Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20, 2012, although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990, through October 13, 2012, as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS , weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings .
27-670: The first number-one song actually published under the Country Airplay banner was " Take a Little Ride " by Jason Aldean , but as Billboard also recognizes the history of the Hot Country Songs chart since 1990 as part of this chart the magazine recognizes the first chart-topper as " Nobody's Home " by Clint Black . The current number-one song on the chart is " Lies Lies Lies " by Morgan Wallen . Throughout its history of ranking country songs by popularity, Billboard has had several different airplay-only charts to measure
54-434: A Little Ride " Take a Little Ride " is a song written by Dylan Altman, Rodney Clawson and Jim McCormick and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean . It was released on July 16, 2012, as the first single from his fifth studio album Night Train . The song "Take a Little Ride" revolves around the happenings of a man getting off work, and going to pick up his love interest that night to take her out for
81-540: A Little Ride" a four-star review, praising the song's "colorful" and "welcoming" verses, and stating how "ballads like ' Laughed Until We Cried ' balance rockers like ' She's Country ,' but he’s at his best on songs that find the sweet middle". It received three out of five stars from Jessica Nicholson of Country Weekly , who thought that the lyrics were "a little generic" but said that the "in-your-face production and signature Southern rock groove combine to make this unmistakably Jason's." Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave
108-559: A Little Ride" was the first number one hit published under the Country Airplay banner for the week of October 20, 2012, as Billboard had changed the methodology of Hot Country Songs to incorporate sales and streaming for that week, while launching a second chart based only on country radio airplay. That same week, on the newly reformed Hot Country Songs chart, the song was knocked off by Taylor Swift 's " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together " which rose from number 21 to number 1 on
135-431: A drive in his Chevy truck. It is in the key of A major with a chord pattern of E-G-D-A. Eight days after the song's release, Broken Bow Records released a re-recording of the song, in which the line "a little Shiner Bock " is changed to "a couple Rocky Tops", in reference to Coors beer. This re-recording was done because Aldean had signed an endorsement deal with Coors. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave "Take
162-429: A permanent offering. The Spoetzl Brewery originally intended to conclude its centennial beer production in 2009, but decided to continue the annual program indefinitely. For 2009, Spoetzl changed the neck label for all their beers. The labels proclaimed Spoetzl's 100th anniversary and include the tag line "Here's to a century of independent brewing. Prosit! " The annual brews and their respective styles are: Shine On
189-435: A progressive, anticipatory celebration of its 2009 centennial anniversary. The centennial program developed and produced one yearly special beer in small batches. The name of each such specialty beer corresponded to the age of the brewery: Shiner 96 was the specialty beer of 2005, Shiner 97 for 2006, etc. For the first two years, Spoetzl brewed Shiner 96 and Shiner 97 only from September through mid-December. In 2007, Shiner 98
216-460: Is a coffee table book by Dallas author Mike Renfro, which documents the little brewery's history in photos as well as story. The book follows the brewery from 1909 to 2008. In addition to the history on the brewery, Shine On also includes the history of the town, as well as a look at some of the people responsible for making Shiner beer. Working with their Austin -based advertising agency, McGarrah Jessee , Shiner's guerilla marketing efforts at
243-406: Is also declared recurrent, even if it has not charted for 20 weeks. Chart achievements listed below cover Country Airplay since its launch in 2012 as well as Hot Country Songs since 1990. 10 weeks 8 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks Sources: Since September 2017, the Country Airplay chart has served as the data source for the weekly radio program American Country Countdown . Take
270-609: Is the fourth-largest craft brewery in the United States . Spoetzl created "Devil Beer" in 1987, sold to fans of the Arizona State Sun Devils . The brewery also licensed the Boulder Brewery of Colorado to sell its "Boulder Sport" in the late '80s. Spoetzl currently produces 9 Shiner beers year-round and four Shiner seasonal brews per year. In 2005, Spoetzl began producing an annual brew in
297-609: Is the oldest independent brewery in Texas, and one of the oldest independent breweries in the U.S. The leaders of the SBA named Herman Weiss of Galveston as the company's first brewmaster . Shiner beer was originally available only in the spring per the German Lent tradition ( Lentenbock ). Bock beers have a long history of being brewed and consumed by Bavarian monks as a source of nutrition during times of fasting . As
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#1732771956717324-550: The Austin City Limits Music Festival have consistently promoted their brand. In 2010, the company created the "Shiner Beer Local Stage", which featured a two-day lineup of local bands performing on a custom stage constructed under two billboards near Zilker Park. In 2012, a beer garden, complete with a replica of the Spoetzl brewery facade, was added. In 2012, country artist Jason Aldean changed
351-566: The Canadian Hot 100 chart at number 22 the same week, Aldean's highest debut in Canada thus far. The song also made history on Country Digital Songs, moving 189,000 downloads during the tracking week ending July 22, marking the biggest opening week by a male artist. On the country chart dated October 6, 2012, "Take a Little Ride" became his eighth number-one single. The song has sold over a million digital downloads as of January 2013. "Take
