3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Country Act of 2012

We are introducing the Country Act of the Year category this year.  

Here are the nominees for the Country Act of the Year -

Carrie Underwood


Eli Young Band

Josh Turner

Kenny Chesney

Taylor Swift

Tim McGraw

And the Country Artist of 2012 is  Taylor Swift.

Gary Barlow Gets His Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Gary Barlow gets his third #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Sing, his collaboration with the Military Wives and the Commonwealth Band zooms to #1.  His previous #1's were Shame with Robbie Williams and Walk.

Here are my favorite songs for the week ending July 27, 2012 -

#1 Gary Barlow / Military Wives / Commonwealth Band - Sing (RE)

#2 Josh Turner - Time is Love (#1)

#3 Eli Young Band - Even if it Breaks Your Heart (#10)

#4 Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa - Payphone (#8)


#5 Madonna - Turn Up the Radio (RE)

#6 Nicki Minaj - Whip It (RE)

#7 SM Town - Dear My Family (NEW)

#8 Espinoza Paz - Un Hombre Normal (NEW)

#9 David Cook - Goodbye to the Girl (#3)

#10 Die Toten Hosen - Tage Wie Diese

Josh Turner: First Country Song to Reach #1 This Year

Although my personal countdown list is dominated by pop songs, it is not unusual for a country song to top it once in a while.  This year, Josh Turner becomes the first country artist to top my personal top 10 list, with his song, Time Is Love.  This week, it moves back up from #6 to #1.

David Cook also places six songs in the top 10 this week due mainly to his concert here last weekend!

Here are my favorite songs this week ending, July 20, 2012 -

#1 -Josh Turner - Time is Love (#6)

#2 David Cook - Heroes (NEW)

#3 David Cook -  Goodbye to the Girl (NEW)

#4 David Cook - Bar-Ba-Sol (RE)

#5 David Cook - Hard to Believe (NEW)

#6 David Cook - We Believe (NEW)

#7 David Cook - Circadian (NEW)

#8  Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa - Payphone (#7)

#9 Loreen - Euphoria (#9)

#10 Eli Young Band - Even If It Breaks Your Heart (#10)

Chart Performance: Josh Turner

Country singer Josh Turner gets his fourth top 10 album in the US this week as Punching Bag debuts at #4.  Below are his top 10 albums in the US

2006 - Your Man (#2)

2007 - Everything is Fine (#5)

2010 - Haywire (#5)

2012 - Punching Bag (#4)

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