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May 3, 2021, Issue 754
Market Analysis: Providence
In the March PPMs, Hall WCTK/Providence had and 8.1
share – the second largest of any Country station in the nation (RATS
4/22). WCTK also finished second in both Persons 6+ and Persons
25-54 in the Providence book and has placed in the top two in nine
of the past 13 monthlies. Such lofty perches have become routine
for “Cat Country 98.1,” so Country Aircheck
spoke to PD Kevin Palana and dug into the
numbers to understand why.
In a challenging year for the Country format,
WCTK’s success starts with what Palana calls a
“lean and mean” staff. Last May, midday host
Courtney Kelley moved to the Cat Country
Morning Show joining 10-year station vet Brian
Kevin Palana Mulhern. Then in July, longtime PD Bob Walker
transferred to the company’s Florida stations; The Zodiac Chiller: KRWQ/Medford, OR’s Bryce Burtner (r)
Palana found himself adding programming to his Dir./Production and and Top 40 sister KIFS’ Gemineye present the $165,195 raised
afternoon drive responsibilities. Rounding out the moves was the addition during their 18th Annual St. Jude Radiothon, pushing the cluster’s
of part-timer Brendan Sharp to track the last three hours of the midday total to more than $3 million since 2004.
shift, with Kelley tracking the first two.
While the pandemic forced many
stations to broadcast using alternate Music For Mom
setups, Cat Country’s small staff With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend,
meant they could continue business Country Aircheck compiled a list of some of the
as usual in their studios while biggest “mom songs” to help with programming,
maintaining social distance. whether for imaging or spiking-in over the
Palana says the lockdown played weekend. Let us know if we missed any using
a part in WCTK’s ratings gains over #CAMusicForMom.
the past year. “The station that’s taken the hit here is the AC
[WWLI], the at-work station,” he says. “When people have a LAUREN ALAINA/Like My Mother Does (2011)
choice, they gravitate toward the Rock station [WHJY] or Cat TUCKER BEATHERD/Momma And Jesus (2017)
Country.” Though WKLB/Boston does put a listenable signal GARTH BROOKS/Mom (2014)
into most of the market (and pulled a 1.9 share in the March GLEN CAMPBELL & STEVE WARINER/
book), Palana focuses on WWLI and current market leader The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (1987)
WHJY as his primary competitors. Lauren DIAMOND RIO/Mama Don’t Forget To Pray
(continued on page 6) Alaina For Me (1991)
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JIMMY DEAN/I.O.U. (1976) News & Notes
MERLE HAGGARD/Mama Tried (1968) iHeartMedia has joined with P&G for Can’t Cancel Pride, a
FAITH HILL/You Can’t Lose Me (1996) virtual relief benefit for the LGBTQ+ community, June 4 at 9pm
W. JENNINGS & W. NELSON/Mammas Don’t local time. The event will broadcast on iHM stations nationwide
Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (1978) and via the iHeartRadio app, stream on iHM’s YouTube, Facebook
JUDDS/Mama He’s Crazy (1984) and IGTV pages and air on iHeartRadio’s PrideRadio.com.
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Mama’s Broken Heart (2013) Faith Hill Audacy has partnered with mental health innovator
LONESTAR/Mr. Mom (2004) Genomind to bring mental health conversations into the
PATTY LOVELESS/How Can I Help You mainstream and end the stigma surrounding mental health.
Say Goodbye (1994) Genomind will sponsor Audacy’s I’m Listening Daily Capsules,
DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma’s House (2020) 60-second PSAs, as part of the year-long “I’m Listening” initiative.
MARTINA MCBRIDE/In My Daughter’s Eyes (2003) RAB’s Business Accelerated initiative is offering a two-
Dustin
MARTINA MCBRIDE/Teenage Daughters (2011) Lynch part presentation series – “What’s Driving The Auto Industry?”
TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (2020) and “Radio Works For Automotive Part 2” – May 19 and 26,
T. MCGRAW & F. HILL/Meanwhile Back At respectively. Details and registration here.
Mama’s (2014) The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) continues
JAMIE O’NEAL/Somebody’s Hero (2005) its members-only webinar series May 6 at 2pm ET with “The FCC
BLAKE SHELTON/The Baby (2002) EEO Rules And How To Survive Them.” Information here.
SHENANDOAH/Mama Knows (1988) Carrie
USRN syndicated Backstage Country will be hosted by
TAYLOR SWIFT/The Best Day (2008) Underwood Chris Lane, Maren Morris & Ryan Hurd, Dylan Scott, Old
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Don’t Forget To Dominion and Lady A during the month of May.
