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November 29, 2010 Issue 220 Are You Ready For Some Christmas? Music, that is. With apologies to Hank Jr. and Monday Night Football, more than pigskins fill the air these days as Country programmers dust off the Christmas music category and introduce the “sounds of the season” to their listeners. On page 7, you’ll find the 100 most-played Christmas songs of 2009 as compiled by our friends at Mediabase 24/7. To get you in the spirit, the Top 10 are:

1. Vince Vance & The Valiants/All I Want For Christmas Is You 2. Taylor Swift/Last Christmas 3. Brenda Lee/Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 4. Bobby Helms/Jingle Bell Rock 5. Alabama/Christmas In Dixie Troop Movement: Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick and the Zac Brown Band 6. Burl Ives/Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (above) are pictured entertaining soldiers in the 2011 USO “Moments That 7. George Strait/Christmas Cookies Matter” color photo calendar, along with numerous artists, actors and 8. Jeff Foxworthy/Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas athletes. The wall calendar is free, but the USO appreciates donations of any amount. To get one, write to USO, PO Box 96322, Washington, DC 20090- 9. Jose Feliciano/Feliz Navidad 6322 or call 888-484-3876. 10. Clint Black/’Til Santa’s Gone (Milk and Cookies) Ichabod Launches Web Station Mediabase also shows last year’s top 10 most played Christmas Former 23-year KMPS/Seattle personality Ichabod Caine songs by all stations it monitors. They are: and his wife/sidekick/producer Scallops, have opted to “set the music free” by starting their own Wild Boar Radio streaming 1. Burl Ives/Have A Holly Jolly Christmas station, complete with iPhone and Android apps. The duo, who 2. Brenda Lee/Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree left KMPS Dec. 18, 2009, host an 3. Bobby Helms/Jingle Bell Rock indeed wild music mix, with five 4. Andy Williams/It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year consecutive songs this afternoon 5. Mariah Carey/All I Want For Christmas Is You including Kathy Mattea, Michael 6. Nat King Cole/The Christmas Song 7. John Lennon/Happy Xmas/War IS Over Jackson, Raul Malo, Blues Traveler 8. Hall & Oates/Jingle Bell Rock and Celine Dion. Tune in at www. 9. Jose Feliciano/Feliz Navidad wildboarradio.com or reach Ichabod 10. Bing Crosby/White Christmas (continued on page 6) at [email protected]. Scallops & Icabod ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Streaming Strategy Report My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Coleman Insights has made available free online its Quarterback Pres. Chris Allums discusses his “Successful Audio Streaming Strategies” study presented at the most influential songs, albums or concerts: RAIN Summit East in September. Among the key findings are 1. Dick Frost, Bucksnort Saloon, Pine, CO, what the company identified as the low awareness levels and 1993: The artist wasn’t particularly great or relatively shallow perceptions consumers who use streaming memorable, but I loved some of the songs he audio have of the options available to them. The study also covered. After the show, I asked him about includes comparisons of them, and was introduced to the music of Lyle consumers’ perceptions and Lovett and Robert Earl Keen. That show and conversation were the beginning of my love for usage of Internet-only streaming Chris Allums Texas music in general. audio services such as Pandora 2. Guy Clark, Country Music Hall of Fame Ford Theater, early 2000s: with the offerings of terrestrial It was easily one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. When he stepped stations. The report, as well as a away from the mic and played “Let Him Roll,” just him and his guitar, it multimedia presentation of the study findings, can be accessed at gave me chills. www.colemaninsights.com/streaming. 3. Metallica, Gulf Coast Coliseum, 1989: Some friends and I only went to see The Cult, who opened on that tour. We didn’t even like or care about seeing Metallica, but they put on a show like no other I’ve ever Visit Virtual Arbitron seen. I never got into Metallica’s music even afterward, but the set, the For the first time,Arbitron energy–everything about that show–was pure entertainment. plans to stream key portions of its 4. Clint Black/When My Ship Comes In: I lived in Colorado, hated my annual Client Conference Dec. job and had decided that I was going to move to Nashville. This 7-8 from the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore for just $49. The song caught my situation perfectly and became my anthem until I virtual, interactive conference includes the full agenda of Dec. could get here. 8, plus the Urban PD Clinic Dec. 7, as well as three Internet- 5. Del McCoury Band, Bonnaroo, 2002: It was great to see all these only sessions dedicated to diary markets. The stream will be Panic and Phish fans get just as excited for bluegrass, and when they archived for 90 days for accessing anytime. Those who attend played “All Aboard” the crowd was the loudest I’d heard all weekend. the conference in person ($124 for Arbitron or Jacobs Media • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Willie clients, $349.99 for all others) also gain access to the archive. Nelson’s concept album Red Headed Stranger. I love Willie, and For more details, visit www.arbitronclientconference.com or obviously I’m familiar with some of the music, but I’ve never listened www.arbitron.com. to the whole thing. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Bob Dylan. I just can’t do it. News & Notes • An album you played or listened to incessantly: At different times, Clear Channel’s WSSL/Greenville Ellis & Bradley morning Radney Foster’s Del Rio, TX, 1959 and Counting Crows’ August And show hosted its fourth annual “Great Possible Turkey Fry.” Everything After. “We heard what Tracy Lawrence was doing in 2006 with his • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right Turkey fry in Nashville and decided it was a great idea,” OM now: China Town by Folk Soul Revival. Great band and awesome song! Steve Geofferies says. The first year saw 100 turkeys fried in 10 Reach Allums at [email protected]. donated fryers. This year, volunteers showed up with dozens of

