Category: Record Research
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Hypebot Guest Post: What’s in a Number? Why Music Charts Still Matter in the Streaming Era
Record Research CEO Vinnie Freda published a guest post in Hypebot discussing the power that is in music charts, not only for fans, but for historical significance, democratization of data, and more. Yes, I am a proud chart addict. And in an era when music has never generated more data,…
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Backstage Country: New Study Names the Greatest Country Songwriters of All Time — And the Results May Surprise You
Backstage Country covered the recent Record Research news on the reveal of the Top Country Songwriters list. When country fans talk about the greatest songwriters ever, names like Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, and Kris Kristofferson usually dominate the conversation. But a new chart-based study is turning some heads…
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Ashley Gorley Named Billboard’s Top Country Songwriter of All Time
Nashville.com covered the news from Record Research that Ashley Gorley has been named the No. 1 songwriter on Billboard’s Country Singles charts. One of Music City’s most celebrated hitmakers has added another milestone to an already remarkable career. Songwriters Hall of Fame member Ashley Gorley has been named the No.…
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Billboard: Top All-Time Country Songwriters Revealed in New Record Research Book
In this week’s Country Update lead story, Billboard exclusively revealed the top all-time country songwriters as named in Record Research’s new book Joel Whitburn’s Top Country Singles 1944-2025, which will be published June 4. Two modern songwriters — Ashley Gorley (“I Had Some Help,” “I Am Not Okay”) and Shane…
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MSN: Top all-time country songwriters revealed
MSN picked up the Billboard news from Record Research that Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally have been named the No. 1 and No. 2 songwriters on Billboard’s Country Singles charts. Two modern songwriters – Ashley Gorley (“I Had Some Help,” “I Am Not Okay”) and Shane McAnally (“Body Like a…
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Country Insider: Top Country Songwriters List
Country Insider covered the recent Record Research news on the reveal of the Top Country Songwriters list. Record Research has named Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally the toptwo country songwriters in Billboard country singles chart history, basedon a formula accounting for chart performance from January 1944 throughDecember 2025. The rankings…
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Hits Daily Double: Record Research Anoints Ashley Gorley as Top All-Time Country Songwriter
Hits Daily Double covered the recent Record Research news on the reveal of the Top Country Songwriters list. Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally head the list of top country songwriters assembled by Record Research for Joel Whitburn’s History of Top Country Singles 1944-2025, a chart history book slated for publication…
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Country Aircheck: Record Research Top Country Songwriters List
Country Aircheck covered the recent Record Research news on the reveal of the Top Country Songwriters list. Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally take the top two spots,respectively, on Record Research Inc.’s list of Top Songwriters in ChartHistory, covering the period from 1944-2025. The rest of the Top 10 isBob McDill,…
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Record Research Names Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally as Top Country Songwriters in Chart History Ahead of Book Release for ‘Joel Whitburn’s History of Top Country Singles 1944-2025’
They join CEO Vinnie Freda and Billboard Country Update Editor Tom Roland for the panel “The Songwriters Behind Country’s Biggest Hits” at CMA Fest in Nashville on June 6 May 29, 2026 (Menomonee Falls, WI) – Record Research Inc., the authority on music industry chart performance, today released their official…
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Country Insider: Record Research Sends Country Chart Bible To Printer, Ending Two-Year Drought
Country Insider covered the relaunch of Record Research. A little over a year ago, Kim Bloxdorf wasn’t sure Record Research would ever publish another book. Joel Whitburn, who founded the Menomonee Falls, WI, company in 1970 and spent the next five decades building it into the definitive library of music…