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November 24, 2008 Issue 117

All We Want For Is Music Ho l i d a y Sc h e d u l e ’s Joy To The World, the technologically enhanced Christmas Duets project and the Target-exclusive Country Aircheck will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. Julianne Hough Holiday Collection are among the country 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume regular publication holiday offerings new in stores this year. on Monday, Dec. 1. Black River Music Group is sending radio a sampler featuring holiday songs Christmas Singles: from , Sarah Darling, Emma Katie Armiger/All I Want For Christmas Is You Jacob and Jeremy McComb, and Katie Armiger/I Wanna Be With You This Christmas even a tune called “Walken In A Winter /Run Run Rudolph Wonderland” (you have to hear it). And, /All I Want For Christmas Is You of course, included their Joey + Rory/Cheater, Cheater (The Sleighbell Mix) first Christmas cuts in a limited edition /All Wrapped Up In Christmas version of their Greatest Hits Vol. 1. Tracy Lawrence/Cold Beer All-Christmas format flips are already Point Of Grace/ Christmas underway and Black Friday is in four Rascal Flatts/White Christmas days. Unless you believe Santa will stay Rascal Flatts/Jingle Bell Rock home this year waiting for a bailout, it’s Rascal Flatts/I’ll Be Home For Christmas time to look at the sounds of Christmas /Last Christmas past and present. We’ve listed the top Taylor Swift/ When You Were Mine 100 most-played Christmas songs of Taylor Swift/Santa Baby 2007, according to Mediabase, on page Taylor Swift/ 6. Below is a list of current titles up for Taylor Swift/Christmas Must Be Something More addition to your Yuletide canon. Send Taylor Swift/White Christmas additions or suggestions to news@ /Do You Hear What I Hear countryaircheck.com. /Paper Angels 2008 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Cumulus’ Dickey Predicts “Shakeout” My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Radio is “fundamentally a very sound business,” Cumulus WOWC/McMinnville, TN & WOWF/ President/CEO Lew Dickey, Jr. told the Atlanta Business Crossville, TN PD Josh Brandon discusses his Chronicle recently. But with so many broadcasters deep in most important songs, or concerts: debt, he also predicted grimly, “I think there’s going to be a 1. Pearl Jam, Ten: This not only started my pretty big shakeout ... half the [broadcast radio] companies in love affair with grunge, Seattle and layering, but it was an introduction to a darker and more serious business today will be gone within 36 months.” While noting type of writing and musical expression. I related that declining ad revenues and erosion of to the aggression and depth in Alternative Rock in stock valuations are partly to blame, so is Josh Brandon the early ‘90s. Ten started it all for me. the industry’s cannibalistic sales culture: 2. Barry Manilow, Greatest Hits: I was in a thrift store and found “Price integrity and value-based selling have this album. I thought it’d be a funny gag to play it in my dorm room been replaced by often vicious rate-cutting and have my friends ask, “What the hell are you listening to?” From to take share from competitors. The radio the first time the needle hit the vinyl, I was blown away. It calms me. industry has been its own worst enemy in Don’t judge. Lew Dickey terms of commoditizing its product.” Dickey 3. , Merry Twismas: This brings back so many great added that his company intends to acquire more stations as memories of Christmas from my childhood. My Dad was responsible for keeping in my life. He was the biggest Conway fan consolidation continues. and would wear this out every year. 4. Queen, Classic Queen & Greatest Hits: I stumbled across Queen Chart Chat thanks to a friend, and what an amazing body of work. There has Hearty congrats to the , Jeff Solima, never been and never will be another human being who can control Michael Powers and the entire Big Picture team on this week’s their voice like Freddie Mercury. And I still have Brian May in my top 5 guitarists of all time. No. 1 with ZBB’s “Chicken Fried.” The accomplishment is 5. , and Gary Allan, Tough all the more remarkable considering the band’s shifting label All Over: I’ve been through my personal struggles and fought situation, with Live Nation making an abrupt about face in its my demons. Jamey’s new CD is relatable on so many levels of raw music strategy. So now, just a few weeks after signing with emotion. Gary’s Tough All Over came to me several years after my Atlantic, ZBB scores its first chart-topper. brother’s suicide, but it was the single most healing and therapeutic We caught up with Zac Monday evening at his Atlanta home, thing for me. I’ve met Gary a couple of times just in passing and I’ve where he was preparing to undergo Lazik eye surgery Tuesday always wanted to tell him how much it helped me. morning. When congratulated on having the No. 1 song in the • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: This list is USA, he told CA, “We huge. I’ve always been a single junkie, never got much into albums until are very honored to be I became a PD. Let’s go with anything from Zeppelin or Floyd. As much where we’re at right as I respect them, I’ve never heard an album all the way through. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Most pop now, and really want to music, to be honest. I find a great deal of it soulless and poorly written thank everyone in radio set to a catchy beat. for getting behind us and • An album you played or listened to incessantly: I’m big into Gary helping us. And we want Allan’s Greatest Hits. It’s my default CD. Blake Shelton’s More Pure B.S. to thank America for and ’s new CD are in there, too. embracing it.” Zac Brown Band

