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September 2, 2008 Issue 105 Randy Houser’s Late Night With Dave Nothing was “normal” about last Thursday night’s Late Show With David Letterman. First, and foremost, while country sightings are rare on their own, it’s unheard of for a country singer with a debut single barely inside the Top 50 (when he was booked) to get a shot as the musical guest. It was also a rarity for Letterman himself to order the booking. But Letterman’s hand in re-arranging the song for that night’s performance is something that Late Show Musical Director Paul Shaffer says never happens. The career of Universal South’s Randy Houser took an unbelievable turn a few months ago when, according to Shaffer, Letterman heard Houser’s “Anything Goes” on one of Sirius Satellite Radio’s Country channels. Letterman called New York and asked his talent coordinator to book Houser. Crump Plaza: The Marj & George Aubrey Crump Terrace But Letterman took it a step further when he called Shaffer was dedicated at the Hall of Fame And Museum just prior to the 1pm vocal on Sept. 1. More than 65 close friends and relatives from the rehearsal on the day of the Hampton Roads area of Virginia attended the ceremony, which show. Shaffer told a small came on what would have been the 63rd wedding anniversary group of folks hanging for Marj and her late husband, George, who passed away in 2005. From 1955-2000, the Crumps owned and operated WCMS – around onstage after the show where Country Music Swings -- one of the nation’s first full-time that Letterman said he was a Country stations. Pictured on the Crump Terrace, which is on little embarrassed to ask, but the Fourth Street side of the Hall of Fame and Museum, are (l-r) he wanted the second verse CMHOF&M Exec. Dir. Kyle Young, former WCMS personality Eric and chorus added on to the Stevens (1982-2000), former WCMS morning personality Joe Hoppel (1955-2002), Crump, CMHOF&M Board Chairman Steve end of the song. Turner and board member Lon Helton. (continued on page 4) ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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Arnold Promoted At Show Dog My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Show Dog Product Mgr. Tracy Arnold has been promoted to Mgr./Publicity & Marketing for the label. “Tracy is the go- CMT Radio Production Assistant Lauren Tingle ([email protected]) discusses her to person at Show Dog,” says GM George Nunes. “She has most important songs, or concerts: mastered everything we have thrown at her and we have only 1. John Lennon “Imagine”: I once asked for started to tap into her abilities.” Arnold will be responsible for world peace for Christmas, and my parents coordinating media with Elaine Shock at Shock Ink. gave me the sheet music to this classic song. It might be cheesy, but it most definitely is the Radio News best Christmas gift I’ve ever received. • WTQR/Greensboro morning personality Bill Dotson moves 2. Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow: Sheryl is one from mornings to PM drive, as the station prepares to announce of my all-time heroes. She definitely had an Lauren Tingle influence in every musical decision I’ve made its new morning co-host to join Aunt Eloise. Evening talent Kix in my life. Layton, who’d been handling PM drive on a temp basis, returns 3. Al Green Gets Next to You: I absolutely love Al Green, and this to his regular slot. record is good every time I play it. • Congrats to KJUG/Visalia morning personality Dave Daniels, 4. Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967: I’m from Memphis, and my who today celebrated his 16th year as host of the Morning Wake parents raised me on soul music from Stax. This DVD has legendary performances by Otis Redding, Sam and Dave and Booker T. and the Up Call. M.G.’s. • To help broadcasters make the transition to HD Radio and 5. Red Headed Stranger: It’s the best Willie and generate revenue with the new medium, the NAB Radio Show my favorite concept album of all time. has added the session “HD Radio Radio: From Novelty To • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Bitches Brew Viable Commodity” to the convention agenda Sept. 19 in Austin. by Miles Davis. • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: The Eagles. I Syndication might get a ton of emails from this answer. Sorry, I’m just not a fan. But I • Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 has added WSM-FM/ am a fan of the James Gang. Joe Walsh is an incredible guitarist. • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Trouble In Mind Nashville and WXTU/Philadelphia to its list of affiliates. by Hayes Carll. It’s fantastic and includes a great country version of the • Country Live USA has added KSCY/Butte-Bozeman, MT as Tom Waits song “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up.” Easy Tiger by Ryan Adams an affiliate. also is great. • Nashville At Nite, is a new Internet show with four episodes • One obscure song everyone should listen to right now: “Loveable already streaming that feature Darryl Worley, Chuck Wicks, Girl” by James Carr. Sarah Buxton, Emily West and more. Check it out at including VP/Promotion Jon Loba, Co-Nats Chris Loss and www.nashvilleatnite.com. George Briner and their entire promo team on taking Jimmy • KILT/Houston PM driver and syndicated radio personality Wayne’s “Do You Believe Me Now” to the coveted top spot. Rowdy Yates will host Rowdy Yates Remembers: Jerry Reed The achievement is surely even sweeter for Valory/Big Machine free of charge and free of inventory, available tomorrow (9/3). President Scott Borchetta and Briner, who were together at Contact Donny Walker at at 212-641-2005 or DreamWorks when Wayne launched in 2003. [email protected]. Artist News Chart Chat Kenny Rogers: 50 Years was released today exclusively A No. 1 is always special, but never more so than No. 1 through Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. It includes classic No. 1. Congrats to everybody at the Valory Music Company, hits “The Gambler,” “Lucille,” and “Coward Of The County” as

