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July 14, 2008 Issue 98 Most-Heard: July To June Pa n e l Rev i s i o n Our June 30 ranking of top artists, singles and labels for the first six months of 2008 drew some interested response. KBQI/Albuquerque and WIWF/Charleston, SC have been With awards season in full swing, many of you wanted to added to the Country Aircheck/Mediabase reporting panel. know what the top singles were over a full 12-month span. Their inclusion is effective immediately, and airplay information So as you consider your votes in a number of CMA Awards for these two new reporters will be included in next week’s CA/MB categories, we have worked with Mediabase to bring you Country chart. New weights for these and all other reporters based this list of the most-heard songs during the July 1, 2007 to on the Winter 2008 Arbitrons will appear in next week’s Country June 30, 2008 eligibility window. The top 50 songs are listed Aircheck Weekly. alphabetically on page 5, with the list of all charted songs available here. (continued on page 5) NAB Honors Country Entercom’s KBWF (The Wolf)/San Francisco was the sole Country station finalist for the2008 NAB Marconi Award in the Major Market Station of the Year category, and Gaylord’s WSM- AM/Nashville was the only Country representative in the Legendary Station group. Those are two of the more notable honorees as 12 Country stations or personalities earned 15 nominations overall. Three stations scored two each, including KITX/Hugo, OK; KOFM/Enid, OK; and KYGO/Denver. See the full nominee Glass Home: The Warner Bros./Nashville staff toast Blake list here. (CAT 7/14) Shelton’s No. 1 “Home.” The Dom was sent over by the touring Shelton, who could not attend. Pictured (l-r, rear), Kelli Cashiola, Radio News Brandon Blackstock, Bill Bennett, Scott Hendricks, Nancy Tunick • Syndication: John Rich will guest host American Country and Kristen Williams; (l-r, front) are Danielle Taylor and April Countdown with Kix Brooks this weekend (July 19-20). Johnson. The song is A&R chief Hendricks’ first No. 1 with the label.

July 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 • Kudos: Winners of 2008 Edward R. Murrow Awards will be honored at the RTNDA Awards Dinner October 13 in New York. My Tu n e s : Mu s i c Th a t Sh a p e d My Li f e Radio: Small Market category Country winners include KFDI- FM/Wichita for Overall Excellence and Spot Coverage and Warner Bros. Director/National Promotion Bob Reeves discusses his five most important WMSI/Jackson, MS for Sports Reporting. songs, albums or concerts: 1. David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust: The first tune Music Biz 101 that made me realize I had my own taste. For Stephen Cochran today (7/14) premiered the new web years I pretended to like the Doors, Loggins based video game Thinkin’ I’m Drinkin’, named for his current & Messina and the junk my older brother single. The game allows fans to challenge him to a drinking listened to. The album, The Rise & Fall Ziggy contest. Players must be 21+ and can upload a picture of Stardust, helped me forge my personal musical themselves and make their own avatars. Play it at www. tastes through the years. Everything I like now thinkinimdrinkin.com. somehow harkens back to one of the songs on that album. 2. Ramones/Blitzkrieg Bop: Sparked my imagination and super- Industry News charged my youth! I was 16 and so into the NYC punk scene after Producer James Stroud is the creative force behind Sounds hearing them, then going to to see them. It led to my love for guitars Of The Season by the Stroudavarious Orchestra. The Christmas and tempo. Before they broke up and subsequently began to die off, I’d album will be available via QVC beginning July 25. Stroud seen the band live nearly 100 times and forged my fandom for dozens tapped A-team Nashville session of bands from the Dictators to Rancid, from the Dead Boys to the Clash. players for the 10-cut collection 3. Steve Wariner/Lynda: After switching from rock/pop to Country radio, of seasonal favorites. this was the first record I added at WPTR/Albany completely of my own Eric Church has extended volition, without anyone else’s input. After a year or so of supervised his songwriting and publishing music directorship along with a PM drive airshift I’d fallen into the agreement with programmer’s chair. The following Monday I put this record in our system Sony/ATV -- a shoebox with 5x7 cards corresponding to the carts from which we Nashville. played all our music. Turns out that I’d befriend the song’s writer after my CMT Can You Duet? move to Nashville. Pat McLaughlin and his lovely wife Sally are pals of contestants and twin sisters mine and my wife now. Kate and Kacey Coppolla have 4. Dixie Chicks/There’s Your Trouble: My first ever No. 1 record with signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records. any label, anywhere. Several more were to follow, but your first is always The Nashville Songwriters Association International the most important. Man, those girls sure made my life great for about is hosting its 2008 Song Camp 102 July 20-22. Songwriters five years there! Jason Blume, Tim Johnson, Brent Baxnter, Charley Stefl 5. Big & Rich/Lost In This Moment: My first No. 1 record with Warner and Chuck Jones are among the faculty that covers everything Bros. It was also the first single I worked start to finish for the label. from handling rejection to getting a publishing deal. More info at • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: A whole Michael Buble album. Since Blake recorded “Home,” I’ve heard Michael’s events.nashvillesongwriters.com. version, but nothing else. I’m told he’s amazing live and know he’s Destiny Media, which distributes music to radio via its a terrific singer, but that’s never been my cup of tea. Hell, I’m still Play MPE unit, reported record Q3 revenues for (March- astounded that I listen to mostly country music. May ‘08), and now anticipates profitability by Q1 (Sept.-Nov.) • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: This might cause The Vancouver-based company plans more domestic and a riot, but I don’t get the Beatles. I recognize that they made history, but international major label deals and expects to expand further into I’ve never really enjoyed anything of theirs. Canada. A new Clipstream hosted • An album you listened to incessantly: Recently, Flogging Molly’s system for both audio and video Float and Artic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. content will launch by September. In history, see question No. 1.

