Joel Whitburn's all-time Top Country Artists list

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 349 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 241 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Toby Keith ties Ernest Tubb at #21! (6474)

Carrie Underwood passes Janie Fricke moving to #95! While doing so she became the 95th artist to cross 3000 points! She's also now the #18th biggest female of all time! (3022))

Luke Bryan breaks his tie with Johnny Duncan for #137. (2264)

Zac Brown Band pass Razzy Bailey moving to #174. (1909)

Joe Nichols becomes the 177th artist to cross 1900 points! (1900)

Josh Turner ties Charlie Louvin at #226. (1465)

Big & Rich pass Norma Jean moving to #284. (1164)

Florida Georgia Line pass Leroy Van Dyke, Pat Green, & Andy Griggs moving to #298. (1053)

Easton Corbin ties Chad Brock at #397. (703)

Thomas Rhett passes Tony Booth, T.Texas Tyler, Michael Peterson, Jimmie Skinner, Bobby Borchers, and Billy Parker moving to #428. (622)

Kip Moore passes Kelly Clarkson, Becky Hobbs, and Mary Lou Turner moving to #444 (593)

Brett Eldredge ties The Warren Brothers at #479. (511)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 476
02. Frankie Ballard - 469
03. Tyler Farr - 441
04. Parmalee - 358
05. Eric Paslay - 352
06. Cole Swindell - 316
07. Jon Pardi - 300
08. Ashley Monroe - 239
09. Sam Hunt - 224
10. Chase Rice - 200
11. Austin Webb - 187
12. Maddie & Tae - 162
13. Grace Potter - 145
14. The Swon Brothers - 138
15. Canaan Smith - 112
16. Chase Bryant - 90
17. Kristian Bush - 78
18. Kelsea Ballerini - 64
19. Old Dominion - 64
20. A Thousand Horses - 50
21. Catherine Dunn - 43
22. Mickey Guyton - 40
23. Josh Dorr - 36
24. Haley & Michaels - 34
25. Mo Pitney - 32

[Zazie]

Nice rally by Toby, enabling him to tie (and next week pass) ET and enter one of the biggest gaps on the chart, nearly a 400 point gap between ET and Jim Reeves. I wonder if Toby will ever score enough points to pass Jim Reeves (and then Alabama, another 300 points into the future).

And Florida Georgia Line sure got to the top 300 really fast. There have been other fast movers (Carrie comes to mind) who did it quickly, which is something I don't track; but it's a rare thing.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Feb 10, 2015 22:19:39 GMT -5 Zazie said:

Nice rally by Toby, enabling him to tie (and next week pass) ET and enter one of the biggest gaps on the chart, nearly a 400 point gap between ET and Jim Reeves. I wonder if Toby will ever score enough points to pass Jim Reeves (and then Alabama, another 300 points into the future).

And Florida Georgia Line sure got to the top 300 really fast. There have been other fast movers (Carrie comes to mind) who did it quickly, which is something I don't track; but it's a rare thing.

I don't track how fast either but I'm kinda watching Thomas Rhett as a fast mover. He could flop on his next album but he's already more than halfway to the top 300 and only on his first album. I think he has potential to make it there almost as quickly as FLG in terms of album count.

I'm thinking Toby will make it out of the Tubb-Reeves Gap but I'm not counting on him making it much further than that. Probably topping out just below Alabama.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 343 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 240 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Toby Keith breaks his tie with Ernest Tubb and is now at #21 alone! (6475)

Joe Nichols ties Tex Ritter at #176. (1901)

Josh Turner breaks his tie with Charlie Louvin for #226. (1466)

Big & Rich tie Bobby Goldboro at #283. (1165)

Florida Georgia Line pass B.J. Thomas moving to #297. (1065)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Chad Brock for #397. (704)

Brantley Gilbert ties Linda Davis for #406 (680)

Thomas Rhett passes Keith Stegall moving to #427. (633)

Kip Moore ties James Otto for #443. (594)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with The Warren Brothers for #479. (512)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 477
02. Frankie Ballard - 470
03. Tyler Farr - 442
04. Parmalee - 364
05. Eric Paslay - 353
06. Cole Swindell - 317
07. Ashley Monroe - 240
08. Sam Hunt - 231
09. Chase Rice - 201
10. Austin Webb - 188
11. Maddie & Tae - 163
12. Grace Potter - 151
13. The Swon Brothers - 139
14. Canaan Smith - 118
15. Chase Bryant - 91
16. Kristian Bush - 79
17. Kelsea Ballerini - 65
18. Old Dominion - 65
19. A Thousand Horses - 56
20. Catherine Dunn - 49
21. Mickey Guyton - 41
22. Josh Dorr - 37
23. Haley & Michaels - 35
24. Mo Pitney - 33
25. Cam - 31
26. Waterloo Revival - 31
27. Michael Ray- 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 342 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 229 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 289 points away from the Top 100 of all time!

Rascal Flatts becomes the 54th artist to cross 4300 points! (4300)

Blake Shelton passes Sawyer Brown moving to #72! While doing so he became the 73rd artist to cross 3600 points! (3614)

Carrie Underwood pass Larry Gatlin & Bros. moving to #94! (3034)

Jason Aldean passes Lorrie Morgan & Kathy Mattea moving to #110! (2715)

Dierks Bentley passes Roger Miller, Dave Dudley, and Shania Twain moving to #116! He's now close enough for me to track in the Top 100 Watch! (2655) carriekins

Zac Brown Band ties Michael Martin Murphy at #173. (1911)

Joe Nichols moves to #176 by breaking his tie with Tex Ritter. (1902)

Eric Church passes Tex Williams, Billy Dean, and Billy Ray Cyrus moving to #193. (1742)

Darius Rucker ties Lee Roy Parnell at #234. (1428)

Big & Rich break their tie with Bobby Goldboro for #283. (1166)

Florida Georgia Line pass Johnnie & Jack and tie Randy Barlow for #295. (1072)

Randy Houser passes Elton Britt, Ray Griff, and Tommy Cash moving to #314. (947)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie for #406 with Linda Davis. (681)

Thomas Rhett passes Lila McCann, Peggy Sue, and Ned Miller moving to #424. (644)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with James Otto for #443. (595)

