April 21, 2008 Issue 86 The King’s Crowning Achievement Bo t t o m Of Th e Ni n t h : We Ne e d Pi c s ! 56. The record number of consecutive games in which Joe DiMaggio hit safely. Also, as of today, the number of No. 1 Here’s your last call for baseball photos (Bob Moody): Country singles in George Strait’s amazing career. It’s the most No. 1 Aircheck is looking for the best photos of pros, label execs and/ hits by any artist in any genre in the history of recorded music. or artists enjoying America’s pastime with baseball stars from any era for our upcoming Summer Special print edition. Send yours to news@ And, given the current radio-music industry-chart environment, countryaircheck.com by close of business Wednesday (4/23). a record that may well be as unbreakable as Joltin’ Joe’s 67-year old mark. Strait’s string bests Conway Twitty’s record of 55 No. 1s, which included 48 Country Listeners Late To solo chart-toppers and seven duets with Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts may have huge online Loretta Lynn. (All figures represent audiences, but Country P1 radio listeners overall are 35% less that to No. 1 in any of the major, likely than the general population to use or be interested in recognized radio-music industry trade online radio, , podcasts and HD radio. That ranks publications.) Country No. 11 out of 12 formats analyzed in Arbitron’s 2008 Survey as part of the its Infinite Dial study in Strait has been a staple of Country George Strait radio since his debut single “Unwound” conjunction with Edison Media Research. was released almost exactly 27 years ago. The 56 No. 1s and An estimated 13% of the 12+ population listened to Internet innumerable No. 2s, Top 5s and Top 10s are a testament to radio in the past week, but that figure was only 8% for Country what radio and the fans think of his music. To commemorate P1 listeners. In the past month, 21% of those 12+ cumed online one of the greatest achievements in music history, a number of radio, with Country P1s scoring just 14%. Nine percent of the past and present execs at MCA – the only label home Strait has U.S. 12+ listened to a podcast during the past 30 days, but only known – offer their thoughts on the feat and the artist. 5% of Country P1s did. However, Country listeners tied for First though, a word from the King, who was asked about No. 2 in satellite radio subscriptions at 14%, slightly more than setting the record during a stint as co-host on Westwood One’s the national average of 13%. Only 12% or Country P1s own Country Countdown USA a few weeks ago. an iPod or non-iPod mp3 player -- lowest among all formats studied. Thirty percent of diarykeepers are very or at least continued on page 4 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

