Joel Whitburn's all-time Top Country Artists list

[Kanenrá:ke]

08/01/16

Kenny's Top Ten Timer: Kenny Chesney is 460 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 106 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Kenny Chesney passes Buck Owens moving to #13! While doing so he became the 13th artist to cross 7500 points! (7506)

Eric Church passes Tennessee Ernie Ford moving to #153. (2136)

Billy Currington ties Hank Locklkin at #163. (2044)

Chris Young breaks his tie with The Forester Sisters for #205. (1637)

Big & Rich break their tie with Merle Travis for #258. (1301)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Deana Carter for #337. (879)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Johnny & Jonie Mosby for #345. (847)

Thompson Square break their tie with Jeff Carson and now tie Ray Charles at #391. (749)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Moon Mullican for #399. (729)

Cole Swindell ties Judy Rodman at #403. (709)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Mason Dixon for #481. (528)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 475
02. LoCash - 452
03. Jon Pardi - 416
04. Old Dominion - 406
05. Dan + Shay - 401
06. Cassadee Pope - 360
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 354
08. Chris Janson - 346
09. Brothers Osborne - 337
10. Maddie & Tae - 332
11. Jennifer Nettles - 311
12. Michael Ray - 276
13. Josh Abbott Band - 251
14. Chris Stapleton - 225
15. Drake White - 198
16. Granger Smith - 196
17. Chris Lane - 159
18. Maren Morris - 134
19. High Valley - 96
20. William Michael Morgan - 93
21. Tucker Beathard - 76
22. Brett Young - 68
23. Elle King - 65
24. Demi Lovato - 62
25. Carly Pearce - 52
26. P!nk - 46
27. Runaway June - 44
28. The Last Bandoleros - 40
29. LANco - 38
30. Trent Harmon - 32

[Kanenrá:ke]

08/08/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 469 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 105 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Tim McGraw passes Webb Pierce moving to #9! While doing so he became the 9th artist to cross 8000 points! (8003)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Hank Locklin for #163. (2045)

Florida Georgia Line pass Jimmy Dean, Wanda Jackson, Margo Smith, Josh Turner, Sylvia, and Dickey Lee moving to #221. (1533)

Josh Turner ties Margo Smith at #224. (1519)

Big & Rich tie David Allan Coe at #257. (1302)

Lee Brice ties Jacky Ward at #262. (1283)

The Band Perry pass The Desert Rose Band, Hal Ketchum, Bryan White, Flatt & Scruggs, K.T. Oslin, Paul Overstreet, Johnny Horton, John Wesley Ryles, Charlie Walker, and Con Hunley moving to #272. (1244)

Thompson Square break their tie with Ray Charles and now tie The Mavericks and Debby Boone at #389. (750)

Kip Moore ties Bobby Wright at #398. (730)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Judy Rodman and passes Lari White moving to #402. (715)

Sam Hunt passes Lila McCann, Peggy Sue, and Ned Miller moving to #430. (644)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 476
02. LoCash - 453
03. Jon Pardi - 427
04. Old Dominion - 408
05. Dan + Shay - 402
06. Kelsea Ballerini - 355
07. Chris Janson - 352
08. Brothers Osborne - 338
09. Jennifer Nettles - 312
10. Michael Ray - 277
11. Josh Abbott Band - 252
12. Chris Stapleton - 226
13. Drake White - 199
14. Granger Smith - 197
15. Chris Lane - 170
16. Maren Morris - 135
17. Mickey Guyton - 130
18. High Valley - 97
19. William Michael Morgan - 94
20. Tucker Beathard - 77
21. Brett Young - 69
22. Elle King - 66
23. Demi Lovato - 63
24. Carly Pearce - 53
25. P!nk - 47
26. Runaway June - 45
27. The Last Bandoleros - 41
28. LANco - 39
29. Trent Harmon - 33

[Kanenrá:ke]

08/15/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 463 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 104 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Jake Owen passes Little Big Town moving to #197. While doing so he became the 197th artist to cross 1700 points! (1705)

Darius Rucker ties Charlie Daniels at #214. (1563)

Florida Georgia Line pass Warner Mack, T. Graham Brown, and Rodney Crowell. They now tie Mac Davis at #217. (1545)

Josh Turner breaks his tie with Margo Smith for #224. (1520)

Big & Rich break their tie with David Allan Coe for #257. (1303)

Lee Brice breaks his tie with Jacky Ward for #262. (1284)

Jerrod Niemann ties Rose Maddox at #336. (881)

Thompson Square ties Carlene Carter & David Ball at #387. (751)

Dustin Lynch ties Jessica Andrews at #394. (745)

Kip Moore breaks his tie with Bobby Wright for #398. (731)

Sam Hunt passes Radney Foster, Frankie Ballard, Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers, R.C. Bannon, and Ray Pillow. He now ties Robin Lee at #423. (655)

