2018 Observations/2019 Predictions

[onebuffalo]

If it's December, it is that time of year again where we look back and forward at the same time (is that possible?). Anyway, three questions come to mind:

1. What have you noticed over the past twelve months?

2. What are you seeing over the next twelve months?

3. If you made predictions, how well did you do?

[onebuffalo]

I will make some predictions about the year-end charts. Ready?

1. Luke Combs will have the #1 album of the year with This One's For You. Talk about someone who is on a roll!

2. Joining Combs in the top ten will be the last two #1 albums of the year: Traveller (2016 and 2017) and Montevallo (2015).

3. Dylan Scott will have the #1 Airplay hit of the year with Hooked.

4. I am going on a limb for these: Meant To Be, the duet between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line will be the top Hot Country Songs hit of the year, the #1 digital selling single of the year, and the #1 streaming single of the year.

[raylatch98]

My predictions from last year. How I did in bold.
Warning this is one long ass post.  

1. Carrie Underwood will have a lead single in March. That and the followup will be Top 5 single, but one will miss the Billboard #1. The third single will be Top 30 by end of the year. Darius Rucker will have a #1 with "For The First Time" in May. Followup will be Top 30 by end of the year. Dierks Bentley will have two #1s. First with the lead single from his upcoming album and the followup to that. Third single will be Top 30 by end. 

"Cry Pretty" was released in April. Ultimately peaked at #6 on Mediabase and #9 on Billboard. The followup "Love Wins" will be lucky to peak that high and may have to settle for a Top 25 peak. No third single yet. Darius Rucker did have a #1 with "For The First Time", unfortunately the followup barely scratched the Top 40 in "Straight to Hell". Dierks Bentley had only 1 #1 song with "Woman Amen" although "Burning Man" should be a #1 next year. No third single yet. 

2. Jon Pardi will have a Top 10 but not Top 5 with "She Ain't In It" peaking in June. Lead single for third album, will be released in August. "Female" will go Top 5 but not #1. Album released very late in the year as Keith Urban has two more Top 5s and then the album will be released. 

"She Ain't In It" was a Top 25 single. "Night Shift" was instead released and is in the 20s as of this post and should outpeak "She Ain't In It". "Female" went Top 10 on Mediabase only snapping the Billboard streak. Graffiti U was released in the spring, Keith Urban did have a Top 5 with "Comin Home" however his latest single may be his lowest peaking single in a long time which is "Never Comin Down". 

3. Lady Antebellum will score a Top 20 but not Top 10 with "Heart Break". Third single "Hurt" will be a huge song in the summer and fall and go #1 by end of the year. Little Big Town fails to make the Top 30 with "When Someone Stops Loving You". Nothing else from them. Luke Bryan will have a #1 with "Most People Are Good" but it'll be equal to "Fast" in terms of how big it is. Followup "What Makes You Country" will be a huge summer hit. Mickey Guyton gets dropped from UMG Nashville. 

I was spot on about "Heart Break" as it peaked Top 15 on both charts. Also correct with "When Someone Stops Loving You", they did release "Summer Fever" which arguably flopped more than "When Someone Stops Loving You" and they have since been quiet. I really underestimated how big "Most People Are Good" would be as that turned out to be a multi week #1 and was pretty huge overall. Got the followup wrong but I will say "Sunrise, Sunburn Sunset" was a pretty big summer hit. Mickey Guyton is still with UMG but she didn't do anything this year. 

4. Alan Jackson will chart with "The Older I Get" but not much more. Eric Church will hit #1 with "Round Here Buzz" and will have a new lead single in April right before the ACMS. Eric Paslay will flop with a new single in March and will be promptly let go of. 

Alan Jackson didn't even chart. Eric Church only got a Mediabase #1. "Desperate Man" was released in the summer. Eric Paslay did flop this year with "Young Forever" but he does appear to still be with them. 

5. Brothers Osborne will have a huge year. Lead single "Shoot Me Straight" will go #1 on both charts and they'll continue their dominance in vocal duo. Album will be praised by critics. Gary Allan will finally get his album out but that's it. George Strait N/A. Brandon Lay will be on the down low after "Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers" fails to hit the Top 40. 

