J. Cole: performing at London Music Hall. Photo: The Come Up Show/Wikimedia Commons
Our Hot Hitmakers partnership with Royalty Exchange recognises the top songwriters behind the biggest hits on last week’s Hot 100
For the final chart ranking of the year, J. Cole debuts at the very top on the strength of his Billboard No 1 new album 4 Your Eyez Only. As the sole songwriter credited for every track on the album, Cole’s position is well-entrenched amid the many others who share songwriting duties on the chart. Lin-Manuel Miranda returned to the chart after a brief bump from last week with two tracks from the animated film Moana.
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 (–) | JERMAINE COLE | 4 Your Eyez Only – J. Cole Change – J. Cole Déjà Vu – J. Cole Everybody Dies – J. Cole False Prophets – J. Cole Foldin Clothes – J. Cole For Whom The Bell Tolls – J. Cole Immortal – J. Cole Neighbors – J. Cole She’s Mine Pt. 2 – J. Cole She’s Mine Pt.1 – J. Cole Ville Mentality – J. Cole |
| 2 (1) | TYLER JOSEPH | Heathens – Twenty One Pilots |
| 3 (3) | GREG KURSTIN | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) Water Under The Bridge – Adele |
| 4 (6) | TAYLOR SWIFT | Better Man – Little Big Town I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
| 5 (5) | AUBREY GRAHAM | Come And See Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR (f. Drake) Fake Love – Drake Sneakin’ – Drake (f. 21 Savage) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
| 6 (10) | LEONARD COHEN | Hallelujah – Pentatonix |
| 7 (11) | LELAND WAYNE | No Heart – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Bounce Back – Big Sean Bad And Boujee – Migos (f. Lil Uzi Vert) Congratulations – Post Malone (f. Quavo) |
| 8 (7) | SIA FURLER | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 9 (8) | JOHNNY MARKS | Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee |
| 10 (4) | MARTIN MCKINNEY | Die For You – The Weeknd Party Monster – The Weeknd Reminder – The Weeknd Six Feet Under – The Weeknd I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd (f. Daft Punk) Starboy – The Weeknd (f. Daft Punk) Sidewalks – The Weeknd (f. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 11 (2) | ABEL TESFAYE | Die For You – The Weeknd Party Monster – The Weeknd Six Feet Under – The Weeknd I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd (f. Daft Punk) Starboy – The Weeknd (f. Daft Punk) Sidewalks – The Weeknd (f. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 12 (14) | JAMES MCCALL & JONATHAN LEWIS | Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) – Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall |
| 13 (–) | LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA | How Far I’ll Go – Alessia Cara & Auli’I Cravalho You’re Welcome – Dwayne Johnson |
| 14 (9) | NAYVADIUS WILBURN | X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Too Much Sauce – DJ ESCO (f. Future & Lil Uzi Vert) Do You Mind – DJ Khaled (f. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown & August Alsina) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
| 15 (13) | HILLARY LINDSEY | Dirty Laundry – Carrie Underwood Blue Ain’t Your Color – Keith Urban Million Reasons – Lady Gaga |
| 16 (17) | ADAM DANIEL & IRVIN MEJIA | Caroline – Aminé |
| 17 (12) | SCOTT HARRIS | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) |
| 18 (20) | WALTER AFANSIEFF & MARIAH CAREY | All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey |
| 19 (19) | GARRETT NASH & OLIVIA O’BRIEN | I Hate U I Love U – Gnash (f. Olivia O’Brien) |
| 20 (15) | ANDREW TAGGART | Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) Closer – The Chainsmokers (f. Halsey) All We Know – The Chainsmokers (f. Phoebe Ryan) |
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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