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 on June 4.
– Hits Daily Double
Record Research’s methodology weighs the peak position of a songwriter’s composition, giving extra weight for tunes that reached #1. Gorley has written 81 songs that have reached #1, with McAnally reaching the top of the charts over 50 times.