Ella Langley holds No. 1 on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart for a 19th consecutive week, which breaks the record for the longest unbroken run at the top. Zach Bryan set the previous mark at 18 weeks.
Six songs carry her total this week: Be Her, Bottom Of Your Boots, Choosin' Texas, I Can't Love You Anymore, Jaded and Loving Life Again. A songwriter chart run of this length depends on catalogue breadth rather than one hit, which is what the spread of titles shows.
Chase McGill sits at No. 2 with Carry On, Hands Up, McArthur and Water At A Wedding. Joybeth Taylor moves up to No. 3 with Choosin' Texas, Empty Words and I Can't Love You Anymore, sharing two of those credits with Langley. Jordan Schmidt and Austin Goodloe round out the top five.
The chart is calculated from algorithms built on song activity: airplay, digital download track sales and streams together. MusicRow describes it as the only songwriter chart of its kind, which is part of why the record carries weight in Nashville even though it is a trade publication's own measure.
What makes Langley's run notable is that she is charting as a writer while also charting as an artist, a combination that is less common in modern country than the credits pages suggest. Several of the songs counted here are her own releases.
She has been at or near the top for months, having previously extended her No. 1 run and held the spot week after week. One of the songs counted in the current tally, Jaded, came from her duet with Koe Wetzel.
The facts
- Ella Langley holds No. 1 on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart for a 19th straight week.
- Zach Bryan previously held the record at 18 consecutive weeks.
- Six of her songs are represented, including Be Her, Jaded and Choosin' Texas.
- Chase McGill is No. 2 and Joybeth Taylor moves up to No. 3.
- The chart is built from airplay, digital download track sales and streams.
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