October 27, 2008 Issue 113

Q4 Sales: It’s The Stupid Economy Me m o r y Ra i n As America grapples with a sharp downturn in the economy, the record industry finds itself unfortunately well versed in the art We want you! Or at least your favorite story from 2008. You know, of the down arrow. So as superstar releases and the one you tell your friends over drinks. Amazing, spectacular, funny, the approaching CMA Awards bring hope for poignant and unexpected – you’ve experienced it, and now it’s a kick-started holiday selling season, Country time to put it in print. So send us those fantastic stories, famous and Aircheck asked a few label sales execs for an infamous, that made 2008 another entertaining year in an always assessment of where the genre stands. entertaining business. Contact us at [email protected]. As of last week, country album sales are down roughly 18%, compared to an all-genre Ben Kline decline of 12%. And though that disparity In Concert: Pour Lots Of Sugar can be explained by year-to-year release Sugarland headlined Lexington’s Rupp Arena over the schedule variations, another troubling trend weekend, and by the end of the night the duo had taken its place has emerged. Weekly country sales figures among the format’s elite performers. Jennifer Nettles and have dipped below 400,000 units for 23 of Kristian Bush engaged the crowd fully, and there were times this year’s 42 weeks, a low only experienced when the duo could barely be heard above the crowd’s singing Bill Kennedy in four previous weeks – all in 2007. – including album cuts. But don’t take my word, for it. Here’s The CD, our panel agrees, is sliding toward WDTW/Detroit PD John Trapane’s assessment: obsolescence. “In fairness, we experienced “Do you remember when you first saw it? When a rising star a longer tail than other genres,” says UMG/ became a superstar? When a performer becomes an entertainer? Nashville EVP/Sales, Marketing & New Media When the audience become worshippers? I’ve seen this three Ben Kline. “But finally everyone gets to the times in my career. The first was in 1992, The Montagne Center finish line, and we’re there.” in Beaumont, TX when Garth Brooks put 10,000 people in the Greg McCarn A troubled economy adds to labels’ fourth palm of his hand and took them wherever he wanted to go. I saw quarter uncertainty. Show Dog/Nashville VP/ it again in 1999 at the Cajundome in Lafayette LA, where the Sales & Marketing Bill Kennedy says he really saw a drop Dixie Chicks were the opening act and the venue was filled to over the summer. (continued on page 2) ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 the rafters when they hit the stage. The third time: Oct. 25, 2008, My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Rupp Arena – Sugarland. From ‘Love’ to ‘Love Shack,’ artist and audience became one for two hours. KNTY/Sacramento PD Bob McNeill “They made sure the crowd was part of the show, handing out discusses his most important song, albums glow sticks and bubbles to everyone – the latter for the R.E.M. or concerts. 1. The Beatles, Suffolk Downs, August, cover ‘Nightswimming.’ And they realized that the crowd 1966: I paid $9.50 for two tickets and stood is truly the star of the show, keeping them lit for most of the about 250 feet from the stage. I couldn’t hear show. Kristian ran through the crowd to present one lucky fan anything over the 15,000 screaming girls. The with a signed guitar, and they had local video footage of local show lasted about a half hour and it changed landmarks during the final. And, then there was the 10,000-voice Bob McNeill my life, musically. Nothing has ever compared choir on ‘Stay.’ to that. God, am I dating myself. “All these things contribute, but it’s Jennifer and Kristian who 2. The Eagles, Richmond, VA, 1973: They were opening for Linda blow you away with the unassuming, always smiling way they Ronstadt. Yes they were! What a band. I still listen to them…as does go about the show. They’re having more fun than the crowd, and just about everybody. it’s infectious.” –L.H. 3. Aerosmith, “Ragdoll”: This is rock and roll the way I like it – raw and powerful. I listen to Aerosmith before I play golf. It makes me hit the ball really, really hard. 4. CSN&Y, “Southern Cross”: I’ve been a sailor all my life and somehow this song reaches out and grabs me. I can’t listen to it and not want to get on a boat and feel the power of the wind. 5. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”: I think somebody should do a country cover on this. Seriously, it could work. Sweet: Backstage at Sugarland’s Lexington, KY, show, radio folks • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: The entire join UMG/Nashville staffers in the “Sanctuary” – the duo’s retreat, “musical” genre of rap. I’m not a smart man, but music to me always yoga room and meet and greet area. Pictured (l-r) WAMZ/Louisville’s has to have a melody. Coyote Calhoun, UMGN’s Bruce Shindler, Mercury’s Allen Mitchell, • A highly regarded musical work you’ve never heard: There are Damon Moberly and Pat Surnegie, UMG’s Jill Brunett, Country several albums by The Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols and Green Day Aircheck’s Lon Helton, Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, WUSN/Chicago’s (except “Time of Your Life”) that I’ve never heard and have no desire to. Marci Braun, WDTW/Detroit’s John Trapane, UMGN’s Katie Dean, • An album you listened to incessantly: I just can’t seem to get Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and opener Ashton Shepherd. Behind Jamey Johnson’s That Lonesome Song out of the CD player right the lens is Mercury’s Charlie Dean. now. I don’t think country has had a concept project like this before.