Brett Eldredge passes Brian Collins, The Lost Trailers, and Bandana moving to #476. (523)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 478
02. Frankie Ballard - 471
03. Tyler Farr - 443
04. Parmalee - 365
05 Eric Paslay - 354
06. Cole Swindell
07. Ashley Monroe - 261
08. Sam Hunt - 232
09. Chase Rice - 202
10. Dan + Shay - 193
11. Austin Webb - 189
12. Maddie & Tae - 164
13. Grace Potter - 152
14. The Swon Brothers - 140
15. Canaan Smith - 119
16. Chase Bryant - 92
17. Kelsea Ballerini - 66
18. Old Dominion - 66
19. A Thousand Horses - 57
20. Catherine Dunn - 50
21. Mickey Guyton - 42
22. Josh Dorr - 38
23. Michael Ray - 37
24. Haley & Michaels - 36
25. Mo Pitney - 34
26. Cam - 32
27. Waterloo Revival - 32

[carriekins]

Ooooh, go Dierks go! :)

[Zazie]

I think Jason and Dierks will get to the top 100, but some of the others in that point range -- Taylor Swift, Montgomery Gentry, Gary Allan -- may not have an easy time. I do hope that you have to give Gary a +3 move next week.

4300 for Rascal Flatts -- what do people think? Will they get to 4500?

[Kanenrá:ke]

I'm thinking Jason, Dierks and Montgomery Gentry will all make the top 100. The first two will be easy. For MG they're going to have to make sure to keep scoring charting appearances for a few more years. I think they have it in them but it'll be close for sure. It'll also probably not last long as I see Luke Bryan taking their spot before long. Possibly even beating them there.

Gary is a wildcard he can make it but he's seeing less and less success all the time so I'm iffy on his chances.

I'm thinking Rascal Flatts have another 500-800 in them pretty easily. After that I'm not comfortable making a prediction.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 341 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 218 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 288 points away from the Top 100 of all time!


Jason Aldean passes Stonewall Jackson moving to #109! (2726)

Dierks Bentley ties Dwight Yoakam at #115. (2656)

Montgomery Gentry pass Jean Shepard, Roger Miller and Dave Dudley moving to #118. (2640)

Gary Allan passes Bob Wills, Ronnie McDowell and Roy Clark moving to #126. (2450)

Miranda Lambert ties Hank Locklin at #160. (2044)

Zac Brown Band break their tie with Michael Martin Murphy for #173. (1912)

Billy Currington passes Terri Clark moving to #182. (1836)

Eric Church ties Claude King at #192. (1754)

Jake Owen passes Warner Mack and T. Graham Brown moving to #215. (1539)

Little Big Town pass John Denver moving to #224. (1497)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Lee Roy Parnell for #234. (1429)

Lee Brice passes Jimmy Buffett and ties Little Jimmy Dickens at #292. (1085)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with Randy Barlow for #295. (1078)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Mark Collie and pass Roy Head, Bill Phillips, Carl Butler & Pearl, Susie Allanson, The Whites, Deborah Allen, and Alison Krauss moving to #323. While doing so they became the 327th artist to pass 900 points! (916)

Thomas Rhett ties Radney Foster at #423. (645)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. Needed to chart)
01. Dustin Lynch – 479
02. Frankie Ballard – 472
03. Tyler Farr – 449
04. Parmalee – 366
05. Eric Paslay – 360
06. Jana Kramer – 341
07. Cole Swindell – 324
08. LoCash – 273
09. Ashley Monroe – 272
10. Sam Hunt – 238
11. Chase Rice – 208
12. Dan + Shay – 199
13. Austin Webb – 190
14. Maddie & Tae – 165
15. Grace Potter – 158
16. The Swon Brothers – 141
17. Canaan Smith – 120
18. Kelsea Ballerini – 67
19. Old Dominion – 67
20. A Thousand Horses – 58
21. Catherine Dunn – 51
22. Mickey Guyton – 48
23. Mo Pitney – 40
24. Josh Dorr – 39
25. Michael Ray – 38
26. Haley & Michaels – 37
27. Cam – 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 335 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 197 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 287 points away from the Top 100 of all time!

Dierks Bentley breaks his tie with Dwight Yoakam for #115. (2657)

Luke Bryan passes Sara Evans, Mel McDaniel and Jack Greene moving to #134. (2297)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Hank Locklin for #160. (2045)

Eric Church jump from a tie with Claude King to a tie with Jerry Wallace for #191. (1761)

Little Big Town tie David Frizzell at #223. (1498)

Chris Young passes Jacky Ward moving to #258. (1293)

Lee Brice ends his tie with Little Jimmy Dickens for #292. (1086)

Florida Georgia Line pass Jimmy Buffett moving to #294. (1084)

Eli Young Band pass Roy Acuff and Patti Page moving to #321. (922)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Radney Foster for #423. (646)

Gloriana tie Billy Parker, Bobby Borchers, and Jimmie Skinner for #429. (619)

Brett Eldredge passes Ricky Nelson, Mason Dixon, Sonny Curtis, SKO, LaWanda Lindsey, Leon Ashley, Lane Brody, Stoney Edwards, and Hugh X. Lewis moving to #467. (545)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)
01. Dustin Lynch - 480
02. Frankie Ballard - 478
03. Tyler Farr - 450
04. Kacey Musgraves - 393
05. Parmalee - 367
06. Eric Paslay - 361
07. Jana Kramer - 347
08. Cole Swindell - 335
09. LoCash - 274
10. Ashley Monroe - 273
11. Sam Hunt - 239
12. Chase Rice - 209
13. Dan + Shay - 200
14. Austin Webb - 191
15. Maddie & Tae - 166
16. Grace Potter - 159
17. The Swon Brothers - 142
18. Canaan Smith - 121
19. Kelsea Ballerini - 68
20. Old Dominion - 68
21. A Thousand Horses - 64
22. David Fanning - 64
23. Catherine Dunn - 57
24. Mickey Guyton - 49
25. Michael Ray - 44
26. Mo Pitney - 41
27. Josh Dorr - 40
28. Cam - 34
29. Waterloo Revival - 34

[Zazie]

Mar 11, 2015 1:38:52 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 335 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 197 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 287 points away from the Top 100 of all time!

