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Russell Dickerson ASCAP, BMI, SESAC Country Extends Streak >page 4 Winners Reflect On Their Jobs’ Value

CMA Battles COVID-19 Successful country songwriters know how to embed their songs song of the year victor for co-writing the Luke Combs hit “Even >page 9 with just the right amount of repetition. Though I’m Leaving.” Old Dominion’s “One Man Band” took The performing rights organizations set the top of their 2020 the ASCAP country song trophy for three of the group’s mem- winners’ lists to repeat as the ASCAP, BMI and SESAC country bers — Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi and Matthew Ramsey, who songwriter and publisher of the year awards all went to enti- previously earned the ASCAP songwriter-artist trophy in 2017 Christmas With ties who have pre- — plus songwriter The Oaks, LeVox, viously taken top Josh Osborne, Dan + Shay honors. A shley who adds the title >page 10 Gorley (“Catch,” to two song of the “Living”) hooked year winners he ASCAP’s song- co-wrote with Sam writer medallion Hunt: 2018 cham- Trebek Leaves Some for the eighth time, pion “Body Like a Trivia In His Wake and for the sev- Back Road” and >page 10 enth year in a row, 2015 victor “Leave when victors were the Night On.” unveiled Nov. 9. Even Ben Bur- Makin’ Tracks: Ross Copperman gess, who won Michael Ray’s (“What She Wants his first-ever BMI Tonight,” “Love award with “Whis- ‘Whiskey And Rain’ COPPERMAN GORLEY McGINN >page 14 Someone”) swiped key Glasses,” BMI’s songwriter cruised to the PRO’s title for the fourth time on Nov. 9. And Matt McGinn (“Home- country song title while incorporating bold repetition into the sick,” “Cool Again”) picked up SESAC’s songwriter award for “Whiskey” bridge: “Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up, line Country Coda: the second time in three years on Nov. 5. ’em up/Knock ’em back, knock ’em back, knock ’em back, knock Joe Diffie’s Warner Chappell cinched two country publisher titles, taking ’em back.” First No. 1 the ASCAP honor for the eighth consecutive year and the BMI However, the whiskey glasses are being lifted over virtual >page 17 honor a third straight year. SMACKWorks claimed its second connections this year instead of at the traditional black-tie SESAC publisher award. dinners, thanks to coronavirus-related precautions.

Additionally, Wyatt Durrette III repeated as the SESAC “It feels weird to celebrate things when a lot of people are ULMER. JOSH GORLEY: BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 2 OF 17

having a really, really hard deal,” says a circumspect McGinn. “It feels almost like I should feel guilty celebrating.” The PROs still surprised the winners, though. McGinn was dragged to SESAC president/COO Kelli Turner’s house under a ruse that he needed to pick up a pie (“My girlfriend lied,” he deadpans), while others were lured into Zoom calls with cryptic warnings. “We were told not to be in our underwear,” says Old Dominion’s Rosen with a laugh. “If they tell you you can’t be in your underwear, you probably won a major award.” Joking aside, the victories carry

some weight. Externally, fellow cre- MOMENTSBYMOSERPHOTOGRAPHY ators recognize the achievement. In- John Berry performed the national anthem with Robin Berry (left) and ternally, writers often feel pressure Jeannie Seely before the 36th All American 400 finale on Nov. 1 at the to repeat. Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

MASON ALLEN MASON “The minute I find out, I start pan- From left: Ramsey, Tursi and Rosen icking that I’m not doing enough for next year,” confesses Copperman. “It’s a good reminder to celebrate things. I just find out the news and think, ‘Oh, my gosh, I have to go harder for next year.’ ” The PROs’ country awards are historically handed out on successive nights in the run-up to the Country Music Association Awards, slated this year for Nov. 11. While there are no formal ceremonies in virus-plagued 2020, the achievements are still being celebrated with online videos and announcements. Music has been an important source of relief for many amidst the isolation of the era, and the writers do not take that lightly. “I’ve always been such a fan of the power of music,” notes Durrette. “I fell in love with its ability to connect people and heal people and make them feel not alone in their sadness or despair or happiness, for that mat- Jennifer Turner presented husband Josh Turner will plaques for his ter. It’s just the ultimate connector.” RIAA-certified double-platinum singles “Why Don’t We Just Dance” Thus, even after all the repetition, Gorley continues and “Would You Go With Me” during an Oct. 29 livestream from AJ’s to pursue the vocation with a passion, even respond- Goodtime Bar in Nashville. ing to a last-minute call to write at 10 p.m. with Lee Brice when he helped pen the recent No. 1 single “One DURRETTE of Them Girls.” “It’s almost like a workout kind of energy,” says Gor- ley of his approach to the job. “It only has one gear for me. I can’t casually do it. So when we’re on it, we got a task at hand and we’re just kind of attacking it.” Gorley’s success ratio is not the only reason he gets repeat business with many of Nashville’s songwriters and artists: He also brings an adaptability to the appointment. “He’s really good at writing for the artist in the room and understanding what his needs are,” says Brett Young, who co-wrote his recent hit “Catch” with Gorley. “Aside from getting along really well, which helps a ton in a writer’s room, he knows me well enough now to know how to use his skill set, to really help me rise on my record.” Not that the writing room is the only creative source. The opening line of Songwriter Luke Dick (“Bluebird,” “Kill a Word”) re-signed with “Whiskey Glasses” was inspired by a chorus that Burgess’ now-deceased fa- Little Louder Music. From left: Little Louder offensive coordinator ther made up decades ago. Arturo Buenahora, Dick and Little Louder music supervisor of morale “He was a fireman, he was a first responder, and a Jefferson Brown. singer-songwriter as well,” recalls Burgess. “He was always singing and coming up with little songs, and some of them were the most annoying things you’ve ever heard.” The winning country songwriters, of course, aspire higher than annoyance. Burgess believes “Whiskey Glasses” succeeded because it was an honest assessment of heartbreak; Carly Pearce, whose “I BURGESS Hope You’re Happy Now” was among ASCAP’s most- DONATO CALEB performed, sees her song in a similar light. “Songs are vessels for truth, for making somebody feel comforted — no matter if it’s a good feeling or a bad feeling — to feel like you’re not alone,” she says. “To me, it’s my duty as a songwriter to write exactly what I go through in my truth because I know there’s somebody out there that needs to hear it.”

In the end, it’s the possibility of succeeding in that endeavor that leads coun- BUSEY ALECTRA try songwriters to repeatedly hunker down in small rooms and craft 3-minute Brianna Harness (left) unveiled her new album, Welcome to my pieces of commercial art. Nightmare, to her family in conjunction with the project’s Oct. 31 “It’s the one thing to me that never gets old,” says Old Dominion’s Tursi. release. Attendees included fellow artists and family members Whey “I wake up every day excited to do it again.” Jennings and Jessi Colter.

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ON THE CHARTS JIM ASKER [email protected] ‘Used To’ No. 1: Russell Dickerson Scores Fourth Consecutive Career-Opening Country Airplay Leader

Russell Dickerson’s “Love You Like I Used To” (Triple Tigers) hops from No. 2 Prior to FGL, another famous twosome, Brooks & Dunn, linked Country to No. 1 in its 36th week on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart to become his Airplay No. 1s with their first four singles in 1991-92: “Brand New Man,” “My fourth leader in as many visits. The song gained by 9% to 34.4 million Next Broken Heart,” “Neon Moon” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” audience impressions in the week ending Nov. 8, according to Nielsen Music/ The last comparable chart achievement for a soloist before Combs? Clint MRC Data. Black notched four Hot Country Songs leaders with his first four releases. The track, which Dickerson wrote with Casey Having started his run in June 1989, just be- Brown and Parker Welling, is the first single fore the Nielsen Music-based Country Airplay from the artist’s sophomore studio LP, South- chart’s inception, he arrived with the chart-top- ern Symphony, due Dec. 4. pers “Better Man,” “Killin’ Time,” “Nobody’s “I remember playing this song right after we Home” and “Walkin’ Away,” through May 1990. had written it for my wife, Kailey, and some radio On the multimetric Hot Country Songs folks on the bus in Detroit,” Dickerson tells Bill- survey — which is now powered by airplay, board. “When we saw the look on their faces, we streaming and sales data — Dickerson’s latest knew this song was special. Now I can’t believe hits a new high of 8-6, also with 5.8 million we all get to celebrate our fourth No. 1 together.” U.S. streams and 1,000 downloads sold in the The 33-year-old Dickerson,who hails from week ending Nov. 5. Union City, Tenn., follows his first three No. 1s: “Every Little Thing,” which led for a week in ‘BIG, BIG’ HIT Chris Lane notches his fifth November 2019, in its 48th frame; “Blue Ta- Country Airplay top 10 as “Big, Big, Plans” coma,” which reigned for a week in October (Big Loud) leaps 11-6 in its 50th chart week. 2018 (32 weeks); and “Yours,” which reached “Plans,” which he co-authored, increased by the penthouse in January 2018 (39 weeks) for 24% to 25.2 million in audience during the its first of two weeks on top. tracking week. Dickerson is the first artist to notch four prop- The song follows Lane’s “I Don’t Know About erly promoted, consecutive career-opening No. 1s You,” which became his second No. 1 on the sur- DICKERSON on Country Airplay since Luke Combs, who is vey dated Oct. 5, 2019. He first led with “Fix” working on an active streak of nine. Combs contin- for a week in August 2016. He also boasts two ued his run when “Lovin’ on You” (River House/Columbia Nashville) climbed top 10s: “For Her” (No. 10, September 2017) and “Take Back Home Girl,” 3-1 on the Sept. 5 chart for its first of four weeks on top. His latest, “Better To- featuring Tori Kelly (No. 8, August 2018). gether,” rises 17-16 (13.2 million, up 17%). Lane’s latest is the seventh title to ascend to the Country Airplay top 10 Dickerson joins Combs as just the second soloist and fourth act overall to send in 50 weeks or more, with all having completed their trips since December at least four career-starting singles to No. 1 on the chart since it launched in Janu- 2017. Travis Denning’s “After a Few” set the mark by reaching the region in

ary 1990. Before Combs, duo Florida Georgia Line’s first four official singles its 57th frame this April. In June, it hit No. 1 in its 65th week, wrapping the GERSHOFF/WIREIMAGE GARY BY PHOTO ruled in 2012-14: “Cruise,” “Get Your Shine on,” “Round Here” and “Stay.” longest climb to the summit.

