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Atkins hits number one

Thursday, April 23, 2009 – Rodney Atkins took over the number 1 spot on the Billboard country song chart for the week ending May 2 with It's America. The song jumped from fourth to first with former number one, Here Comes Goodbye, from Rascal Flatts slipping to second. Atkins is on a big roll as he had four number ones from his last album.

Rascal Flatts stayed first on the album chart with "Unstoppable" and third on the overall top 200 chart, dropping from the top there. "Hannah Montana: The Movie" was first.

There was a lot of movement on the song chart with many songs up three spots. Jason Aldean stayed third on the song chart with She's Country. Carrie Underwood was up one to fifth with I Told You So, which features the man who first had a hit with it, Randy Travis. Tim McGraw's Nothin' to Die For, was up one to fifth.

Last week's number two song, Jake Owen's Don't Think I Can't Love You, dropped to seventh. Keith Urban moved into the top 10 with Kiss a Girl at 9, while Brad Paisley's Then jumped from 15 to 10.

Kenny Chesney was up from 16 to 12 with Out Last Night. Dierks Bentley jumped 5 to 13 with Sideways. Eli Young Band's Always the Love Songs was up 5 to 14. Alan Jackson moved 4 to 17 with Sissy's Song, while Zac Brown Band's Whatever It Is, moved up 5 to 18. Lady Antebellum was at 19 with I Run to You, up 3. Also up 3 was Jason Michael Carroll Where I'm From at 21 and The Lost Trailers' How 'Bout You Don't at 22. Toby Keith was up 3 to 23 with Lost You Anyway. Kellie Pickler's Best Days of Your Life moved to 24, up 3, and Randy Houser's Boots On sat at 25, up 4.

On the album chart, the first five spots stayed the same. Aldean was second with "Wide Open," Taylor Swift third with "Fearless," Keith Urban fourth with "Defying Gravity" and Underwood fifth with "Carnival Ride." Darius Rucker was a big mover with "Learn to Live" up four to sixth.

Alan Jackson was up 4 to 14 with "Good Time." Chesney's "Lucky Old Sun" was at 17, up 3. Bentley was at 19, up 6, with "Feel That Fire." Eric Church's "Carolina" climbed 3 places to 20th. Billy Ray Cyrus' "Back to Tennessee" was down 8 to 21. George Strait was down 5 to 24 with "Troubadour."

On the overall top 200 chart, Aldean was 9th, Swift 10th, Urban 12 and Underwood 18.


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