Remember Me (2006) Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout lineup includes Dierks
CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama’s Song (2010) Bentley, Darius Rucker, Brett Eldredge and Jon Pardi. The
CLAY WALKER/’Fore She Was Mama (2007) event is slated for July 8-11 at United Center. More here.
WILKINSONS/26 Cents (1998) Austin Radio Network Country KOKE/Austin will hold its
Kokefest 2021 Aug. 6-7 at Hutto Park at Brushy Creek. Headliners
are Clay Walker and Koe Wetzel; complete lineup and
Chart Chat additional information here.
Congratulations to Jake Owen, Stacy BMLG’s Conner Smith will join songwriter Andrew Pates and
Blythe, Ali Matkosky and the Big Loud artist Jimmy Charles for Songs For Sound’s annual gala May 22
promotion team on landing this week’s No. in Franklin, TN. The event benefits those with hearing loss. More here.
1 with “Made For You.” This is Owen’s ninth Mentoring And Inspiring Women In Radio (MIW) has
chart-topper and third since signing on with changed its status to a 501(c)(3) charitable entity in an effort to
Big Loud. Songwriters are Benjy Davis, Joey expand reach, enhance mentoring opportunities and magnify the
Hyde and Neil Medley. Jake Owen
organization’s mission of strengthening radio’s next generation of
Kudos to Lee Adams, Shelley Hargis female leadership.
Gaines and the Broken Bow crew on scoring 33 first-week adds Norsan Media, which recently purchased Country WYKB/
for “Thinking ‘Bout You” by Dustin Lynch featuring MacKenzie Fernadina Beach, FL from NIA Broadcasting for $1 million,
Porter. This is Lynch’s fifth time atop the add board, the last time has flipped the station to Latin Hip-Hop/R&B.
being in March 2019 with his subsequent No. 1 “Ridin’ Roads.” Dexter is selling Country KDEX-AM/FM/Dexter, MO to
Finally, new weights can be found on page 13. Dropped from Emry Palmer Johnson’s KDEX, Inc. for $150,000.
the panel is KVOO/Tulsa. Cal Hunter’s Independence Rock Media is purchasing
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OFF THE RECORD Country KYCT/Shasta Lake, CA from the Estate of Richard
Comras for $60,000.
Edison Research will present its annual Moms and Media
An Off The Record conversation with Play It study Thursday, May 6 at 2pm EDT. Register here.
Again CEO Ryan Dokke:
There wasn’t a lifelong dream of being in The non-profit Operation Song is releasing “A Salute to
the record business. I thought I was going to play Gold Star Families” Friday, May 28. The eight-track album was
baseball but fell into radio at 17. The transition composed professional songwriters teamed with loved ones of
to records started with Scott Borchetta and Jack fallen military heroes, transforming their stories into song.
Purcell calling me in 2007 about a secondary or
regional position that didn’t work out. When Lesly
Simon called about Arista in 2010, it felt like the
Market Analysis: Providence
right time. One thing just led to another. RYAN DOKKE (continued from page 1)
Falling into radio just means I told
my high school guidance counselor I wanted to do my job-shadow
paper about a baseball player, but they told me that wasn’t a real job. March 2021 Nielsen PPM Rank
Seemed like a real job for Ken Griffey, but okay. They said I was good Persons 25-54
at public speaking, so how about shadowing a DJ? I did, and that led 1. WHJY (Rock)
to part-time work, then full-time, and I ended up as a PD by the time I WCTK Music Composition
was 21. That set the path. 2. WCTK (seven-day spins analysis)
I grew up listening to KMPS/Seattle, which Becky Brenner was 3. WWLI (AC)
programming. I wanted to know how and why she made that station 4. WBZ (Sports)
sound the way it did. I was fortunate enough to get to meet her and 5. WPRO (Top 40)
have her put me on in weekends. Working at that station for a couple
of years was one of the highlights of my radio career.
When I’m not living and breathing country, I lean toward Need For CURRENT
music that is positive and uplifting – especially considering all
the tough things going on in the world. That typically means
Speed: Aside from
Cat Country’s 30- GOLD 26%
Contemporary Christian. I’m a huge fan of Francesca Battistelli, For
King & Country and Zach Williams. I also love everything from Pink
year heritage, Palana
believes there is another
47%
Floyd to the Eagles to ELO.
We’re seeing awesome growth for Walker Montgomery. He’s simple factor in the
RECURRENT
26%
got country music in his blood. Literally. And our young artist/writer station’s success: tempo.