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AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l1 2 36 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO Triple Tigers HH No. 1 (1 week) HH Russell Dickerson 34.422 +2.809 7760 602 1 l2 3 31 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Curb  Lee Brice 30.228 +0.516 6453 99 3 l3 5 24 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Republic/Big Loud Morgan Wallen 27.907 +1.724 6713 692 2 l4 6 16 HAPPY ANYWHERE Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Featuring Gwen Stefani 27.214 +1.253 6350 184 4 l5 8 40 ONE BEER Big Loud HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 26.281 +1.594 6140 222 5 l6 11 50 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud HH Most Increased Audience HH Chris Lane 25.150 +4.807 6087 992 6 l7 9 22 LOVIN’ ON YOU River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs 24.796 +0.289 5184 -105 10 8 4 31 GOT WHAT I GOT Macon/Broken Bow Jason Aldean 24.214 -2.645 5628 -578 7 9 1 48 EVERYWHERE BUT ON RECORDS/Arista Nashville Matt Stell 23.538 -8.216 5376 -2189 8 l10 10 44 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum 22.672 +1.512 5230 353 9 l11 12 34 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi 19.884 +1.615 4627 285 11 l12 14 15 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay 18.676 +2.337 4489 361 12 l13 13 17 HAPPY DOES Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Kenny Chesney 18.081 +0.205 4217 48 13 l14 15 29 CHAMPAGNE NIGHT BMLG  Lady A 17.004 +1.179 4080 267 14 l15 16 23 HOLE IN THE BOTTLE Black River Kelsea Ballerini 13.689 +1.197 3721 141 15 l16 17 6 BETTER TOGETHER River House/Columbia Nashville HH Airpower HH Luke Combs 13.223 +1.909 3 114 489 18 l17 19 14 BEERS AND SUNSHINE Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker 12.259 +1.449 3389 352 16 l18 18 11 STARTING OVER Mercury Nashville Chris Stapleton 11.820 +0.608 3 011 116 19 l19 20 30 GOOD TIME RCA Nashville Niko Moon 11.757 +1.382 3169 242 17 l20 21 21 HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Big Machine HH Airpower HH Rascal Flatts 10.498 +0.650 2959 109 20 l21 22 38 MOMMA’S HOUSE Broken Bow Dustin Lynch 10.016 +0.981 2893 167 21 l22 23 9 LONG LIVE BMLG  Florida Georgia Line 9.512 +1.502 2722 412 22 l23 24 4 DOWN TO ONE Row Crop/Capitol Nashville HH Most Added HH Luke Bryan 7.563 +1.324 1917 343 25 l24 26 39 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 19th & Grand Tenille Arts 6.463 +0.785 2412 272 23 l25 25 12 7 SUMMERS Republic/Big Loud Morgan Wallen 6.089 +0.273 1710 74 29 l26 27 23 ALMOST MAYBES MCA Nashville Jordan Davis 6.032 +0.970 2076 179 24 l27 28 29 NOBODY Curb  Dylan Scott 4.926 +0.262 1880 87 26 l28 29 25 ALL NIGHT EMI Nashville Brothers Osborne 4.879 +0.369 1864 21 27 l29 32 25 JUST THE WAY Stoney Creek Parmalee x Blanco Brown 4.809 +0.970 1717 350 28 l30 31 22 THE GOOD ONES Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 4.694 +0.715 1588 119 30

COUNTRY AIRPLAY CHART LEGEND

RANKINGS audience does not exceed are not still gaining enough MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE Country Airplay is ranked by the percentage of monitored audience points to bullet or if Most Increased Audience on total audience impressions station downtime for the they rank below No. 10 and Country Airplay lists the songs for the week ending Sunday format. Titles that decline post a third consecutive week with the greatest week-to-week based on monitored airplay in audience but increase in of (non-bulleted) audience increases in total audience. of 148 stations by Nielsen detections will also receive decline, regardless of total Music. Audience totals on a bullet if the total audience chart weeks. AIRPOWER the chart are derived, in part, erosion for the week does not Awarded on Country Airplay to using certain Nielsen Audio- exceed 3%. HOT SHOT DEBUT titles ranking inside top 20 in copyrighted Persons 12+ Awarded to the highest-ranking plays and audience rankings for audience estimates (under TIES new entry on Country Airplay. the first time, with increases in license © 2020, Nielsen Audio). On Country Airplay, if two both plays and audience. The list of all Country Airplay songs are tied in total MOST ADDED chart reporters can be viewed audience, the song with the The total number of new adds BREAKER on Nielsen Music’s platforms. larger increase in audience is officially reported to Billboard Awarded on Country Airplay placed first. by each reporting station, or to titles achieving airplay (at BULLETS by an automatic-add threshold least one detection) at 60% of l Awarded on Country Airplay RECURRENTS (seven plays for the first time reporting stations for the first to titles gaining audience On Country Airplay, descending in a chart tracking week, time. or remaining flat from the titles below No. 10 in either according to Nielsen Music) previous week. A song audience or detections are for stations that do not report © 2020 Prometheus Global Media, will also receive a bullet moved to recurrent after 20 adds. LLC if its percentage loss in weeks, provided that they BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 7 OF 17

AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

WKS AUDIENCE (IN MILLIONS) PLAYS THIS LAST ON WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE Imprint/Label Artist THIS WEEK +/– THIS WEEK +/– RANK l31 30 28 LADY BMLG  Brett Young 4.490 +0.484 1344 122 33 l32 43 3 GONE Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 4.249 +2.303 1244 547 34 l33 33 5 BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 4.240 +0.603 118 2 142 36 l34 34 7 ONE TOO MANY Hit Red/Capitol Nashville Keith Urban Duet With P!nk 4.153 +0.577 1415 258 32 l35 35 32 TO HELL & BACK Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 3.242 +0.016 1493 49 31 l36 36 15 BETTY Republic/MCA Nashville Taylor Swift 3.181 +0.097 118 8 -13 35 l37 NEW MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb  HH Hot Shot Debut HH Lee Brice 2.884 +2.231 597 423 49 l38 39 7 SETTLING DOWN Vanner/RCA Nashville Miranda Lambert 2.752 +0.289 850 87 42 l39 37 21 HARD DAYS Valory  Brantley Gilbert 2.692 +0.005 112 2 73 37 l40 41 25 MADE FOR YOU Big Loud Jake Owen 2.584 +0.254 915 112 40 l41 40 16 WINE, BEER, WHISKEY Capitol Nashville Little Big Town 2.379 +0.021 957 41 39 l42 48 7 NEXT GIRL Big Machine HH Breaker HH Carly Pearce 2.155 +0.667 697 148 44 l43 42 7 JUST ABOUT OVER YOU inDent/Mercury Nashville Priscilla Block 2.147 +0.142 605 8 47 l44 47 19 WE WERE RICH Wheelhouse  Runaway June 1.953 +0.415 1019 90 38 45 44 9 DEAR RODEO CoJo/Warner Music Nashville/WMN Cody Johnson & Reba McEntire 1.927 -0.012 393 -3 58 l46 49 3 WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Valory  Justin Moore 1.833 +0.490 571 120 50 l47 52 2 WORSHIP YOU RCA Nashville Kane Brown 1.809 +0.762 534 190 52 l48 46 19 SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Warner Music Nashville/WMN Cole Swindell 1.752 +0.195 649 31 45 l49 51 10 NEVER BE SORRY RCA Nashville HH Breaker HH Old Dominion 1.669 +0.407 601 58 48 50 45 12 WHAT DO I KNOW Arista Nashville Robert Counts 1.515 -0.060 639 -35 46 l51 50 28 THIS IS US RECORDS/Columbia/Stoney Creek Jimmie Allen & Noah Cyrus 1.334 +0.018 879 32 41 l52 NEW HELL OF A VIEW BigEC/EMI Nashville Eric Church 1.200 +0.558 324 128 - l53 55 5 MY BOY Wheelhouse  Elvie Shane 1.048 +0.241 547 50 51 l54 53 8 WAITIN’ ON 5 Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 0.956 +0.029 419 6 53 l55 57 14 ALL OF THE BOYS True To The Song/Mailboat/New Revolution Caroline Jones 0.888 +0.144 758 39 43 l56 54 8 BEERS TO CATCH UP ON Wheelhouse  LOCASH 0.851 +0.014 405 12 56 l57 NEW YOU TIME Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery 0.810 +0.156 347 60 - 58 38 3 WHISKEY AND RAIN Warner Music Nashville/WEA Michael Ray 0.797 -1.679 282 -160 - l59 58 4 IF IT WASN’T FOR TRUCKS BMLG  Riley Green 0.785 +0.045 314 -9 - l60 59 5 WHERE I FIND GOD Big Loud Larry Fleet 0.732 +0.013 341 - 11 -

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11/16 STEPHANIE NASH Time Changes Stephanie Nash THOMAS RHETT What’s Your Country Song Valory TROY CARTWRIGHT Hung Up On You Warner Music Nashville/WAR WARD DAVIS 52 Ain’t Gonna Be Today Ward Davis/Thirty Tigers

ERIC CHURCH Co-written by Church, the song arrives as Hell of his 34th Country Airplay entry, a sum that a View includes nine No. 1s. It debuts at No. 52 with 1.2 million audience impressions (up 87%). RHETT JOHN SHEARER JOHN

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AIRPLAY Country Airplay MONITORED BY