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Bi r th d a y s

Tuesday (11/25) – , Steve Lassiter, Patsy Wells

Wednesday (11/26) – Linda Davis, , Anne Buchman, Bob Frank, Steve Grisaffe, George Meeker ([email protected]), Jenell Parker ([email protected]).

Thursday (11/27) – the late Eddie Rabbitt; Darlene Starr (darlene@ co5music.com)

Friday (11/28) - Kristine Arnold, Cheryl Cranford, Gene Dries, Mike Kennedy ([email protected]), Clint Clifton (clint@ montgomerygentry.com).

Saturday (11/29) - Jody Miller, the late Merle Travis, Ryan Bitzer, Kory James ([email protected])

Sunday (11/30) - Jeannie Kendall, Mindy McCready, Teddy Wilburn, , Adam Clark, Linda Engbrenghoff

Monday (12/1) - , Dave Ashcraft, Larry Shell, Jenny Wallace, Kirk Yoquelet, Paul Riddle

He got the news of his first chart-topper less than 24-hours ago. “I was at home when I got the news about midnight last night. I had been watching the charts and wondered if anything was going to slide in at the last minute, but about midnight I knew for sure. It’s just amazing. I wrote the song with Wyatt Durette. We sat down and made a long list of the things we thought mattered, and we put every single one of them into this song. “We were writing the song around Sept. 11 and I was also thinking about how many sacrifices we take for granted that other people make so we can be free and do what we do. I was living with a Marine at the time, and it was just a way to say thanks. It was also a reminder to me and everyone else that it is the little things that matter, and we should be thankful for them. “I just can’t tell you how this feels or what it means. We’re a grass roots band; we’ve been playing five-six nights a week for 12 years. We just love to play, and have a great band, family and crew. And to have this happen after all this time is just such an amazing honor. I lead a charmed life and just feel so blessed. I just can’t thank everyone enough.”

Radio News • Citadel’s KRST/Albuquerque PD Eddie Haskell has assumed PM drive following the exit of Ann Perkins. She had been with the station for a decade. Also exiting is Promotions Eddie Haskell Dir. Tom Marshall. • Double O’s WWNQ/Columbia, SC has begun playing wall- to-wall and will continue to do so throughout the holiday season. • Premiere’s Big D and Bubba can now be heard on 50 stations with the addition of WXTA-FM/Erie, PA. • The American Forces Network will broadcast the 24-hour Brooks & Dunn American Country Christmas to U.S. troops overseas for the third year. ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 24, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 Gig Alerts • CC SVP/Programming Clay Hunnicutt Ch e c k Ou t In St o r e s : 11/25 is looking for someone to join WUBL/ Trace Adkins X (Capitol) Atlanta morning teamers Kristen Gates and Todd Veal. Adkins’ precisely named tenth album includes Airchecks & resumes to Hunnicut at WUBL, 1819 Peachtree Rd. 12 tracks form various including, NE Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309. Jason Matthews, , Chris Dubois, • AristoMedia has an open entry-level position in its Video , Jay Knowles, Dave Turnbull and Promotions department beginning in January 2009. The job Rick Huckaby. Tracks include “Marry For Money,” includes some administrative work in addition to promotion “Hillbilly Rich,” “Sometimes A Man Takes A Drink,” calls. Organized, highly motivated applicants with strong “Sweet” and current single “Muddy Water.” Frank Rogers produced. communications skills and basic knowledge of music genres may apply at [email protected]. Upcoming Releases:

