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Who’s Writing the Hits? Q1-2012
The Top Songwriter of Q1-2012 The Top Collaborative Partnerships Of Q1-2012 The #1 Hit Club of Q1-2012 The Top Pop Songwriters of Q1-2012 All Songs & Songwriters
During the first quarter of 2012 (January – March), there were a total of 98 credited songwriters involved in writing the 21 top 10 Hit Pop songs that landed on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart during the period, averaging close to 5 writers per song.
Of those songwriters, 16 were involved in co-writing two or more hits, with one of them actually dethroning Max Martin as the “undisputed champion of hit songwriting” after a year long reign. That champion is Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke,) who co-wrote four top 10 hits (three with Max Martin,) two of which landed at #1 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. Close behind was Ammar Malik, Benjamin Levin and Max Martin, all of whom scored three top 10 hits during the quarter.
Sub-Genre Breakdown:
Dance/Club influenced Pop songs had 33 credited writers appearing on 8 songs, averaging 4 writers per song.
Hip Hop/Dance influenced Pop songs had 34 credited writers appearing on 4 songs, averaging 8.5 writers per song!
R&B/Soul influenced Pop songs had 3 credited writers appearing on 1 song (It Will Rain.)
Other influenced Pop songs (those that didn’t fit into any of the primary sub-genre categories, such as Adele’s Someone Like You, or those that possessed a solid mix of influences) had 28 credited songwriters appearing on 8 songs, averaging 3.5 writers per song.
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*Note that there weren’t any straight-up Rock influenced Pop songs in the top 10 during Q1-2012.
Additional Points To Note:
There were 4 performing artists who were NOT credited as writers: Kelly Clarkson (Stronger,) Rihanna (We Found Love,) Selena Gomez (Love You Like A Love Song) and The Wanted (Glad You Came.)
Snoop’s Young, Wild and Free featured more credited songwriters than any other song during the quarter (12).
Two other songs that featured a large amount of credited songwriters include 5 O’Clock and Good Feeling (9 credited writers.)
There was only one song that featured 1 credited songwriter – We Found Love (Calvin Harris.)
There were three songs that featured just 2 credited songwriters – Not Over You, Set Fire To The Rain and Someone Like You.
The Top Songwriter of Q1-2012 Back to Top
Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke) co-wrote four top 10 hits during Q1-2012, two of which landed at #1
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Top Collaborative Partnerships Back to Top
Dr. Luke and Max Martin collaborated on three songs that placed in the Pop Songs top 10 during Q1-2012
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Ammar Malik and Benjamin Levin collaborated on three songs that placed in the Pop Songs top 10 during Q1-2012
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The #1 Hit Club Back to Top
37 songwriters were involved in co-writing the 9 songs that landed at #1 during Q1-2012
Adam Levine (Moves Like Jagger, Stereo Hearts)
Adele Adkins (Set Fire To The Rain, Someone Like You)
Alexandra Tamposi (Stronger)
Ammar Malik (Moves Like Jagger, Stereo Hearts)
Arash Pournouri (Good Feeling)
Benjamin Levin (Moves Like Jagger, Stereo Hearts)
Brandon Lowry (Stereo Hearts)
Breyan Isaac (Good Feeling)
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Calvin Harris (We Found Love)
Cirkut (Good Feeling)
Daniel Omelio (Stereo Hearts)
Daniel Wilson (Someone Like You)
David Gamson (Stronger)
David Guetta (Without You)
*Etta James (Good Feeling)
Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith (Set Fire To The Rain)
Frederic Riesterer (Without You)
Giorgio Tuinfort (Without You)
Greg Kurstin (Stronger)
Johan Schuster (aka Shellback) (Moves Like Jagger)
Jorgen Kjell Elofsson (Stronger)
Katy Perry (The One That Got Away)
Leroy Kirkland (Good Feeling)
Lukasz Gottwald (Good Feeling, The One That Got Away)
Max Martin (The One That Got Away)
Pearl Woods (Good Feeling)
Rico Love (Without You)
Taio Cruz (Without You)
Tim Bergling (Good Feeling)
Tramar Dillard (Good Feeling)
Travie McCoy (Stereo Hearts)
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Usher Raymond (Without You)
The Top Pop Songwriters Back to Top
These songwriters co-wrote two or more songs that landed in the top 10 during Q1-2012: *Note: The chart position represents the top position for Q1-2012
Lukasz Gottwald – 4 Top 10 Hits
Domino – Jessie J. (#2) Good Feeling – Flo Rida (#1) Part Of Me – Katy Perry (#7) The One That Got Away – Katy Perry (#1)
