Ashley Gorley is at No. 1 on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart with seven charting songs supporting him, including: Dustin Lynch’s “Ridin’ Roads,” Chase Rice’s “Eyes On You,” Eli Young Band’s “Love Ain’t,” Lee Brice’s “Rumor,” Chris Lane’s “I Don’t Know About You,” Dierks Benltey’s “Living,” and Chris Janson’s “Good Vibes.”
Brett James comes in at No. 2, Shane McAnally at No. 3, Michael Hardy at No. 4 and Ross Copperman at No. 5. Jordan M. Schmidt moves up seven slots to No. 6 with HARDY’s “Rednecker,” Rodney Atkins’ “Caught Up In The Country” and Blake Shelton’s “God’s Country” propelling him.
Hillary Lindsey is the first female songwriter to appear on the Top Songwriter Chart, at No. 12. Seven others follow her, including Maren Morris at No. 23, Kelsea Ballerini at No. 29, Nicolle Galyon at No. 37, Carrie Underwood at No. 44, Sarah Aarons at No. 46, Laura Veltz at No. 51 and Heather Morgan at No. 52.
The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, published every week, uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital downloaded track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the only songwriter chart of its kind.
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LB Rogers is Project Manager at MusicRow magazine. She heads up specific, large-scale projects for the company and assists in day-to-day tasks. LB also manages the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart and contributes editorial for both the print and online platforms. She joined MusicRow full time in January of 2019, after interning and working part time for the company for a year. She is from Blairsville, Georgia and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Music Business degree in 2018.View Author Profile