378-632: The Gambrinus Company , a family-owned company based in San Antonio , which also owns Trumer Brewery in Berkeley, California . The Spoetzl Brewery started in 1909. It was originally named The Shiner Brewing Association (SBA) and was founded by German and Czech immigrants who had settled around the central Texas town of Shiner. Unable to find the type of beer they had known in their home countries, they decided to brew their own. It
405-472: The January 13, 2001, issue, the chart was cut from 75 to 60 positions, and effective April 30, 2005 the chart was renamed "Hot Country Songs". Beginning with the chart dated October 20, 2012, Billboard changed the methodology of Hot Country Songs to again incorporate sales and now also include streaming. In addition, the airplay component of the chart now factored in plays on stations of all genres instead of
432-408: The Texas beer market. In 1983, Spoetzl produced 60,000 US beer barrels (7,000 m ) of beer; in 1990, only 36,000 US beer barrels (4,200 m ). Sales improved after Carlos Alvarez of San Antonio acquired the brewery in 1989. Production grew to 100,000 US beer barrels (12,000 m ) in 1994, and over the next 10 years, production nearly tripled. The company now has 120 employees. As of 2012, it
459-399: The brewery afloat by selling ice and making near beer . 13 Texas breweries in total had to close down with Spoetzl being one of a few local breweries that stayed open. Following Prohibition, Spoetzl kept things small and simple, never going more than 100 miles (160 km) for business. In the 1970s and 1980s, the brewery's Shiner Premium Beer and Shiner Bock accounted for less than 1% of
486-471: The brewery gained popularity in the area, the SBA began to look for a trained professional brewmaster. They found one in Bavarian -born Kosmos Spoetzl, a onetime soldier who had trained as a brewmaster in his native Germany. Part of the package that lured Spoetzl to Shiner was potential ownership of the brewery. In 1914, he co-leased it with Oswald Petzold with an option to buy in 1915, which he did, giving
513-625: The brewery his own name, but continuing to call the product Shiner Beer. Spoetzl had attended brewmaster's school and apprenticed for three years in Germany, worked for eight years at the Pyramids Brewery in Cairo, Egypt, and then worked in Canada. He had moved to San Antonio in search of a better climate for his health, bringing with him a family recipe for a Bavarian beer made from malted barley and hops. During Prohibition , Spoetzl kept
540-410: The chart week of December 2, 2006, a song is declared recurrent on the country charts if it has been on the charts longer than 20 weeks; is not gaining in spins or audience impressions; and is lower than 10 in rank for either audience impressions or spins. Since December 2008, any song that is ranked below #10 in spins or audience and has not shown an increase in audience or spins for more than two weeks
567-430: The previous genre-specific radio panel. At this point a second chart called Country Airplay was launched, based only on country radio airplay. Billboard now recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990, until October 13, 2012, as part of the history of both listings. As with most other Billboard charts, the Country Airplay chart features a rule for when a song enters recurrent rotation . Starting with
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#1732771956717594-564: The sales chart continued until 1989. With effect from the issue dated January 20, 1990, the Hot Country Singles chart began to be based solely on country music radio airplay as opposed to a combination of airplay and physical sales. At this time the chart consisted of 75 positions. Four weeks later, on February 17, the chart was retitled "Hot Country Singles & Tracks" to reflect the fact that songs which had not been released as singles could chart based on airplay. Beginning with
621-509: The same chart, and stayed at number one for 9 weeks. Sales figures based on certification alone. Spoetzl Brewery Spoetzl Brewery (originally Shiner Brewing Association ) is a brewery located in Shiner, Texas , United States. It produces a diverse line of Shiner beers, including their flagship Shiner Bock, a dark lager that is now distributed throughout the US. The brewery is owned by
648-564: The song a four-star review, saying that Aldean was "relaxed, confident, and deliver[ed] a song that fits exactly what we've come to expect from a superstar." The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered on August 10, 2012. "Take a Little Ride" debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Country Songs chart for the week of August 4, 2012. It also debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 12, and
675-481: The top-played songs on radio stations. The first of these was called "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys", and debuted with the December 10, 1949, issue. Like the other charts of the time, the number of positions was not standardized; the chart had anywhere from eight to 15 positions, varying from week to week. The chart, which had several other names, continued until October 13, 1958, when it
702-586: Was merged with the "best sellers" chart to become the Hot Country Songs chart. Starting with the October 20, 1984 issue, there were separate charts for radio airplay and singles sales, similar to the Hot 100 Airplay and Singles Sales charts that also debuted with this issue, it was a component chart that helped determine placement on the Hot Country Singles chart. The airplay chart was discontinued in 1987 as Hot Country songs became solely based on disc jockey reports, but
729-542: Was released four months earlier – in May – while Shiner 99 (2008) entered the market another two months earlier, in March. Shiner 100 had the longest run of all the anniversary beers, seeing production all year long in 2009. After each beer's specified production run has ended, that year's beer is retired. However, Shiner 97 proved to be so popular that in 2008, Spoetzl brought the beer back as Shiner Bohemian Black Lager and made it
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