April 21, 2008 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 2 somewhat interested in HD Radio, but only 20% of Country P1s Mother-daughter songwriting duo Amber and Rhonda are; that’s also lowest among all formats studied. Gunn have signed with Skyline Music Publishing. Tim Owens (“Ticks,” “Settlin’”) has signed an Radio News exclusive songwriter agreement with Bug Music. Online: WGNE/Jacksonville is the exclusive distributor of Guitarist Reggie Young will be honored by the Emerson Drive’s download “You And Me,” available only Hall of Fame and Museum May 3 as part at www.999gatorcountry.com. All proceeds benefitSt. Jude of its Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Children’s Research Hospital. Players series. Rebecca Lynn Howard has re-signed her exclusive Promotions: Ronnie Gilley Entertainment is offering radio songwriting and co-publishing agreement with Roger stations a BamaJam concert promotion that includes three-day Murrah’s Castle Street Music, Inc. passes, on-air trivia contest and pre-produced special and a flash Tony Arata, Gary Nicholson, J P Williams, T. Graham trivia game that can be posted on station websites. The festival Brown and Randall Bramblett will perform at an NSAI takes place in Enterprise, AL June 5-7 with performances by Fundraiser in honor of John Jarrard April 30 at the Bluebird Ashton Shepherd, Jason Michael Carroll, Trace Adkins, Cafe. Jarrard raised more than $100,000 for research, James Otto, and more. Radio stations can awareness and education programs of the American Diabetes contact Grassroots Promotion’s Jim Alderdice at 615-333-1271 Association after losing his sight to the disease. Info at www. or at [email protected]. bluebirdcafe.com. Gig Alert: KZPS/Dallas OM Vince Richards is seeking a PD, Individual tickets for the nightly concerts during the CMA send airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. Music Fest June 5-8 in downtown Nashville will go on sale Saturday, April 26 at 10am at 1-800-CMA-FEST or www. Industry News ticketmaster.com. ’s Stringtown Radiothon Roundup Records will be exclusively distributed by Here’s a look at recent St. Jude Radiothon results turned in Artist To Market Distribution (A2M). The by Country radio: first record release will be Montgomery’s Time Flies late this summer. • WCYK/Charlottesville, VA, $62,888 (4/17-18) /ATV Nashville President/CEO Troy • WWMS/Tupelo, MS, $25,230 (4/17-18) Troy Tomlinson Tomlinson has extended his contract with the • KAAR/Butte, MT, $9,528 (17-18) company. Songwriter/producer Jeff Stevens has left Warner Chappell Artist News Music to form a self-owned independent publishing and : An Epic Life by Joe Nick production company, Katy Lou Music. The company will team Patoski is available in bookstores beginning with Bogard Music for artist development, A&R and digital tomorrow (4/22). With all the labels Nelson music endeavors, while creative head Shannon Myers will has recorded for during his career, the title is a represent Stevens’ catalog. bit ironic: He’s never been on Epic. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Trace Adkins will appear on CBS’ Young Kitty Wells with the exhibit Kitty Wells: Queen of Country And The Restless May 2 performing “You’re Music in the East Gallery August 15 - June 2009. Gonna Miss This” as part of an anniversary

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Tuesday (4/22) – Glen Campbell, Kellie Coffey, Cleve Francis, Heath Wright, Joe Devine Thursday (4/24) – Rebecca Lynn Howard, Richard Sterban, Lori Evans, Christy McDonald, Tim McFadden (tzmcfadden@ aol.com) Friday (4/25) – Rob Crosby, April Rider ([email protected]), Suzette Tucker Saturday (4/26) – Jay DeMarcus, Duane Eddy, Monte Warden, Alan Brewer, Jeff Huskins Sunday (4/27) – Herb Pederson, Michael McNamara

surprise for characters Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow). Aaron Tippin will release He Believed, A Son’s Tribute May 6 featuring nine previously released re-recorded tracks and three new songs available only through Cracker Barrel. Randy Owen will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York on May 10. The honor recognizes those who show “outstanding qualities in their personal and professional lives, yet maintain the richness of their particular heritage.” Past recipients include presidents, Nobel Prize winners, athletes and leaders of industry. Clay Walker is gearing up for the inaugural Clay Walker Charity Classic benefitingBand Against MS June 30- July 2 in Pebble Beach, CA. “I am thrilled and grateful to be able to raise awareness and funding for a disease that affects so many by combining two of my favorite things, golf and music,” said Walker. More info at www.claywalker.com. Rebecca Lynn Howard and Charlie Daniels performed two songs, “Never Forget” and “USS New York,” respectively at the christening of the USS New York, the ship built from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, last month. Both are featured on Never Forget, a tribute album to the victims of 9/11, along with Tracy Lawrence, George Jones, Tanya Tucker and more. The CD goes on sale August 26 and a portion of proceeds will go to Hope For The Warriors Foundation. Chronicle Our condolences to family and associates of Dr. James Coleman, who passed last week in his home. Coleman’s long tenure serving music industry patients and artists included being personal physician to the late Chet Atkins. Arrangements are pending.

