Randall King Keeps the #1 Spot! "She Gone" Warner Music Nashville/WEA

RANDALL KING Randall King keeps the #1 spot! "She Gone" Warner Music Nashville/WEA

Dear Readers; RANDALL KING remains at #1 with "She Gone." DAVID ADAM BYRNE's "Neon Town" is this week's Most Added! RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN are the Greatest Spin Gainer with "Rodeo Clown!" JENNI DALE LORD BAND "Smile" has been reactivated as a chart current because it is this week's top Surging & Emerging track to keep an eye on! Great work everyone! The following stations are frozen for this week. KKCN-FM (San Angelo, TX) KPUR-FM (Canyon, TX) KUSH-AM (Cushing, OK) KYYK-FM (Palestine, TX)

Songs moved to RECURRENT status: CHARLIE SHAFTER / Leave Her Wild KEITH MICHAEL KALLINA / Go Crazy MICKY & THE MOTORCARS / Road To You For those who don’t use CDX to distribute their new music but wish to be monitored by TRACtion TX, you can now go to our upload center, fill out the necessary information and send your MP3s for fingerprinting here:https://www.cdxcd.com/fingerprinting-upload-center/ .

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WWW.TRACTIONTX.COM Monitored Radio Airplay Vol 5. #17 April 29th, 2020 L T Wks On Spins + Stations Adds W W - Chart Artist / Song Title / Label 1 1 RANDALL KING/She Gone/Warner Music Nashville/WEA 786 77 42 0 16 2 2 CASEY DONAHEW/Drove Me To The Whiskey/Almost Country Records 704 0 43 0 20 4 3 FLATLAND CAVALRY/Come Back Down/Flatland Cavalry Music 632 -34 40 0 27 3 4 CURTIS GRIMES/River Road Dream/Curtis Grimes Music 623 -44 40 0 13 5 5 STONEY LARUE/Message In A Bottle/One Chord Song 544 -39 38 0 27 8 6 CHAD COOKE BAND/Four Minutes/King Hall Music 541 19 34 0 11 7 7 DARRIN MORRIS BAND/Dancing in the Rain/DMB Music 525 -16 37 1 22 6 8 MIKE RYAN/Dear Country Music,/Mike Ryan Music 512 -44 43 0 30 12 9 RECKLESS KELLY/I Only See You With My Eyes Closed/No Big Deal / Thirty Tigers 510 40 33 1 11 10 10 ROBERT RAY/I Found You/Big R.I.G. Country, LLC 480 0 27 0 24 9 11 TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS/Unrung/Thirty Tigers 470 -24 34 0 24 17 12 RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN/Rodeo Clown/Lil' Buddy Toons 468 96 36 6 6 13 13 MARK POWELL/Breaking Things/Mark Powell Music 463 36 34 1 15 16 14 DREW FISH BAND/Every Damn Time/Smith Music Group 444 43 30 1 14 11 15 RANDY ROGERS BAND/You, Me, and a Bottle/Tommy Jackson/Thirty Tigers 439 -32 33 1 8 14 16 WHISKEY MYERS/Bury My Bones/Wiggy Thump/Thirty Tigers 437 14 28 0 10 15 17 JODY BOOTH/Gotta Go Back To Work/SOT 412 3 33 3 15 18 18 ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS/This Morning It Was Too Late/State Fair Records 372 12 23 0 15 19 19 PANHANDLERS, THE/No Handle/The Next Waltz 333 29 20 0 15 25 20 JON WOLFE/Feels Like Country Music/Fool Hearted Productions 282 52 22 2 6 23 21 DONICE MORACE/Through The Jukebox/Donice Morace Music 263 19 16 0 12 20 22 CORY MORROW/Always And Forever/CM Music 260 -17 24 1 9 24 23 HAYDEN HADDOCK/Red Dirt Texas/Hayden Haddock Music 258 19 19 0 12 22 24 TRISTON MAREZ/Far From Good/Triston Marez Music 257 -11 22 1 13 21 25 WILL CARTER/You Feel Like Home/Way Back Records 251 -19 21 1 15 27 26 JON STORK/Radio Cowboy/Jon Stork Music 242 24 24 3 6 28 27 CROSS RAGS AND YOUNG/Family Name/Cross Rags and Young 240 28 23 1 7 29 28 MARK WINSTON KIRK/Cowboy & The Gypsy/Mark Winston Kirk Music 240 28 17 0 13 31 29 JOSH GRIDER/Country's Comin' Back/G-Ride Music 230 57 20 2 5 30 30 MARIO FLORES/I Only Miss Her When It Rains/Schimflo 213 27 16 1 19

