Busbee: a new entry by working with Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban. Photo: Kevinmichaelgray/Wikimedia Commons
Assisted by Royalty Exchange, we recognise the most successful songwriters behind the biggest hits on both sides of the Atlantic
Drake holds the No 1 spot again, holding strong, while Ed Sheeran fell off the chart completely. Helping that move were the debut of four new songwriters. Michael Busbee co-wrote hits from Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum. Hillary Lindsey worked with him on that Lady Antebellum track, with additional credits for Florida Georgia Line and Lady Gaga. And Lil Uzi Vert landed a spot along with his co-writer Bryan Simmons…
US Songwriting Chart (22 April 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | AUBREY GRAHAM | Blem – Drake Fake Love – Drake Gyalchester – Drake Passionfruit – Drake Teenage Fever – Drake Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Sacrifices – Drake (ft. 2 Chainz & Young Thug) No Frauds – Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Lil Wayne 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 ↑ | 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) |
| 4 ↑ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – The Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) |
| 5 ↓ | KENDRICK LAMAR | Humble – Kendrick Lamar The Heart Part 4 – Kendrick Lamar Goosebumps – Travis Scott |
| 6 ↑ | JUSTIN TRANTER | Believer – Imagine Dragons Issues – Julia Michaels Heavy – Linkin Park (ft. Kiiara) Cold – Maroon 5 (ft. Future) |
| 7 | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara How Far I’ll Go – Auli’i Cravalho |
| 8 ↑ | KYLE HARVEY & MILES MCCOLLUM | iSpy – KYLE (ft. Lil Yachty) |
| 9 ↓ | ADAM FEENEY | Fake Love – Drake Mask Off – Future Congratulations – Post Malone (ft. Quavo) |
| 10 ↑ | JOSHUA LUELLEN | Mask Off – Future Both – Gucci Mane (ft. Drake) Tunnel Vision – Kodak |
| 11 ↓ | KIARA CEPHUS | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) T-Shirt – Migos Bad And Boujee – Migos (ft. Lil Uzi Vert) |
| 12 ✮ | MICHAEL BUSBEE | The Fighter – Keith Urban (ft. Carrie Underwood) |
| 13 ↓ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn & Taylor Swift |
| 14 ↑ | HILLARY LINDSEY | God, Your Mama, And Me – Florida Georgia Line (ft. Backstreet Boys) You Look Good – Lady Antebellum Million Reasons – Lady Gaga |
| 15 ✮ | BRYAN SIMMONS & SYMERE WOODS | XO Tour Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert |
| 16 ↓ | MAX MARTIN | Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake Chained To The Rhythm – Katy Perry (ft. Skip Marley) |
| 17 ↓ | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake |
| 18 ↓ | TIM GOMRINGER & KEVIN GOMRINGER | Tunnel Vision – Kodak Black Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) Goosebumps – Travis Scott |
| 19 ↓ | CHRISTOPHER BRODY BROWN, BRUNO MARS & PHILIP LAWRENCE | 24K Magic – Bruno Mars That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars |
| 20 ↓ | STEVE MAC | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran |
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 (7 April 2017)
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | ED SHEERAN | Perfect – Ed Sheeran How Would You Feel (Paean) – Ed Sheeran Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran Happier – Ed Sheeran What Do I Know – Ed Sheeran Dive – Ed Sheeran Hearts Don’t Break Around Here – Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran New Man – Ed Sheeran Eraser – Ed Sheeran Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Save Myslef – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – 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 Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Bibia Be Ye Ye – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels Run Up – Major Lazer ft. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj |
| 3 | AUBREY GRAHAM | Passionfruit – Drake Blem – Drake Gyalchester – Drake Fake Love – Drake Madiba Riddim – Drake Teenage Fever – Drake Jorja Interlude – Drake Free Smoke – Drake Do Not Disturb – Drake Lose You – Drake Sacrifices – Drake (ft. 2 Chainz & Young Thug) KMT – Drake (ft. Giggs) No Long Talk – Drake (ft. Giggs) Portland – Drake (ft. Quavo & Travis Scott) Get It Together – Drake (ft. Jorja Smith & Black Coffee) |
| 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 ↑ | MICHAEL OMARI | Big For Your Boots – Stormzy |
| 6 ↓ | NANA ROGUES | Passionfruit – Drake Skepta Interlude – Drake |
| 7 ↑ | INA WROLDSEN | Rockabye – Clean Bandit Symphony – Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson Places – Martin Solveig & Inoa Wroldsen |
| 8 ↓ | FOY VANCE | What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran |
| 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 ↑ | ANDREW TAGGART | Paris – Chainsmokers The One – Chainsmokers Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Closer – Chainsmokers ft. Halsey |
| 12 ↑ | J HUS | Samantha – Dave & J Hus Did You See? – Drake |
| 13 ↓ | ADAM FEENEY | Fake Love – Drake Madiba Riddim – Drake Still Got Time – Zayn (ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) |
| 14 ↓ | AMY WADGE | Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran Nancy Mulligan – Ed Sheeran Save Myself – Ed Sheeran Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran |
| 15 ✮ | ADAM WILES | Slide – Calvin Harris (ft. Frank Ocean & Migos) Heatstroke – Calvin Harris (ft. Young Thug, Pharrell, and Ariana Grande) |
| 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 ✮ | MICHAEL WILLIAMS II | Humble – Kendrick Lamar |
| 18 ✮ | KENDRICK DUCKWORTH | Humble – Kendrick Lamar |
| 19 ↓ | JULIA MICHAELS | Dive – Ed Sheeran Issues – Julia Michaels |
| 20 ↓ | JACK ANTONOFF | Green Light – Lorde I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
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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