Dierks Bentley breaks his tie with Dwight Yoakam for #115. (2657)

Luke Bryan passes Sara Evans, Mel McDaniel and Jack Greene moving to #134. (2297)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Hank Locklin for #160. (2045)

Eric Church jump from a tie with Claude King to a tie with Jerry Wallace for #191. (1761)

Little Big Town tie David Frizzell at #223. (1498)

Chris Young passes Jacky Ward moving to #258. (1293)

Lee Brice ends his tie with Little Jimmy Dickens for #292. (1086)

Florida Georgia Line pass Jimmy Buffett moving to #294. (1084)

Eli Young Band pass Roy Acuff and Patti Page moving to #321. (922)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Radney Foster for #423. (646)

Gloriana tie Billy Parker, Bobby Borchers, and Jimmie Skinner for #429. (619)

Brett Eldredge passes Ricky Nelson, Mason Dixon, Sonny Curtis, SKO, LaWanda Lindsey, Leon Ashley, Lane Brody, Stoney Edwards, and Hugh X. Lewis moving to #467. (545)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)
01. Dustin Lynch - 480
02. Frankie Ballard - 478
03. Tyler Farr - 450
04. Kacey Musgraves - 393
05. Parmalee - 367
06. Eric Paslay - 361
07. Jana Kramer - 347
08. Cole Swindell - 335
09. LoCash - 274
10. Ashley Monroe - 273
11. Sam Hunt - 239
12. Chase Rice - 209
13. Dan + Shay - 200
14. Austin Webb - 191
15. Maddie & Tae - 166
16. Grace Potter - 159
17. The Swon Brothers - 142
18. Canaan Smith - 121
19. Kelsea Ballerini - 68
20. Old Dominion - 68
21. A Thousand Horses - 64
22. David Fanning - 64
23. Catherine Dunn - 57
24. Mickey Guyton - 49
25. Michael Ray - 44
26. Mo Pitney - 41
27. Josh Dorr - 40
28. Cam - 34
29. Waterloo Revival - 34

Kacey Musgraves is closing in on 400 points -- only needing another 7 weeks on, less than that if she cracks the top 50 -- I was imagining that yet another artist I track as a "Whitburn Contender would fall short of 400. Like Trent Tomlinson. At least Jamey Johnson sneaked past 400 and now it looks as if Musgraves will also. Looks like I'll add Swindell and either Parmalee or Eric Paslay or maybe Jana Kramer to my contenders list at mid-year.

[trebor]

Stupid question:
Can't we have a rolling .xls-table for everybody to check upon on Google docs? 
I'd be willing to grant space on my Google Drive. 

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 334 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 196 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 281 points away from the Top 100 of all time!

Dierks Bentley passes Roy Drusky moving to #114. (2663)

Luke Bryan becomes the 134th artist to cross 2300 points! (2303)

Eric Church breaks his tie with Jerry Wallace moving to #191. (1763)

Jake Owen ties Rodney Crowell at #214. (1541)

Little Big Town break their tie with David Frizzell for #223. (1499)

Florida Georgia Line tie Little Jimmy Dickens at #293. (1085)

Easton Corbin passes Judy Rodman and Hunter Hayes moving to #395. (713)

Gloriana break their tie with Billy Parker, Bobby Borchers and Jimmy Skinner for #429. (620)

Kip Moore ties Steve Azar at #442. (598)

Brett Eldredge passes Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Carle Belew, Bill Monroe, and Darrell McCall moving to #462. (556)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 481
02. Frankie Ballard - 479
03. Tyler Farr - 451
04. Kacey Musgraves - 394
05. Parmalee - 368
06. Eric Paslay - 362
07. Jana Kramer - 348
08. Cole Swindell - 346
09. Ashley Monroe - 305
10. LoCash - 275
11. Sam Hunt - 240
12. Chase Rice - 210
13. Dan + Shay - 201
14. Austin Webb - 192
15. Maddie & Tae - 172
16. Grace Potter - 160
17. The Swon Brothers - 143
18. Canaan Smith - 122
19. Drake White - 87
20. Kelsea Ballerini - 69
21. Old Dominion - 69
22. A Thousand Horses - 65
23. Catherine Dunn - 58
24. Michael Ray - 50
25. Mickey Guyton - 50
26. Mo Pitney - 42
27. Josh Dorr - 41
28. Cam - 35
29. Waterloo Revival - 35

[onebuffalo]

Little Big Town break their tie with David Frizzell for #223. (1499)

I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Pontoon!

[Zazie]

Looks like we know (or we can assess the probabilities for) who will enter the top 400 in 2015:

1. Easton Corbin's there already, and seems to have enough points to stay in all year. A follow-up single would guarantee his presence.
2. Brantley Gilbert will get there -- probably with his current song, at worst with his next one.
3. Thompson Square, if the Pulsers are right, will have a new single -- and even a top 40 showing will get them into the top 400.
4. Thomas Rhett, who always has strong chart runs, will get to the top 400 with his next single.
5. Gloriana is unlikely to make it, absent a strong top 10 song. I'm betting against them.
6. Kip Moore has to show he is capable of a big hit. His new song started well but now has slowed -- I think he will need to get there in 2016.
7. Brett Eldredge might have enough time, if he releases a new single quickly. But barely so, and I think he'll arrive in early 2016.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 333 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 164 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 280 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 300 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Jason Aldean passes John Conlee and Lee Greenwood moving to #107! (2780)

Montgomery Gentry ties Shania Twain at #117. (2643)

Lady Antebellum pass Shenandoah moving to #149! (2151)

Miranda Lambert ties Jimmy Newman at #159. (2047)

Zac Brown Band pass Mary Chapin Carpenter moving to #172. (1940)

Eric Church passes Phil Vassar moving to #190. (1770)

Jake Owen breaks his tie with Rodney Crowell for #214. (1542)

Little Big Town become the 223rd artist to cross 1500 points! (1500)

Darius Rucker passes Holly Dunn and Little Texas moving to #232. (1442)

Chris Young passes John Schneider, Merle Travis, David Allan Coe, and Shelly West moving to #254! While doing so he became the 257th artist to cross 1300 points! (1315)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with Little Jimmy Dickens and pass Lee Brice and Jim Glaser moving to #291. (1091)

Easton Corbin ties Lari White at #394. (714)