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Wednesday (9/3): Tompall Glaser, the late Hank Thompson, Rob Ellis ([email protected]), Beth Middleworth, Jessie Noble Thursday (9/4): Noel Haggard Friday (9/5): Renee Bell ([email protected]), Tracy Collins ([email protected]) Saturday (9/6): Mark Chesnutt, David Allan Coe, Jeff Foxworthy, Sylvia Hutton, Mel McDaniel, Michelle Poe, Trey Cooler (treycooler@ clearchannel.com), Kevin Erickson (kevin.erickson@showdogmail. com), Mark Luna, Don Marin Sunday (9/7): the late Buddy Holly, Jack Sundrud, Rob Reid (rreid@ apexmusicllc.com) Monday (9/8): the late Patsy Cline, the late Jimmie Rodgers, the late Harlan Howard, Troy Barnett, Eddie Haskell (eddie.haskell@citcomm. com), Angela Kaset, Michelle Tyrrell

well as new songs “She’ll Believe In You,” “Something’s Wrong In Vegas” and “Only Time Will Tell.” , GAC’s Country Music Across America host Storme Warren, Daryle Singletary, Mark Wills and more will compete in the Shoot For A Cure competition tomorrow (9/3). Proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Greater Nashville for breast cancer awareness. and Carter’s Chord appeared at the multi- sponsor “Political Chicks A Go-Go” fundraiser party in Minneapolis after the Republican National Convention tonight (9/3) to benefit the Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. will perform the finale of theStand Up To Cancer event Sept. 5 with Melissa Etheridge, airing live on all three networks simultaneously - ABC, CBS and NBC - at 8p ET/PT from L.A.’s Kodak Theatre. Parallel Entertainment Pictures’ Bait Shop comedy featuring Bill Engvall, and the song “Your Man” by Jeremy McComb, is out on DVD today. Diamond Rio have launched a weekly “RIOCAST” on MySpace. This week’s episode has the band taking part in Seabee training during an Oxnard, CA tour stop. Details at www.myspace.com/diamondrio. Congrats to steel pioneer Don Warden, who became a member of the Hall of Fame in St. Louis Aug. 30. On hand for the induction was , who met Warden when the two worked on the Show. The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Entercom/Austin MM Melissa Forrest has joined Clear Channel/Atlanta as Pres./MM for the six-station cluster, which includes Country WUBL. (CAT 8/29) • Former CBS Radio/Denver VP/Programming Keith Abrams was named OM for CC/Cleveland, which includes Country WGAR. (CAT 8/28) • Williams Broadcasting’s Enid, OK VP/Radio Operations & KOFM afternoon personality Jerry “JJ Thomas” Butler has been appointed Market Manager at Cumulus/Albany, GA, including Country WKAK. (CAT 8/29)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 2, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 • Entercom KKWF/Seattle PD Lance Tidwell resigned today. Ch e c k Ou t (CAT 9/2) • Cumulus KPLX(The Wolf)/Dallas afternoon personality Sept. 9 Time Flies (Stringtown) Mark Phillips has been promoted to MD. (CAT 8/26) Jessica Simpson Do You Know? (Columbia)