Dylan Marlowe did one of the most creative things I’ve seen by re- “We gravitate toward
writing Olivia Rodrigo’s “Driver’s License” as if he were answering her. the up-tempo stuff,”
The response on socials was so strong, we’re putting it out next week. he says. “That’s been
What I’ve learned this year, first and foremost, is about my
relationship with God. It’s always been great, but my prayer life has the secret sauce here.” (Source: Mediabase)
grown so much. Being in a career transition from Curb to working Even if confronted with
with Dallas Davidson and his vision of having service at the center of a massive ballad, “We
an artist and writer focused company – but especially in experiencing relegate it to nights if we have to play it.” A check of WCTK’s playlist
something that’s never happened in my lifetime with the pandemic – confirms no ballads among its 20 most-played titles.
who else are you going to turn to?
I’ve always washed my hands regularly, but I think I will WCTK also has one of the highest percentages of gold content
forever now count out at least 20 seconds every time I do it. on the panel, and the up-tempo policy applies there, as well.
The rabbit hole I fall down with my wife Mallary is crime Palana notes his gold category is “99% up-tempo.” With the
dramas. Blue Bloods and Criminal Minds are the two we’re most challenges of the past year, Palana says, “It’s a nice distraction
obsessive about. And I’ve listened to a lot more audiobooks – mainly from people’s problems. We try to keep the station upbeat as
political memoirs and business. I’m closing in on my third time
through Disney chief Bob Iger’s book. much as possible. I think it helps.”
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WCTK Music Era Composition
(April spins analysis)
5000 5000
4662 4662
4000 4000
3000 3000 3155 3155
2299 2299
2000 2000
1627 1627
1000 1000
269 269
0 0
Pre-2000
Pre-2000
2000-2009 2010-2014
2000-2009 2010-2014
2015-2019 2020-Now
2015-2019 2020-Now
(Source: Mediabase)
In addition to tempo, Palana has another strong filter for
WCTK’s playlist. “We play the superstars; that’s what our listeners
expect to hear,” he explains. “Some of the newer artists we’ve
never played. And we’re not playing a lot of stuff on the charts.”
That even includes some recent number ones, but it doesn’t mean
an absence of new music on WCKT. For example, Palana has the
current LoCash single in power rotation and says, “Groups like
them and Parmalee with more of a rock sound perform well in
this market.”
Mask In The Glow: Glimpses of a more normal world
are slowly returning for Cat Country, which held its first remote
broadcast a couple of weeks ago. “We didn’t have any idea
what the response would be, but we had a really good turnout,”
Palana states. The station is also moving back into contesting
mode by giving away tickets to upcoming concerts in Boston as
well as a catered, listener-hosted party. “Mobile food trucks are
iconic in Rhode Island, so we’re going to bring one to a backyard
bash at one lucky listener’s house, following all CDC guidelines,”
he explains.
Getting into the community and visiting with listeners has other
benefits old-school radio pros – meaning anyone who remembers
2019 – can appreciate. “I took a microphone, put it on a mic
stand and recorded listeners saying where they were from and how
they love the station,” Palana says of the recent remote broadcast.
Now armed with copious amounts of local listener sweepers, “Even
when we’re jockless, it doesn’t sound that way,” he says. Palana
also keeps jingles and primary and secondary voice talent in his
arsenal. “We’re big on imaging.”
And big, despite running lean. “Between the four of us, we
cover everything,” Palana remarks, noting the station’s success
is not a recent phenomenon. “I inherited a good situation from
Bob Walker; [the station was] already trending up.” That’s a trend
Palana and crew fully intend on continuing. Stream WCTK here.
