{"id":44497,"date":"2025-08-21T18:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/meet-the-man-whos-written-4-no-1-country-songs-in-the-last-year\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T18:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:57:30","slug":"meet-the-man-whos-written-4-no-1-country-songs-in-the-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/meet-the-man-whos-written-4-no-1-country-songs-in-the-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Man Who&#8217;s Written 4 No.1 Country Songs in the Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sometimes in country music, the\u00a0person singing a hit song isn&#8217;t the one who wrote it.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s true for at least four of the No. 1 songs from the past 12 months, and we want you to meet the man behind the pen.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Phillips is responsible for a whopping ten No. 1 country songs in his songwriting career.<\/p>\n<p>But in\u00a0the last twelve months alone, Phillips has been on one\u00a0heck of a redneck roll, notching four chart-topping songs.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips&#8217; four No. 1 songs in the last 12 months are &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/nate-smith\">Nate Smith<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Fix What You Didn&#8217;t Break&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/dylan-scott\">Dylan Scott<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;This Town&#8217;s Been Too Good\u00a0to\u00a0Us&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jelly-roll\">Jelly Roll<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;I Am Not Okay&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>Jelly Roll&#8217;s &#8220;Liar&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>His other six lifetime No. 1s were massive career songs for the artists who sang them, including &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Nate Smith&#8217;s &#8220;World\u00a0on Fire&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/morgan-wallen\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Thinkin&#8217; &#8216;Bout Me&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/kane-brown\">Kane Brown<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Like I Love Country Music&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>Kane Brown&#8217;s &#8220;Homesick&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>Kane Brown&#8217;s &#8220;Good\u00a0as\u00a0You&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/luke-combs\">Luke Combs<\/a>&#8216; &#8220;Hurricane&#8221;<\/h3>\n<h3>Who Is Taylor Phillips?<\/h3>\n<p>Phillips has written more than 100 songs since moving to Nashville from North Carolina back in 2013.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He went from being a new kid in town, trying to secure a song-write that an artist would record, to being one of the most sought-after writers in Nashville today.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips has been signed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taperoom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tape Room Music<\/a> since 2020 and continues to dominate the charts behind-the-scenes. Per\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/musicrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SongwriterChart_May11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Music Row<\/a>, <\/em>he&#8217;s got another with his name on it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0that is currently climbing the chart:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/chris-janson\">C<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/chris-janson\">hris Janson<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Me &amp; A Beer.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Does Jelly Roll Still Write His Own Music?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Jelly Roll writes the majority of his own songs, but likes to seek out tracks written by others to\u00a0create variety and not pigeonhole\u00a0himself into one sound.<\/p>\n<h3\/>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Jelly Roll: 27 Stunning Facts About the &#8216;Save Me&#8217; Singer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Jelly Roll is country music&#8217;s most fascinating character. His life has taken dozens of wild twists and turns, and he&#8217;s been honest about all of it. Here are 27 facts about the &#8220;Save Me&#8221; singer and his family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nSsptoGzIZ4\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">11 Country Stars Who Speak Out About Their Faith<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>When it comes to country music, you don&#8217;t have to search for too hard to find songs that bring Jesus in. <\/p>\n<p>Country stars tend to be bold in speaking out about their faith and the struggles they&#8217;ve had trying to walk that straight and narrow path to find God. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also no surprise that many of fans&#8217; favorite artists have either released Christian-leaning songs or have collaborated with gospel-singing neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up several country singers who have unapologetically spoken to their faith for the world to see and who spread the Gospel, one song at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/author\/jess\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=70&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/nashville-country-music-songwriter-taylor-phillips\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes in country music, the\u00a0person singing a hit song isn&#8217;t the one who wrote it. 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