Ernest Keith Smith Enters Top 10 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Big Loud writer Ernest Keith Smith moves up six spots to No. 7 on MusicRow‘s Songwriter Chart this week, with co-writer credit on Florida Georgia Line’s “I Love My Country,” Chris Lane’s “Big, Big Plans,” and Morgan Wallen’s “This Bar” and “More Than My Hometown.”

Kane Brown follows Smith at No. 8, with his own “Worship You” and “Cool Again,” as well as Lindsay Ell’s “wAnt me back” and Florida Georgia Line’s “I Love My Country.”

At No. 1 again this week is Josh Thompson, while HARDY maintains the No. 2 position on the MusicRow Chart.

The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart 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.

Click here to view the full MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.

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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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