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Tuesday (7/15) - the late Cowboy Copas, Linda Ronstadt, Debbie Brazier, Traci Samczyk, Jeff Winfield ([email protected])

Wednesday (7/16) - J. J. Lester, Ronny Robbins, Keni Thomas, Todd Cassetty ([email protected]), Linda Patridge Thursday (7/17) - the late Red Sovine, Aaron Clark, Dawnette Faucett, Dale Libby, Mary Vyrostek Friday (7/18) - Elizabeth Cook, Ricky Skaggs, Mark Jones, Kara Rosen, Todd Wilke Saturday (7/19) - George Hamilton IV, Kelly Shiver, Danny Hall, Nick Hunter ([email protected]), Denise LaRocca, Sherod Robertson Sunday (7/20) - Radney Foster, Julianne Hough, T. G. Sheppard, Cliff Blake ([email protected]), Kirk Boyer, Kim Carnes, Tom McHugh, Terry Wakefield ([email protected]) Monday (7/21) - Paul Brandt, Brad Mates (Emerson Drive), Bill Catino ([email protected]), Sidney Cox

Chart Chat Congrats to Columbia/Nashville VP/Promotion Jimmy Rector, Dir./National Promotion David Friedman and their entire promotion team on placing a trio of songs inside the Top 10. Singles by Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert and Keith Anderson provided a Top 10 hat-trick for the imprint -- a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in almost 11 years. Columbia’s magic comes in the midst of a pretty good roll for Sony BMG, which placed four songs in the June 30 Top 5 (and six of the Top 10); four singles in the July 7 Top 5; and, three tunes in this week’s Top 5. A tip of the hat to the VP-Four – Arista’s Skip Bishop, BNA’s Bryan Frasher, Columbia’s Rector and RCA’s Keith Gale – and their respective crews. Gig Alerts • Equity VP/Promotion David Haley is seeking a Midwest rep and can be reached at 615-695-2350 or at dhaley@ equitymusicgroup.com. • Robbins/Nashville VP/Promotion Tony Benken is looking for someone with Southeast, Midwest or West experience to fill his open regional position. Reach him at 615-320-1990 or tony@ robbinsnashville.com. • Clear Channel SVP/Programming Clay Hunnicutt is looking for a WUBL/Atlanta Cledus T. & The T Party co-host. Send airchecks and resumes to Clear Channel HR, 1819 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309. Artist News The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host a biographical exhibit, Kitty Wells: Queen Of Country Music Presented by GAC, for 10 months beginning August 15. Opening weekend festivities include an Kitty Wells interview and autograph session with Wells in addition to a screening of the 1982 Showtime special A Tribute to Kitty Wells hosted by Tammy Wynette. Toby Keith and Montgomery Gentry will be among the artists on hand for CMT’s July 30 taping of Larry The Cable Guy’s Star Studded Christmas Extravaganza. The variety show

