Tuesday 15 August 2017

Country Billboard Chart News August 7, 2017

Country Billboard Chart News August 7, 2017

RIAA Certifications

Multi-Platinum = 2,000,000 plus units
Platinum = 1-million units
Gold = 500,000 units
Note: For ALBUM certifications the RIAA base their figures on the number of units SHIPPED together with, track sales and on demand audio/ video stream units and NOT based purely on traditional retail sales.
1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song streams = 10 track sales = 1 album sale.
150 on-demand streams = 1 track download

PLATINUM ALBUM
Florida Georgia Line DIG YOR ROOTS released Aug 26, 2016 | Platinum August 7, 2017 1 Million units

Multi-Platinum singles:
Billy Currington Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right released May 22, 2005 | 2 x Platinum Aug 4, 2017 2 Million units
Billy Currington People Are Crazy released Oct 14, 2008 | 2 x Platinum Aug 4, 2017 2 Million units
Keith Urban Blue Ain’t Your Color released May 6, 2016 | 2 x Platinum Aug 4, 2017 2 Million units
Luke Bryan Strip it Down released Aug 7, 2015 | 2 x Platinum Aug 4, 2017 2 Million units

Platinum singles:
Billy Currington Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer Sept 21, 2010 | Platinum Aug 4, 2017 1 Million units

Gold singles:
Keith Urban The Fighter released May 6, 2016 | Gold | Aug 7, 2017 0.5 Million
Billy Currington Don’t It released Oct 24, 2014 | Gold Aug 4, 2010 0.5 Million units
Billy Currington Love Done Gone released Sept 21, 2010 | Gold Aug 4, 2017 0.5 Million units
Billy Currington I Got A Feelin’ released Sept 30, 2003 | Gold Aug 4, 2017 0.5 Million units
Billy Currington That’s How Country Boys Roll released Oct 14, 2008 | Gold Aug 4, 2017 0.5 Million units
Chris Lane For Her released Nov 13, 2015 | Gold Aug 4, 2017 0.5 Million units
Luke Bryan Fast released Aug 7, 2015 | Gold Aug 4, 2017 0.5 Million units

In Brief: Billboard Country Charts (Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)

Country Album Chart ** No.1 (29 non-consecutive weeks) TRAVELLER Chris Stapleton
Hot Country Songs ** No.1 (26 weeks) ** “Body Like A Back Road” Sam Hunt
Country Airplay ** No.1 (2 weeks) “Do I Make You Wanna” Billy Currington
Country Digital Songs ** No.1 (26 non-consecutive weeks) ** “Body Like A Back Road” Sam Hunt

Billboard Top 200 / Country Album Chart News (Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)

The Billboard 200 chart measures multi-metric album consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

Arcade Fire claims its third straight No.1 album on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (BB200), as EVERYTHING NOW arrived atop the tally. The album, which was released July 28 through Columbia Records, earned 100,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 3, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 93,826 were in traditional album sales.
Arcade Fire previously led the chart with REFLEKTOR in 2013 and The Suburbs in 2010 -- both albums debuted at No. 1.
Everything Now is just the second rock album to lead the Billboard 200 in 2017, following Linkin Park’s One More Light (on the June 10-dated list).
Further, Arcade Fire is now the second rock band this decade with three No.1s. Linkin Park also has three leaders in the 2010s (of its six total toppers). Three other groups and bands have also logged a three No.1s in 2010s: pop vocal quintet-turned-quartet One Direction, with four; country trio Lady Antebellum, with three (Golden, Own The Night, Need You Now); country group Zac Brown Band, with three (Jekyll + Hyde, Uncaged, You Get What You Give)

Billboard Top Country Albums (Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)
Top Country Albums now ranks the most popular country albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA)).
10 digital track sales from an album = 1 track equivalent album (TEA) “sale”
1,500 on demand song streams from an album to one streaming equivalent album (SEA) “sale”.
Nielsen Music compiles the sales and streaming data. Billboard continues to publish pure album sales charts (subscription to billboard biz ), exclusively comprising Nielsen’s sales data.

Another One-Two for Stapleton As Traveller & From A Room: Volume 1 Swap Places
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER (MERCURY/ UMGN) inched up from No.38 to No.37 in its 99th week on the Billboard 200 selling 6,442 copies (down 6%, 118-week total 2,030,000). 
The album also returned to No.1 (2-1) on Top Country Albums, displacing Stapleton’s follow-up, From a Room: Volume 1 (Mercury/Universal Music Group Nashville) which slipped 1-2 (37-40 Billboard 200) selling 9,199 copies (down 10%; 13-week total 474,300). 
This was the 29th week on top for Traveller. That marked the longest run for any album since Lady Antebellum’s NEED YOU NOW had 31 weeks on top in 2010-11. It’s the longest run for an album by a male solo artist since Tim McGraw’s NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON had 29 weeks on top in 1994.

