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THE HOTDISC TOP 40

This is a list of the Top 40 Most Popular Songs released on the Rush Released promotional CD. Each week DJs and media people who receive Rush Released send back their reaction sheets where they are given the chance to rate every song from 10pts to zero. This chart records the songs with the highest ratings. It is exclusively for clients of the Rush Released CD.  The Biggest movers and highest new entries each week are shown in yellow.   The chart is published weekly here, and also in Up Country, Scottish Country Music & Dance, Country Routes, Cross Country, Pathfinder and Southern Country magazines.

This Week	Last Week	Status	Song Title	Artist
01	03		Last Train To Clarksville	THE GRASCALS
02	01		Cowboy's Prayer	R. W. HAMPTON
03	05		Are You The One	GUY PENROD
04	06		Soak It Up	DAVID BRADLEY
05	02		Jalapenos	BELLAMY BROTHERS
06	04		Yippee ii Yippee aa	DOUG ADKINS
07	07		News	MICHAEL PETERSON
08	10		All I Have To Offer You Is Me	AUBREY LOVEJOY
09	09		First Call After Last Call	NOAH & JESSE
10	12		Walking In The Sun	ALLY HARRON
11	13		Make Some Time To Love Me	MISS LUCIE DIAMOND
12	08		I'm A Little Bluer Than That	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND
13	16		Here Where It All Began	SLIM WHITMAN
14	11		Songbird	RANDY THOMPSON
15	15		Love And Broken Hearts	T. GRAHAM BROWN
16	14		The Rain Came Fallin' Down	PETE REDFERN
17	17		Don't Blame Love	RONNIE BAKER
18	21		This Old House	BRADY,STEWART,GREEN & YOUNG
19	19		Still In The Game	JOHN BRANNEN
20	23		This Is How Girls Do It In The South	RONICA COLDIRON

 

21	18		Inflatable Doll	KEITH COMPTON
22	22		The Little Things	JENNIFER BRANTLEY
23	20		Wild Angels	HARRY STINSON
24	27		Givin' Water To A Drowning Man	THE DAWGS
25	24		What About Me And You	RONNIE BAKER
26	26		Kentucky Rain	GARY CURTIS
27	31		53	JANEY KIRK
28	29		Between Now And Whenever	BELLE CANNON
29	25		Leavin' Lubbock	JOEL WARREN
30	28		Ride Along (The Outlaw Cowboy's Song)	OWEN MOORE
31	32		You Opened My Eyes	MARK W. GLASMIRE
32	34		You Got A Hold On Me	MEXICAN JOE WALKER
33	36		The Comeback Trail	BILL DURHAM
34	35		Big Girl Now	JOHANNA HEMARA
35	37		Beer Liquor Wine	RED HOT POKER DOTS
36	40		Picture Of Jesus On The Wall	CURTIS MAGEE
37	39		I Wouldn't Trade My Shamrock	DONNY RICHMOND
38	38		Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)	NATASHA SPENCE
39	33		Stronger Than Diamonds	RONNIE BAKER
40	30		Good Day For Leaving	MICHAEL PETERSON

 

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HOTDISC INDEPENDENT BRITISH & IRISH TOP 10

This Week	Last Week	Status	Song Title	Artist
01	01		Soak It Up	DAVID BRADLEY
02	03		All I Have To Offer You Is Me	AUBREY LOVEJOY
03	04		Walking In The Sun	ALLY HARRON
04	05		Make Some Time To Love Me	MISS LUCIE DIAMOND
05	02		I'm A Little Bluer Than That	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND
06	06		The Rain Came Fallin' Down	PETE REDFERN
07	08		Givin' Water To A Drowning Man	THE DAWGS
08	07		Kentucky Rain	GARY CURTIS
09		NE	53	JANEY KIRK
10	10		Between Now And Whenever	BELLE CANNON

