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October 5, 2020, Issue 725
As Radio Contracts, Syndication Surges
Consolidation, debt load, competing platforms and a pandemic
have compounded into furloughs and permanent personnel
cutbacks at radio. Arguably, the last several months aren’t as much
a cataclysmic transformation as a greatly accelerated evolution.
Amid the decline, there does seem to be at least one major growth
area – syndication. Country Aircheck spoke
with several with new and growing shows
in the space for thoughts on the shift and
resulting opportunities.
“The pandemic has definitely sped things
up, as there’s economic pressure everywhere,”
says United Stations’ Andy Denemark,
whose daypart show Backstage Country is
Andy already holding down nights for Beasley
Denemark
stations. “Network radio has been growing
in lots of different ways, and it’s all about
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Curb team celebrates Lee Brice’s
resources, meaning that we provide resources
two-week No. 1, “One Of Them Girls.” Pictured (top, l-r) are
that local stations need. Country has more
Lori Hartigan, Maddi Bayer and Samantha DePrez; (middle,
stations in America than any other format –
l-r) Brooke Meris, Mike Rogers and RG Jones; (bottom) RJ
almost 2200 – so it has more room for more
Meacham and Allyson Gelnett.
players, hence all the shows you are seeing.”
Danno Wolkoff, COO of Sun Broadcast
Group (formerly Envision) agrees syndication Q&A: Records President Ash Bowers
Danno Wolkoff is expanding in many areas, including long- Tapped to head the newly formed Nashville division of Barry
form weekend and daypart shows, 24-7 Weiss’ Records (Breaking News), Ash Bowers has seen the
formats and voice-tracking. And while some of the growth is country business from multiple vantage points
pandemic-related, he believes the need for stations to operate more – artist, publisher, manager, producer and now
efficiently has been steadily increasing, leading to the creation of label chief. The Wide Open Music co-founder
new business models and opportunities for many out of work. spoke with Country Aircheck about his path
“Personality On Demand is a new growth opportunity for us and the plan.
that came directly out of COVID-19 when stations started to send CA: How did you meet Barry Weiss?
everyone home,” Wolkoff says. “We heard from operators who AB: I cut an EP on Matt Stell to get him a
said things like, ‘I have an afternoon show on furlough’ or ‘We’re record deal, but I couldn’t get anybody to bite.
not set up to work remotely. Can you help us out?’ We saw the I got a call from Steve Williams, my partner
need for stations to have plug-and-play options, so we became in the management and publishing business, Ash Bowers
like a clearinghouse for talented people who were let go and who told me his wife watches Chrisley Knows
stations that needed help.” (continued on page 14) Best and we should try to put Savannah Chrisley in the “Prayed For
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WI TH ... TE DDY RO BB
A day in the self-isolated life of Monument/ of the best things to come out of COVID-19:
Arista’s Teddy Robb: reconnecting with some of my childhood
The biggest change is that we aren’t friends.
on the road every day. Or any day, really. It’s Quarantine has both hindered and
strange being home on the weekends. enhanced my ability to be creative. At first,
Most days start with coffee and guitar in virtual writes were new and had some
the morning. I like to ease into the day playing advantages over face-to-face. Specifically, the
music and getting ready to be back on the road. mute button let me tune out and work on a
I try to get in a hike and a workout … that has melody or lyric while my co-writers continued
really kept me sane since March. Late in the with another part of the song. Ultimately, I’d
morning, I usually have a write — which used to rather write in person. You just can’t beat that
be exclusively on Zoom — but more and more connection.
I’ve been getting back into face-to-face writes. The ability to go live on social media
I have really missed that personal interaction. I has helped keep that connection with fans.
round out the workday with some sort of online I’m ready to play shows in person! There’s
time — a radio Zoom meeting or an Instagram nothing like real, live music.
Live. Those are some of the only ways we’ve There’s a ton that I have in the queue
been able to connect with people. I wonder what (Yellowstone, for one), but I’ve been spending
this quarantine would have been like without the my time getting ready for live music to come
virtual outlets … or Call of Duty. back. That’s why I moved to Nashville, and I
I wouldn’t say Call of Duty is new, but can’t wait to get back on that stage.
my buddies and I haven’t played in years. When I’ve been trying to eat as healthy
quarantine hit, we all put on headsets and
picked up where we left off. It’s funny —
as I can, but I’m a sucker for a good
cheeseburger. Maybe that’s not a snack to
Heaven On Dirt
everyone is a grown-up with real jobs, but as most people, but I have a pretty big appetite!
soon as the game starts, it’s like we’re right Having live music taken away from us able to get on stage and entertain people is such a
back in high school. That’s actually been one has made me appreciate it that much more. Being privilege. I’ll never take it for granted.
