Hot Country Songs

Week of October 22, 2005

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Better Life

Keith Urban

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx, K.Urban

Producer(s):

D.Huff, K.Urban

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

Keith Urban Reflects on the First Time He Met Dolly Parton: 'It Was Surreal'

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 22, 2005

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Better Life
  Keith Urban
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Marx, K.Urban

Producer(s):

D.Huff, K.Urban

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Something To Be Proud Of
  Montgomery Gentry
- 1
- 1
- 23
- - 1
  - 1
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

Jeffrey Steele, C.Wallin

Producer(s):

J.Steele

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

3
- Redneck Yacht Club
  Craig Morgan
- 3
- 3
- 23
- - 3
  - 3
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

T.Shepherd, S.J.Williams

Producer(s):

C.Morgan, P.O'Donnell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- Somebody's Hero
  Jamie O'Neal
- 4
- 4
- 29
- - 4
  - 4
  - 29

Songwriter(s):

J.O'Neal, S.Smith, E.M.Hill

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

5
- Stay With Me (Brass Bed)
  Josh Gracin
- 6
- 5
- 26
- - 6
  - 5
  - 26

Songwriter(s):

Brett James, T.A.McBride, J.Hughes

Producer(s):

M.Williams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

6
- Probably Wouldn't Be This Way
  LeAnn Rimes
- 7
- 6
- 30
- - 7
  - 6
  - 30

Songwriter(s):

J.Kennedy, T. Kidd Hutton

Producer(s):

D.Huff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum-Curb

Gains In Performance

7
- A Real Fine Place To Start
  Sara Evans
- 5
- 1
- 25
- - 5
  - 1
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

R.Foster, G.Ducas

Producer(s):

S.Evans, M.Bright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Skin (Sarabeth)
  Rascal Flatts
- 10
- 8
- 30
- - 10
  - 8
  - 30

Songwriter(s):

D.Johnson, J.Henry

Producer(s):

J.DeMarcus, G.LeVox, J.D.Rooney, M.Bright, M.Williams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lyric Street

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Who You'd Be Today
  Kenny Chesney
- 13
- 9
- 4
- - 13
  - 9
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Luther, A.Mayo

Producer(s):

B.Cannon, K.Chesney

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Hicktown
  Jason Aldean
- 11
- 10
- 27
- - 11
  - 10
  - 27

Songwriter(s):

V.McGehee, J.D.Rich, W.K.Alphin

Producer(s):

M.Knox

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Broken Bow

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Come A Little Closer
  Dierks Bentley
- 14
- 11
- 13
- - 14
  - 11
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Beavers, D.Bentley

Producer(s):

B.Beavers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- You're Like Comin' Home
  Lonestar
- 12
- 12
- 19
- - 12
  - 12
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

B.Kinney, B.D.Maher, J.S.Stover

Producer(s):

J.Niebank

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BNA

Gains In Performance

13
- Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
  Joe Nichols
- 17
- 13
- 11
- - 17
  - 13
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

G.Hannan, J.W.Wiggins

Producer(s):

B.Cannon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal South

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- Big Blue Note
  Toby Keith
- 18
- 14
- 6
- - 18
  - 14
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

T.Keith, S.Emerick

Producer(s):

J.Stroud, T.Keith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks/Show Dog-Universal

Gains In Performance

15
- Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On
  Neal McCoy
- 15
- 14
- 26
- - 15
  - 14
  - 26

Songwriter(s):

M.Mobley, P.B.White

Producer(s):

E.Silver

Imprint/Promotion Label:

903 Music

Gains In Performance

16
- Best I Ever Had
  Gary Allan
- 16
- 16
- 20
- - 16
  - 16
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

M.Scannell

Producer(s):

M.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- All Jacked Up
  Gretchen Wilson
- 9
- 8
- 11
- - 9
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

G.Wilson, J.D.Rich, V.McGehee

Producer(s):

M.Wright, G.Wilson, J.D.Rich

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

RIAA Certification: Gold

18 NEW
NEW
- Good Ride Cowboy
  Garth Brooks
- -
- 18
- 1
- - -
  - 18
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

B.Kennedy, J.L.Nieman, R.Brown, B.Doyle

Producer(s):