Craig Campbell ties Sonny Curtis at #480. (530)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 477
02. Ronnie Dunn - 463
03. LoCash - 459
04. Jon Pardi - 448
05. Dan + Shay - 423
06. Old Dominion - 410
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 366
08. Chris Janson - 353
09. Brothers Osborne - 339
10. Jennifer Nettles - 313
11. Kix Brooks - 305
12. Michael Ray - 278
13. Josh Abbott Band - 253
14. Chris Stapleton - 227
15. Drake White - 200
16. Granger Smith - 198
17. Chris Lane - 171
18. RaeLynn - 143
19. Maren Morris - 136
20. Mickey Guyton - 131
21. High Valley - 98
22. William Michael Morgan - 95
23. Tucker Beathard - 78
24. Elle King - 72
25. Brett Young - 70
26. Demi Lovato - 64
27. Carly Pearce - 54
28. P!nk - 53
29. Runaway June - 46
30. LANco - 45
31. Trent Harmon - 34

[Kanenrá:ke]

08/22/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 457 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 98 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Keith Urban became the 49th artist to cross 4600 points! (4627)

Miranda Lambert ties Dixie Chicks at #150! (2161)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Charlie Daniels for #214. (1564)

Florida Georgia Line pass Mac Davis moving to #217. (1547)

Justin Moore & Big & Rich tie at #257. While this happens Justin Moore also passed John Schneider, Merle Travis, and David Allan Coe. He also became the 260th artist to cross 1300 points! (1304)

The Band Perry tie Marie Osmond at #271. (1246)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Rose Maddox and now ties Tom Jones at #335. (882)

Brett Eldredge passes David Nail moving to #344. (855)

Thompson Square break their tie with Carlene Carter and David Ball for #387. (752)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Jessica Andrews for #395. (746)

Sam Hunt breaks his tie with Robin Lee. He also jumps past Sherry Brice, Margie Singleton, Hoyt Axton, Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, and Jim Nesbitt. He now sits at #417. (666)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Sonny Curtis and passes SKO moving to #479. (536)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 478
02. LoCash - 460
03. Jon Pardi - 449
04. Dan + Shay - 434
05. Old Dominion - 412
06. Kelsea Ballerini - 377
07. Chase Rice - 356
08. Chris Janson - 354
09. Brothers Osborne - 340
10. Lauren Alaina - 300
11. Michael Ray - 279
12. Josh Abbott Band - 259
13. Chris Stapleton - 228
14. Granger SMith - 204
15. Drake White - 201
16. Chris Lane - 172
17. RaeLynn - 144
18. Maren Morris - 137
19. Mickey Guyton - 137
20. William Michael Morgan - 101
21. High Valley - 99
22. Tucker Beathard - 79
23. Brett Young - 76
24. Elle King - 73
25. Demi Lovato - 65
26. Carly Pearce - 60
27. P!nk - 59
28. Runaway June - 47
29. LANco - 46
30. Trent Harmon - 40

[trebor]

Jordan, would you please (extraordinarily) post the updated Top 20?
Would be awesome. Thanks in advance! [And thanks again for keeping the updates up. Great job!]  :)

[Kanenrá:ke]

Aug 23, 2016 18:28:32 GMT -5 trebor said:

Jordan, would you please (extraordinarily) post the updated Top 20?
Would be awesome. Thanks in advance! [And thanks again for keeping the updates up. Great job!]  :)

Here you go :)

01. Eddy Arnold - 12667
02. George Jones - 11976
03. George Strait - 11301
04. Johnny Cash - 9449
05. Conway Twitty - 9101
06. Merle Haggard - 9058
07. Reba McEntire - 8500
08. Dolly Parton - 8308
09. Tim McGraw - 8019
10. Webb Pierce - 7975
11. Willie Nelson - 7919
12. Ray Price - 7773
13. Kenny Chesney - 7519
14. Buck Owens - 7492
15. Alan Jackson - 7409
16. Marty Robbins - 7306
17. Hank Williams Jr. - 7289
18. Waylon Jennings - 7232
19. Alabama - 7136
20. Jim Reeves - 6843

[Kanenrá:ke]

08/29/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 451 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 92 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Carrie Underwood passes Patty Loveless moving to #79! She is now in the top 15 female artists of all time! (3476)

Dierks Bentley passes Trace Adkins moving to #97! (3023)

Eric Church passes Shenandoah, Dixie Chicks, Miranda Lambert, and Restless Heart moving to #149. (2169)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Dixie Chicks for #151. (2162)

Jake Owen passes Tex Williams, Billy Dean, and Billy Ray Cyrus moving to #194. (1727)

Big & Rich pass Shelly West moving to #256. (1310)

The Band Perry break their tie with Marie Osmond for #271. (1247)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Tom Jones for #335. (883)

Easton Corbin ties Deana Carter at #338. (878)

Thompson Square ties Emerson Drive at #386. (753)

Frankie Ballard passes Terri Gibbs, Roy Rogers, R.C. Bannon, Ray Pillow, Robin Lee, Sherry Bryce, Margie Singleton, Hoyt Axton, Sheb Wooley, Joe Sun, Jim Nesbitt, Larry Boone, Lyle Lovett, Sam Hunt, and LaCosta moving to #414. (678)

Sam Hunt passes Larry Boone and Lyle Lovett moving to #416. (677)

