Top songwriters by Hot 100 points
Jun 8, 2019 0:53:38 GMT -5
Post by nickd on Jun 8, 2019 0:53:38 GMT -5
Since Billboard is supposed to implement a song-writers charts, I thought I'd go through some song-writers and their career wide Hot 100 success to try to predict which of them would do best on an all time Hot 100 songwriters list (assuming Billboard does one of those).
The Hot 100 points formula I'm using is the same as for my Contemporary Artists by Hot 100 points thread.
And I'm splitting points for each song equally among all song-writers, which is what Billboard seems to be planning to do.
I suspect Billboard will weight songs from the last couple decades lower like they did for the All Time Hot 100 artists, but since I don't know their methodology for that, I'll just assume they weight every year equally.
The top 100 should be complete, but there's still a lot of songwriters I haven't done that could end up around the 8000-14000 points range.
Points
1. Diane Warren: 89698
2. Babyface: 80982
3. Paul McCartney: 72393
4. Max Martin: 71671
5. Robert Kelly: 61842
6. Prince: 59421
7. John Lennon: 57601
8. Stevie Wonder: 49489
9. Lionel Richie: 47083
10. Taylor Swift: 45915
11. Smokey Robinson: 44967
12. Neil Diamond: 41117
13. Michael Jackson: 39249
14. Billy Joel: 38664
15. Barry Gibb: 37960
16. Curtis Mayfield: 37896
17. Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam Harris: 36950
19. Burt Bacharach: 35778
20. Paul Simon: 35183
21. Dr. Luke: 33698
22. Elton John: 33694
23. Sting: 33673
24. Carole King: 33387
25. Hal David: 32665
26. Pharrell Williams: 32344
27. Phil Collins: 31846
28. Timbaland: 31780
29. Bruce Springsteen: 31092
30. Bernie Taupin: 30919
31. Gerry Goffin: 30582
32. George Michael: 30341
33. Eddie Holland: 29821
34. Norman Whitfield: 29514
35. Drake: 29358
36. Kenny Gamble: 29167
37. Brian Holland: 29100
38. Ryan Tedder: 28297
39. Leon Huff: 28224
40. Lamont Dozier: 27944
41. Robert "Mutt" Lange: 27604
42. Shellback: 27522
43. Madonna: 27255
44. James Brown: 26827
45. Richard Marx: 26662
46. Sam Cooke: 26565
47. Paul Anka: 26480
48. Barry Mann: 26403
49. Rob Thomas: 25776
50. Robin Gibb: 25522
51. Jermaine Dupri: 25428
52. Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen: 24932 (tie)
54. Jeff Lynne: 24763
55. John Mellencamp: 24602
56. Cynthia Weil: 24588
57. Mick Jagger: 24258
58. Daryl Hall: 24086
59. Lil Wayne: 23679
60. Bob Dylan: 23677
61. Mariah Carey: 22899
62. Benny Blanco: 22728
63. Keith Richards: 22289
64. Jim Steinman: 21846
65. Ed Sheeran: 21498
66. Rod Temperton: 20935
67. Howard Greenfield: 20565
68. Neil Sedaka: 20235
69. Bob Seger: 19290
70. Kal Mann: 19145
71. Jeff Barry: 18954
72. David Foster: 18904
73. John D. Loudermilk: 18831
74. Jon Bon Jovi: 18268
75. Ludacris: 17997
76. Chuck Berry: 17964
77. John Fogerty: 17923
78. Daryl Simmons: 17922
79. David Gates: 17839
80. Maurice Gibb: 17791
81. Brian Wilson: 17782
82. Scott Storch: 17645
83. Beyonce: 17587
84. Bob Crewe: 17564
85. Akon: 17411
86. Sly Stone: 17284
87. Jay-Z: 17248
88. Calvin Harris: 17175
89. Berry Gordy: 17156
90. Kanye West: 17124
91. Jerry Leiber: 17013
92. Alicia Keys: 17010
93. Savan Kotecha: 16979
94. Barrett Strong: 16810
95. Barry White: 16761
96. Bryan Adams: 16689