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Number 1s

Date	Song Title	Artist	Weeks
2007
Jan 4	Heard It In A Love Song	MARK CHESNUTT	3
Feb 1	A Mile Out Of Memphis	ROB CROSBY With CARL PERKINS	8
Mar 29	Blue Mountain Rain	KAREN LYNNE	1
Apr 5	Choices	BILLY YATES & GEORGE JONES	5
May 10	Kristofferson	TIM McGRAW	1
May 17	Sunday Morning	GRETCHEN PETERS	3
Jun 7	The Phantom	TROY COOK Jr	4
Jul 5	This Bus	RANDY ARCHER	7
Aug 23	17 In Abilene	KATIE ARMIGER	6
Oct 4	I Wanna Be Rich	LUCIE DIAMOND	2
Oct 18	A Violin That Never Has Been Played	RED JENKINS & AMBER DIGBY	4
Nov 15	Hearts And Flowers	DAVE SHERIFF	5
Dec 20	First Date (For The Last Time)	TODD FRITSCH	2
2008
Jan 3	Every Other Day	VICTORIA SHAW	1
Jan 10	Drug Problem	BELLAMY BROTHERS	3
Jan 31	Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore	LeANN RIMES & BON JOVI	1
Feb 7	Let Me Be The First To Go	GENE WATSON & VINCE GILL	2
Feb 21	This Town	GRETCHEN PETERS	2
Mar 6	There's A Song In There Somewhere	VICTORIA SHAW	8
Apr 24	She Likes It In The Morning	CLAY WALKER	3
May 15	Daddy's School	BRIANIE	3
Jun 5	That's Why I Run	BILLY YATES	8
Jul 31	Fishin' Forever	JEFF GRIFFITH	1
Aug 7	I Don't Wanna Be That Strong	MICHELLE WRIGHT	5
Sep 11	In The Light Of Day	BILLY YATES	3
Oct 2	22 Hours A Day	WAYNE LAW	2
Oct 16	Hillbilly Nation	COWBOY CRUSH	6
Nov 27	Texas Talkin'	TODD FRITSCH	1
Dec 4	I'm A Hit Again	JIM REEVES	7
2009
Jan 22	I've Forgotten You	MICHELLE WRIGHT	2
Feb 5	Lay Down Beside Me (Live)	DON WILLIAMS	3
Feb 26	Bag Of Bones	T JAE CHRISTIAN & T GRAHAM BROWN	3
Mar 19	She Reminds Me Of You	JEFF GRIFFITH	3
Apr 9	Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues	CHARLIE ALLEN	3
Apr 30	My Give A Damn's Busted	MICHELLE WRIGHT	1
May 7	You Ain't Chet Yet	BYRON HILL	3
May 28	We've Taken Bob Back To Tulsa	R. W. HAMPTON	1
Jun 4	Sling Shot Buddies	NICK & NOAH MURRAY	2
Jun 18	Succeed	PETER DULA & ROWERS/BILLY RYAN	2
Jul 2	Honkytonks And Heartaches	GORD BAMFORD	1
Jul 9	Blame It On Kristofferson	BYRON HILL	4
Aug 6	Guilty Of The Crime	BELLAMY & BACON BROTHERS	2
Aug 20	Blame It On Kristofferson	BYRON HILL	1 (5 total)
Aug 27	You Will	VICTORIA SHAW	2
Sep 9	One Beer A Day	BILLY YATES	4
Oct 8	Urban Cowboy Wannabe	RONNIE BAKER	1
Oct 15	One Beer A Day	BILLY YATES	3 (7 total)
Nov 5	Ghost Story	MEXICAN JOE WALKER	1
Nov 12	Cheater Cheater	JOEY & RORY	1
Nov 19	Billboard Moving Picture Show	GARY CURTIS & BILLY SWAN	1
Nov 26	Travelin' Soldier	ROSIE HORNE	2
Dec 10	Famous For Bein' Your Fool	BILLY YATES	9
2010
Feb 11	Another Lonely Night	HAYLEY OLIVER	1
Feb 18	Be A Star	NICKI GILLIS	4
Mar 18	Colorado Line	BECKY SCHLEGEL	2
Apr 1	Cow Or Cowboy	CHRIS HEERS	1
Apr 8	When I Sang For The King	T JAE CHRISTIAN	3
Apr 29	Tell Me Why	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	1
May 6	Dress For The Rain	SABASTIAN ROBERTS/LORRIE MORGAN	2
May 20	You Opened My Eyes	MARK W. GLASMIRE	4
Jun 17	Love And Broken Hearts	T GRAHAM BROWN	4
Jul 15	I'm A Little Bluer Than That	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	4
Aug 12	Cowboy's Prayer	R. W. HAMPTON	3
Sep 2	Last Train To Clarksville	THE GRASCALS	1

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British & Irish Independent Number 1s