Luke Combs with THIS ONE’S FOR YOU (River House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) held at #3 (#43-42 BB200) selling 4,702 copies (0%; 9-week total 80,032).

Sam Hunt with MONTEVALLO (MCA Nashville | UMGN) rose 6-4 (#49-50 BB200) in its 129th chart frame selling 2,517 copies (1.3 million total) but boosted by multi-metric consumption.

In his second frame Lucas Hoge with DIRTY SOUTH (Rebel Engine) bucked the retail trend by climbing 12-5 (#88-51 BB200) selling 9,911 copies (up 39%, 2-week total 17,014). It was the weeks best-selling country album.

Keith Urban with RIPCORD (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville) fell 5-6 (#48-53 BB200) selling 3,655 copies (down 7%; 65-week total 635,700).
Brett Young with self-titled debut (BMLG) held rose 8-7 (#56-57 BB200) selling 3,438 copies (up 5%; 25-week total 114,500).
Florida Georgia Line with DIG YOUR ROOTS (BMLG) rose 9-8 (#57-60 BB200) selling 1,500 copies (49-week total 412,800).
Jon Pardi with California Sunrise rose 10-9 (69-69 BB200) selling 1,831 copies (up 3.5%; 59-week total 169,500).
Kane Brown with self-titled KANE BROWN (Zone 4/RCA Nashville) climbed 11-10 (#78- BB200) selling 2,528 copies (35-week total 176,200).

Outside the Top 10
Lady Antebellum with HEART BREAK (Capitol Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville), fell 7-11 (55-85 Billboard 200) selling 5,369 copies (down 12%; 8-week total 109,160).

Various Artists with Now That's What I Call Country Volume 10 (Universal Music Group) moved 15-14 (#112-119 Billboard 200) selling 6,063 copies (down 1%; 8-week total 76,288).

Joe Nichols with his 12-track NEVER GETS OLD (Red Bow Records) made a debut at No.15 (#120 Billboard 200) selling 4,827 copies.
Nichols’ new album includes the first single/title cut, written by Steve Moakler and Connie Harrington. Other tracks are “We All Carry Something,” “I’d Sing About You” and Nichols’ rendition of the 1992 Sir Mix-A-Lot hit, “Baby Got Back” featuring comedian Darren Knight.

CHART HISTORY:
CRICKETS (RedBow Records) released Oct 8, 2013, debuted at No.17 on the Billboard B200 (#3 Country) selling 15,105 copies

IT'S ALL GOOD (Show Dog-Universal Music) released on Nov 8, 2011, his seventh studio album debuted at #78 on the BB200 (#19 Country) selling 7,278 copies.


OLD THINGS NEW (Universal South) released Oct 27, 2009 his sixth studio album, debuted at No.71 on the BB200 (#15 Country) selling 7,550 copies.
REAL THINGS (Universal South) released Aug 21, 2007 made a debut at #23 BB200 (#2 Country) selling 25,829 copies
III (Universal South) released Oct 25, 2005 made a debut at #7 BB200 (#2 Country)

Critical reception for Joe Nichols’ Never Gets Old:
12 Tracks/ Time: 40:02 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com

This guy endures as one of the greatest singers in contemporary country music.” - Music Row
 “Joe brings his flawless voice to this straight forward love song and the rest of the album.” - One Country

Sounds Like Nashville (Rating: Positive) By mixing contemporary themes with traditional sounds, Joe Nichols stays true to his roots upon the release of his ninth studio album. The project is relatable and reflective as his smooth, baritone voice draws listeners in and the story-telling lyrics keep them entertained….Best described as an easy-listening album, Nichols relies on catchy melodies and familiar topics for his latest project that long-time fans will find were worth the four-year wait. .....Nichols reinvents the light-hearted song “Diamonds Makes Babies,” co-written by Chris Stapleton, Jim Beavers and Lee Thomas Miller and previously recorded by Dierks Bentley on his sixth studio album, Home. “Billy Graham’s Bible” is also recognizable, as Nichols released that track on his most recent 2013 album, Crickets....Fans both new and old will distinguish the classic sound and country radio will be delivered a new supply of fresh tracks that their listeners are guaranteed to turn their volume dial up to.  

Miranda Lambert with THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS (Vanner/ RCA Nashville/Sony Music Nashville) climbed 26-16 (169-134 BB200) selling 2,370 copies (up 35%; 37-week total 376,600).