Brothers Osborne had a decent year. "Shoot Me Straight" made the Top 30. But they do continue to dominate Vocal Duo. Gary Allan didn't get his album out. George Strait was pretty under the radar this year. Brandon Lay did release "Yada Yada Yada" but that song looks to be doing about as well as his debut. 

6. Clare Dunn will be let go of by UMG Nashville by years end or they'll try one more single with her. Sam Hunt on the other hand will have a very successful 2018. The second single will be huge multi week by April. Album out in May with the third single being a #1 by August. Fourth single will be Top 10 at the end of the year. 

Clare Dunn was not let go of instead the label tried once more with "More" however that song promptly failed this year so her futute remains uncertain. Sam Hunt really kind of plummeted in 2018. "Downtown's Dead" just kind of underperformed and he hasn't been heard from since. 

7. Kip Moore "Last Shot" will go Top 30 but not any higher. Jordan Davis will have a #1 with "Singles You Up" in May, album in March, and followup Top 30 at end of the year. Josh Turner won't release anything in the new year. Kassi Ashton releases her debut single in June. Kassi Ashton ends up hitting the Top 40 but not much higher. 

"Last Shot" has made Top 10 and may have a shot at #1. "Singles You Up" was a #1 hit this year and the followup has done better than Top 30 as it is in the Top 20. Josh Turner released a gospel album but nothing with country radio. I haven't heard anything from Kassi Ashton. 

8. Canaan Smith doesn't have anything go to radio this year. Easton Corbin peaks in the Top 10 with "A Girl Like You" in January. Album released this February and the second single flops from that album. Billy Currington scratches the Top 40 with "Wake Me Up", before his long overdue lead single hits the Top 20 by end of the year. Kacey Musgraves releases her third studio album with radio continuing to ignore her. Chris Stapleton gets Top 10 with "Broken Halos" but not Top 5. Followup hits Top 20 at the end of the year.

Canaan Smith was let go of by the label. Easton Corbin did get Top 10 and almost Top 5 on both charts. However shortly afterwards he was promptly let go of. Billy Currington didn't hit Top 40 with "Wake Me Up" and lead single "Bring It On Over" is struggling in the 50s. Radio basically ignored Kacey Musgraves although she did get "Butterflies" to chart on Billboard. "Broken Halos" hit #1, although I did get it right that the followup would be Top 20. 

9. Lauren Alaina peaks in the Top 40 with "Doin Fine". Followup "Three" becomes a sleeper hit as radio falls in love with it and Lauren Alaina ends up getting her second Top 20 hit as a pure solo artist. Shania Twain fails to hit the Top 40 with "We've Got Something They Don't". Travis Denning becomes one ofthe breakout artists of 2018. Maddie & Tae finally release their lead single in September and are in the Top 50 at the end of the year. 

"Doin Fine" hit Top 30 on Billboard and Top 25 on Mediabase. "Three" however was never released to radio. Lead single "Ladies In The 90s" is doing okay so far and could be a sleeper hit. Shania Twain didn't even come close to Top 40 with "We've Got Something They Don't". Travis Denning did mediocre at best as "David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs" looks to have died in the 30s. Maddie & Tae released "Friends Don't" in April and are just now in December beginning to approach the Top 40. 

Next up Sony 

10. "Heaven South" misses the Top 40. Cam gets Top 30 with "Diane" but not Top 20. LANco hits #1 with "Born To Love You" and the followup goes Top 10. Seth Ennis does nothing in 2018. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill fail to hit the Top 20 with "The Rest of Our Lives" and that ends the duets album. Tim McGraw has a lead single of solo music in June while Faith Hill lead single happens in July. Tim McGraw will hit the Top 10, Faith Hill will hit the Top 40. 

"Heaven South" did miss Top 40. "Diane" couldn't even make the Top 40 let alone Top 30 and Cam cutted ties with Sony Nashville. LANco had a Top 20 but not #1 with "Born To Love You" no followup yet either. Seth Ennis did release "Call Your Mama" but that will be lucky to chart. Nailed Tim McGraw & Faith Hill as a duo. As solo artists Tim McGraw probably won't hit Top 10 while Faith in is still not making solo music to impact radio yet. 

