Longer story later, but just going since 1990, when the AIRPLAY chart method came into play, most of the 90s saw much faster chart turnover on country radio than the 2000s did. Of course this was probably to compensate for the slower chart movement. I know having gone through Billboard weekly chart archives that in the 90s, lots of former #1s fell through the 20s and 30s before exiting the top 40 whereas after 2000, a former #1 song was never seen below #20 or else it disappeared. I am guessing the rule was more than 20 weeks and currently in the top 20, then gone when below the top 20. Still many songs were on the charts a lot longer than 20 weeks. I didn't realize that was due to the 20 weeks rule. The pattern I noticed in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 was that after a song reached the top of the charts (or close to the top) it was allowed to fall within the top 20 but once it fell out of the top 20, it was gone. Interesting that it would have still been on the charts at #31 had the recurrent rule not been in place. I remember when 'Traveling Soldier' was at #1 in March of 2003, then fell to #3 then out of the top 40 entirely. Yes, I understand this could lead to situations where a song like that blasted ' Cruise' by FGL could still be on the charts today - a four-year run in the top 40 is a scary thought - but at least you're being honest. if a song is popular, you give it credit. I do think the rule is not really a good one. 31 (from airplay that they still had or had gotten before stations quit playing their music in the wake of Natalie's controversial comments). 3 to off the chart in 2003, I read somewhere where, had the 'after 20 weeks' rule not been in use, Natalie, Emily and Martie would have dropped to No. As it was, when the Dixie Chicks' ' Travelin' Soldier' plummeted from No. My guess is that, had Billboard not had the 'drop out of the top 10 after 20 weeks' rule, Justin Moore's ' You Look Like I Need a Drink' would probably have landed somewhere between 11-15, perhaps similar to Mediabase's chart.

23 the following week (for a more modest seven-notch drop). 1 being ' Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life' by Pam Tillis, which after a two-week run at No. As far as Soundscan-era records go (i.e., 1990-onward), I have the record for biggest drop from No.

Country billboard top 100