You” video. When we released it July 9, 2018, I was on vacation You’ve hired Andy Elliott and Jamice Jennings for
with my family and got a call from Barry. I wasn’t sure who he was, promotion. Why now, and what’s the plan?
so he gave me a two-minute history lesson – Britney Spears, The Not having our own staff left us at the mercy of everyone else in
Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, Jive Records. He said he was watching town. [Consultant] Keith Gale has obviously been a good partner on
“Prayed For You” explode on YouTube and rise to No. 33 all-genre Matt and in developing radio strategy with Chris Bandi. We thought
on iTunes and called it a “huge copyright.” Matt and I flew up a if we added Andy to what Jamice was doing with Keith, we can go
few weeks later, and that’s where the working relationship really directly to radio and build the staff as we grow. Records is partnered
started. He called me a few months back thinking it was time to with Sony, so distribution is through Columbia/New York. And
open a shop in Nashville. I said, “Sure, I’m in.” Barry’s New York staff is amazing with marketing and analytics.
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WI TH ... DE B TU RP IN
A day in the self-isolated life of KSOP, Inc. KSOP/ the pandemic evolve politically into “sides.” We try
Salt Lake City PD/morning co-host Deb Turpin: to relate to what everybody is dealing with while
I’m kind of a homebody anyway, but I am not avoiding preaching, taking sides or fighting.
in the office all day like I used to be. Previously, I I binged Tiger King, but that seems like forever
was there from 5:45am until 4pm or 6pm each day. ago! I found Selling Sunset and loved it, so I was
Now, we do the morning show live in studio, glad to see when season three was released.
and then I head home to finish the day remotely. I I’ve been on a Fleetwood Mac binge lately and
am usually finished, for the most part, sometime in have been watching some of their live shows and
the afternoon, which has allowed for more bike rides, biographies. I’m really into documentaries! I started
dog walks, catching up with friends, listening to new Vikings and am late to the party. I also love HGTV
music and television or streaming. and Home Town, as well as any crime documentary
It’s just me and my three dogs, and I am or drama that comes along. And, I’ve been
glad for the extra time with them. Scout is my new following the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case
adoption, and she has been a challenge, so it’s and watching those hearings. What a bizarre case!
good to be home with them. I love her, though ... I’ve gotten pretty obsessed with Frito Lay’s
no matter how many vacuum cords, pillowcases, Munchies Cheese Fix and Diet Dr Pepper with True
comforters, stairs or collars she chews up, she is Lime packets. That’s pretty standard fare every day.
here to stay. In some ways, I have loved having some down
I bought an e-bike, which I didn’t see coming.
I was never a fan of biking. [CRB Exec. Dir.] RJ
time. As an example, I have worked every July 4
since 1988, so this year it was nice to just hang out turpin-time
[Curtis] would tell me this isn’t really a bike, but it’s for the holiday. I spent that day at a friend’s pool
as good as it gets for me! I have been riding every with some fireworks of our own. I’ve also had more
day. I know the “real bikers” shake their heads when time free during other holiday weekends, too. I love with. It was a case of eminent domain, but they
I track my trips on Strava. They need an e-bike radio and am so grateful to get to do what I do, but were good to work with, and I have a beautiful
category! radio can be hectic, and it has been nice to have a new half-acre lot and am building a new house.
With fewer office interruptions, I have more bit of a breather as far as events and weekends are I never saw that coming, and it’s nice to do it
time to think about planning ahead and coming up concerned. I know some are going crazy from the with some down time allowing me to focus on
with new ways to excite our audience. lack of events, but for me it has been nice. everything that goes into building. The sewer line
Our show is the same; that part hasn’t The city is putting a road in where my house went in today. Woot!
changed. We have been in the studio every day, is, and I just found that out as coronavirus hit. Discuss the merits of road bikes versus e-bikes
and we are live and unscripted and have watched I raised the kids here, and it was hard to deal with Turpin here.