11. Levon will hit the Top 40 with their sophomore single but that'll be it. Kenny Chesney will have a lead single in May that'll be #1 in September. Luke Combs hits #1 with "One Number Away" but it pales in comparison in terms of how big his first two singles were. Maren Morris will go #1 with "I Could Use A Love Song" and then she releases "Rich" that scraps the Top 20 and by October she'll have her lead single out. Tyler Farr is dropped by Sony. 

Levon may as well be invisible right now. Lead single in March for Kenny Chesney and was a big hit with "Get Along". "One Number Away" was also a pretty big hit but Luke Combs topped hinself with a four week #1 in "She Got The Best of Me". Maren Morris went #1 with "I Could Use A Love Song" and went Top 5 with "Rich". Lead single expected in January. Nailed the Tyler Farr prediction. 

12. Chris Young, Miranda Lambert both see limited success in 2018. Miranda Lambert will score a Top 30 with "Highway Vagabond". Chris Young scores a #1 with "Losing Sleep" but the followup struggles. Old Dominion sees two #1s with "Written In The Sand" and the followup. Kane Brown goes #1 with "Heaven". 

Miranda Lambert saw basically no radio success in 2018 while Chris Young did "Hangin On" was one of the least impactful #1s ever. Also "Highway Vagabond" was robbed of being a single. Got the Old Dominion correction correct and Kane Brown as well.

13. The Sisterhood go on a radio tour in Q2 and debut single out in July. Debut single hits Top 40 by end of the year.

Nothing with The Sisterhood yet with radio unfortunately. 


Warner Bros Nashville 

14. Brett Eldredge scores a #1 in April with "The Long Way". Blake Shelton continues to get more #1s. Cole Swindell scratches the Top 10 with "Stay Downtown" while his lead single in July goes #1 in November. Frankie Ballard and Charlie Worsham are let go of Warner Bros while Raelynn, Ryan Kinder, William Michael Morgan, and Hunter Hayes don't release anything to radio. 

Brett Eldredge got a Top 5 with "The Long Way" followup is Top 40 as we speak "Love Someone". Blake Shelton didn't score a #1 this year as "I Lived It" made Top 5 while current single "Turnin Me On" is Top 15 as we speak. Warner dropped "Stay Downtown" pretty quickly in the new year having Cole Swindell peak in the Top 30, lead single was released in February and did go #1 on Mediabase in the fall. 

15. Chris Janson sees a huge #1 with "Drunk Girl" and High Valley hits the Top 10 with "She's With Me". Dan + Shay hit Top 10 with their lead single. Followup is Top 30 at end of the year. Devin Dawson goes Top 10 but not Top 5 while Morgan Evans has a Top 20 with "Kiss Somebody". Michael Ray fails to hit the Top 20 with "Get To You". Zac Brown Band works on new music this year. Cale Dodds is the second OTV selection this year. 

"Drunk Girl" hit Top 10 but no #1. "She's With Me" did hit Top 10 but not Top 5 like I implied. Dan + Shay hit #1 with "Tequila" and followup is in the Top 5 on Mediabase as of today instead of Top 30. Devin Dawson went Top 5 with "All On Me", followup "Asking For a Friend" didn't even scrape the Top 50. Morgan Evans had a Mediabase only #1 with "Kiss Somebody" followup "Day Drunk" is in the Top 50 on Billboard. Zac Brown Band is working on new music. Boy did I miss the mark with my Cale Dodds prediction. 

Big Machine

16. Carly Pearce "Hide The Wine" peaks in the Top 20. Sugarland's comeback underperforms to make much noise as "Still The Same" barely scrapes the Top 20. Lauren Jenkins debut single is released in June but barely charts at all. Taylor Swift fails to hit the Top 30 with "New Year's Day". Midland gets a Top 5 single with "Make A Little". Nothing from Rascal Flatts, Trent Harmon, and Tucker Beathard. 

Nailed "Hide The Wine" and where it would end up. "Still The Same" didn't even make Top 20 and the Sugarland comeback was okay overall as "Babe" did hit Top 20. Lauren Jenkins has finally debuted new music but it is not going to radio as of now. Taylor Swift didn't even hit Top 40 with "New Year's Day". Midland got a Top 15 with "Make A Little" followup "Burn Out" is in the Top 20. Rascal Flatts is underperforming with lead single "Back to Life". Tucker Beathard was dropped. Trent Harmon massively underperformed with "You Got Em All". 