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 themed event will air November 25 on the network before going h e c k u t n t o r e s to DVD. C O : I S 7/15 Oak Ridge Boys member William Lee Golden has released Randy Travis Around The Bend (Warner Bros.) a children’s book, Noah, Didn’t It Rain?, based on the group’s Travis’ first new country album in eight years song “Didn’t It Rain.” comes in Deluxe and standard editions. Both Dierks Bentley and Emerson Drive will perform on the feature 11 tracks, with the Deluxe edition adding CCMA Awards, and Prairie Oyster, Brian Ferriman and Wes a DVD and six-month membership to Travis’ new Montgomery will be inducted into the Canadian Country online fan club. Release week has him at the Late Music Hall of Fame during Country Music Week 2008 in Show (7/15), Good Morning America (7/16), Regis Winnepeg September 5-8. & Kelly (7/17) and Today (7/18). Album titles include “Dig Two Graves,” Randy Owen’s episode of CMT.com’s Unplugged at “Every Head Bowed” and “Everything That I Own (Has Got A Dent).” Studio 330 will begin airing on the website July 15. During his Upcoming Releases: performances of “Braid My Hair,” and “Let’s Pretend We’re Strangers In The Night” Owen was joined Wade Hayes and July 22 Sugarland Love On The Inside (Mercury) Megan Mullins. Aug. 5 Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song (Mercury) Kenny Chesney will sing the National Anthem at the 2008 Heidi Newfield What Am I Waiting For (Curb) Keith Anderson C’mon! (Columbia) Tee Ball On The South Lawn All Star Game July 16 at the White House. President Bush will attend. Album release info to [email protected]. The Week’s Top Stories Full coverage of the week’s news is available in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. label after two years to join RCA/Nashville as Mgr./Regional Promotion. She picks up the region left vacant by Matt Galvin’s • XM Exec. VP/Programming & Broadcast move to cover Midwest promotion. Nichols can be reached at Operations Eric Logan was named EVP for [email protected]. (CAT 7/14) Chicago-based Harpo Productions. Logan • Rodale COO Steven Kalin was named EVP & COO for will oversee the organization’s radio, print Westwood One, reporting to WW1 President/CEO Thomas and retail divisions, as well as managing Beusse. (CAT 7/14) talent relations across all Harpo’s platforms. • Peg Broadcasting launched Country WOWC/McMinnville, He’s also charged with expanding digital and TN this morning (7/14). Sister WOWF/Crossville, TN PD mobile initiatives including working with Eric Logan Josh Brandon adds programming responsibility for the new Harpo Development on the upcoming series station. Citadel WKDF/Nashville MD/night jock Billy Harper Dr. Oz. (CAT 7/9) has joined for mornings, former Top 40 WKXD personality • Veteran promotion exec Tom Moran was hired as VP/ Donnie “Boomer” Andrews for afternoons and current Promotion & Marketing for Nine North Records. Reach Moran sister AC WPBX/Crossville, TN midday jock Roxie will be at 615-377-9199, 615-429-2337 (cell) or tom@ninenorthmail. voicetracking the same shift at WOWC. (CAT 7/14) com. (CAT 7/10) • Former KDMG/Burlington, IA PD/morning host Shotgun • Robbins/Nashville Southeast rep Heather Propper was hired Steve Kelly has joined WKAK/Albany, GA as PD/afternoons. to work the same region for Equity, replacing Jeff Davis, who He replaces Dotty Davis. (CAT 7/14) jumped to Big Machine to replace Bobby Young, who’s now at • Columbia Radio Group’s WWNU/Columbia, SC PD Rick Country Thunder/Permian. (CAT 7/8) Taylor exited the station and will not be replaced. Reach Taylor • Midas Dir./West Coast Promotion Stacy Nichols left the at 832-746-2662 or mailto:[email protected]. (CAT 7/14)