The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. • Clear Channel/Washington, DC & Dir./Sales Hartley Adkins was upped to Pres./Market Manager of the cluster, which includes Country WMZQ and WPOC. Adkins replaced Dave Pugh, who left last month for a similar posting with CC’s San Francisco cluster. (CAT 4/16)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 21, 2008 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 4 am. It’s no wonder he had such huge success, he was a great Tu b e Ch e c k singer and great entertainer. I was fortunate enough to do some Tuesday 4/22 - Phil Vassar, GAC Nights. shows Conway early in my career. He was always such a nice guy and he didn’t need to be. So to accomplish something that Wednesday 4/23 - Jason Michael Carroll, Drafting Partners (GAC). he accomplished is certainly an honor for me.” Jimmy Bowen, former MCA/Nashville President and Thursday 4/24 - Trace Adkins, Lady Antebellum, Crook & Chase (RFD producer of 19 Strait No. 1s: “I played a small role in the TV); Jewel, Country Music Across America (GAC). last part of Conway’s career and a role in the first part of Friday 4/25 - Taylor Swift, On The Set (GAC). George’s run. There’s an amazing similarity in the way the two approached their music. They made the decisions on what songs Saturday 4/26 - Trace Adkins, Ashton Shepherd, Crystal Gayle, Opry to record; they knew what was right for them. All we had to Live (GAC). do was get the songs to them. And, both led regular lives. Both Sunday 4/27 - Trace Adkins, Josh Turner, Terri Clark, CMA Celebrity treated music as a business. Some artists crave adulation and Closeup (GAC). have to work every day. Both of these guys calmly looked at it as a business. Monday 4/28 - Phil Stacey, GAC Nights. “It’s amazing that George has been delivering this great music for 27 years with almost no breaks. A lot of artists make so much money on the road that making records becomes • Arista/Nashville Dir./National Promotion Bryan Frasher was secondary. But that has never happened promoted to VP/Promotion for Sony BMG sister label BNA with George; making great records has (Breaking News 4/17) following the departure of Rick Moxley always been his top priority. He’s after 10 years with the label (CAT 4/16). always understood the importance of • Former CBS Radio AC KVIL/ PD Charley Connolly delivering that great piece of product will be joining WSM-FM/Nashville in the same capacity April almost every year. That, and the fact 28. Connolly succeeds Kevin King, who exited the station that he knows what he should sing are in January (CAT 1/25) and is currently interim OM for ADX the keys. He and [current producer] Communications/Pensacola.(CAT 4/15) Tony Brown [32 Strait No. 1s] have • Clear Channel/Allentown Market Manager Richard Lewis been a great combination through so added MM duties for the company’s Harrisburg cluster, which many years.” includes Country WRBT. He replaces Ron Roy, who resigned Bruce Hinton, MCA/Nashville last month. (CAT 4/17) Chairman Emeritus: “It was my privilege • Former CBS Radio KLUV/Dallas VP/GM Randy Friend was named GM for NextMedia’s North Dallas Region, which Da t e Ch e c k includes Country KMKT. (CAT 4/17) April 22 - Leadership Music Digital Summit 2007 - Belmont King George (continued from page 1) University’s Curb Event Center - www.leadershipmusic.org Strait said, “It was never a goal of mine. Of course my goal was to have a No. 1 record, but who’d ever thought I’d have May 17 - 5th Annual ACM Music Celebrity Golf Classic - Las Vegas, NV that many? It’s an incredible thing to think about. And, Conway - www.acmcountry.com was such a great artist. I was such a huge fan of his and still

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 21, 2008 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 5 to work with both Conway and George for many years. So, if Ch e c k Ou t anyone was going to break Conway’s record, I’m glad it’s a class act like George. Conway was a legend, and also a great admirer of Phil Vassar Prayer Of A Common Man (Universal South) George’s. He would have been proud of his label mate.” Vassar’s fourth album and Universal South Luke Lewis, UMG/Nashville Chairman: “All of us at debut balances his familiar high-energy Universal Music Group are proud to be associated with George repertoire with a more introspective side. Vassar wrote or co-wrote 10 of 12 tracks, and Strait. It is a privilege to work with him at a time when his Los Lonely Boys guest on “Why Don’t Ya.” Other work has put him in the Country Music Hall Of Fame and he titles include “Let Me Love You Tonight,” “The continues to shatter every record in the book. [VP/Promotion] World Is A Mess” and “Love Is A Beautiful Thing.” Royce Risser has played a part in many of the No. 1s, and he and his amazing promo staff are looking forward to many more.” Upcoming Releases:

