Top 5 Country Singles
- Florida Georgia Line - "Cruise"
- Hunter Hayes - "Wanted"
- The Band Perry - "Better Dig Two"
- Gary Allan - "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)"
- Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Big Chart Movers
- #45-#6 Blake Shelton - "Sure Be Cool If You Did"
- #14-#10 Brad Paisley - "Southern Comfort Zone"
- #15-#11 Tim McGraw - "One of Those Nights"
- #40-#36 Miranda Lambert - "Mama's Broken Heart"
Hot New Country Songs
- #16 Taylor Swift - "The Moment I Knew"
- #32 Darius Rucker - "Wagon Wheel"
- #35 Clare Bowen & Sam Palladio - "Change Your Mind"
- #48 Rascal Flatts - "Changed"
- #50 Train featuring Ashley Moore - "Bruises"
Comments
My prediction last week that Blake Shelton's "Sure Be Cool If You Did" wouldn't stay long at #45 was proven more than a little true. In the song's second week on the country charts, it catapaulted a massive 39 slots to #6! So it's safe to say the song is more than a threat to the current occupant of the top spot, Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise." Elsewhere, Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" hits the wall, dropping from #2 to #5. Moving into the runner-up slot is usual suspect Hunter Hayes's "Wanted" while Gary Allan's "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" advances from #5 to #4.
Top 5 Country Albums
- Taylor Swift - Red
- Florida Georgia Line - Here's to the Good Times
- Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines
- Various Artists - Nashville: The Music of Nashville
- Little Big Town - Tornado
Hot New Country Albums
- #49 Various Artists - Justified: Music from the Original Television Series
Comments
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood drop out of the top 5, to #9 and #6 respectively. They're replaced by Little Big Town's Tornado at #5 and the soundtrack to the TV series Nashville at #4. The sole new entry to the album charts this week also hails from the small screen: the soundtrack to the cowboy show Justified. The drought of fresh material will end next week when new albums by Gary Allan, Randy Houser, and Darius Rucker are released -- although they won't enter the country charts until the week after.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Country's Highest Ranking Radio Songs
- #4 Taylor Swift - "I Knew Your Were Trouble"
- #21 Randy Houser - "How Country Feels"
- #23 Zac Brown Band - "Goodbye in Her Eyes"
- #25 Gary Allan - "Every Storm (Runs out of Rain)"
- #26 Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan and Eric Church - "The Only Way I Know"
Big Radio Chart Movers
- #55-#41 Tim McGraw - "One of Those Nights"
Hot New Radio Country Songs
- #75 Lee Brice - "I Drive Your Truck"
Comments
Does the end of Taylor Swift's ride with "I Knew You Were Trouble" end at #1? It certainly seems possible. This week, the club-ready tune saunters from #7 to #4, putting the Red single above both Maroon 5 and P!nk. Randy Houser's "How Country Feels" pushes past Zac Brown Band's "Goodbye in Her Eyes," advancing from #24 to #21. Last week's big chart movers move into the top tier of country's most popular radio songs: Gary Allan's "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" leapt from #32 to #25; Jason Aldean's team-up with Luke Bryan and Eric Church, "The Only Way I Know," made a double-digit advance from #36 to #26. They may be joined soon by Tim McGraw's new single "One of Those Nights."