What will your focus be? How do you view this unique career trajectory you’ve
Finding new talent, artist development, and coordinating been on?
with promotion and New York. I’m not going to pretend I know I was pretty good at failing. As an artist, I came here in ‘07
everything, but I was able to spot guys like Jimmie Allen and Matt, and got a record deal lightning fast. I was the first artist with a
who were beating bushes in town for years without anyone paying new team and felt like a guinea pig. After a few singles failed, I
attention. Working the “Moneyball” angle and looking for outliers just wanted out. I was jaded, the passion had been sucked right
is what I’ve been good at. We built a management and publishing out of me and I was planning to become a police officer. But I
company that way. It’s about finding and placing the right bets. was commuting back and forth to write and connected with Steve
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Williams, who had a publishing company and said he’d love to keep
something going with me. I felt I’d spent my entire time in Nashville
News & Notes
Yolanda Adams and Sue Ennis will co-chair the Recording
listening to everybody else and never going with my gut. I told Steve I Academy’s National Advocacy Committee in working to
was in if I could do it the way that makes sense to me. He said, “Free determine specific policy positions of the Academy and advance
reign.” We built a profitable publishing company. Through that we the interests of all music creators.
found Jimmie, who I had no intention of managing. I also had no BlackIvy Group CEO Cheryl Mills has joined the iHeartMedia
intention of producing, but he’d never even done a demo session. In Board of Directors, expanding membership to eight.
helping him through that, I was in the producer role. Same with Matt. I Karen McCormick has joined Nashville-based music
put it all to the Lord’s favor that I keep falling into these things. marketing collective Venture Music as Asst./Operations.
Will you stay involved with Wide Open? Additionally, the company has added 14 new clients.
Yes, I’ll continue in management for Jimmie and Matt. I never Adams Radio Group has moved its national rep
would have taken on this role with Records without being sure partnership to IBA Radio Sales, becoming the recently formed
we could have the management covered. I’ve been fortunate to agency’s first client.
surround myself with a great team. They don’t need me, but they NuVoodoo Media Services has added a Digital Division
will get me whether they want me or not. I will continue to be and unveiled the Conference Cloud, a virtual event service.
deeply involved. Meanwhile, I’m so honored to be a part of what Details here.
Barry’s doing here in Nashville. –Chuck Aly Lee Brice will team up with Window World for charitable
projects to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, military
Chart Chat veterans and deserving individuals as part of a new partnership.
Aaron Watson signed on to represent and endorse Panhandle
Congratulations to Lee Brice, RJ
brand western wear and Rock & Roll Denim product lines.
Meacham, Mike Rogers and the Curb
promotion team on landing at No. 1
with “One Of Them Girls” for a second As Radio Contracts, Syndication Surges
consecutive week. The song is the first single (continued from page 1)
from Brice’s forthcoming fifth studio album,
Hey World. Songwriters are Ashley Gorley, Motivations driving programmers to bring in syndication are
Dallas Davidson, Ben Johnson and Brice. varied, according to Denemark. “Sometimes the need is economic
And kudos to Stacy Blythe and the Big Lee Brice
and sometimes it’s convenience,” he says. “And sometimes, it’s
Loud crew and Damon Moberly and the that we have exclusive talent or content. We love bringing star
Mercury team on notching 25 adds for Larry Fleet’s “Where power to radio. That started with Dick Clark as a co-founder of
I Find God” and Priscilla Block’s “Just About Over You,” our company, and that’s where the Backstage Country concept of
respectively, landing in a tie atop this week’s board. artists as guest hosts came from.”
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Talent Fo Sho: For personalities, reimagining
what a career in radio might look like may
have been coming either way. “A lot of what is
happening now would have happened eventually,”
explains the namesake of SBG’s Sam Alex Show.
“The pandemic is speeding everything up, so
there’s more of an immediate need.”
Alex is one of many air talents featured in the
new book Go Syndicate Yourself! by syndicated Sam Alex
personality Randy “R Dub!” Williams. The tome
hails syndication as “a pathway toward expanding your broadcast
career and as a backup to protect its very existence.”
To that end, the mindset for personalities may need to shift
toward running their own shop. “I’ve always considered myself
more of an entrepreneur than just an employee,” says Alex.
After leaving Townsquare’s Taste of Country Nights, he was
encouraged by several musician friends to start and own his own
show. “They would say, ‘Hey, even though we are represented
by a record label, we are entrepreneurs and our own boss.’”
Looking at his career as a brand and small business led him to
realize those aren’t platform specific. Hence Alex’s broadcasting
camp, television work and new book.
Brand Knew: Those extensions can even be across dayparts.
Not only is Silverfish Media Dir./Programming Carsen the co-
host for Big D & Bubba, she’s also the host of syndicated midday
show Country With Carsen. “We’re used to
syndication in other dayparts, so it’s a matter of
expounding the benefits of a live midday jock
who is there to talk to listeners and be there with
breaking news,” she says. “It might take a few
discussions to get through to a PD that I’m really
there live and not tracked a few days ahead.”
