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Three songs blast into the Top 20 on this week’s edition of the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
Carrie Underwood’s “Little Toy Guns,” the highest-charting of the three, climbs three places to a new peak of #18. Cut from Underwood’s “Greatest Hits: Decade #1,” “Guns” received 15.756 million audience impressions (+1.902 million) during the most recent tracking week.
“Little Toy Guns” is the follow-up to fellow “Greatest Hits” track “Something in the Water,” which peaked at #3 on Country Airplay.
Underwood’s annual CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley also scores a new Top 20 placement this week. Up three places from last week’s position, his “Crushin’ It” reaches a new high of #19 on the strength of its 14.376 million weekly impressions (+754,000).
The third of the three Top 20 newcomers is Canaan Smith’s “Love You Like That,” which reaches the Top 20 a week after entering the Top 25. Up four places this week, “Love You Like That” earns #20 courtesy its 12.506 million weekly impressions (+1.214 million).
Other notable movers this week:
— Michael Ray’s iHeartRadio “On the Verge” track “Kiss You in the Morning” rises three places to a new peak of #23.
— Frankie Ballard’s “Young & Crazy” vaults four places to a new high of #24.
— Josh Turner’s “Lay Low” reaches the Top 25 at #25 (+2).
— Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” enjoys an impressive six position surge to a new high of #26.
— Up two places this week, Rascal Flatts’ “Riot” scores a new peak of #29.
— Eric Church’s “Like a Wrecking Ball” jumps four places to a new high of #30.