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 5 Top 50 Most Heard (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008) A Different World/BUCKY OC VINGTON Our Song/TAYLOR SWIFT All My Friends Say/LUKE BRYAN Picture To Burn/TAYLOR SWIFT All-American Girl/CARRIE UNDERWOOD Proud Of The House We Built/BROOKS & DUNN As If/SARA EVANS Ready, Set, Don’t Go/BILLY RAY & MILEY CYRUS Because Of You/REBA MCENTIRE w/K. CLARKSON Shiftwork/KENNY CHESNEY Cleaning This Gun (Come On...)/RODNEY ATKINS Small Town Southern Man/ALAN JACKSON Don’t Blink/KENNY CHESNEY So Small/CARRIE UNDERWOOD Every Day/RASCAL FLATTS Stay/SUGARLAND Everybody/KEITH URBAN Stealing Cinderella/CHUCK WICKS Fall/CLAY WALKER Take Me There/RASCAL FLATTS Firecracker/JOSH TURNER Teardrops On My Guitar/TAYLOR SWIFT Free And Easy (Down The Road..)/DIERKS BENTLEY These Are My People/RODNEY ATKINS How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls/GEORGE STRAIT Watching Airplanes/GARY ALLAN I Saw God Today/GEORGE STRAIT What Do Ya Think About That/MONTGOMERY GENTRY I Told You So/KEITH URBAN What Kinda Gone/CHRIS CAGLE If You’re Reading This/TIM MCGRAW Winner At A Losing Game/RASCAL FLATTS I’m Still A Guy/BRAD PAISLEY Wrapped/GEORGE STRAIT International Harvester/CRAIG MORGAN You’re Gonna Miss This/TRACE ADKINS It’s Good To Be Us/BUCKY COVINGTON Just Got Started Lovin’ You/JAMES OTTO Tu b e Ch e c k Laughed Until We Cried/JASON ALDEAN Tuesday 7/15 - Montgomery Gentry, Live with Regis & Kelly (syndicated); Letter To Me/BRAD PAISLEY Randy Travis, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS). Livin’ Our Love Song/JASON MICHAEL CARROLL Wednesday 7/16 - Randy Travis, Good Morning America (ABC). Lost In This Moment/BIG & RICH Thursday 7/17 - Jewel, Crook & Chase (RFD-TV); Randy Travis, Live with Love Don’t Live Here/LADY ANTEBELLUM Regis & Kelly (syndicated). Love Is A Beautiful Thing/PHIL VASSAR Friday 7/18 - Randy Travis, Today (NBC). Love Me If You Can/TOBY KEITH Saturday 7/19 - Josh Turner, Steve Wariner, Tift Merritt, Mel Tillis, Opry Lucky Man/MONTGOMERY GENTRY Live (GAC). More Than A Memory/GARTH BROOKS Sunday 7/20 - Brooks & Dunn, CMA Celebrity Closeup (GAC). Never Wanted Nothing More/KENNY CHESNEY Monday 7/21 - Sugarland, Masters Series (GAC). Nothin’ Better To Do/LEANN RIMES Online/BRAD PAISLEY ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 14, 2008 Chart Page 1

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

3 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 14425 862 4837 259 36.429 2.06 121 0 1 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 14032 107 4648 7 36.087 0.792 121 0 5 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 11807 806 4034 254 29.081 2.135 121 0 2 4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 11553 -2164 3805 -714 30.123 -4.595 121 0 7 5 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 11527 670 3944 333 28.553 1.053 121 0

10 6 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 10859 1190 3529 384 26.719 2.211 121 0 9 7 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 10455 700 3368 208 26.717 1.811 120 0 8 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 10104 284 3401 115 23.712 0.759 118 1 11 9 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 9678 709 3244 225 24.533 1.602 118 1 6 10 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 9500 -1377 3232 -374 22.797 -3.599 121 0 12 11 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 8035 217 2855 75 20.084 0.634 118 0 14 12 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 7730 462 2550 136 18.305 1.657 118 2 13 13 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 7625 282 2576 116 18.437 1.022 119 1 15 14 REBA MCENTIRE/Every Other Weekend (MCA) 7296 122 2491 25 18 0.674 115 0 17 15 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 7294 410 2452 170 16.826 1.073 118 2

21 16 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 4 6491 959 2223 283 15.787 1.289 112 2 20 17 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 6369 661 2064 208 15.587 1.907 112 1 18 18 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 6259 403 2076 128 14.897 0.873 115 2