Tu b e Ch e c k Tuesday 11/30 - Justin Moore, Justin Moore: How I Got To Be This Way (GAC).

Wednesday 12/1 - Darius Rucker, Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC); Keith Urban, Keith Urban: Halftime In Real Time (re-air) (GAC); Taylor Swift, Live! With Regis And Kelly (syndicated) and E! Entertainment Special: Taylor Swift.

Thursday 12/2 - Darius Rucker, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC); Faith Hill, Joy To The World (GAC); Gary Allan, Live From The House Of Blues (GAC).

Friday 12/3 - Various Artists, CMT Artists Of The Year.

Saturday 12/4 - Alan Jackson and Keith Urban, Top 20 Country Countdown (re-air) (GAC).

Sunday 12/5 - Sugarland, VH1 Divas.

Monday 12/6 - Various Artists, American Country Awards (FOX). I’ll Fry Away: The WSSL cooking station. fryers, oil, turkeys and man-power, frying more than 315 turkeys that were able to feed 2,200 people. Ty Herndon has been added to the lineup for Jim Asker’s An executive director is still being sought to oversee the Dec. 11 An Evening Of Music event benefiting the Leukemia & Alabama Music Hall of Fame in Tuscumbia, AL. Contact Ann Lymphoma Society. Details here. Thompson at [email protected] for a job description Reba will guest star on CMT’s first sitcom, Working Class, or send resumes to [email protected]. which stars Melissa Peterman, who co-starred with the singer Songwriter Don Schlitz (“The Gambler,” “Forever and Ever, on Reba. The episode is scheduled to tape in December, and Amen”) has been added to the Songwriter Agency’s roster. The the show premiers Jan. 28 at 8pm ET/PT, with a second all-new company books songwriters at various mainstream venues. episode airing at 8:30pm ET/PT. Jason Sturgeon and Yallwire are offering fans have the opportunity to win a $250 gas card for holiday travel as part of Artist News the “Rollin’ On” Home for the Holidays promotion. To enter, Sarah Darling will make her Carnegie fans need to log into Facebook and like both Hall debut Dec. 2 during the American Jason Sturgeon and Yallwire. Christmas Carol. She will perform two songs MCA’s Josh Kelley is releasing a three-song written by the recently deceased Andrew J. EP, which includes his debut single “Georgia Wright, including “Rejoice at Christmas.” Clay,” as well as “Ain’t Letting Go,” both More info may be found here. of which he co-wrote with his brother, Lady Sara Darling Antebellum’s Charles Kelley. Josh Kelley

Tux To Be Us: The i r t h d a y s Band Perry do the B CMA Awards post Tuesday (11/30) - Jeannie Kendall, Mindy McCready, the late Teddy party shuffle with Wilburn; Jimmy Bowen; Adam Clark; Linda Engbrenghoff. Scott Borchetta and Jimmy Harnen. Wednesday (12/1) - Kim Richey, Dave Ashcraft, Ray Massie ([email protected]), Paul Riddle, Larry Shell, Jenny Wallace, Kirk Yoquelet.