A.Reynolds

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pearl/Lyric Street

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

19
- Like We Never Loved At All
  Faith Hill
- 21
- 19
- 9
- - 21
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Rich, S.Sax, V.McGehee

Producer(s):

D.Huff, F.Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner-Curb/WMN

20
- She Let Herself Go
  George Strait
- 23
- 20
- 6
- - 23
  - 20
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

K.K.Phillips, D.Dillon

Producer(s):

T.Brown, G.Strait

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- Boondocks
  Little Big Town
- 20
- 20
- 21
- - 20
  - 20
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

W.Kirkpatrick, Little Big Town

Producer(s):

W.Kirkpatrick, Little Big Town

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Equity

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right
  Billy Currington
- 24
- 22
- 20
- - 24
  - 22
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

P.J.Matthews, M.Dodson

Producer(s):

C.Chamberlain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

23
- USA Today
  Alan Jackson
- 26
- 23
- 9
- - 26
  - 23
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Jackson

Producer(s):

K.Stegall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

24
- Good Ole Days
  Phil Vassar
- 22
- 22
- 18
- - 22
  - 22
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

P.Vassar, C.Wiseman

Producer(s):

F.Rogers, P.Vassar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

25
- Miss Me Baby
  Chris Cagle
- 27
- 25
- 18
- - 27
  - 25
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

C.Cagle, M.Powell

Producer(s):

R.Wright, C.Cagle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

26
- (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
  Martina McBride
- 28
- 26
- 10
- - 28
  - 26
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.South

Producer(s):

M.McBride

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Gains In Performance

27
- Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)
  Jo Dee Messina
- 25
- 23
- 18
- - 25
  - 23
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

G.Burtnick, B.Hart

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, T.McGraw

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

28
- Just Might (Make Me Believe)
  Sugarland
- 34
- 28
- 5
- - 34
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

K.Hall

Producer(s):

G.Fundis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- XXL
  Keith Anderson
- 31
- 29
- 13
- - 31
  - 29
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

K.Anderson, B.DiPiero

Producer(s):

J.Steele

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

30
- Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
  Trace Adkins
- 36
- 30
- 5
- - 36
  - 30
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Houser, D.Davidson, J.Johnson

Producer(s):

D.Huff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

31
- Shoes
  Shania Twain
- 32
- 31
- 7
- - 32
  - 31
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Twain, R.J.Lange, T.Hyler, J.Scott, K.Tribble

Producer(s):

R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood/Lyric Street

32
- When I Get Where I'm Going
  Brad Paisley Featuring Dolly Parton
- 38
- 32
- 3
- - 38
  - 32
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

R.Rutherford, G.G.Teren III

Producer(s):

F.Rogers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- My Old Friend
  Tim McGraw
- 45
- 33
- 3
- - 45
  - 33
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

C.Wiseman, S.McEwan

Producer(s):

B.Gallimore, T.McGraw, D.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb

Gains In Performance

34
- Comin' To Your City
  Big & Rich
- 37
- 34
- 7
- - 37
  - 34
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

W.K.Alphin, J.D.Rich

Producer(s):

J.D.Rich, B.Kenny, P.Worley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./WMN

Gains In Performance

35
- She Didn't Have Time
  Terri Clark
- 33
- 33
- 12
- - 33
  - 33
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

N.Witt, P.Bunch

Producer(s):

J.Stroud

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Gains In Performance

36
- Your Man
  Josh Turner
- 39
- 36
- 12
- - 39
  - 36
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

C.Stapleton, C.DuBois, J.Everett

Producer(s):

F.Rogers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- The Dollar
  Jamey Johnson
- 41
- 37
- 8
- - 41
  - 37
  - 8

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 22, 2005

Hot Country Songs

Better Life

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Keith Urban Reflects on the First Time He Met Dolly Parton: 'It Was Surreal'

Hot Country Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Better Life

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Something To Be Proud Of

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Redneck Yacht Club

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Somebody's Hero

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Stay With Me (Brass Bed)

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Probably Wouldn't Be This Way

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A Real Fine Place To Start

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Skin (Sarabeth)

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Who You'd Be Today

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Hicktown

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Come A Little Closer

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You're Like Comin' Home

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Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

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Big Blue Note

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Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On

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Best I Ever Had

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All Jacked Up

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Good Ride Cowboy