles
January 17
Ronnie Dunn/Let The Cowboy Rock/Arista
Bryan Cole/Love Doesn’t Live Here/Perfect Vision
Clay Walker/Like We Never Said Goodbye/Curb
Jana Kramer/Why Ya Wanna/Elektra/W.A.R.
Rascal Flatts/Banjo/Big Machine
Dustin Lynch/Cowboys and Angels/Broken Bow
Kelly Parkes/Don’t Make Me/Edge
January 23
Eli Young Band/Even If It Breaks Your Heart/Republic Nashville
Marlee Scott/Train Wreck/Big Ride
Jason Cassidy/What If/A-Blake/Quarterback
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Rascal Flatts/Banjo/Big Machine – 60
Mark Cooke/Any Way the Wind Blows/CVR – 77
Claudia Lee/Hollywood Sunset/CLM96enterprises — 79
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Drink On It/WMN/Warner Bros. – 523
Lady Antebellum/Dancin’ Away With My Heart/Capitol – 422
Miranda Lambert/Over You/RCA – 351
Rascal Flatts/Banjo/Big Machine – 349
Eli Young Band/Even If It Breaks Your Heart/Republic Nashville — 281
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Rascal Flatts/Banjo/Big Machine — 28
Kellie Pickler/100 Proof/19/BNA — 25
Blake Shelton/Drink On It/Warner — 23
Miranda Lambert/Over You/RCA — 18
Eli Young Band/Even If It Breaks Your Heart/Republic Nashville — 18
Kip Moore/Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck/MCA — 10
Lady Antebellum/Dancin’ Away With My Heart/Capitol — 10
Josh Turner/Time Is Love/MCA — 8
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Bucky Covington/I Wanna Be That Feeling/E One – 151
Uncle Kracker/My Hometown/Top Dog/Atlantic – 147
Brent Anderson/Amy’s Song/Arista – 136
Kinsey Sadler/Sometimes I Forget/Motion/Evergreen – 128
James Meadows/Like A Radio/ATP Records — 126