Dec. 23 Danielle Peck Can’t Behave (Big Machine) Industry News Digital Release The T.J. Martell Foundation will honor former BMI CEO/ Pres. Frances Preston, former Vice President Al Gore, Ingram Jan. 27 Pat Green What I’m For (BNA) Industries CEO Orrin Ingram and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer’s Feb. 24 Jake Owen TBA Dr. Harold L. Moses, MD Wed., March 25 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. Each will receive a Lifetime Achievement Album release info to [email protected]. Award. Tables start at $10,000 and are available by calling 615- 256-2002 or by visiting www.tjmartellfoundation.org. The Women’s Music Business Association is inviting women Giving campaign throughout the end of the year. The campaign working in the industry to apply for membership from now until asks consumers to “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your Jan. 15. More info at www.wmbanashville.org. life and give to those who are not.” It partners with 57 retailers from Target to Domino’s Pizza allowing consumers to donate Artist News at the point of purchase to raise funds for the hospital. Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams, Antonio Banderas, and more will be and are featured in radio spots featured in TV spots. for St. Jude Children’s Hospital’s 5th annual Thanks and Taylor Swift is not only CosmoGirl’s Da t e Ch e c k 2008 Girl Of The Year, but she resides on the cover of the mag’s December/January January 9. 2009 - Sound And Speed Concert - Nashville, TN double issue. Eric Durrance is encouraging families January 15, 2009 - Colgate Final - to “Turn It Off,” the title of his current Nashville, TN - http://www.countryshowdown.com single, as part of National Family week (Nov. 23-29). Americans are asked to February 8, 2009 - 51st Annual Grammy Awards - , CA turn off their TVs, iPods, cell phones and - www.grammy.com. computers Nov. 29 in honor of the “old- fashion family lifestyle.” ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 24, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5