17. "The Ones That Like Me" officially leave the charts in January and Brantley Gilbert will be on the down low. Justin Moore has a Top 20 but not Top 10 with "Kinda Don't". Tara Thompson and The Church Sisters will be on the down low with Brantley Gilbert this year. Valory will instead focus on Tyler Rich and superstar Thomas Rhett for 2018.

"The Ones That Like Me" made Top 20. No followup single yet. Got the Justin Moore prediction right. His new single "The Ones That Didn't Make It Back Home" is off to  decent start on the charts. Tara Thompson and The Church Sisters were both let go of. Tyler Rich is getting some focus from Valory but he is struggling to make much of a dent. Thomas Rhett had a great year with #1s in "Marry Me" and "Life Changes". 

18. Brett Young sees two #1s with "Memory Won't Let Me" and "Mercy". After "Meant to Be" peaks FGL will have a lead single that'll underperform. Danielle Bradbery fails to go Top 40 while Drake White and Ryan Folesee barely go top 40 in 2018. 

"Memory Won't Let Me" was never released while "Mercy" did hit #1. New lead single "Here Tonight" looks to be his lowest impacting song. Drake White and Ryan Folesee cut ties with Big Machine. Danielle Bradbery BARELY made the Top 40 with "Goodbye Summer" but hasn't done better with any of her singles this year. 

Broken Bow Records.

19. Dustin Lynch peaks in the Top 30 with "I'd Be Jealous Too" killing all momentum. Chase Rice gets a Top 20 with "Three Chords and the Truth". Jason Aldean gets a #1 with a lead single in June. Lindsay Ell gets OTV with "Criminal" and goes #1 in July while the followup goes Top 30 by years end. 

"I'd Be Jealous Too" didn't make Top 30. Current single "Good Girl" looks to be a lock for #1 in the new year. "Three Chords and the Truth" died out in the 20s. Followup "Eyes On You" is looking good. Jason Aldean had 2 #1s with "You Make It Easy" and "Drowns The Whiskey". Lindsay Ell made Top 20 with "Criminal" but not any higher, while followup "Champagne" failed all around. 

20. Randy Houser, Craig Campbell, Joe Nichols and Trace Adkins all fail to go Top 40. Walker McGuire barely goes Top 40 with "Lost". Chase Bryant goes Top 30 with "Hell If I Know" as does Runaway June with "Wild West" and both release albums. Brooke Eden and Parmalee have no new music in 2018. Granger Smith goes Top 10 with "Happens Like That", follow-up is top 40.

Randy Houser and Craig Campbell did go Top 40 with "What Whiskey Does" and "See You Try" respectively. Joe Nichols parted ways with Broken Bow. Walker McGuire didn't even chart this year with either of their 2 singles. Chase Bryant didn't even go Top 40 with "Hell If I Know". "Wild West" couldn't quite make Top 30 for Runaway June. But 3rd single "Buy My Own Drinks" is looking pretty solid so far. Brooke Eden had no new music this year. Parmalee had released "Hotdamalama" (or however the f**k you spell it) that didn't even chart. Half right with Granger Smith. 

More indie labels

21. Kelsea Ballerini goes #1 with "Legends" and "Miss Me More". LoCash fails to hit the Top 20. "Boy" goes #1 for Lee Brice. Jerrod Niemann and Jackson Michaelson barely chart in the Top 60. Same with Michael Tyler. Dylan Scott fails to hit the Top 20 with "Hooked". Chris Lane has a Top 10 with "Take Back Home Girl". Morgan Wallen has a #1 with "Up Down" subsequent single fails hard. Jillian Jacqueline makes the Top 50 with "Reasons". 