MOST ADDED® NEW AND ACTIVE TITLE Imprint/Label Artist ADDS TOTAL TOTAL DOWN TO ONE Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 31 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist AUDIENCE STATIONS ADDS MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb Lee Brice 26 SHALLOW Pearl Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 0.688 17 11 ONE TOO MANY Hit Red/Capitol Nashville Keith Urban Duet With P!nk 18 LADY LIKE Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Ingrid Andress 0.672 31 13 GONE Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley 18 HEAVEN ON DIRT Monument Teddy Robb 0.636 42 2 JUST THE WAY Stoney Creek Parmalee x Blanco Brown 17 WORSHIP YOU RCA Nashville Kane Brown 15 BROKEN UP Riser House/Columbia Nashville Mitchell Tenpenny 0.575 46 2 LADY LIKE Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville/WEA Ingrid Andress 13 CLASSIC RCA/Triple Tigers Cam 0.543 46 0 SHALLOW Pearl Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood 11 WANT ME BACK Stoney Creek Lindsay Ell 0.484 32 1 WE DIDN’T HAVE MUCH Valory Justin Moore 10 HELL OF A VIEW BigEC/EMI Nasvhille Eric Church 10 RECURRENTS MOST INCREASED AUDIENCE THIS TOTAL AUD. WEEK TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MILLIONS) GAIN 1 SOME GIRLS Combustion/River House/Columbia Nashville Jameson Rodgers 21.280 TITLE Imprint/Label Artist (IN MIILIONS) 2 I HOPE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Gabby Barrett 15.749 BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud Chris Lane +4.807 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson +2.809 3 CHASIN’ YOU Big Loud Morgan Wallen 14.890 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay +2.337 4 DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART Mercury Nashville Maddie & Tae 13.423 GONE Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley +2.303 5 NOBODY BUT YOU Warner Music Nashville/WMN Blake Shelton Duet With Gwen Stefani 12.627 MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb Lee Brice +2.231 6 ONE MARGARITA Row Crop/Capitol Nashville Luke Bryan 12.573 BETTER TOGETHER River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +1.909 7 HARD TO FORGET MCA Nashville Sam Hunt 11.544 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Republic/Big Loud Morgan Wallen +1.724 8 THE BONES Columbia Nashville Maren Morris 11.004 AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Capitol Nashville Jon Pardi +1.615 9 DONE Warner Music Nashville/WAR Chris Janson 10.421 ONE BEER Big Loud HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson +1.594 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum +1.512 10 AFTER A FEW Mercury Nashville Travis Denning 8.647 MOST INCREASED PLAYS TITLE Imprint/Label Artist GAIN BIG, BIG PLANS Big Loud Chris Lane +992 MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Republic/Big Loud Morgan Wallen +692 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO Triple Tigers Russell Dickerson +602 GONE Capitol Nashville Dierks Bentley +547 BETTER TOGETHER River House/Columbia Nashville Luke Combs +489 MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Curb Lee Brice +423 LONG LIVE BMLG Florida Georgia Line +412 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED Warner Music Nashville/WAR Dan + Shay +361 PRETTY HEART MCA Nashville Parker McCollum +353 BEERS AND SUNSHINE Capitol Nashville Darius Rucker +352 LANE RODGERS LANE: RANDY SHAFFER, SHAFFER, RANDY LANE: BERINATO MATTHEW RODGERS: TEXAS REGIONAL RADIO REPORT WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 8, 2020

THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS THIS LAST WKS ON TW SPINS WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– WEEK WEEK CHART TITLE (Label) ARTIST SPINS +/– l1 2 22 I’D LOOK GOOD ON YOU (Independent)  HH 1 Week at 1 HH Jesse Raub Jr. 2051 224 l11 21 5 DRINKING MONEY (Independent)  Randy Rogers Band 1113 172 l2 4 24 WHEN SHE’S DRINKIN’ (Independent)  George Navarro 1778 131 12 10 26 HERE I GO AGAIN (Independent)  Clay Hollis 110 7 -136 l3 5 10 BAD GUY (Independent)  Casey Donahew 1687 175 l13 17 12 ANOTHER TOWN (Independent)  Jon Stork 1062 74 4 3 29 LIKE A COWBOY (Independent)  Parker McCollum 1608 -99 l14 15 10 DEAR RODEO (COJO/Warners Nashille)  Cody Johnson 1039 14 l5 6 21 LONESOME, ON’RY AND MEAN (S.O.T.)  Jody Booth and Tracy Byrd 1520 59 l15 20 6 FOOL’S LOVE AFFAIR (117 Music) Randy Travis 1032 68 l6 7 18 GRAVITY & YOU (Jake Bush Music)  Jake Bush 1499 78 l16 16 15 TOO MANY LOVE SONGS (Independent)  Kaitlyn Kohler 1024 31 l7 9 11 WANT TO WITH YOU (Independent)  Jamie Richards 1392 82 l17 19 13 MISSIN’ YOU, MISSISSIPPI (Independent)  Dustin Sonnier 983 16 l8 11 9 HEART TO STEAL TONIGHT (Independent)  Jon Wolfe 1338 173 18 13 18 HEY COWGIRL (Independent)  Randall King 976 -144 l9 12 20 THE LUCKIEST (Independent)  Josh Abbott Band 1297 152 l19 28 6 STILL A LITTLE COUNTRY LEFT (Independent)  Curtis Grimes 969 268 l10 14 7 I DO THING (Independent)  Kylie Frey 1263 226 20 18 33 WHAT WOULD DOLLY DO (LuckySky Music)  Tori Martin 938 -36

Texas Regional Radio Report Top 100 is compiled from weekly online playlist reports from 86 radio stations located in Texas and surrounding states, including reports from specialty shows, internet and satellite radio outlets. Songs are ranked by total plays. For tracking, complete chart methodology and more information, visit www.texasregionalradio.com, or contact Dave Smith at 972-252-8777. Copyright 2020, Texas Regional Radio Report BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 9 OF 17

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RADIO & RECORDS® Radio and promotion veteran Will Robinson joins Benny Brown’s new Quartz Hill label as director of regional promotion. His most recent stop was as 19th & Grand director of promotion, Northeast/Southeast. Reach him here … Dozens of iHeartMedia employees were laid off over the last week in the chain’s third round of cuts since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the country executives affected, according to RadioInsight.com, are iHeartMedia/ Milwaukee senior vp programming Kerry Wolfe; WRWD Poughkeepsie, N.Y., PD Chase Daniels; WESC Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., morning host Charlie Munson; and WCOL Columbus, Ohio, midday talent Andy Clark. Go here for a more detailed account … WKDF Nashville added Toni-Marie in afternoon drive, RadioInsight.com reported. She arrives after a run as KWJJ Portland, Ore., assistant PD/midday host … Cox Media/San Antonio hired Craig Jones as director of sales, according to RadioInk.com. The cluster includes country stations KCYY and KKYX. Jones previously worked with the group in a Nashville-based role as Center for Sales Strategy senior consultant … BBR Music Group will present a virtual Country Christmas Concert on Dec. 16 in conjunction with seven Beasley stations, including WKLB Boston and KCYE Las Vegas. Participants include Dustin Lynch, Chase Rice, Jimmie Allen, Runaway June, Elvie Shane and Lainey Wilson, with proceeds benefiting local children’s charities. ’ROUND THE ROW The Recording Academy promoted Los Angeles-based Kelley Purcell to vp membership and industry relations from senior director of member out- reach … Songwriter Luke Dick (“Bluebird,” “Burning Man”) extended his publishing deal with Little Louder Music … Songwriter-producer-studio owner Logan Wall (“Hard Days”) renewed his publishing agreement with Warner Chappell Nashville … Production/publishing house Inside Music Nashville added producer-engineer Nick Gibbens (Thomas Rhett, Marty Stuart) to the team and signed songwriter Craig Brooks to a publishing deal … So Much Moore Media added bluegrass artist Daryl Mosley and country veteran Margie Singleton to the PR roster … The Country Music Association’s CMA Founda- tion tapped Ashley McBryde to launch a Unified Voices for Music Education Singer-songwriter Tenille Arts paid a virtual visit to WYCT Pensacola, program … The CMA is inviting music professionals to submit stories about the Fla., as she works her current 19th & Grand single, “Somebody Like effect COVID-19 has had on their lives to better enable the industry’s public That.” Clockwise from upper left: 19th & Grand promotion coordinator facing on the subject. Participants have the option of contributing confiden- Anna Bea Major and director of national promotion Dave Collins, Arts tially. Go here to take part … Jeannie Seely received the 2020 Bill Anderson and WYCT PD/music director Brent Lane. Icon Award from Love From Music City on Oct. 29 in Gallatin, Tenn., in a fundraiser for local charities. CMAs BATTLE COVID-19 COVID-19 strikes again. Just days ahead of the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards, positive coronavirus test results for two artists, Lee Brice and Florida Geor- gia Line’s Tyler Hubbard, left producers scrambling to revise the lineup for the show, set for Nov. 11 on ABC. Brice and Hubbard appear to have mild cases, and both have indicated they are asymptomatic. Brice is isolating at home, while Hubbard is quarantining on his tour bus, parked in the driveway at his residence. Charles Kelley will stand in for Brice as Carly Pearce’s duet partner on “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” It was not immediately clear how FGL’s scratched appearance will be filled. Chris Stapleton was officially announced Nov. 9 as a performer, adding his name to other recently revealed performances by Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Morgan Wallen, Keith Urban and Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber. The show is expected to pay homage to previous eras in the genre. Broth- ers Osborne, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Ashley McBryde and fiddler Jenee Fleenor will open with a tribute to the late Charlie Daniels. Little Big Town will pay homage to the deceased Kenny Rogers, and Jon Pardi tips an audio hat to the late Joe Diffie. Additionally, Old Dominion is on board for a performance of Johnny Lee’s “Lookin’ for Love,” as the movie that spawned that signature hit, Urban Cow- boy, celebrates its 40th anniversary. Co-hosts Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are also said to be presenting a tribute performance, though details are not being announced. Kylie Frey (center) performed for Spotify head of global programming Miranda Lambert is the leading nominee, with seven different entries for country music John Marks in a socially distanced Frey-day driveway on the final ballot. concert, backed by fiddler Aria Stiles. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 10 OF 17