Reach Palana here. –Chris Huff
CAC
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•JJ Cook GatorGlass.53@gmail.com
•Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons
Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP JeyMaher20@yahoo.com
KelleyBra13@gmail.com IowaViking@mchsi.com •Tom Scott
423-802-4987 •Claire Beverly Former Seven Mountains/Pennsylvania
•Steve Powers “Big Foot Country” afternoons
Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP Former KNUC/Seattle mornings
•Tim Taylor ClaireBeverlyRadio@gmail.com TomScottRadio@gmail.com
StevePowers961@yahoo.com
Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons
Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Jim Dorman •Todd Elbrink
•Bryant “Ryder” Konold
Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Former KNUC/Seattle mornings Former Cox/Houston DOS
•Ginny Harman Country KZSN PD/middays BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com TElbrink@icloud.com
Former KFRG/Riverside mornings JimDorman2@aol.com
GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com
•Jess Tyler •Matt Valley
•Eddie Rupp
•Nina D. Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Former KBRJ/Anchorage, AK Dir./
Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/
Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons OM & Country WCTQ middays Mgr./MD/middays Content & mornings
MissNinaD@gmail.com ER-1001@hotmail.com JTyler1999@yahoo.com MattDotValley@gmail.com
•Amber Rainey •Mike Tyler •Mark Phillips
Former KSON/San Diego middays Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/ Former KPLX/Dallas afternoons
AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com afternoons MarkP995@gmail.com
RadioGuy.101@gmail.com 214-226-9076
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New Country Aircheck/Mediabase Reporter Weights
These are the new weights for Country Aircheck/Mediabase A station’s weight is determined by dividing that adjusted AQH by the
Country Reporters for both the Published and the Activator panels, leading Country station’s adjusted AQH. For this period, that station is
based on audience figures from Nielsen. Weights for stations in PPM KSCS/Dallas with an adjusted AQH of 16,850. For Activator weights,
markets use a three-month average of September-October-November that station is WQXK/Youngstown, OH with an adjusted AQH of
2020 AQH Persons. The Fall 2020 AQH Persons figure is used for 6,930. Station Weight = (Market rank X 10) divided by 16,850 (6,930
diary markets. The weights are calculated using this formula: Market for Activator stations). These new weights are effective with last week’s
rank is multiplied by 10 and then added to the station’s AQH Persons. Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country chart.
Call Letters/Market Weight
KSCS/Dallas 10.0 WIVK/Knoxville 4.8 KNUC/Seattle 3.5 WKML/Fayetteville, NC 2.8 WCKN/Charleston, SC 2.1
WNSH/New York 9.3 WKKT/Charlotte 4.8 KXKT/Omaha 3.5 WKXC/Augusta, GA 2.8 WGH/Norfolk 2.1
KPLX/Dallas 9.2 KATM/Stockton, CA 4.5 WAMZ/Louisville 3.5 WOGK/Gainesville 2.8 WGNE/Jacksonville 2.1
WKLB/Boston 8.8 KIIM/Tucson 4.5 WDAF/Kansas City 3.5 WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN 2.8 WPAW/Greensboro 2.1
KNIX/Phoenix 8.6 KNCI/Sacramento 4.5 WIL/St. Louis 3.5 WRBT/Harrisburg 2.8 WPOR/Portland, ME 2.1
KKGO/Los Angeles 8.1 WCOL/Columbus, OH 4.5 WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH 3.5
KWBL/Denver 2.7 WUSH/Norfolk 2.0
iHeart Country WNCY/Appleton, WI 4.5 WQDR/Raleigh 3.5
/iHM Custom 8.0 WEZL/Charleston, SC 2.7 KDRK/Spokane 1.9
WRNS/Greenville, NC 4.5 KKWF/Seattle 3.4
Mainstream Country/ WITL/Lansing 2.7 WKMK/Monmouth-Ocean 1.9
WKHK/Richmond 4.4 WBWL/Boston 3.4
WestwoodOne 8.0 KTTS/Springfield, MO 2.6 KWJJ/Portland, OR 1.8
KCYY/San Antonio 4.3 WFMS/Indianapolis 3.4
KKBQ/Houston 7.4 WCKT/Ft. Myers 2.6 KWNR/Las Vegas 1.8
WMIL/Milwaukee 4.3 KMDL/Lafayette, LA 3.3
WFUS/Tampa 7.2 WCOS/Columbia, SC 2.6 WIRK/West Palm 1.8
WMZQ/Washington, DC 4.3 WDSY/Pittsburgh 3.3
WYRK/Buffalo 7.1 WQIK/Jacksonville 2.6 WKDF/Nashville 1.8
WPOC/Baltimore 4.3 KSKS/Fresno 3.2
KILT/Houston 7.0
WUSY/Chattanooga 4.3 KSON/San Diego 3.2 KCCY/Colorado Springs 2.5 WTGE/Baton Rouge 1.8
Hot Country/WestwoodOne 7.0
WXBQ/Johnson City 4.3 KAJA/San Antonio 3.1 KKIX/Fayetteville, AR 2.5 KBQI/Albuquerque 1.7
MCCN/Music Choice 7.0
WZZK/Birmingham 4.3 KBEQ/Kansas City 3.1 KHGE/Fresno 2.4 WAVW/Ft. Pierce, FL 1.7
WXTU/Philadelphia 7.0
KSD/St. Louis 6.9 KMLE/Phoenix 4.2 WQNU/Louisville 3.1 KJUG/Visalia-Tulare 2.4 KSOP/Salt Lake City 1.6
WUSN/Chicago 6.8 WKIS/Miami 4.2 KHKI/Des Moines 3.0 KUPL/Portland, OR 2.4 KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO 1.6
