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December 10, 2019

SONY MUSIC NASHVILLE ANNOUNCED AS BILLBOARD 2019 TOP COUNTRY LABEL

Billboard has confirmed that Sony Music Nashville is the 2019 Top Country Label. As reported in the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard Country Update, currently posted on Billboard.com and soon to be in print in the Billboard 2019 Year In Music issue dated Dec. 21, below is the final list of No. 1 and Top 10 country chart year-end positions that SMN has achieved as compiled from Nov. 25, 2018 through Nov. 16, 2019 weekly charts. Top Country Label
Sony Music Nashville

Top Country Artists 
1 – Luke Combs

3 – Kane Brown 
8 – Maren Morris

Top Country Albums Artists 
1 – Luke Combs

2 – Kane Brown 
10 – Maren Morris

Top Country Albums
1 – Luke Combs This One’s For You

3 – Kane Brown Experiment
6 – Kane Brown
10 – Maren Morris GIRL

Top Country Albums Imprints 
1 – Columbia Nashville

7 – RCA Nashville

Top Country Artists – Female 
1 – Maren Morris

5 – Miranda Lambert

Top Country Artists – Male 
1- Luke Combs

2 – Kane Brown 

Hot Country Songs Artists
1 – Luke Combs

3 – Kane Brown 
7 – Maren Morris

Hot Country Songs Labels
1 – Columbia Nashville

3 – RCA Nashville

Country Airplay Artists 
1 – Luke Combs

5 – Kane Brown

Country Digital Song Sales Artists 
1 – Luke Combs

5 – Kane Brown

Country Streaming Songs Artists 
1 – Luke Combs

3 – Kane Brown

Top Country Artists – Duo/Group
4 – Old Dominion 
5 – Brooks & Dunn

Top New Country Artists
2 – Matt Stell 
4 – Ryan Hurd

Hot Country Songs
4 – Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
5 – Luke Combs “Beer Never Broke My Heart”

Hot Country Songs Imprints
8 – RCA Nashville 
9 – Columbia Nashville

Country Airplay Songs
2 – Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
5 – Luke Combs “Beer Never Broke My Heart”

Country Airplay Imprints
7 – RCA Nashville

Country Airplay Labels
2 – Columbia Nashville 
4 – RCA Nashville

Country Digital Song Sales
4 – Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
6 – Luke Combs “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
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Country Streaming Songs
2 – Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
7 – Kane Brown “Heaven”
9 – Luke Combs “She Got The Best Of Me”

Top Country Albums Labels
2 – Sony Music Nashville

Top Country Albums Distributors
2 – Sony Music
Sony Music Nashville scored 12 No. 1 year-end positions, 50% of 24 charts.

Leading the most year-end charts this year, River House Artists/Columbia Nashville’s Luke Combs topped eight charts, including Top Country Artists, Top Country Artists – Male, Hot Country Songs Artists, Country Airplay Artists, Country Digital Song Sales Artists, Country Streaming Songs Artists, Top Country Albums Artists and Top Country Albums for his Double Platinum certified This One’s For You.

Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris takes the No. 1 position for 2019 Billboard Top Country Artists – Female.

Columbia Nashville, one of Sony Music Nashville’s three country imprints, tops two year-end charts, Hot Country Songs Labels and Top Country Albums Imprints.