• The New York Stock Exchange suspended Westwood One u b e h e c k T C (WON) from trading on Monday (11/24), as a result of WW1’s Tuesday 11/25 - Trace Adkins, X (Ten) Days (GAC); Faith Hill, The View failure to maintain a $25 million market capitalization. It not trades (ABC). as WWON on the OTC Markets. (CAT 11/18) • Capitol VP/Radio Strategies & Field Wednesday 11/26 - , Holidays At Home (GAC). Marketing Shane Allen announced he is leaving the company at the end of the year to Thursday 11/27 - Faith Hill, PBS Soundstage; Jewel, Late Night with join Red Light Management. For now, he can Conan O’Brien (NBC); Darius Rucker, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (CBS); still be reached here. (CAT 11/24) Taylor Swift, CMT Insider Special Edition. • MTV Networks’ CMT restructured its CMT. com, Music Strategy and Music & Talent Shane Allen Friday 11/28 - Faith Hill, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS); , Ellen (syndicated). departments. Changes include the Music Strategy group will now include CMT.com, under the oversight of SVP/Music Saturday 11/29 - Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Wynonna, Lee Strategy Jay Frank and CMT.com VP Mark Clayton now Greenwood, Opry Live (GAC). reports to Frank. SVP/Production & Development John Hamlin is now overseeing talent booking for all of CMT’s long-form Sunday 11/30 - Various Artists, The 43rd Annual ACM Awards (re-air) shows and musical events and Sr. Dir./Talent Relations Laurissa (GAC). Ryan will report to Hamlin. Exiting CMT are Sr. Dir./Music Programming Evan Kroft (reach him here) and Mgr./Music & Monday 12/1 - Tracy Lawrence, Christmas Special (GAC). Talent Kellie Robinson. (CAT 11/24) • Former Premiere Radio Networks SVP/National Music The Raconteurs, made up of Brendan Benson, Patrick Syndication Jeff Steele joined Bob Kingsley’s KCCS Keeler, Jack “LJ” Lawrence and , have invited Productions as VP/Business Development. He can be reached at and Ashley Monroe to re-record their new single 817-599-4099 ext. 2234 or [email protected]. (CAT 11/18) “Old Enough.” Footage of the experience will debut Dec. 2 at • Mt. Wilson KKGO/Los Angeles Sr. Manager/ music.yahoo.com and will be released on that same day. Programming Charlie Cook will host the Clay Walker presented a $100,000 check from Band Against United Stations Radio Networks’ live music MS to The National Pediatric MS Center at New York’s Stony show The Road. KKGO is also the syndicated Brook Hospital funding pediatric MS research. program’s newest affiliate. (CAT 11/24) • Clear Channel WUBL/Atlanta morning personality personality Cledus T. Judd exited. The Week’s Top Stories He can be reached at 770-871-9265. (CAT 11/19) Charlie Cook Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Cumulus Media has reached an agreement with Nielsen to Lon Helton, [email protected] provide audience measurement data in 50 small and mid-sized Chuck Aly, [email protected] markets starting Q3 next year. Clear Channel also signed up Erin Duvall, [email protected] for 17 metros where the service is offered. See the full list of (615) 320-1450 markets here. (CAT 11/18)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 24, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 Top 100 Christmas Songs of 2007 49. /Rockin’ Around The Christmas... 2007 For your listening and playing pleasure, here are the 100 Most- 50. VINCE GILL/Have Yourself A Merry Little... 1993 Played holiday songs from 2007, according to Mediabase 24/7. 51. NAT KING COLE/ 1946 52. MARTINA MCBRIDE/Let It Snow, Let It Snow... 1998 1. VINCE VANCE & THE VALIANTS/All I Want For Christmas... 