Once the brand is established – with owners
and listeners – living up to it is key. “To an
audience, it’s the one-to-one interaction,” Carsen Carsen
says. “Creating relationships on the air, then
taking it to socials, then utilizing socials to interact with other people
who might not have been P1s but had interests in common. Then
bringing that content back to the air, keeping it circular and moving.”
Late last month, Bryan “B Dub” Washington expanded
his B-Dub Radio Saturday Night to weeknights with Skyview
Networks. That’s in addition to his afternoon drive show on
KNUC/Seattle. “B-Dub Radio will have the same energy and
quality I deliver every weekday in Seattle,” he
says. “It has to be major market sounding, or
there’s no point in doing it in the first place,”
he says. Local support is also key. “Syndication
works best when you have a buy-in on the
local level. I’ve seen stations that run shows
and have embraced them as part of their own
brand, and they do quite well. If it’s not woven
into the fabric of the station, you are less likely
B-Dub
to achieve success.”
Ultimately, syndication needs to be part of the greater evolution.
“We need to think bigger,” says Wolkoff. “Not just radio, but audio.
I have no doubt radio will continue to exist 100 years from now,
but in a different form. Someone in one part of the country or the
world will be communicating and connecting with others elsewhere
through audio. We need to embrace that communication and find
new ways to make it happen.” –Sue Wilson
Lon Helton, lon@countryaircheck.com
Chuck Aly, chuck@countryaircheck.com
Caitlin DeForest, caitlin@countryaircheck.com
Monta Vaden, monta@countryaircheck.com
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Remembering Mac Davis
Paying tribute to singer/songwriter Mac Davis, who passed
away September 29 at age 78 (Chronicle 9/30).
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“We could argue [Lambert’s] has been the most important
country music career of the 21st century” –
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AVAILABLE JOBS
MIDWEST Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Tom Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster
Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country that includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country
Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job translator K263BD. Applicants can send cover
searching for a morning co-host. See the complete description and apply here. letters, résumés and airchecks to Chase here.
posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA Dir./Content Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is
Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern Bill West is searching for a morning co-host to searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent
is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with succeed the retiring Jessica Cash. Apply here; Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here.
a minimum of two years on-air experience, reach West here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is
demonstrable ratings success stories and seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster
impeccable references. See the complete posting that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with
SOUTHEAST
and apply here. references and an aircheck to Curry here.
Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is Townsquare KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO Dir./
Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Content Brad Hansen is looking for a morning
incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and Apply here. host or team to succeed Jordan Soto and Michael
airchecks to Knight here. Cumulus WKDF/Nashville PD Paul Williams Mason. View the complete job description here;
Griffin KVOO/Tulsa OM Steve Hunter is is looking for an afternoon personality with five-plus send résumés and airchecks to Hansen here.
seeking a morning show host or team. See the years of experience. See the complete job posting
complete job description here; send résumés and and apply here.
OTHER
airchecks to Hunter here. Cumulus/Shreveport, LA is searching for a
MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD VP/MM to succeed Aaron Criswell. See the complete Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott
Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air job posting and apply here. is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for
personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey is on the hunt for future openings. The company’s Country properties
to him here. a PD/afternoon personality to join Gulf South include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George,
WTVY/Dothan, AL. The position will also include UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT;
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SOUTHWEST
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Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies
weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés to Elliott here.
airchecks to him here. and airchecks to him here. RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott
iHeartMedia/Baltimore RSVPP Jeff Kapugi Huskey is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air
is seeking a Dir./Creative Services for Country WEST COAST talent in a medium market in the South. Send
WPOC; programming duties and weekend/fill-in résumés and airchecks to him here.
airshifts are also possible. Apply here; send résumés Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a
GM/DOS who can build, train and motivate a team PLA Media Exec. Dir. Mark Logsdon is
and creative composites to Kapugi here. seeking a part-time Coord./Publicity to work a
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parties can send résumés and references here. minimum of 30 hours per week. Send résumés,
looking for a morning co-host to join incumbent references and writing samples here.
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602-430-5908 DenisMil@hotmail.com
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September 2020 PPM Scoreboard September 2020 PPM dates range from August 13-September 9, with the
Country radio shares were down 4.4 points (1.2%) compared to last many states still under coronavirus-related quarantines and shelter-in-place
month. Of the 85 stations listed, 29 saw share increases, 46 decreased and orders. Revisit coverage of Country cume decreases in the May 26 issue of
10 were flat month-to-month. Overall cume was down 29,900 (0.12%) Country Aircheck Weekly here and the September 14 issue of Country
compared to last month. The cume leader was Cumulus’ KPLX/Dallas with Aircheck Weekly here.