Kelsea Ballerini did go #1 with "Legends" following song "I Hate Love Songs" failed to make Top 20. Current single "Miss Me More" is fast approaching the Top 30. LoCash failed to hit Top 30 this year and actually transferred over to Broken Bow. "Boy" went Top 20 but ultimately gave up. Jerrod Niemann went Top 40 with "I Got This" not much since. I don't even remember a Jackson Michelson being on Curb. Dylan Scott with Top 3 with "Hooked". Got Chris Lane right 100%. Morgan Wallen got #1 with "Up Down" although I remain optimistic with his following single "Whiskey Glasses". Jillian Jacqueline didn't even make the Top 50 with "Reasons" 

22. Russell Dickerson and Scotty McCreery see huge 2018 as both men hit #1 with their current singles and follow-up single will also hit #1 before the end of the year.

All rights except thay Scotty McCreery would get 2 #1s this year. Although "This Is It" looks to be a lock for #1 next year..

That does it for me. 

[Ten Pound Hammer]

More generic R&B-bros flood the airwaves and I continue to fail to tell them apart. I still constantly mix up Jordan Davis with Devin Dawson.

Dustin Lynch continues to be a soulless husk.

Rascal Fats fade into utter irrelevance and get dropped.

Luke Combs continues to put out surprisingly good meat-and-potatoes modern country and rises to the A-list.

Jake Owen releases 14 more singles on Big Loud but never puts an album out.

Hunter Hayes goes back to 4th grade.

[phil1996]

Randy Houser releases the years best album, sees a slow climb to the top 20 with What Whiskey Does, but no other radio hits.

Eric Church has a couple big hits in Some Of It and Heart Like a Wheel, wins album of the year, but loses EOTY to Garth

Kip Moore’s lead single off new album will be huge, as will the album

Brothers Osborne hit #1 with I Don’t Remember Me

Billy Currington flops with Bring It On Over, but “Naturally” will be a hit and get the album out. The album will be very pop sounding and unlike his normal material.

Jake Owen hits #1 twice and sees a very successful album

Jon Pardi underwhelms with his 3rd album, sees a slow climb with lead single

Luke Combs will have the 2 most played songs of the year. Beautiful Crazy; Beer Never Broke My Heart. His album will be huge and he’ll turn into the most successful Luke in the genre.

Maren Morris releases one of the years best albums

Ryan Hurd breaks through with a top 20, gets an album released.

Sturgill Simpson releases an incredibly unique album.

Dierks has one of the years biggest hits in “Living”.

Chris Young released his worst album to date

Midland comes through with another classic record.

[onebuffalo]

Dec 1, 2018 15:42:07 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

I will make some predictions about the year-end charts. Ready?

1. Luke Combs will have the #1 album of the year with This One's For You. Talk about someone who is on a roll!

2. Joining Combs in the top ten will be the last two #1 albums of the year: Traveller (2016 and 2017) and Montevallo (2015).

3. Dylan Scott will have the #1 Airplay hit of the year with Hooked.

4. I am going on a limb for these: Meant To Be, the duet between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line will be the top Hot Country Songs hit of the year, the #1 digital selling single of the year, and the #1 streaming single of the year.

1. Right about Luke Combs.

2. Almost right here. Traveller finished fourth while Montevallo checked in at #12.

3. Wrong. That went to Heaven by Kane Brown. Dylan Scott finished seventh with Hooked.

4. Hit me with a noodle (better yet, use a brick). Right on ALL counts.

[CoJoFan]

phil1996 I think you’re Jake Owen prediction may be a lock to come true. “Honkytonk” I think will hit #1 by the time his album is either released or announced then he will follow up “Honkytonk” with what I think might be the wedding song of 2019, “Made For You” and it will become his 3rd #1 in a row.

My predictions for 2019

Justin Moore’s “The Ones That Didn’t Make it Back Home” will become a massive hit for him.

Luke Combs will release “Beer Never Broke My Heart” as the lead single from his sophomore album as soon as “Beautiful Crazy” hits #1 to make him the first artist with 5 #1 singles from a debut album. The sophomore album will be the #1 album of 2019 and he will dethrone Chris Stapleton at the CMA awards for the male vocalist award.

Kane Brown will become the next Garth Brooks in country music as he will start selling out huge stadiums as a headliner. Also he will start having concert specials on tv.

Florida Georgia Line’s new album Can’t Say I Ain’t Country will exceed expectations and become their most country album yet. It will have 4 #2 singles from it and be double platinum by the end of the year.

Carrie Underwood will finally top the charts again with “Love Wins” but the third and fourth singles will only finish in the top 10.