Craig Campbell ties LaWanda Lindsey at #478. (537)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 484
02. LoCash - 461
03. Dan + Shay - 435
04. Old Dominion - 419
05. Kelsea Ballerini - 378
06. Chase Rice - 357
07. Chris Janson - 355
08. Brothers Osborne - 341
09. Lauren Alaina - 316
10. Michael Ray - 285
11. Josh Abbott Band - 260
12. Chase Bryant - 246
13. Chris Stapleton - 234
14. Granger Smith - 205
15. Drake White - 202
16. RaeLynn - 145
17. Maren Morris - 138
18. Mickey Guyton - 138
19. William Michael Morgan - 107
20. High Valley - 100
21. Tucker Beathard - 85
22. Elle King - 84
23. Brett Young - 77
24. P!nk - 65
25. Carly Pearce - 61
26. Runaway June - 48
27. LANco - 47
28. Trent Harmon - 41
29. Rhiannon Giddens - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

09/05/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 450 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 91 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Carrie Underwood ties Earl Thomas Conley at #78! (3482)

Eric Church passes Jimmy Wakely, Aaron Tippin, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band moving to #146. (2175)

Billy Currington passes Neal McCoy moving to #161. (2059)

Darius Rucker ties Ray Stevens at #213. (1566)

Josh Turner passes Sylvia and Dickey Lee moving to #222. (1528)

Thomas Rhett passes SHeDAISY moving to #292. (1124)

Jerrod Niemann ties Bobby Helms at #334. (884)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Deana Carter for #338. (879)

Thompson Square break their tie with Emerson Drive for #386. (754)

Dustin Lynch ties Jeff Carson at #393. (748)

Frankie Ballard breaks his tie with La Costa moving to #414. (679)

Sam Hunt ties La Costa at #415. (678)

Craig Campbell ties Leon Ashley and Love And Theft at #476. (538)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 485
02. Ronnie Dunn - 464
03. LoCash - 462
04. Old Dominion - 421
05. Kelsea Ballerini - 389
06. Chris Janson - 356
07. Brothers Osborne - 342
08. Lauren Alaina - 317
09. Kix Brooks - 306
10. Michael Ray - 286
11. Josh Abbott Band - 261
12. Chase Bryant - 247
13. Chris Stapleton - 235
14. Drake White - 208
15. Granger Smith - 206
16. RaeLynn - 146
17. Maren Morris - 139
18. Mickey Guyton - 139
19. Dylan Scott - 131
20. William Michael Morgan - 108
21. High Valley - 101
22. Kane Brown - 91
23. Tucker Beathard - 86
24. Elle King - 85
25. Brett Young - 83
26. P!nk - 66
27. Carly Pearce - 62
28. Runaway June - 49
29. LANco - 48
30. Trent Harmon - 47
31. Rhiannon Giddens - 37

[Kanenrá:ke]

09/12/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 449 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 90 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Carrie Underwood breaks her tie with Earl Thomas Conley for #78. (3488)

Dierks Bentley passes Larry Gatlin & Bros. moving to #96! (3045)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Ray Stevens for #213. (1567)

Justin Moore ties Shelly West at #257. (1307)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Bobby Helms. He then passes Mark Collie, Roy Head, and Bill Phillips moving to #331. (890)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Jeff Carson and now ties Ray Charles at #393. (749)

Frankie Ballard ties Linda Davis at #413. (680)

Sam Hunt breaks his tie with La Costa for #415. (679)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Leon Ashley and Love And Theft, now tying Lane Brody at #475. (539)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 486
02. LoCash - 468
03. Ronnie Dunn - 465
04. Old Dominion - 422
05. Kelsea Ballerini - 400
06. Chase Rice - 358
07. Chris Janson - 357
08. Brothers Osoborne - 343
09. Lauren Alaina - 318
10. Kix Brooks - 307
11. Michael Ray - 287
12. Chase Bryant - 248
13. Chris Stapleton - 236
14. Drake White - 209
15. Granger Smith - 207
16. RaeLynn - 147
17. Maren Morris - 140
18. Mickey Guyton - 140
19. Dylan Scott - 137
20. William Michael Morgan - 109
21. Elle King - 106
22. High Valley - 102
23. Kane Brown - 92
24. Tucker Beathard - 87
25. Brett Young - 84
26. P!nk - 67
27. Runaway June - 50
28. LANco - 49
29. Trent Harmon - 48
30. Rhiannon Giddens - 38

[Kanenrá:ke]

09/19/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 438 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 84 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Carrie Underwood passes Billy Walker moving to #77! (3494)

Miranda Lambert passes Restless Heart moving to #150! (2170)

Billy Currington passes Pam Tillis moving to #160. (2081)

Joe Nichols ties Billie Jo Spears and Ed Bruce at #170. (1993)

Chris Young passes Jan Howard and Cal Smith moving to #203. (1649)

Florida Georgia Line pass Kenny Price moving to #216. (1561)

Justin Moore breaks his tie with Shelly West for #257. (1308)

Easton Corbin ties Rose Maddox at #337. (881)

Brett Eldredge ties Liz Anderson at #343. (859)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Ray Charles. He now ties Debby Boone and The Mavericks at #390. (750)

Cole Swindell passes Mark Gray moving to #401. (726)