Brantley Gilbert passes Doug Supernaw, Zella Lehr, Ted Daffan, and Stella Parton. He now ties Marion Worth at #401. (690)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Steve Azar and now ties Big Al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, and Hawkshaw Hawkins at #439. (599)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 482
02. Frankie Ballard - 480
03. Tyler Farr - 452
04. Kacey Musgraves - 400
05. Parmalee - 369
06. Cole Swindell - 367
07. Eric Paslay - 363
08. Jana Kramer - 349
09. Ashley Monroe - 306
10. LoCash - 276
11. Sam Hunt - 251
12. Chase Rice - 211
13. Dan + Shay - 202
14. Austin Webb - 198
15. Maddie & Tae - 173
16. Grace Potter - 166
17. Canaan Smith - 123
18. Drake White - 93
19. Kelsea Ballerini - 70
20. Old Dominion - 70
21. A Thousand Horses - 66
22. Catherine Dunn - 59
23. Michael Ray - 51
24. Mickey Guyton - 51
25. Mo Pitney - 43
26. Josh Dorr - 42
27. Cam - 36
28. Waterloo Revival - 36

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 327 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 153 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 279 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 299 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Jason Aldean passes Billy "Crash" Craddock moving to #106! (2791)

Montgomery Gentry break their tie with Shania Twain for #117. (2644)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Jimmy Newman for #159. (2048)

Zac Brown Band passes Narvel Felts and Exile moving to #170. When they passed Exile they became the 20th highest group or duo in Country Music History! Congrats to them!(1961)

Billy Currington ties Craig Morgan at #181. (1850)

Darius Rucker passes Louise Mandrell, Melba Montgomery and Darryl Worley moving to #229. (1463)

Big & Rich pass Chris Cagle moving to #282. (1176)

Lee Brice ties Jim Glaser at #292. (1089)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Lari White moving to #394. (720)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Marion Worth moving to #401. (691)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Big Al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, and Hawkshaw Hawkins moving to #439. While doing so he became the 439th artist to cross 600 points! (600)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 483
02. Frankie Ballard - 481
03. Tyler Farr - 458
04. Kacey Musgraves - 401
05. Parmalee - 370
06. Cole Swindell - 368
07. Eric Paslay - 364
08. Jana Kramer - 350
09. Ashley Monroe - 307
10. LoCash - 277
11. Sam Hunt - 252
12. Chase Rice - 212
13. Dan + Shay - 208
14. Austin Webb - 199
15. Maddie & Tae - 174
16. Grace Potter - 167
17. Canaan Smith - 129
18. RaeLynn - 110
19. Drake White - 94
20. Kelsea Ballerini - 71
21. Old Dominion - 71
22. A Thousand Horses - 67
23. Catherine Dunn - 65
24. Michael Ray - 52
25. Mickey Guyton - 52
26. Mo Pitney - 44
27. Josh Dorr - 43
28. Cam - 37
29. Waterloo Revival - 37
30. Aaron Watson - 31
31. Logan Mize - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 326 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 147 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 268 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 298 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Jason Aldean passes Eddy Raven & Collin Raye moving to #104! (2797)

Dierks Bentley passes Del Reeves moving to #113. (2676)

Joe Nichols ties Razzy Bailey at #175. (1908)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Craig Morgan for #181. (1851)

Darius Rucker ties Highway 101 at #228. (1464)

Chris Young ties Blackhawk at #253. (1317)

Lee Brice passes Steve Holy & Florida Georgia Line while breaking his tie with Jim Glaser, he moves to #290! He also becomes the 290th artist to pass 1100 points! (1100)

Florida Georgia Line tie Steve Holy at #291. (1098)

Eli Young Band tie Mundo Earwood at #320. (926)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)
01. Dustin Lynch - 484
02. Frankie Ballard - 482
03. Tyler Farr - 459
04. Kacey Musgraves - 402
05. Parmalee - 371
06. Cole Swindell - 369
07. Eric Paslay - 365
08. Jana Kramer - 351
09. Ashley Monroe - 308
10. LoCash - 278
11. Sam Hunt - 274
12. Casey James - 238
13. Chase Rice - 213
14. Dan + Shay - 209
15. Austin Webb - 200
16. Maddie & Tae - 175
17. Brothers Osborne - 169
18. Grace Potter - 168
19. Canaan Smith - 130
20. RaeLynn - 111
21. Drake White - 95
22. Kelsea Ballerini - 77
23. Old Dominion - 72
24. A Thousand Horses - 68
25. Catherine Dunn - 66
27. Michael Ray - 53
28. Mickey Guyton - 53
29. Mo Pitney - 45
30. Cam - 38
31. Waterloo Revival - 38

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 742 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 325 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 146 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 257 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 297 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with Razzy Bailey for #175. (1909)

Billy Currington ties Lee Ann Womack at #180. (1852)

Eric Church ties Marty Stuart at #189. (1781)

Chris Young breaks his tie with BlackHawk for #253. (1318)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with Steve Holy for #291. (1099)

Eli Young Band tie Red Steagall at #319. (927)

Easton Corbin ties Mark Gray at #393. (722)

Thomas Rhett passes Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers, R.C. Bannon, Ray Pillow, Robin Lee, Sherry Bryce, Margie Singleton, Thompson Square, Hoyt Axton, Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, Jim Nesbitt, Larry Boone, Lyle Lovett, La Costa, Linda Davis, and Doug Supernaw. He now ties Stella Parton, Ted Daffan, and Zella Lehr at #403. (687)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 485
02. Frankie Ballard - 483
03. Tyler Farr - 460
04. Kacey Musgraves - 403
05. Cole Swindell - 401
06. Parmalee - 372
07. Eric Paslay - 366
08. Jana Kramer - 352
09. Ashley Monroe - 309
10. LoCash - 279
11. Sam Hunt - 275
12. Casey James - 239
13. Chase Rice - 214
14. Dan + Shay - 210
15. Austin Webb - 201
16. Maddie & Tae - 176
17. Brothers Osborne - 170
18. Grace Potter - 169
19. Canaan Smith - 131
20. Drake White - 96
21. Kelsea Ballerini - 78
22. A Thousand Horses - 74
23. Old Dominion - 73
24. Catherine Dunn - 67
25. Michael Ray - 54
26. Mickey Guyton - 54
27. Mo Pitney - 46
28. Cam - 39
29. Waterloo Revival - 39

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 736 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 324 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 145 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 246 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 296 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Lady Antebellum pass Dixie Chicks moving to #148. (2165)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Lee Ann Womack for #180. (1853)

Eric Church breaks his tie with Marty Stuart and passes Freddy Weller moving to #188. (1793)

Little Big Town pass Jimmy Dean moving to #222. (1509)

Florida Georgia Line pass Lee Brice moving to #290. (1105)

Eli Young Band break their tie with Red Steagall and pass David Lee Murphy moving to #318. (933)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Mark Gray for #393. (723)