Thursday (12/2) - Tom Hanrahan ([email protected]). Chart Chat Friday (12/3) - Ferlin Husky, Paul Gregg, Autumn House (autumn. Congrats to The Band Perry, Jimmy Harnen, Bobby [email protected]). Young and the entire Republic Nashville team (who judging by Facebook aren’t the least bit excited) on scoring this week’s No. 1 Saturday (12/4) - Lila McCann, Brian Prout (Diamond Rio), Johnny Gray. single with TBP’s “If I Die Young.” The chart-topper is a first for Sunday (12/5) - Ray Scott, Gary Allan, Tyler England, Little Richard, band and label alike, and you never forget your first. In otherBig Jim Messina, Lara Mosby ([email protected]), Dan Hollander Machine Label Group news, Big Machine has the No. 3 song ([email protected]). with Rascal Flatts, while Valory sits at No. 5 with Reba. The titles are Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on the Activator chart. Sounds like drinks Monday (12/6) – Helen Cornelius, Rick Rockhill (rnashrock@yahoo. com), Pam Russell. are on Mr. Borchetta.

• Former WBCT/Grand Rapids night jock Broadway has The Week’s Top Stories returned to the Electric Barnyard on the Clear Channel station Full coverage can be found in the archives at www. ... and don’t be surprised if he soon shows up in other markets, countryaircheck.com. as well. Broadway, who replaces Colt McMann, left ‘BCT in January for sister Top 40 WSNX. (CAT 11/29) • CRB will honor The Judds with the 2011 CRB Career Achievement Award and industry exec Joe Galante as the • Forever Broadcasting’s WGYY & WGYI/Meadville, PA CRB President’s Award recipient. Both will be recognized at named Kyle Hendricks PD, succeeding interim PD Bob the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards ceremony Domingo, who exited the station last Friday (11/26). Hendricks March 1. The evening’s inductees are Dale Carter, Barry Kent, was hired last September as a weekender and is now doing Lee Rogers, Charlie Cook, the late Dene Hallam and Bill Payne. middays, in addition to his programming duties. Domingo Advance tickets for the ceremony and dinner are available here. is seeking his next opportunity and can be reached here. (CAT 11/29) Congratulate Hendricks here. (CAT 11/29) • Citadel’s WOGT/Chattanooga, TN flipped formats to Classic • Former KAWO/Boise PD Rick Stewart has been tapped Hits/Oldies after more than five years battling Clear Channel’s for the same position and will handle afternoons at WFGS/ WUSY. Sister WKHX/Atlanta weekender Rick Zeisig has Murray, KY. Formerly with KAWO/Boise, Stewart has also been named PD/morning personality. No word regarding had stints at Jones Radio Networks and PD positions in Seattle, PD Duane Shannon, his wife and morning show co-host Abby or Sacramento and Fresno. He replaces Big Al G. Congratulate other staff members. (CAT 11/29) Stewart here. (CAT 11/29) ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 29, 2010 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6