Shelia Shipley Biddy, former MCA Sr. VP/Promotion who April 29 Mark Chesnutt Rollin’ With The Flow (Lofton Creek) worked 26 of Strait’s No. 1s: “George’s success has always been Jason Matthews Hicotine (Valhalla/SS Mack) in his choice of material and his commitment to who he is as an Phil Stacey Phil Stacey (Lyric Street) artist. While his early material was more -style country, he broadened his audience with songs like ‘Marina Del Rey’ May 6 Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits (Show Dog/UMe) Jason Matthews Hicotine (Valhalla/SS Mack) and ‘The Chair.’ One of the early challenges was to convince Pure BS Deluxe (Warner Bros.) [northern] radio to play George because they thought he was ‘too Texas.’ We did showcases in Green Bay, WI and everyone who flew in became believers. Strait’s music is universal. And Bill Macky, former MCA/Nashville VP/Promotion who he never has had to razzle-dazzle or have fire and smoke blasting either played (when in radio) or worked 49 Strait No. 1s: “The from the stage. He entertained by singing and being true to his consistent quality of George’s music never ceases to amaze me. own musical soul. He is a great family man with a heart of gold. Just when you think it can’t get any better, he brings us ‘I Saw I miss working with him.” God Today’ or ‘Wrapped’ or ‘Give it Away.’ George is a class act Scott Borchetta, former MCA VP/Promotion who was part as an artist and as a human being. He is ‘King’ George!” of 28 Strait No. 1s: “George’s music is as valid now as it was Royce Risser, UMG/Nashville VP/Promotion: “I can’t when he broke through in 1981. There is no other artist in popular believe it finally happened. We’ve been talking about this for culture that has been such a consistent hit-maker. The two things years. When you really think about it, there will never be that continue to blow me away are his song selection and his another career like this. The changes in the business and the chart singing. His song sense has never faded and his vocal styling systems, the length of time it takes to get a song through the remains very interesting and somehow continues to get better. He pipeline -- all of those contribute to an amazing record that will is truly in a class by himself and he seems to be enjoying making likely never be broken. We have always been so proud to work music more than ever. All Hail King George.” with George, but this is special. It’s history. I can’t say how proud David Haley, former MCA VP/Promotion who participated in I am of my staff at MCA and Team UMG. All Hail the King.” 40 Strait No. 1s: “George knows what works for him and stays with it. Great songs, a signature vocal style and a live show that is ‘pure - Lon Helton, [email protected] country.’ George knows his fan base well and plays to it better than Chuck Aly, [email protected] any artist in any format. I am so proud of my years with him.” Erin Duvall, [email protected] (615) 320-1450 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

April 21, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

2 1 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 15363 206 5052 52 39.484 0.885 120 0 1 2 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 15256 -62 5051 -38 39.181 -0.101 121 0 3 3 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 14710 869 4938 252 37.094 2.434 119 0 5 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 12182 524 4098 201 30.099 1.148 120 0 7 5 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 11480 842 3816 311 28.257 2.556 121 1 9 6 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 10881 856 3630 359 28.271 2.366 121 0 8 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 10723 610 3550 183 27.701 1.493 121 0 4 8 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 10715 -1466 3503 -584 26.501 -3.9 121 0

10 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 4 9150 878 2984 246 23.403 2.557 117 0 6 10 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 9113 -2306 3151 -715 22.09 -6.254 121 0

12 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4 8376 1149 2706 312 22.175 3.213 119 1 15 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 7646 697 2558 199 18.688 1.58 118 1