Maren Morris with HERO (Columbia Nashville) held at #19 (#141-140 Billboard 200) selling 1,582 copies (down 7%; 61-week total 241,700).
Zac Brown Band with WELCOME HOME (Southern Ground/Elektra/Atlantic Group) fell 16-25 (123-167 BB200) selling 3,000 copies (12-week total 248,500).

Outside the Top 25
In her second week Sara Evans with WORDS (Born to Fly Records) fell 4-39 selling 2,901 copies (down 70%; 2-week total 12,775)
In their second week Parmalee with 27861 (Stoney Creek | BBMG) fell off the top 50 selling 1,200 copies (2-week total 5,000) after a debut at #22.  

FALLING SHORT of Top 50:
On the Country Album Sales list (pure sales; old methodology)

Logan Mize with COME BACK ROAD (Big Yellow Dog; Amazon UK - Amazon.com) made a debut at #20 on Country Album sales selling 1,600 copies.
Leading with first single “Ain’t Always Pretty,” written by Brett and Brad Warren, Chris Stevens and Lance Miller, Mize’s 12-track project also includes three co-writes and was produced by Dan Agee.

Margo Price with her surprise 4 track EP WEAKNESS (EP; Third Man Records LLC.) made a debut at #49 selling 600 copies (total 900).


Billboard Hot Country Songs 
(Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)
On Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart - which blends:
a) All-format airplay, as monitored by BDS
b) Sales, as tracked by Nielsen SoundScan and
c) Streaming, (tracked by Nielsen BDS from such services as Spotify, Muve, Slacker, Rhapsody, Rdio and Xbox Music, among others) according to BDS it results in:

Sam Hunt with “Body Like a Back Road” led Hot Country Songs for a record-extending 26th week. It broke another record when “Body” reigned on Country Digital Song Sales for its 26th week (40,000, down 4%), passing Florida Georgia Line’s 2012/2013 hit “Cruise” (25 weeks).

Thomas Rhett with his new single “Unforgettable” (Valory) bounded onto Hot Country Songs at No.13, marking the artist’s best start and surpassed the No.17 debut for his 2015 hit “Die a Happy Man.”

Hot County Songs
** No.1 (25 weeks) ** “Body Like A Back Road” Sam Hunt
** Digital Gainer ** No.7 “What Ifs” Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina
Hot Shot Debut No.13 “Unforgettable” Thomas Rhett
** Airplay Gainer” No.14 “Somebody Else Will” Justin Moore
** Streaming Gainer ** No.38Like I Loved You” Brett Young
Debut No.50 “No Stopping You” Brett Eldredge


Billboard Country Airplay 
(Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)
Billy Currington with “Do I Make You Wanna” (Mercury) held at #1 for a second week in its 37th week on Country Airplay, gaining by 8% to 47.47 million audience impressions in the tracking week.

Country Airplay
*** No.1 (2 weeks) *** "Do I Make You Wanna” Billy Currington 47.468 million audience (+3.799 million) / 8,168 radio plays (+546)
** Most Increased Audience ** No.3 “Somebody Else Will” Justin Moore +5.383 million audience gain
** Most Added ** No. 29 “Unforgettable” Thomas Rhett 36 ADDS
** Hot Shot Debut ** No.56 “All About You” Josh Turner
Debut No.59 “Smooth” Florida Georgia Line

Billboard Country Digital Singles Chart
(Chart issue week of August 19, 2017)

Sam Hunt with Body Like a Back Road” (MCA Nashville) held at No.1 (#6 non-mover Digital Songs; 40,000 sales; down 4%; 27-week total 1,470,000) leading the chart for a 25th non-consecutive week.
It was five places behind Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber with "Despacito". The song rewrote the No.1 record on the Digital Song Sales chart with a 14th week atop the list since the chart’s arrival on Oct. 30, 2004. The song sold 84,000 downloads (down 17%) in the week ending August 3, according to Nielsen Music.

Thomas Rhett with “Unforgettable” (Valory) arrived on Country Digital Song Sales at No. 2. (#10 Digital Songs) with first-week sales of 29,000 downloads.
Kane Brown feat. Lauren Alaina with “What If’s” held at #3 (#32-27 Digital Songs).
Dustin Lynch with “Small Town Boy fell 2-4 (#31-30 Digital Songs).
Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris with “Craving You” rose 8-5 (#34 Re-Entry Digital Songs).
Brett Young with “In Case You Didn’t Know” fell 5-6 (#43-38 Digital Songs)
Keith Urban with “The Fighter,” featuring Carrie Underwood (Hit Red/Capitol Nashville), fell 6-7 (#45-39 Digital Songs).
Midland with “Drinkin’ Problem” fell 7-8 (#49-41 Digital Songs).
Jon Pardi with “Heartache On The Dance Floor” (Capitol Nashville) held at #9 (#44 Digital Songs).