Ammar Malik – 3 Top 10 Hits
Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes (#5) Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
Benjamin Levin – 3 Top 10 Hits
Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes (#5) Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
Max Martin – 3 Top 10 Hits
Domino – Jessie J. (#2) Part Of Me – Katy Perry (#7) The One That Got Away – Katy Perry (#1)
Adam Levine – 2 Top 10 Hits
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
Adele Adkins – 2 Top 10 Hits
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele (#1) Someone Like You – Adele (#1)
Ari Levine (Smeezingtons)– 2 Top 10 Hits
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It Will Rain – Bruno Mars (#2) Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg, Khalifa, Mars (#10)
Cameron Thomaz – 2 Top 10 Hits
5 O’clock – T-Pain (#10) Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg, Khalifa, Mars (#10)
Claude Kelly – 2 Top 10 Hits
Domino – Jessie J (#2) International Love – Pitbull (#6)
Daniel Omelio – 2 Top 10 Hits
Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes (#5) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
David Guetta – 2 Top 10 Hits
Turn Me On – David Guetta (#3) Without You – David Guetta (#1)
Geirgio Tuinfort – 2 Top 10 Hits
Turn Me On – David Guetta (#3) Without You – David Guetta (#1)
Katy Perry – 2 Top 10 Hits
Part Of Me – Katy Perry (#7) The One That Got Away – Katy Perry (#1)
Peter Hernandez (Bruno Mars – Smeezingtons) – 2 Top 10 Hits
It Will Rain – Bruno Mars (#2) Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg, Khalifa, Mars (#10)
Phillip Lawrence (Smeezingtons) – 2 Top 10 Hits
It Will Rain – Bruno Mars (#2) Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg, Khalifa, Mars (#10)
Travie McCoy – 2 Top 10 Hits
Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes (#5)
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Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
All Songs & Songwriters Back to Top
These are ALL of the songwriters who collaborated on a top 10 hit during Q1-2012 *Note: The chart position represents the top position for Q1-2012
#1 Hits
Good Feeling – Flo Rida (#1)
Arash Pournouri Breyan Isaac Cirkut Etta James Leroy Kirkland Lukasz Gottwald Pearl Woods Tim Bergling Tramar Dillard
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1)
Adam Levine Ammar Malik Benjamin Levin Johan Schuster
Set Fire To The Rain – Adele (#1)
Adele Adkins Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith
Someone Like You – Adele (#1)
Adele Adkins Daniel Wilson
Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#1)
Adam Levine Ammar Malik Benjamin Levin
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Brandon Lowry Daniel Omelio Travie McCoy
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson (#1)
Alexandra Tamposi David Gamson Greg Kurstin Jorgen Kjell Elofsson
The One That Got Away – Katy Perry (#1)
Katy Perry Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin
We Found Love –Rihanna f. Calvin Harris (#1)
Calvin Harris
Without You – David Guetta (#1)
David Guetta Frederic Riesterer Giorgio Tuinfort Rico Love Taio Cruz Usher Raymond
#2 – #10 Hits
Domino – Jessie J (#2)
Claude Kelly Henry Walter Jessica Comish Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin
It Will Rain – Bruno Mars (#2)
Ari Levine Peter Hernandez Phillip Lawrence
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Sexy & I Know It – LMFAO (#2)
Erin Beck George Robertson Jamahl Listenbee Ken Oliver Stefan Gordy
Turn Me On – David Guetta (#3)
David Guetta Esther Dean Giorgio Tuinfort
Glad You Came – The Wanted (#4)
Ed Drewett Steve Mac Wayne Hector
Ass Back Home – Gym Class Heroes (#5)
Ammar Malik Benjamin Levin Daniel Omelio David Silberstein Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Matthew McGinley Travie McCoy
International Love – Pitbull (#6)
Armando Perez Carsten Shack Claude Kelly Peter Biker Sean Hurley
Love You Like A Love Song – Selena Gomez (#6)
Adam Schmalholz Antonina Armato Tim James
Part Of Me – Katy Perry (#7)
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Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin
Not Over You – Gavin DeGraw (#9)
Gavin DeGraw Ryan Tedder
5 O’Clock – T-Pain (#10)
Cameron Thomaz Faheem Najim Gary Barlow Gregory Kurstin Howad Donald Jason Orange Lily Allen Mark Owen Stephen Robson
Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg (#10)
Ari Levine Calvin Broadus Cameron Thomaz Christopher Brown Keenon Jackson Marlon Barrow Marquise Newman Nye Lee, Jr. Peter Hernandez Phillip Lawrence Ted Bluechel Tyrone Griffen
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