George Michael: posthumously claims the top spot on this week’s chart. Photo: PRNewsFoto/Legacy Recordings
George Michael’s songwriting legacy tops this week’s chart recognising the songwriters behind the biggest hits on the Billboard Hot 100
George Michael was celebrated as not only a dynamic performer, but a gifted songwriter. His tragic passing on Christmas Day unsurprisingly sparked a surge in streaming and sales activity that led to several of his classic songs returning to the Billboard Hot 100. With either sole or half writing credit on them all, it seems almost poetic justice that he would posthumously claim the top spot on this week’s chart recognising the top songwriters of the week, in memory and appreciation of a far larger body of work over the years.
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 ↑ | GEORGE MICHAEL | Last Christmas – Wham! Faith – George Michael Careless Whisper – Wham! (f. George Michael) |
| 2 ↓ | JERMAINE COLE | Déjà Vu – J. Cole Immortal – J. Cole Neighbors – J. Cole |
| 3 ↑ | GREG KURSTIN | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) Water Under The Bridge – Adele |
| 4 ↓ | TYLER JOSEPH | Heathens – Twenty One Pilots |
| 5 ↑ | 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) Both – Gucci Mane (f. Drake) |
| 6 ↑ | TAYLOR SWIFT | Better Man – Little Big Town I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) – Zayn/Taylor Swift |
| 7 ↓ | LEONARD COHEN | Hallelujah – Pentatonix |
| 8 ↑ | AUBREY GRAHAM | Both – Gucci Mane (f. Drake) Fake Love – Drake Sneakin’ – Drake (f. 21 Savage) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
| 9 ↑ | NAYVADIUS WILBURN | X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Too Much Sauce – DJ ESCO (f. Future & Lil Uzi Vert) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
| 10 | SIA FURLER | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 11 ↑ | ASHLEY GORLEY | A Guy With A Girl – Blake Shelton Dirty Laundry – Carrie Underwood Dirt On My Boots – Jon Pardi |
| 12 ↑ | JAMES MCCALL & JONATHAN LEWIS | Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) – Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall |
| 13 ↑ | SCOTT HARRIS | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) |
| 14 ↑ | SHAWN MENDES & TEDDY GEIGER | Mercy – Shawn Mendes Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes |
| 15 ↑ | HILLARY LINDSEY | Dirty Laundry – Carrie Underwood Blue Ain’t Your Color – Keith Urban Million Reasons – Lady Gaga |
| 16 ↑ | SHAYAA JOSEPH | No Heart – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Sneakin’ – Drake (f. 21 Savage) |
| 17 | ADAM DANIEL & IRVIN MEJIA | Caroline – Aminé |
| 18 | ANDREW TAGGART | Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) Closer – The Chainsmokers (f. Halsey) All We Know – The Chainsmokers (f. Phoebe Ryan) |
| 19 ↑ | RADRIC DAVIS | Party – Chris Brown (f. Usher & Gucci Mane) Both – Gucci Mane (f. Drake) Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd (f. Gucci Mane) Black Barbies – Nicki Minaj & Mike Will Made It |
| 20 ↑ | MATTHEW NORRISH JACOBSON & KATORAH MARRERO | OOOUUU – Young M.A. |
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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