Billboard Country Airplay
1. Michael Ray–“Kiss You in the Morning” (up 1)
2. Zac Brown Band–“Loving You Easy” (up 2)
3. Frankie Ballard–“Young and Crazy”
4. Sam Hunt–“House Party” (up 4)
5. Dustin Lynch–“Hell of a Night” (up 2)
6. Luke Bryan–“Kick the Dust Up” (down 5)
7. Thomas Rhett–“Crash and Burn” (up 2)
8. Brantley Gilbert–“One Hell of an Amen” (down 3)
9. Jason Aldean–“Tonight Looks Good on You” (down 3)
10. Chris Janson–“Buy Me a Boat”
11. Keith Urban–“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” (up 1)
12. Brett Eldredge–“Lose My Mind” (down 1)
13. Kenny Chesney–“Save It for a Rainy Day” (up 1)
14. Eric Church–“Like a Wrecking Ball” (down 1)
15. Maddie & Tae–“Fly”
16. Chase Rice–“Gonna Wanna Tonight”
17. Florida Georgia Line–“Anything Goes” (up 2)
18. Cole Swindell–“Let Me See Ya Girl”
19. Jake Owen–“Real Life” (down 2)
20. Dan + Shay–“Nothin’ Like You”
21. Old Dominion–“Break up With Him” (up 1)
22. Lady Antebellum–“Long Stretch of Love” (up 1)
23. Kip Moore–“I’m To Blame” (down 2)
24. Cam–“Burning House”
25. Big & Rich–“Run Away With You”
26. Chris Young–“I’m Comin’ Over” (up 2)
27. Brothers Osborne–“Stay a Little Longer” (down 1)
28. Parmalee–“Already Callin’ You Mine” (down 1)
29. Blake Shelton–“Gonna” (entering top 30)
30. Tim McGraw–“Top of the World” (entering top 30)
- new No. 1: “Kiss You in the Morning”
- next week’s No. 1 prediction: “Loving You Easy”
- Jana Kramer’s “I Got the Boy” and Hunter Hayes’s “21” fell temporarily out of the top 30 this week
