Billboard_Magazine_September_2_2017

HOT COUNTRY SONGS:

The week’s most popular current country songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data by online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music.

Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for

the first time.

TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS:

Top Country Albums 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, and streaming equivalent albums).

COUNTRY DIGITAL SONG SALES:

The week’s top-downloaded country son

gs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music. Stations

are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. See Charts Legend on billboard.com/biz for complete rules and explanations. © 2017, Prometheus Global Media, LLC and Nielsen Music, Inc. All rights reserved.

Country

September 2

2017

SALES, AIRPLAY & STREAMING DATA COMPILED BY

JOHN SHEARER/WIREIMAGE

HOT COUNTRY SONGS™ TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS™

COUNTRY AIRPLAY™

LASTWEEK WEEKTHIS ARTIST IMPRINT/DISTRIBUTING LABELCERTIFICATION TitleWKS. ON CHART

(^31) 2 WK#1 (^) S^ LUKE COMBS RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN^ This One’s For You^11
2 2 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY/UMGN Traveller^120
1 3 BRETT ELDREDGE ATLANTIC/WMN Brett Eldredge^2
4 LINDSAY ELL STONEY CREEK/BBMG The Project^1
6 5 SAM HUNT MCA NASHVILLE/UMGN Montevallo^131
5 6 CHRIS STAPLETON MERCURY/UMGN From A Room: Volume 1^15
8 7 KEITH URBAN HIT RED/CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN Ripcord^67
9 8 BRETT YOUNG BMLG Brett Young^27
10 9 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE BMLG Dig Your Roots^51
12 10 KANE BROWN ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN Kane Brown^37
11 11 JON PARDI CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN California Sunrise^61
13 12 THOMAS RHETT VALORY/BMLG Tangled Up^99
15 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN Heart Break^10
20 14 GLEN CAMPBELL UME Adios^5
14 15 ZAC BROWN BAND ROAR/SOUTHERN GROUND/ATLANTIC/AG Greatest Hits So Far...^108
22 16 BROTHERS OSBORNE EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN Pawn Shop^74
16 17 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN^ Kill The Lights^106
(^3118) GG ERIC CHURCH EMI NASHVILLE/UMGN Mr. Misunderstood^94
28 19 MAREN MORRIS COLUMBIA NASHVILLE/SMN Hero^63
21 20 JASON ALDEAN MACON/BROKEN BOW/BBMG^ They Don’t Know^49
19 21 MIRANDA LAMBERT VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE/SMN The Weight Of These Wings^39
29 22 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UMGN^ Crash My Party^140
18 23 VARIOUS ARTISTS SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL/UME NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 10^10
24 24 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS./WMN Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits^95
