Miley Cyrus: appears to be ‘returning to her roots’. Photo: Liam Hemsworth
We list the week’s top songwriters behind the biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart
Miley Cyrus debuts a countrified vibe with the recent release of the chart-topper, Malibu. The summer hit won her a comfortable seat on our chart this week at No 13 alongside song’s co-writer, Oren Yoel. Cyrus appears to be ‘returning to her roots’ with this recent endeavor. Donald Glover, also known by his stage name Childish Gambino, takes the No. 20 seed alongside co-writer Ludwig Göransson for hit song Redbone. Göransson is a Swedish composer who has worked alongside Glover in past endeavors such as Glover’s TV sitcom Community.
US Songwriting Chart (3 June 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | KENDRICK LAMAR | DNA – Kendrick Lamar Humble – Kendrick Lamar Element – Kendrick Lamar Loyalty – Kendrick Lamar (ft. Rihanna) Love – Kendrick Lamar (ft. Zacari) Goosebumps – Travis Scott |
| 2 | QUAVIOUS MARSHALL | Bon Appetit – Katy Perry (ft. Migos) Slippery – Migos (ft. Gucci Mane) I’m The One – DJ Khaled (ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Little Wayne) Good Drank – 2 Chainz & Gucci Mane & Quavo Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
| 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 | MICHAEL WILLIAMS II | DNA – Kendrick Lamar Humble – Kendrick Lamar |
| 5 | SYMERE WOODS | Woke Up Like This – Playboi Carti (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) XO Tour Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) |
| 6 ↑ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Bad Liar – Selena Gomez Believer – Imagine Dragons Issues – Julia Michaels Heavy – Linkin Park (ft. Kiiara) Cold – Maroon 5 (ft. Future) |
| 7 ↓ | AUBREY GRAHAM | Passionfruit – Drake Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) |
| 8 ↓ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Now Or Never – Halsey Issues – Julia Michaels |
| 9 | KIARA CEPHUS | Bon Appetit – Katy Perry (ft. Migos) Slippery – Migos (ft. Gucci Mane) Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) |
| 10 | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – The Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) |
| 11 | ED SHEERAN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
| 12 | BRYAN SIMMONS | XO Tour Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert |
| 13 ✮ | MILEY CYRUS & OREN YOEL | Malibu – Miley Cyrus |
| 14 ↓ | JOSHUA LUELLEN | Mask Off – Future Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Tunnel Vision – Kodak Black |
| 15 ↓ | MILES MCCOLLUM & KYLE HARVEY | iSpy – KYLE (ft. Lil Yachty) |
| 16 ↑ | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake |
| 17 ↓ | ALESSIA CARACCIOLO | Scars To Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara 1-800-273-8255 – Logic (ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara |
| 18 ↑ | SHANE MCANALLY | Drinkin’ Problem’ – Midland If I Told You – Darius Rucker Body Like A Back Road – Sam Hunt |
| 19 ✮ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Issues – Julia Michaels Heavy – Linkin Park (ft. Kiiara) Bad Liar – Selena Gomez |
| 20 ✮ | LUDWIG GÖRANSSON & DONALD GLOVER | Redbone – Childish Gambino |
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 (19 May 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 ↑ | J HUS | Bouff Daddy – J Hus Common Sense – J Hus Did You See – J Hus Like Your Style – J Hus Plottin – J Hus Spirit – J Hus Sweet Cheeks – J Hus Good Time – J Hus (ft. Burna Boy) |
| 2 ↓ | ED SHEERAN | Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Perfect – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know – Ed Sheeran |
| 3 ↓ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels Run Up – Major Lazer (ft. PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj) |
| 4 ↑ | MAGGIE LINDEMANN | Pretty Girl – Maggie Lindemann |
| 5 ↓ | NIALL HORAN | Slow Hands – Niall Horan |
| 6 ✮ | HARRY STYLES | Carolina – Harry Styles Ever Since New York – Harry Styles Kiwi – Harry Styles Meet Me In The Hallway – Harry Styles Only Angel – Harry Styles Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles Sweet Creature – Harry Styles Woman – Harry Styles |
| 7 ↓ | MICHAEL WILLIAMS II & KENDRICK LAMAR | DNA – Kendrick Lamar Humble – Kendrick Lamar Loyalty – Kendrick Lamar (ft. Rihanna) |
| 8 ↑ | INA WROLDSEN | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Symphony – Clean Bandit (ft. Zara Larsson) Places – Martin Solveig & Ina Wroldsen |
| 9 | AUBREY GRAHAM | Blem – Drake Passionfruit – Drake KMT – Drake (ft. Giggs) |
| 10 | JACOB KASHER | Attention – Charlie Puth Swalla – Jason Derulo/Nicki Minaj/Ty |
| 11 ↓ | JOHNNY MCDAID | Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran |
| 12 ↑ | LUIS FONSI & ERIKA ENDER | Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee |
| 13 ↓ | RORY GRAHAM | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man Skin – Rag’n’Bone Man |
| 14 ✮ | MITCH ROWLAND & TYLER JOHNSON | Carolina – Harry Styles Ever Since New York – Harry Styles Kiwi – Harry Styles Meet Me In The Hallway – Harry Styles Only Angel – Harry Styles Sign Of The Times – Harry Styles Two Ghosts – Harry Styles Woman – Harry Styles |
| 15 ✮ | MILEY CYRUS & OREN YOEL | Malibu – Miley Cyrus |
| 16 ↑ | CHARLIE PUTH | Attention – Charlie Puth |
| 17 ↑ | QUAVIOUS MARSHALL | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) I’m The One – DJ Khaled (ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Little Wayne) Bon Appetit – Katy Perry (ft. Migos) Congratulations – Post Malone & Quavo |
| 18 ↓ | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake |
| 19 ↓ | MICHAEL OMARI | Big For Your Boots – Stormzy |
| 20 ↓ | AMMAR MALIK | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Symphony – Clean Bandit (ft. Zara Larsson) New Man – Ed Sheeran |
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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