97. Justin Timberlake: 16632
98. Ne-Yo: 16573
99. Chad Hugo: 16553
100. Desmond Child: 16525
101-110
John Denver: 16480
L.A. Reid: 16475
will.i.am: 16466
Dallas Austin: 16425
Mick Jones: 15886
Lady Gaga: 15802
Mike Stoller: 15766
Pete Townshend: 15744
Chad Kroeger: 15644
Bob Gaudio: 15374
111-120
Phil Spector: 14892
Adam Levine: 14889
Usher: 14858
Freddie Mercury: 14835
Jimmy Webb: 14829
Stevie Nicks: 14737
Will Jennings: 14705
Freddie Perren: 14694
Missy Elliott: 14639
Bruno Mars: 14589
121-130
Carole Bayer Sager: 14575
Mort Shuman: 14499
P!nk: 14473
Marvin Gaye: 14449
50 Cent: 14358
George Harrison: 14356
Eminem: 14309
Tom Petty: 14296
T-Pain: 14235
John Farrar: 14215
131-140
Tony Hatch: 14171
Nicki Minaj: 14016
Gloria Estefan: 13965
Yusuf / Cat Stevens: 13896
Katy Perry: 13859
Louis Bell: 13796
Ray Davies: 13790
Per Gessle: 13714
Janet Jackson: 13707
David Bowie: 13409
141-150
Thom Bell: 13215
RedOne: 13190
John Rzeznik: 13169
Adele: 13149
Rod Stewart: 13110
Roy Orbison: 13021
Cirkut: 12900
Mac Davis: 12808
Boudleaux Bryant: 12587
Tyler Joseph: 12530
151-160
Giorgio Moroder: 12391
Joe South: 12360
Billy Steinberg: 12174
Jerry Fuller: 12113
Nile Rodgers: 12006
The-Dream: 11973
Don Henley: 11912
Valerie Simpson: 11761
Nickolas Ashford: 11761
Allen Toussaint: 11446
161-170
Bill Withers: 11190
Sonny Bono: 11090
Danja: 11085
Sean Garrett: 11057
Snoop Dogg: 10924
Isaac Hayes: 10905
Nelly: 10797
Linda McCartney: 10663
Tricky Stewart: 10604
Albert Hammond: 10506
171-180
Mike Chapman: 10344
Johnta Austin: 10133
Dolly Parton: 10090
Sean Paul: 10039
Justin Bieber: 9976
Greg Kurstin: 9744
Linda Creed: 9498
Annie Lennox: 9264
Glen Ballard: 9163
Harlan Howard: 9156
181-190
Gwen Stefani: 9070
Narada Michael Walden: 9065
Steve Mac: 9041
Jeff Bhasker: 9030
Maurice White: 9011
Dr. Dre: 8933
Joni Mitchell: 8896
Van McCoy: 8881
Avril Lavigne: 8853
Andre 3000: 8797
191-200
Fergie: 8682
Tony Macaulay: 8679
Donna Summer: 8382
Shania Twain: 8331
Fats Domino: 8215
Marty Robbins: 8171
Ester Dean: 8159
Hillary Lindsey: 7967
Martin Gore: 7808
Carl Sigman: 7584
201-210
Linda Perry: 7449
Sia Furler: 7420
Toby Gad: 7394
Benny Andersson: 7386
Bjorn Ulvaeus: 7386
Meghan Trainor: 7312
Kara DioGuardi: 7167
Joel Little: 7044
Sheryl Crow: 6754
Ray Charles: 6752
211-220
Bill Anderson: 6709
Rami Yacoub: 6672
Otis Blackwell: 6664
Frank Dukes: 6507
Rihanna: 6499
Kesha Sebert: 6387
Kandi Burruss: 6225
Tracy Chapman: 6213
Justin Tranter: 6091
George David Weiss: 6036
221-230
Jack Antonoff: 5900
Kendrick Lamar: 5890
Ilya Salmandazeh: 5888
Bonnie McKee: 5618
Kelly Clarkson: 5607
Robbie Robertson: 5448
The Edge: 5427
Bono: 5427
Wayne Hector: 5289
J. Cole: 5282
231-240
Cathy Dennis: 5193
Darius Rucker: 5079
Swae Lee: 5076
Roger Greenaway: 4982
Charlie Puth: 4810
Lorde: 4778
Ariana Grande: 4548
Alanis Morissette: 4481
Bobby Womack: 4384
Shakira: 4227
241-250
Ciara: 4091
Julia Michaels: 4008
Ali Payami: 3933
Big Sean: 3662
Sam Hunt: 3410
Selena Gomez: 3284
Charli XCX: 3077
Quincy Jones: 3004
Tove Lo: 2757
Demi Lovato: 2309
251-260
Tayla Parx: 2188
Philip Bailey: 2088
Noel Gallagher: 1951
Elvis Presley: 1621
Lana Del Rey: 1619
Chantal Kreviazuk: 955
Britney Spears: 930
Neil Peart: 742
I'll edit the OP as I calculate points for more and more song-writers.