Frankie Ballard breaks his tie with Linda Davis for #413. (681)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Lane Brody for #475. (540)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 487
02. Jana Kramer - 480
03. LoCash - 469
04. Ronnie Dunn - 466
05. Old Dominion - 428
06. Kelsea Ballerini - 401
07. Chase Rice - 364
08. Chris Janson - 363
09. Lauren Alaina - 319
10. Kix Brooks - 308
11. Michael Ray - 288
12. Chase Bryant - 249
13. Chris Stapleton - 237
14. Drake White - 210
15. Granger Smith - 208
16. Chris Lane - 203
17. RaeLynn - 153
18. Maren Morris - 146
19. Mickey Guyton - 141
20. Dylan Scott - 138
21. Elle King - 117
22. William Michael Morgan - 110
23. High Valley - 108
24. Kane Brown - 93
25. Tucker Beathard - 88
26. Brett Young - 85
27. P!nk - 78
28. Runaway June - 51
29. LANco - 50
30. Trent Harmon - 49
31. Rhiannon Giddens - 44

[Kanenrá:ke]

09/26/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 437 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 83 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Gary Allan becomes the 127th artist to cross 2500 points! (2500)

Miranda Lambert ties Jimmy Wakely at #149. (2171)

Billy Currington ties Wynonna Judd at #159. (2092)

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with Billie Jo Spears and Ed Bruce for #170. (1994)

Justin Moore passes Blackhawk, Big & Rich, Bobby G. Rice, and Johnny Carver moving to #253. (1339)

Brantley Gilbert ties Carl Butler & Pearl at #329. (898)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Rose Maddox and now ties Tom Jones at #336. (882)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Liz Anderson for #343. (860)

Thompson Square tie Michael Johnson and Tommy Collins at #384. (757)

Dustin Lynch ties Carlene Carter & David Ball at #388. (751)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Parmalee - 488
02. Jon Pardi - 485
03. LoCash - 470
04. Ronnie Dunn - 467
05. Old Dominion - 429
06. Kelsea Ballerini - 402
07. Chase Rice - 365
08. Chris Janson - 364
09. Brothers Osborne - 344
10. Lauren Alaina - 320
11. Kix Brooks - 309
12. Michael Ray - 289
13. Chase Bryant - 250
14. Chris Stapleton - 238
15. Drake White - 211
16. Granger Smith - 209
17. RaeLynn - 154
18. Maren Morris - 147
19. Mickey Guyton - 142
20. Dylan Scott - 139
21. William Michael Morgan - 131
22. Elle King - 118
23. High Valley - 109
24. Tucker Beathard - 99
25. Kane Brown - 94
26. Brett Young - 86
27. P!nk - 79
28. Runaway June - 52
29. LANco - 51
30. Rhiannon Giddens - 50
31. Trent Harmon - 50

[Kanenrá:ke]

10/03/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 427 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 73 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Blake Shelton passes Mickey Gilley moving to #61! (4108)

Jason Aldean passes Gene Watson moving to #84! (3250)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Jimmy Wakely moving to #149. (2172)

Billy Currington breaks his tie with Wynonna Judd and passes Gene Autry moving to #158. While doing so he became the 159th artist to pass 2100 points! (2103)

Joe Nichols ties Tommy Overstreet at #169. (1995)

Chris Young ties Rodney Atkins at #202. (1651)

Florida Georgia Line pass Charlie Daniels and Ray Stevens moving to #214. (1568)

The Band Perry tie John Berry and Tompall & The Glaser Brothers at #269. (1252)

Thomas Rhett passes Randy Houser, Billy Joe Royal, Bobby Lewis, Norma Jean, and Bobby Goldboro moving to #287. (1168)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Carl Butler & Pearl moving to #329. (899)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Tom Jones for #336. (883)

David Nail ties Tom Jones for #337. (882)

Brett Eldredge passes Bonnie Guitar and Don King moving to #342. (866)

Thompson Square break their tie with Michael Johnson and Tommy Collins and now tie Chris LeDoux at #383. (758)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Carlene Carter and David Ball for #388. (752)

Cole Swindell ties Moon Mullican at #400. (728)

Frankie Ballard breaks his tie with Stella Parton, Ted Daffan, and Zella Lehr for #409. (688)

Craig Campbell ties Stoney Edwards at #474. (542)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi (491)
02. Parmalee (489)
03. LoCash (471)
04. Ronnie Dunn (468)
05. Dan + Shay (466)
06. Old Dominion (435)
07. Brothers Osborne (376)
08. Chase Rice (366)
09. Chris Janson (365)
10. Lauren Alaina (321)
11. Kix Brooks (310)
12. Michael Ray (295)
13. Chase Bryant (251)
14. Chris Stapleton (239)
15. Granger Smith (215)
16. Drake White (212)
17. RaeLynn (155)
18. Maren Morris (148)
19. Mickey Guyton (143)
20. William Michael Morgan (142)
21. Dylan Scott (140)
22. Elle King (119)
23. High Valley (110)
24. Tucker Beathard (110)
25. Kane Brown (95)
26. Brett Young (92)
27. P!nk (90)
28. Runaway June (53)
29. LANco (52)
30. Rhiannon Giddens (51)
31. Trent Harmon (51)

[onebuffalo]

Florida Georgia Line pass Charlie Daniels and Ray Stevens moving to #214. (1568)

Everything's NOT So Beautiful!

