Chris Stapleton Enters Top 10 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Chris Stapleton. Photo: Becky Fluke

Chris Stapleton joins the top 10 on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart this week, jumping from No. 13 to No. 9.

Stapleton is a co-writer on both of his currently charting tunes, “White Horse” and “It Takes A Woman.” Both appear on Stapleton’s upcoming new album Higher, due out Nov. 10.

Zach Bryan maintains his position at the top of the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart for the eighth consecutive week this week, while Ashley Gorley (No. 2), Tracy Chapman (No. 3), Jelly Roll (No. 4) and Chase McGill (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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