The Hot 100 points formula I'm using is the same as for my Contemporary Artists by Hot 100 points thread.
And I'm splitting points for each song equally among all song-writers, which is what Billboard seems to be planning to do.
I suspect Billboard will weight songs from the last couple decades lower like they did for the All Time Hot 100 artists, but since I don't know their methodology for that, I'll just assume they weight every year equally.
The top 100 should be complete, but there's still a lot of songwriters I haven't done that could end up around the 8000-14000 points range.
Points
1. Diane Warren: 89698
2. Babyface: 80982
3. Paul McCartney: 72393
4. Max Martin: 71671
5. Robert Kelly: 61842
6. Prince: 59421
7. John Lennon: 57601
8. Stevie Wonder: 49489
9. Lionel Richie: 47083
10. Taylor Swift: 45915
11. Smokey Robinson: 44967
12. Neil Diamond: 41117
13. Michael Jackson: 39249
14. Billy Joel: 38664
15. Barry Gibb: 37960
16. Curtis Mayfield: 37896
17. Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam Harris: 36950
19. Burt Bacharach: 35778
20. Paul Simon: 35183
21. Dr. Luke: 33698
22. Elton John: 33694
23. Sting: 33673
24. Carole King: 33387
25. Hal David: 32665
26. Pharrell Williams: 32344
27. Phil Collins: 31846
28. Timbaland: 31780
29. Bruce Springsteen: 31092
30. Bernie Taupin: 30919
31. Gerry Goffin: 30582
32. George Michael: 30341
33. Eddie Holland: 29821
34. Norman Whitfield: 29514
35. Drake: 29358
36. Kenny Gamble: 29167
37. Brian Holland: 29100
38. Ryan Tedder: 28297
39. Leon Huff: 28224
40. Lamont Dozier: 27944
41. Robert "Mutt" Lange: 27604
42. Shellback: 27522
43. Madonna: 27255
44. James Brown: 26827
45. Richard Marx: 26662
46. Sam Cooke: 26565
47. Paul Anka: 26480
48. Barry Mann: 26403
49. Rob Thomas: 25776
50. Robin Gibb: 25522
51. Jermaine Dupri: 25428
52. Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen: 24932 (tie)
54. Jeff Lynne: 24763
55. John Mellencamp: 24602
56. Cynthia Weil: 24588
57. Mick Jagger: 24258
58. Daryl Hall: 24086
59. Lil Wayne: 23679
60. Bob Dylan: 23677
61. Mariah Carey: 22899
62. Benny Blanco: 22728
63. Keith Richards: 22289
64. Jim Steinman: 21846
65. Ed Sheeran: 21498
66. Rod Temperton: 20935
67. Howard Greenfield: 20565
68. Neil Sedaka: 20235
69. Bob Seger: 19290
70. Kal Mann: 19145
71. Jeff Barry: 18954
72. David Foster: 18904
73. John D. Loudermilk: 18831
74. Jon Bon Jovi: 18268
75. Ludacris: 17997
76. Chuck Berry: 17964
77. John Fogerty: 17923
78. Daryl Simmons: 17922
79. David Gates: 17839
80. Maurice Gibb: 17791
81. Brian Wilson: 17782
82. Scott Storch: 17645
83. Beyonce: 17587
84. Bob Crewe: 17564
85. Akon: 17411
86. Sly Stone: 17284
87. Jay-Z: 17248
88. Calvin Harris: 17175
89. Berry Gordy: 17156
90. Kanye West: 17124
91. Jerry Leiber: 17013
92. Alicia Keys: 17010
93. Savan Kotecha: 16979
94. Barrett Strong: 16810
95. Barry White: 16761
96. Bryan Adams: 16689
97. Justin Timberlake: 16632
98. Ne-Yo: 16573
99. Chad Hugo: 16553
100. Desmond Child: 16525
101-110
John Denver: 16480
L.A. Reid: 16475
will.i.am: 16466
Dallas Austin: 16425
Mick Jones: 15886