19 13 /Better As A Memory (BNA) 4 7470 1589 2430 484 19.783 4.526 116 3 11 14 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 7404 -18 2448 13 17.732 0.094 118 0 13 15 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 7362 304 2441 75 17.888 1.427 119 0 16 16 / (RCA) 6938 346 2390 180 16.479 0.784 115 0 17 17 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 6605 158 2274 38 15.38 0.488 111 3 20 18 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 6222 787 2095 225 15.202 2.41 110 7

21 19 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 4 6084 958 2046 322 14.447 2.423 110 6 22 20 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 5395 281 1808 75 11.355 0.481 110 0 23 21 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 5020 -48 1664 -31 10.894 -0.353 113 0 18 22 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 4803 -1440 1647 -496 10.942 -3.491 117 0 14 23 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 4731 -2252 1520 -735 11.294 -5.64 119 0 24 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 4273 119 1451 71 9.312 0.056 88 4 25 25 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 4125 207 1491 65 8.882 0.693 105 4

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

28 26 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 3704 565 1213 184 8.874 1.359 78 15 27 27 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 3498 304 1216 143 7.908 0.481 84 5 26 28 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 3205 -610 1136 -226 7.36 -1.381 95 0 29 29 /This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 2852 133 940 52 6.629 0.053 86 5 31 30 REBA MCENTIRE/ (MCA) 2637 338 828 113 6.421 0.726 66 10 30 31 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 2516 203 849 46 5.168 0.617 84 4 33 32 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 2375 218 866 70 4.564 0.323 89 5 32 33 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 2263 71 833 31 4.766 0.098 87 7 34 34 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2250 370 727 117 4.816 0.813 68 5

49 35 /Good Time (Arista) 4 2055 1431 679 486 5.071 3.52 43 39 36 36 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 1997 494 664 175 3.639 1.023 62 7 35 37 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 1874 221 707 98 3.914 0.664 60 13 39 38 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 1793 588 587 161 3.875 1.574 56 11 37 39 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 1763 285 659 87 4.047 0.737 43 2 38 40 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 1417 96 560 77 2.811 0.152 49 4 43 41 /Country Man (Capitol) 1268 282 393 107 2.699 0.51 34 10 44 42 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 1151 225 412 95 2.605 0.542 34 8 41 43 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 1069 -22 404 9 2.449 0.106 36 2 42 44 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of... (Curb/Asylum) 1057 45 378 32 1.903 0.177 42 3 48 45 /Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 1038 337 283 102 2.967 0.995 9 8 45 46 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1026 158 379 37 1.794 0.413 44 3 40 47 WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) 1012 -113 388 -50 2.091 -0.261 56 0 47 48 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 953 102 320 29 2.125 0.446 35 4 46 49 SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) 789 -77 315 -30 1.217 -0.047 52 0 Debut 50 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 670 182 228 65 1.268 0.291 21 12

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 Chart Page 2 April 21, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 39 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 617 4 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 16 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 448 4 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 15 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 380 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 328 4 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 13 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 302 4 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 12 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 287 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 11 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 251 ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 10 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 211 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 10 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 200 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 10 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 185 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 9 Activator Top Spin Gainers Aircheck Top Point Gainers ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 388 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 292 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 1589 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 272 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 1431 4 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 213 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 1149 4 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 192 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 958 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 186 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here Capitol) 878 4 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 164 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 869 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 149 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 856 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 129 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing Universal South) 842 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 129 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 787 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 697

Vi d e o Ad d s Aircheck Top Spin Gainers CMT ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 486 COLBIE CAILLAT/Realize (Universal Republic) KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 484 DAVID NAIL/I’m About To Come Alive (MCA) BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 359 /Jesus & Gravity (Dolly) RANDY TRAVIS/Faith In You (Warner Bros.) TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 322 CMT PURE CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 312 JEFF BATES/Don’t Hate Me For Loving You (Black River) MOUNTAIN HEART/Road That Never Ends (Rural Rhythm) PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 311 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 252 GAC LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 246 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) JEFF BATES/Don’t Hate Me For Loving You (Black River) BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 225 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 201 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] April 21, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 4

