Each week we tell you the top song that is getting played on country radio. Here are the top songs at iTunes that people are paying to own.

While the Zac Brown Band spends a second week at the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart and moves to #1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck singles chart, those charts are based on number of plays at country radio stations across the United States.

On iTunes Tuesday we will start looking at the top songs that people are paying money to own since the iTunes charts are based solely on the downloads of each song. This way we can see how closely each chart may influence the other.

Here are the top five country songs on the iTunes Country chart:
April 7, 2015 at 8:49am

#1 – “Take Your Time” Sam Hunt
#2 – “Homegrown” Zac Brown Band
#3 – “Ain’t Worth The Whiskey” Cole Swindell
#4 – “Crash and Burn” Thomas Rhett
#5 – “Girl Crush” Little Big Town

For comparison here are the top five songs on the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts.

Billboard
#1 – “Homegrown” Zac Brown Band
#2 – “Take Your Time” Sam Hunt
#3 – “Lonely Eyes” Chris Young
#4 – “Say You Do” Dierks Bentley
#5 – “Drinking Class” Lee Brice

Mediabase/Country Aircheck
#1 – “Homegrown” Zac Brown Band
#2 – “Take Your Time” Sam Hunt
#3 – “Lonely Eyes” Chris Young
#4 – “Drinking Class” Lee Brice
#5 – “Say You Do” Dierks Bentley

By: Buck Stevens