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Ashley Gorley Returns To The Top Spot On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

December 13, 2021/by LB Cantrell

Ashley Gorley. Photo: Josh Ulmer

After Taylor Swift held the throne for two weeks with the success of her re-recorded version of her 2012 album Red, Ashley Gorley has returned to the No. 1 spot on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.

Gorley is a co-writer on “Steal My Love” (Dan + Shay), “Take My Name” (Parmalee), “New Truck” (Dylan Scott), “You Should Probably Leave” (Chris Stapleton), “Sand In My Boots” (Morgan Wallen), “Beers On Me” (Dierks Bentley, Hardy & Breland), “Give Heaven Some Hell” (Hardy) and “Slow Down Summer” (Thomas Rhett).

Swift doesn’t go far, through, only falling to No. 2. Her songs “All Too Well,” “I Bet You Think About Me,” “Nothing New,” “Red,” “The Very First Night,” “Better Man,” and “Treacherous” continue to chart on the country charts.

The rest of the top five on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart hold their positions, with Jesse Frasure at No. 3, Michael Hardy at No. 4, and Rhett Akins at No. 5.

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
LB Cantrell
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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