NY v. PPM: No Quick Exit Writer Hall Inductions Arbitron’s effort to stop N.Y. Attorney General Andrew 39th Annual Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner Cuomo’s lawsuit against the PPM was denied today by federal The & Induction judge Denise Cote, who ruled in favor of the case being heard ceremony was held last night at Nashville’s Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro John in state court. Arbitron commented, “Today’s ruling does not Renaissance hotel. and Hiatt impact [our] right to publish our PPM audience estimates in were each individually welcomed into the Hall of Fame; Bobby Braddock New York.” Berg by songwriter , Shapiro by WSIX/ Nashville’s Gerry House and Hiatt by BMI’s Jody Williams. ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 The evening included the first presentation of the Foundation Mentor Award to publisher/writer Bob Beckham. Bi r t h d a y s NSAI also Tuesday (10/28) - Charlie Daniels, Brad Paisley presented its annual Wednesday (10/29) - Jules Wortman ([email protected]) Songwriter Thursday (10/30) - Kassidy Osborn, Johnny Parks, Ron Howie, Lia Achievement ([email protected]), Mike Owens ([email protected]). Awards: Friday (10/31) - Kinky Friedman, Darryl Worley, the late Dale Evans, Song - Sharon Allen ([email protected]), Lisa Berg ([email protected]), Mark “You’re Brown, Jane Messmore ([email protected]), Mike Strange, Amy Willis ([email protected]). Gonna Hall Chairman Roger Murrah, Matraca Berg, John Miss This” Hiatt and Tom Shapiro. Saturday (11/1) - Big Kenny Alphin, Bill Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Keith by Ashley Stegall. Gorley and Lee Thomas Miller; Songwriter - Casey Sunday (11/2) - Charlie Walker, Ashley Willms. Beathard (“Don’t Blink”); Songwriter/Artist - Alan Jackson Monday (11/3) - Ron Brooks ([email protected]), Jesse and Brad Paisley. Garcia ([email protected]), Margie Hunt, Steve Walker. Radio News • Personalities: KTOM/Monterey MD/Dir./Production/ Hot Air evening host Jim Pearson has added APD/morning co-host The Zac Brown Band’s label limbo may be drawing to duties on sister Talk KION-FM, and passes off Dir./Prod duties a close. Their single “Chicken Fried,” originally released as to Asst. Dir./Production Jess Gibbs. part of a deal with Live Nation and promoted by Big Picture Cumulus’ WWFF/Huntsville, AL morning co-host Todd Entertainment, has since gone top 10 and lost the Live Nation Baker has exited the station along with morning producer Tim affiliation when the company did an abrupt 180 on its much- Michaels. Baker can be reached at [email protected]. publicized “360” artist deals. Now, Country Aircheck is hearing • CRB: Consultant Mike McVay has been appointed to the a contract with Atlantic is in the works, with BPE still directing CRB Board of Directors, replacing Mike Peterson who had promotion efforts. left the format. Over the past 35 years McVay has worked as personality, PD, OM, Account Exec., Station Mgr., GM and Chart Chat station owner. Eight isn’t nearly enough for Arista/ • Gig Alert: WMZQ/Washington, D.C. PD Meg Stevens Nashville VP/Promotion Skip Bishop, is still looking for a night jock. Production skills and the Dir./National Promotion Lesly Tyson and ability to engage the station’s adult audience with great their entire Arista team, but they’ll take phones, creativity and web interactivity are at the top of the it as Carrie Underwood’s “Just A Dream” list. Selector experience is a plus. Airchecks and resumes to becomes her eighth consecutive No. 1 single. [email protected]. She’s never had a single that didn’t crack Carrie Underwood • Kudos: KKWF/Seattle’s Fitz In the Morning was voted the the top of the chart, proving that in her case, best Local Radio Personality by KING 5-TV. apparently you can win them all.

