Austin Post: known professionally as Post Malone. Photo: The Come Up Show from Canada/Wikimedia Commons
Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic
It’s rare the the popular music landscape changes so minimally, even in so little time as a week. That’s exactly what happened, however, with last week’s top five hitmakers continuing their reign. Few of these songwriters did it alone. It is through collaborative efforts that they are able to achieve a hit.
US Songwriting Chart (21 October 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | MICHAEL WILLIAMS II | Unforgettable – French Montana (ft. Swae Lee) Humble – Kendrick Lamar Rake It Up – Yo Gotti (ft. Nicki Minaj) |
| 2 | SHAYAA ABRAHAM-JOSEPH | Bank Account – 21 Savage Rockstar – Post Malone (ft. 21 Savage) Undefeated – A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (ft. 21 Savage) |
| 3 | ED SHEERAN | Perfect – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Strip That Down – Liam Payne (ft. Quavo) |
| 4 | JAHSEH ONFROY | Roll In Peace – Kodak Black (ft. XXXTENTACION) Jocelyn Flores – XXXTENTACION F**k Love – XXXTENTACION (ft. Trippie Redd) |
| 5 | KHALID ROBINSON | Location – Khalid 1-800-273-8255 – Logic (ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) Silence – Marshmello (ft. Khalid) |
| 6 ↑ | AUSTIN POST | Go Flex – Post Malone I Fall Apart – Post Malone Rockstar – Post Malone (ft. 21 Savage) Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
| 7 ↑ | LIL PUMP | Gucci Gang – Lil Pump |
| 8 ↓ | DIEUSON OCTAVE | Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B Pills And Automobiles – Chris Brown (ft. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Kodak Black) Transportin’ – Kodak Black Roll In Peace – Kodak Black (ft. XXXTENTACION) |
| 9 ↓ | SYMERE WOODS | Sauce It Up – Lil Uzi Vert The Way Life Goes – Lil Uzi Vert XO TOUR Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert |
| 10 ↓ | KENDRICK LAMAR | Humble – Kendrick Lamar Loyalty – Kendrick Lamar (ft. Rihanna) |
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 (6 October 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | ED SHEERAN | A Different Way – DJ Snake (ft. Lauv) Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Perfect – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Strip That Down – Liam Payne (ft. Quavo) Your Song – Rita Ora |
| 2 | YXNG BANE | Bestie – Yungen (ft. Yxng Bane) Rihanna – Yxng Bane |
| 3 ↑ | KHALID ROBINSON | Young Dumb & Broke – Khalid 1-800-273-8255 – Logic (ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) Silence – Marshmello (ft. Khalid) |
| 4 ↑ | MICHAEL DAPAAH | Man’s Not Hot – Big Shaq |
| 5 ↑ | BELCALIS ALMANZAR | Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B |
| 6 | SHAYAA ABRAHAM-JOSEPH | Bank Account – 21 Savage Rockstar – Post Malone (ft. 21 Savage) |
| 7 ↓ | STEVE MAC | Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Strip That Down – Liam Payne (ft. Quavo) What About Us – Pink Your Song – Rita Ora |
| 8 ↑ | FRENCH MONTANA | Unforgettable – French Montana (ft. Swae Lee) Hurtin’ Me – Stefflon Don & French Montana |
| 9 | JAHSEH ONFROY | Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares – XXXTENTACION Jocelyn Flores – XXXTENTACION |
| 10 | J HUS | Spirit – J Hus |
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. |
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