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MUSIC NOTES ON THIS DATE IN COUNTRY MUSIC

It’s beginning to look a lot like face masks. The Oak Ridge Boys are moving Nov. 10 forward with a 29-date holiday booking at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort, • 2019 — Trace Adkins performs the launching Nov. 20. national anthem at Nashville’s Nissan Tickets to the Christmas Stadium, and Billy Ray Cyrus sings in Tennessee dinner “Some Gave All” during a military- show are accompanied themed halftime show as the NFL’s by specific instructions Tennessee Titans upset the Kansas City about the use of facial Chiefs, 35-32. coverings. Meanwhile, THE OAK RIDGE BOYS ADKINS a number of acts issued Nov. 11 BARLOWE KRISTIN new seasonal singles. • 2010 — Broken Bow releases Jason Aldean’s duet with Kelly Clark- Original cuts include Dan + Shay’s “Take Me Home for Christmas,” Gary son, “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” to radio. LeVox’s “Christmas Will be Different This Year” (with pianist Stephan • 1995 — George Strait begins a four-week stay at No. 1 on the Bill- Moccio), CJ Solar’s “The Only Present I Want” and Jerrod Niemann’s board country singles chart with “Check Yes or No.” “White Christmas in the Sand” and “There’s No Need for Mistletoe.” More traditional releases include Jessie James Decker’s “Santa Claus Is Coming To Nov. 12 Town,” Chrissie Metz’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and Danielle Bradbery’s • 1980 — Willie Nelson nabs his fifth platinum album from the RIAA, “O Holy Night.” for Honeysuckle Rose.

Who is Alex Trebek? That answer, in the form of a question, hit Jeopardy! Nov. 13 fans hard when the longtime game-show host died Nov. 8 following a much- • 2015 — Kane Brown plays his first concert, selling out the 700-seat publicized battle with cancer. As a result, a couple of trivia questions related Carolina Nightlife & Grill in Darlington, S.C. to a December 2019 soiree enter the cultural record books. “This singer- • 2000 — Faith Hill garners four American Music Awards nominations songwriter performed the former country hit ‘Crying’ at Alex Trebek’s last to lead all artists in any field. Alan Jackson is the only other country company Christmas party.” Answer: “Who is Don McLean?” “This Italian artist to receive more than one nomination. (He nabs two.) restaurant in Los Angeles that hosted Alex Trebek’s final company Christmas gathering was the site where actor Robert Blake’s wife was murdered.” Answer: Nov. 14 “What is Vitello’s?” • 2018 — Chris Stapleton wins in three categories during the 52nd annual Country Music Association Awards, aired by ABC from The Bee Gees’ legacy is stayin’ alive, even in country and Americana, as Barry Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. He takes male vocalist of the year, Gibb collaborates on a dozen tracks in Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, while “Broken Halos” snags single and song of the year. Vol. 1, due Jan. 8, 2021. Among the Bee Gees songs that will be reinterpreted • 1978 — United Artists releases Kenny Roger’s album The Gambler. are “Lonely Days” with Little Big Town, “Too Much Heaven” with Brandi Carlile and “Words” with Dolly Parton. Other albums in the works include Nov. 15 Manny Blu’s New Ink EP, Nov. 13; The Swon Brothers’ Nashlahoma, Nov. 20; • 2005 — Glen Campbell, Alabama and DeFord Bailey are officially Brit Taylor’s Real Me, Nov. 20; and Brian Calihan’s self-titled debut, Nov. 27. inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the Country Music Association Awards at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chase Rice is plotting a livestream concert on Nov. 15 to raise money for telecast by CBS. Coach to Cure MD, a charitable partner of the American Football Coaches Association dedicated to raising awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Nov. 16 The event will take place here. • 1990 — Christmas movie Home Alone makes its debut in theaters, featuring a sonic appearance by Brenda Lee’s holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Top Headlines from .com • 1960 — Patsy Cline records “I Fall To Pieces” during an afternoon Click on headlines below for more details session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville.

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SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION HH HH 1 2 1 80 I HOPE No. 1 (15 weeks) Gabby Barrett RC 1 l R.COPPERMAN,Z.KALE (Z.KALE,J.M.NITE,G.BARRETT) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR 2 1 — 2 FOREVER AFTER ALL Luke Combs - 1 CHIP MATTHEWS,J.D.SINGLETON,L.COMBS (L.COMBS,D.PARKER,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN 3 4 4 29 Morgan Wallen 3 3 l J.MOI (M.W.HARDY,E.K.SMITH,CHARLIE HANDSOME,M.WALLEN) REPUBLIC/BIG LOUD 4 5 3 30 ONE OF THEM GIRLS Lee Brice 2 2 B.GLOVER,K.JACOBS,L.BRICE (A.GORLEY,B.JOHNSON,D.DAVIDSON,L.BRICE) CURB 5 3 2 39 GOT WHAT I GOT Jason Aldean 8 2 M.KNOX (M.TYLER,A.PALMER,T.ARCHER) MACON/BROKEN BOW LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO 6 8 7 33 Russell Dickerson 1 6 l D.HUFF,C.BROWN,R.DICKRESON (R.DICKERSON,C.BROWN,P.WELLING) TRIPLE TIGERS ONE BEER 7 7 6 45 HARDY Featuring Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson 5 6 l J.MOI,D.WELLS (M.W.HARDY,H.LINDSEY,J.MITCHELL) BIG LOUD PRETTY HEART 8 10 9 27 Parker McCollum 10 8 l JON RANDALL (P.MCCOLLUM,R.MONTANA) MCA NASHVILLE 9 6 — 22 BETTER TOGETHER Luke Combs 16 6 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,D.ISBELL,R.MONTANA) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE HAPPY ANYWHERE 10 12 11 15 Blake Shelton Featuring Gwen Stefani 4 9 l S.HENDRICKS (R.COPPERMAN,J.OSBORNE,M.JENKINS) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WMN HH HH 11 13 12 32 EVERYWHERE BUT ON Streaming Gainer Matt Stell 9 11 l A.BOWERS,M.STELL (M.STELL,P.SIKES,L.MILLER) RECORDS/ARISTA NASHVILLE 12 9 10 26 LOVIN’ ON YOU Luke Combs 7 3 S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.ARCHER,R.M.L.FULCHER,J.MCNAIR) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 13 14 8 15 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED Dan + Shay 12 7 D.SMYERS (D.SMYERS,S.MOONEY,S.M.DOUGLAS,J.G.EVIGAN) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR HH HH 14 18 16 36 BIG, BIG PLANS Airplay Gainer Chris Lane 6 14 l J.MOI (J.DURRETT,C.LANE,E.K.SMITH) BIG LOUD AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY 15 17 14 28 Jon Pardi 11 13 l B.BUTLER,R.GORE,J.PARDI (B.KINNEY,J.THOMPSON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16 16 15 11 STARTING OVER Chris Stapleton 18 10 D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) MERCURY NASHVILLE 17 15 13 12 7 SUMMERS Morgan Wallen 25 1 J.MOI (M.WALLEN,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) R EPUBLIC/BIG LOUD HH HH 18 21 17 23 GOOD TIME Digital Gainer Niko Moon 19 17 l N.MOON,J.MURTY (N.MOON,J.MINTON,A.MOON,J.MURTY,M.TRUSSELL) RCA NASHVILLE CHAMPAGNE NIGHT 19 24 22 30 Lady A 14 19 l S.MCANALLY,A.DEROBERTS (D.HAYWOOD,C.KELLEY,H.SCOTT,P.CONROY,E.R.DEAN,A.DEROBERTS,T.A.GEMZA,S.MCANALLY,M.R.MERLO,R.B.TEDDER,D.THOMSON) BMLG HOLE IN THE BOTTLE 20 23 20 21 Kelsea Ballerini 15 20 l J.FRASURE,K.BALLERINI (K.BALLERINI,S.JONES,H.LINDSEY,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY) BLACK RIVER HAPPY DOES 21 25 18 16 Kenny Chesney 13 18 l B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (B.CLAWSON,J.PAULIN,B.BERRYHILL,G.JAMES) BLUE CHAIR/WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WEA ONE TOO MANY 22 28 21 8 Keith Urban Duet With P!nk 34 13 l K.URBAN,PHD,CUTFATHER (D.H.DAVIDSEN,P.WALLEVIK,M.H.HANSEN,J.NORTON,C.TIGHE) HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE THE GOOD ONES 23 29 24 20 Gabby Barrett 30 23 l R.COPPERMAN,Z.KALE (G.BARRETT,E.LANDIS,J.MCCORMICK,Z.KALE) WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE/WAR LONG LIVE 24 31 27 9 Florida Georgia Line 22 24 l C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,C.CROWDER,D.A.GARCIA,J.MILLER) BMLG ALMOST MAYBES 25 32 25 25 Jordan Davis 26 25 l P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,J.FRASURE,H.LINDSEY) MCA NASHVILLE

COUNTRY SONGWRITERSTM COUNTRY PRODUCERSTM

#1 #1 1 13 WKS LUKE COMBS  1 27 WKS JOEY MOI  2 RANDY MONTANA  2 SCOTT MOFFATT  3 JOSH OSBORNE  3 ROSS COPPERMAN  TIE 4 GABBY BARRETT  4 ZACH KALE  TIE 4 ZACH KALE  5 MICHAEL KNOX  6 JON NITE  6 DANN HUFF  7 HARDY  7 JON RANDALL  8 ERNEST KEITH SMITH  8 SCOTT HENDRICKS  9 THOMAS ARCHER  9 DAN SMYERS  COMBS