Artist News Ch e c k Ou t In St o r e s : 10/28 Martina McBride will turn on the traditional blue holiday Joey & Rory The Life Of A Song lights and decorations at Elvis’ Graceland Nov. 21. McBride (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) recently recorded a duet of “Blue Christmas” with Elvis that will be CMT Can You Duet contestants Joey Martin and included on the Elvis Presley Christmas Duets Album. Rory Feek wrote or co-wrote seven of 12 songs on Luke Bryan Lucchese Boots their debut album, including the single “Cheater inked an endorsement deal with . Cheater.” The husband-wife team also had a hand Brynn Marie will headline a December Armed Forces in “Play The Song,” “Tonight Cowboy You’re Mine” Entertainment tour in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and “Rodeo.” They didn’t write, obviously, the waltz version of “Free Bird” they first played on the show that launched their and Djibouti. career as a duo. Darryl Worley will host the Christmas With Darryl Cruise on the Pickwick Belle Dec. 12 at Pickwick Landing State Resort Park Toby Keith That Don’t Make Me A Bad Guy (Show Dog) As he did with last year’s Big Dog Daddy, Keith near Savannah, TN. Tickets are $125 a person and can be purchased produced and contributed the bulk of the songs. at 877-936-2355, all proceeds go to the Darryl Worley Foundation. Eight of 11 were co-written with Bobby Pinson, Ray Scott, Katie Armiger, Blue County’s Aaron Benward, Eddy Raven teamed with Keith on “Cabo San Lonestar Cody Collins Dean Sams Buddy Jewel Lucas” and Vicky McGehee helped pen Keith’s next ’s and and single “God Love Her.” And Keith wrote “Missing will perform at the Songs For the Cure benefit Oct. 29 at Me Some You” from a forward operating base in Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe. The event benefits Relay Afghanistan during one of his USO tours. For Life. Reba McEntire 50 Greatest Hits (MCA/UMe) Katie Armiger has released two Christmas songs “All I Want This three-disc boxed set spans McEntire’s MCA For Christmas Is You” and “I Just Want To Be With You This days, starting with “How Blue” and concluding with the Kelly Clarkson duet “Because Of You.” Christmas” to radio and iTunes. Tracks include “Whoever’s In New England,” “Fancy,” “Is There Life Out There” and “How Was I Life Notes To Know.” Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Julianne Hough, who Rascal Flatts Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (Lyric Street) Thirteen Flatts smashes, from “Prayin’ For will be undergoing surgery, according to the AP. Hough went to Daylight” to “Life Is A Highway,” with “These the hospital last week complaining of stomach pain. Days,” “Bless The Broken Road” and “My Wish” in between. A limited edition release includes a three-song Christmas disc featuring “White The Week’s Top Stories Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and “I’ll Be Home For Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives Christmas.” at www.countryaircheck.com. Upcoming Releases: • CBS Radio/Tampa’s Mike Culotta was promoted to OM for WQYK Heidi Nov. 4 Randy Owen One On One (BBR) the six-station cluster, which includes Country . Brad Paisley Play (Arista) Heinz