1990 53. TIM MCGRAW/Dear Santa 2004 2. BRENDA LEE/Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 1958 54. KENNY ROGERS & WYNONNA/Mary, Did You Know 1996 3. JEFF FOXWORTHY/Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas 1995 55. BRAD PAISLEY/Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy 2006 4. BOBBY HELMS/Jingle Bell Rock 1957 56. TOBY KEITH/Old Toy Trains 2000 5. /’Til Santa’s Gone (Milk & Cookies) 1995 57. / 2002 6. BURL IVES/Have 1963 58. BROOKS & DUNN/Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 2002 7. ALABAMA/Christmas In Dixie 1982 59. KEITH ANDERSON/Please Come Home For Christmas 2006 8. CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Do You Hear What I Hear 2007 60. SAMMY KERSHAW/Christmas Time’s A Comin’ 1994 9. FAITH HILL/Where Are You Christmas 2000 61. MARTINA MCBRIDE/O Holy Night 1998 10. /A Holly Jolly Christmas 1991 62. MARTINA MCBRIDE/White Christmas 1998 11. GEORGE STRAIT/Christmas Cookies 2000 63. /Sleigh Ride 1994 12. GENE AUTRY/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 1949 64. JOE NICHOLS/Let It Snow! Let It Snow... 2004 13. ELVIS PRESLEY/Blue Christmas 1957 65. /Go Tell It On The Mountain 2006 14. JOSE FELICIANO/Feliz Navidad 1970 66. BROOKS & DUNN/ 2002 15. DOLLY PARTON/Hard Candy Christmas 1982 67. /Nuttin’ For Christmas 2007 16. /Merry Christmas From The... 2000 68. SHEDAISY/ 2000 17. SKIP EWING/Christmas Carol 1995 69. GEORGE STRAIT/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 1991 18. KELLIE PICKLER/Santa Baby 2007 70. JOHN BERRY/O Holy Night 1995 19. NEWSONG/The Christmas Shoes 2000 71. ALAN JACKSON/ 1993 20. ALAN JACKSON/ 2002 72. LORRIE MORGAN/My Favorite Things 1992 21. LEANN RIMES/Put A Little Holiday In Your... 1996 73. TAYLOR SWIFT/Christmases When You Were Mine 2007 22. /Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy 1992 74. STEVE WARINER/The Most Wonderful Time Of... 1990 23. ALAN JACKSON/I Only Want You For Christmas 1991 75. DWIGHT YOAKAM/Santa Claus Is Back In Town 1992 24. /All I Want For Christmas Is... 2003 76. TOBY KEITH/Little Drummer Boy 2007 25. /Leroy The Redneck Reindeer 1995 77. BRAD PAISLEY/Born On Christmas Day 2006 26. GARTH BROOKS/(There’s No Place Like) Home... 1999 78. TRACE ADKINS/The Christmas Song 1998 27. RASCAL FLATTS/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 2001 79. JUDDS/ 1987 28. RICOCHET/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 1996 80. MARTINA MCBRIDE/Silver Bells 1998 29. GENE AUTRY/Here Comes Santa Claus 1948 81. /Little Drummer Boy 2000 30. SHEDAISY/Deck The Halls 2000 82. TOBY KEITH/Santa, I’m Right Here 1995 31. ALABAMA/Angels Among Us 1993 83. GARTH BROOKS/White Christmas 1992 32. ELMO & PATSY/Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 1984 84. /Meet Me Under The Mistletoe 1989 33. GARTH BROOKS/It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1999 85. BILL ENGVALL/Here’s Your Sign Christmas 1998 34. ALAN JACKSON/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 1996 86. VINCE GILL/It’s The Most Wonderful Time... 1998 35. GEORGE STRAIT/Merry Christmas Strait To You 2002 87. /Sleigh Ride 2002 36. EAGLES/Please Come Home For Christmas 1978 88. BROOKS & DUNN/It Won’t Be Christmas w/o You 2002 37. BRAD PAISLEY/Winter Wonderland 2006 89. TOBY KEITH/Let It Snow, Let It Snow... 2007 38. SONG TRUST/Bring Him Home Santa 2007 90. LEANN RIMES/Rockin’ Around The Christmas... 2004 39. DEAN MARTIN & MARTINA MCBRIDE/Baby, It’s Cold... 2006 91. REBA MCENTIRE/Up On The Housetop 1999 40. TAYLOR SWIFT/Santa Baby 2007 92. MARTINA MCBRIDE/The Christmas Song 1998 41. BING CROSBY/White Christmas 1942 93. GARY ALLAN/Please Come Home For Christmas 1996 42. GARTH BROOKS/The Old Man’s Back In Town 1992 94. LONESTAR/I’ll Be Home For Christmas 1995 43. LONESTAR/Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 2000 95. ANDY WILLIAMS/Most Wonderful Time Of The... 1963 44. WILLIE NELSON/Pretty Paper 1964 96. 3 OF HEARTS/The Christmas Shoes 2001 45. MARTINA MCBRIDE/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 1998 97. /Two-Step ‘Round The Xmas Tree 1992 46. GARTH BROOKS/Sleigh Ride 1999 98. VINCE GILL/Let There Be Peace On Earth 1993 47. CLAY WALKER/Feliz Navidad 2002 99. WILLIE NELSON/Frosty The Snowman 1979 48. REBA MCENTIRE/I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus 1999 100. GEORGE STRAIT/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 1999 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 24, 2008 Chart Page 1