10 HILLARY LINDSEY  MASSEY ZACK 10 JAY JOYCE 

The weekly Country Songwriters and Country Producers charts are based on total points accrued by a songwriter and producer, respectively, for each attributed song that appears on the Hot Country Songs chart. As with Billboard’s yearly recaps, multiple writers or producers split points for each song equally (and the dividing of points will lead to occasional ties on rankings). BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 12 OF 17

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA Hot Country Songs COMPILED BY

TWO COUNTRY THIS LAST WEEKS WKS ON TITLE Artist AIRPLAY PEAK WEEK WEEK AGO CHART PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IMPRINT / PROMOTION LABEL RANK POSITION BEERS AND SUNSHINE 26 33 28 13 Darius Rucker 17 25 l R.COPPERMAN (D.RUCKER,R.COPPERMAN,J.T.HARDING,J.OSBORNE) C APITOL NASHVILLE 27 26 23 14 WINE, BEER, WHISKEY Little Big Town 41 23 LITTLE BIG TOWN (T.BROWN,K.FAIRCHILD,S.MCCONNELL,K.SCHLAPMAN,P.SWEET,J.WESTBROOK) CAPITOL NASHVILLE MOMMA’S HOUSE 28 34 29 24 Dustin Lynch 21 28 l Z.CROWELL (D.SCHNEIDER,M.LOTTEN,R.CLAWSON,J.T.WILSON) BROKEN BOW JUST THE WAY 29 37 32 38 Parmalee x Blanco Brown 29 29 l D.FANNING (M.THOMAS,K.BARD,N.W.SIPE) STONEY CREEK 30 35 31 27 LADY Brett Young 31 22 D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,R.COPPERMAN,J.M.NITE) BMLG HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU 31 38 44 9 Rascal Flatts 20 31 l D.HUFF (M.BEESON,J.OSBORNE,A.SHAMBLIN) BIG MACHINE 32 36 30 14 WHO YOU ARE TO ME Chris Tomlin Featuring Lady A - 30 C.TOMILN,C.CROWDER,T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY (C.TOMLIN,C.KELLEY,D.HAYWOOD,H.SCOTT) SPARROW/CAPITOL CMG DOWN TO ONE 33 46 — 3 Luke Bryan 23 33 l J.STEVENS,J.STEVENS (K.FISHMAN,D.DAVIDSON,J.EBACH) ROW CROP/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 34 20 45 7 WITHOUT YOU Luke Combs Featuring Amanda Shires - 15 L.COMBS,CHIP MATTHEWS,J.D.SINGLETON (L.COMBS,W.B.DURRETTE,D.ISBELL) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE ALL NIGHT 35 42 33 12 Brothers Osborne 28 25 l J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,A.DEROBERTS) EMI NASHVILLE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT 36 48 39 6 Tenille Arts 24 36 l A.KLINE (T.ARTS,A.KLINE,A.M.CRUZ) 19TH & GRAND 37 19 — 2 THE OTHER GUY Luke Combs - 19 CHIP MATTHEWS,J.D.SINGLETON,L.COMBS (L.COMBS,B.KINNEY,R.WILLIFORD) RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 38 41 37 22 TO HELL & BACK Maren Morris 35 35 BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.J.DILLON,L.J.VELTZ) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SHALLOW 39 45 — 2 Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood - 39 l G.BROOKS (S.G.GERMANOTTA,M.D.RONSON,A.ROSSOMANDO,ANDREW WYATT) PEARL 40 40 46 3 GONE Dierks Bentley 32 40 D.GARCIA (N.GALYON,B.JOHNSON,N.MOON) CAPITOL NASHVILLE BREAKING UP WAS EASY IN THE 90’S Sam Hunt 41 RE-ENTRY 3 33 35 l Z.CROWELL (S.L.HUNT,C.LA CORTE,Z.CROWELL,E.K.SMITH,J.OSBORNE) MCA NASHVILLE WORSHIP YOU Kane Brown 42 RE-ENTRY 3 47 24 l D.HUFF (K.BROWN,A.IZQUIERDO,M.J.MCGINN,CHARLIE HANDSOME) RCA NASHVILLE 43 47 41 5 SETTLING DOWN Miranda Lambert 38 41 J.JOYCE (M.LAMBERT,L.DICK,N. HEMBY) VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE 44 44 34 15 BETTY Taylor Swift 36 6 A.DESSNER,J.M.ANTONOFF,T.SWIFT (T.SWIFT,W.BOWERY) REPUBLIC/MCA NASHVILLE DIRT ROAD Kidd G 45 RE-ENTRY 3 - 40 l RYINI BEATS (G.HORNE,R.J.ANDERSON) KIDD G HELL OF A VIEW Eric Church 46 RE-ENTRY 2 52 32 l J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,C.BEATHARD,M.CRISWELL) BIGEC/EMI NASHVILLE HH HH 47 NEW 1 NEXT GIRL Hot Shot Debut Carly Pearce 42 47 l S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE (C.PEARCE,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) BIG MACHINE BURN ‘EM ALL Kameron Marlowe 48 RE-ENTRY 5 - 36 l B.HILL (KMARLOWE,B.ADDINGTON,A.ESHUIS,J.HYDE) COLUMBIA NASHVILLE THROUGH MY RAY-BANS 49 NEW 1 Eric Church - 49 l J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,L.LAIRD,BARY DEAN) BIGEC/EMI NASHVILLE 50 30 — 2 LIL BIT Nelly & Florida Georgia Line - 30 J.M.SCHMIDT (T.HUBBARD,J.M.SCHMIDT,B.REDFERRIN,C.HAYNES, JR.) RECORDS/COLUMBIA

The week’s most popular country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music. Descending titles below No. 25 are moved to recurrent after 20 weeks.

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WEEKLY UNIT COUNT YEAR-TO-DATE YEAR-OVER-YEAR

ALBUM AUDIO VIDEO CONSUMPTION ON-DEMAND ON-DEMAND 2019 2020 CHANGE ALBUM CONSUMPTION This Week 1,094,000 1,236,168,000 127,360,000 Album ’19 46.56 million Consumption 46,563,000 52,023,000 11.7% ’20 52.02 million Last Week 1,178,000 1,296,234,000 133,375,000 Album Sales 8,658,000 7,101,000 -18.0% Change -7.1% -4.6% -4.5% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS Audio On-Demand 46,408,909,000 56,541,982,000 21.8% ’19 58.29 billion This Week Last Year 1,076,000 1,041,191,000 275,566,000 ’20 62.40 billion Change 1.7% 18.7% -53.8% Video On-Demand 11,887,852,000 5,953,885,000 -49.9%

All data measures U.S. activity as of the week ending November 5, 2020. All units counts are rounded to the nearest thousand. Album consumption units — also known as albums plus TEA plus SEA — consists of album sales; track-equivalent album (TEA) sales whereby 10 tracks equal one consumption unit; and stream equivalent albums (SEA) whereby 1,250 paid and/or 3,750 ad-supported audio on-demand streams (OAD) equal one consumption unit. Nielsen Music/MRC Data has reprocessed year-to-date figures to account for a change in methodology, resulting in a restatement in streaming data from a provider, which has resulted in a shift in some previously reported data, most notably for video streams. For inquiries about any Nielsen Music data, please contact Josh Bennett at 615-807-1338 or [email protected] BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 13 OF 17

SALES, DATA STREAMING & SALES COMPILED BY DATA COMPILED BY

COUNTRY COUNTRY TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS STREAMING SONGS DIGITAL SONG SALES

TITLE TITLE AGO POS. THIS THIS LAST LAST PEAK CERT. WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART THIS WEEK LAST WEEK WKS ON CHART WEEKS WEEKS

ON CHT ARTIST ARTIST 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL LUKE COMBS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET 1 1 2 FOREVER AFTER ALL 1 1 2 FOREVER AFTER ALL LUKE COMBS  LUKE COMBS  1 1 1 52 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 595687*/SMN 1 1   MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN THROUGH MY RAY-BANS LUKE COMBS THIS ONE’S FOR YOU l2 4 26 l2 NEW 2 2 3 179 RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 538883*/SMN 3 1 MORGAN WALLEN  ERIC CHURCH  MORGAN WALLEN IF I KNOW ME 3 3 23 GOT WHAT I GOT 3 7 62 I HOPE 3 3 4 127 BIG LOUD 783* 1 1 JASON ALDEAN  GABBY BARRETT  BETTER TOGETHER BETTER TOGETHER 12 11 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD MY GIFT 1 4 2 6 4 8 19 l4 CAPITOL NASHVILLE 032601/UMGN LUKE COMBS  LUKE COMBS  I HOPE ONE OF THEM GIRLS 4 5 12 KANE BROWN MIXTAPE, VOL. 1 (EP) 2 5 5 54 5 9 27 l5 RCA NASHVILLE DIGITAL EX/SMN GABBY BARRETT  LEE BRICE  PRETTY HEART MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 6 8 13 6 11 20 6 5 6 288 MERCURY NASHVILLE 019405*/UMGN 4 1 l PARKER MCCOLLUM  MORGAN WALLEN  GABBY BARRETT GOLDMINE 7 6 21 ONE OF THEM GIRLS 7 14 10 STARTING OVER 7 6 7 20 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 629930/WMN 4 LEE BRICE  CHRIS STAPLETON  DOLLY PARTON A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS 8 9 187 TENNESSEE WHISKEY 8 2 2 LIL BIT 8 7 14 5 BUTTERFLY RECORDS 23435/12TONE 1 CHRIS STAPLETON  NELLY & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE  HARDY A ROCK 9 10 22 ONE BEER 9 6 18 WINE, BEER, WHISKEY 9 9 9 9 BIG LOUD 836* 4 HARDY FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA & DEVIN DAWSON  LITTLE BIG TOWN  7 SUMMERS GOT WHAT I GOT 11 12 236 GEORGE STRAIT 50 NUMBER ONES 1 10 7 12 10 13 28 l10 MCA NASHVILLE 000459/UMGN (25.98) 7 MORGAN WALLEN  JASON ALDEAN  JASON ALDEAN 9 11 11 131 BEAUTIFUL CRAZY 11 15 15 HAPPY ANYWHERE 11 8 8 50 MACON/BROKEN BOW/BMG 32944*/BBMG 1 LUKE COMBS  BLAKE SHELTON FEAT. GWEN STEFANI  THE BONES MR. RED WHITE AND BLUE SAM HUNT SOUTHSIDE 12 14 70 12 RE-ENTRY 12 10 13 31 MCA NASHVILLE 031776*/UMGN 1 l MAREN MORRIS  l COFFEY ANDERSON  HEARTLESS GOD BLESS THE USA TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY 13 16 64 13 RE-ENTRY 13 13 17 69 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS 12 l DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY FEAT. MORGAN WALLEN  l LEE GREENWOOD  MAREN MORRIS GIRL 14 13 90 WHISKEY GLASSES 14 16 14 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED 14 14 15 87 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 590186*/SMN 0 1 MORGAN WALLEN  DAN + SHAY  SOME GIRLS ONE TOO MANY 19 22 47 BLAKE SHELTON FULLY LOADED: GOD’S COUNTRY 1 15 17 7 15 20 8 l15 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 607343*/WMN 0 JAMESON RODGERS  KEITH URBAN DUET WITH P!NK  LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO GOOD TIME ZAC BROWN BAND GREATEST HITS SO FAR... 16 22 3 16 25 6 16 16 19 274 HOME GROWN 546369*/BMG 3 l RUSSELL DICKERSON  l NIKO MOON  EVERYWHERE BUT ON WORSHIP YOU ELVIS PRESLEY THE ESSENTIAL ELVIS PRESLEY 17 NEW 17 RE-ENTRY 17 18 20 86 RCA/SONY STRATEGIC MARKETING GROUP 89048*/LEGACY (25.98) 1 12 l MATT STELL  l KANE BROWN 