[Kanenrá:ke]

10/10/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 426 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 72 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Brad Paisley passes Vince Gill moving to #46! (4784)

Carrie Underwood becomes the 77th artist & 15th woman to cross 3500 points! (3502)

Miranda Lambert ties Aaron Tippin at #148. (2173)

Billy Currington passes Jo Dee Messina, Johnny Lee, and Gary Morris moving to #155. (2114)

Chris Young breaks his tie with Rodney Atkins for #202. (1652)

Florida Georgia Line pass Mark Wills, Darius Rucker, and Keith Whitley moving to #211. (1574) onebuffalo 

Darius Rucker ties Mark Wills at #213. (1571)

Big & Rich ties Bobby G. Rice at #255. (1321)

The Band Perry break their tie with John Berry and Tompall & The Glaser Brothers for #269. (1253)

Thomas Rhett passes Chris Cagle moving to #286. (1174)

Brantley Gilbert becomes the 329th artist to cross 900 points! (900)

Easton Corbin ties Bobby Helms at #335. (884)

David Nail breaks his tie with Tom Jones for #337. (883)

Thompson Square breaks their tie with Chris LeDoux for #383. (759)

Dustin Lynch ties Emerson Drive at #387. (753)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Moon Mullican. He also passes Bobby Wright, Kip Moore, and Mindy McCready moving to #397. (739)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Stoney Edwards and now ties Hugh X. Lewis at #473. (543)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 492
02. Parmalee - 490
03. Dan + Shay - 472
04. LoCash - 472
05. Ronnie Dunn - 469
06. Old Dominion - 436
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 433
08. Brothers Osborne - 378
09. Chase Rice - 367
10. Chris Janson - 366
11. Lauren Alaina - 322
12. Kix Brooks - 311
13. Michael Ray - 296
14. Chase Bryant - 252
15. Chris Stapleton - 240
16. Granger Smith - 216
17. Drake White - 213
18. RaeLynn - 156
19. Maren Morris - 149
20. Mickey Guyton - 144
21. William Michael Morgan - 143
22. Dylan Scott - 141
23. Tucker Beathard - 131
24. High Valley - 111
25. Kane Brown - 101
26. Brett Young - 93
27. P!nk - 91
28. Runaway June - 54
29. LANco - 53
30. Rhiannon Giddens - 52
31. Trent Harmon - 52

[Kanenrá:ke]

10/17/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 425 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 51 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Garth Brooks passes Loretta Lynn moving to #24! (6361)

Luke Bryan passes Joe Diffie moving to #104! While doing so he became the 105th artist to pass 2900 points! (2914)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with Aaron Tippin and now ties The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at #147. (2174)

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with Tommy Overstreet and now ties Al Dexter and Slim Whitman at #167. (1996)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Mark Wills for #213. (1572)

Lee Brice ties John Schneider at #261. (1298)

Easton Corbin breaks his tie with Bobby Helms and now ties Mark Collie at #334. (885)

David Nail ties Bobby Helms at #336. (884)

Brett Eldredge passes Henson Cargill moving to #341. (873)

Dustin Lynch breaks his tie with Emerson Drive. He also passes Tommy Collins, Michael Johnson, and Chris LeDoux moving to #384. (759)

Frankie Ballard ties Marion Worth at #408. (690)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Hugh X. Lewis for #473. (544)

LoCash debut at #489! They pass Kenny Starr and The Warren Brothers. They become the 491st artist to "chart". (513)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 493
02. Parmalee - 491
03. Jana Kramer - 481
04. Dan + Shay - 473
05. Ronnie Dunn - 470
06. Old Dominion - 442
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 439
08. Brothers Osborne - 380
09. Chase Rice - 368
10. Chris Janson - 367
11. Lauren Alaina - 328
12. Kix Brooks - 312
13. Michael Ray - 297
14. Chase Bryant - 253
15. Chris Stapleton - 241
16. Drake White - 219
17. Granger Smith - 217
18. Chris Lane - 204
19. RaeLynn - 157
20. Maren Morris - 150
21. Dylan Scott - 142
22. Tucker Beathard - 132
23. High Valley - 112
24. Kane Brown - 102
25. Brett Young - 94
26. P!nk - 92
27. Runaway June - 55
28. LANco - 54
29. Rhiannon Giddens - 53
30. Trent Harmon - 53

[Kanenrá:ke]

10/24/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 425 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 51 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Eric Church ties Lady Antebellum at #145. (2197)

Miranda Lambert breaks her tie with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for #147. (2175)

Joe Nichols breaks his tie with Al Dexter and Slim Whitman for #167. (1997)

Jake Owen passes Claude King, Jerry Wallace, and Phil Vassar moving to #191. (1775)

Little Big Town passes Tex Williams, Billy Dean, and Billy Ray Cyrus moving to #195. While doing so they became the 198th artist to cross 1700 points! (1740)

Darius Rucker ties Keith Whitley at #212. (1573)

Lee Brice breaks his tie with John Schneider for #261. (1299)

David Nail breaks his tie with Bobby Helms and now ties Easton Corbin and Mark Collie for #334. (885)

Thompson Square passes C.W. McCall, June Carter, Wilma Burgess, and Jack Ingram. They tie Rhett Akins at #378. (766)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Johnny Bond. He passes Jessica Andrews, Jeff Carson, Ray Charles, The Mavericks, and Debby Boone. He now ties Carlene Carter and David Ball at #389. (751)

Frankie Ballard breaks his tie with Marion Worth for #408. (691)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Hugh X. Lewis for #473. (545)