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

2 1 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken... (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 16038 1086 5127 285 34.895 2.422 118 1 4 2 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 14994 1728 4730 400 32.201 3.863 121 0 1 3 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 14686 -813 4506 -303 32.031 -1.677 122 0

3 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 14393 872 4592 253 31.323 1.599 122 0 5 5 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 12796 975 4030 237 27.388 2.2 121 0

7 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 12703 1418 3950 388 27.219 2.35 122 0 8 7 BRAD PAISLEY & Keith Urban/Start A Band (Arista) 11198 96 3441 82 23.499 0.058 121 0 10 8 /Love Remembers (BNA) 9946 259 3308 83 21.279 0.662 120 0 14 9 / (Capitol) 9458 971 2935 270 20.207 2.324 120 0 11 10 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 9224 500 3006 136 19.309 0.763 120 2 13 11 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 9177 662 2910 163 19.557 1.574 118 0 12 12 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 9146 468 3042 142 19.236 1.098 118 0 15 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 8976 569 2865 150 19.131 1.171 117 0 16 14 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 8413 437 2674 154 17.452 0.916 118 0 9 15 /I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 7846 -2028 2592 -733 15.625 -4.464 121 0 17 16 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 7186 480 2267 154 14.733 1.092 114 0 18 17 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 7116 753 2294 236 14.558 1.719 116 2

19 18 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 6589 748 1982 184 13.114 1.791 117 1 22 19 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 6353 1407 1984 442 13.371 3.227 116 11

25 20 KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC MCANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 5948 1669 1835 512 12.645 3.328 112 15 26 21 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 5829 1681 1669 483 12.547 3.696 116 17 21 22 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 5547 232 1875 58 10.784 0.415 107 0

20 23 ASHTON SHEPHERD/ (MCA) 5262 -65 1736 -22 10.369 -0.271 103 0 23 24 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 5063 331 1664 93 9.561 0.698 110 2

24 25 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 4915 205 1562 79 9.287 0.62 108 2

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

35 26 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 3943 1501 1209 487 8.374 3.193 96 22 29 27 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 3810 533 1131 152 7.384 1.143 95 8 27 28 / (Universal South) 3764 -78 1239 -26 7.056 -0.348 93 0 30 29 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 3562 288 1103 73 6.876 0.826 89 1 28 30 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 3542 259 1139 65 6.708 0.443 93 3 31 31 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 3295 71 1007 16 5.999 0.109 91 3 33 32 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 2740 254 927 86 5.236 0.467 84 9 34 33 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 2633 172 849 62 4.846 0.391 72 4 32 34 /More Like Her (Columbia) 2632 -134 834 -29 4.564 -0.135 86 4 37 35 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 1943 357 533 168 3.668 0.364 66 19 40 36 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 1719 293 513 76 3.025 0.548 49 2 36 37 JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) 1554 -94 571 -42 2.52 -0.133 69 0 38 38 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 1482 -42 458 -10 2.211 -0.037 55 1 41 39 JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 1403 92 441 38 2.655 0.105 30 0 39 40 /Back That Thing Up (Valory) 1378 -126 486 -53 2.265 -0.081 63 0 42 41 /Space (Lyric Street) 1174 70 416 31 1.457 0.137 57 5 44 42 JULIANNE HOUGH/My Hallelujah Song (Mercury) 945 -7 283 -10 1.093 -0.008 49 2 46 43 /Forever (Stringtown) 908 30 323 24 1.562 0.101 33 1 43 44 DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 903 -71 359 -30 1.254 -0.25 47 2 45 45 JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Columbia) 865 -29 233 -10 1.233 -0.136 37 1 47 46 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 748 -30 232 1 0.974 -0.101 31 0

Debut 47 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 723 460 186 114 1.318 0.917 40 33 49 48 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (Broken Bow) 660 2 271 10 0.965 -0.052 35 4