PARKER MCCOLLUM HOLLYWOOD GOLD (EP) 18 21 14 I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED 18 18 12 7 SUMMERS 18 15 10 3 MCA NASHVILLE DIGITAL EX/UMGN 10 DAN + SHAY  MORGAN WALLEN  CHASIN’ YOU ONE BEER NEW 1 CAM THE OTHERSIDE 19 19 19 44 19 21 15 l19 RCA 980331* MORGAN WALLEN  HARDY FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA & DEVIN DAWSON  KANE BROWN KANE BROWN BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART PRETTY HEART 20 12 77 20 RE-ENTRY 20 20 25 205 ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE 530947*/SMN 2 1 LUKE COMBS  PARKER MCCOLLUM  LUKE BRYAN BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE STARTING OVER DON’T GO CHANGING 21 23 10 21 NEW 21 21 24 13 ROW CROP/CAPITOL NASHVILLE 031777/UMGN 1 CHRIS STAPLETON  l KIP MOORE  DAN + SHAY DAN + SHAY ONE MAN BAND THE GOOD ONES 22 24 63 22 24 5 22 17 23 124 WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE 570796/WMN 1 1 l OLD DOMINION  GABBY BARRETT  TIM MCGRAW NUMBER ONE HITS LOVIN’ ON YOU WHERE I FIND GOD 23 RE-ENTRY 233 6 23 15 15 23 RE-ENTRY l CURB 79205 (13.98) 1 LUKE COMBS  l LARRY FLEET  RASCAL FLATTS TWENTY YEARS OF RASCAL FLATTS: THE GREATEST HITS HAPPY ANYWHERE TENNESSEE WHISKEY 24 22 18 5 9 24 25 6 24 RE-ENTRY LYRIC STREET/BIG MACHINE RF0650A*/BMLG l BLAKE SHELTON FEAT. GWEN STEFANI  CHRIS STAPLETON  DIPLO PRESENTS THOMAS WESLEY CHAPTER I: SNAKE OIL DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART NOBODY BUT YOU 25 24 27 23 6 25 RE-ENTRY 25 23 42 MAD DECENT DIGITAL EX/COLUMBIA MADDIE & TAE  BLAKE SHELTON DUET WITH GWEN STEFANI  Top Country Albums ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, The week’s top-streamed and top-selling paid download country songs, respectively, from sales reports based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming collected and provided by Nielsen Music. Charts update weekly on Tuesdays at www.Billboard.Biz/ equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights charts. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. reserved. SALES DATA SALES DATA COMPILED BY COMPILED BY AMERICANA/ FOLK ALBUMS BLUEGRASS ALBUMS

AGO AGO POS. POS. THIS THIS THIS LAST LAST LAST PEAK PEAK CERT. CERT. WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE WEEK WEEK ARTIST TITLE WEEKS WEEKS WEEKS ON CHT ON CHT 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL 2 WEEKS IMPRINT & NUMBER / DISTRIBUTING LABEL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LETTER TO YOU STURGILL SIMPSON CUTTIN’ GRASS, VOL. 1: THE BUTCHER SHOPPE SESSIONS 1 1 — 2 COLUMBIA 981158* 1 1 1 1 3 HIGH TOP MOUNTAIN DIGITAL EX/THIRTY TIGERS (58784* 56285) 1

2 2 2 234 CHRIS STAPLETON TRAVELLER 1 NEW 1 STRUNG LIKE A HORSE WHOA! 2 MERCURY NASHVILLE 019405*/UMGN 4 l2 TRANSOCEANIC 100770107005 3 3 3 86 TYLER CHILDERS PURGATORY 2 12 5 3 MIPSO MIPSO 3 HICKMAN HOLLER 001*/THIRTY TIGERS l3 ROUNDER 610105*/CONCORD HOZIER HOZIER GARY BREWER & THE KENTUCKY RAMBLERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 4 5 4 280 RUBYWORKS 309996*/COLUMBIA 2 1 4 2 3 18 STRETCH GRASS 4050 1 THE LUMINEERS CLEOPATRA BILLY STRINGS HOME 5 7 5 239 DUALTONE 1738* 1 1 5 3 4 58 ROUNDER 610063*/CONCORD 1 SIMON & GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS YO-YO MA/STUART DUNCAN/EDGAR MEYER/CHRIS THILE NOT OUR FIRST GOAT RODEO 6 9 7 197 COLUMBIA 31350/LEGACY 3 6 5 7 20 SOUND POSTINGS/SONY CLASSICAL 973855*/SONY MASTERWORKS 1

NEW 1 ELVIS COSTELLO HEY CLOCKFACE 7 7 4 2 3 STEEP CANYON RANGERS ARM IN ARM 2 l7 CONCORD 01393* YEP ROC 2698* 8 8 6 136 KACEY MUSGRAVES GOLDEN HOUR 1 9 9 56 THE DEAD SOUTH SUGAR & JOY 1 MCA NASHVILLE 027921*/UMGN 0 l8 SIX SHOOTER 129* NEW 1 JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES - VOLUME 1: THE EARLY YEAR (1963-1967) 9 NEW 1 BECKY BULLER DISTANCE AND TIME 9 l9 RHINO 604555 l9 DARK SHADOW 10 10 8 191 JACK JOHNSON IN BETWEEN DREAMS 5 13 13 55 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW LIVE AT THE RYMAN 1 JACK JOHNSON/BRUSHFIRE /REPUBLIC 2 l10 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 98*/OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Americana/Folk Albums ranks the most popular Americana/folk albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, Bluegrass Albums ranks the most popular bluegrass albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming album sales. Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. equivalent albums). Copyright 2020, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 14 OF 17

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Michael Ray Blends Multiple Retro Eras Into New Country Single ‘Whiskey And Rain’