Randy & Dave (continued from page 1) Sept. 16 Eli Young Band Jet Black & Jealous (Republic/Universal South) Why Wait (19/Arista) “He wanted to be sure those lyrics weren’t lost on the Darius Rucker Learn To Live (Capitol) audience,” said Shaffer, “and he wanted them repeated.” So, here’s Houser with the most incredible opportunity of Sept. 23 Randy Rogers Band Randy Rogers Band (Mercury) his life, thinking all he has to do is go onstage and sing a song he Sept. 30 Faith Hill Joy To The World (Warner Bros.) had performed a thousand time before. Only now the song was Craig Morgan Greatest Hits (BBR) different. And the first time he heard of the changes was about Kellie Pickler (19/BNA) four hours before show time. Oct. 7 Tim McGraw Greatest Hits 3 (Curb) At dinner after the show, I asked Houser if a curveball of Classic Christmas (MCA) that magnitude shook him up. “I was a little freaked out,” he Various Billy: The Early Years Soundtrack (Arista/Essential) admitted. “I don’t get nervous about performing; never have. But Album release info to [email protected]. that changed everything. I was expecting to put the energy into the performance without really having to think about what I was singing. But I had to concentrate on the new wrinkle Paul put in. me as a singer of that song.” “My only concern was making sure I got Dave’s revisions There was a lot of conversation among all of us who were right. I loved the fact that he had listened to the song and it hit part of Randy’s entourage as to why Houser’s single struck such him hard enough that he put the energy into changing it so he a huge nerve with Letterman. No one really knew, so I asked could have us perform it the way he heard it in his head. I’m not Shaffer for his thoughts during our after-show chat. He prefaced sure if he was trying to see what I was made of, but what it did his story by noting that these were his feelings – not necessarily was make me step up my game and concentrate on what I was something Letterman had said to him. doing. That was the first time I have ever performed the song When discussing the song with Letterman on the morning that way, and it created a whole new passion and energy level for of the show, Shaffer said he reminded Dave of a conversation the two had almost 20 years ago. “My relationship with my wife Cathy was on-again, off-again a number of times,” recounted a t e h e c k D C Shaffer. “Once, when I thought it was off for good, David told Sept. 8 - Miller Harris Memorial Golf Tournament - Franklin, TN me I really needed to make it work, and that she was the right person for me. He then told me that I didn’t be one of Sept. 13 - Swampstock 2008 - Rayville, LA those guys always looking for his pants in a darkened room. Sept. 18 - Capitol Pub Crawl - Nashville, TN He said at the time it was a fear of his, as well.” Shaffer added that Letterman didn’t recall the details of that talk two decades Sept. 25-27 - University - Franklin, TN ago. And while Shaffer wouldn’t say that was why the song and www.georgejonesuniversity.net Houser’s performance got Letterman’s attention in the first place, Oct. 2 - 2nd Annual Women Rock For The Cure - Nashville, TN it sure seems to provide a possible reason. www.solidnashville.com After hearing Shaffer’s story, Houser told me, “The lyric about looking for your blue jeans on a stranger’s bedroom floor

