Ben Johnson Enters Top Five On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Ben Johnson

With four currently charting songs, songwriter Ben Johnson moves into the top five this week on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart. Now at No. 4, Johnson is a co-writer on Michael Ray’s “Holy Water,” Parmalee’s “Take My Name,” Dylan Scott’s “New Truck” and Jake Owen’s “Best Thing Since Backroads.”

Ashley Gorley returns to No. 1 this week as a co-writer on seven charting songs. Ernest Keith Smith (No. 2), Jesse Frasure (No. 3), and Morgan Wallen (No. 5) complete the top five.

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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