Misery loves company. “Some of the best writers in town can sell the hell out of a demo; you know, It’s an important part of Michael Ray’s new single, “Whiskey and Rain,” really get that emotion across,” says Frasure of Thompson’s performance. “As though the protagonist never encounters another person in the course of the song. long as he can pull off a phrase, I know it’s singable.” “The company part is that rain and that whiskey that’s helping him get Frasure’s wife, Rhythm House vp Stevie Frasure, sent the demo to Morris through it,” explains Ray. Higham Management executive Buffy Cooper, who thought highly of it and Misery, loneliness and alcohol are all classic elements of old-school country passed it along to Ray. It was the first song he put on hold for his next album. songs, and they help “Whiskey and Rain” provide a “It has the sad lyrics, obviously — this guy is going musical salve for Ray, who spent much of the early through heartbreak — but there’s kind of a light at days of the COVID-19 pandemic sheltering with the end of the tunnel,” says Ray. “We’ve all been family in Florida. He determined during those weeks in that position, and I think that’s kind of how this that his career needed a shot of the traditional sound whole year has been, you know? It’s been sad, but that had inspired his original pursuit of country, and we’re all trying to be hopeful.” “Whiskey” — particularly the winding guitar-and- The pandemic — the most obviously painful keyboard lick in the intro — is a proper elixir. part of 2020 — affected how “Whiskey and Rain” “That makes me remember hearing Gary Allan moved forward. Studios were closed in the early for the first time, and Gary Stewart, and Buck days of COVID-19 to prevent the virus’ spread, and Owens,” he says. “That beginning grabs you im- producer Ross Copperman (Dierks Bentley, Gabby mediately, and the sway of that chorus, I just feel Barrett) had to remotely build the performance one like it’s this good, two-stepping-feel song.” or two tracks at a time. Drummer Nir Z and bassist “Whiskey and Rain” is the result of an old-school Tony Lucido laid down the foundation together songwriting arrangement, too. Josh Thompson with Copperman listening in via Zoom. Copperman (“Drowns the Whiskey,” “One Margarita”) authored sewed in the keyboard parts himself and had guitarist it roughly two years ago with Jesse Frasure (“Dirt On Ilya Toshinsky add in his contributions on his own. My Boots,” “Remember You Young”) at the Rhythm Despite the isolation, the musicians were able to House publishing operation near Nashville’s muster enough energy that the track sounds as if it fairgrounds. The room was less crowded than the were cut live. typical 2020 co-write, and fewer people led to fewer “There’s definitely a magic that happens in the stu- doubts about the work. dio when everyone’s together,” says Copperman. “But RAY “I find the smoothest writes are two-way writes,” I feel like when you have a vision and you know how observes Frasure. “You just go, ‘Do you like this?’ to attack a song, I think we nailed this one like that.” And they go, ‘Yeah.’ Then you move on. There’s not a third party going, ‘Well, Ray recorded his final vocals at the home of his tour manager, Luke Reyn- what if we did this angle?’ ” olds, who served as engineer while the artist cut five takes of “Whiskey and Frasure came to the appointment with a handful of musical ideas, and Rain” for Copperman to work with. Ray did extra advance preparation, ex- Thompson gravitated to a midtempo one with a curvy signature lick. The pecting that the alternative arrangement would present some obstacles. “Whiskey and Rain” phrase fit nicely with that musical hook, and they used it “It is weird — hell, we’re singing in the damn front part of the house,” says to launch the chorus, quickly following it with a “comin’ down, comin’ down” Ray. “I didn’t see any of the band members when we recorded. So I just tried afterthought that became a secondary hook, though it filled up enough space to focus and learn as much as I can on that song so when I go in, all I have to that it threatened to create a breathing problem. do is handle that lyric and really hear what we’re singing.” “Not a lot of gaps there,” concedes Frasure. Copperman contributed the background vocals, and as he developed mixes, The chorus carried out the liquid nature of the title, both the bourbon and Ray decided it needed a fiddle to increase its traditional country flavor. Jenee the weather helping to “wash away the past.” Pieces of the melody intertwined Fleenor did the honors, sneaking in after the two-minute mark and taking with the sig lick, then pulled away, then intertwined again. It represented an prominence at the down chorus. addictive musical dance, even if the guy in the song was forced to dance alone. “She was phenomenal,” says Copperman. “It sounded like perfection.” Once that stanza was completed, the writers backed up to the opening lines In the end, “Whiskey and Rain” blends several eras of country. Lucido’s of the first verse, referencing a downpour on the tin roof and a Black Label bass grooves like Ronnie Milsap’s 1981 crossover “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over brand to hint at the eventual title. And once they established the singer as the Me.” The overall sound is as melodic and easy-going as a 1990s David Lee sole occupant of his honky-tonk living room, they inserted that important Murphy single. And the hooky signature lick stamps it in the same way that observation: Misery loves company. the instrumental riff IDs Billy Currington’s 2009 hit “Don’t.” “I just thought that was a cool line that basically summed up the whole “If I had to play one song for somebody and go, ‘Hey, here’s the thing — the company of the rain, the whiskey — and just kind of setting up representation of my record all on one song,’ it would be ‘Whiskey and Rain’ that mood,” notes Frasure. because there’s so many different influences that you’re going to hear in The second verse turned the protagonist’s pain into a hangover and ambled this album,” says Ray. “I feel like ‘Whiskey and Rain’ has elements of the its way toward a repeat of the chorus. Before it was all over, they repurposed ’80s, has elements of the ’70s, has elements of the ’90s. It really does bring the “Misery loves company” line, bringing it out to set up a final down chorus, it all together.” a subdued section that sets up the song’s conclusion. “Whiskey and Rain” tied Luke Combs for the second-most-added single Frasure tweaked the demo with a sibilant, ’80s-pop drum sound and light, in conjunction with the Country Airplay chart dated Nov. 10, and lives on the

flute-tinted piano chords, and Thompson delivered the vocal, confirming in Nov. 17 list at No. 58, making itself at home with 59 other current country titles. HAGWELL SEAN the process that the “comin’ down, comin’ down” section was going to work. Misery loves company. BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 15 OF 17 Country Airplay Index

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Music Hubbard, B.Kelley, C.Crowder, D.A.Garcia, J.Miller) 22 SINGLE SATURDAY NIGHT Round Hill Songs AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY Peermusic Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Publishing, SESAC (N.Galyon, II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP/Relative Music III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, B.Johnson, N.Moon) 32 LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO BMG Platinum Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (B.Kinney, J.Thompson) 11 Songs US, BMI/Kailey’s Dream, BMI/Blue Corolla Inc., BMI/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Art In The Fodder THE GOOD ONES GBF Music Global, BMI/Sony/ Oklahoma, SESAC/Feel Your Creative Pulse Music, Music, BMI/Hark Molman Songs, BMI/BMG Platinum ALL NIGHT All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/Trampy ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/ SESAC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Songs Songs US, BMI/Ju Jettsu Music, BMI (A.Gorley, M.W.Hardy, McCauley, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Songstein BMG Blue, BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim Of Home Team Music, BMI/Tunes Of TrailerParker, BMI (R. M.L.Holman) 48 Publishing, ASCAP/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/ McCormick, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl Dickerson, C.Brown, P.Welling) 1 Patriot Games Publishing, ASCAP/DTCM Ave, ASCAP (J. House, BMI (G.Barrett, E.Landis, J.McCormick, Z.Kale) 30 SOMEBODY LIKE THAT Oven Music Inc., Osborne, T.J. Osborne, A.DeRoberts) 28 LOVIN’ ON YOU Big Music Machine, BMI/50 Egg BMI/Ziggys Z Music, SESAC/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, GOOD TIME W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/MV2 Music, SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (T.Arts, A.Kline, ALL OF THE BOYS Bare Feet Publishing LLC, Publishing, SESAC/Here Comes The Boom Music, BMI/ BMI/Larkin Hill Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane A.M.Cruz) 24 BMI/Day For The Dead Publishing, SESAC (C.D.Jones, Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Stay Z.Brown) 55 Anna Moon Publishing, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Creative Music, BMI/Works Of RHA, BMI/Sony/ATV Tree STARTING OVER I Wrote These Songs, ASCAP/WC Joshua Murty Publishing, ASCAP/Mark Trussell Music, Publishing, BMI (L.Combs, T.Archer, R.M.L.Fulcher, J.McNair) 7 Music Corp., ASCAP/Straight Six Music, BMI/Wixen Music ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ ASCAP/Future Heartbeat Publishing, ASCAP (N.Moon, Publishing, BMI (C.Stapleton, M.Henderson) 18 Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, J.Minton, A.Moon, J.Murty, M.Trussell) 19 M   ASCAP/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry T   Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane GOT WHAT I GOT Peertunes, Ltd., SESAC/ MADE FOR YOU Plaid Flag Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold MTNoize, SESAC/Peermusic III, Ltd., BMI/Alexander Tree Publishing, BMI/Dixie Stars Music, ASCAP/Son Of a THIS IS US KMR II GT Publishing Limited, BMI/ Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 26 Palmer Songs, BMI/MV2 Music, BMI/Hits Like Hurricane, Carl Music, ASCAP/HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc., Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/ BMI (M.Tyler, A.Palmer, T.Archer) 8 ASCAP (B.Davis, J.Hyde, N.A.Medley) 40 Big Loud Mountain, BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Georgia B   Song Vibez, ASCAP/We-Volve Music, ASCAP/WC Music H   MEMORY I DON’T MESS WITH Love Corp., ASCAP/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Sparko Phone BEERS AND SUNSHINE Sony/ATV Accent, Cannons Publishing, SESAC/W.C.M. 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Rosen, B.F.Tursi, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 49 Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/New Writers Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Music, BMI (R.Counts, C   LLC, ASCAP/Built On Rock Music, ASCAP (M.Beeson, NEXT GIRL Smackborne Music, ASCAP/Sony/ATV M.W.Hardy, J.Mitchell) 50 J.Osborne, A.Shamblin) 20 Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Warner Geo Met Ric CHAMPAGNE NIGHT WC Music Corp., ASCAP/ Music, GMR/Tempo Investments, GMR/Smackwood WHERE I FIND GOD Warner-Tamerlane Haywoodja Cut That Song, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane I   Music, GMR/For The Kids Gold, ASCAP/BMG Gold Songs, Publishing Corp., BMI/Make It Better Music, BMI/Sony/ Publishing Corp., BMI/RADIOBULLETSPublishing, ASCAP (C.Pearce, S.McAnally, J.Osborne) 42 ATV Tree Publishing, BMI (L.Fleet, C.R.Harrington) 60 BMI/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ IF IT WASN’T FOR TRUCKS Peermusic III, Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS Ltd., BMI/Sullivan S Guns Music, BMI/Back 40 Publishing NOBODY Curb Congregation Songs, SESAC/Good WHISKEY AND RAIN Warner-Tamerlane JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean International, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Vibes, Good Times Music, SESAC/Curb Songs, ASCAP/ Publishing Corp., BMI/Telemitry Rhythm House Music, Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot BMI (R.Green, Erik Dylan, R.Montana) 59 Songs Of Riser House, BMI (D.Scott, M.Alderman, D.Wilson) BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ 27 BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (J.Frasure, J.Thompson) 58 G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED Beats Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo And Banjos, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Shay O   WINE, BEER, WHISKEY Razor And Tie Music Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner Mooney Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Publishing, BMI/Tofer The Musical, BMI/Warner- Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ BMI/Eastman Pond Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Silent Desert Music, Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, Songs US, BMI/Bad Robot Music, BMI (D.Smyers, S.Mooney, ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass BMI/Self Made Entertainment, BMI (T.Brown, K.Fairchild, ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown S.M.Douglas, J.G.Evigan) 12 Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, S.McConnell, K.Schlapman, P.Sweet, J.Westbrook) 41 Global Two, GMR (D.Haywood, C.Kelley, H.Scott, P.Conroy, Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, E.R.Dean, A.DeRoberts, T.A.Gemza, S.McAnally, M.R.Merlo, J.Mitchell) 5 R.B.Tedder, D.Thomson) 14 J   WORSHIP YOU Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/ Kane Brown Music, BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP/AIX ONE OF THEM GIRLS Caleb’s College Fund, D   JUST ABOUT OVER YOU Scilla’s Song Shop Publishing, ASCAP/Kobalt Group Music Publishing, Publising, BMI/91 Dogs Publishing, BMI/Emily Kroll ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Big Blue Nation SESAC/McGinntellectual Property, SESAC/True Blue Music, ASCAP (P.Block, S.Jones, E.K.Kroll) 43 Music, ASCAP/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Round Works, SESAC/Krispy Pork Gang, BMI (K.Brown, A.Izquierdo, DEAR RODEO Songs From The Couch, BMI/Cori’s Hill Compositions, BMI/Love Cannons Publishing, M.J.McGinn, Charlie Handsome) 47 Daddy’s Publishing, BMI (D.Couch, C.D.Johnson) 45 JUST THE WAY Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/JM SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC (A.Gorley, B.Johnson, Thomas Music, BMI/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, ASCAP/Kevin D.Davidson, L.Brice) 2 Y   DOWN TO ONE Play It Again Entertainment, BMI/ Bard Music, ASCAP/Margetts Road Music, ASCAP/Nolan Kyle Fishman Music, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/ W. Sipe Music, ASACP  29 ONE TOO MANY Kobalt Songs Music Publishing YOU TIME Dagum Music, BMI/Spirit Two Nashville, Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Memory Days, SESAC/Curb (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe)  LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Wordspring Music, SESAC/W.C.M. Music Corp., SESAC (K. ASCAP/Fluid Tunes, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ L   Inc., BMI/Reservoir 416, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing Fishman, D.Davidson, J.Ebach) 23 (D.H.Davidsen, P.Wallevik, M.H.Hansen, J.Norton, C.Tighe) 34 LLC, ASCAP (S.McCreery, F.Rogers, A.Eshuis) 57 P   BILLBOARD COUNTRY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9, 2020 | PAGE 16 OF 17 Hot Country Songs Index

