Rodney Atkins Leads Year-End Song Chart
The year-end country song chart has been posted by Nielsen SoundScan and you might be surprised by some of the results. The most-played country song on radio was “Watching You” by Rodney Atkins. He also has the No. 4 song with “These Are My People.”
No. 2 is Billy Currington’s “Good Directions,” No. 3 is Kenny Chesney’s “Never Wanted Nothing More,” and No. 5 is Rascal Flatts’ “Take Me There.” Rounding out the Top 10 are Big & Rich’s “Lost in this Moment,” Carrie Underwood’s “Wasted,” Tim McGraw’s “If You’re Reading This,” Dierks’ Bentley’s “Free and Easy Down the Road I Go,” and Sugarland’s “Settlin‘.”
Over at The Texas Music Chart, the last chart of 2007 finds Cross Canadian Ragweed at No. 1 with “I Believe You.” The rest of the top five, in descending order, are the Randy Rogers Band’s “Better Off Wrong,” Shooter Jennings’ “Walk of Life,” Johnny Cooper’s “Let It All Go,” and George Strait’s “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls.”
The top five songs on Billboard’s final weekly chart of 2007 are Taylor Swift’s “Our Song” at No. 1, followed by Josh Turner’s “Firecracker,” Chesney’s “Don’t Blink,” Strait’s “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls,” and Montgomery Gentry’s “What Do Ya Think About That.”
Finally, in all the proliferation of charts, Billboard’s year-end charts rank all country artists, as well as top new country artists. Topping the country artist chart for the year is Carrie Underwood, followed by Rascal Flatts, McGraw, Chesney and Brad Paisley. Billboard’s top new country artist chart for the year puts Jason Michael Carroll at No. 1, followed by Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Luke Bryan and Cole Deggs & the Lonesome.
See and hear Atkins on his Unplugged at Studio 330 session.
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OutlawSteph says:
So how did country artists do?
Joseph says:
“If You’re Reading This”?
“Free and Easy”?
Didn’t they both peak, like, 20 minutes ago? The 12/22 Country Recurrents chart lists this as only the second week since Free & Easy left the main airplay chart (five weeks for the McGraw song) … so how can it be in the top 10 overall for the year?
Don’t tell me those two songs have been played — over this entire year — more than “Wrapped”? Or “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”?
kohanmusic says:
Chet,
I noticed that a large minority of the tracks on the R&R/Mediabase list are from indie labels…
http://appetitefordisruption.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/12/indies-accoun-1.html
Wondering if you think that portends a trend in the making.
nova says:
Congratulations billy c. and congratulations to all country music. You all make me so proud to be a country music fan.
judge says:
Excited for Bucky !
Cathy Anne says:
congratulations to Bucky Covington — we knew you could do it!
dixiegirl18 says:
That is great news for Bucky, Kellie Pickler, Jason Michael Carroll and Cole Deggs and the Lonesome. I love all of their music.
Lisa says:
I thought Bucky Covington’s Debut Album was one of the best albums from a New Artist to come along in a very long time…..I love every song on it and seems to have something for everyone. Hope he gets well deserved recognition for his album in 2008.
Lisa says:
I also wanted to comment on The Raisin’ The Bar tour by New artists, Bucky Covington,Jason Michael Carroll, and Cole Deggs and the Lonesome. What a brilliant idea!! I hope lots of people got a chance to go to a show, these guys all deserve every pat on the back they can get! I love all of these artists!
Kgator22 says:
The best and the brightest! That’s what the new group of country singers are! Bucky, we knew you’d be right in there with them! We all are so very proud and will be here supporting you all the way to the top!
Elizabeth says:
You are just awsome, and I have been trying to get your CD If Your Going Through Hell, and I can not find it any where and I just have to have it and my niece loves you too, she loves that song Watching You she know every word to it and when it comes on no matter where shes at she stops what shes doing and stands infront of the T.V. and sings it, its so cute keep up the good work and You Rock…
Susan says:
In May ‘07 I heard a beautiful song on a country station in FL. This song was a man singing about 2 young people who get into an argument, she gets out of the car and starts walking (I think it was night, when she started walking), she gets hit by another driver. Can someone please tell me the name of this song OR who the singer is? All I can remember is what I’ve said and he is a hit artist as he had a number 1 hit song out at the same time I heard this song, just can’t remember who HE is. Thanks.
Lois Owenby says:
Congratulations to Bucky, you are the best country singer to come out in a long time and we are so proud of you!!