Thompson Square break their tie with Hoyt Axton. They also pass Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, Jim Nesbitt, Larry Boone, Lyle Lovett, La Costa, Linda Davis, Doug Supernaw, Zella Lehr, Ted Daffan, Stella Parton, Thomas Rhett, Marion Worth, Brantley Gilbert, and Little David Wilkens moving to #400! (698)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Stella Parton, Ted Daffan, and Zella Lehr for #404. (688)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 491
02. Frankie Ballard - 489
03. Tyler Farr - 461
04. Kacey Musgraves - 404
05. Cole Swindell - 402
06. Parmalee - 378
07. Eric Paslay - 372
08. Jana Kramer - 358
09. Ashley Monroe - 310
10. Sam Hunt - 287
11. LoCash - 280
12. Casey James - 240
13. Chase Rice - 215
14. Dan + Shay - 211
15. Austin Webb - 202
16. Maddie & Tae - 182
17. Grace Potter - 175
18. Brothers Osborne - 171
19. Canaan Smith - 132
20. Chase Bryant - 123
21. RaeLynn - 112
22. Drake White - 97
23. Kelsea Ballerini - 79
24. Old Dominion - 79
25. A Thousand Horses - 75
26. Catherine Dunn - 68
27. Michael Ray - 55
28. Mickey Guyton - 55
29. Mo Pitney - 47
30. Cam - 40
31. Waterloo Revival - 40

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 735 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 323 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 144 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 235 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 295 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Blake Shelton passes Travis Tritt moving to #71! (3683)

Dierks Bentley ties Lorrie Morgan at #112. (2709)

Zac Brown Band passes Nat Stuckey, Ed Bruce, Billie Jo Spears, Tommy Overstreet, Slim Whitman, Al Dexter, George Morgan, and The Wilburn Brothers. While doing so they became the 164th artist to cross 2000 points! (2031)

Eric Church passes Brenda Lee and Sugarland moving to #186. While doing so he became the 187th artist to cross 1800 points! (1805)

Lee Brice passes Florida Georgia Line and SHeDAISY moving to #289. (1123)

Brantley Gilbert ties Little David Wilkens at #401. (695)

Gloriana ties Keith Stegall at #428. (626)

Kip Moore ties Jack Reno at #438. (604)

Brett Eldredge passes Sheryl Crow, The Kentucky Headhunters, Tom Wopat, Penny DeHaven, Dorsey Burnette, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Brandt, Ronnie Sessions, Keith Anderson, The O'Kanes, Trick Pony, Mike Reid, Charlie McCoy, Burl Ives, Kelly Clarkson, Becky Hobbs, Mary Lou Turner, and James Otto. He now ties Steve Azar at #443. (598)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 492
02. Frankie Ballard - 490
03. Tyler Farr - 472
04. Cole Swindell - 408
05. Kacey Musgraves - 405
06. Parmalee - 379
07. Eric Paslay - 373
08. Jana Kramer - 359
09. Ashley Monroe - 311
10. Sam Hunt - 289
11. LoCash - 281
12. Casey James - 241
13. Chase Rice - 216
14. Dan + Shay - 212
15. Austin Webb - 203
16. Maddie & Tae - 183
17. Grace Potter - 176
18. Brothers Osborne - 172
19. Canaan Smith - 133
20. Chase Bryant - 124
21. Drake White - 98
22. Kelsea Ballerini - 85
23. Old Dominion - 80
24. A Thousand Horses - 76
25. Catherine Dunn - 69
26. Michael Ray - 56
27. Mickey Guyton - 56
28. Mo Pitney - 48
29. Cam - 41

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 734 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 322 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 143 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 224 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 294 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Toby Keith became the 21st artist to cross 6500 points! (6508)

Dierks Bentley breaks his tie with Lorrie Morgan and passes Kathy Mattea moving to #111. (2720)

Lady Antebellum ties Restless Heart at #147! While doing this they moved into the top 10 Groups of all time! (2167)

Eric Church passes Rex Allen Jr., and Sammi Smith moving to #184. (1817)

Thompson Square becomes the 400th artist to cross 700 points! (700)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Little David Wilkens for #401. (696)

Thomas Rhett ties Little David Wilkens for #402. (695)

Gloriana break their tie with Keith Stegall for #428. (627)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Jack Reno for #438. (605)

Brett Eldredge ties Big Al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, and Hawkshaw Hawkins for #440. (599)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)
* for fun I'm showing some older artists who're tied with this weeks bubbling unders

01. Dustin Lynch - 493 (Clinton Gregory (492))
02. Frankie Ballard - 491 (Sherrie Austin)
03. Tyler Farr - 483 (Josh Thompson)
04. Cole Swindell - 409 (Jamey Johnson (408))
05. Kacey Musgraves - 406 (Sarah Buxton (408))
06. Parmalee - 380 (Deryl Dodd)
07. Eric Paslay - 374 (James Wesley (373))
08. Jana Kramer - 360 (Bill Engvall)
09. Sam Hunt - 291 (Steel Magnolia (290))
10. LoCash - 282 (Amy Dalley)
11. Casey James - 242 (Clay Davidson (241))
12. Chase Rice - 217 (Stephanie Bentley)
13. Dan + Shay - 213 (Sunny Sweeney (215))
14. Austin Webb - 204 (Anthony Smith)
15. Maddie & Tae - 184 (Linda Hargrove)
16. Grace Potter - 177 (Katrina Elam (179))
17. Brothers Osborne - 173 (Benny Barnes)
18. Chris Janson - 162 (Sheila Andrews)
19. Canaan Smith - 134 (Kelleigh Bannen)
20. Chase Bryant - 125 (Lisa Angelle)
21. Drake White - 99 (Joey + Rory)
22. A Thousand Horses - 87 (Gil Grand)
23. Kelsea Ballerini - 86 (Williams Riley)
24. Old Dominion - 81 (Terry Fell & The Fellers)
25. Catherine Dunn - 70 (Jedd Hughes)
26. Michael Ray - 57 (Big Kenny)
27. Mickey Guyton - 57 (Shelly Fairchild)
28. Mo Pitney - 49 (Sarah Darling)
29. Cam - 42 (Blackberry Smoke)

Figured that'd give some historical context on how they're doing so far. :)

[bboat11]

I just got curious as to who the top country women of all time are. So I copy/pasted Jonsolo's list from last December and deleted all the men to see who the top 20 women are of all time.