KTEX/McAllen 6.6 KUZZ/Bakersfield 4.0 KJKE/Oklahoma City 3.0 KXLY/Spokane 2.4 WCTQ/Sarasota 1.6
WCTK/Providence 6.6 WKHX/Atlanta 4.0 KRYS/Corpus Christi, TX 3.0
WCYQ/Knoxville 2.4 WXCY/Wilmington, DE 1.6
KEEY/Minneapolis 6.5 KHEY/El Paso 3.9 KWEN/Tulsa 3.0
WLHK/Indianapolis 2.4 WGKX/Memphis 1.5
WBEE/Rochester 5.8 WDRM/Huntsville 3.8 WDRQ/Detroit 3.0
WTQR/Greensboro 2.4 WMAD/Madison, WI 1.5
WWKA/Orlando 5.8 WSSL/Greenville, SC 3.8 WDXB/Birmingham 3.0
KASE/Austin 2.3 WNCB/Raleigh 1.5
WYCD/Detroit 5.7 WWGR/Ft. Myers 3.8 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre 3.0
WUBL/Atlanta 5.6 WYCT/Pensacola, FL 3.8 WPCV/Lakeland 3.0 KZSN/Wichita 2.3 WRNX/Springfield, MA 1.5
WSOC/Charlotte 5.5 KFRG/Riverside 3.7 WPGB/Pittsburgh 3.0 WKRO/Daytona Beach 2.3 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 1.5
KYGO/Denver 5.3 KTST/Oklahoma City 3.7 WSLC/Roanoke, VA 3.0 WKSJ/Mobile 2.3 WWQM/Madison, WI 1.5
WCTO/Allentown 5.2 WBBS/Syracuse 3.7 WYNK/Baton Rouge 2.9 WSIX/Nashville 2.3 KIZN/Boise, ID 1.4
WGAR/Cleveland 5.1 WGNA/Albany, NY 3.7 KRST/Albuquerque 2.8 KATC/Colorado Springs 2.2 KAWO/Boise, ID 1.3
WQYK/Tampa 5.1 WQMX/Akron 3.7 KSSN/Little Rock 2.8 KTGX/Tulsa 2.2 KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 1.3
WUBE/Cincinnati 5.1
KFDI/Wichita 3.6 KUBL/Salt Lake City 2.8 WTHT/Portland, ME 2.2 WLFP/Memphis 1.1
WNOE/New Orleans 4.9
KMNB/Minneapolis 3.6 WBUL/Lexington, KY 2.8 KCYE/Las Vegas 2.1 WJVC/Nassau-Suffolk 1.0
WBCT/Grand Rapids 4.8
WWYZ/Hartford 3.6 WGTY/York 2.8 KRTY/San Jose 2.1
WHKO/Dayton 4.8
ACTIVATOR STATIONS WAYZ/Hagerstown- WOVK/Wheeling, WV 5.6 KATJ/Victor Valley 5.0 KVOX/Fargo, ND 4.2
Call Letters/Market Weight Chambersburg-Waynesboro 7.0 KYKR/Beaumont, TX 5.5 KHKX/Odessa-Midland, TX 4.8 WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.1
WQCB/Bangor, ME 7.0 WBYT/South Bend, IN 5.5 WIBW/Topeka, KS 4.8 WBAM/Montgomery, AL 4.0
WQXK/Youngstown, OH 10.0 KBUL/Reno, NV 6.9 KHAK/Cedar Rapids, IA 5.4 KFGE/Lincoln, NE 4.7 WKCN/Columbus, GA 4.0
WLLR/Quad Cities, IA-IL 9.3 WQBE/Charleston, WV 6.9 KIXQ/Joplin, MO 5.4 KLLL/Lubbock, TX 4.6 WWWW/Ann Arbor, MI 4.0
WACO/Waco, TX 8.8 WTHI/Terre Haute, IN 6.8 KKJG/San Luis Obispo, CA 5.4 KSNI/Santa Maria, CA 4.6 WJCL/Savannah, GA 3.4
WFRG/Utica-Rome, NY 8.4 WFRE/Frederick, MD 6.5 WWFG/Salisbury, MD 5.4 WCEN/Saginaw, MI 4.6 KRWQ/Medford, OR 3.0
WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA 8.1 WPUR/Atlantic City, NJ 6.3 WZKX/Biloxi 5.4 KKCB/Duluth, MN 4.5 WIXY/Champaign, IL 3.0
WKSF/Asheville, NC 8.0 WEGX/Florence, SC 6.1 KGNC/Amarillo, TX 5.2 KZKX/Lincoln, NE 4.4 KXDD/Yakima, WA 2.9
WOKO/Burlington, VT 7.6 WDEZ/Wausau, WI 6.0 KNUE/Tyler, TX 5.2 WLWI/Montgomery, AL 4.4 WWZD/Tupelo, MS 2.8
KKNU/Eugene, OR 7.4 WXCL/Peoria, IL 6.0 KSUX/Sioux City, IA 5.1 WRWD/Poughkeepsie 4.4 KAFF/Flagstaff, AZ 2.2
WTCM/Traverse City, MI 7.1 WKDQ/Evansville, IN 5.7 WCTY/New London, CT 5.1 KGKL/San Angelo, TX 4.2 KXKS/Shreveport, LA 2.1
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
3 1 JAKE OWEN 30042 1631 8266 432 39.023 2.784 160 1
Made For You (Big Loud)
7 2 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4 28138 7562 7712 2090 34.482 10.219 160 0
2 3 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 25810 -3086 7245 -754 34.328 -3.785 158 0
4 4 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4 25735 2239 7056 671 32.038 4.261 155 1
5 5 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 4 22840 1649 6341 472 30.324 1.946 160 1
6 6 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 21315 553 5875 153 25.315 1.418 160 0
9 7 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4 20352 2236 5488 518 24.839 2.337 160 1
8 8 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 19814 -439 5166 -77 25.815 -3.949 160 0
10 9 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 19022 1145 5289 387 22.118 0.812 159 0
11 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 18111 1609 4979 498 23.204 2.063 159 1
12 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 17099 797 4635 256 21.118 1.177 159 1
13 12 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 16896 1047 4622 306 20.032 1.37 160 4
14 13 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 16481 1447 4421 328 20.691 1.482 160 1
1 14 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 16394 -12750 4464 -3698 23.913 -10.633 159 0
17 15 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 15013 1246 4236 344 17.314 2.326 156 4
15 16 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 14791 508 4042 155 18.403 0.688 160 1
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16 17 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 14145 309 3935 94 16.048 0.282 153 1
