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Top 100 Music Journalists in the US

Top 100 Music Journalists in the US

Rank
Full Name
Influence
Influence Score indicates how influential a media contact is. Check the metrics it’s based on.
Covering topics
Language
Location
1
Scott Simon
85 / 100
Topics
News
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
2
Dustin Ross
76 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
3
Dustin Ross
76 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
4
Chris Welch
75 / 100
Topics
Technology
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
5
Lars Gotrich
75 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
6
Robin Hilton
75 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
7
Robin Hilton
75 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
8
Brittany Spanos
75 / 100
Topics
Music, Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
9
Alex Ross
74 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
10
Eric Dahl
73 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Nashville
11
Zack Sharf
71 / 100
Topics
Music, Media, Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
12
Mike Katzif
71 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States
13
Lex McMenamin
71 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News, Music, Entertainment, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
14
Brian Hiatt
71 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
15
Michael Hogan
71 / 100
Topics
Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
16
Stephen Erlewine
71 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Ann Arbor
17
Sarah Whitten
70 / 100
Topics
Leisure, Entertainment, Music, Media, Toys
Languages
English
Location
United States, Englewood Cliffs
18
Joe Leydon
70 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States
19
Rachel Brodsky
70 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Art, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
20
Jessica Reedy
70 / 100
Topics
Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States
21
Charlotte Triggs
70 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
22
Jessica Gelt
70 / 100
Topics
Books, Apparel, Food, Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, El Segundo
23
Jim Lenahan
70 / 100
Topics
Automobiles, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
24
Daniel Kreps
70 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Portland
25
Daniel Kreps
70 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Portland
26
Mike Katzif
69 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States
27
Ian Cohen
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, San Diego
28
Michael Dunaway
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Science
Languages
English
Location
United States
29
Jayson Greene
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
30
Jillian Mapes
68 / 100
Topics
Features/Lifestyle, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
31
Alphonse Pierre
68 / 100
Topics
Celebrities, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
32
Jillian Mapes
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
33
Jeremy Larson
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
34
Amanda Petrusich
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
35
Dan Whateley
68 / 100
Topics
Social Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
36
Esme Mazzeo
68 / 100
Topics
Music, Travel, News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
37
Dan Whateley
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
38
Lena Hansen
68 / 100
Topics
Celebrities
Languages
English, Spanish
Location
United States, New York
39
Jon Freeman
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Nashville
40
Natasha Booth
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Technology
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
41
Callie Ahlgrim
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
42
Neil Shah
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
43
Hank Shteamer
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
44
Troy L. Smith
68 / 100
Topics
Music, Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, Cleveland
45
John Paul Titlow
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Health & Medicine, Music, Technology
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
46
P. Claire Dodson
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
47
Simon Vozick-Levinson
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
48
Christian Hoard
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
49
Jacob Moore
68 / 100
Topics
Features/Lifestyle, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
50
Kiana Fitzgerald
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
51
Lizzie Hyman
68 / 100
Topics
Music, News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
52
Jeff Gage
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
53
Alissa Escarce
68 / 100
Topics
General Assignment News, Music
Languages
English, Spanish
Location
United States, Washington
54
Rachel DeSantis
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Travel
Languages
English
Location
United States
55
Christine Colby
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
56
Jevon Phillips
68 / 100
Topics
Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, El Segundo
57
Nicholas Rice
68 / 100
Topics
Crime, Demographics, Health & Medicine, Entertainment, Music, Politics, Sports, Media, News
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
58
Jordan Moreau
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
59
Andrea Zarczynski
68 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Jersey City
60
Ethan Shanfeld
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
61
Ellise Shafer
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
62
Jordan Moreau
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
63
Jordan Moreau
68 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
64
Crystal Bell
66 / 100
Topics
Business, Entertainment, Industry, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
65
Crystal Bell
66 / 100
Topics
Business, Entertainment, Industry, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
66
Kenneth Partridge
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Brooklyn
67
Dave Holmes
66 / 100
Topics
Celebrities, Fitness, Entertainment, Music, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
68
Carrie Battan
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
69
Chris Molanphy
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
70
Arianna O'Dell
66 / 100
Topics
Business, Electrical, Music, Travel
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
71
Tomás Mier
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
72
Carrie Battan
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
73
Kevin EG Perry
66 / 100
Topics
House, Art, Books, Entertainment, Music, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles
74
Eric Skelton
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
75
Andy Greene
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
76
Lea Palmieri
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
77
David Fricke
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
78
Chris Molanphy
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Brooklyn
79
Angie Martoccio
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
80
Sidney Madden
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
81
Brian Leak
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Calistoga
82
Stephen Betts
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, Nashville
83
Brittanie Shey
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, Houston
84
Judith Fein
66 / 100
Topics
Health & Medicine, Travel
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
85
Janine Rubenstein
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
86
Milton Guevara
66 / 100
Topics
Food, General Assignment News, International News, Music, Media, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Washington
87
Marcus J. Moore
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
88
Marcus Moore
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
89
Tressie McMillan Cottom
66 / 100
Topics
Celebrities, Society, Editorial Page, General Assignment News, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
90
Reed Dunlea
66 / 100
Topics
Music, Politics
Languages
English
Location
United States, Brooklyn
91
Anamaria Sayre
66 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
92
John Lonsdale
66 / 100
Topics
Commerce
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
93
Carol Wright
66 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Apparel, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States
94
Marc Myers
65 / 100
Topics
Music, Entertainment
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
95
Angelica Frey
64 / 100
Topics
Art, Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
96
Josh Jackson
64 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Travel
Languages
English
Location
United States, Atlanta
97
Michael Dunaway
64 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Science
Languages
English
Location
United States, Atlanta
98
Hank Shteamer
61 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
99
Andy Cush
59 / 100
Topics
Music
Languages
English
Location
United States, New York
100
Jordan Moreau
23 / 100
Topics
Entertainment, Music, Media
Languages
English
Location
United States, Los Angeles