1)      7. (7) Reba McEntire – 8384 (31)
2)      8. (8) Dolly Parton – 8308
3)      24. (24) Loretta Lynn – 6316
4)      32. (32) Tammy Wynette – 5836
5)      36. (36) Tanya Tucker – 5339
6)      41. (41) Kitty Wells – 5134
7)      48. (48) Crystal Gayle – 4522
8)      55. (53) Martina McBride – 4278
9)      58. (57) Barbara Mandrell – 4217
10)    62. (61) Lynn Anderson – 4021
11)    64. (63) Anne Murray – 3901
12)    66. (66) Dottie West – 3858
13)    68. (68) Emmylou Harris – 3801
14)    69. (70) Faith Hill – 3800 (111)
15)    79. (78) Patty Loveless – 3460
16)    80. (80) Trisha Yearwood – 3417 (78)
17)    84. (83) Connie Smith – 3218
18)    95. (95) Janie Fricke – 2993
19)    96. (103) Carrie Underwood - 2973 (162)
20)    110. (110) Kathy Mattea – 2713

Of course these numbers are not going to be completely accurate anymore, since they are from December. But very few of these people will have made any significant changes since then. In June's update we can expect to see Reba gain a hefty handful of points for "Going Out Like That"'s long slow climb to (hopefully) the top 30. Trisha will gain at least a couple points, and then Carrie will have a very nice update since she has been much more active since December than she had been for much of the 2nd half of 2014.

So, let's talk about the future potential of the ladies on this list who could be considered the most active:

-Reba McEntire: I think Reba is going to be a much more constant force thanks to Nash Icon than she has been in recent years. She will undoubtedly gain a satisfying amount of points for "Going Out Like That". It is anybody's guess how her subsequent singles pan out, but if she can manage to make the Love Somebody era last 2 years and have 4 or 5 top 40 singles from it, she could have a couple very strong gains for an artist in their 60's. Do you guys think she could make it any higher into the top 10 artists of all time? She's around 700 points behind the #6 person, Merle Haggard... Whether she can catch him someday or not, I would say that her position as the #1 female of all time is very much secure for awhile. There is absolutely nobody who could pose a threat, unless Dolly somehow manages a top 20 hit or two.

-Dolly Parton: I suppose it is possible she could have another chart appearance or two, especially if she is given credit for contributing backing vocals to another artist's big hit or something. However, I really don't see her moving anywhere at this point.

-Martina McBride: Martina has had a very quiet couple of years, even managing to lose ground thanks to Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley passing her. But I think she is nowhere near done. Now that she is on Nash Icon, her future singles will most certainly have the same problems as Reba has seen lately. However, she is a decade and then some younger than Reba. Who knows what changes Nash Icon could see over the next few years. Maybe the stations that refuse to play Nash Icon singles will start their own similar competing program, and then the genre will split and those veteran artists will have their own chart to compete against each other rather than the mainstream country stations, and those charts will somehow factor into the Whitburn book too. I'm not saying something like that WILL happen. But my point is, Martina is still young enough of a 'veteran' artist that I think she could still see several years of sustained and consistent success on a label like Nash Icon. They could get her several year's-worth of top 30/40 hits through the Cumulus stations if the label politics stay as they are now. Or something could happen that causes non-Cumulus stations to be receptive of Nash Icon singles, allowing them to chart higher. Either way, she really has nothing to lose, and plenty of time for things to work for her benefit. Of course, she's never going to come close to catching Reba and Dolly... However, I would be quite disappointed if she didn't manage to make it into the top 50 artists of all time. She is only like 200 points away, after all! I would love it if she could give Tanya Tucker a run for the top 5 country females of all time, but I realize that would be considerably more ambitious and probably much less realistic. Basically all we can do is speculate for now, because Nash Icon is such a wild card at this point in time. Either way, something is going to happen very soon once she finally gets new music out to radio... Does anyone have any predictions as to how high she will be able to make it?

-Faith Hill: Faith is an interesting case. I think many people hope that if she ever does succeed in making a comeback, she will come back big. However, the chances of that happening are waning with every passing year. I personally would love to see her have another successful album era or two, but I ultimately do not see her ever catching Martina. I don't even see Faith as one of the top 10 females of all-time. Top 15 feels about right to me. She has squandered too many years in her later career. Even if she has a resurgence, she will be lucky to come within sniffing range of the top 50 artists of all time.

-Trisha Yearwood: It is unfortunate, but I feel like Trisha is going to stay just about where she is right now. She may continue to gain in small chunks here and there, and she may pass Patty Loveless and one or two of the males in front of her. But unless Trisha has a successful album era and Faith continues to do absolutely nothing, she won't be able to make it much further than #15 in the list of all-time country ladies. Until Carrie passes and boots her out, which is inevitable. Trisha could always end up on a label such as Nash Icon though, which could change things... Who knows!

-Carrie Underwood: Finally we come to the only female in the top 20 whose career still has real potential. She has gained basically about 3000 points in 10 years. If she continues to have such success, she could be around 6000 by 2025, which would put her around #30 in the all-time list (and basically the fourth-highest female of all-time). At that point she will be 42 years old and may begin to see waning success. But she could still conceivably earn another 500 points and catch Loretta Lynn for the #3 spot... Only time will tell if she could then get another 2,000 to catch up to Reba, but I am just not sure... Nobody knows if she will even continue to be such a consistent hit maker 10 years from now; if she starts slipping around top 70 or 60 of all time, like Martina did, there is basically no chance she would ever catch Reba. At the rate Carrie has been climbing, I would be willing to bet that she is at least guaranteed a spot in the top 50 of all time, definitely passing Trisha and Faith and probably Martina, regardless of how much gaining they manage to do throughout the rest of their careers. It would be so nice to see her ultimately make the top 10 of all time with Reba and Dolly, but too much is up in the air right now for me to predict that.

