Hardy Jumps Into Top 3 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Hardy. Photo: Tanner Gallagher

Hit songwriter Michael Hardy leaps from No. 11 to No. 3 this week on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart. Hardy is a co-writer on “Beers On Me” (Dierks Bentley, Hardy & Breland), “Come Back As A Country Boy” (Blake Shelton), “Sand In My Boots” (Morgan Wallen), “That Ain’t Me No More” (Matt Stell) and his own “Give Heaven Some Hell.”

Ashley Gorley remains at No. 1 this week, while Hunter Phelps moves up to the No. 2 spot.

The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital download 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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