Billboard Top Country Albums
1. Sam Hunt–Montevallo
2. Alan Jackson–Angels and Alcohol
3. Zac Brown Band–Greatest Hits So Far…
4. Zac Brown Band–Jekyll + Hyde
5. Jason Isbell–Something More Than Free
6. Eric Church–The Outsiders
7. Little Big Town–Painkiller
8. Chase Rice–Ignite the Night
9. Jason Aldean–Old Boots, New Dirt
10. Florida Georgia Line–Anything Goes
11. Brantley Gilbert–Just as I Am
12. Various Artists–Now That’s What I Call Country, Volume 8
13. Ashley Monroe–The Blade
14. Blake Shelton–Bringing Back the Sunshine
15. Kacey Musgraves–Pageant Material
16. Luke Bryan–Crash My Party
17. Luke Bryan–Spring Break…Checkin’ Out
18. Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard–Django and Jimmie
19. Big & Rich–Gravity
20. Kenny Chesney–The Big Revival
21. Big Smo–Bringin’ It Home (EP)
22. Carrie Underwood–Greatest Hits: Decade #1
23. Cole Swindell–Cole Swindell
24. Darius Rucker–Southern Style
25. Easton Corbin–About to Get Real
- Zac Brown Band’s Greatest Hits So Far… moved up from No. 17 to No. 3
- Ashley Monroe’s The Blade fell from No. 2 to No. 13
- unfortunately, Sam Hunt is back at No. 1
Source: Billboard
Billboard Country Airplay
1. Luke Bryan–“Kick the Dust Up” (up 3) [really?]
2. Michael Ray–“Kiss You in the Morning” (up 1) [again, really?]
3. Frankie Ballard–“Young and Crazy” (up 3)
4. Zac Brown Band–“Loving You Easy” (up 1)
5. Brantley Gilbert–“One Hell of an Amen” (down 4)
6. Jason Aldean–“Tonight Looks Good on You” (down 4)
7. Dustin Lynch–“Hell of a Night”
8. Sam Hunt–“House Party”
9. Thomas Rhett–“Crash and Burn” (up 2)
10. Chris Janson–“Buy Me a Boat” (up 2)
11. Brett Eldredge–“Lose My Mind” (up 3)
12. Keith Urban–“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” (up 1)
13. Eric Church–“Like a Wrecking Ball” (up 2)
14. Kenny Chesney–“Save It for a Rainy Day” (up 3)
15. Maddie & Tae–“Fly” (up 1)
16. Chase Rice–“Gonna Wanna Tonight” (up 3)
17. Jake Owen–“Real Life” (up 1)
18. Cole Swindell–“Let Me See Ya Girl” (up 3)
19. Florida Georgia Line–“Anything Goes” (up 3)
20. Dan + Shay–“Nothin’ Like You” (up 5) [biggest gainer]
21. Kip Moore–“I’m to Blame” (down 1)
22. Old Dominion–“Break up With Him” (up 1)
23. Lady Antebellum–“Long Stretch of Love” (up 2)
24. Cam–“Burning House” (up 2)
25. Big & Rich–“Run Away With You” (up 2)
26. Brothers Osborne–“Stay a Little Longer” (up 2)
27. Parmalee–“Already Callin’ You Mine” (up 2)
28. Chris Young–“I’m Comin’ Over” (up 2)
29. Jana Kramer–“I Got the Boy” (entering top 30)
30. Hunter Hayes–“21” (entering top 30)
- new No. 1: “Kick the Dust Up”
- next week’s No. 1 prediction: “Kiss You in the Morning”
- Luke Bryan and Michael Ray have albums coming out Friday, and they have the No. 1 and No. 2 slots…how convenient
- once again, a good song (Jana Kramer) enters the top 30 and is balanced by crap (Hunter Hayes)
- Brad Paisley’s “Crushin’ It” and Canaan Smith’s “Love You Like That” fell from No. 9 and No. 10, respectively, to out of the top 30
Billboard Top Country Albums
1. Alan Jackson–Angels and Alcohol
2. Ashley Monroe–The Blade [debut]
3. Sam Hunt–Montevallo
4. Jason Isbell–Something More Than Free
5. Zac Brown Band–Jekyll + Hyde
6. Eric Church–The Outsiders
7. Little Big Town–Painkiller
8. Jason Aldean–Old Boots, New Dirt
9. Brantley Gilbert–Just as I Am
10. Florida Georgia Line–Anything Goes
11. Kacey Musgraves–Pageant Material
12. Various Artists–Now That’s What I Call Country, Volume 8
13. Luke Bryan–Crash My Party
14. Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard–Django and Jimmie
15. Chase Rice–Ignite the Night
16. Luke Bryan–Spring Break…Checkin’ Out
17. Zac Brown Band–Greatest Hits So Far…
18. Easton Corbin–About to Get Real
19. Cole Swindell–Cole Swindell
20. Kenny Chesney–The Big Revival
21. Big Smo–Bringin’ It Home (EP)
22. Blake Shelton–Bringing Back the Sunshine
23. Carrie Underwood–Greatest Hits: Decade #1
24. Miranda Lambert–Platinum
25. Kelsea Ballerini–The First Time
- Alan Jackson’s Angels and Alcohol hits No. 1 after all
- Ashley Monroe’s mostly great album The Blade debuts at No. 2
- Luke Bryan will probably have three albums on this chart next week…
- if Sam Hunt weren’t in the way, this would be the best top five albums I’ve seen in awhile…sadly, he is infecting it
- who is buying these Now That’s What I Call Country albums???
