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Originally posted by tcatron565
^Country doesn't move sales? Country artists have some of the highest selling albums of the decade, plus...
5. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
21. Big Green Tractor - Jason Aldean
38. Alright - Darius Rucker
43. Toes - Zac Brown Band
44. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
49. Summer Nights - Rascal Flatts
60. Whatever It Is - Zac Brown Band
65. American Ride - Toby Keith
67. I Run to You - Lady Antebellum
71. Love Story - Taylor Swift
76. Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
82. Small Town USA - Justin Moore
89. It's a Business Doing Pleasure With You - Tim McGraw
93. She's Country - Jason Aldean
96. Then - Brad Paisley
97. Out Last Night - Kenny Chesney
That's just in the top 100. Taylor is an exception of course, but all the other have no spins on pop, rhythmic, or hot ac or just few spins (30 or less). The only other exception is Rascal Flatts', which is slowly climbing hot ac. Don't underestimate the power of country. However, I agree with Urban. Urban-only singles due tend to flop terribly in sales.
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Taylor is obviously a crossover artist with pop-leaning songs. Most country songs debut well in digital sales and then fall off the chart rather quickly. If you look at the Hot 100 Airplay chart, the top Country song usually is about #15-#20 in airplay. when hardly ANY Country songs get that high on digital sales unless they are a HUGE name like Kenny Chesney or Tim McGraw or again Taylor Swift. Don't get me wrong, I :heart: Country music but in all reality the airplay chart should look similar to the sales chart.
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Especially with such a bad song.