Country charts - week of August 1, 2009

_{Billy Currington - Little Bit of Everything
© Mercury Nashville}

Top 10 Country Songs

1. Billy Currington - "People Are Crazy" ~~ Listen/Download
2. Darius Rucker - "Alright" ~~ Listen/Download
3. Lady Antebellum - "I Run To You" ~~ Listen/Download
4. Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me" ~~ Listen/Download
5. Zac Brown Band - "Whatever It Is" ~~ Listen/Download
6. Dierks Bentley - "Sideways" ~~ Listen/Download
7. Rascal Flatts - "Summer Nights" ~~ Listen/Download
8. Randy Houser - "Boots On" ~~ Listen/Download
9. George Strait - "Living For the Night" ~~ Listen/Download
10. Jason Aldean - "Big Green Tractor" ~~ Listen/Download

Billy Currington earns his fourth No. 1 song with "People Are Crazy." Darius Rucker moves up three places to the runner-up position on this week's chart. Taylor Swift edges closer to the No. 1 spot herself, as "You Belong With Me" moves from No. 6 to No. 4. Jason Aldean enters the top 10 this week with "Big Green Tractor," moving up from No. 13 last week. I see Billy Currington remaining at the top for a second week next week, but Darius Rucker is holding strong at No. 2, and should see another No. 1 in his future the following week.

The Latest Tunes To Hit The Air Waves

• Brad Paisley's "Water" debuts this week at No. 58. Listen/Download

Brad Paisley's "Water" enters the chart this week with unsolicited airplay.

Top 10 Country Albums

1. Taylor Swift - Fearless ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
2. Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
3. Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
4. The Zac Brown Band - The Foundation ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
5. Jason Aldean - Wide Open ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
6. Darius Rucker - Learn to Live ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
7. Kenny Chesney - Greatest Hits 2 ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
8. Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
9. Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable ~~ Buy from Amazon.com
10. Billy Currington - Little Bit of Everything ~~ Buy from Amazon.com

Things are pretty much as they were last week. Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley swap places this week. Lady Antebellum moves from No. 9 to No. 8, and Kenny Chesney moves from No. 8 to No. 9.

New Country Album Releases This Week

The only new release this week is a compilation album Country Classics, which debuts at No. 75.

NOTE: All chart rankings are based on the song or album's position on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart or Billboard Country Albums Chart for August 1, 2009.

Country Stars on Tour - July 27 - August 2, 2009

Upcoming tour dates for next week for the country artists with the Top 10 songs on the charts this week.

Billy Currington

• Sat 08/01/09 Camrose, AB Big Valley Jamboree

Darius Rucker

• Wed 07/29/09 Harrington, DE Delaware State Fairgrounds
• Fri 07/31/09 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood (with Rascal Flatts)
• Sat 08/01/09 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (with Rascal Flatts)
• Sun 08/02/09 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion (with Rascal Flatts)

Lady Antebellum

• Mon 07/27/09 Paso Robles, CA Fort Frontier Stage @ Mid State Fair
• Wed 07/29/09 Stateline, NV Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena (with Kenny Chesney)
• Thu 07/30/09 Corvallis, OR Benton County Fairgrounds
• Fri 07/31/09 Redmond, OR Deschutes County Fairgrounds
• Sat 08/01/09 Seattle, WA Qwest Field (with Kenny Chesney)

Taylor Swift

• Fri 07/31/09 Boston, MA TD Garden (with Keith Urban)
• Sat 08/01/09 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Center (with Keith Urban)
• Sun 08/02/09 Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena (with Keith Urban)

Rascal Flatts

• Fri 07/31/09 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood
• Sat 08/01/09 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• Sun 08/02/09 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

Randy Houser

• Wed 07/29/09 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
• Thu 07/30/09 Tolono, IL Radmaker's
• Fri 07/31/09 Grayslake, IL Lake County Fairgrounds
• Sat 08/01/09 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre (with Travis Tritt)

Jason Aldean

• Fri 07/31/09 Danville, VA Carrington Pavilion
• Sat 08/01/09 Owensboro, KY Reid's Orchard

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