993,000. Entercom’s WNSH/New York was second with 857,700. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates
Versus September 2019 PPMs, radio shares were down 3.5 points co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*”
(0.96%) year-over-year from last year’s 365.7 shares. Cume decreased indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not
from 32,553,600 to 25,892,800 (20.46%) year-over-year. Note that currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.
Aug 6+ Rank Sep 6+ Rank Aug Sep Aug 6+ Rank Sep 6+ Rank Aug Sep
Station/City Share Share Cume Cume Station/City Share Share Cume Cume
WUBL/Atlanta 4.4 7 4.0 8 506,800 493,800 WKIS/Miami 2.6 15 2.9 14t 294,400 305,200
WKHX/Atlanta 2.2 16 2.7 15 332,500 341,200 WNSH/Middlesex (New York) 2.8 14 3.4 13 114,500 122,200
KVET/Austin^ 3.7 8t 4.1 6 219,600 207,700 WKMK/Middlesex (Monmouth) 1.3 22 1.1 22t 29,400 29,500
KASE/Austin^ 2.9 13 2.8 14 180,900 158,900 WMIL/Milwaukee 8.0 3 7.6 3 319,900 316,800
KOKE/Austin 1.1 22t 1.0 22 68,400 68,800 WMBZ/Milwaukee^ 1.7 11 1.6 11 110,500 93,900
WPOC/Baltimore 6.5 2 6.2 2 335,000 318,100 WVTY/Milwaukee^ 1.0 14 1.0 14 73,200 71,800
WKLB/Boston 5.4 6 5.1 7 542,500 566,200 KEEY/Minneapolis 4.6 10t 4.9 11 428,400 434,500
WBWL/Boston 2.4 16 2.2 17t 347,600 373,200 KMNB/Minneapolis 2.7 15 2.6 15 388,300 347,300
WCTK/Boston (Providence) 1.1 24 1.1 21t 123,700 124,900 WSM-FM/Nashville^ 5.2 9t 6.3 4 192,100 192,300
WSOC/Charlotte 7.8 2 7.4 1 395,100 381,500 WSIX/Nashville 6.0 3t 5.6 7t 192,500 176,900
WKKT/Charlotte 6.4 3 6.4 3 374,000 392,000 WKDF/Nashville^ 4.4 10 4.3 10t 191,600 180,900
WUSN/Chicago 2.3 20 2.3 19 735,600 730,900 WNSH/Nassau (New York) 1.9 21 1.7 22 106,900 101,900
WEBG/Chicago 2.1 21 1.8 23 573,900 573,600 WNSH/New York 2.1 19 2.4 15t 776,000 857,700
WUBE/Cincinnati^ 7.4 3 8.4 3 377,600 359,700 WGH/Norfolk 4.4 3 3.5 5 159,600 147,600
WNKN/Cincinnati+ 5.5 5 4.5 8t 182,800 162,500 WWKA/Orlando 5.1 6t 5.8 5 199,700 216,600
WNNF/Cincinnati 2.7 15 2.9 16 206,000 192,700 WXTU/Philadelphia 4.1 11 4.2 9 524,900 482,600
WYGY/Cincinnati^ 1.4 18 1.1 18 135,100 93,600 KNIX/Phoenix 4.8 5t 5.9 3t 490,700 550,700
WGAR/Cleveland 7.5 4 8.2 3 331,900 340,000 KMLE/Phoenix 2.4 17 3.6 9t 389,800 430,200
WCOL/Columbus, OH 9.1 1 9.1 1 318,300 313,400 WDSY/Pittsburgh 4.4 8 5.1 5t 290,400 281,600
KPLX/Dallas^ 5.0 3 4.9 4 892,900 993,000 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.6 11 4.9 8 203,500 205,300