Debut 49 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 591 92 208 21 0.843 0.094 35 6

Debut 50 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 537 84 197 43 0.555 -0.019 32 3

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com November 24, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 33 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 657 4 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 22 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 573 4 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 19 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 517 4 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MACANALLY/Down... (Blue Chair/BNA) 450 4 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 17 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 382 4 JESSICA ANDREWS/Everything (Carolwood) 15 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 351 KENNY CHESNEY w/MAC McANALLY/Down... (Blue Chair/BNA) 15 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 292 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 11 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 271 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) 10 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 222 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 9 /She's Country (BBR) 220 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 8 /Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) 8 Activator Top Spin Gainers JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 8 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 376 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 309 Aircheck Top Point Gainers RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 257 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MACANALLY/Down... (Blue Chair/BNA) 216 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 774 4 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 190 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 593 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 181 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 558 4 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 178 KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC McANALLY/Down... (Blue Chair/BNA) 462 4 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 166 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 351 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 111 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 333 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 111 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 228 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 224 Vi d e o Ad d s DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 223 CMT SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 194 Brooks & Dunn f//Cowgirls Don’t Cry (Arista) ALAN jackson/Country Boy (Excerpt From CMT Giants) (Arista) brad Paisley & Keith Urban/Start A Band (Arista) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Presley & /Blue Christmas (RCA/Sony) GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 419 josh turner/Everything Is Fine (MCA) TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 309 CMT PURE Brooks & Dunn f/reba mcentire/Cowgirls Don’t Cry (Arista) KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 304 ALAN jackson/Country Boy (Excerpt From CMT Giants) (Arista) KENNY CHESNEY f/MAC McANALLY/Down... (Blue Chair/BNA) 254 jewel/Till It Feels Like Cheatin’ (Valory) BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 218 brad Paisley & Keith Urban/Start A Band (Arista) elvis Presley & martina mcbride/Blue Christmas (RCA/Sony) RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 144 josh turner/Everything Is Fine (MCA) MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 138 GAC BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 131 Brooks & Dunn f/reba mcentire/Cowgirls Don’t Cry (Arista) emerson drive/All Belongs To You (Valory/Midas) DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 113 adam gregory/What It Takes (Big Machine) JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 107 elvis presley & martina mcbride/Blue Christmas (RCA/Sony)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 24, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4 Aircheck Activity d d a t e s JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Columbia) A D Moves 46-45; 865 points, 233 spins DECEMBER 1 1 ADD: WBEE JASON ALDEAN/She’s Country (BBR) kellie pickler/Best Days Of Your Life (19/BNA) KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) Moves 47-46*; 748 points, 232 spins ; 0 ADDS RODNEY ATKINS/It’s America (Curb) DECEMBER 8 Enters at 47*; 723 points, 186 spins crystal shawanda/My Roots Are Showing (RCA) 33 ADDS including: KBWF, KKGO, KKWF, KNCI, KNIX, TAYLOR SWIFT/White Horse (Big Machine) KNTY, KUSS, WKKT, WFUS, WQYK* DECEMBER 15 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (BBR) JOSH GRACIN/Telluride (Lyric Street) Moves 48*; 660 points, 271 spins 4 ADDS: KWJJ, WEZL, WPCV*, WRBT Aircheck Top Recurrents HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 3140 Enters at 49*; 591 points, 208 spins DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 2552 6 ADDS: KEEY, KKWF, KMDL, WIWF, WKKT, WPAW KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 2331 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 2235 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I’m From (Arista) KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1950 Enters at 50*; 537 points, 197 spins JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1904 3 ADDS: WIL, WKKT, WYPY BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 1836 JASON ALDEAN/She’s Country (BBR) JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 1676 532 points, 160 spins TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 1400 8 ADDS: KBQI, KRTY, KSOP, KUSS, WPCV*, WUBE, WXCY, WYRK BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 1311 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 500 points, 175 spins MELISSA LAWSON/What If It All Goes Right (Warner Bros.) 1 ADD: WWGR 387 points, 62 spins; 0 ADDS JEREMY MCCOMB/Cold (Parallel/New Revolution) KEVIN FOWLER/Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) 459 points, 192 spins; 0 ADDS 350 points, 57 spins; 0 ADDS ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) JAMIE O’NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 459 points, 191 spins 316 points, 129 spins; 0 ADDS 4 ADDS: KATM*, KNIX, KRTY, WOGI Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this EMERSON DRIVE/Belongs To You (Midas/Valory) week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum 442 points, 108 spins of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past 8 ADDS: KBWF, KIZN*, KKWF, WDAF, WIRK*, WTQR, three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) WUBE, WWGR ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR November 24, 2008/ Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 5468 160 3000 95 2 2 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 5319 222 2946 111 3 3 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 5182 173 2868 92 4 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 4856 -19 2668 13 5 5 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 4793 112 2657 71 7 6 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 4 4734 517 2562 257 6 7 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 4464 23 2462 35 9 8 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 4156 214 2278 108 12 9 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 4 3576 382 1943 181 11 10 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3361 17 1895 27 14 11 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 3335 192 1795 101 13 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 3293 121 1827 68 8 13 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3265 -778 1707 -492 16 14 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 3225 271 1889 166 15 15 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 3194 160 1715 82 19 16 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 2853 292 1536 178 18 17 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 2842 202 1553 111 17 18 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 2798 30 1467 -11 20 19 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 2687 351 1426 190 22 20 KENNY CHESNEY f/M. MACANALLY/Down The... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4 2406 450 1246 216 21 21 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 2203 162 1197 82 25 22 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 1932 135 993 68 23 23 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 1892 57 997 18 29 24 KEITH URBAN/Sweet Thing (Capitol) 4 1824 657 969 376 24 25 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 1810 12 942 -3 31 26 GEORGE STRAIT/River Of Love (MCA) 4 1692 573 921 309 27 27 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 1586 63 805 39 26 28 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 1477 -81 738 -52 28 29 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 1461 78 750 42 30 30 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 1304 155 691 106 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR November 24, 2008/ Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays