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) Moves 48*- 45*; 1038 points, 283 spins APRIL 28 8 ADDS: KXKT, WCOL, WGH, WIRK*, WMAD, WUSY, WWQM, WXBQ JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) DREW DAVIS BAND/How Do I (Lofton Creek) JO DEE MESSINA/I’m Done (Curb) Moves 45*- 46*; 1026 points, 379 spins MAY 5 3 ADDS: KDRK, WFUS, WGTY BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol) WHISKEY FALLS/Falling Into You (Midas) JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Mad Cowboy Disease Moves 40 - 47; 1012 points, 388 spins; 0 ADDS (Stringtown/CO5) CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) TODD O’NEILL/Can I Come Over Tonight (Aria/Quarterback) Moves 47*- 48*; 953 points, 320 spins Joshua Stevens/Rock ‘N Roll And Pensacola (Robbins) 4 ADDS: KBWF, KHKI*, KSD, WEZL MAY 12 SARAH JOHNS/He Hates Me (BNA) STEVE HOLY/Might Have Been (Curb) Moves 46*- 49; 789 points, 315 spins; 0 ADDS FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) Enters at 50*; 670 points, 228 spins 12 ADDS INCLUDING: KBWF, KKBQ*, WBEE, WIVK*, WQYK*, WRBT, WTQR, WWGR, WYNK, WYRK Aircheck Top Recurrents ALAN JACKSON/Small Town Southern Man (Arista) 8455 ROAD HAMMERS/I Don’t Know When To Quit (Montage) RODNEY ATKINS/Cleaning This Gun (Come On...) (Curb) 7428 545 points, 200 spins CARRIE UNDERWOOD/All-American Girl (19/Arista) 5607 1 ADD: KUBL* BRAD PAISLEY/Letter To Me (Arista) 5502 GARY ALLAN/Watching Airplanes (MCA) 4992 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 529 points, 179 spins KENNY CHESNEY/Don't Blink (BNA) 4849 16 ADDS INCLUDING: KBWF, KFRG*, KMLE*, KNTY, KRTY, KWNR, KENNY CHESNEY/Shiftwork (BNA) 4762 KYGO, WGKX*, WGNA, WIRK* TAYLOR SWIFT/Our Song (Big Machine/Uni Republic) 4147 TRACY LAWRENCE/Find Out Who... (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 3990 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) CHUCK WICKS/Stealing Cinderella (RCA) 3751 529 points, 224 spins 9 ADDS: KHKI*, KRST*, KRTY, KSKS, WCTQ, WKLB, WPAW, WTQR, WYRK POINT OF GRACE/How You Live (Turn Up The...) (Warner Bros.) 358 points, 94 spins; 0 ADDS ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind Of Love) (Capitol) 405 points, 138 spins MICA ROBERTS f/TOBY KEITH/Things A Mama Don’t Know (Show Dog) 8 ADDS: KJUG, KKWF*, KSD, KWNR, WBCT, WCTQ, WGKX*, WKLB 355 points, 151 spins 1 ADD: WGH RISSI PALMER/Hold On To Me (1720 Entertainment) 392 points, 174 spins ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Carnival) 1 ADD: KJUG 322 points, 84 spins; 0 ADDS DARIUS RUCKER/Don’t Think I Don’t Think... (Capitol) Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart or are those 361 points, 91 spins that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and have shown growth in 8 ADDS: KUSS, WEZL, WGKX*, WKIS, WQHK, WUBL, WWGR, WWQM two of the past three weeks. (* indicates auto adds) ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] ACTIVAT OR April 21, 2008/ Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 3 1 JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 5102 129 3186 74 1 2 TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol ) 5066 -110 3097 -52 2 3 GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 5006 -38 3058 -21 5 4 TAYLOR SWIFT/Picture To Burn (Big Machine) 4730 287 2892 186 6 5 PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 4256 116 2623 73 8 6 BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 4 4085 380 2470 213 7 7 RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 4033 71 2455 53 4 8 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 3855 -613 2288 -433 10 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 3459 140 2113 88 9 10 JASON ALDEAN/Laughed Until We Cried (BBR) 3117 -265 1849 -145 14 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 4 3116 328 1885 272 11 12 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 3079 134 1867 105 13 13 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 2954 57 1786 49 18 14 KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 4 2912 448 1755 292 15 15 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 2893 211 1708 129 16 16 JOE NICHOLS/It Ain't No Crime (Universal South) 2644 -9 1644 -2 17 17 JEWEL/Stronger Woman (Valory) 2586 21 1602 5 20 18 JAKE OWEN/Something About A Woman (RCA) 2522 185 1472 102 19 19 TOBY KEITH/She's A Hottie (Show Dog) 2493 147 1479 120 22 20 JOSH TURNER f/ T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2205 33 1391 26 12 21 BUCKY COVINGTON/It's Good To Be Us (Lyric Street) 2094 -836 1293 -474 23 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 2023 152 1148 95 21 23 KELLIE PICKLER/Things That Never Cross A... (19/BNA) 1813 -516 1097 -353 27 24 TIM MCGRAW/Kristofferson (Curb) 1715 251 1008 192 24 25 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Takin' Off This Pain (MCA) 1692 -46 996 -23 25 26 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 1684 -21 991 -9 28 27 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 1545 105 867 84 29 28 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 1457 200 890 149 26 29 JACK INGRAM/Maybe She'll Get Lonely (Big Machine) 1371 -195 784 -153 37 30 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 4 1281 617 683 388 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR April 21, 2008/ Chart Page 6

