SPIN ZONE
There are still plenty of good summer days left, and Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” recognizes that by staying anchored in the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot for a second consecutive week. But Love and Theft might soon be ready to steal the title away, as the duo’s “Angel Eyes” ascends to No. 2 with a total of 3286 spins. Zac Brown Band’s “The Wind” blows right in to the No. 3 spot, followed by Lady Antebellum’s “Wanted You More” at No. 4.
As always, there are a handful of the format’s heavy hitters moving quickly up the chart. But like Love and Theft, there are also an impressive number of new artists making inroads. Jana Kramer’s “Why Ya Wanna” has been charting nearly 30 weeks, and just jumped to No. 7 with a gain of almost 150 spins. Kramer’s WMN labelmate Hunter Hayes is on his second single with “Wanted,” and he rises to No. 14 with a big gain. Just behind Hayes at No. 15 and 16 are Republic Nashville’s Greg Bates with “Did It For the Girl” and Broken Bow’s Dustin Lynch with “Cowboys and Angels,” respectively.
Most of these newcomers are male solo or duo acts, like Jon Pardi (No. 23), Florida Georgia Line (No. 25), or Kip Moore (No. 33). But like Jana Kramer, a few solo female or female-fronted acts are getting some traction. RCA Nashville’s Joanna Smith is performing well at No. 21 with “We Can’t Be Friends” after 21 weeks charting. Big Machine’s Edens Edge is also moving quickly at No. 25 with second single “Too Good To Be True,” and Gwen Sebastian’s “Met Him in a Motel Room” is at No. 41. On the way are new offerings from Miss Willie Brown (No. 56) and Kelleigh Bannen (No. 59).
Frozen Playlists: KCJC, KVAY, KVOM, KVVP, KWEY, KXBZ, KYEZ, KYYK, WBKR, WGGC, WMEV, WOWF
Upcoming Singles
August 13
One Night Rodeo/Real Good/Fox Hill
Bucky Covington with Shooter Jennings/Drinking Side of Country/eOne
Tim Dugger/Tennessee/Curb
August 20
Flynnville Train/The One You Love/Whiskey Bent-Flying Island
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol
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New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 69
John Maison/Love Is A Trip/Big High Five – 76
Lucas Hoge/Do What Makes You Feel Good/Animal House Music Group – 77
Tim Culpepper/Pourin’ Whiskey On Pain – 78
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 461
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog-Universal – 405
Jason Aldean/Take A Little Ride/Broken Bow – 367
Eric Church/Creepin’/EMI Nashville – 320
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 281
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Luke Bryan/Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye/Capitol – 32
Dierks Bentley/Tip It On Back/Capitol – 26
Toby Keith/I Like Girls That Drink Beer/Show Dog–Universal – 23
Brantley Gilbert/Kick It In The Sticks/Valory – 18
Parmalee/Musta Had A Good Time/Stoney Creek – 13
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Maggie Rose/I Ain’t Your Mama/RPM Entertainment – 181
Lauren Alaina/Eighteen Inches/Mercury-19 Records – 178
Chris Weaver Band/Standing In Line/American Roots Records – 177
Aaron Watson/Raise Your Bottle/HTK Records – 174
Katie Armiger/Better In A Black Dress/Cold River – 174
Way Out West Nashville recording artist LiveWire recently caught up with friends from KKOW/Pittsburg, KS at the Labette County Fair. (L-R): LiveWire's Bobby Degonia, Cory Shultz, KKOW's Bobby in the Morning, LiveWire's Adam Hagerman, Andy Eutsler, Danny Bell, and Landon Rolfe.