25 25 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REPUBLIC NASHVILLE/BMLG^ Here’s To The Good Times^133
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WEEKLAST WEEKTHIS TITLE IMPRINT/PROMOTION LABEL ArtistWKS. ON CHART
2 1 #11 WK^ SOMEBODY ELSE WILL VALORY Justin Moore^43
(^42) GG NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART RCA NASHVILLE Old Dominion^24
5 3 SMALL TOWN BOY BROKEN BOW Dustin Lynch^24
7 4 DRINKIN’ PROBLEM BIG MACHINE Midland^30
1 5 DO I MAKE YOU WANNA MERCURY Billy Currington^39
6 6 YOU LOOK GOOD CAPITOL NASHVILLE Lady Antebellum^31
8 7 CRAVING YOU VALORY Thomas Rhett Feat. Maren Morris^21
9 8 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR CAPITOL NASHVILLE Jon Pardi^17
10 9 THEY DON’T KNOW MACON/BROKEN BOW Jason Aldean^17
3 10 FLATLINER WARNER BROS./WMN Cole Swindell^32
11 11 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Kenny Chesney^12
12 12 FOR HER BIG LOUD Chris Lane^46
13 13 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU MCA NASHVILLE Kip Moore^27
14 WHAT IFS ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE Kane Brown Feat. Lauren Alaina^27
16 15 EVERY LITTLE THING BIG MACHINE Carly Pearce^23
15 16 IT AIN’T MY FAULT EMI NASHVILLE Brothers Osborne^32
20 17 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Luke Combs^10
18 18 I COULD USE A LOVE SONG COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Maren Morris^23
19 19 FIX A DRINK WARNER BROS./WAR Chris Janson^14
23 20 UNFORGETTABLE VALORY Thomas Rhett^4
17 21 ASK ME HOW I KNOW PEARL Garth Brooks^22
21 22 ROUND HERE BUZZ EMI NASHVILLE Eric Church^19
22 23 RING ON EVERY FINGER REVIVER LOCASH^40
24 24 LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING ARISTA NASHVILLE Brad Paisley^18
25 25 GREATEST LOVE STORY ARISTA NASHVILLE LANCO^25
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(^111) 28 WK#1^ SBODY LIKE A BACK ROAD Z.CROWELL (S.HUNT,Z.CROWELL,J.OSBORNE,S.MCANALLY)^3 Sam^ MCA NASHVILLE Hunt^129
222 SMALL TOWN BOY Z.CROWELL (R.AKINS,B.HAYSLIP,K.FISHMAN)^0 Dustin BROKEN BOW Lynch^226
733 WHAT IFS D.HUFF (K.BROWN,M.MCGINN,J.M.SCHMIDT) ¡^ Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina ZONE 4/RCA NASHVILLE^337
344 IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,T.REEVE,K.SCHLIENGER,T.TOMLINSON) ¡^ Brett Young BMLG^250
11 7 5 AG NO SUCH THING AS A BROKEN HEART S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,J.FRASURE) Old Dominion RCA NASHVILLE^523
856 DRINKIN’ PROBLEM S.MCANALLY,D.HUFF,J.OSBORNE (J.CARSON,C.DUDDY,M.WYSTRACH,S.MCANALLY,J.OSBORNE) Midland BIG MACHINE^524
667 HURRICANE S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,T.PHILLIPS,T.ARCHER) ¡^ Luke RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Combs^351
12 9 8 HEARTACHE ON THE DANCE FLOOR B.BUTLER,J.PARDI (J.PARDI,B.BUTLER,B.LONG) Jon CAPITOL NASHVILLE Pardi^815
14 12 9 SOMEBODY ELSE WILL S.BORCHETTA,J.S.STOVER (K.ARCHER,A.HAMBRICK,T.OTTOH) Justin Moore VALORY^931
