Ready to Bring it 'Home' ...

In its 22nd week on the charts, Dierks Bentley's "Home" continued its steady climb to "the penthouse" this week, moving to #3 on both Billboard and Mediabase. It reclaimed #1 on Billboard's smaller-market Indicator chart (labelmate and current #1 holder Keith Urban swiped it from him last week). 

Here's the skinny on how this is shaping up. Kenny Chesney's "Reality" limped into the #1 spot on Mediabase this morning, thanks to a plummeting Keith. However, he only gained 10,000 in audience - Dierks gained 430,000! Mediabase, you'll remember, has their arbitrary points system though, and Dierks is 835 points back as of this morning from #1. (He gained 155 points on #1 overnight.) If Dierks keeps up the audience gains, then the #1 on Billboard this week almost seems like a lock, and Mediabase is a possibility, too. Kenny will need to step up his game AND make sure he's #1 on Sunday morning for the Mediabase #1. It likely won't help Kenny that a Capitol Nashville song is falling, and a Capitol Nashville song is next in line - radio can easily trade some of Keith's spins for Dierks and leave Kenny out. ;)

All that said, even IF - and conventional wisdom thinks it's a big IF - Kenny manages to hang on ("Reality" is OLD by Kenny standards, even though 22 weeks is spot-on for a Dierks song) and snag #1 this coming week, Dierks is guaranteed #1 for AT LEAST the following week's chart run. He has a SEVEN MILLION audience impression lead on the next group of songs coming up (Jake Owen, Taylor Swift, George Strait). That's a very large lead and, at this point, even if "Home" were *falling* in spins/audience, it would still get #1 once Kenny falls. I'm watching it very closely. It should be a fun week to watch. 

I tweet almost every morning the daily updates, so feel free to follow me if you don't already - @corbers - for up to the minute updates. However, rest assured that once I see Dierks next to that #1 on the daily updates, I'll update the DBC facebook/Twitter feeds as well so we can all congratulate our Prez!  

Carrie Srebro ~ (DBC Rep/Chart Reporter ~ NC)

Video: Dierks Bentley on Headline Country

Dierks Bentley dishes to Headline Country's Storme Warren about his youngest duet partner.  Watch the video starting at around the 10 minute mark.  Then go to headlinecountry.net to vote for which song on the "Home" album should be the next single: "5-1-5-0" or "Tip It On Back?"

DBTV, Hockey and "Home" Hits #1 in Canada!

Fresh off a cold Country & Cold Cans Tour run in Canada, Dierks Bentley's current single, "Home," has hit number one on the Canadian charts!  Watch DBTV Episode 55, where Dierks, and Dude Inc. has some hockey fun and pranks NHL hockey player and country singer/opener Chad Brownlee.

Says Chad Brownlee, “I am so excited to be invited to tour with Dierks. I hope the fans will really enjoy the new blend of my past singles mixed with a few new tracks off of the new album. It is going to be an awesome tour and I am honored to be included.”

Goldie hits the million mile mark

There's a line in 'Lot of Leavin' Left to Do' that says "there's at least another million miles under these old bus treads." Apparently Dierks knew what he was singing about and if you're even a slight fan of his, then chances are you know he has a nickname for his bus. Old Goldie recently turned over her 1 million mile mark on the road home from the Canadian leg of the Country and Cold Cans Tour.

Dierks was tweeting throughout the night as the bus inched closer and closer to the milestone.

"69 miles until the Old Goldie 1 MILLION MILES party! somewhere right around the canada/USA border."

"could have leased a new bus a long time ago but I like buses, guitars, boots, etc with stories and character. happy 1 MILLION MILES GOLDIE!"

"anyone want to buy a brand new bus!?!? thanks to our bus driver superman (ken) for keeping us safe all these miles"


Here's to a million more for Old Goldie...and we're sure every mile was truly a memory.

-Stephanie, DBC Historian