This week’s Countdown is bursting at the seams — 22 songs thanks to two ties, seven debuts, seven returning favorites, and a brand-new #1!   As it happens, the orderof the songs makes it seem like a 3 Act Play!

🪕 Show Highlights

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  Act 1 – Fresh Blood: Six of the seven debut tracks land right up front, bringing a wave of new energy to kick off the show.
  
  
  


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  Act 2 – The Comeback Crew: Familiar favorites return for another run up the chart.
  
  
  


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  Act 3 – The Power End: Three recent Number 1s plus a brand-new chart-topper finish the show in style.
  
  
  

🏆 New Number 1

Southern Legacy – “The Hills of Carter County”
I called it — and here it is at the top! Lead vocals by Josh Williams, written by Jeff Walter and Marc Rossi (Pinecastle Records).

🌟 Debuting This Week

• Mountain Grass Unit – “Hey Mama”
  
  
  


• Deanie Richardson & Kimber Ludiker – “Cacklin’ Hen”
  
  
  


• Kenny & Amanda Smith – “My Runaway”
  
  
  


• Del McCoury Band – “Just Because”
  
  
  


• Blue Highway – “Is Now the Time”
  
  
  


• Rebekah Speer – “Needle in the Heart of West Virginia”
  
  
  


• Shawn Camp – “New Cut Road”
  
  
  

🎧 Also featuring

• Greg Blake – “Nora McNally” (IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year)
  
  
  


• Wyatt Ellis – “Country Boy Rock & Roll”
  
  
  


• Milan Miller – “Tony Rice Tattoo”
  
  
  


• Shawn Camp – “Sis Draper” (last week’s #1)
  
  
  


• Alison Krauss & Union Station – “Richmond on the James” (23 weeks on chart)
  
  
  


• Plus Crandall Creek, Throwdown Thursday, and Daniel Grindstaff with Marty Stuart.
  
  
  


• And a special bonus spin of Blue Highway’s “God Moves in a Windstorm” — tucked somewhere in the show for you to discover.
  
  
  

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