Weekly Chart Report (3/15/13)

SPIN ZONE

WBYT/B100 in South Bend, IN held its annual St Jude Radiothon and raised a station record $316, 664 for St Jude Kids and cancer research. Pictured (L-R): Brad King, Keith Moody, Cody Austin, Deb Miles, Jesse Garcia, and Brittney Baily

Lee Brice‘s “I Drive Your Truck” rolls into the top spot this week with 3529 spins. Chris Young‘s “I Can Take It From There” follows up in the No. 2 position, while Lady Antebellum‘s “Downtown” (which has been on the charts for eight weeks) skyrockets into the No. 3 slot. Former No. 1 single Blake Shelton‘s “Should Be Cool If You Did” lands at No. 4 this week, while Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” jumps from No. 7 to No. 5. Rounding out the Top 10 this week are Toby Keith‘s “Hope On The Rocks” at No. 6, Hunter Hayes‘ “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” at No. 7, Florida Georgia Line‘s “Get Your Shine On” at No. 8. New to the Top 10 are Kenny Chesney‘s “Pirate Flag,” which rose from No. 11 to No. 9 and Eric Church‘s “Like Jesus Does,” which rose from No. 13 to No. 10 this week.

Big movers this week include The Band Perry‘s “Done,” which gains 10 spots this week, landing at No. 32 with an added 478 spins. Brad Paisley‘s “Beat This Summer” rises from No. 38 to No. 29 with an added 474 spins. Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift‘s “The Highway Don’t Care” has plenty of buzz and an additional 448 spins, sitting at No. 27. Zac Brown Band‘s “Jump Right In” no doubt has listeners ready for summertime, with an added 282 spins, at No. 40. Young’s “I Can Take It From There” is on the verge of hitting the top of the chart, with an added 271 spins this week.

Making its debut this week, Jon Pardi‘s “Up All Night” landed at No. 58. Other debuts include Justin Moore‘s “Point At You” with No. 60, Craig Wayne Boyd‘s “Learning To Dance” at No. 78, Matt Farris‘ “Redneck Radio” at No. 79 and Tate Stevens‘ “Power of a Love Song” at No. 80.

Frozen Playlists: WOWF, WPPL, KXBZ, WKTT, WRHT, WXXK

Upcoming Singles
March 18
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory
Billy Currington/Hey Girl/Mercury
Phil Vassar/Love Is Alive/Rodeowave
James Wesley/Thank A Farmer/Broken Bow
Tracy Lawrence/Stop, Drop, & Roll/Lawrence-Tenacity
Wynonna/Something You Can’t Live Without/Curb

March 25
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift/The Highway Don’t Care/Big Machine
Drake White/The Simple Life/MCA
Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin/All In The Same Boat/Big Hit
Weston Burt/Lucky Sometimes/Hitshop
Steve Armstrong/Redneck Side/SMG

April 1
Casey James/The Good Life/19-BNA
Lisa Torres/Get A Little Lonesome/Render

New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Jon Pardi/Up All Night/Capitol Nashville – 58
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 60
Craig Wayne Boyd/Learning To Dance/Big Ride – 78
Matt Farris/Redneck Radio/Skytone Records – 79
Tate Stevens/Power of A Love Song/RCA – 80

Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
The Band Perry/Done/Republic Nashville – 23
Jon Pardi/Up All Night/Capitol – 20
Brad Paisley/Beat This Summer/Arista Nashville – 20
Tim McGraw w/ Taylor Swift/Highway Don’t Care/Big Machine – 19
Zac Brown Band/Jump Right In/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 17
Justin Moore/Point At You/Valory Music Co. – 12
Pistol Annies/Hush, Hush/RCA – 11
Randy Houser/Runnin’ Outta Moonlight/Stoney Creek Records – 11

Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
The Band Perry/Done/Republic Nashville – 478
Brad Paisley/Beat This Summer/Arista Nashville – 474
Tim McGraw w/ Taylor Swift/Highway Don’t Care/Big Machine – 448
Zac Brown Band/Jump Right In/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 282
Chris Young/I Can Take It From There/RCA Nashville – 271

On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Rusty Rierson/Souvenirs/Red Dirt Music – 173
Jay Jolley/It’s A Friday Thing/Double – J – 162
Billy Currington/Hey Girl/Mercury Nashville – 143
Sheryl Crow/Easy/Warner Music Nashville – 142
Blackberry Smoke/Pretty Little Lie/Southern Ground – 142

Thomas Rhett sold-out three consecutive shows in Nashville (March 7), Chicago (March 8) and Minneapolis (March 9). Pictured (L-R): George Briner (The Valory Music Co.), Shari Roth, Marci Braun (WUSN), Rhett, Laurie Kapugi and Jeff Kapugi (WUSN)

Warner Bros./WMN recording artist Sheryl Crow launched her radio tour at WUSY in Chattanooga, Tenn. Her “Easy” lands on-deck this week. Pictured (L-R): WMN’s Lou Ramirez, WUSY’s Styckman, Gator Harrison (PD WUSY),  Crow, Daniel (WUSY’s On-Air), Cowboy Kyle (WUSY’s On-Air), Mo (WUSY’s On-air), and WMN’s Kristen Williams