18 18 T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 13910 361 3898 132 15.323 0.306 158 1
20 19 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 13097 1531 3574 392 13.865 1.439 158 1
21 20 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 12279 822 3383 251 14.672 0.703 160 1
22 21 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 11003 484 3106 157 11.25 1.031 160 1
23 22 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 10914 896 3078 234 11.529 1.435 155 3
25 23 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 8841 509 2289 124 9.655 1.072 153 6
27 24 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 4 8563 1923 2293 600 10.391 1.95 157 14
26 25 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 8457 674 2424 160 8 1.143 151 2
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Chart Page 1May 3, 2021
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS
28 26 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 8043 1416 2147 370 9.519 1.518 152 9
29 27 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 6843 881 1931 250 6.805 0.407 146 2
30 28 KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 6610 659 1795 197 5.453 0.366 140 2
32 29 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 6299 728 1687 147 7.582 1.148 150 4
34 30 GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 6008 772 1635 196 4.983 0.741 114 5
33 31 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 5911 408 1688 127 3.57 0.182 143 1
35 32 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 5341 319 1422 79 5.69 0.601 130 3
36 33 J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia) 5311 668 1369 107 5.217 0.758 129 2
37 34 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 4797 180 1263 10 4.76 0.989 131 7
39 35 J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 4699 482 1327 140 4.356 0.437 127 10
38 36 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 4675 292 1242 94 5.587 0.591 134 14
40 37 RYAN HURD W/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 4520 529 1215 146 3.571 0.86 119 7
41 38 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 4040 363 1083 93 4.664 0.701 115 4
43 39 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 3884 336 1036 88 3.57 1.055 116 3
42 40 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 3792 197 1046 44 3.536 0.254 104 4
44 41 INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) 3492 332 936 59 2.923 0.339 94 1
46 42 CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR) 3193 186 905 48 2.377 0.096 101 3
45 43 LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) 3075 52 868 24 1.884 0.001 90 2
47 44 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 2928 59 830 9 1.794 0.383 98 5
Debut 45 MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 2712 529 751 133 2.062 0.41 88 15
49 46 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 2307 61 605 25 2.173 0.283 79 3
50 47 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 2174 -58 642 4 1.295 -0.118 80 5
Debut 48 K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My... (Black River) 2059 215 631 84 1.468 0.072 86 8
Debut 49 RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn't For Trucks (BMLGR) 2053 78 640 23 1.106 0.1 80 1
Re-Enter 50 CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog) 1904 80 629 25 1.036 0.158 64 1
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Chart Page 2May 3, 2021
Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers
DUSTIN LYNCH f/M. PORTER/Thinking 'Bout You (Broken Bow) 33 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 1265 4
CHRIS LANE/Fill Them Boots (Big Loud) 15 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 1197 4
MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista) 15 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 1156 4
BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 14
LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 692 4
KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 14
JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 647 4
THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 14
LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 551
BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) 12
CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 426
CALLISTA CLARK/It's 'Cause I Am (Big Machine) 11
J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 10 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 420
LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 9 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 401
JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 370
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers
RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 7562 4 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 269
SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 2239 4 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 243
LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 2236 4 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 221
THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 1923 4 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 145
ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 1649 4 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 117
JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 1631 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 115
DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 1609 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 92
DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 1531 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 92
JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 1447 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 78
LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 1416 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 77
Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points
RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 2090 THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 22146
SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 671 PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 18887
THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 600 LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia) 15123
LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 518 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 14968
DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 498 LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol) 14656
ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 472 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR) 13169
JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 432 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 11624
DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 392 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 10616
JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 387 BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy... (Warner/WMN) 8473
LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 370 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 8386
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COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY
MATT STELL/That Ain’t Me No More (Records/Arista)
Debut 45*
ADD DATES
2712 points, 751 spins Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com
15 adds, including: KATC*, KIIM*, KIZN*, KRST*, WAVW,
WCTO*, WDRQ*, WFMS*, WGKX*, WKDF*
MAY 10
JOE NICHOLS/Home Run (Quartz Hill)
PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) JACKSON MICHELSON/Tip Jar (Curb/MCC)
Moves 49-46* THE TENNESSEE WEREWOLVES/Amy’s Gone (Verado)
2307 points, 605 spins KIP MOORE/Good Life (MCA)
3 adds: KKIX, W1HC*, WYCD
LAUREN ALAINA f/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) MAY 17
Moves 50-47* TYLER RICH/Better Than You’re Used To (Valory)
2174 points, 642 spins CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)
5 adds: KTGX, WXTU, WYCD, WYCT, WZZK*
K. BALLERINI f/K. CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) MAY 24
Debut 48* TENILLE ARTS/Back Then, Right Now (19th & Grand)
2059 points, 631 spins
8 adds, including: KSSN, WAVW, WBCT, WLHK, WPOR, WQDR, DREW PARKER/While You’re Gone (Warner/WMN)
WRNS, WWGR
RILEY GREEN/If It Wasn’t For Trucks (BMLGR)
Debut 49*
2053 points, 640 spins
CHECK OUT
1 add: WAVW
CLAY WALKER/Need A Bar Sometimes (Show Dog)
MAY 7
Re-entry 50* JACK INGRAM, MIRANDA LAMBERT AND JON
1904 points, 629 spins RANDALL The Marfa Tapes (Vanner/RCA)
1 add: KUBL* The collection of songs were written and recorded
together in the middle-of-nowhere town of Marfa,
CALLISTA CLARK/It’s ‘Cause I Am (Big Machine) TX using just a pair of microphones and an acoustic
1869 points, 519 spins guitar. While a couple of the tracks are familiar – “Tin
Man” and “Tequila Does” – the majority have never been heard
11 adds, including: KBQI, KHGE, KNCI, WCKT, WDRM, WKSJ,
outside of Marfa.
WMAD, WPAW, WYCD, WYNK
CAITLYN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) KENNY CHESNEY Here And Now Deluxe
1807 points, 516 spins (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA)
1 add: KUPL The Deluxe release features the dozen existing songs
– including “Here And Now,” “Tip Of My Tongue”
BRETT YOUNG/Not Yet (BMLGR) and “Happy Does” – supplemented by four new
1549 points, 400 spins tracks: “Wind On,” “Fields Of Glory,” “My Anthem”
and “Streets.”
