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Who’s Writing the Hits? Q3-2011
The Top Songwriter of Q3-2011 The Max Martin & Lukasz Gottwald Connection The #1 Hit Club of Q3-2011 The Top Pop Songwriters of Q3-2011 Hit Songwriter Connections – Who Worked With Who Breakdown By Songwriter Breakdown By Song
During the third quarter of 2011 (July – September), there were a total of 95 credited songwriters involved in writing the 22 top 10 Hit Pop songs that passed through the Billboard Pop Songs Chart during the period.
Of those songwriters, 13 were involved in co-writing two or more hits, with one of them reigning supreme as the “undisputed champion of hit songwriting” for a second quarter in a row. That champion is Max Martin, who co-wrote four top 10 hits, three of which hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart.
Below we give recognition to all of the songwriters who were involved in writing the top 10 Pop hits of Q3-2011, spotlighting the top collaborative partnerships, hit songwriter connections (who was writing with who), the #1 hit club of Q3, the top 13 songwriters and the songs they were involved with, and a breakdown of all 22 top 10 hit Pop songs showcasing the songwriters who worked together in making them a hit.
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Max Martin was a credited songwriter on 4 top 10 hit Pop songs during Q3-2011
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Max Martin & Lukasz Gottwald collaborated on 3 top 10 hits during Q3-2011
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These songwriters co-wrote songs that hit #1 during Q3-2011
Adam Levine: Moves Like Jagger Adele: Rolling In The Deep Ammar Malik: Moves Like Jagger Armando Perez (Pitbull): Give Me Everything Benny Blanco: Moves Like Jagger Bonnie McKee: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Jamahl Listenbee: Party Rock Anthem Johan Schuster (Shellback): I Wanna Go, Moves Like Jagger Joshua Coleman: E.T. Katy Perry: E.T., Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Lukasz Gottwald: E.T., Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Max Martin: E.T., I Wanna Go, Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Nick van de Wall: Give Me Everything Paul Epworth: Rolling In The Deep Peter Schroeder: Party Rock Anthem
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Savan Kotecha: I Wanna Go Shaffer Smith: Give Me Everything Skyler Gordy: Party Rock Anthem Stefan Gordy: Party Rock Anthem
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These songwriters co-wrote two or more hits that landed in the top 10 during Q3-2011
4 Hit Songs:
Max Martin
3 Hit Songs:
Lukasz Gottwald
2 Hit Songs:
Adam Levine Ammar Malik Ari Levine Armando Perez (Pitbull) Benny Blanco Johan Schuster (Shellback) Katy Perry Matthias Bell Peter Hernandez (Bruno Mars) Phillip Lawrence
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These songwriters, who co-wrote two or more hits during the quarter, collaborated with each other on more than one hit song
Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald collaborated on E.T., Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) and ‘Till The World Ends.
Bruno Mars, Ari Levine and Philip Lawrence (all of the Smeezingtons) collaborated on Lighters and The Lazy Song.
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Adam Levine, Ammar Malik and Benny Blanco collaborated on Moves Like Jagger and Stereo Hearts.
Katy Perry collaborated with Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald on E.T. and Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).