George Strait will return to #1 with a single from his upcoming album giving him a # 1 in 4 different decades. Only reason it hits the top is that it’s a duet with Eric Church.

Speaking of Eric Church his album Desperate Man sweeps album of the year at the awards shows beating Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour at the ACM awards. Then “Some Of It”, “Monsters” and “Hippie Radio” all hit the top of the chart making this his first album to have more than 2 chart toppers.

Jason Aldean finally wins CMA Entertainer of the Year but loses the ACM Entertainer of the year to Thomas Rhett. Jason will have at least 1 more #1 hit single from Rearview Town, that song will be “Better At Being Who I Am”. Then he will release a debut single from his next album that will also top the charts.

Thomas Rhett besides winning ACM Entertainer will release his 4th album and as always it will be a success.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani will release a duet to country radio after they have a surprise wedding in May. The duet will become Blake’s 27th #1 single as the final single from Texoma Shore, “Beside You Babe” becomes his 26th #1. Blake will finally leave The Voice after 17 seasons to focus more on his music career in 2020. NBC will enlist Keith Urban as his replacement. Adam Levine will be heartbroken as his bromance buddy has left and will release his first country single about his love for Blake and it will flop.

Keith Urban will release a surprise album by the end of 201@ and will be his best album yet.

Luke Bryan will release a pop album to moderate success.

Female artists will start seeing success at radio again as Carly Pearce, Lindsay Ell, Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini all will top the charts.


Runaway June will release their debut album as “Buy My Own Drinks” becomes a top 5 hit.

[raylatch98]

In order of where they appear on the Record Labels thread. So let's start with UMG Nashville

UMG Nashville

Adam Hambrick- "Rockin All Night Long" goes Top 40, not Top 30. Followup single struggles even more.

Carrie Underwood- "Love Wins" makes the Top 10 but not Top 5. Followup single "Drinking Alone" is a #1 song.

Caylee Hammack- Debut single gets OTV in June. Top 5 at the end of the year, debut album is released in October.

Dierks Bentley- "Burning Man" goes Top 3 but no #1. "How I'm Going Out" is released thrid and becomes the surprise hit of the year. Selling very well and hitting #1 in October. "The Mountain" is the 4th single from the album.

Jon Pardi- "Night Shift" goes Top 15 but not Top 10. Lead single in May, hits #1 in the year, album in August.

Keith Urban- "Never Comin Down" makes the Top 20 but not any higher. Fourth single "Drop Top" fails to make the Top 20.

Little Big Town- Lead single in the spring. Goes Top 3 but not #1. Album in September. Followup single before the end of the year.

Luke Bryan- "What Makes You Country" goes #1. Final single "She's A Hot One" makes the Top 5 but not #1.

Mickey Guyton- Dropped by the label.

Brandon Lay- "Yada Yada Yada" fails to make the Top 40.

Brothers Osborne- "I Don't Remember Me Before You" goes Top 30 and Brothers Osborne gets both ACM and CMA Vocal Duo.

Eric Church- "Some of It" hits #1 as does the follow-up "Heart Like A Wheel"

Jon Langston- "When It Comes to Loving You" makes the Top 40, but not any higher.

Clare Dunn- Dropped.

George Strait- No radio success. Album released this year.

Jordan Davis "Take It From Me" makes the Top 5 but not any higher. Third single "Goin Round" is released in March.

Kacey Musgraves- Wins bug at the Grammys and promptly tells country radio off at the Grammys for their sexist behavior.

Kassi Ashton- Debut single in July. Top 40 by the end of the year.

Kip Moore- "Last Shot" fails to make the Top 5. Lead single in June. Album in October, Top 30 by the end of the year.

Sam Hunt- Lead single in May. #1 in August, almost as big as "Body Like A Backroad". Nothing for the rest of the year.

Billy Currington- "Bring It On Over" makes the Top 30 but not Top 20.

Chris Stapleton- "Millionaire" goes Top 10 but no #1. New single in May. ACM and CMA Male Vocalist. Album in June.

Lauren Alaina- "Ladies In The 90s" has a Top 20 peak in August. Album in July.

