Ashley Gorley Takes Second Week At No. 1 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Ashley Gorley maintains the No. 1 position on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart this week for the second week. Gorley was MusicRow‘s 2018 Songwriter of the Year at the CountryBreakout Awards. The 2019 Songwriter of the Year honor will be given Wednesday (Feb. 13) at the 2019 Awards.

Repeated from last week, Kevin Welch is at No. 2 and the 2019 Grammy “Best Country Song” co-writer, Shane McAnally, is at No. 3. Brett James follows at No. 4.

Bobby Pinson moves into the top five with Dierks Bentley’s “Burning Man” and Eric Church’s “Some Of It” propelling him.

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 Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

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