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 2, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 is what Letterman wanted to hear again, and it’s exactly the Tu b e Ch e c k reason I wanted to cut the song in the first place. In the single, Wednesday 9/3 - , Prayer Of A Common Man (GAC). that verse goes by kinda fast. Letterman wanted us to do it again so it hit home, so it must have meant something to him.” Thursday 9/4 - LeAnn Rimes, Regis & Kelly (syndicated). As Houser and I were talking about the extraordinary series Friday 9/5 - Steve Earle, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS); of events that took place around the Letterman show, he said, Sugarland, Stand Up To Cancer, (ABC/NBC/CBS). “Nothing about my career or life has been normal. It’s not like I haven’t worked really hard for it, or haven’t worked at learning Saturday 9/6 - Jessica Simpson, Loretta Lynn, , Crystal Shawanda, Opry Live (GAC). how to do what I do. But [with] everything that’s come to me, and all the doors [that] have been opened, I know there are Sunday 9/7 - Brooks & Dunn, (GAC). unseen forces at work putting me in the position I’m in – it’s Monday 9/8 - Keith Urban, Kenney Chesney, Faith Hill and others, something way outside of me at work. As a kid, I knew exactly CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock (ABC); Lady Antebellum, what I wanted to do with my life; that vision was put into me Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC). from somewhere else and for some reason. But to not only have that dream, but then to have been given the talent and to realize I could do it – all that comes from somewhere else. And I won’t copy of Houser’s CD and went on for 90 seconds about what a ever forget that.” great singer he was and how the audience had to pay attention Other observations from hanging around Houser during his to the song. Dave called it one of the best Country and R&B Letterman show appearance: performances he had ever heard and how the • The band and crew really seemed to dig performance was going to bring down the Houser’s performance. The crew applauded house. It’s a shame it hit the cutting-room after Randy sang the song at the full rehearsal. floor. After the show, I walked by one of the band • My thanks to everyone at Universal members who was chatting with two of the South and my tour guide Denise Roberts. Shaffer-hired back-up singers and overheard Watching a new artist hit such a milestone them raving about Randy’s voice. And these so early in their career was incredible. An are folks who hear amazing talent on a constant unforgettable experience was made even basis. more memorable when we all piled into a • It was interesting to watch Randy and his New York City bar at 11:30pm and asked band in the green room while waiting to go on. them to turn on the Letterman show. I’m sure Despite claiming he wasn’t nervous, Houser the patrons thought we were nuts, but word paced the hallway like an expectant father. But soon spread about why we were there. It was the tell-tale sign was that everybody in the band hit the bathroom so cool to watch an entire bar erupt into applause, cheers and pats six times before going on in one of the biggest cases of pre- on the back for Randy when his song was over. What a night. performance anxiety peeing on record. If you missed the show, you can check out the performance • The Letterman taping ran long last Thursday, and they had here: http://streetblast.com/Universal/Randy_Letterman/Player/ to cut about eight minutes out of the show we watched. One of P2/randyLetter3.html. the cuts was an amazing testimonial about Houser by Letterman. –Lon Helton During a billboard for upcoming guests, Letterman held up a

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 2, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 6 Spring No. 1s: WQCB, KOLZ, WGSQ, 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 Spring 2008 KIXQ, WBUL, WPAP, WGGE, WSLC, Arbitron ratings and rankings for all Country stations printed on this page in Country Aircheck Weekly. The ratings/rankings in these box scores are only those from the station’s home market. KTTS, KTPK 12+ 12+ Rankings Here’s another batch of Spring 2008 Arbitron Country TW Total TW Total station ratings. As part of our weekly market-by-market Stations 63 359 63 359 offerings, with a few exceptions, only stations achieving at Up 31 171 28 165 Down 30 160 22 136 least a 1.0 share are included. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Flat 2 27 13 57 Country outlet, a “^” designates Country stations in the same Debut ------market owned by a single operator and an “t” indicates a tie. Drop -- 1 -- 1 No. 1 na na 10 57