Ready For Christmas (continued from page 1) Ch e c k Ou t : 11/30 By the way, Country’s perennial No. 1 by Vince Vance comes Tim McGraw Number One Hits (Curb) in at No. 60 in the all-genre holiday hit list. As long as we’re in a Lead single “Felt Good On My Lips” closes festive mood – and it seems we are judging by the Thanksgiving McGraw’s double-disc collection, which spans 22 day flip to Christmas by Simmons’ KEGA/Salt Lake City – this No. 1 singles. “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Don’t seems like a good time to check in with KSD/St. Louis PD Take The Girl,” “It’s Your Love,” “Just To See You Smile,” “Something Like That” and the dance mix Mark Anderson. We asked him how the station’s Nov. 12 flip to of “Indian Outlaw” are among the 24 tracks. Byron All Country Christmas is coming along, knowing there’s nothing Gallimore and Tim McGraw produced. quantifiable yet, since the first batch of post-flip PPM data won’t be available for another 10 days. Anderson’s anecdotal analysis, Dec. 7 Christian Kane The House Rules (BPG) however, is that the feedback from listeners is “extremely Jan. 11 Steel Magnolia Steel Magnolia (Big Machine) positive.” He notes, “Our team is noticing the Bull being played in a number of business that never had Bull – and, in some cases, Feb. 8 Various Artists The Music Inside: A Collaboration never had a Country station – playing previously.” He adds he’s Dedicated To Waylon Jennings (Scatter/Valory) been pleasantly surprised by the strong response to the “Bull Country Christmas Cash” contest. Listeners register at KSD’s Album release info to [email protected]. website and names are read at 9am, Noon and 3pm. Those who call back within 10 minutes of their naming being called win $1000. “The ‘win rate’ when we do this any other time of the current song listings: Rascal Flatts/Jingle Bell Rock (No. 59) and year is usually about one out of three,” says Anderson. “Now, it’s I’ll Be Home For Christmas (64); Luke Bryan/Run Run Rudolph about three of every four.” (70); Darius Rucker/Candy Cane Christmas (71) and Winter A check of KSD’s holiday musical selections on Mediabase Wonderland (74); Lady Antebellum/Baby It’s Cold Outside (75), 24/7 shows a number of interesting titles being played that aren’t Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (76), Let It Snow, Let in the Top 100 Country list – songs that may be reflective of It Snow, Let It Snow (77), Blue Christmas (83), All I Want For Anderson’s Top 40 background. Among them: Leroy Anderson/ Christmas (90) and Silver Bells (99); Faith Hill/Have A Holly Sleigh Ride; Thurl Ravescroft/You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch; Jolly Christmas (78) and Joy To The World (95); Elvis and Jimmy Durante/Frosty The Snowman; Vince Guaraldi/O Martina McBride/Blue Christmas (80); and, Carrie Underwood/ Tanenbaum, Linus and Lucy; Sarah McLachlan/Happy Xmas Hark The Herald Angels Sing (85). (War Is Over); Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Christmas Canon, Each week from now until the fat-man slides down the Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24; Mannheim Steamroller, Carol of chimney, we’ll keep you posted on the top seasonal songs being the Bells; and the Ronettes/Sleigh Ride. played on Country radio. Anderson notes he did switch from the pop version of one song to its country counterpart. “’I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas’ gets huge request activity,” he says. “Fortunately, Lon Helton, [email protected] hometown fave Gretchen Wilson has a great version that we’ve Chuck Aly, [email protected] added to cover that audience desire.” Jeff Green, [email protected] Finally, some stations have begin to weave holiday songs into Lauren Tingle, [email protected] their music mix. These tunes rank among this week’s Top 100 (615) 320-1450

Made This List; Checked It Twice Here are the most-played holiday songs for 2009, according to Mediabase 24/7.

