John Prine debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Songwriters chart (dated April 18), leading for the first time thanks to six entries, which he solely wrote, on the latest Hot Rock Songs chart.The iconic singer-songwriter died April 7 at age 73 from complications of COVID-19.Prine's 1999 duet with Iris DeMent, "In Spite of Ourselves," leads his Hot Rock Songs haul at No.
5, driven by 1.3 million U.S. streams and 6,000 downloads sold in the week ending April 9, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.Two versions of Prine's 1971 classic "Angel From Montgomery" grace Hot Rock Songs: his original recording debuts at No.
11, and his duet take with Bonnie Raitt arrives at No. 20.Here's a rundown of all six of Prine's songwriting credits on the latest.