rose to cluster Dir./Marketing and John Fennessy jumped Mark Wills Familiar Stranger (Tenacity) to Dir./Sales. (CAT 10/27) Van Haze MCA • Mercury’s was named VP/Promotion for , Album release info to [email protected]. with Bruce Shindler becoming VP/Field Promotion for UMG/ Nashville. (CAT 10/27)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 or six days before they get paid.” Tu b e Ch e c k The idea that entertainment won’t be as affected as other sectors of the economy doesn’t find much play with Kline, Monday 10/27 - Darius Rucker, Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC). though he’s hopeful about the holidays. “I don’t necessarily Tuesday 10/28 - Mark Wills, Keni Thomas, GAC Nights. believe in the recession-proof argument,” he says. “But from Wednesday 10/29 - Kellie Pickler, Ellen (syndicated); Darius Rucker, what I’ve heard, the under $25 and under $10 gift is very Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports). important for both retailers and consumers this season. The Thursday 10/30 - Jessica Simpson, My Music Mix (GAC). value proposition music delivers has the opportunity to be highlighted again.” Friday 10/31 - Randy Houser, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC). Kennedy sees another indication of compressed check books Saturday 11/1 - Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, George Jones, Jimmy in a relatively new imbalance between digital track sales and Dickens, Opry Live (GAC). album sales. “Last year, if a project sold 10,000 albums in a Sunday 11/2 - Jamey Johnson, Introducing (GAC). week you’d see 8,000 to 10,000 track sales as well,” he says. “Now, projects that are hitting that level of track sales are only selling 2,000 albums. To me, that’s the economy. People will buy • Long-term contract extensions were given to Clear Channel the new single they like, but they just can’t commit to that full execs including Clay Hunnicutt, Alan Sledge, Alfredo Alonso, album purchase.” Darren Davis, Phil Hunt, Tom Owens, Tom Poleman and But it’s the big album releases, including last week’s No. Gene Romano. (CAT 10/21) 1 debut from Kenny Chesney and upcoming albums from • Clear Channel/Detroit VP/Programming Dom Theodore Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and joined crosstown CBS Radio’s six-station cluster, which includes Taylor Swift, that need to lead the Q4 charge. Lyric Street VP/ Country WYCD, in the same role. (CAT 10/21) Marketing, Sales & Media Greg McCarn admits, “Big records • Dial Global consolidated its Jones Radio Networks music come along and change things a lot, but we don’t know what formats under Sr. PD Jim Murphy. (CAT 10/21 & 22) to expect,” he says. “You have to assume with any new release • Former WLAY/Muscle Shoals, AL OM/PD Brian Landrum that the trend will be down from previous numbers. The hope is rejoined the station for the same duties. (CAT 10/21) that music becomes an attractive gift as people move away from • The first signing for Lyric Street’s Carolwood is Jessica bigger ticket items.” Andrews. (CAT 10/23) • Montage Music’s Head of Radio Marketing Mike Wilson will leave the label Nov. 5. Reach him at 615-390-6675 or [email protected]. (CAT 10/24)