KSCS/Dallas^ 4.5 5t 4.4 5t 674,700 666,700 WLYI/Pittsburgh * * * * * *
KYGO/Denver 5.9 1 5.1 2t 372,500 356,100 WOGG/Pittsburgh * * * * * *
KWBL/Denver 2.9 16 2.8 16 214,000 211,300 WOGI/Pittsburgh * * * * * *
WYCD/Detroit 4.9 6 5.2 4 536,200 564,300 KUPL/Portland 3.7 11t 3.6 11 246,400 272,200
WDRQ/Detroit 3.9 13 3.7 13 413,400 409,400 KWJJ/Portland 3.2 13 2.9 14t 266,400 277,500
WUBL WTQR/Greensboro
WPAW/Greensboro
5.3
4.7
6
9
5.3
4.3
6
9
190,900
176,900
175,400
167,100
WCTK/Providence
WQDR/Raleigh
12.3
6.3
1
4
10.3
5.5
2
7
326,700
215,700
318,300
218,400
WWYZ/Hartford 7.1 2 6.9 3t 204,700 184,400 WNCB/Raleigh 2.6 14 2.5 14t 132,800 139,900
KKBQ/Houston^ 3.7 10t 3.8 10 676,300 703,500 KFRG/Riverside 6.9 2 5.6 3t 278,300 263,600
KILT/Houston 3.5 13 3.0 15 713,600 684,200 KNCI/Sacramento 7.3 3 7.7 3 323,100 340,600
KTHT/Houston^+ 2.4 20t 2.4 20 366,700 369,100 KUBL/Salt Lake City 5.5 6 4.8 7 259,800 249,400
WFMS/Indianapolis 6.9 4t 7.2 4 245,300 265,000 KSOP/Salt Lake City ^ 4.1 10 3.3 14 187,800 196,700
WUBL WLHK/Indianapolis
500 6.9 4t 5.7 6 224,800 220,400 KCYY/San Antonio^ 5.5 4 5.2 5 394,800 378,500
WQIK/Jacksonville 4.7 7 4.7 6t 188,100 169,300 KAJA/San Antonio 4.9 6 4.3 9 323,500 343,100
WGNE/Jacksonville 5.1 6 4.3 9t 157,500 152,400 KKYX-AM/San Antonio^+ 1.7 22 1.7 22 90,900 96,600
KFKF/Kansas City^ 6.3 4t 6.5 3 256,000 240,400 KSON/San Diego 4.7 6 3.8 8t 313,900 256,800
WDAF/Kansas City 4.9 8 5.4 6 226,900 192,300 KRTY/San Jose 4.1 7t 4.2 8 125,300 126,000
KBEQ/Kansas City^ 3.4 11t 4.4 10t 203,800 202,100 KKWF/Seattle 3.4 12t 3.3 14t 385,000 397,300
KCYE/Las Vegas 3.7 7 3.6 8t 155,100 168,500 KNUC/Seattle 2.7 16t 2.2 20t 353,000 271,800
500Vegas
KWNR/Las 2.7 15 3.3 12 145,700 144,200 WIL/St. Louis 4.9 9 4.9 8t 383,500 410,200
383.5
KKGO/Los Angeles 2.8 12 2.3 15t 691,600 678,200 KSD/St. Louis 4.4 11387.0 4.3
WGKX/Memphis 4.5 8t 4.6 7t 108,400 100,600 WQYK/Tampa 4.5381.8 7t 4.6
382.011
5t
411,600
296,000
413,300
302,000
WLFP/Memphis 3.0
365.7
11t 369.3
3.5 11 74,700 71,600 WFUS/Tampa 369.1 4.5 7t 4.4 8t 366.6
339,700 366,100
400 359.8 WMZQ/Washington 2.5 15 3.0 12 303,100 362.2329,500
350.1 355.6
349.4 WIRK/West Palm Beach
349.7 3.2 8t 3.1 9 91,100 97,300
383.5
381.8 387.0 382.0
365.7 369.3 369.1 366.6
400 359.8 299.2 362.2
350.1 349.7 355.6
349.4
300
299.2 Format-Wide PPM Ratings
Aggregate share for Nielsen Audio
subscribing stations month to month.