WWW.TRACTIONTX.COM Monitored Radio Airplay April 29th, 2020 | PAGE 2 L T Wks On Spins + Stations Adds W W - Chart Artist / Song Title / Label 34 31 PROPHETS AND OUTLAWS/Love Like A Love Song/Prophets and Outlaws Music 174 19 11 0 7 32 32 SAM RIGGS/Until My Heart Stops Beating/Major Bob Music 160 -11 12 0 19 33 33 CASEY BAKER/We Don't Care Enough To Fight Anymore/Casey Baker Music 154 -4 15 0 11 43 34 KIN FAUX/Locked up in Lubbock/Kin Faux Music 153 54 16 4 3 36 35 JUNIOR GORDON/Baby Hold On/Junior Gordon Music 144 18 13 0 3 38 36 STEVE HELMS BAND/Imperfection/Steve Helms Band Music 134 13 12 2 4 -- 37 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT.RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON)/Bad Trick/Big Machine Records 129 67 8 4 1 35 38 EVAN FELKER/Whiskey In Your Water/The Next Waltz 128 -4 11 0 24 50 39 DERYL DODD/Let Me Hold You Tonight/Little Red Truck Music 125 47 10 1 2 37 40 STETSON WALKER/Down to One Key/Stetson Walker Music 125 1 10 0 15 -- 41 JAMES LANN/Everydayers/James Lann Music 124 66 10 4 1 40 42 READ SOUTHALL BAND/Stickin' N Movin'/Read Southall Band Music 119 9 6 0 5 -- 43 DAVID ADAM BYRNES/Neon Town/David Adam Byrnes Music 115 115 11 11 1 42 44 TEAGUE BROTHERS BAND/Rainbow Bridge/Teague Brothers Music 103 0 9 1 10 39 45 GRANT GILBERT/Held On To/Grant Gilbert Music 98 -13 10 0 3 -- 46 SAINTS ELEVEN/Love In Hell/Saints Eleven Music 98 42 9 3 1 49 47 CREED FISHER/I'm Growing Older But I'm Not Growing Up/Creed Fisher Music 95 16 7 2 2 47 48 CARSON JEFFREY/Ranch Girl Dream/Carson Jeffrey Music 92 8 9 0 4 -- 49 SUNDANCE HEAD/Not Give A Damn/Sundance Head Music 91 21 8 0 1 -- 50 HAYDEN BAKER/How Many Beers/Hayden Baker Music 86 8 8 1 1

Number 1 = Most Added = Spin Gainer = Rank Surging & Emerging Stations On Adds 1 JENNI DALE LORD BAND / Smile / JDL Records 6 1 2 WILL BANNISTER / Easy To Love / Will Bannister Music 5 1 3 MY SISTER, MY BROTHER / Forever Now / Soundly Music 4 1 4 KENDALL BEARD / Hate Myself (For Loving You) / Kendall Beard Music 7 1 5 HERSHELL GOLDEN / Nothin' Good About Goodbye / Hershell Golden Music 5 1 6 AMERICAN AQUARIUM / The Luckier You Get / New West Records 3 2 7 JEFF JACOBS BAND / Guitar Man / Jeff Jacobs Band Music 5 2 8 JAKE FLINT / What's Your Name / Jake Flint Music 6 2 9 JASON JAMES / Seems Like Tears Ago / Melodyville Records 5 5 10 JAMES ROBERT WEBB / Think About It / Bison Records 6 1

WWW.TRACTIONTX.COM Monitored Radio Airplay April 29th, 2020 | PAGE 3 Monitored Stations