Q4 Sales (continued from page 1) “When gas prices shot up followed by the market going down, Lon Helton, [email protected] it really became difficult to get out of the [300,000 units-per- Chuck Aly, [email protected] week range],” he says. “Our fans just don’t have a lot of extra Erin Duvall, [email protected] disposable income. The comments I’ve seen coming out of Wal- (615) 320-1450 Mart are that their customers are running out of money four, five ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 Summer No. 1s: WGNA, WSOC, WUSY, Co u n t r y Ra t i n g s Sp r i n g Bo x Sc o r e Each week we’ll have a running tally of the Summer 2008 WOGK, WIVK, WQDR Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed on this page in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in This week we continue our roundup of Summer Arbitron these box scores are only those from the station’s home market. results. As part of our weekly market-by-market offerings, 12+ 12+ Rankings TW Total TW Total with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at least a 1.0 Stations 65 127 62 124 share are included. PPM markets are not included. Legend: A Up 31 56 27 50 “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet, a “^” designates Country Down 32 58 24 52 stations in the same market owned by a single operator and an Flat 2 2 11 21 Debut 0 1 0 1 “t” indicates a tie. Drop 0 0 0 0 No. 1 na na 6 13

12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ 12+ Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Station/City Share Share Rank Rank Sp ‘08 Su ’08 Sp ‘08 Su ’08 Sp ‘08 Su ’08 Sp ‘08 Su ’08 Sp’ 08 Su ’08 Sp ‘08 Su ’08 WGNA/Albany 8.5 9.9 1 1 WCOS/Columbia, SC 5.4 5.7 6 3 WIVK/Knoxville 19.6 16.8 1 1 WFFG/Albany 1.0 1.1 19t 18 WWNU/Columbia, SC^ 2.6 2.8 15 14 WMYL/Knoxville^ 1.7 1.9 10t 11 WBGK & WBUG/Albany 1.0 .9 19t 21t WWNQ/Columbia, SC^ 3.4 2.3 12 15 WITL/Lansing 11.1 10.1 na na KBQI/Albuquerque 3.4 3.6 9t 9 KHEY/El Paso 4.6 5.1 7 8 WBCT/Grand Rapids 1.8 1.4 na na KRST/Albuquerque 3.4 3.4 9t 10 KSKS/Fresno 5.3 5.1 na na (Lansing Arbitron) WGKX/Memphis 5.3 4.7 5t 7 KAGM/Albuquerque+ 2.1 2.2 19 16 KHGE/Fresno 1.8 2.1 na na (Subscriber only market; no ranks) WMC-AM/Memphis .5 .9 24t 17t KASE/Austin^ 5.4 5.2 4 3 WOGK/Gainesville, FL 12.9 12.6 1 1 WSM-FM/Nashville 4.5 4.9 8 6t KVET/Austin^ 5.8 4.6 3 4 WTRS/Gainesville, FL 4.1 3.8 5t 7t WSIX/Nashville 4.8 4.8 7 8 KUZZ/Bakersfield^ 6.3 7.8 3 2 WDVH-AM/Gainesville, FL+ 1.0 1.6 19t 13t WKDF/Nashville 4.2 4.5 9 9 KCNQ/Bakersfield .6 1.5 23t 20 WBCT/Grand Rapids^ 9.8 6.6 1 3 WSM-AM/Nashville+ 2.3 2.6 15 14 KCWR/Bakersfield^ 1.4 1.3 19 21t WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 2.9 13 13 WGH-FM/Norfolk 6.8 5.2 3 4t WYNK/Baton Rouge 6.4 4.7 5t 7 WMUS/Muskegon, MI^ 1.0 .7 19 23t WUSH/Norfolk 2.6 1.8 14 17 WYPY/Baton Rouge^+ 2.7 3.6 11 9t (Grand Rapids Arbitron) KTST/Oklahoma City^ 6.4 5.9 2 2t WPAW/Greensboro, NC 5.5 6.9 4 3 WTGE/Baton Rouge^ 3.1 2.8 10 11t KKNG/Oklahoma City 4.2 4.3 9 8 WTQR/Greensboro, NC 5.4 5.8 5 4 WZZK/Birmingham^ 8.3 9.1 3 3 KXXY/Oklahoma City^ 4.9 3.6 6 10 WIST/Greensboro, NC+ 1.7 1.8 15 16 WDXB/Birmingham 4.2 4.3 9 7 WWKA/Orlando 4.7 6.8 6t 2 WBRF/Greensboro, NC 1.3 1.4 17 18 WNCB/Birmingham^ 1.5 2.0 18 15 WPCV/Lakeland, FL 2.1 1.1 18 18 WEZL/Charleston, SC 7.0 7.7 3 2 WESC/Greenville-Spartanburg, SC 8.2 7.6 2 2 (Orlando Arbitron) WIWF/Charleston, SC 3.8 3.1 10 11t WSSL/Greenville-Spartanburg, SC 7.6 6.7 3 4t WQDR/Raleigh 5.9 7.4 4 1 WSOC/Charlotte 7.0 6.2 1 1 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 7.6 7.0 2t 2t WRDU/Raleigh 2.1 1.8 12 14 WKKT/Charlotte 5.4 5.1 4 4 WCAT/Harrisburg, PA 2.7 2.2 12 10t WKHK/Richmond 8.1 7.3 3 5 WUSY/Chattanooga^ 14.0 14.6 1 1 WIOO-AM/Harrisburg, PA+ 1.2 1.6 20 18 WLFV/Richmond 1.5 1.0 15 15 WLND/Chattanooga^+ 5.8 5.4 5 7 WQIK/Jacksonville 8.2 7.2 2 2 WBEE/Rochester 9.3 9.6 2 2 WOGT/Chattanooga 4.9 3.3 7 10 WGNE/Jacksonville 3.8 3.7 10 9