25 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 5966 1624 1935 509 14.797 4.015 115 8 16 20 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 5912 -1178 2043 -404 13.528 -3.184 117 0 19 21 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep... (Arista) 5765 -28 1906 -2 12.919 -0.248 116 2 22 22 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 5565 727 1816 254 13.364 2.213 110 7 23 23 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol) 5076 410 1668 104 12.003 1.059 106 6 24 24 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 4631 250 1551 53 10.404 0.804 101 5

28 25 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 4 3998 1033 1278 299 9.414 2.462 103 18

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

26 26 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 3767 263 1271 106 7.963 0.503 100 1 27 27 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 3336 212 1181 93 7.449 0.765 95 2

39 28 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 3106 1715 985 504 7.633 4.029 94 28 31 29 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 2774 184 906 37 6.636 0.823 83 3 30 30 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 2615 13 965 20 5.556 0.384 85 1 35 31 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 2212 374 797 141 4.37 1.089 80 5 33 32 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 2101 185 743 39 4.411 0.57 72 9 32 33 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 1987 -2 731 -3 3.796 -0.278 69 0 37 34 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 1969 368 641 120 3.929 0.729 65 6 45 35 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic/CO5) 1846 867 567 238 4.524 2.12 37 21 38 36 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 1592 69 640 18 3.06 0.085 61 2 36 37 RODNEY ATKINS/Invisibly Shaken (Curb) 1586 -43 590 -27 3.223 -0.197 65 1 41 38 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 1420 124 532 41 2.744 0.236 59 2 42 39 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 1354 207 417 74 3.035 0.388 43 2 40 40 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 1299 -90 412 -13 3.043 -0.157 39 1 43 41 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 1243 128 396 32 2.068 0.427 52 2 44 42 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 1187 131 399 5 2.203 0.24 38 1 47 43 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 1142 197 254 64 2.708 0.375 24 9 46 44 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 1097 142 382 58 2.215 0.338 40 1 48 45 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 911 43 337 18 1.989 0.082 35 0 49 46 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 889 170 339 65 1.505 0.27 34 3 Debut 47 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 816 143 330 48 1.393 0.205 41 4 50 48 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 811 113 287 48 1.695 0.308 33 5 Debut 49 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 809 156 274 46 1.594 0.232 38 5 Debut 50 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 637 572 186 156 1.6 1.451 27 25

©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com Chart Page 2 July 14, 2008 Country Aircheck Chart Info Chart Page 3 Aircheck Add Leaders Activator Top Point Gainers TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 558 4 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 27 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 527 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 25 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 476 4 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/CO5/Atlantic) 21 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 460 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 17 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 412 4 BILLY CURRINGTON/Don't (Mercury) 16 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 351 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 16 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 284 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 15 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 251 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 243 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 9 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 204 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 8 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 8 Activator Top Spin Gainers TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 380 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 327 Aircheck Top Point Gainers TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 305 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 1715 4 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 274 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 1624 4 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 204 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 1190 4 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 188 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 1033 4 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 187 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 959 4 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 182 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic/CO5) 867 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 170 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 862 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 124 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 806 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 727 Vi d e o Ad d s KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 709 CMT CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny & June (Curb) Aircheck Top Spin Gainers JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 509 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 504 CMT Pure HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny & June (Curb) TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 384 DAN TYMINSKI/Wheels (Rounder) SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 333 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 299 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 283 GAC ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 259 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Universal/Republic) WHITNEY DUNCAN/When I Said I Would (Warner Bros.) BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 254 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny & June (Curb) JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 254 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic/CO5) 238