12 adds, including: KKGO, KNIX, KRYS, WCTK, WFUS, WGH,
WGNE, WOGK, WPCV*, WRNS TRAVIS TRITT Set In Stone (Big Noise)
Produced by Dave Cobb, Tritt’s first original full-
length studio album in over a decade boasts 11 new
songs, eight of which he co-wrote.
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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS
JAKE OWEN 4
1 1 Made For You (Big Loud)
11433 -92 2372 -33 46 0
3 2 ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville) 9960 60 2001 -23 49 0
2 3 GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) 9614 -984 2001 -156 47 0
5 4 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 9425 338 1933 78 48 0
6 5 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4 8371 551 1658 115 48 0
7 6 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 7583 201 1503 47 46 0
4 7 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 7388 -2435 1508 -510 45 0
8 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA) 7198 55 1446 46 48 0
15 9 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 4 7157 1265 1436 269 42 0
9 10 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 7065 245 1375 61 48 1
10 11 BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN) 6694 -120 1316 9 48 0
11 12 DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol) 6658 291 1309 72 48 0
16 13 JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4 6514 647 1280 145 46 0
14 14 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 6448 275 1309 68 45 0
12 15 KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol) 6144 -82 1197 -13 48 0
13 16 TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR) 5930 -290 1170 -24 46 0
17 17 COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) 5462 158 1117 50 45 0
18 18 JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory) 5086 370 1052 77 46 2
19 19 DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) 5011 401 952 92 48 0
20 20 CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine) 4770 426 967 92 48 0
23 21 THOMAS RHETT/Country Again (Valory) 4 4471 1156 913 243 47 3
24 22 LUKE BRYAN/Waves (Capitol) 4420 1197 884 221 49 12
22 23 LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) 4 4357 692 834 117 46 1
27 24 CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR) 2955 280 521 44 42 2
26 25 ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) 2862 144 542 11 44 1
28 26 GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl) 2490 88 504 26 42 0
29 27 KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 2366 -31 405 0 32 0
30 28 LADY A/Like A Lady (BMLGR) 2106 70 407 12 39 0
33 29 JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) 2066 420 373 68 33 5
31 30 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 1978 123 401 36 37 2
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Chart Page 5May 3, 2021
LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds
34 31 SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) 1847 273 383 51 43 5
32 32 JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer Calling… (River House/Columbia) 1764 101 361 21 37 2
35 33 LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb) 1750 230 349 42 43 2
36 34 RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista) 1634 269 271 49 29 3
37 35 KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA) 1491 246 289 42 42 1
39 36 JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek) 1112 205 209 28 28 1
40 37 KELSEA BALLERINI f/KENNY CHESNEY/Half Of My Hometown (Black River) 1086 202 187 21 20 3
38 38 HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 1018 -10 207 -2 22 0
42 39 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT/Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go..) (RCA) 901 75 98 8 3 0
41 40 PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA) 876 29 137 8 15 0
43 41 PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury) 819 48 201 9 36 2
44 42 CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR) 750 -16 153 -8 25 0
45 43 MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA) 701 34 143 8 18 1
51 44 CARLY PEARCE/Should've Known Better (Big Machine) 670 60 67 6 1 0
48 45 LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) 667 27 133 7 15 0
52 46 TRAVIS DENNING/ABBY (Mercury) 649 43 120 12 16 0
49 47 DARIUS RUCKER/My Masterpiece (Capitol) 638 6 77 -2 4 0
47 48 ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville) 630 -10 63 -1 1 0
50 49 MITCHELL TENPENNY/Bucket List (Columbia) 610 -20 61 -2 1 0
54 50 KYLIE FREY/I Do Thing (Deep Frey'd) 571 55 121 13 11 0
60 51 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 546 111 126 21 15 0
Re-Enter 52 TAYLOR SWIFT w/MAREN MORRIS/You All Over Me (Republic/MCA) 541 133 75 21 5 1
46 53 TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (MCC/Curb) 498 -151 94 -26 13 0
55 54 LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud) 492 -19 62 -3 6 0
56 55 BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville) 482 8 77 4 5 1
Debut 56 DILLON CARMICHAEL/Hot Beer (Riser House) 480 148 103 24 13 2
57 57 LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) 463 15 104 4 13 0
Debut 58 BRETT ELDREDGE/Good Day (2021) (Warner/WMN) 440 6 50 -2 6 0
59 59 NIKO MOON/No Sad Songs (RCA) 435 -5 44 0 2 0
Re-Enter 60 TYLER RICH/Better Than You're Used To (Valory) 430 0 43 0 1 0
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