October 27, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 16142 583 4864 160 34.506 1.751 121 0 1 2 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 15754 -1056 4714 -393 33.83 -2.12 122 0 2 3 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 14500 -1669 4355 -483 30.752 -4.07 122 0

4 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 4 13741 909 3989 203 29.333 2.575 122 0 5 5 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 12772 462 3910 148 26.55 0.892 121 0

6 6 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken... (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 4 12344 937 3956 345 26.396 2.34 115 2 8 7 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 4 11630 761 3584 250 24.193 1.964 122 1 9 8 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 11137 553 3370 191 23.881 1.234 121 0 13 9 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 10039 867 3236 246 20.41 1.876 121 0 10 10 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 9960 -190 3161 -79 19.635 -0.639 117 0 12 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 9888 663 3000 184 20.771 0.787 122 0 11 12 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 9743 442 2889 125 20.591 1.069 121 0 15 13 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 9568 887 2951 266 19.441 1.901 119 0 14 14 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 8424 -520 2562 -151 16.762 -1.275 119 0 16 15 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 8307 341 2602 89 16.696 0.781 118 0 17 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 7899 283 2388 93 16.029 0.477 113 1 18 17 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 6896 856 2117 253 13.873 1.99 115 4 23 18 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 4 6239 1035 1992 325 12.708 2.201 113 6 24 19 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be... (Warner Bros.) 6010 838 1829 260 11.906 1.776 113 5 25 20 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 4 5941 933 1789 241 12.104 2.253 115 7 21 21 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 5866 460 1742 157 11.389 0.617 109 5 22 22 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 5250 -2 1611 30 9.97 -0.246 101 0

19 23 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 5174 -777 1658 -213 9.48 -1.535 114 0 26 24 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 5103 196 1641 77 9.783 0.49 102 0

27 25 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 5019 235 1429 81 9.449 0.47 107 1

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

29 26 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 3903 205 1206 82 7.243 0.232 99 2 31 27 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 3431 366 1069 121 6.205 0.76 94 4 30 28 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 3267 186 958 20 6.296 0.345 90 7 37 29 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 3085 1428 945 376 5.824 2.783 85 28 34 30 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 2898 435 844 103 4.828 0.757 84 2 33 31 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 2576 80 887 51 4.242 0.329 84 1 35 32 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street)2452 59 740 -1 3.813 0.11 93 1 32 33 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 2124 -458 582 -158 3.862 -0.685 68 0 38 34 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 1981 628 548 167 3.518 0.717 63 14 36 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 1968 256 618 87 3.437 0.579 64 3 41 36 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 1689 547 522 140 2.717 0.937 54 11 44 37 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 1524 550 464 151 2.639 1.104 59 7 39 38 JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) 1369 130 487 39 1.963 0.171 63 4 40 39 JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 1362 138 451 61 2.076 0.366 60 5 Debut 40 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 1193 581 296 139 2.241 1.017 40 21 43 41 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The... (Republic/Universal South) 1136 84 322 34 2.147 0.143 38 7 42 42 RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) 1083 15 330 5 1.652 0.222 57 1 45 43 DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 971 89 352 25 1.259 -0.08 42 4 49 44 JULIANNE HOUGH/My Hallelujah Song (Mercury) 967 253 292 56 1.274 0.249 41 4 46 45 JOEY & RORY/Cheater... (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 935 186 273 52 1.707 0.402 23 2