Source: Billboard
Billboard Country Airplay
1. Blake Shelton–“Sangria” (up 1)
2. Carrie Underwood–Little Toy Guns” (up 1)
3. Tim McGraw and Catherine Dunn–“Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” (up 2)
4. Jason Aldean–“Tonight Looks Good on You” (up 2)
5. Easton Corbin–“Baby, Be my Love Song” (down 1)
6. Kelsea Ballerini–“Love Me Like You Mean It” (down 5) [biggest loser]
7. Canaan Smith–“Love You Like That”
8. Little Big Town–“Girl Crush” (up 1)
9. Brantly Gilbert–“One Hell of an Amen” (up 1)
10. Michael Ray–“Kiss You in the Morning” (up 2)
11. Luke Bryan–“Kick the Dust Up” (up 2)
12. Brad Paisley–“Crushin’ It” (down 1)
13. Zac Brown Band–“Loving You Easy” (up 2)
14. Frankie Ballard–“Young and Crazy”
15. Dustin Lynch–“Hell of a Night” (up 1)
16. Sam Hunt–“House Party” (up 2)
17. Eric Church–“Like a Wrecking Ball”
18. Thomas Rhett–“Crash and Burn” (up 1)
19. Chris Janson–“Buy me a Boat” (up 1)
20. Brett Eldredge–“Lose my Mind” (up 1)
21. Maddie & Tae–“Fly” (up 1)
22. Keith Urban–“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 (up 7) [biggest gainer]
23. Chase Rice–“Gonna Wanna Tonight”
24. Kip Moore–“I’m to Blame”
25. Jake Owen–“Real Life
26. Cole Swindell–“Let me See ya Girl” (up 1)
27. Lady Antebellum–“Long Stretch of Love” (entering top 30)
28. Old Dominion–“Break up With Him” (up 2)
29. Dan + Shay–“Nothin’ Like You” (down 3)
30. Reba–“Going out Like That” (down 2)
- New NO. 1: “Sangria”
- Next week’s No. 1: “Sangria” or “Tonight Looks Good on You” (Carrie has no chance)
- biggest gainer: “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”
- Biggest Loser: “Love me Like You Mean It”
- Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter’s “Wild Child” fell out of the top 30
Billboard Top Country Albums
1. Kacey Musgraves–Pageant Material(debut)
2. Sam Hunt–Montevallo
3. Zac Brown Band–Jekyll + Hyde
4. Canaan Smith–Bronco (debut)
5. Various Artists–Now That’s What I Call Country, Voulume 8
6. Little Big Town–Painkiller
7. Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard–Django and Jimmie
8. Eric Church–The Outsiders
9. Brantley Gilbert–Just as I Am
10. Jason Aldean–Old Boots, New Dirt
11. Florida Georgia Line–Anything Goes
12. Luke Bryan–Crash my Party
13. Luke Bryan–Spring Break, Checkin’ Out
14. Tim McGraw–35 Biggest Hits
15. A Thousand Horses–Southernality
16. Carrie Underwood–Greatest Hits, Decade #1
17. Darius Rucker–Southern Style
18. The Lax–Outlaw in Me
19. Kelsea Ballerini–The First Time
20. Billy Currington–Summer Forever
21. Blake Shelton–Bringing Back the Sunshine
22. Chase Rice–Ignite the Night
23. Corey Smith–While the Gettin’ is Good
24. Kenny Chesney–The Big Revival
25. Cole Swindell–Cole Swindell
- Kacey Musgraves’s excellent Pageant Material debuts at No. 1, replacing Jekyll + Hyde
- Canaan Smith’s Bronco debuts at no. 4
- Kelsea Ballerini’s The First Time moved up 6 spots from no. 25 to No. 19
- after debuting at No. 12 last week, Big Smo’s EP Bringin’ it Home fell out of the top 25
- Hank Williams Jr.’s 35 Biggest Hits album fell out of the top 25 after last week’s debut at No. 16
Have a great Independence Day weekend!
Source: Billboard
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