Maddie & Tae- "Friends Don't" fails to make the Top 30. They release "Die From a Broken Heart" in March, due to the high sales Maddie & Tae hit the Top 20 by the end of the year with that song.

Travis Denning- New single in February. Fails to make the Top 40.

No action at all from Gary Allan, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, Josh Turner, Vince Gill, and Tyminski.

Sony Nashville
Brad Paisley- "Bucked Off" fails to re-enter the Top 40. New single in October.

Carlton Anderson- His second single fails to make the Top 40.

LANCO- Lead single in May. Top 20 at the end of the year.

Seth Ennis- "Call Your Mama" fails to chart altogether.

Levon- Second single in July. Fails to make the Top 40.

Luke Combs- "Beautiful Crazy", and first 2 singles all go #1. Album in July. Male Vocalist nominee with both. Entertainer of the Year CMA Nom.

Maren Morris- Lead single in January, #1 in June. Album in April. Female Vocalist of the year at the CMA. Second single Top 10 at the end of the year.

Mitchell Tenpenny- "Alcohol You Later" marathon chart climb to a Top 20 peak.

Tenille Townes- "Somebody's Daughter" hits the Top 50 but not Top 40.

Tim McGraw- "Neon Church" fails to make the Top 15. Second single sees similar to success as Tim McGraw radio career winds down a lot.

Chris Young- Lead single makes the Top 10, album in June. Second single is also a non seller.

Kane Brown- "Good As You", "Homesick" both become #1s. Fourth single from the album "Short Skirt Weather" is Top 30 at end of the year.

Miranda Lambert- Lead single in October in preparation for the CMA Awards.

Old Dominion- "Make It Sweet" hits #1 in April.

Pistol Annies- "Got My Name Changed Back" fails to hit the Top 40.

Rachel Wammack- Second single released in February. Fails to chart.

Ryan Hurd- "To a T" marathon chart climb to #1 in November. Album in September.

Seaforth- Debut single fails to make the Top 40.

Next up Warner Bros

Blake Shelton- Lead single in March. Top 5 peak. Album in May. Second single in August, Top 5 at the end of the year.

Brett Eldredge- "Love Someone" makes the Top 25. Lead single in June. Top 30 at end of the year.

Cale Dodds- New single in May. Fails to chart.

Cody Johnson- "On My Way to You" hits #1. New artist nom for CMA Awards.

Cole Swindell- "Love You Too Late" marathon chart climb to the Top 10 in November.

Hunter Hayes- Lead single in March. Fails to hit the Top 40.

Raelynn- "Tailgate" fails to chart altogether.

William Michael Morgan- Album subtly dropped in July. Drooped at the end of the year.

Ashley McBryde- "Girl Goin Nowhere" goes Top 40 but not Top 30.

Chris Janson- Lead single has a Top 5 peak in September.

Dan + Shay- "Alone Together" and "Keeping Score" both hit #1. Vocal Duo Nom, but no win.

Frankie Ballard- dropped

The Last Bandoleros- dropped

Aubrie Sellers- dropped

Devin Dawson- "Dark Horse" fails to make the Top 50.

High Valley- Lead single in June. Top 30 at the end of the year.

Kenny Chesney- Title track released. Makes Top 20.

Michael Ray- "One That Got Away" makes the Top 5 but no #1.

Morgan Evans "Day Drunk" makes the Top 10 but not Top 5.

Part 2 will come in the next couple of days.

[classiccountryfan]

Dec 26, 2018 12:41:37 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Maddie & Tae- "Friends Don't" fails to make the Top 40.

Did you mean to say Top 30?  It's in the Top 40 now (#37 on the latest chart).

[raylatch98]

Dec 26, 2018 14:14:00 GMT -5 classiccountryfan said:

Dec 26, 2018 12:41:37 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

Maddie & Tae- "Friends Don't" fails to make the Top 40.

Did you mean to say Top 30?  It's in the Top 40 now (#37 on the latest chart).

Yeah top 30. Let me make a quick edit.

[vamp111]

Scotty McCreery's 3rd single from his album will hit #1

Riley Green's 'There Was This Girl' will hit #1

Hunter Hayes will be dropped after lackluster radio support for his new single

Maren Morris will solidify herself as the "it girl" for country

Russell Dickerson will continue his perfect record of #1 singles