Aircheck Activity Ad d Da t e s RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) Moves 48*- 45*; 911 points, 337 spins; 0 ADDS JULY 21 JEFF BATES/Riverbank (Black River) LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) Randy Owen/Like I Never Broke Her Heart (BBR) Moves 49*- 46*; 889 points, 339 spins CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (Arista) 3 ADDS: KJUG, WIRK*, WYPY JULY 28 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) JUSTIN MOORE/Back That Thing Up (Valory) Enters at 47*; 816 points, 330 spins 4 ADDS: KKBQ*, KMLE*, KNIX, WBEE AUGUST 4 Billy Ray Cyrus/Somebody Said A Prayer (Lyric Street) ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) Moves 50*- 48*: 811 points, 287 spins 5 ADDS: KDRK, KTOM, WGGY, WPAW, WYNK JEWEL/I Do (Valory) Enters at 49*; 809 points, 274 spins 5 ADDS: KBWF, KUZZ, WGGY, WWQM, WYPY Aircheck Top Recurrents KENNY CHESNEY/Better As A Memory (BNA) 9423 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) Enters at 50*; 637 points, 186 spins BRAD PAISLEY/I'm Still A Guy (Arista) 8958 25 ADDS INCLUDING: KEEY*, KMPS*, KNCI*, KNTY*, KSOP, KUSS, JAMES OTTO/Just Got Started Lovin' You (Warner Bros.) 8640 WGH, WKHX*, WMIL, WUBE CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Last Name (19/Arista) 7129 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) TRACE ADKINS/You're Gonna Miss This (Capitol) 7083 609 points, 231 spins GEORGE STRAIT/I Saw God Today (MCA) 6596 1 ADD: WWGR LADY ANTEBELLUM/Love Don't Live Here (Capitol) 5058 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don’t Do Me No Good (Columbia) PHIL VASSAR/Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Universal South) 4868 569 points, 156 spins 6 ADDS: KIXZ, WCTQ, WGH, WIVK*, WSIX, WWGR RASCAL FLATTS/Every Day (Lyric Street) 4551 CHRIS CAGLE/What Kinda Gone (Capitol) 4294 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 440 points, 167 spins 13 ADDS INCLUDING: KJJY*, KNIX, KTOM, KVOO, WOGK, WRNS*, WSOC*, WTQR, WXCY, WXTU LONESTAR/Let Me Love You (Lonestar/CO5) CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I...) (BBR) 329 points, 145 spins; 0 ADDS 401 points, 168 spins FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) 2 ADDS: KHKI*, WIVK* 316 points, 128 spins ROAD HAMMERS/Girl On The Billboard (Montage) 1 ADD: WIVK* 372 points, 152 spins HEARTLAND/Slow Down (Country Thunder) 1 ADD: KWNR 313 points, 115 spins LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 3 ADDS: WCTO, WQDR, WQYK* 366 points, 77 spins Aircheck Activity includes the top 15 songs that rank 45-50 on this week’s chart 16 ADDS INCLUDING: KBEQ, KNIX, KSON, KTOM, WBEE, WGAR, WSIX, or are those that are not charted and have a minimum of 300 airplay points and WUBE, WUBL, WXTU have shown growth in 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 July 14, 2008/Chart Page 5

LW TW Artist/Title (Label) TW Points +/- Points TW Plays +/- Plays 1 1 ALAN JACKSON/Good Time (Arista) 5193 16 3139 -8 2 2 BLAKE SHELTON/Home (Warner Bros.) 4720 -244 2879 -120 4 3 BROOKS & DUNN/Put A Girl In It (Arista) 4502 123 2757 79 7 4 SUGARLAND/All I Want To Do (Mercury) 4 4356 460 2678 274 3 5 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Back When I Knew It All (Columbia) 4254 -601 2545 -357 11 6 TAYLOR SWIFT/Should've Said No (Big Machine) 4 3894 527 2348 305 8 7 KEITH ANDERSON/I Still Miss You (Columbia) 3888 200 2369 113 10 8 KEITH URBAN/You Look Good In My Shirt (Capitol) 3719 284 2288 187 6 9 DIERKS BENTLEY/Trying To Stop Your Leaving (Capitol) 3661 -336 2298 -185 9 10 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Gunpowder & Lead (Columbia) 3472 11 2239 -3 14 11 GEORGE STRAIT/Troubadour (MCA) 4 3132 412 1819 188 12 12 GARY ALLAN/Learning How To Bend (MCA) 3090 159 1876 92 15 13 JOSH GRACIN/We Weren't Crazy (Lyric Street) 2827 161 1763 109 16 14 LOST TRAILERS/Holler Back (BNA) 2617 124 1583 89 18 15 JIMMY WAYNE/Do You Believe Me Now (Valory) 2617 202 1563 124 17 16 JASON MICHAEL CARROLL/I Can Sleep When I'm Dead (Arista) 2483 51 1425 18 19 17 DARIUS RUCKER/Don't Think I Don't Think... (Capitol) 2451 251 1501 170 13 18 JOSH TURNER f/T. YEARWOOD/Another Try (MCA) 2445 -376 1451 -304 22 19 BRAD PAISLEY/Waitin' On A Woman (Arista) 4 2359 476 1425 327 20 20 JULIANNE HOUGH/That Song In My Head (Mercury) 2241 142 1310 81 21 21 LUKE BRYAN/Country Man (Capitol ) 2178 164 1298 92 23 22 JESSICA SIMPSON/Come On Over (Columbia) 1957 204 1153 117 26 23 RASCAL FLATTS/Bob That Head (Lyric Street) 1766 351 983 182 24 24 HEIDI NEWFIELD/Johnny And June (Curb) 1660 75 963 25 25 25 JASON ALDEAN/Relentless (BBR) 1599 77 933 67 30 26 TOBY KEITH/She Never Cried In Front Of Me (Show Dog) 4 1387 558 844 380 28 27 CHUCK WICKS/All I Ever Wanted (RCA) 1256 140 710 81 27 28 CRAIG MORGAN/Love Remembers (BNA) 1180 -20 667 -3 29 29 JAMEY JOHNSON/In Color (Mercury) 922 39 482 24 33 30 BUCKY COVINGTON/I'll Walk (Lyric Street) 817 127 460 69 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com ACTIVAT OR July 14, 2008/Chart Page 6