300
200
Sep '18 Sep Oct Nov Dec Hol Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
1 1 LEE BRICE ✔
29248 1707 9182 652 55.492 2.523 156 0
One Of Them Girls (Curb) 2nd Week at No. 1
3 2 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 26050 -200 7991 -108 50.86 -1.005 156 1
4 3 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) ✔ 25557 1320 8082 351 48.146 2.944 156 0
5 4 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 21606 984 6827 348 39.777 1.648 156 0
6 5 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) ✔ 21140 1651 6548 429 40.417 3.889 156 0
7 6 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 19403 1114 6052 326 36.437 2.673 156 0
2 7 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 19298 -7799 5922 -2558 34.758 -13.78 156 0
8 8 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 17582 778 5604 228 32.574 2.003 156 0
9 9 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 17427 1120 5489 377 30.026 1.519 156 2
10 10 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 17059 1172 5228 324 32.148 2.107 155 0
11 11 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) ✔ 16930 1692 5207 478 33.949 5.013 155 0
12 12 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 15442 582 4745 104 28.35 1.744 154 0
14 13 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 14030 856 4418 208 25.712 1.919 155 0
15 14 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 13434 1269 4185 336 23.431 2.28 148 2
17 15 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 12191 1048 3727 310 21.223 1.747 154 1
16 16 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 12146 738 3908 187 20.511 1.233 153 0
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19 17 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 10748 808 3320 199 18.177 2.799 156 0
18 18 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 10486 168 3403 84 18.022 0.458 154 0
13 19 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 9331 -5512 2999 -1612 17.056 -7.181 153 0
21 20 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) ✔ 8875 1495 2790 453 13.725 3.517 152 1
24 21 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 7979 1038 2493 303 11.875 1.191 153 3
20 22 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 7917 459 2414 175 12.374 0.657 151 1
22 23 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 7840 570 2333 153 12.81 2.075 152 0
25 24 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 7541 624 2322 193 10.863 1.176 135 2
26 25 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 7444 645 2384 214 12.687 0.806 144 7
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Chart Page 1October 5, 2020
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
23 26 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 7248 -7 2338 -10 11.003 0.455 152 2
28 27 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 5820 1140 1699 342 9.072 1.414 132 11
27 28 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 5273 430 1666 145 6.869 0.456 146 5
32 29 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 4851 476 1565 136 6.787 0.902 138 1
MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 4844 919 1329 205 8.757 1.824 93 14
31 31 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 4785 368 1535 112 6.092 0.038 139 6
30 32 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 4748 166 1572 67 6.493 0.528 135 4
34 33 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 3970 176 1261 56 5.679 0.633 125 9
36 34 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 3894 222 1267 57 4.213 0.48 117 0
35 35 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3760 61 1123 13 4.778 -0.273 113 2
37 36 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 3458 242 1079 68 6.061 0.577 109 3
38 37 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 3421 348 1132 78 4.302 0.868 98 1
39 38 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 3356 359 1124 98 4.552 1.246 108 3
41 39 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 3119 448 1001 135 3.192 0.268 113 7
40 40 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 2797 46 940 29 3.625 0.98 105 1
42 41 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 2740 84 849 42 2.844 0.119 98 4
45 42 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 2466 245 692 47 4.087 0.884 74 5
44 43 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 2466 175 757 57 3.022 0.196 82 3
43 44 J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 2401 33 850 22 1.949 -0.074 96 0
47 45 ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista) 2199 59 658 39 2.877 0.092 78 0
46 46 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 2197 -10 786 -23 2.274 -0.113 78 1
Debut 47 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 2091 1080 626 343 3.09 1.374 74 20
Debut 48 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 1973 662 578 194 2.492 0.758 67 12
48 49 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 1812 54 690 29 1.239 0.134 84 1
50 50 OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA) 1642 235 452 61 1.947 0.086 54 2
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Chart Page 2October 5, 2020
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers
LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 25 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 801 ✔
PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 25 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 794 ✔
LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 24 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 634 ✔
KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 20 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 547 ✔
INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) 18 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 506 ✔
MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 14 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 471
CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 447
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 12 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 445
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 11 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 395
ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 10 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 393
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers
LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 1707 ✔ KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 179
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 1692 ✔ RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 146
TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 1651 ✔ JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 125
KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 1495 ✔ JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 101
JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1320 ✔ BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 99
CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 1269 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 97
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1172 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 86
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 1140 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 81
HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 1120 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 80
MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 1114 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 77
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 652 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 14425
MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 478 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 13096
KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 453 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 11844
TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 429 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 11550
HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 377 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 11420
JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 351 B. SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 10491
JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 348 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 10198
KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 343 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 7578
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 342 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 7505
CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 336 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 7360
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Chart Page 3October 5, 2020
COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D DAT E S
ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)
Moves 47-45*
2,199 points, 658 spins; no adds
October 12
LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)
SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)
ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand)
RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks (BMLGR)
Remains at 46
2,197 points, 786 spins
1 add: KNIX
October 19
KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) ASHLEY MCBRYDE/Martha Divine (Warner/WAR)
Debuts at 47* JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn’t Have Much (Valory)
2,091 points, 626 spins
20 adds including: KCYE, KKGO, KKWF, KNCI, KRYS, KWBL,
*KWEN, MCCN, WAVW, WBEE October 26
MEGHAN PATRICK/My First Car (Riser House)
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)
Debuts at 48*
1,973 points, 578 spins
12 adds including: KILT, KSSN, KXKT, WAVW, WCTK, *WDRQ,
WIL, WKIS, WKSJ, WOGK
CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat)
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1,812 points, 690 spins
1 add: KASE
OLD DOMINION/Never Be Sorry (RCA)
Remains at 50*
1,642 points, 452 spins
2 adds: KCYE, KKWF
RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA)
1,540 points, 430 spins; no adds
CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) CHECK OUT 10/9
1,527 points, 462 spins
12 adds including: KJUG, KWNR, WCTK, WCTQ, WDAF, Brothers Osborne Skeletons (EMI Nashville)
*WDRQ, WIL, WLFP, WRBT, WSSL John and TJ Osborne teamed up with
C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) longtime producer Jay Joyce for their third
1,334 points, 333 spins studio album and co-wrote every track on
1 add: KNUC the project along with frequent collaborators
Lee Miller, Craig Wiseman, Natalie Hemby,
LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) Casey Beathard and more.