KAXA-FM Kerrville, TX KKCN-FM San Angelo, TX KRVF-FM Kerens, TX KYKC-FM Ada, OK KBSO-FM Corpus Christi, TX KMOM-FM Aberdeen, SD KRVN-FM Lexington, NE KYKM-FM Yoakum, TX KBST-FM Big Spring, TX KNES-FM Fairfield, TX KSAM-FM Huntsville, TX KYKX-FM Longview,TX KDLO-FM Watertown, SD KOKE-FM Austin, TX KSDR-FM Watertown, SD KYYK-FM Palestine, TX KEOK-FM Tahlequah, OK KOLI-FM Wichita Falls, TX KSEL-FM Portales, NM coyotecountryradio.com KERP-FM Dodge City, KS KORA-FM Bryan, TX KTTU-FM HD4 (K226CH-FX) Lubbock, TX madeintexasradio.com KFLP-FM Floydada, TX KOXE-FM Brownwood, TX KTTX-FM Brenham, TX texasboundradio.com KFTX-FM Corpus Christi, TX KPAK-FM Alva, OK KTXM-FM Hallettsville, TX texashomegrownradio.com KFWR-FM Ft. Worth, TX KPUR-FM Canyon, TX KUSH-AM Cushing, OK TexasRedHotRadio.com KFYN-FM Paris, TX KQSC-AM Colorado Springs, CO KUSQ-FM Worthington, MN troubadourcountryradio.com KGFY-FM Stillwater, OK KQZQ-FM Kiowa, KS KVMK-FM College Station, TX TBJS Radio Poteau, OK KHLB-FM Mason, TX KRBL-FM Levelland,TX KVST-FM Montgomery, TX UvaldeRadio.net KHYI-FM Howe, TX KRMX-FM Waco, TX KWOX-FM Woodward, OK KIKK-FM (HD2) Houston, TX KRRG-FM Laredo, TX KXKZ-FM Ruston, LA KKAJ-FM Ardmore, OK KRUN-AM Ballinger, TX KXOX-FM Sweetwater,TX

Strikethrough = Removed Bold = Newly Added Underlined = Frozen this Week Double Underlined = Frozen 2(+) Weeks

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Chart Recurrent Methodology

When does a song move to recurrent on the With this in mind, the CDX TRACtion Texas chart? It is one of the more challenging issues we recurrent policy grades each chart position on a encountered in creating the CDX TRACtion Texas curve, using an algorithm that considers the chart chart system. Rather than relying on subjective position and spin history for that song. Newly editorial decisions, we’ve chosen to automate this serviced singles are allowed 20 weeks to chart process using the weekly chart data as a marker. before being removed from chart consideration. Once a status change is actively being considered We strive to avoid having singles past their prime by the algorithm, the cumulative amount of spin create a logjam on the chart, because that stifles loss from the single’s previous peak spin count upward momentum for up-and-coming singles. is the trigger. The allowable spin loss varies as a But we also try to ensure that singles “on the percentage, depending on the chart position. bubble” are not removed prematurely. As long-time chart watchers know, singles often take a while In addition to making sure that only singles with to establish a solid base among early believers at significant downward movement become recurrent, radio before they truly find their legs. Due to any this methodology also benefits slow-developing number of reasons, the path to peak chart position singles in several ways. For instance, the allowable rarely includes straight-line, week-over-week spin spin loss (as a percentage) is very generous at the and/or chart position growth. lower reaches of the chart to accommodate the lower spin counts. Additionally, if a single is at On a monitored airplay chart like CDX TRACtion risk of being moved to recurrent status with two Texas, the reality is that new singles bounce around consecutive weeks of minor spin loss, it can still a bit spin-wise and position-wise, particularly return to positive spin growth the following week, in the lower half of the chart. Even small spin which will reset the clock. increases and decreases can be magnified as fairly significant up-or-down chart position moves.