32 31 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 1223 120 601 54 34 32 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 1078 65 567 45 33 33 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 1059 -37 534 -16 35 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 965 5 464 -13 37 35 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Ride (RCA) 780 157 357 89 36 36 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 654 22 250 7 41 37 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 573 103 304 49 38 38 JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) 559 -8 254 -11 39 39 DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 503 -63 203 -24 40 40 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 492 12 184 -1 45 41 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I'm From (Arista) 400 83 132 34 48 42 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 380 80 185 34 43 43 JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 372 -53 183 -20 49 44 JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 370 73 228 46 42 45 JULIANNE HOUGH/My Hallelujah Song (Mercury) 368 -89 167 -46 44 46 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 343 22 119 7 50 47 MARK WILLS/The Things We Forget (Tenacity) 343 58 111 13 53 48 KATIE ARMIGER/Unseen (Cold River/Nine North) 322 76 177 26 47 49 SARAH BUXTON/Space (Lyric Street) 309 10 135 6 Debut 50 JASON ALDEAN/She's Country (BBR) 264 220 108 86 Debut 51 RODNEY ATKINS/It's America (Curb) 263 209 108 79 55 52 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 249 13 115 2 54 53 TRACY LAWRENCE/You Can't Hide... (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 245 2 110 3 52 54 JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Columbia) 227 -29 103 -1 56 55 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 209 -15 95 -15 46 56 JEWEL/Till It Feels Like Cheating (Valory) 170 -139 52 -59 57 57 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Ride/Dang/CO5) 139 -21 49 2 60 58 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 131 27 54 7 Debut 59 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Good Lord Willing (Capitol) 116 109 64 60 Debut 60 MELISSA LAWSON/What If It All Goes Right (Warner Bros.) 112 50 30 10

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