And then just outside of the top 20 we still have several artists who could move further up, such as Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, and Sara Evans. I would LOVE to see Sara make a run for the top 100 before all is said and done... Hopefully her next album will bring her some greater success! She is only like 600-700 points away! Taylor is somebody who I would not mind going away and never coming back, mostly because her song "We Are Never Ever Ever Ever Ever Getting Back Together" benefited from being released right when the Billboard methodology changed, giving her like a bajillion-week #1 that was counted by Whitburn because he adopted the mongrel chart... If Taylor goes back to country, I would worry about her becoming the official #1 artist of all time after another couple years of crap like that happening. And as far as Shania goes, she is just kind've racing Faith Hill to see who can do the absolute least and still remain a household name. I would love to see her have success with her next album, but it has been so long since Up! came out that I just don't see her future music making much impact. She is only like 300 points away from the top 100, so I would be happy to see her have another successful album! But I am skeptical at this point. Miranda Lambert is also somebody who I could see making it to the top 15 or so women of all time eventually, even though now she is way back at #169 on Jonsolo's list. When all is said and done, I could see her maybe catching Trisha and Faith, but I am not sure if she could make it all the way to Martina, unless Martina does absolutely nothing and just disappears right now. Miranda had a very slow start to her career compared to Carrie, and that will ultimately hurt her in her long-term positioning I think.

Anyway, what are some of y'all's thoughts on the top 20 or so women, and where they will eventually end up once their careers are done? I am very interested!

[Zazie]

I like all the work you did, but I am not optimistic about the future of women singers who disappeared from the radio years ago. Yearwood and McBride could chart a song here or there, but country radio is unkind to its older artists (maybe not as unkind as other genres, but still...) and when you mix that in with the way even currently-active women are treated, I just don't see the same future you do. I do not want to throw cold water on your enthusiasm, but I think adult women who sing country music face a difficult future on the charts. Naturally it could all change.

The women I miss overlap with the ones on your list some but include some others, such as Patty Loveless and Pam Tillis. I can tell myself that they are still touring, recording music, doing the kind of things that would lead to chart appearances -- but I think it's just a story I would be telling myself. Faith Hill is somewhat of a different story and she might be "granted" a comeback by radio, but I suspect it wouldn't last more than one album's worth of singles.

Even Reba, who with George Strait was apparently given a lifetime exemption from penalties associated with aging, can't last forever.

Meanwhile, the new single by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard is not going to fare well either. And that isn't one of my jokes: they are about to release one. But they're 70 and radio is so unlikely to please me by giving it some spins. Country radio likes songs that name-check its past greats, but it doesn't like to spin songs by its past greats, and that includes women as well as men. But I am secretly your biggest fan, bboat11, and I hope every forecast of yours comes true at the highest possible level. Well, most of them.

I'll leave your comments about contemporary women artists, like Underwood and Lambert, for another occasion.

[bboat11]

^^Yes, I will be the first to admit that a lot of my predictions are incredibly bold. Most of it comes down to just having no idea what the future of Nash Icon's artists will be. I just can't help but hope that they have something up their sleeve that will eventually help their artists to get more airplay. That would definitely benefit Reba and Martina greatly. But otherwise, I don't see those two giving up just yet. I really don't think Reba has to do too much more to secure herself a place in the top 10 artists of all time for several decades to come. She has had an absolutely incredible career. Anything she gains from now on will just be icing on an already delicious cake.

And my optimism for Martina comes from the fact that out of all the '90s women she has always been the most consistent with radio (she was never an artist who was guaranteed top 10s, yet managed to remain a very consistent B-lister for like 20 years), and has demonstrated the best ability to maintain relevance. Plus, her only recent misstep with radio was "Marry Me". That song flaming out was her only recent single to not continue her top-20 trend going back to like 2007 or 2008. And she has not released a single since then. In other words, we have not actually seen radio give up on her. We can assume it has, but only because of her age. There is literally nothing about her chart history to suggest that radio moved on. All throughout her career she had occasional missteps that barely cracked the charts, and then went on to continue hitting the top 20 with subsequent songs. Her biggest airplay problem lately has been herself, since she has chosen not to release anything to radio for like 3 years. I do know that her age and gender are very likely going to factor against her when it comes to radio support on her next album, but I want to actually SEE them start to reject her before I count her out.

My optimism also stems from the fact that while all the other Nash Icon artists are in their 60's, she is still in her 40's. Soon to be 50's, but still, she is a full decade and then some younger than her label mates. Therefore, if Nash Icon is going to have an artist to capitalize on, Martina is their best long-term investment... Even if they can only get her to the top 30 or 40, I think they will try to get her as much success as they absolutely can for as long as they can. In other words, I don't see her career just squandering away without some kind of a fight from Borchetta. So my reasoning is all very theoretical, but it is not entirely unrealistic!

And then as far as the other women I mentioned go, I think those predictions are all pretty realistic. It is very true that most of these ladies are going to go absolutely nowhere with the rest of their careers, other than Carrie and Miranda, and possibly Sara. I just feel like Nash Icon is too unknown right now for me to completely give up on Martina and Reba seeing some healthy gains just yet. We should have a better idea in a year or so!

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 733 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 316 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 137 points away from the top 100 of all time! Dierks Bentley is now 223 points away from the Top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 293 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Tim McGraw becomes the 12th artist to cross 7600 points! (7604)

Keith Urban passes The Oak Ridge Boys and Barbara Mandrell moving to #58. (4225)

Dierks Bentley ties Stonewall Jackson at #110. (2721)

Lady Antebellum breaks their tie with Restless Heart for #147. (2168)

Billy Currington passes Doug Stone moving to #179. (1876)

Little Big Town ties Wanda Jackson at #221. (1512)

Brantley Gilbert passes Thompson Square and now ties Dottsy for #399. While doing so he became the 401st artist to cross 700 points! (702)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Little David Wilkens for #402. (696)

Kip Moore ties Spade Cooley for #437. (606)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Big al Downing, Foster & Lloyd, and Hawkshaw Hawkins for #440. While doing so he became the 440th artist to cross 600 points! (600)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 494
02. Tyler Farr - 494
03. Frankie Ballard - 492
04. Kid Rock - 484
05. Cole Swindell - 410
06. Kacey Musgraves - 407
07. Parmalee - 381
08. Eric Paslay - 375
09. Jana Kramer - 361
10. Ashley Monroe - 312
11. Sam Hunt - 297
12. LoCash - 283
13. Casey James - 243
14. Chase Rice - 218
15. Dan + Shay - 214
16. Austin Webb - 205
17. Maddie & Tae - 185
18. Chris Janson - 178
19. Grace Potter - 178
20. Brothers Osborne - 174
21. Canaan Smith - 140
22. Chase Bryant - 126
23. Drake White - 100
24. A Thousand Horses - 88
25. Kelsea Ballerini - 87
26. Old Dominion - 82
27. Catherine Dunn - 76
28. Michael Ray - 58
29. Mickey Guyton - 58
30. Mo Pitney - 50
31. Cam - 43
32. Waterloo Revival - 41