1 VINCE VANCE & THE VALIANTS/All I Want For Christmas Is You 35 EAGLES/Please Come Home For Christmas 69 CLAY WALKER/Feliz Navidad 2 TAYLOR SWIFT/Last Christmas 36 RASCAL FLATTS/I’ll Be Home For Christmas 70 MARTINA MCBRIDE/White Christmas 3 BRENDA LEE/Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 37 ALABAMA/Angels Among Us 71 SHEDAISY/Deck The Halls 4 BOBBY HELMS/Jingle Bell Rock 38 GARTH BROOKS/Sleigh Ride 72 JOHNNY MATHIS/It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 5 ALABAMA/Christmas In Dixie 39 NAT KING COLE/The Christmas Song 73 TAYLOR SWIFT/White Christmas 6 BURL IVES/Have A Holly Jolly Christmas 40 ELMO & PATSY/Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 74 JUDDS/Silver Bells 7 GEORGE STRAIT/Christmas Cookies 41 GEORGE STRAIT/Frosty The Snowman 75 MARTINA MCBRIDE/The Christmas Song 8 JEFF FOXWORTHY/Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas 42 BRAD PAISLEY/Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy 76 DARIUS RUCKER/Winter Wonderland 9 JOSE FELICIANO/Feliz Navidad 43 TAYLOR SWIFT/Santa Baby 77 MARTINA MCBRIDE/I’ll Be Home For Christmas 10 CLINT BLACK/Til Santa’s Gone (Milk and Cookies) 44 RASCAL FLATTS/White Christmas 78 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 11 ALAN JACKSON/A Holly Jolly Christmas 45 BING CROSBY/White Christmas 79 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Go Tell It On The Mountain 12 ALAN JACKSON/Let It Be Christmas 46 SUGARLAND/Nuttin’ For Christms 80 TAYLOR SWIFT/Christmases When You Were Mine 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Do You Hear What I Hear 47 TOBY KEITH/Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 81 WILLIE NELSON/Pretty Paper 14 FAITH HILL/Where Are You Christmas? 48 LUKE BRYAN/Run Run Rudolph 82 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Silver Bells 15 GARTH BROOKS/Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy 49 GARTH BROOKS/(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays 83 GARTH BROOKS/White Christmas 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Jingle Bell Rock 50 LONESTAR/Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 84 KENNY ROGERS & WYNONNA/Mary, Did You Know 17 KELLIE PICKLER/Santa Baby 51 GEORGE STRAIT/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 85 TRACE ADKINS/The Christmas Song 18 RODNEY CARRINGTON/Camouflage & Christmas Lights 52 REBA MCENTIRE/I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus 86 MARTINA MCBRIDE/O Holy Night 19 ALAN JACKSON/I Only Want You For Christmas 53 SUGARLAND/Winter Wonderland 87 ALAN JACKSON/Jingle Bells 20 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Merry Christmas From The ... 54 KENNY CHESNEY/Jingle Bells 88 LORRIE MORGAN/My Favorite Things 21 GENE AUTRY/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 55 ELVIS & MARTINA MCBRIDE/Blue Christmas 89 REBA MCENTIRE/Up On The Housetop 22 NEWSONG/The Christmas Shoes 56 ANDY WILLIAMS/It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 90 D. MARTIN & M. MCBRIDE/Baby, It’s Cold Outside 23 GARTH BROOKS/It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 57 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 91 BROOKS & DUNN/It Won’t Be Christmas Without You 24 ALAN JACKSON/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 58 MARTINA MCBRIDE/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 92 FAITH HILL/Have A Holly Jolly Christmas 25 ELVIS PRESLEY/Blue Christmas 59 VINCE GILL/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 93 RANDY TRAVIS/Meet Me Under The Mistletoe 26 SKIP EWING/Christmas Carol 60 GARTH BROOKS/The Old Man’s Back In Town 94 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Baby, It’s Cold Outside 27 KENNY CHESNEY/All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan 61 BROOKS & DUNN/Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 95 TOBY KEITH/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 28 DOLLY PARTON/Hard Candy Christmas 62 RASCAL FLATTS/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 96 GEORGE STRAIT/We Wish You A Merry Christmas 29 BRAD PAISLEY/Winter Wonderland 63 LORRIE MORGAN/Sleigh Ride 97 GEORGE STRAIT/Jingle Bell Rock 30 GEORGE STRAIT/Merry Christmas Strait To You 64 TIM MCGRAW/Dear Santa 98 VINCE GILL/It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 31 LEANN RIMES/Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart 65 JOE NICHOLS/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 99 SAMMY KERSHAW/Christmas Time’s A Comin’ 32 RICOCHET/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let Is Snow 66 BROOKS & DUNN/Winter Wonderland 100 SUGARLAND/Little Wood Guitar 33 GENE AUTRY/Here Comes Santa Claus 67 TOBY KEITH/Old Toy Trains 34 JOE DIFFIE/Leroy The Redneck Reindeer 68 ALAN JACKSON/Honky Tonk Christmas ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] November 29, 2010 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 4 15100 1222 5253 425 38.22 3 125 0 1 2 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 14297 -998 4970 -423 36.62 -2.21 126 0 4 3 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 14035 343 4960 118 35.7 0.93 126 0 2 4 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 13861 -1182 4777 -456 35.62 -2.56 125 0 6 5 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 4 12793 1420 4612 525 31.8 2.22 125 0 7 6 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 11943 762 4293 222 31.44 2.29 126 0 10 7 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 10999 746 3849 248 28.62 2.05 126 0 9 8 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 10676 273 3918 87 26.34 0.86 122 0 11 9 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 10361 510 3633 144 26.59 1.54 126 0 13 10 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 9618 631 3310 205 24.3 1.87 126 0 14 11 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 9593 719 3490 282 24.02 1.75 125 0 15 12 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 4 9523 1461 3304 510 24.57 2.89 126 0 12 13 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 9314 185 3267 70 23.2 0.79 125 0 17 14 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 8242 358 2998 105 20.49 1.08 122 0 16 15 TRACE ADKINS/This Ain't No Love Song (Show Dog-Universal) 7755 -283 2819 -143 19.35 -0.62 121 0 19 16 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 7174 433 2489 121 17.23 1.4 120 1 20 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 6209 262 2235 102 16.29 1.02 118 1 22 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 4 5889 1228 2142 402 14.64 2.84 121 2 21 19 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 5697 306 2106 72 14.2 0.78 116 0 23 20 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 5079 760 1832 263 12.41 1.76 118 4 24 21 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 4510 350 1680 170 10.95 1.07 112 4 30 22 TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 4 4340 1655 1486 598 10.34 3.88 112 13 25 23 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 4161 307 1573 126 10.03 0.43 113 0 26 24 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 4080 425 1489 133 9.26 1.04 107 2 27 25 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 3296 362 1292 126 7.15 0.68 105 4