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

30 31 SARA EVANS/Some Things Never Change (RCA) 1099 82 593 69 31 32 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 1035 106 573 74 36 33 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 4 1023 302 591 164 34 34 GARTH BROOKS/Midnight Sun (Pearl/Big Machine) 948 157 532 101 32 35 PHIL STACEY/If You Didn't Love Me (Lyric Street) 904 59 466 40 33 36 TRISHA YEARWOOD/This Is Me You're Talking To (Big Machine) 847 55 490 33 35 37 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 811 50 419 35 40 38 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb/Asylum) 584 124 322 81 41 39 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 565 182 297 129 38 40 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 522 38 299 22 39 41 LEANN RIMES/Good Friend And A Glass Of... (Curb/Asylum) 498 16 244 9 46 42 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 378 86 225 54 42 43 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 376 22 144 9 44 44 TRACY LAWRENCE/Til I Was A Daddy Too (Rocky Comfort/CO5) 357 22 229 15 48 45 SUGARLAND/Life In A Northern Town (Mercury) 351 97 240 53 45 46 EMILY WEST/Rocks In Your Shoes (Capitol) 344 42 222 21 43 47 LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) 322 -27 154 -5 51 48 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 306 117 143 52 54 49 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 244 74 112 38 53 50 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 237 59 151 40 59 51 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 236 91 52 23 56 52 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 222 74 86 35 47 53 TRENT WILLMON/Broken In (Compadre/Music World/Quarterback) 217 -38 93 -23 57 54 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 204 58 52 22 52 55 JEFF BATES/Don't Hate Me For Lovin' You (Black River) 195 8 113 2 58 56 RICK HUCKABY/I Got You Covered (Head Coach) 161 15 125 13 55 57 ROAD HAMMERS/I Don't Know When To Quit (Montage) 159 8 57 1 Debut 58 JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY/Mad Cowboy Disease (Stringtown/CO5) 149 61 38 17 Debut 59 ASHLEY GEARING/Out The Window (Curb) 145 102 29 19 -- 60 KATIE ARMIGER/Make Me Believe (Cold River/Nine North) 122 18 49 9 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com