1,120 points, 368 spins
1 add: KWJJ
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Chart Page 4October 5, 2020
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS
JASON ALDEAN
3 1 Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow)
12053 376 2445 101 50 2
1 2 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 11808 -371 2400 -40 48 2
2 3 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 11533 -250 2282 -34 49 3
4 4 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 10276 305 2010 57 48 2
7 5 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) ✔ 9983 547 1961 125 49 2
6 6 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy Anywhere (Warner/WMN) 9888 104 1845 18 50 2
8 7 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 8520 243 1707 41 50 2
9 8 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 8210 387 1639 77 47 3
10 9 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 8186 471 1525 86 51 2
5 10 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 7845 -1979 1515 -467 46 1
11 11 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 7356 233 1372 51 49 2
13 12 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) ✔ 7173 801 1382 146 49 2
12 13 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 7078 272 1376 45 49 2
14 14 DAN + SHAY/I Should Probably Go To Bed (Warner/WAR) 6539 180 1233 16 49 2
15 15 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 6509 447 1199 81 50 2
17 16 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 5541 -56 1110 20 47 2
18 17 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 5453 231 1077 58 49 2
19 18 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 5325 186 944 27 49 3
20 19 CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury) 5160 142 963 18 50 4
16 20 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 4653 -1391 879 -275 41 1
21 21 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 4538 236 886 49 47 2
22 22 DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol) 4405 352 762 63 50 1
23 23 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) ✔ 3894 794 769 179 49 5
24 24 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 3405 373 613 80 42 2
25 25 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 3186 323 596 48 45 0
26 26 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 2607 249 572 54 44 5
30 27 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 2168 445 386 76 43 4
29 28 MORGAN WALLEN/7 Summers (Big Loud) 2144 393 409 74 43 10
27 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 2102 208 386 35 43 2
34 30 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) ✔ 1909 506 298 66 17 3
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Chart Page 5October 5, 2020
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds
28 31 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 1847 93 358 8 44 1
31 32 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 1659 8 307 6 36 0
33 33 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1496 -15 244 -10 22 0
35 34 TAYLOR SWIFT/Betty (Republic/MCA) 1441 101 288 7 40 0
37 35 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 1404 169 295 34 44 1
36 36 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 1368 78 242 8 25 3
38 37 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 1306 93 238 5 39 0
40 38 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 1290 314 229 52 17 2
39 39 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 1199 92 242 14 35 2
43 40 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 1125 395 207 99 29 9
42 41 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 880 139 189 25 34 0
41 42 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 768 -20 155 -10 25 0
45 43 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves You... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 673 2 137 -3 15 0
Debut 44 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) ✔ 658 634 104 97 9 4
44 45 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 656 -24 91 0 8 0
46 46 OLD DOMINION/My Heart Is A Bar (RCA) 630 10 63 0 1 0
53 47 CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR) 606 99 86 16 6 0
47 48 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 600 12 124 -6 16 2
48 49 RANDALL KING/Hey Cowgirl (Warner/WEA) 589 4 113 0 9 0
49 50 KYLIE FREY/Spur Of The Moment (Deep Frey'd) 558 -2 106 0 9 0
50 51 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 554 7 84 3 11 1
51 52 LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud) 543 28 74 8 12 0
55 53 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 508 -2 121 2 23 0
52 54 RYAN HURD/Every Other Memory (RCA) 505 -9 88 -2 9 0
Re-Enter 55 JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 501 -4 88 0 10 1
Debut 56 CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 500 134 91 25 14 1
56 57 CAROLINE JONES/All Of The Boys (Mailboat) 498 14 122 0 20 0
54 58 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 454 -50 51 -2 4 1
57 59 CAM/Till There's Nothing Left (RCA/Triple Tigers) 440 -40 44 -4 1 0
58 60 TIFFANY WOYS/Loved By You (Tiffany Woys) 436 -16 77 -3 6 0
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