Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic
Surprising absolutely no-one, Ed Sheeran took over the top spot on this week’s Songwriting Chart following the monster debut of his latest album Divide. With every track from the new album charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Top 40 Singles Chart – with songwriting credits on each of them – his dominance this week was fully expected. But also notable is the lift this hit album has had on the other songwriters involved.
The second, fifth and twelfth spots on the chart are also held by Divide‘s songwriters, meaning four of the Top 20 songwriters of the week are all Ed Sheeran collaborators. They include Benjamin Levin (2), Johnny McDaid (5), and Steve Mac (12). Also making his debut this week is Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff, driven mainly by his credits on the new Lorde single Green Light.
US Songwriting Chart (25 March 2017)
RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
1 ↑ | ED SHEERAN | Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Perfect – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran How Would You Feel (Paean) – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran |
2 ✮ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels |
3 ↓ | LELAND WAYNE | Bounce Back – Big Sean Mask Off – Future Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Tunnel Vision – Kodak Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
4 ↓ | TAYLOR SWIFT | Better Man – Little Big Town I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
5 ✮ | JOHNNY MCDAID | Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran How Would You Feel (Paean) – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran |
6 ↑ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – The Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) |
7 ✮ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn & Taylor Swift |
8 ↓ | QUAVIOUS MARSHALL | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
9 ↓ | TYLER JOSEPH | Heathens – Twenty One Pilots |
10 ↓ | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara How Far I’ll Go – Auli’i Cravalho |
11 ↓ | MAX MARTIN |
Side To Side – Ariana Grande (ft. Nicki Minaj) Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake Chained To The Rhythm – Katy Perry (ft. Skip Marley) |
12 ↓ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
13 ↓ | NAYVADIUS WILBURN | Everyday – Ariana Grande (ft. Future) Draco – Future Mask Off – Future Used To This – Future (ft. Drake) Selfish – Future (ft. Rihanna) Comin Out Strong – Future (ft. The Weeknd) |
14 ↑ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Believer – Imagine Dragons Issues – Julia Michaels Heavy – Linkin Park (ft. Kiiara) Cold – Maroon 5 (ft. Future) |
15 ↑ | ADAM FEENEY | Fake Love – Drake Mask Off – Future Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
16 ↓ | KIARA CEPHUS | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) |
17 | MILES MCCOLLUM & KYLE HARVEY | iSpy – KYLE (ft. Lil Yachty) |
18 ↓ | JOSHUA LUELLEN | No Heart – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (ft. Future) Mask Off – Future Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Tunnel Vision – Kodak |
19 ↓ | ROBYN FENTY | Selfish – Future (ft. Rihanna) Love On The Brain – Rihanna |
20 ↑ | CHRISTOPHER BRODY BROWN & PHILIP LAWRENCE & BRUNO MARS | 24K Magic – Bruno Mars That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars |
Every track charting on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week is given a point value, which is then split equally among the songwriters listed for each, and then ranked in order of those totals.
UK Songwriting Chart (11 March 2017)
RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
1 | ED SHEERAN | Perfect – Ed Sheeran How Would You Feel (Paean) – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Save Myself – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Photograph – Ed Sheeran The A Team – Ed Sheeran |
2 ↑ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels Love – Lana Del Rey Run Up – Major Lazer ft. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj |
3 ↑ | JOHNNY MCDAID |
Eraser – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Photograph – Ed Sheeran |
4 ↑ | MICHAEL OMARI | Cold – Stormzy First Things First – Stormzy Mr Skeng – Stormzy Return Of The Rucksack – Stormzy Shut Up – Stormzy Velvet/Jenny Francis – Stormzy Bad Boys – Stormzy ft. Ghetts & J Hus Cigarettes & Cush – Stormzy ft. Kehlani Blinded By Your Grace Pt 2 – Stormzy ft. MNEK Big For Your Boots – Stormzy |
5 ✮ | AMY WADGE | Save Myself – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran |
6 ✮ | FOY VANCE | What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran |
7 ↓ | RORY GRAHAM | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man Skin – Rag’n’Bone Man |
8 ↑ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Don’t Let Me Down – Chainsmokers ft. Daya Closer – Chainsmokers ft. Halsey |
9 ↑ | J HUS | Samantha – Dave & J Hus Did You See? – J Hus |
10 ✮ | FOY VANCE | What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran |
11 ✮ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
12 ↓ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
13 ↑ | JAMIE HARTMAN | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man |
14 ✮ | JULIA MICHAELS | Dive – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels |
15 ✮ | AMMAR MALIK | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Now And Later – Sage The Gemini New Man – Ed Sheeran Don’t Wanna Know – Maroon 5 ft. Kendrick Lamar Shed A Light – Shultz/Guetta/Cheat Codes |
16 ↓ | DOMINIC WYNN WOODS | Now And Later – Sage The Gemini |
17 ↓ | JOHN PAUL COOPER & ALEX SMITH | September Song – JP Cooper |
18 ↓ | STARLEY HOPE & PETER WADAMS | Call On Me – Starley |
19 ↓ | NICHOLAS JAMES GALE & LUCY TAYLOR | Be The One – Dua Lipa |
20 ✮ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Believer – Imagine Dragons Issues – Julia Michaels Cold – Maroon 5 (ft. Future) |
Every track charting on the UK’s Official Singles Chart for the week is given a point value, which is then split equally among the songwriters listed for each, and then ranked in order of those totals.
The Hot Hitmakers chart is repurposed with kind permission of Royalty Exchange, the online music royalties marketplace – royaltyexchange.com |
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