Debut 46 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 840 263 252 91 1.189 0.286 39 12 47 47 JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Epic/Columbia) 793 55 207 2 1.158 0.11 30 2 50 48 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 787 140 249 34 1.094 0.236 27 2 48 49 WHITNEY DUNCAN/When I Said I Would (Warner Bros.) 713 -5 280 18 1.054 -0.012 32 3 Debut 50 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 706 258 199 54 1.101 0.305 22 5

October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 28 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken... (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 388 4 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 21 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 345 4 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 21 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 339 4 SARAH BUXTON/Space (Lyric Street) 19 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 14 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 291 4 LOST TRAILERS/How 'Bout You Don't (BNA) 12 BRAD PAISLEY & Keith Urban/Start A Band (Arista) 289 4 ADAM GREGORY/What It Takes (Big Machine/NSA/Midas) 11 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 277 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 11 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 263 KENNY CHESNEY w/MAC McANALLY/Down The Road (Blue Chair/BNA) 10 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 253 DEAN BRODY/Brothers (Broken Bow) 7 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 7 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 252 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love... (Republic/Universal South) 7 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 215 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 7 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 7 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken... (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 221 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 1428 4 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 199 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 1035 4 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 196 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 937 4 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 170 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 933 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 165 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 909 4 BRAD PAISLEY& KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 164 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 887 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 150 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 867 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 856 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 133 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 838 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 130 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 761 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 122

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Vi d e o Ad d s BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 376 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 345 CMT ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 325 No Video Adds This Week CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 266 CMT PURE BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 260 No Video Adds This Week BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 253 GAC MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 250 JULIANNe HOUGH/My Hallelujah Song (Mercury) BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 246 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) Zac Brown Band/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 241 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 203 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] October 27, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) Moves 46*-45*; 935 points, 273 spins NOVEMBER 3 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Cry Cry (‘Til The Sun Shines) (Curb) 2 ADDS: WBCT, WRBT DARIUS RUCKER/It Won’t Be Like This For Long (Capitol)

LOST TRAILERS/How ‘Bout You Don’t (BNA) November 10 Enters at 46*; 840 points, 252 spins JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/Where I’m From (Arista) 12 ADDS including: KILT*, KKNG, KKWF, KNTY, WCTK*, WFUS, CAROLINA RAIN/Weight Of The World (Equity) WKIS, WQDR, WSIX , WXCY KENNY CHESNEY w/MAC McANALLY/Down The Road (BNA) TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) RICHIE McDONALD/ How Do I Just Stop (Stroudavarious) JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Columbia) Stays at 47*; 793 points, 207 spins NOVEMBER 17 2 ADDS: KCCY, KMPS* Emerson Drive/Belongs To You (Valory) MARTINA McBRIDE/Ride (RCA) JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) Moves 47*-50*; 647 points, 215 spins 2 ADDS: KUBL*, WWGR Aircheck Top Recurrents DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 11380 WHITNEY DUNCAN/When I Said I Would (Warner Bros.) KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 9956 Moves 48*-49*; 713 points, 280 spins BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 8601 3 ADDS: KJJY*, KUZZ, WIVK* JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 8493 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 6019 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 5627 Enters at 50*; 706 points, 199 spins KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 5238 5 ADDS: KATC*, KHKI*, KSOP, WKSJ, WOGI TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 5181 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 4712 SARAH BUXTON/Space (Lyric Street) ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4702 511 points, 145 spins 19 ADDS including: KBEQ, KBWF, KKBQ*, KUBL*, WCOL, WGNA, WKKT, WMIL, WQYK*, WYCD RANDY ROGERS BAND/In My Arms Instead (Mercury) TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 337 points, 73 spins 498 points, 145 spins 1 ADD: KILT* 21 ADDS including: KEEY, KSOP, KUSS, KWJJ, WDTW, WKHX, WKKT, WKLB, WUBE, WUBL LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb) 307 points, 108 spins JEREMY MCCOMB/Cold (Parallel/New Revolution) 0 ADDS 408 points, 173 spins 2 ADDS: KUBL*, WGKX* Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 ONE FLEW SOUTH/My Kind Of Beautiful (Decca) airplay points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* 402 points, 145 spins indicates auto adds) 0 ADDS ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR October 27, 2008/ Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 3 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 5495 33 3064 18 1 2 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 5344 -215 2941 -171 2 3 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 5158 -333 2873 -238 4 4 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 4840 154 2782 105 7 5 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Atlantic/Home Grown/Big Picture) 4 4449 388 2462 221 5 6 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 4376 79 2446 122 6 7 TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine) 4347 170 2401 103 8 8 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 3918 -66 2171 -55 9 9 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 3909 263 2167 122 11 10 BRAD PAISLEY & KEITH URBAN/Start A Band (Arista) 4 3463 289 1890 164 10 11 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 3360 51 1898 28 14 12 RASCAL FLATTS/Here (Lyric Street) 3190 277 1760 165 15 13 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 3110 204 1708 130 16 14 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2811 100 1590 51 17 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2802 153 1513 87 12 16 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 2750 -345 1500 -207 19 17 ALAN JACKSON/Country Boy (Arista) 4 2583 345 1409 199 18 18 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 2390 -3 1310 6 20 19 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 4 2367 291 1289 150 21 20 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 4 2346 339 1278 196 23 21 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 2002 129 1090 78 24 22 DIERKS BENTLEY/Feel That Fire (Capitol) 1943 215 1090 133 22 23 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're ... (19/BNA) 1701 -185 898 -155 25 24 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 1619 93 842 63 26 25 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1497 93 817 65 32 26 BROOKS & DUNN/Cowgirls Don't Cry (Arista) 1259 187 659 121 28 27 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 1255 109 665 60 31 28 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 1211 113 584 52 29 29 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 1161 58 574 22 33 30 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 1125 112 523 57 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 5 ACTIVAT OR October 27, 2008/ Chart Page 6