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

32 31 LADY ANTEBELLUM/Lookin' For A Good Time (Capitol) 794 82 404 59 34 32 KELLIE PICKLER/Don't You Know You're... (19/BNA) 708 113 376 66 38 33 CRYSTAL SHAWANDA/You Can Let Go (RCA) 641 134 274 59 35 34 ERIC CHURCH/His Kind Of Money (My Kind...) (Capitol) 611 18 342 15 37 35 JO DEE MESSINA/I'm Done (Curb) 576 0 246 -1 36 36 ASHTON SHEPHERD/Sounds So Good (MCA) 575 -15 283 3 39 37 ADAM GREGORY/Crazy Days (Midas) 538 57 238 35 40 38 JAMES OTTO/For You (Warner Bros.) 516 36 235 26 43 39 RANDY HOUSER/Anything Goes (Universal South) 444 42 269 32 41 40 CHRIS YOUNG/Voices (RCA) 437 -8 191 0 42 41 ELI YOUNG BAND/When It Rains (Republic/Universal South) 432 10 226 12 44 42 GRETCHEN WILSON/Don't Do Me No Good (Columbia) 415 114 157 82 53 43 KID ROCK/All Summer Long (Top Dog/Atlantic/C05) 383 204 224 104 46 44 JEWEL/I Do (Valory) 363 84 143 36 47 45 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Fine Line (Capitol) 353 98 131 52 51 46 LEE ANN WOMACK/Last Call (MCA) 327 111 169 68 50 47 PAT GREEN/Let Me (BNA) 303 79 136 53 45 48 RISSI PALMER/No Air (1720) 281 -17 169 -7 Debut 49 CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Just A Dream (19/Arista) 281 243 226 204 55 50 MARCEL/I Love This Song (Lyric Street) 268 90 125 28 49 51 DIERKS BENTLEY f/S. BUXTON/Sweet And Wild (Capitol) 250 20 50 4 52 52 CHRIS CAGLE/No Love Songs (Capitol ) 246 58 98 11 48 53 FISHER STEVENSON/No Tomorrow Here Tonight (Big Machine) 243 5 91 4 58 54 ZAC BROWN BAND/Chicken Fried (Live Nation Artists) 194 45 116 29 Debut 55 PHIL VASSAR/I Would (Universal South) 190 146 83 55 59 56 LEE BRICE/Upper Middle Class White Trash (Curb) 175 49 109 46 57 57 SARA EVANS/Love You With All My Heart (RCA) 173 10 66 1 Debut 58 MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Roll With Me (Columbia) 170 90 34 18 56 59 CROSSIN DIXON/I Love My Old Bird Dog (& I..) (BBR) 155 -22 68 -7 -- 60 JOSHUA STEVENS/Rock 'N' Roll & Pensacola (Robbins) 140 20 63 8 ©2008 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 4=Top 5 point gainers. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com