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 732 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 315 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 131 points away from the top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 292 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Billy Currington passes Bob Luman moving to #178. (1887)

Little Big Town breaks their tie with Wanda Jackson for #221. (1518)

Big & Rich tie Helen Cornelius at #281. (1183)

Florida Georgia Line tie SHeDAISY at #290. (1119)

Easton Corbin passes Moon Mullican & Bobby Wright moving to #391. (732)

Brantley Gilbert ties Chad Brock at #398. (703)

Thompson Square ties Dottsy at #400. (702)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Spade Cooley and passes Johnny Wright moving to #436. (612)

Brett Eldredge passes Jack Reno and ties Spade Cooley for #438. (606)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Tyler Farr - 505
02. Dustin Lynch - 495
03. Frankie Ballard - 493
04. Kid Rock - 485
05. Cole Swindell - 416
06. Kacey Musgraves - 408
07. Parmalee - 382
08. Eric Paslay - 376
09. Jana Kramer - 362
10. Ashley Monroe - 313
11. Sam Hunt - 298
12. LoCash - 284
13. Casey James - 244
14. Chase Rice - 219
15. Dan + Shay - 215
16. Austin Webb - 206
17. Maddie & Tae - 186
18. Chris Janson - 179
19. Grace Potter - 179
20. Brothers Osborne - 175
21. Canaan Smith - 141
22. Chase Bryant - 127
23. Drake White - 101
24. A Thousand Horses - 99
25. Kelsea Ballerini - 88
26. Old Dominion - 88
27. Catherine Dunn - 77
28. Michael Ray - 64
29. Mickey Guyton - 59
30. Mo Pitney - 51
31. Cam - 44
32. Waterloo Revival - 42
33. Steven Tyler - 41

[onebuffalo]

33. Steven Tyler - 41

Getting those Joel Whitburn points in country music!

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 731 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 314 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 130 points away from the top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 291 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Kenny Chesney becomes the 18th artist to cross 7200 points! (7208)

Luke Bryan passes George Hamilton IV, Skeeter Davis, and Tracy Byrd moving to #131. (2379)

Lady Antebellum ties LeAnn Rimes at #146. (2170)

Little Big Town tie Margo Smith at #220. (1519)

Big & Rich break their tie with Helen Cornelius for #281. (1184)

Florida Georgia Line break their tie with SHeDAISY and pass Lee Brice moving to #289. (1130)

Hunter Hayes passes Dottsy, Thompson Square, Chad Brock, Brantley Gilbert, Judy Rodman, Lari White, Mark Gray, Moon Mullican, Bobby Wright, Easton Corbin, and Mindy McCready moving to #390! While doing so he became the 401st artist to cross 700 points! (740)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Chad Brock moving to #398. (704)

Thompson Square tie Chad Brock at #399. (703)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Spade Cooley for #438. (607)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Tyler Farr - 506
02. Dustin Lynch - 496
03. Frankie Ballard - 494
04. Kid Rock - 486
05. Cole Swindell - 417
06. Kacey Musgraves - 409
07. Parmalee - 383
08. Jana Kramer - 363
09. Ashley Monroe - 314
10. Sam Hunt - 304
11. LoCash - 285
12. Casey James - 245
13. Chase Rice - 220
14. Dan + Shay - 216
15. Austin Webb - 207
16. Grace Potter - 190
17. Maddie & Tae - 187
18. Chris Janson - 180
19. Brothers Osborne - 176
20. Canaan Smith - 142
21. Chase Bryant - 128
22. A Thousand Horses - 110
23. Drake White - 102
24. Kelsea Ballerini - 94
25. Old Dominion - 89
26. Catherine Dunn - 78
27. Michael Ray - 65
28. Mickey Guyton - 60
29. Mo Pitney - 52
30. Cam - 45
31. Waterloo Revival - 43

[Kanenrá:ke]

The Great George Countdown: George Strait is now 730 points away from George Jones' total. This "countdown" will be posted every time either George gains any points!

Tim's Top Ten Timer: Tim McGraw is 313 points from breaking into the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Jason Aldean is now 129 points away from the top 100 of all time! New to the watch is Montgomery Gentry who are now 290 points away from Top 100 of all time!

Blake Shelton becomes the 71st artist to cross 3700 points! (3708)

Jason Aldean ties Vern Gosdin for #103. (2815)

Lady Antebellum break their tie with LeAnn Rimes and now tie Jimmy Wakely for #145. (2171)

Jake Owen passes Mac Davis, Kenny Price, Charlie Daniels, Ray Stevens, Mark Wills and Keith Whitley moving to #208. (1588)

Little Big Town break their tie with Margo Smith for #220. (1525)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Highway 101 and passes Charlie Louvin and Josh Turner. He now ties John Denver at #225. (1495)

Chris Young passes Bobby G. Rice, Johnny Carver, Ernest Ashworth, & Jody Miller moving to #249. (1354)

Eli Young Band ties Elton Britt at #317. (939)

Hunter Hayes ties Johnny Bond at #389. (741)

Brantley Gilbert passes Judy Rodman moving to #397. (710)

Thomas Rhett & Thompson Square tie at #399. Thomas Rhett became the 402nd artist to cross 700 points! (704)

Brett Eldredge ties Johnny Wright at #437. (608)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Dustin Lynch - 502
02. Frankie Ballard - 500
03. Kid Rock - 487
04. Cole Swindell - 418
05. Kacey Musgraves - 410
06. Parmalee - 384
07. Jana Kramer - 364
08. Ashley Monroe - 315
09. Sam Hunt - 310
10. LoCash - 291
11. Casey James - 246
12. Chase Rice - 226
13. Dan + Shay - 217
14. Austin Webb - 208
15. Grace Potter - 191
16. Maddie & Tae - 188
17. Brothers Osborne - 182
18. Chris Janson - 181
19. Canaan Smith - 143
20. Chase Bryant - 134
21. A Thousand Horses - 121
22. Drake White - 103
23. Kelsea Ballerini - 95
24. Old Dominion - 90
25. Catherine Dunn - 79
26. Michael Ray - 66
27. Mickey Guyton - 61
28. Mo Pitney - 53
29. Cam - 46
30. Waterloo Revival - 44
31. Aaron Watson - 32