Keeping Count

How many women does country radio actually play, and who writes the songs? Every month I check real playlists from US country stations and look up every songwriter. Here's every number so far, with the receipts. — Nini Camps

# Date checked Songs by women Women writers on songs sung by men Women writers on songs sung by women
1 Nov 5, 2026 19 of 132 (14%), 3 stations, 3–6 PM 4 of 161 credits (2%) 16 of 32 credits (50%)

#1 · November 2026: 10 of 60 songs by women

The first 20 songs played on three US country stations, Thursday, November 5, 2026, starting at 3 PM local time. Songs led by a woman are in pink. Women songwriters are in pink bold.

19 of 132songs by women over the full 3 hours (3–6 PM)
4 of 161writing credits on songs sung by men went to women
16 of 32writing credits on songs sung by women went to women
Woman leadsMan leads, woman featured
93Q KKBQ
Houston
4 of 20 by women
  1. 1Thomas Rhett “After All The Bars Are Closed”Written by Thomas Rhett, Julian Bunetta, John Byron, Jaxson Free, Jacob Kasher Hindlin
  2. 2Luke Combs “Be By You”Written by Dan Alley, Sam Banks, Nick Walsh
  3. 3Rodney Atkins “Watching You”Written by Rodney Atkins, Brett Beavers, Steve Dean
  4. 4Stella Lefty “Boston”Written by Stella Lefty, Noah Kahan
  5. 5Ella Langley “Choosin' Texas”Written by Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor
  6. 6Jon Pardi “Heartache Medication”Written by Jon Pardi, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby
  7. 7Tucker Wetmore “Wind Up Missin' You”Written by Tucker Wetmore, Thomas Archer, Chris LaCorte
  8. 8Hudson Westbrook “Painted You Pretty”Written by Hudson Westbrook, Beau Bailey, Lukas Scott
  9. 9Zac Brown Band “Chicken Fried”Written by Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette
  10. 10Corey Kent “Empty Words”Written by Corey Kent, Austin Goodloe, Matt Roy, Joybeth Taylor, Lydia Vaughan
  11. 11Cody Johnson “Travelin' Soldier”Written by Bruce Robison
  12. 12Dustin Lynch w/ MacKenzie Porter “Thinking 'Bout You”Written by Dustin Lynch, Andy Albert, Hunter Phelps, Will Weatherly
  13. 13Blake Shelton “Let Him In Anyway”Written by Zach Abend, Kyle Clark, Michael Hardy, Carson Wallace
  14. 14Lady A “Just a Kiss”Written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Dallas Davidson
  15. 15Shaboozey “Good News”Written by Collins Chibueze, Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry, Jacob Torrey, Michael Pollack, Samuel Roman
  16. 16Morgan Wallen “I Got Better”Written by Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Michael Hardy, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass
  17. 17Luke Bryan “Play It Again”Written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley
  18. 18Cody Lohden “Drinks Can Drink”Written by Cody Lohden, Rian Ball, Nick Boyd
  19. 19Ella Langley “Loving Life Again”Written by Ella Langley, Ernest Keith Smith, Devin Dawson
  20. 20Brooks & Dunn “My Maria”Written by B.W. Stevenson, Daniel Moore
Kiss 99.9 WKIS
South Florida
4 of 20 by women
  1. 1Luke Combs “Hurricane”Written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Taylor Phillips
  2. 2Luke Bryan “Country And She Knows It”Written by Matt Dragstrem, Josh Miller, Parker Welling
  3. 3Thomas Rhett “It Goes Like This”Written by Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Robbins
  4. 4Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!”Written by Shania Twain, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
  5. 5Lainey Wilson “Heart Like A Truck”Written by Lainey Wilson, Dallas Wilson, Trannie Anderson
  6. 6LOCASH “Hometown Home”Written by Preston Brust, Chris Lucas, Zach Abend, Andy Albert
  7. 7Jelly Roll “Liar”Written by Jason DeFord (Jelly Roll), Ben Johnson, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips
  8. 8Darius Rucker “Come Back Song”Written by Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton, Casey Beathard
  9. 9Megan Moroney “Medicine”Written by Megan Moroney, Connie Harrington, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jessi Alexander
