Drake: maintained his No 1 spot, despite a few of his singles dropping off the Hot 100. Photo: Karla Moy/Creative Commons
Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic
Drake maintained his No 1 spot, despite a few of his singles dropping off the Hot 100. With 19 songs still charting, it’s going to take some time before anyone whittles into that lead. Meanwhile Kendrick Lamar debuted at No 3 thanks to a new track of his own and a collaboration with Maroon 5. That, combined with Leland MetroBoomin Wayne’s continuing lasting power, drove the former powerhouse of Ed Sheeran out of the Top 10 to No 16…
US Songwriting Chart (15 April 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | AUBREY GRAHAM | Blem – Drake Can’t Have Everything – Drake Do Not Disturb – Drake Fake Love – Drake Gyalchester – Drake Jorja Interlude – Drake Madiba Riddim – Drake Nothings Into Somethings – Drake Passionfruit – Drake Teenage Fever – Drake KMT – Drake (ft. Giggs) No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Sacrifices – Drake (ft. 2 Chainz & Young Thug) Get It Together – Drake (ft. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee) Ice Melts – Drake (ft. Young Thug) No Frauds – Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Lil Wayne Glow – Drake (ft. Kanye West) Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) |
| 2 | 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) |
| 3 ↑ | KENDRICK LAMAR | The Heart Part 4 – Kendrick Lamar Don’t Wanna Know – Maroon 5 (ft. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 4 ↓ | QUAVIOUS MARSHALL | 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) |
| 5 ↑ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – The Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) |
| 6 ↓ | ADAM FEENEY | Fake Love – Drake Madiba Riddim – Drake Mask Off – Future Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) Still Got Time – Zayn (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) |
| 7 ↑ | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara How Far I’ll Go – Auli’i Cravalho You’re Welcome – Dwayne Johnson |
| 8 ↑ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Believer – Imagine Dragons Issues – Julia Michaels Heavy – Linkin Park (ft. Kiiara) Cold – Maroon 5 (ft. Future) |
| 9 ↑ | MILES MCCOLLUM & KYLE HARVEY | iSpy – KYLE (ft. Lil Yachty) |
| 10 ↑ | KIARA CEPHUS | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) |
| 11 ↓ | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake Skepta Interlude – Drake |
| 12 ↓ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn & Taylor Swift |
| 13 | JOSHUA LUELLEN | Mask Off – Future Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Tunnel Vision – Kodak |
| 14 ↑ | MAX MARTIN | Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake Chained To The Rhythm – Katy Perry (ft. Skip Marley) |
| 15 ↓ | TIM GOMRINGER & KEVIN GOMRINGER | Tunnel Vision – Kodak Black Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) |
| 16 ↓ | ED SHEERAN | Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran |
| 17 | CHRISTOPHER BRODY BROWN, BRUNO MARS & PHILIP LAWRENCE | 24K Magic – Bruno Mars That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars |
| 18 ↑ | ROBYN FENTY | Selfish – Future (ft. Rihanna) Love On The Brain – Rihanna |
| 19 ↑ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
| 20 ↑ | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels |
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 (31 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 What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Save Myself – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran |
| 2 | AUBREY GRAHAM | Passionfruit – Drake Blem – Drake Gyalchester – Drake Madiba Riddim – Drake Fake Love – Drake Jorja Interlude – Drake Lose You – Drake Teenage Fever – Drake Can’t Have Everything – Drake Do Not Disturb – Drake Nothings Into Somethings – Drake Free Smoke – Drake Sacrifices – Drake (ft. 2 Chainz & Young Thug) KMT – Drake (ft. Giggs) No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) Glow – Drake (ft. Kanye West) Since Way Back – Drake (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Ice Melts – Drake (ft. Young Thug) Get It Together – Drake (ft. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee) |
| 3 | BENJAMIN LEVIN | Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels Run Up – Major Lazer ft. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj |
| 4 ↓ | JOHNNY MCDAID | What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran |
| 5 | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake Skepta Interlude – Drake |
| 6 | MICHAEL OMARI | Big For Your Boots – Stormzy |
| 7 | FOY VANCE | What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran |
| 8 ↑ | INA WROLDSEN | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson Places – Martin Solveig & Inoa Wroldsen |
| 9 ↑ | RORY GRAHAM | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man Skin – Rag’n’Bone Man |
| 10 ↑ | AMMAR MALIK | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson New Man – Ed Sheeran |
| 11 ✮ | ADAM FEENEY | Madiba Riddim – Drake Fake Love – Drake Still Got Time – Zayn (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) |
| 12 ↓ | AMY WADGE | Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Save Myself – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran |
| 13 ↓ | NOAH SHEBIB | Jorja Interlude – Drake Lose You – Drake Do Not Disturb – Drake Glow – Drake (ft. Kanye West) Since Way Back – Drake (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) One Dance – Drake (ft. Wizkid & Kyla) Get It Together – Drake (ft. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee) |
| 14 ↓ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – Chainsmokers ft. Halsey |
| 15 ✮ | SHANE LINDSTROM | No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Still Got Time – Zayn (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) |
| 16 ↓ | JAMIE HARTMAN | Human – Rag’n’Bone Man |
| 17 ↓ | JULIA MICHAELS | Dive – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels |
| 18 ✮ | KENDRICK LAMAR | The Heart Pt 4 – Kendrick Lamar |
| 19 ↓ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
| 20 ↓ | J HUS | Did You See? – Drake |
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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