LoCash tie David Kersh at #488. (514)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 494
02. Parmalee - 492
03. Jana Kramer - 482
04. Dan + Shay - 474
05. Kelsea Ballerini - 445
06. Old Dominion - 443
07. Brothers Osborne - 382
08. Chase Rice - 369
09. Chris Janson - 368
10. Lauren Alaina - 329
11. Michael Ray - 298
12. Chase Bryant - 254
13. Chris Stapleton - 242
14. Drake White - 220
15. Granger Smith - 218
16. Chris Lane - 205
17. RaeLynn - 163
18. Maren Morris - 151
19. Dylan Scott - 143
20. High Valley - 113
21. P!nk - 113
22. Kane Brown - 103
23. Brett Young - 95
24. Rhiannon Giddens - 59
25. Runaway June - 56
26. LANco - 55
27. Trent Harmon - 54
28. Luke Combs - 31
29. Morgan Wallen - 31
30. Steve Moakler - 31

[trebor]

Kanenrá:ke
Where does Brantley Gilbert sit now? Should be about to crack the top 300 (hopefully)! ;)  

[Kanenrá:ke]

Nov 25, 2016 17:29:31 GMT -5 trebor said:

Kanenrá:ke
Where does Brantley Gilbert sit now? Should be about to crack the top 300 (hopefully)! ;)  

I'm away from my computer right now but I believe you are correct :)

[Zazie]

I have Brantley Gilbert with 912 points, good for #325 on the list. He's about 150 short of the top 300. He'll get there in 2017.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Nov 26, 2016 8:51:33 GMT -5 Zazie said:

I have Brantley Gilbert with 912 points, good for #325 on the list. He's about 150 short of the top 300. He'll get there in 2017.

Just checking the numbers now and I have him at 911.

[Kanenrá:ke]

10/31/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 424 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 40 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Eric Church breaks his tie with Lady Antebellum moving to #145. (2198)

Darius Rucker breaks his tie with Keith Whitley for #212. (1574)

Justin Moore passes Ernest Ashworth and Jody Miller moving to #251. (1370)

Lee Brice ties Merle Travis at #260. While doing so he becomes the 261st artist to cross 1300 points! (1300)

Brantley Gilbert ties Susie Allanson at #328. (903)

David Nail breaks his tie with Easton Corbin and Mark Collie for #334. (886)

Hunter Hayes passes Skip Ewing, Billy Swan, Jimmy Wayne, Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, Arlene Harden, Jessi Colter, Baillie & The Boys, Diana Trask, and Kenny Dale moving to #364. While doing so he became the 369th artist to cross 800 points! (811)

Thompson Square break their tie with Rhett Akins for #378. (767)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Carlene Carter and David Ball. He also passes Emerson Drive, Tommy Collins, Michael Johnson, Chris LeDoux, and Dustin Lynch moving to #384. (762)

Love And Theft break their tie with Leon Ashley. They also pass Lane Brody, Stoney Edwards, Hugh X. Lewis, Craig Campbell, Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Carl Belew, Bill Monroe, Darrell McCall, Sheryl Crow, Kentucky Headhunters, Tom Wopat, Penny DeHaven, and Dorsey Burnette. They now tie Kris Kristofferson at #462. (569)

LoCash break their tie with David Kersh and now tie Brian Collins at #487. (515)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 495
02. Parmalee - 493
03. Jana Kramer - 483
04. Ronnie Dunn - 476
05. Dan + Shay - 475
06. Kelsea Balerini - 446
07. Old Dominion - 444
08. Brothers Osborne - 384
09. Chase Rice - 370
10. Chris Janson - 369
11. Lauren Alaina - 330
12. Kix Brooks - 318
13. Michael Ray - 299
14. Chase Bryant - 255
15. Chris Stapleton - 243
16. Drake White - 221
17. Granger Smith - 219
18. Chris Lane - 206
19. RaeLynn - 164
20. Maren Morris - 152
21. Dylan Scott - 144
22. High Valley - 114
23. P!nk - 114
24. Brett Young - 106
25. Kane Brown - 104
26. Runaway June - 62
27. Rhiannon Giddens - 60
28. LANco - 56
29. Trent Harmon - 55
30. Luke Combs - 32

[Kanenrá:ke]

11/07/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 423 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 29 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Tim McGraw becomes the 9th artist to cross 8100 points! (8103)

Jason Aldean passes Johnny Paycheck moving to #83! (3275)

Joe Nichols becomes the 167th artist to cross 2000 points! (2004)

Lee Brice breaks his tie with Merle Travis for #260. (1301)

Thomas Rhett ties Helen Cornelius at #285. (1183)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Susie Allanson, passes The Whites, and now ties Deborah Allen at #326. (909)

Jerrod Niemann ties Carl Butler & Pearl at #330. (898)

David Nail ties Bill Phillips & Roy Head at #332. (887)

Brett Eldredge passes Deana Carter and now ties Rose Maddox at #339. (881)

Cole Swindell ties C.W. McCall at #383. (763)

Tyler Farr passes Tony Booth, T. Texas Tyler, Michael Peterson, Jimmie Skinner, Bobby Borchers, Billy Parker, Keith Stegall, Gloriana, James Otto, Lila McCann, Peggy Sue, and Ned Miller moving to #431. (644)

Love And Theft break their tie with Kris Kristofferson and now tie Paul Brandt at #461. (570)