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This list showcases the 13 songwriters who collaborated on two or more top 10 hit Pop songs during Q3-2011 and the songs they were involved in writing *Note: The chart position represents the top position for Q3-2011
Max Martin – 4 Top 10 Hits
E.T. – Katy Perry (#1) I Wanna Go – Britney Spears (#1) Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry (#1) ‘Till The World Ends – Britney Spears (#4)
Lukasz Gottwald – 3 Top 10 Hits
E.T. – Katy Perry (#1) Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry (#1) ‘Till The World Ends – Britney Spears (#4)
Adam Levine – 2 Top 10 Hits
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#8)
Ammar Malik – 2 Top 10 Hits
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#8)
Ari Levine (The Smeezingtons) – 2 Top 10 Hits
Lighters – Bad Meets Evil (#2) The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (#3)
Armando Perez (Pitbull) – 2 Top 10 Hits
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Give Me Everything – Pitbull (#1) On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez (#5)
Benny Blanco – 2 Top 10 Hits
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#8)
Johan Schuster (Shellback) – 2 Top 10 Hits
I Wanna Go – Britney Spears (#1) Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1)
Katy Perry – 2 Top 10 Hits
E.T. – Katy Perry (#1) Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry (#1)
Matthias Bell – 2 Top 10 Hits
How To Love – Lil Wayne (#9) Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#8)
Peter Hernandez (Bruno Mars) (The Smeezingtons) – 2 Top 10 Hits
Lighters – Bad Meets Evil (#2) The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (#3)
Philip Lawrence (The Smeezingtons) – 2 Top 10 Hits
Lighters – Bad Meets Evil (#2) The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (#3)
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This list showcases ALL of the songwriters who collaborated on a top 10 hit during Q3-2011 *Note: The chart position represents the top position for Q3-2011
#1 Hits
E.T. – Katy Perry (#1)
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Katy Perry Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin Joshua Coleman
Give Me Everything – Pitbull (#1)
Armando Perez (Pitbull) Nick van de Wall Shaffer Smith
I Wanna Go – Britney Spears (#1)
Max Martin Johan Schuster (Shellback) Savan Kotecha
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry (#1)
Bonnie McKee Katy Perry Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 (#1)
Adam Levine Ammar Malik Benny Blanco Johan Schuster (Shellback)
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO (#1)
Jamahl Listenbee Peter Schroeder Skyler Gordy Stefan Gordy
Rolling In The Deep – Adele (#1)
Adele Paul Epworth
#2 – #10 Hits
Don’t Wanna Go Home – Jason Derulo (#10)
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Allen George Chaz Mishan David Delazyn Fred McFarlane Irving Burgie Jason Derulo William Attaway
Good Life – OneRepublic (#6)
Brent Kutzle Eddie Fisher Noel Zancanella Ryan Tedder
How To Love – Lil Wayne (#9)
Jermaine PReyan LaMar Seymour LaNelle Seymour Lil Wayne Marcus Boyd Matthias Bell Noel Fisher
Just Can’t Get Enough – The Black Eyed Peas (#2)
William Adams Allan Pineda Jaime Gomez Stacy Ferguson Joshua Alvarez Stephen Shadowen Rodney Jerkins Julie Frost
Lighters – Bad Meets Evil (#2)
Ari Levine Marshall Mathers Peter Hernandez Philip Lawrence Roy Battle Ryan Montgomery
On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez (#5)
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Bilal Hajji Kinda Hamid Gonzalo Hermosa Ulises Hermosa Achraf Janussi Nadir Khayat Armando Perez Geraldo Sandell
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
Mark Foster
Stereo Hearts – Gym Class Heroes (#8)
Adam Levine Ammar Malik Benny Blanco Brandon Lowry Dan Omelio Kevin Kanavy Matthias Bell Travie McCoy
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj (#3)
Daniel Johnson Ester Dean Onika Maraj
The Edge Of Glory – Lady Gaga (#3)
Fernando Garibay Paul Blair Stefani Germanotta
The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars (#4)
Bruno Mars Ari Levine Philip Lawrence K’naan
The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco (#6)
Jonathan Keith Brown
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Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO (#10)
Skyler Gordy Jamahl Listenbee Peter Schroeder
The Show Goes On – Lupe Fiasco (#9)
Wasalu Muhammad Jaco Jonathan Keith Brown
‘Till The World Ends – Britney Spears (#4)
Kesha Sebert Lukasz Gottwald Alexander Kronlund Max Martin
Tonight Tonight – Hot Chelle Rae (#4)
Ian Sebastian Keaggy Jamie Christian Follese Nash Overstreet Ryan Keith Follese
You Make Me Feel – Cobra Starship (#10)
Ina Wroldsen Steve Mac
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