Taylor Swift: claims the top spot on our US Songwriting Chart this week. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/David Shankbone
Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic
The new release schedule from the larger acts slow down considerably once the New Year settles in the way it has, and we’re starting to see the effect of that on the US Songwriting Chart. Plenty of reshuffling, but no newcomers debuting this week. The notable move is of course that of Taylor Swift claiming the No 1 position on the strength of her sole songwriting credit on Little Big Town’s Better Man – enough to hold off Ed Sheeran’s hit new release – as well as Greg Kurstin’s impressive staying power.
Whereas, this week’s UK Songwriting Chart sees new entries from Danish DJ and producer Martin Jensen for his track Solo Dance, and English singer-songwriter Isobel Beardshaw – better known as Izzy Bizu – who benefits from her latest single Talking To You creeping into the Official Singles Chart. Elsewhere, Sheeran’s record-breaking, coordinated single releases keep him on top, followed by Rag’n’Bone Man AKA Rory Graham who jumps up several places after his latest single Skin joined Human in the singles chart…
UK Songwriting Chart (3 February 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | ED SHEERAN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Photograph – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran The A Team – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran Cold Water – Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO |
| 2 ↑ | RORY GRAHAM | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man Skin – Rag’n’Bone Man |
| 3 ↓ | DOMINIC WYNN WOODS | Now And Later – Sage The Gemini |
| 4 ↑ | TOM ZANETTI | You Want Me – Tom Zanetti ft. Sadie Ama |
| 5 ↓ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels Cold Water – Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO Run Up – Major Lazer ft. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj |
| 6 ↓ | GREG KURSTIN | Water Under The Bridge – Adele Cheap Thrills – Sia Move Your Body – Sia The Greatest – Sia ft. Kendrick Lamar |
| 7 ↓ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran So Good – Louisa Johnson |
| 8 ↓ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – Chainsmokers Don’t Let Me Down – Chainsmokers ft. Daya Closer – Chainsmokers ft. Halsey All We Know – Chainsmokers ft. Phoebe Ryan |
| 9 ↓ | CALVIN HARRIS | My Way – Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna |
| 10 ↓ | JOHNNY MCDAID | Photograph – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Love Of My Life – Robbie Williams |
| 11 ↓ | ALEX SMITH & JOHN PAUL COOPER | Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue ft. JP Cooper September Song – JP Cooper |
| 12 ↓ | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara |
| 13 | STARLEY HOPE & PETER WADAMS | Call On Me – Starley |
| 14 ↓ | JAMIE HARTMAN | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man |
| 14 ✮ | MARTIN JENSEN | Solo Dance – Martin Jensen |
| 15 ✮ | ISOBEL BEARDSHAW | Talking To You – Izzy Bizu |
| 16 ↑ | LUCY TAYLOR & NICHOLAS JAMES GALE | Be The One – Dua Lipa |
| 17 ↓ | SIA FURLER | Cheap Thrills – Sia Move Your Body – Sia The Greatest – Sia Ft Kendrick Lamar |
| 18 ↓ | INA WROLDSEN | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Text From Your Ex – Tinie Tempah ft. Tinashe |
| 19 ↓ | TAYLOR SWIFT | This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
| 20 ↓ | RACHEL KEEN | After The Afterparty – Charli XCX ft. Lil Yachty You Don’t Know Me – Jax Jones & Raye Not In Love – MO & Kent Jones Don’t Leave – Snakehips & MO |
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.
US Songwriting Chart (11 February 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 ↑ | TAYLOR SWIFT | Better Man – Little Big Town I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
| 2 ↓ | GREG KURSTIN | Water Under The Bridge – Adele The Greatest – Sia (ft. Kendrick Lamar) Cheap Thrills – Sia (ft. Sean Paul) |
| 3 ↑ | LELAND WAYNE | X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (ft. Future) No Heart – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin Bounce Back – Big Sean Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
| 4 ↑ | TYLER JOSEPH | Heathens – Twenty One Pilots |
| 5 ↑ | ASHLEY GORLEY | A Guy With A Girl – Blake Shelton Today – Brad Paisley Dirty Laundry – Carrie Underwood Dirt On My Boots – Jon Pardi |
| 6 | ED SHEERAN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Cold Water – Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/MO |
| 7 ↓ | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara How Far I’ll Go – Auli’i Cravalho |
| 8 ↓ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – The Chainsmokers Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (ft. Daya) Closer – The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) All We Know – The Chainsmokers (ft. Phoebe Ryan) |
| 9 ↑ | SIA FURLER | The Greatest – Sia (ft. Kendrick Lamar) Cheap Thrills – Sia (ft. Sean Paul) |
| 10 ↓ | AUBREY GRAHAM | Fake Love – Drake Sneakin’ – Drake (ft. 21 Savage) Used To This – Future (ft. Drake) Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) |
| 11 ↓ | JERMAINE COLE | Déjà Vu – J. Cole Neighbors – J. Cole |
| 12 | MILES MCCOLLUM | Broccoli – D.R.A.M (ft. Lil Yachty) iSpy – KYLE (ft. Lil Yachty) |
| 13 ↑ | SAM HOLLANDER | HandClap – Fitz And The Tantrums |
| 14 ↑ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
| 15 ↓ | SCOTT HARRIS | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (ft. Daya) |
| 16 | ROBYN FENTY | Love On The Brain – Rihanna Sex With Me – Rihanna |
| 17 ↑ | SHAWN MENDES & TEDDY GEIGER | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Mercy – Shawn Mendes |
| 18 ↓ | RADRIC DAVIS | Party – Chris Brown (ft. Usher & Gucci Mane) Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd (ft. Gucci Mane) |
| 19 ↓ | ABEL TESFAYE & MARTIN MCKINNEY | Party Monster – The Weeknd Starboy – The Weeknd (ft. Daft Punk) I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd (ft. Daft Punk) |
| 20 | ADAM DANIEL & IRVIN MEJIA | Caroline – Aminé |
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.
 | The Hot Hitmakers chart is repurposed with kind permission of Royalty Exchange, the online music royalties marketplace – royaltyexchange.com |
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