  10. 10Keith Urban “Somebody Like You”Written by Keith Urban, John Shanks
  11. 11Jason Aldean “Whiskey Drink”Written by Kurt Allison, Jonathan Edwards, Tully Kennedy, John Morgan
  12. 12Gabby Barrett “I Hope”Written by Gabby Barrett, Zachary Kale, Jon Nite
  13. 13Tyler Hubbard “Land”Written by No credits published
  14. 14Kenny Chesney “Out Last Night”Written by Kenny Chesney, Brett James
  15. 15Morgan Wallen “Just In Case”Written by Morgan Wallen, John Byron, Troy Matthew, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ryan Vojtesak, Josh Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, Alex Bak
  16. 16Jon Pardi “Dirt On My Boots”Written by Jesse Frasure, Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley
  17. 17Shaboozey / Jelly Roll “Amen”Written by Collins Chibueze, Jason DeFord, Daniel Majic, Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry, Jackson Foote, Seth Ennis, Jordan Gray, Kevin Powers
  18. 18Chris Young “I'm Coming Over”Written by Chris Young, Josh Hoge, Corey Crowder
  19. 19Luke Combs “Rethink Some Things”Written by Luke Combs, Jacob Davis, Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell
  20. 20Eric Church “Springsteen”Written by Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell
KMLE 107.9
Phoenix
2 of 20 by women
  1. 1Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”Written by Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
  2. 2Jason Aldean “Trouble With A Heartbreak”Written by Brett Beavers, John Morgan, Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy
  3. 3Luke Bryan “I Don't Want This Night To End”Written by Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip
  4. 4Chase Matthew “Holdin' It Down”Written by Chase Matthew, Alex Maxwell, Ethan Escue, Evan Mayo, Jordan Centers, Presley Aaron
  5. 5Shaboozey / Jelly Roll “Amen”Written by Collins Chibueze, Jason DeFord, Daniel Majic, Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry, Jackson Foote, Seth Ennis, Jordan Gray, Kevin Powers
  6. 6Sam Hunt “Country House”Written by Sam Hunt, Ross Copperman, Michael Lotten, Josh Osborne
  7. 7Luke Combs “Rethink Some Things”Written by Luke Combs, Jacob Davis, Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell
  8. 8Hudson Westbrook “Painted You Pretty”Written by Hudson Westbrook, Beau Bailey, Lukas Scott
  9. 9Riley Green “Change My Mind”Written by Riley Green, Erik Dylan, Randy Montana
  10. 10Kacey Musgraves “Mexico Honey”Written by Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird, Steph Jones
  11. 11HARDY “Truck Bed”Written by Michael Hardy, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps
  12. 12Chris Young “Gettin' You Home”Written by Chris Young, Cory Batten, Kent Blazy
  13. 13Zach John King “Get To Drinkin'”Written by Zach John King, Rhett Akins, Thomas Archer, Kyle Fishman, Kyle Sturrock
  14. 14Jason Aldean “Amarillo Sky”Written by Rodney Clawson, Big Kenny, John Rich, Bart Pursley
  15. 15Luke Combs “Hurricane”Written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Taylor Phillips
  16. 16Morgan Wallen “I Got Better”Written by Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Keith Smith, Michael Hardy, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass
  17. 17Darius Rucker “Wagon Wheel”Written by Bob Dylan, Ketch Secor
  18. 18Cody Johnson “Take Me Back (Leave Me There)”Written by Kelly Archer, Pete Good, Troy Cartwright
  19. 19Bebe Rexha / Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be”Written by Bebe Rexha, Tyler Hubbard, David Garcia, Josh Miller
  20. 20Zach Top “I Never Lie”Written by Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols
Sources: station playlist logs from onlineradiobox.com. Songwriter credits from Wikipedia song pages, Songfacts and label press releases. Songs played by more than one station are counted once in the writer totals. Tyler Hubbard’s “Land” had no published credits. For context, SongData found songs by women got 8.08% of US country radio airplay in 2025 (SongData, March 2026).