41110 CRAVING YOU J.BUNETTA,D.HUFF,JOE LONDON,THOMAS RHETT (D.M.BARNES,J.BUNETTA)^0 Thomas Rhett Featuring Maren Morris VALORY^321
15 13 11 YOU LOOK GOOD BUSBEE (H.LINDSEY,R.HURD,BUSBEE) Lady CAPITOL NASHVILLE Antebellum^831
(^161412) SG WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS S.MOFFATT (L.COMBS,R.FULCHER,J.WALKER) Luke RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Combs^1210
13 15 13 UNFORGETTABLE D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,J.FRASURE,A.GORLEY,S.MCANALLY) Thomas Rhett VALORY^133
17 17 14 IT AIN’T MY FAULT J.JOYCE (J. OSBORNE,T.J. OSBORNE,L.T.MILLER) Brothers EMI NASHVILLE Osborne^1430
20 18 15 ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS B.CANNON,K.CHESNEY (N.GALYON,T.L.JAMES,J.OSBORNE) Kenny BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Chesney^1511
18 16 16 THEY DON’T KNOW M.KNOX (J.BOYER,J.MIRENDA,K.ALLISON) Jason MACON/BROKEN BOW Aldean^1614
19 20 17 EVERY LITTLE THING BUSBEE (C.PEARCE,BUSBEE,E.SHACKELTON) Carly BIG MACHINE Pearce^1718
22 21 18 MORE GIRLS LIKE YOU K.MOORE,D.GARCIA (K.MOORE,S.L.OLSEN,J.MILLER,D.A.GARCIA) Kip MCA NASHVILLE Moore^1826
21 19 19 FOR HER J.MOI (M.DRAGSTREM,K.ARCHER,S.BUXTON)^0 Chris BIG LOUD Lane^1939
24 22 20 I COULD USE A LOVE SONG BUSBEE,M.MORRIS (M.MORRIS,J.ROBBINS,L.VELTZ) Maren COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Morris^2022
(^272721) DG FIX A DRINK B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS (C.JANSON,C.DUBOIS,A.GORLEY) Chris WARNER BROS./WAR Janson^2112
28 28 22 ROUND HERE BUZZ J.JOYCE (E.CHURCH,J.HYDE,L.DICK) Eric EMI NASHVILLE Church^2219
26 25 23 GREATEST LOVE STORY J.JOYCE (B.LANCASTER) LANCO ARISTA NASHVILLE^2322
24 SIXTEEN D.HUFF,J.FRASURE,THOMAS RHETT (THOMAS RHETT,S.M.DOUGLAS,J.SPARGUR) Thomas Rhett VALORY^241
32 32 25 LOSING SLEEP C.CROWDER,C.YOUNG (C.YOUNG,J.HOGE,C. DESTEFANO) Chris RCA NASHVILLE Young^2514
33 29 26 LAST TIME FOR EVERYTHING L.WOOTEN,B.PAISLEY (B.PAISLEY,S.AHNQUIST,B.ANDERSON,C.DUBOIS,M.RYAN) Brad ARISTA NASHVILLE Paisley^2618
29 26 27 TIN MAN F.LIDDELL,G.WORF,E.MASSE (M.LAMBERT,J.INGRAM,J.R.STEWART) Miranda VANNER/RCA NASHVILLE Lambert^1521
30 31 28 RING ON EVERY FINGER L.RIMES (THOMAS RHETT,J.KEAR,J.FRASURE) LOCASH REVIVER^2623
31 30 29 ASK ME HOW I KNOW M.A.MILLER (M.ROSSELL) Garth Brooks PEARL^2913
34 33 30 YOU BROKE UP WITH ME S.MCANALLY (W.HAYES,K.SACKLEY,T.ARCHER) Walker MONUMENT/ARISTA NASHVILLE Hayes^3012
31 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME ALONE R. COPPERMAN (D.CHRISTENSEN,C.GELBUDA) Dustin BROKEN BOW Lynch^311
32 UNAPOLOGETICALLY F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,F.G.WHITEHEAD,H.LINDSEY) Kelsea Ballerini BLACK RIVER^321
35 35 33 YOURS C.BROWN (P.WELLING,C.BROWN,R.DICKERSON)^0 Russell Dickerson TRIPLE TIGERS^2110
38 34 34 LIKE I LOVED YOU D.HUFF (B.YOUNG,J.LEE) Brett Young BMLG^344
44 39 35 SMOOTH J.MOI (T.HUBBARD,B.KELLEY,N.GALYON,J.M.SCHMIDT)^ Florida Georgia Line BMLG^285
36 36 36 THE WAY I TALK J.MOI (J.L.ALEXANDER,B.HAYSLIP,C.MCGILL) Morgan Wallen BIG LOUD^3526