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

30 31 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1011 -88 513 -38 34 32 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 914 206 382 72 35 33 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 725 54 383 19 37 34 JACK INGRAM/That's A Man (Big Machine) 711 97 348 53 38 35 JIMMY WAYNE/I Will (Valory) 711 184 349 102 36 36 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 634 -12 318 -10 40 37 GARY ALLAN/She's So California (MCA) 575 143 278 54 39 38 DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 500 9 196 5 41 39 JULIANNE HOUGH/My Hallelujah Song (Mercury) 445 72 199 30 42 40 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown) 395 23 171 6 Debut 41 DARIUS RUCKER/It Won't Be Like This For Long (Capitol) 382 253 160 113 43 42 WHITNEY DUNCAN/When I Said I Would (Warner Bros.) 358 3 172 4 44 43 JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 339 -6 159 4 45 44 ELI YOUNG BAND/Always The Love Songs (Republic/Universal South) 327 47 177 28 47 45 KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 325 74 142 39 46 46 JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) 306 46 170 31 Debut 47 TOBY KEITH/God Love Her (Show Dog) 252 252 170 170 48 48 LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb) 236 -8 90 -1 49 49 JESSICA SIMPSON/Remember That (Columbia) 209 -25 87 -11 50 50 MARK WILLS/The Things We Forget (Tenacity) 205 -18 73 -5 56 51 JOEY & RORY/Cheater, Cheater (Vanguard/Sugar Hill/Nine North) 205 50 127 31 Debut 52 JEWEL/Till It Feels Like Cheating (Valory) 189 153 72 55 54 53 JAMIE O'NEAL/Like A Woman (1720) 188 21 60 12 52 54 KATIE ARMIGER/Unseen (Cold River/Nine North) 186 6 112 5 59 55 JAMES OTTO/These Are The Good Ole Days (Warner Bros.) 180 35 84 17 53 56 STEVE AZAR/You're My Life (Ride/Dang/CO5) 163 -9 47 -4 Debut 57 TRACY LAWRENCE/You Can't Hide... (Rocky Comfort/Nine North) 157 43 46 8 57 58 CHAD HUDSON/Somebody Find Me A Preacher (Robbins) 157 7 43 2 58 59 RANDY TRAVIS/Dig Two Graves (Warner Bros.) 147 0 56 -1 55 60 RICK HUCKABY/Ain't Enough Blacktop (HeadCoach) 146 -9 51 0