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 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 Last ARB Sp ’08 WQCB/Bangor, ME 16.4 13.4 1 1 WCYO/Lexington, KY 1.2 1.4 17* 15t KUUB/Reno 3.4 3.4 8* 10 WBFB/Bangor, ME^ 6.8 3.5 3 10t KFGE/Lincoln, NE 7.8 8.5 3 1t KCMY-AM/Reno+ 0.0 1.4 -- 22 WSYY/Bangor, ME 1.4 2.0 14t 13t KZKX/Lincoln, NE 11.2 7.5 1 4t WSLC/Roanoke, VA 8.8 10.0 2 1 WMCM/Bangor, ME^ 1.4 1.0 14t 16t KLLL/Lubbock, TX 9.8 7.6 1 2 WYYD/Roanoke, VA^ 5.8 6.5 5 3t KOLZ/Cheyenne, WY 12.1 11.3 1 1 KQBR/Lubbock, TX 5.1 3.8 5 10 WZBL/Roanoke, VA^ 4.0 3.7 10 10 KCGY/Cheyenne, WY 1.1 1.0 16t 14t KRBL/Lubbock, TX+ 2.9 3.1 12t 11t WJCL/Savannah, GA 7.0 6.0 3 4t KRAE/Cheyenne, WY 1.1 1.0 16t 14t WDEN/Macon, GA 10.3 7.8 1 4 WGZR/Savannah, GA 2.5 2.1 13* 18 KUAD/Ft. Collins, CO 2.2 1.0 9t 14t WEBL/Macon, GA 3.3 2.2 10 11t KTTS/Springfield, MO 15.9 14.8 1 1 (Cheyenne Arbitron) WWKA/Orlando 5.8 5.1 4t 5 KOMG/Springfield, MO 5.8 4.9 4 5 WGSQ/Cookeville, TN^ 21.6 21.3 1 1 (Melbourne, FL Arbitron) KSWF/Springfield, MO 4.8 4.7 6* 6 WHUB-AM/Cookeville, TN+^ 5.4 6.5 5 3 WHKR/Melbourne, FL 6.8 4.7 1 6 WAIB/Tallahassee, FL 4.0 6.3 8 4 WXTA/Erie, PA 6.7 7.5 6t 4t KUBB/Merced, CA 3.8 4.2 8 5t WTNT/Tallahassee, FL 5.4 4.4 5 8t WTWF/Erie, PA 6.7 6.9 6t 6 KSKS/Fresno 1.7 2.8 15t 10 WGWD/Tallahassee, FL 2.0 2.2 12 13 WGYY & WGYI/Erie, PA 1.3 1.0 11t 11t (Merced Arbitron) KATM/Modesto, CA 2.4 2.4 11t 11t KTPK/Topeka, KS+ 11.7 11.6 2 1 WEGX/Florence, SC 10.4 10.9 2 2 (Merced Arbitron) WIBW/Topeka, KS 8.8 9.8 3 3 WHLZ/Florence, SC 3.3 5.0 11 5 KNAH/Merced, CA 1.4 1.4 17t 19t KQTP/Topeka, KS 5.0 4.9 6t 8 WNCY/Appleton, WI 15.1 9.9 1 1 WLWI/Montgomery, AL 8.4 9.4 3 3 (Green Bay, WI Arbitron) KATJ/Victor Valley, CA 4.3 3.4 5 6 WPCK/Green Bay, WI 4.2 4.1 7t 8t WBAM/Montgomery, AL 4.6 6.6 8 6 KXCM/Victor Valley, CA 1.2 1.5 18t 14t KIXQ/Joplin, MO 14.6 12.1 1 1 KPLM/Palm Springs, CA 3.7 4.6 8 6 KFRG/Riverside, CA^ 1.6 1.1 15t 21t (Victor Valley, CA Arbitron) KBTN/Joplin, MO+ 5.1 5.8 6 6 WPAP/Panama City, FL 13.9 10.6 1 1 WAKT/Panama City, FL 4.8 6.2 5t 6t KVFG/Victor Valley, CA^ 1.0 1.1 23t 21t KKOW-FM/Joplin, MO 2.8 4.6 9 7 KXDD/Yakima, WA 9.4 9.2 1 2 KWXD/Joplin, MO 1.1 1.2 13t 13t WGGE/Parkersburg, WV 13.6 14.0 1 1 WNUS/Parkersburg, WV^ 12.2 13.3 2 2 KDBL/Yakima, WA^ 2.7 4.2 11 10 WBUL/Lexington, KY 9.3 10.2 1 1 KUTI-AM/Yakima, WA+^ 2.3 2.9 12 11 WLXX/Lexington, KY 6.7 7.5 2 2 WHNK-AM/Parkersburg, WV^+ 2.0 1.3 11 12t KBUL/Reno 5.5 5.2 3 4 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