Date	Song Title	Artist	Weeks
2007
Jan 4	A Friend In Need	DAVE SHERIFF	7
Mar 1	Down And Dirty	JACKIE BARNETT	1
Mar 8	Mum And Dad	HENRY SMITH	4
Apr 5	More Than One Heart	DAVE SHERIFF	7
May 24	If I Were You	STEPHEN SMYTH	4
Jun 21	Life Gets Tee-jus, Don't It	BRYAN CHALKER & ED WOODEN	2
Jul 5	The Other Man	NED KELLY	6
Aug 16	Every Time You Leave	CHILLI GOLD	2
Aug 30	Higher Ground	PAULA MacASKILL	1
Sep 6	Ace Of Spades	JACKIE STORRAR	2
Sep 20	I Wanna Be Rich	LUCIE DIAMOND	8
Nov 15	Hearts And Flowers	DAVE SHERIFF	7
2008
Jan 3	Truck Driver's Queen	BRYAN CHALKER	1
Jan 10	Knocklayde Mountain	TJ STUART & BRENDA MULGREW	4
Feb 7	The Brightest Star	BRENDA MULGREW	3
Feb 28	The Battle Hymn Of Love	CLIVE JOHN	1
Mar 6	Better Late Than Never	DAVE SHERIFF	5
Apr 10	When The Morning Comes	THOMAS MAGUIRE & FHIONA ENNIS	4
May 8	Daddy's School	BRIANIE	8
Jul 3	One Door Opens	MARTIN SMITH	2
Jul 17	Stay	KELLY LEE featuring ALBERT LEE	3
Aug 7	If I Give My Love To You	GARY CURTIS	3
Aug 28	Out Of My Mind (2008 Remix)	CHILLI GOLD	3
Sep 18	Time	BRENDA MULGREW & TJ STUART	3
Oct 9	Fallen Angel	JASON McALLISTER	5
Nov 13	In A Whisper (Unplugged)	CLIVE JOHN	3
Dec 4	Crazy Love	STEPHEN SMYTH	5
2009
Jan 8	My Heart Is Not What It Used To Be	AUBREY LOVEJOY	1
Jan 15	They're Watching Their Love Slip Away	KIM DICKINSON	3
Feb 5	Right Beside Your Heart	JASON McALLISTER	6
Mar 19	Restless Ramblin' Man	CHRIS McLERNON	1
Mar 26	Take It Or Leave It Alone	LUCIE DIAMOND	5
Apr 30	Closer	ROSIE HORNE	2
May 14	Never Too Old To Love	SUSAN McCANN	4
Jun 11	The Cheating Kind	AUBREY LOVEJOY	6
Jul 23	Let The Leaves Go Their Way	GARY CURTIS	1
Jul 30	Biker Chick	ROSIE HORNE	2
Aug 13	Saturday Night	SAM MILLAR	4
Sep 9	Love Is Supposed To Be	SUSAN McCANN	5
Oct 15	Ghost Story	MEXICAN JOE WALKER	5
Nov 19	Travelin' Soldier	ROSIE HORNE	8
2010
Jan 14	Another Lonely Night	HAYLEY OLIVER	6
Feb 25	Neon Moon	AUBREY LOVEJOY	3
Mar 17	I Can't Sleep	McKENZIE	4
Apr 15	Tell Me Why	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	5
May 20	Wild Irish Rose	ALLY HARRON	5
May 27	Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)	NATASHA SPENCE	2
Jul 8	I'm A Little Bluer Than That	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	7
Aug 26	Soak It Up	DAVID BRADLEY	2

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UK Top 5 Of 2010 - As it stands so far

Position	Song Title	Artist	Information
1	I'm A Little Bluer Than That	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	7 wks at 1, 2 wks at 2
2	Another Lonely Night	HAYLEY OLIVER	6 wks at 1, 2 wks at 2, 2 at 3
3	Wild Irish Rose	ALLY HARRON	5 wks at 1, 2 wks at 2
4	Tell Me Why	HAYLEY OLIVER BAND	5 wks at 1, 1 wk at 2, 1 wk at 3
5	I Can't Sleep	McKENZIE	4 wks at 1, 2 wks at 2

UK Top 5 Of 2009

Position	Song Title	Artist	Information
1	Travelin' Soldier	ROSIE HORNE	8 wks at 1, 1 wk at 3
2	The Cheating Kind	AUBREY LOVEJOY	6 weeks at 1, 1 wk at 3
3	Right Beside Your Heart	JASON McALLISTER	6 weeks at 1, 1 wk at 4
4	Ghost Story	MEXICAN JOE WALKER	5 wks at 1, 2 wks at 2
5	Love Is Supposed To Be	SUSAN McCANN	5 wks at 1, 1 wk at 3

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The Hotdisc Top 20 programme presented by Jackie Storrar on CMR Nashville Radio will return for a new series soon and is clickable from our website at www.hotdisc.net and don't forget Hotdisc Radio has been launched so you can hear live country music from around the world as well as special features available from our home page. Look out too for Hotdisc Television which has now launched.

The Hotdisc charts are compiled from DJs and industry professionals' ratings of songs currently being promoted on the Rush Released CD. They are not airplay charts, as airplay charts cannot work in Europe as there are no terrestrial country stations in this area. The hundreds of country shows are likely to play a particular song only twice at most in a three month period, therefore rendering airplay charts insignificant in Europe. It works well in America where there are plenty of non-stop country stations but it cannot work here.

The Hotdisc charts are therefore put together weekly using ratings supplied by DJs who give scores to every song on the last three months' editions of Rush Released. The scores are totalled up and averaged out per week to give an accurate guide to the songs which are being championed by the industry.  The aim is to showcase the songs which the DJs and media people are pinpointing as top quality songs, which is a very useful exercise, particularly to all our clients and DJs as it is free of politics, hype and rigging and done on merit!