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Sipe Music, ASACP (M.Thomas, K.Bard, N.W.Sipe) 29 III, Ltd., BMI/Whiskey Tub Music, BMI/Big Music Machine, FOREVER AFTER ALL Big Music Machine, L   SETTLING DOWN Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/ BMI/Two Laine Collections, BMI (B.Kinney, J.Thompson) 15 BMI/50 Egg Music, BMI/Straight Dimes Publishing, BMI/ Pink Dog Publishing, BMI/Emileon Songs, BMI/Songs Works For RHA Music, BMI/Rowdy Rob Music, BMI/Sony/ LADY Super Big Music, ASCAP/Caliville Publishing, Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Songs Of ALL NIGHT All The Kings Pens, ASCAP/Trampy ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/Oak Tree Swing Publishing, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood Music Inc., BMI/EMI April Music, Universal, Inc., BMI/Wrucke For You Publishing, BMI (M. McCauley, ASCAP/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Songstein BMI (L.Combs, D.Parker, R.Williford) 2 Inc., ASCAP/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/Nite Lambert, L.Dick, N. Hemby) 43 Publishing, ASCAP/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/ Writer Music, ASCAP (B.Young, R.Copperman, J.M.Nite) 30 Patriot Games Publishing, ASCAP/DTCM Ave, ASCAP (J. G   SHALLOW Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BMI/Warner-Barham Osborne, T.J. Osborne, A.DeRoberts) 35 LIL BIT Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb Publishing, Music LLC, BMI/SG Songs Worldwide, BMI/Warner-Olive GONE Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/A Boy BMI/Round Hill Works, BMI/Sony/ATV Accent, ASCAP/Pile Music LLC, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Concord ALMOST MAYBES Ole Red Cape Songs, ASCAP/ Named Ford, BMI/Ben There Wrote That Publishing, Of Schmidt Songs, ASCAP/The Money Tree Vibez, ASCAP/ Publishing, BMI/Zelig Publishing, BMI/Stephaniesays Jordan Davis Music, ASCAP/Anthem Entertainment, BMI/Artist 101 Publishing Group, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI (T.Hubbard, Music, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/White ASCAP/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Telemitry Music Publishing America, Inc., BMI/Hits From The Tape J.M.Schmidt, B.Redferrin, C.Haynes, Jr.) 50 Bull Music Group, BMI/Downtown DMP Songs, BMI Rhythm House Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Room, BMI/Round Hill Compositions, BMI/W.C.M. Music (S.G.Germanotta, M.D.Ronson, A.Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt) 39 Publishing Corp., BMI/BIRB Music, ASCAP/BMG Gold Corp., SESAC/Niko Moon Publishing, SESAC (N.Galyon, LONG LIVE Big Loud Mountain, BMI/T Hubb Songs, ASCAP (J.Davis, J.Frasure, H.Lindsey) 25 B.Johnson, N.Moon) 40 Publishing, BMI/Pranch Ringle Music, BMI/Round SOMEBODY LIKE THAT Oven Music Inc., Hill Works, BMI/WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Big Crowd BMI/Ziggys Z Music, SESAC/Tunes Of Big Deal Music, B   THE GOOD ONES GBF Music Global, BMI/Sony/ Publishing, ASCAP/Georgia Song Vibez, ASCAP/Spirit SESAC/Songs Of Porterfied Music, SESAC (T.Arts, A.Kline, ATV Tree Publishing, BMI/BMG Platinum Songs US, BMI/ BEERS AND SUNSHINE Sony/ATV Accent, Two Music Inc., ASCAP/4TheKidz Music, ASCAP/Spirit A.M.Cruz) 36 ASCAP/GrowingMusic Publishing, ASCAP/EMI Blackwood BMG Blue, BMI/Fox Landis Lyrics, BMI/Songs Of Jim Vault Songs, ASCAP/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Music Inc., BMI/Iris In The Sky With Diamonds, BMI/WC McCormick, BMI/Sony/ATV Countryside, BMI/Revinyl BMI/Jack 10 Publishing, BMI/Songs Of The Corn, BMI (T. 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Publishing, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Universal Music Corp., ASCAP/Between the Pines, LLC, Music, ASCAP (R.Copperman, J.Osborne, M.Jenkins) 10 Work, BMI/Legends Of Magic Mustang Music, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC (D.Schneider, M.Lotten, R.Clawson, J.T.Wilson) 28 Publishing Corp., BMI/RADIOBULLETSPublishing, BMI/ ASCAP/BIPOD, ASCAP/Spirit Two Nashville, ASCAP/Miller HAPPY DOES Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., WC Music Corp., ASCAP/Haywoodja Cut That Song, Crow Music, ASCAP/Kyler’s Kinda Night, ASCAP/Songs BMI/Murphy The Wolf Music, BMI/Five Miles West Songs, MORE THAN MY HOMETOWN Relative ASCAP/W.C.M. 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Music Corp., SESAC/EKT Publishing, SESAC/ Rhythm House Music, BMI/Songs Of Roc Nation Music, BMI/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., BMI/Round Hill ONE BEER Relative Music Group, BMI/BIRB Music, SESAC/McGinntellectual Property, SESAC/True Blue Sllaight Music Publishing, SOCAN/Round Hill Songs BLS ASCAP/New Writers Of Sea Gayle Music, BMI/West Pass Works, SESAC/Krispy Pork Gang, BMI  JV, ASCAP/Songs Of Universal, Inc., BMI/Dat Damn Dean Songs II, ASCAP/Caleb’s College Fund, ASCAP (K.Ballerini, (K.Brown, A.Izquierdo, S.Jones, H.Lindsey, J.Frasure, A.Gorley) 20 Music, BMI/Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing America, M.J.McGinn, Charlie Handsome) 42 Music, BMI/Songs In The Key Of Claire, ASCAP/Patriot Inc., BMI/BMG Gold Songs, ASCAP  Games Publishing, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/ (M.W.Hardy, H.Lindsey, HOW THEY REMEMBER YOU Son Of Ron J.Mitchell) 7 G23 Publishing, SESAC/Eligible Music dba Songland Songs, ASCAP/Downtown DLJ Songs, ASCAP/Sony/ATV Television Publishing, SESAC/BMG Cicada, SESAC/Tempo Cross Keys Publishing, ASCAP/Smackville Music, ASCAP/ ONE OF THEM GIRLS Caleb’s College Fund, Investments, GMR/Smackwood Music, GMR/Warner Smack Songs LLC, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing ASCAP/Round Hill Songs II, ASCAP/Big Blue Nation Geo Met Ric Music, GMR/MerloJamsPublishing, ASCAP/ LLC, ASCAP/Built On Rock Music, ASCAP (M.Beeson, Music, ASCAP/Natalia’s Music Money, BMI/Round Deluge Music, ASCAP/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing LLC, J.Osborne, A.Shamblin) 31 Hill Compositions, BMI/Love Cannons Publishing, ASCAP/Write Me A Song Publishing, GMR/Downtown SESAC/W.C.M. 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CODA 30 Years Ago Joe Diffie Made Himself At ‘Home’ At No. 1 For The First Time In 1990, he led Hot Country Songs with his debut hit

On Nov. 10, 1990, Joe Diffie, then 31, became known for his unique blend Hot Country Songs, he sings, “Got my topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs of traditional country music and honky-tonk attitude from Joe Diffie; chart with his debut single, “Home.” novelty-leaning lyrics. He scored five Daddy did, too.” The song, penned by Fred Lehner Hot Country Songs No. 1s among 17 Jon Pardi will pay homage to Dif- and Andy Spooner, was released as top 10s in 35 appearances from 1990 fie by playing one of his hits dur- the launch track from Diffie’s freshman to 2004. ing the 2020 Country Music Asso- album, A Thousand Winding Roads, Diffie, who died March 29 at age 61 ciation Awards on Nov. 11. Charlie which also yielded the No. 1 single “If due to complications from COVID-19, Daniels and Kenny Rogers, both the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)” has inspired an array of country artists. of whom also died this year, will be in June 1991. In Chris Young’s 2019 hit “Raised on honored with performances as well. The Tulsa, Okla.-born Diffie Country,” which rose to No. 10 on —JIM ASKER

Diffie at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 1993 in Universal City, Calif.

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