September 2, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 15578 1423 4701 357 33.196 3.19 122 0 1 2 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 15363 -526 4555 -185 33.022 -0.814 122 0 2 3 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 15334 277 4665 48 32.737 0.892 122 0 4 4 /Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 15046 1017 4601 324 32.423 2.535 122 0 6 5 DARIUS RUCKER /Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 13049 1056 3877 345 28.693 2.761 121 1 8 6 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 12747 1078 3713 304 27.816 2.541 122 0 7 7 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 12344 415 3754 159 25.745 1.232 121 0 11 8 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 12108 1149 3546 331 26.619 2.564 108 3 10 9 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 12028 864 3571 231 24.778 1.958 120 0 5 10 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 11561 -2104 3342 -717 24.286 -4.651 122 0 9 11 /She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 11531 367 3508 153 24.898 0.773 122 0 12 12 /Just A Dream (19/Arista) 10355 664 3111 197 22.074 1.555 121 0 13 13 /Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 8503 358 2583 73 16.777 0.876 119 0 14 14 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 8289 487 2464 124 16.479 1.122 121 0 15 15 /Country Man (Capitol) 7880 305 2364 81 15.695 0.47 114 2 16 16 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 6677 423 2079 141 12.708 1.394 114 1 17 17 /Relentless (BBR) 6634 895 2086 234 12.529 1.843 116 3 18 18 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 5838 371 1871 135 11.22 0.861 106 6 20 19 /In Color (Mercury) 5668 778 1751 275 10.668 1.728 100 6 22 20 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 5591 939 1739 256 11.576 2.352 109 7 21 21 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 5367 556 1707 167 10.407 1.511 105 4 19 22 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 5307 105 1668 89 10.255 0.147 108 1 23 23 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 5037 726 1471 189 10.055 1.841 92 4 27 24 / (Columbia) 4488 1218 1447 378 9.21 2.906 93 16 24 25 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 4194 230 1338 90 8.126 0.635 96 2

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

25 26 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 4113 769 1333 275 8.025 1.471 70 9 26 27 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 3609 318 1143 77 6.594 0.688 85 3 28 28 /Let Me (BNA) 3169 360 906 115 5.881 0.663 78 6 31 29 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 2797 523 870 176 5.045 1.153 66 8 29 30 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 2737 124 883 32 5.339 0.509 66 3 30 31 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 2626 220 890 68 4.836 0.506 73 6 33 32 /Muddy Water (Capitol) 2410 542 773 207 4.413 0.811 61 16 35 33 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 1966 254 576 76 3.39 0.476 56 6 39 34 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 1880 513 570 146 3.24 0.801 45 16 34 35 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 1864 99 536 35 3.114 0.137 62 1 38 36 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 1763 193 500 56 2.76 0.304 60 8 36 37 PHIL VASSAR/ (Universal South) 1742 33 568 31 2.965 0.13 59 8 41 38 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 1609 254 537 76 2.276 0.274 62 7 40 39 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 1544 187 539 55 2.713 0.532 60 5 43 40 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 1464 326 436 86 2.363 0.547 47 6 42 41 /Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 1460 117 531 35 2.069 0.273 55 2 37 42 /Voices (RCA) 1413 -267 436 -85 2.427 -0.458 59 0 47 43 /Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 1318 552 375 180 1.939 0.772 46 13 44 44 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 1081 24 343 15 1.672 -0.116 40 2 45 45 RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) 1018 23 290 15 1.377 -0.109 40 3 46 46 /Back That Thing Up (Valory) 987 125 309 34 1.454 0.095 33 3 49 47 /Everything Is Fine (MCA) 921 360 315 120 1.272 0.348 30 12 Debut 48 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 702 554 244 197 1.575 1.321 10 5

Debut 49 /More Like Her (Columbia) 664 247 165 63 1.267 0.461 9 13 48 50 CAROLINA RAIN/American Radio (Equity Music Group) 642 71 212 20 1.132 0.149 24 0