37 37 37 A GIRL LIKE YOU A.GORLEY,W.KIRBY (A.GORLEY,J.FRASURE,R.AKINS) Easton Corbin MERCURY^3720
40 42 38 LEGENDS F.G.WHITEHEAD,J.MASSEY (K.BALLERINI,F.G.WHITEHEAD,H.LINDSEY) Kelsea Ballerini BLACK RIVER^3211
39 41 39 BROKEN HALOS D.COBB,C.STAPLETON (C.STAPLETON,M.HENDERSON) Chris Stapleton MERCURY^1318
46 40 40 OUTTA STYLE M.ALTMAN,A.WATSON (A.WATSON) Aaron Watson BIG LABEL^409
41 43 41 GOOD COMPANY L.BRANCEWELL,J.OWEN (M.ALDERMAN,T.CECIL,J.MULLINS) Jake RCA NASHVILLE Owen^4111
42 FLY NOT LISTED (NOT LISTED) Annie ANNIE LEBLANC LeBlanc^421
42 44 43 WRITTEN IN THE SAND S.MCANALLY (M.RAMSEY,T. ROSEN,B.TURSI,S.MCANALLY) Old RCA NASHVILLE Dominion^316
43 45 44 FIVE MORE MINUTES F.ROGERS (S.MCCREERY,R.ROGERS,M.CRISWELL) Scotty McCreery DAGUM^3113
45 WHEN SOMEONE STOPS LOVING YOU J.JOYCE (H.LINDSEY,C.MCGILL,L.MCKENNA) Little Big Town CAPITOL NASHVILLE^402
49 46 46 CALIFORNIA B.KENNY,J.D.RICH (J.D.RICH,R.CLAWSON,V.MCGEHEE)^ B$R/THIRTY TIGERS/NEW REVOLUTION Big & Rich^466
45 47 47 SINGLES YOU UP P.DIGIOVANNI (J.DAVIS,S.D.JONES,J.EBACH) Jordan MCA NASHVILLE Davis^455
47 50 48 ALL ON ME J.JOYCE (D.DAWSON,J.DURRETT,A.SMITH) Devin ATLANTIC/WEA Dawson^467
-48 49 JUST A PHASE D.GEORGE (A.CRAIG,L.RIMES,J.BEAVERS) Adam STONEY CREEK Craig^475
50 SHE’S WITH ME S.MOSLEY,M.O’CONNOR (B.REMPEL,S.MOSLEY,B.STENNIS) High ATLANTIC/WEA Valley^482
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Data for week of 09.02.2017 Go to BILLBOARD.COM/BIZ for complete chart data^73
Moore
Rules
Radio;
Ell Enters
“Somebody Else Will” by
Justin Moore (above) tops
Country Airplay (2-1), up
by 8 percent to 44 million
audience impressions,
according to Nielsen Music.
His sixth chart-topper is the
second single and second
No. 1 from his fourth studio
full-length, Kinda Don’t
Care. Lead track “You Look
Like I Need a Drink” topped
the Country Airplay chart
dated Oct. 8, 2016.
Concurrently, “Somebody”
becomes Moore’s seventh
top 10 (12-9) on Hot
Country Songs (which
blends airplay, streaming
and sales data). The song
gains by 5 percent to 5,000
downloads sold and by
2 percent to 3.5 million U.S.
streams.
Meanwhile, Lindsay Ell
arrives at No. 4 on Top
Country Albums with her
debut LP, The Project. The
set, produced by Kristian
Bush (of Sugarland), starts
with 11,000 equivalent
album units. With 10,000 in
traditional sales, it launches
at No. 1 on Country Album
Sales. “It’s kind of surreal,”
Ell told Billboard during
a stop on Brad Paisley’s
Weekend Warrior Tour in
Winnipeg, Manitoba (Ell is
a native of Calgary, Alberta).
“I worked on the album for a
long time, so stopping for a
second and celebrating the
news is really gratifying.”
Ell’s Top Country Albums
start is the highest for
a female artist’s debut
studio LP since RaeLynn’s
Wildhorse galloped in at
No. 1 on April 15 (20,000).
The lead single from The
Project, “Waiting on You,”
which Ell co-wrote, pushes
52-50 for a new peak on
Country Airplay. —Jim Asker