Twenty One Pilots lead vocalist Tyler Joseph tops the week’s Hot Hitmakers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Ralph Arvesen
Our new Hot Hitmakers partnership with Royalty Exchange recognises the top songwriters behind the biggest hits on the Hot 100
With the help of online music royalties marketplace, Royalty Exchange, we introduce a new weekly Hot Hitmakers chart, which recognises the top songwriters behind the biggest hits in the US. The installment below covers the results of Tuesday’s Hot 100 from Billboard, which covers the week commencing 21 November 2016.
Perhaps the most interesting development is Taylor Swift making the chart on the backs of two songs she didn’t even perform. While her co-writing credit for This Is What You Came For by ex Calvin Harris is a holdover from the October chart, her contribution to Little Big Town’s Better Man earned her a spot to herself this week.
Other new entrants include James McCall and Jonathan Lewis for Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem), Shayaa Joseph (otherwise known as 21 Savage), Leland Wayne, Adam Daniel and Irvin Mejia, and Xavier Dotson.
Enjoy…
| RANK | SONGWRITER | SONG – ARTIST |
| 1 | TYLER JOSEPH | Heathens – Twenty One Pilots Ride – Twenty One Pilots |
| 2 | AUBREY GRAHAM | One Dance – Drake (f. WizKid & Kyla) Come And See Me – PARTYNEXTDOOR (f. Drake) Fake Love – Drake Sneakin’ – Drake (f. 21 Savage) Used To This Future (f. Drake) |
| 3 | GREG KURSTIN | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) Water Under The Bridge – Adele |
| 4 | TAYLOR SWIFT | Better Man – Little Big Town This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris (f. Rihanna) |
| 5 | SIA FURLER | Cheap Thrills – Sia (f. Sean Paul) The Greatest – Sia (f. Kendrick Lamar) |
| 6 | NAYVADIUS WILBURN | X – 23 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Too Much Sauce – DJ ESCO (f. Future & Lil Uzi Vert) Do You Mind – DJ Khaled (f. Nickie Minaj, Chris Brown & August Alsina) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
| 7 | CALVIN HARRIS | My Way – Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris (f. Rihanna) |
| 8 | ANDREW TAGGART | Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Halsey) Closer – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) All We Know – The Chainsmokers (f. Phoebe Ryan) |
| 9 | SCOTT HARRIS | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers (f. Daya) |
| 10 | JOHN MAYER | Love On The Weekend – John Mayer |
| 11 | JAMES MCCALL & JONATHAN LEWIS | Juju On That Beat (TZ Anthem) – Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall |
| 12 | SIDNEY SELBY II | Panda – Desiigner Tiimmy Turner – Desiigner |
| 13 | SHAYAA JOSEPH | No Heart – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin X – 21 Savage & Metro Boomin (f. Future) Sneakin’ – Drake (f. 21 Savage) |
| 14 | 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) |
| 15 | ADAM DANIEL & IRVIN MEJIA | Caroline – Aminé |
| 16 | SHAWN MENDES & TEDDY GEIGER | Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes Mercy – Shawn Mendes |
| 17 | GARRETT NASH & OLIVIA O’BRIEN | I Hate U I Love U – Gnash (f. Olivia O’Brien) |
| 18 | MAX MARTIN | Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake Side To Side – Ariana Grande (f. Nickie Minaj) |
| 19 | MILES MCCOLLUM | Broccoli – D.R.A.M. (f. Lil Yachty) 1 Night – Lil Yachty |
| 20 | XAVIER DOTSON | Too Much Sauce – DJ ESCO (f. Future & Lil Uzi Vert) Used To This – Future (f. Drake) |
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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Of the top 20 artist topping the US songwriting charts, I recognize Taylor Swift and John Mayer. Who are the other 18? Why are they on your list?
This is the reason we’re so keen to publish this chart – to shine a light on the songwriters that are sometimes in the shadows of the big name artists. For example, if you know Taylor Swift then you should know Max Martin – http://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/?s=max+martin+taylor+swift