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 September 2, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers Blake shelton/She Wouldn’t Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 16 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 480 4 Montgomery gentry/Roll With Me (Columbia) 16 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 386 4 Jake Owen/Don’t Think I Can’t Love You (RCA) 13 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 356 4 miranda lambert/More Like Her (Columbia) 13 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 308 4 Josh Turner/Everthing Is Fine (MCA) 12 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 307 4 Trace Adkins/Muddy Water (Capitol) 10 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 271 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 265 Josh Gracin/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) (Lyric Street) 9 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 263 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 9 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 248 Billy Currington/Don’t (Mercury) 8 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 245 Billy Ray Cyrus/Somebody Said A... (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 8 Phil Vassar/I Would (Universal South) 8

Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 378 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1423 4 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 357 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 1218 4 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 345 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 1149 4 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 331 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 1078 4 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 324 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 1056 4 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 304 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 1017 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 275 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 939 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 275 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 895 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 256 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 864 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 234 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 778

Aircheck Top Spin Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants to... (Blue Chair/BNA) 620 Vi d e o Ad d s CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 391 CMT JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 342 Joey & Rory/Cheater, Cheater (Sugar Hill/Vanguard/Nine North) rehab f/Hank Jr./Bartender Song (Universal/Republic) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 320 CMT PURE DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 308 Matt Stilwell/Shine (Still 7) KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/CO5) 306 Darryl Worley/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 295 GAC BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 244 KATIE ARMIGER/Unseen (Cold River/Nine North) GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA ) 193 Darryl Worley/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 187 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] September 2, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) Stays at 45*; 1018 points, 290 spins SEPTEMBER 8 5 ADDS: KUZZ, WCTK*, WQMX, WSLC, WSOC* BRITTINI BLACK/Good Happens (Slugfest) RICK HUCKABY/Ain’t Enough Blacktop (Head Coach/Spinville) JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) JEREMY MCCOMB/Cold (Parallel/New Revolution) Stays at 46*; 987 points, 309 spins SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 3 ADDS: WGNA, WXBQ, WYRK AARON WATSON/Love Makin’ Song (Big Label)

JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) SEPTEMBER 15 Moves 49*- 47*; 921 points, 315 spins STEVE AZAR/You’re My Life (Ride/Dang/CO5) 12 ADDS including: KATM*, KBQI, KEEY*, KIIM*, KNTY, KSSN, BLUEFIELD/Drive Away (Country Thunder) WCTO*, WPAW, WSOC*, WWQM TAYLOR SWIFT/Love Story (Big Machine)

SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) SEPTEMBER 22 Enters at 48*; 702 points, 244 spins KEITH ANDERSON/Somebody Needs A Hug (Columbia) 5 ADDS: KATC*, WBCT, WBUL, WKHX*, WSIX LAURA BRYNA/Hometown Heroes (Equity) JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Forever (Stringtown/BPP) MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) Enters at 49*; 664 points, 165 spins Aircheck Top Recurrents 13 ADDS including: KBQI, KKNG, KMPS*, KNTY, KSCS*, KVOO, ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 8821 WMIL, WPAW, WQYK*, WUBE SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 7950 CAROLINA RAIN/American Radio (Equity) BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 7353 Moves 48*-50*; 642 points, 212 spins; 0 ADDS JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin’ You (Warner Bros.) 6787 /They Call It Falling For A... (Big Machine) BROOKS & DUNN/ (Arista) 6664 597 points, 214 spins; 0 ADDS TRACE ADKINS/You’re Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 6149 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 5554 CARTER’S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/ (Columbia) 5296 552 points, 190 spins; 0 ADDS BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 5084 /Best Mistake I Ever Made (Equity) GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 4944 527 points, 100 spins; 0 ADDS JOSH GRACIN/Unbelievable (Ann Marie) ONE FLEW SOUTH/My Kind Of Beautiful (Decca) 374 points, 138 spins 487 points, 151 spins; 0 ADDS 9 ADDS: KFKF, KIZN*, KMPS*, KSOP, KVOO, WCTK*, WGGY, WGKX*, WRBT DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 436 points, 148 spins CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) 4 ADDS: KRTY, KSKS, WQHK, WWQM 329 points, 93 spins 0 ADDS ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this 408 points, 127 spins week’s chart or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 0 ADDS points and have shown growth in two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds)