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

28 26 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 3185 332 1256 128 7.74 1.09 99 3 29 27 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 2944 124 1184 63 6.73 0.36 92 3 31 28 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me... (Stoney Creek) 2878 273 1204 102 5.54 0.44 93 5 32 29 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 2368 33 885 4 5.3 0.02 91 1 36 30 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 1939 260 810 92 3.77 0.61 80 3 38 31 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 1865 316 703 104 4.14 0.76 73 9 37 32 UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me (Atlantic/Top Dog/BPG) 1748 148 575 62 3.75 0.18 56 1 35 33 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 1669 -82 723 -35 3.42 -0.07 65 0 46 34 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don't You Wanna Stay (BBR) 1637 717 447 197 4.14 1.7 46 17 34 35 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 1636 -126 612 -46 3.35 -0.31 78 0 Debut 36 BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 1560 1219 462 350 4.21 3.33 63 42 39 37 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 1532 -16 521 14 2.95 -0.05 67 1 Debut 38 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 1456 840 505 286 3.16 1.81 63 25 42 39 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 1306 173 551 81 2.61 0.2 65 7 41 40 CRAIG MORGAN/Still A Little Chicken Left... (BNA) 1207 62 525 30 2.31 0.01 67 4 43 41 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros/WMN) 1086 44 485 11 2.23 0.15 42 1 44 42 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 1057 126 461 17 1.81 0.2 53 2

Debut 43 EASTON CORBIN/I Can't Love You Back (Mercury) 1049 382 401 144 2.14 0.83 48 6 Debut 44 SUGARLAND/Little Miss (Mercury) 1001 464 370 191 2.3 1.08 50 18 47 45 LEE BRICE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) 980 119 405 49 1.45 0.24 58 2 45 46 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 946 19 371 22 1.49 0.04 59 2 49 47 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 871 140 338 56 1.73 0.12 46 4 50 48 LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) 780 95 332 57 1.17 0.04 39 0 48 49 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 761 -70 355 -18 0.95 -0.07 58 1 Debut 50 CHRISTIAN KANE/The House Rules (BPG) 620 96 246 39 0.8 0.22 36 0

Country Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 42 BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 471 4 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 25 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 451 4 SUGARLAND/Little Miss (Mercury) 18 TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 396 4 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don't You Wanna... (BBR) 17 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 386 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 13 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don't You Wanna Stay (BBR) 308 4 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 9 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 302 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 7 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 262 EASTON CORBIN/I Can't Love You Back (Mercury) 6 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When... (Reprise/WMN) 242 ALAN JACKSON/Ring Of Fire (Arista) 5 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 239 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me... (Stoney Creek) 5 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 222 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 1655 4 BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 332 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 1461 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 314 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 1420 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 269 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 1228 4 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 232 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 206 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 1222 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 165 BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 1219 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don't You Wanna... (BBR) 160 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 840 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm... (Reprise/WMN) 158 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 762 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 148 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 140 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 760 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 746 Vi d e o Ad d s Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 598 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don’t You Wanna Stay (BBR) Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 525 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 510 CMT PURE THE BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 425 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don’t You Wanna Stay (BBR) BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 402 Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 350 MANDY BARNETT/This Time Of The Year (Rounder) DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 286 GAC CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 282 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don’t You Wanna Stay (BBR) BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 263 Little Big Town/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 248