Craig Campbell ties Ray Sanders and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper at #472. (547)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 496
02. Parmalee - 494
03. Jana Kramer - 484
04. Ronnie Dunn - 477
05. Dan + Shay - 476
06. Kelsea Ballerini - 447
07. Old Dominion - 445
08. Brothers Osborne - 386
09. Chase Rice - 371
10. Chris Janson - 370
11. Lauren Alaina - 331
12. Kix Brooks - 319
13. Michael Ray - 300
14. Chase Bryant - 256
15. Chris Stapleton - 249
16. Granger Smith - 225
17. Drake White - 222
18. Chris Lane - 207
19. RaeLynn - 165
20. Maren Morris - 158
21. Dylan Scott - 145
22. High Valley - 115
23. P!nk - 115
24. Brett Young - 107
25. Kane Brown - 105
26. Runaway June - 63
27. Rhiannon Giddens - 61
28. LANco - 57
29. Trent Harmon - 56
30. Luke Combs - 33
31. Morgan Wallen - 32

[Kanenrá:ke]

11/14/16

Kenny Chesney Keeps Climbin'!: Kenny Chesney is 422 points away from the top ten of all time!

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 28 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Dierks Bentley passes Clay Walker, John Michael Montgomery, Charlie Rich, and Lonestar moving to #92! (3089)

Luke Bryan ties Diamond Rio at 103! (2938)

Eric Church becomes the 145th artist to cross 2200 points! (2200)

Josh Turner ties T. Graham Brown and Warner Mack at #220. (1538)

Lee Brice ties David Allan Coe at #259. (1302)

Thomas Rhett breaks his tie with Helen Cornelius for #285. (1189)

Brantley Gilbert beaks his tie with Deborah Allen and now ties Alison Krauss at #325. (910)

Jerrod Niemann breaks his tie with Carl Butler & Pearl for #330. (899)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Rose Maddox and now ties Tom Jones at #338. (882)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with C.W. McCall. He then passes June Carter, Wilma Burgess, Jack Ingram, Rhett Akins, Thompson Square, and Josh Gracin moving to #377. (774)

Dustin Lynch passes C.W. McCall, June Carter, Wilma Burgess, Jack Ingram, and Rhett Akins moving to #380. (768)

Tyler Farr ties Radney Foster at #430. (645)

Love And Theft break their tie with Paul Brandt for #461. (571)

Craig Campbell breaks his tie with Ray Sanders and Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper for #472. (548)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 497
02. Jana Kramer - 485
03. Ronnie Dunn - 483
04. Dan + Shay - 477
05. Kelsea Ballerini - 448
06. Old Dominion - 446
07. Brothers Osborne - 387
08. Chase Rice - 372
09. Chris Janson - 371
10. Lauren Alaina - 332
11. Kix Brooks - 325
12. Michael Ray - 301
13. Chase Bryant - 257
14. Chris Stapleton - 250
15. Granger Smith - 226
16. Drake White - 223
17. Chris Lane - 213
18. RaeLynn - 166
19. Maren Morris - 159
20. Dylan Scott - 146
21. Brett Young - 118
22. High Valley - 116
23. P!nk - 116
24. Kane Brown - 106
25. Runaway June - 64
26. Rhiannon Giddens - 62
27. LANco - 58
28. Trent Harmon - 57
29. Luke Combs - 34
30. Morgan Allen - 33
31. Ryan Follese - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

11/21/16

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 27 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Dierks Bentley became the 92nd artist to cross 3100 points! (3100)

Luke Bryan breaks his tie with Diamond Rio for #103. (2939)

Miranda Lambert passes Lady Antebellum, LeAnn Rimes, Eric Church, and Sammy Kershaw moving to #143! While doing so she became the 146th artist to cross 2200 points! She also enters the top 30 women of all time knocking LeAnn Rimes out. (2214)

Florida Georgia Line pass Linda Ronstadt moving to #210. While doing so they became the 211th artist to cross 1600 points! (1610)

Josh Turner breaks his tie with T. Graham Brown and Warner Mack. He also passed Rodney Crowell moving to #219. (1544)

Lee Brice breaks his tie with David Allan Coe for #259. (1303)

Brantley Gilbert breaks his tie with Alison Krauss for #325. (911)

Jerrod Niemann becomes the 330th artist to cross 900 points! (900)

Brett Eldredge breaks his tie with Tom Jones for #338. (883)

Hunter Hayes ties Lois Johnson, and McBride & The Ride at #361. (814)

Cole Swindell ties Carl Perkins and Flloyd Tillman for #375. (775)

Tyler Farr breaks his tie with Radney Foster for #430. (646)

Love And Theft tie Ronnie Sessions for #460. (572)

LoCash break their tie with Brian Collins. They Then pass The Lost Trailers, Bandana, Scotty McCreery, Ricky Nelson, Mason Dixon, Sonny Curtis, SKO, LaWanda Lindsey, Leon Ashley, Lane Brody, Stoney Edwards, and Hugh X. Lewis moving to #475. (546)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 503
02. Parmalee - 500
03. Jana Kramer - 486
04. Ronnie Dunn - 484
05. Dan + Shay - 483
06. Old Dominion - 457
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 454
08. Brothers Osborne - 388
09. Chase Rice - 373
10. Chris Janson - 372
11. Lauren Alaina - 333
12. Kix Brooks - 326
13. Michael Ray - 302
14. Chase Bryant - 258
15. Chris Stapleton - 251
16. Granger Smith - 227
17. Chris Lane - 214
18. William Michael Morgan - 174
19. RaeLynn - 167
20. Maren Morris - 160
21. Dylan Scott - 147
22. Brett Young - 119
23. High Valley - 117
24. Kane Brown - 107
25. Rhiannon Giddens - 68
26. Runaway June - 65
27. Trent Harmon - 58
28. Luke Combs - 35
29. Morgan Wallen - 34
30. Ryan Follese - 32
31. Cody Johnson - 31

[Kanenrá:ke]

11/28/16

Top 100 Watch: Luke Bryan is 26 points away from the top 100 of all time!

