Top 5 Country Singles
- Jason Aldean - "Fly Over States" from My Kinda Party
- Miranda Lambert - "Over You" from Four the Record
- Kip Moore - "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" from Up All Night
- Zac Brown Band - "No Hurry" from You Get What You Give
- Carrie Underwood - "Good Girl" from Blown Away
Big Chart Movers
- #53-#40 - Blake Shelton - "Over" from Red River Blue
- #58-#52 - Randy Houser - "How Country Feels"
- #42-#37 - George Strait - "Drinkin' Man" from Here for a Good Time
- #59-#54 - Montgomery Gentry - "So Called Life" from Rebels on the Run
Hot New Country Songs
- #51 Lee Brice - "Hard to Love" from Hard 2 Love
- #55 Jake Owen - "The One That Got Away" from Barefoot Blue Jean Night
- #57 Lady Antebellum - "Wanted You More" from Own the Night
Comments
Jason Aldean touches down at #1 with "Fly Over States," and don't tell me you're surprised. Given the song's steady ascent since its debut 20 weeks ago, it's been a long time coming. That pushes Miranda Lambert down to #2 with "Over You," while Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" gets the bump from his just-released debut Up All Night, which jumped from #5 to a best-of #3. Zac Brown and the boys stand their ground at #4 with "No Hurry," while Carrie Underwood rises up to #5 with "Good Girl." On the lower tier of the top 10, Eric Church nudges up two spots to #6 with "Springsteen" (it'll break the top 5 soon), while Rascal Flatts' "Banjo" falls five spots to #8.
Top 5 Country Albums
- Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
- Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
- Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines
- Rascal Flatts - Changed
- Eric Church - Chief
Hot New Country Albums
- #14 Turnpike Troubadors - Goodbye Normal Street
- #15 Pat Green - Songs We Wish We'd Written Part 2
Comments
Carrie Underwood's Blown Away keeps the top spot in its second week of release, a feat she matched on the pop charts. Just below her is Lionel Richie's smash Tuskegee, which has the honor of being the first platinum record of 2012. Also not budging a bit Luke Bryan, whose party-in-a-box Tailgates & Tanlines remains a strong performer at #3. If Rascal Flatts fell on the singles charts, they made it up with album buyers, who propelled Changed from #8 to #4. Finally, Eric Church's "misunderstanding" with Miranda Lambert hasn't hurt his standing on the charts: Chief is sitting pretty at #5.
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Country's Highest Ranking Radio Songs
- #20 - Jason Aldean - "Fly Over States" from My Kinda Party
- #26 - Kip Moore - "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" from Up All Night
- #27 - Miranda Lambert - "Over You" from Four the Record
- #28 - Zac Brown Band - "No Hurry" from You Get What You Give
- #30 - Carrie Underwood - "Good Girl" from Blown Away
Big Radio Chart Movers
- #74-#66 - The Band Perry - "Postcard from Paris" from The Band Perry
Hot New Radio Country Songs
- #75 Dierks Bentley - "5-1-5-0" from Home
Comments
Radio listeners are tuning into Jason Aldean's ode to the heartland. At #20, "Fly Over States" leads the country songs on the radio this week. In a surprising development, Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck" flies past Miranda Lambert's "Over You," burning rubber from #32 to #26. (Must have a nitros, or somethin'.)