Country Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s December 6 LEE BRICE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) Alan Jackson/Ring Of Fire (Arista) Move 47*-45*: 980 points, 405 spins Chuck Wicks/Old School (RCA) 2 ADDS: KIZN*, KSKS Crossin dixon/Goodbye To Henry (Stoney Creek) Harters/If I Run (BPG) GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I’m Down (MCA) LeAnn Rimes/Crazy Women (Curb) Steel Magnolia/Last Night Again (Big Machine) Moves 45*-46*; 946 points, 371 spins 2 ADDS: KSCS*, WOKQ December 13 Alabama/Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (Valory) JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn’t Be A Man (MCA) Brad Paisley/This Is Country Music (Arista) Move 49*-47*; 871 points, 338 spins January 3 4 ADDS: KATM*, KRST*, KTEX, WUSH Randy Montana/1,000 Faces (Mercury) LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) Move 50*-48*; 780 points, 332 spins Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points No adds RODNEY ATKINS/Farmer's Daughter (Curb) 12534 SUGARLAND/Stuck Like Glue (Mercury) 8141 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) DARIUS RUCKER/Come Back Song (Capitol) 8135 Moves 48*-49*; 761 points, 355 spins EASTON CORBIN/Roll With It (Mercury) 6729 1 ADD: KVOO JUSTIN MOORE/How I Got To Be This Way (Valory) 5958 BLAKE SHELTON/All About Tonight (Reprise/WMN) 5519 CHRISTIAN KANE/The House Rules (BPG) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Our Kind Of Love (Capitol) 5290 Debuts 50*; 620 points, 246 spins JOSH TURNER/All Over Me (MCA) 4857 No adds BILLY CURRINGTON/Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer (Mercury) 4624 KENNY CHESNEY/The Boys Of Fall (BNA) 4549 JARON & TLRTL/That’s Beautiful to Me (Jaronwood/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) TROY OLSEN/Good Hands (EMI Nashville) 594 points, 205 spins 492 points, 211 spins No adds 4 ADDS: KYCE, WCOS*, WDRM, WQHK

RANDY HOUSER/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) JOSH THOMPSON/Won’t Be Lonely Long (Columbia) 537 points, 195 spins 447 points, 182 spins 1 ADD: WRBT 4 ADDS: KHKI*, WDXB, WQHK, WTGE

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) KATIE ARMIGER/Best Song Ever (Cold River) 524 points, 237 spins 334 points, 116 spins 2 ADDS: WIVK*, WPKX 1 ADD: WTQR

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Play 4 1 BAND PERRY/If I Die Young (Republic Nashville) 4250 138 2646 92 3 2 RASCAL FLATTS/Why Wait (Big Machine) 4246 47 2668 44 5 3 REBA/Turn On The Radio (Starstruck/Valory) 4 4234 386 2611 232 1 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Anything Like Me (Arista) 4233 -306 2603 -238 2 5 ZAC BROWN BAND f/A. JACKSON/As She's Walking... (So. Ground/Atlantic/BPG) 4183 -345 2597 -284 6 6 JASON ALDEAN/My Kinda Party (BBR) 3757 116 2339 86 7 7 GEORGE STRAIT/The Breath You Take (MCA) 3410 164 2019 78 9 8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Mama's Song (19/Arista) 3283 164 2082 74 8 9 TIM MCGRAW/Felt Good On My Lips (Curb) 3279 112 2084 83 10 10 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 3251 239 2056 148 15 11 KENNY CHESNEY/Somewhere With You (BNA) 4 3128 451 1959 314 11 12 KEITH URBAN/Put You In A Song (Capitol) 3089 107 1976 80 13 13 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Only Prettier (Columbia) 2972 222 1876 140 12 14 LUKE BRYAN/Someone Else Calling You Baby (Capitol) 2954 55 1879 47 17 15 TOBY KEITH/Bullets In The Gun (Show Dog-Universal) 2599 118 1581 69 18 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Hello World (Capitol) 2471 162 1558 96 19 17 BLAKE SHELTON/Who Are You When I'm Not... (Reprise/WMN) 2458 242 1560 158 20 18 ERIC CHURCH/Smoke A Little Smoke (EMI Nashville) 2102 28 1282 18 21 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/Let Me Down Easy (Mercury) 1897 262 1221 165 23 20 JOE NICHOLS/The Shape I'm In (Show Dog-Universal) 1638 108 1045 76 22 21 SUNNY SWEENEY/From A Table Away (Republic Nashville) 1613 74 1034 68 27 22 TAYLOR SWIFT/Back To December (Big Machine) 4 1300 396 794 269 24 23 JERROD NIEMANN/What Do You Want (Sea Gayle/Arista) 1272 129 852 100 25 24 JANEDEAR GIRLS/Wildflower (Reprise/WMN) 1141 84 759 43 28 25 JAMES WESLEY/Real (BBR) 925 25 604 10 30 26 THOMPSON SQUARE/Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (Stoney Creek) 895 76 573 57 31 27 CRAIG CAMPBELL/Family Man (BPG) 882 71 563 51 29 28 JOSH KELLEY/Georgia Clay (MCA) 822 -15 456 7 34 29 DARIUS RUCKER/This (Capitol) 4 798 302 521 206 26 30 DIERKS BENTLEY/Draw Me A Map (Capitol) 786 -154 524 -106 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR November 29, 2010/Chart Page 6