Outside the Top 10
Lady Antebellum with “You Look Good” fell 4-14.

Brett Eldredge with "No Stopping You" (Co-written by the artist and Tom Douglas) the ballad his self-titled third set opened on Country Digital Song Sales at No.22. It shifted 6,000 downloads in its first week.

Country Aircheck MEDIABASE Chart

7 Aug 2017

Billy Currington Earns 12th Career #1 With 'Do I Make You Wanna'
Congrats to Billy Currington, Royce Risser, Damon Moberly, David Friedman and the Mercury team who secured the week’s No.1 with “Do I Make You Wanna.” The song is the third chart-topper from SUMMER FOREVER. Writers are Ashley Gorley, Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins and Jerry Flowers




















"‘Do I Make You Wanna” (Mercury) logged 8,938 radio spins (+874) and 58.714 million audience impressions (+5.409 million) with 26743 Total Points from 159 tracking stations for the tracking week July 30 to August 5, 2017 and published chart August 5th 2017.

Kudos to Jimmy Rector and the EMI Nashville staff on notching 38 adds for Brandon Lay’s Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers”.  The song topped the "Most Added" board this chart week.


















Mediabase Adds (Selective)

Artist/Title (Label)                                                                 TW  Total Historic Adds
BRANDON LAY/Speakers, Bleachers And Preachers (EMI)  38   39        
THOMAS RHETT/Unforgettable (Valory)                                36   119      
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Smooth (BMLGR)                        16    25        
BRETT YOUNG/Like I Loved You (BMLGR)                          13    99        
CHRIS STAPLETON/Broken Halos (Mercury)                       12    75        
AARON WATSON/Outta Style (Big)                                       10    103      
CHRIS YOUNG/Losing Sleep (RCA)                                      10   113      
LEVON/Ms. Marianne (Columbia)                                           9     31        
RUSSELL DICKERSON/Yours (Triple Tigers/Sony)               9     129      
ZAC BROWN BAND/Roots (SouthernGrnd/Elektra/WAR)     9      10        
CARLY PEARCE/Every Little Thing (Big Machine)                 4      158      
MIRANDA LAMBERT/Tin Man (RCA )                                    4      118      
CHELSEA BAIN/Drinkin' Alone (Turn 3)                                 2      2         
FIONA CULLEY/Act Like A Lady (Marro/In2une)                   1       5         
SARA EVANS/Marquee Sign (Born To Fly/Star Farm)           1       7

For a detailed report check out Country Aircheck Weekly  Issue 562 - August 7, 2017 [PDF File] Magazine View
For the very latest up to the minute Mediabase Chart (Past 7 Days) go here - www.mediabase.com

Billboard Boxscores (Selective Country concerts)

Rank Artist: #148
Event Venue City/State: Jason Isbell, The Mountain Goats, Amanda Shires Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater Austin, Texas
Dates: July 14-16, 2017 Gross Sales: $283,264 Attend: 6,932/ 7,620
Shows/ Sellouts: 3/2 (688 unsold tickets) Prices: $49.50, $39.50
Promoters: in-house

Rank Artist: #218
Event Venue City/State: Clint Black Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre, Austin, Texas
Dates: May 25, 2017 Gross Sales: $62,336 Attend: 2,274/ 3,816
Shows/ Sellouts: 1/0 (1542 unsold tickets)  Prices: $35, $25
Promoters: Nederlander

Rank Artist: #238
Event Venue City/State: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emily Barker Hoyt Sherman Place Des Moines, Iowa
Dates: July 27, 2017 Gross Sales: $43,885 Attend: 868/ 1,202
Shows/ Sellouts: 1/0 (249 unsold tickets) Prices: $75, $39.50
Promoters: Frank Productions

Rank Artist: #254
Event Venue City/State: Patty Griffin, Lee Ann Womack Music Hall Charleston, S.C.
Dates: July 30, 2017 Gross Sales: $35,418 Attend: 585/ 834
Shows/ Sellouts: 1/0 (318 unsold tickets) Prices: $75, $49.50
Promoters: NS2

Rank Artist: #330
Event Venue City/State: Wheeler Walker Jr., Kasey Tyndall The Club at Stage AE Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dates: July 19, 2017 Gross Sales: $6,000 Attend: 400/ 400
Shows/ Sellouts: 1/1 ** SOLD OUT ** Prices: $17, $15
Promoters: PromoWest Productions
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