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 2 1 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 5465 108 3023 63 1 2 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 5268 -111 2936 -51 3 3 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 5240 200 2865 115 6 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 4899 176 2699 96 4 5 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 4776 -60 2680 -14 8 6 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 4511 308 2502 170 7 7 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4381 119 2456 85 9 8 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 4086 263 2223 145 10 9 KENNY CHESNEY/Everybody Wants To Go To... (Blue Chair/BNA) 4078 356 2266 216 12 10 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Atlantic/C05) 3896 480 2066 254 11 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 3702 38 2066 23 5 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 3697 -1031 2077 -572 13 13 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 3409 27 1848 23 15 14 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 2873 245 1581 141 16 15 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 2782 226 1485 123 14 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 2781 -103 1559 -38 18 17 TIM MCGRAW/Let It Go (Curb) 2622 386 1453 206 17 18 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 2420 124 1323 74 19 19 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 2114 61 1149 44 20 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 2019 230 1078 110 22 21 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 2009 265 1137 154 23 22 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 1980 271 1079 155 21 23 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 1965 197 1056 118 24 24 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1629 111 872 62 26 25 TRACE ADKINS/Muddy Water (Capitol) 1522 307 774 156 25 26 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 1444 99 789 99 27 27 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 1251 114 615 75 28 28 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 1087 104 587 65 31 29 BLAKE SHELTON/She Wouldn't Be Gone (Warner Bros.) 1071 137 544 77 32 30 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 1021 167 503 86 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR September 2, 2008/Chart Page 6

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

30 31 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1019 66 532 19 29 32 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 999 29 496 37 33 33 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (NSA/Midas/Big Machine) 823 6 398 9 36 34 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 802 114 374 47 34 35 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 769 28 389 17 35 36 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 738 19 339 6 37 37 BILLY RAY CYRUS/Somebody Said A Prayer (Walt Disney/Lyric Street) 677 -2 307 22 41 38 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 652 66 297 15 40 39 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 650 64 314 28 Debut 40 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 580 67 213 27 42 41 JOSH TURNER/Everything Is Fine (MCA) 550 86 273 47 39 42 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 509 -101 228 -48 44 43 f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 429 89 121 35 45 44 KRISTY LEE COOK/15 Minutes Of Shame (19/Arista) 367 75 196 64 60 45 SUGARLAND/Already Gone (Mercury) 363 248 159 118 43 46 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 317 -31 167 -12 48 47 MIRANDA LAMBERT/More Like Her (Columbia) 306 62 113 37 46 48 TRISHA YEARWOOD/They Call It Falling For A ... (Big Machine) 296 11 131 5 52 49 DARRYL WORLEY/Tequila On Ice (Stroudavarious) 279 99 132 44 47 50 RANDY OWEN/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) 265 9 132 17 49 51 CARTER'S CHORD/Different Breed (Show Dog) 252 28 120 1 55 52 JAKE OWEN/Don't Think I Can't Love You (RCA) 246 95 119 63 51 53 JEFF BATES/Riverbank (Black River) 233 48 113 14 50 54 MELISSA LAWSON/What If It All Goes Right (Warner Bros.) 225 4 77 3 53 55 JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) 176 -4 93 1 54 56 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I..) (BBR) 157 -2 65 -1 56 57 DARREN KOZELSKY/She Got Me There (Major 7th) 128 2 67 2 59 58 DEREK SHOLL/Here (Salt Creek) 125 10 66 5 Debut 59 LEANN RIMES/What I Cannot Change (Curb) 124 23 46 17 Debut 60 TODD O'NEILL/Can I Come Over Tonight (Aria/Quarterback) 122 8 73 3 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com