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 38 31 JASON ALDEAN & KELLY CLARKSON/Don't You Wanna Stay (BBR) 4 729 308 456 160 32 32 SARA EVANS/A Little Bit Stronger (RCA) 671 64 399 47 55 33 BRAD PAISLEY/This Is Country Music (Arista) 575 471 403 332 39 34 SUGARLAND/Little Miss (Mercury) 523 110 327 77 36 35 BRETT ELDREDGE/Raymond (Atlantic/WAR) 503 27 340 21 37 36 CLAY WALKER/Where Do I Go From You (Curb) 498 27 326 12 41 37 GWYNETH PALTROW/Country Strong (RCA) 471 64 282 46 40 38 LEE BRICE/Beautiful Every Time (Curb) 444 31 312 18 43 39 CRAIG MORGAN/Still A Little Chicken Left... (BNA) 436 44 264 25 44 40 JAMES OTTO/Soldiers And Jesus (Warner Bros/WMN) 395 25 272 13 42 41 GARY ALLAN/Kiss Me When I'm Down (MCA) 383 -15 276 -9 49 42 EASTON CORBIN/I Can't Love You Back (Mercury) 373 101 245 60 45 43 FRANKIE BALLARD/Tell Me You Get Lonely (Reprise/WAR) 357 -13 199 4 46 44 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Kiss Goodbye (Capitol) 350 8 232 30 47 45 JOSH TURNER/I Wouldn't Be A Man (MCA) 309 28 222 15 50 46 UNCLE KRACKER f/KID ROCK/Good To Be Me (Top DogAtlantic/BPG) 294 64 166 33 48 47 RANDY HOUSER/A Man Like Me (Show Dog-Universal) 291 15 205 15 52 48 DUE WEST/The Bible And The Belt (Black River) 249 87 171 54 51 49 WALKER HAYES/Pants (Capitol) 218 12 152 5 53 50 LOCASH COWBOYS/Keep In Mind (Stroudavarious) 203 42 136 32 58 51 ADAM CRAIG BAND/Nothin' Wrong (American Roots/Quarterback) 94 21 72 17 54 52 ADAM BRAND/Ready For Love (Arista) 92 -24 64 -14 Debut 53 KATIE ARMIGER/Best Song Ever (Cold River) 87 36 65 21 59 54 TROY OLSEN/Good Hands (EMI Nashville) 71 0 50 0 Re-Enter 55 CHRISTIAN KANE/The House Rules (Bigger Picture) 70 13 44 8 Re-Enter 56 DAVID ADAM BYRNES/Sweet Distraction (Ride/Better Angels) 70 17 53 12 60 57 MARGARET DURANTE/Mississippi's Cryin' (Emrose/Stroudavarious/Nine North) 66 9 46 6 Debut 58 JOSH THOMPSON/Won't Be Lonely Long (Columbia) 63 48 45 33 Debut 59 ALAN JACKSON/Ring Of Fire (Arista) 53 14 42 9 Debut 60 RANDY ROGERS BAND/Steal You Away (MCA) 50 0 40 0 ©2010 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com