Jason Aldean became the 83rd artist to cross 3300 points! (3329)

Billy Currington passes Tennessee Ernie Ford and Shenandoah moving to #153. (2153)

Jake Owen passes Marty Stuart and Freddy Weller moving to #189. (1785)

Florida Georgia Line pass Lacy J. Dalton and Susan Raye. They now tie Red Sovine at #207. (1621)

Josh Turner ties Mac Davis at #218. (1545)

Brett Eldredge passes Bobby Helms, Mark Collie, Easton Corbin, Roy Head, Bill Phillips, and David Nail moving to #332. (894)

David Nail breaks his tie with Bill Phillips and Roy Head for #333. (888)

Cole Swindell breaks his tie with Carl Perkins and Floyd Tillman for #375. (776)

Dustin Lynch ties Thompson Square at #379. (770)

Love And Theft break their tie with Ronnie Sessions for #460. (573)

LoCash pass Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Ray Sanders, Craig Campbell, and Carl Belew. They now tie Bill Monroe at #470. (552)

Craig Campbell ties Carl Belew at #472. (550)

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Bubbling Under (509 pts. to chart)

01. Jon Pardi - 504
02. Parmalee - 501
03. Jana Kramer - 487
04. Ronnie Dunn - 485
05. Dan + Shay - 484
06. Old Dominion - 468
07. Kelsea Ballerini - 455
08. Brothers Osborne - 389
09. Chase Rice - 374
10. Chris Janson - 373
11. Lauren Alaina - 334
12. Kix Brooks - 327
13. Michael Ray - 303
14. Chase Bryant - 259
15. Chris Stapleton - 252
16. Granger Smith - 228
17. Chris Lane - 215
18. William Michael Morgan - 175
19. RaeLynn - 168
20. Tucker Beathard - 163
21. Maren Morris - 161
22. Dylan Scott - 153
23. Brett Young - 130
24. High Valley - 118
25. Kane Brown - 108
26. Rhiannon Giddens - 69
27. Runaway June - 66
28. Trent Harmon - 64
29. Luke Combs - 41
30. Morgan Wallen - 35
31. Ryan Follese - 33
32. Cody Johnson - 32

[tim]

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but does anyone know whatever happened to Jonsolo? His last post was just about a year ago here under this thread (and he was a regular). I remember this poster going way back to the CMT message board days and just hoping he's ok.

[bboat11]

Nov 30, 2016 0:46:43 GMT -5 tim said:

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but does anyone know whatever happened to Jonsolo ? His last post was just about a year ago here under this thread (and he was a regular). I remember this poster going way back to the CMT message board days and just hoping he's ok.

I think he just kinda "lost his heart" for this Whitburn ranking stuff after the Billboard changes a few years ago. He very strongly hinted for like 2 years after that that he felt no love for what he was doing anymore and was not sure if he would continue ranking when there is really no point anymore. Otherwise, I haven't heard anything!

[tim]

Nov 30, 2016 0:54:50 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

Nov 30, 2016 0:46:43 GMT -5 tim said:

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but does anyone know whatever happened to Jonsolo ? His last post was just about a year ago here under this thread (and he was a regular). I remember this poster going way back to the CMT message board days and just hoping he's ok.

I think he just kinda "lost his heart" for this Whitburn ranking stuff after the Billboard changes a few years ago. He very strongly hinted for like 2 years after that that he felt no love for what he was doing anymore and was not sure if he would continue ranking when there is really no point anymore. Otherwise, I haven't heard anything!

That's kind of what I was thinking as well. I remember him displaying his frustrations with the changes Billboard implemented (I also joined him in that camp as I used to be a regular Mediabase/Billboard obsessor, but lost a lot of the motivation to keep up with it even more so after the charts became nothing but a corporate shill for manipulation). Wishing him all the best if he's still out there lurking around!

[onebuffalo]

Jonsolo stopped doing weekly chart predictions for George Strait and Keith Urban singles after Here For A Good Time peaked at #2. Check that thread to see what I'm talking about. I first 'met' him at the C.M.T. website in 2007-2008. I truly miss him.

[tim]

Nov 30, 2016 3:21:07 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Jonsolo stopped doing weekly chart predictions for George Strait and Keith Urban singles after Here For A Good Time peaked at #2. Check that thread to see what I'm talking about. I first 'met' him at the C.M.T. website in 2007-2008. I truly miss him.

We probably crossed paths back then as well! I always enjoyed the weekly chart predictions and I specificially remember the ones he did for George's It Just Comes Natural era.