Lady Gaga: 15802
Mike Stoller: 15766
Pete Townshend: 15744
Chad Kroeger: 15644
Bob Gaudio: 15374
111-120
Phil Spector: 14892
Adam Levine: 14889
Usher: 14858
Freddie Mercury: 14835
Jimmy Webb: 14829
Stevie Nicks: 14737
Will Jennings: 14705
Freddie Perren: 14694
Missy Elliott: 14639
Bruno Mars: 14589
121-130
Carole Bayer Sager: 14575
Mort Shuman: 14499
P!nk: 14473
Marvin Gaye: 14449
50 Cent: 14358
George Harrison: 14356
Eminem: 14309
Tom Petty: 14296
T-Pain: 14235
John Farrar: 14215
131-140
Tony Hatch: 14171
Nicki Minaj: 14016
Gloria Estefan: 13965
Yusuf / Cat Stevens: 13896
Katy Perry: 13859
Louis Bell: 13796
Ray Davies: 13790
Per Gessle: 13714
Janet Jackson: 13707
David Bowie: 13409
141-150
Thom Bell: 13215
RedOne: 13190
John Rzeznik: 13169
Adele: 13149
Rod Stewart: 13110
Roy Orbison: 13021
Cirkut: 12900
Mac Davis: 12808
Boudleaux Bryant: 12587
Tyler Joseph: 12530
151-160
Giorgio Moroder: 12391
Joe South: 12360
Billy Steinberg: 12174
Jerry Fuller: 12113
Nile Rodgers: 12006
The-Dream: 11973
Don Henley: 11912
Valerie Simpson: 11761
Nickolas Ashford: 11761
Allen Toussaint: 11446
161-170
Bill Withers: 11190
Sonny Bono: 11090
Danja: 11085
Sean Garrett: 11057
Snoop Dogg: 10924
Isaac Hayes: 10905
Nelly: 10797
Linda McCartney: 10663
Tricky Stewart: 10604
Albert Hammond: 10506
171-180
Mike Chapman: 10344
Johnta Austin: 10133
Dolly Parton: 10090
Sean Paul: 10039
Justin Bieber: 9976
Greg Kurstin: 9744
Linda Creed: 9498
Annie Lennox: 9264
Glen Ballard: 9163
Harlan Howard: 9156
181-190
Gwen Stefani: 9070
Narada Michael Walden: 9065
Steve Mac: 9041
Jeff Bhasker: 9030
Maurice White: 9011
Dr. Dre: 8933
Joni Mitchell: 8896
Van McCoy: 8881
Avril Lavigne: 8853
Andre 3000: 8797
191-200
Fergie: 8682
Tony Macaulay: 8679
Donna Summer: 8382
Shania Twain: 8331
Fats Domino: 8215
Marty Robbins: 8171
Ester Dean: 8159
Hillary Lindsey: 7967
Martin Gore: 7808
Carl Sigman: 7584
201-210
Linda Perry: 7449
Sia Furler: 7420
Toby Gad: 7394
Benny Andersson: 7386
Bjorn Ulvaeus: 7386
Meghan Trainor: 7312
Kara DioGuardi: 7167
Joel Little: 7044
Sheryl Crow: 6754
Ray Charles: 6752
211-220
Bill Anderson: 6709
Rami Yacoub: 6672
Otis Blackwell: 6664
Frank Dukes: 6507
Rihanna: 6499
Kesha Sebert: 6387
Kandi Burruss: 6225
Tracy Chapman: 6213
Justin Tranter: 6091
George David Weiss: 6036
221-230
Jack Antonoff: 5900
Kendrick Lamar: 5890
Ilya Salmandazeh: 5888
Bonnie McKee: 5618
Kelly Clarkson: 5607
Robbie Robertson: 5448
The Edge: 5427
Bono: 5427
Wayne Hector: 5289
J. Cole: 5282
231-240
Cathy Dennis: 5193
Darius Rucker: 5079
Swae Lee: 5076
Roger Greenaway: 4982
Charlie Puth: 4810
Lorde: 4778
Ariana Grande: 4548
Alanis Morissette: 4481
Bobby Womack: 4384
Shakira: 4227
241-250
Ciara: 4091
Julia Michaels: 4008
Ali Payami: 3933
Big Sean: 3662
Sam Hunt: 3410
Selena Gomez: 3284
Charli XCX: 3077
Quincy Jones: 3004
Tove Lo: 2757
Demi Lovato: 2309
251-260
Tayla Parx: 2188
Philip Bailey: 2088
Noel Gallagher: 1951
Elvis Presley: 1621
Lana Del Rey: 1619
Chantal Kreviazuk: 955
Britney Spears: 930
Neil Peart: 742
I'll edit the OP as I calculate points for more and more song-writers.