WWW.TRACTIONTX.COM Monitored Radio Airplay April 29th, 2020 | PAGE 4 Dance Time In Texas with DJ Mike (04/24/20)

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTIST • MARK WINSTON KIRK Mark Winston Kirk made his debut at age 19 on the Opry. After receiving a standing ovation for his performance, the small town boy from Shiner, Texas whispered to his mom, “This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.” Since then he shared the stage with George Strait, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, just to name a few and has performed at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Rodeo Houston, and nearly every famous dance hall in the state of Texas. Already having number 1 hits with "Untold Stories" and "Permanent vacation" hes finding his way back on the charts with a song about a cowboy falling in love with a free spirit. This is COWBOY and the GYPSY

TOP TEXAS RED DIRT SONGS 1. SHE GONE • RANDALL KING 2. DROVE ME TO WHISKEY • CASEY DONAHEW 3. RIVER ROAD DREAM • CURTIS GRIMES 4. COMEBACK DOWN • FLATLAND CAVALRY 5. DEAR COUNTRY MUSIC • MIKE RYAN 6. DANCING IN THE RAIN • DARRIN MORRIS 7. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE • STONEY LaRUE 8. FOUR MINUTES • CHAD COOKE BAND 9. UNRUNG • TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS 10. I FOUND YOU • ROBERT RAY

REWIND • SONGS STILL PACKIN' THE FLOOR ME AND MY KIND • CODY JOHNSON NASHVILLE BLUES • CORY MORROW UNWOUND • GEORGE STRAIT IN MY ARMS INSTEAD • RANDY ROGERS BAND

NEW SONGS OF THE WEEK RADIO COWBOY • JON STORK RODEO CLOWN • RANDY ROGERS & WADE BOWEN TIME CLOCK • THE STATELINE BAND WE DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO FIGHT ANYMORE • CASEY BAKER

DJ Mike Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djmikebilansky Email: [email protected] Phone: (936) 588-2717 CHART RESEARCH Song rankings based on the Texas Country Music Chart and Traction TX Chart. The officially recognized charts of the Texas Country Music Association. DANCE TIME IN TEXAS Countdown of the Top Texas Red Dirt Songs Packin’ the Dance oors

Mon - Fri 8am • 106.1fm • Conroe, TX DancetimeinTexas.com with DJ Mike (936) 588-2717 WWW.TRACTIONTX.COM Monitored Radio Airplay April 29th, 2020 | PAGE 5 Most Added Adds DAVID ADAM BYRNES/Neon Town David Adam Byrnes Music 11 RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN/Rodeo Clown Lil' Buddy Toons 6 JASON JAMES/Seems Like Tears Ago Melodyville Records 5 KIN FAUX/Locked up in Lubbock Kin Faux Music 4 JAMES LANN/Everydayers James Lann Music 4 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT. RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON)/Bad Trick 4 Big Machine Records SCOTTY ALEXANDER/Damn You Whiskey Orville Records 4 JODY BOOTH/Gotta Go Back To Work SOT 3 JON STORK/Radio Cowboy "Head over to @livestreamconcert (MUSIC COMES TO YOU- Live Jon Stork Music 3 Stream Concerts) on Facebook to keep up with the latest live stream events. Feel free to share your station/band events on the page. Like, SAINTS ELEVEN/Love In Hell Follow, Post and Share." Saints Eleven Music 3

Greatest Spin Gainers Increase RANDY ROGERS AND WADE BOWEN/Rodeo Clown Lil' Buddy Toons 96 RANDALL KING/She Gone Warner Music Nashville/WEA 77 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD (FT. RINGO STARR, DON WAS, JOE WALSH, CHRIS ROBINSON)/Bad Trick 67 Big Machine Records JAMES LANN/Everydayers James Lann Music 66 JOSH GRIDER/Country's Comin' Back G-Ride Music 57 KIN FAUX/Locked up in Lubbock Kin Faux Music 54 JON WOLFE/Feels Like Country Music Fool Hearted Productions 52 DERYL DODD/Let Me Hold You Tonight Little Red Truck Music 47 DREW FISH BAND/Every Damn Time Smith Music Group 43 SAINTS ELEVEN/Love In Hell Bubba T...is coming back soon! Saints Eleven Music 42

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