Here are the top 100 songwriters based on the amount of weeks that their respective works has appeared on the British charts from 1952 through to the latest chart. Those with (d) next to their names means they are deceased.
|
NO |
NAME |
WKS |
|
1 |
Paul Mccartney |
1695 |
|
2 |
John Lennon (d) |
1425 |
|
3 |
Mike Stock |
895 |
|
3 |
Peter Waterman |
895 |
|
5 |
Barry Gibb |
891 |
|
6 |
Robin Gibb |
821 |
|
7 |
Lamont Dozier |
789 |
|
8 |
Matt Aitken |
787 |
|
9 |
Edward Holland |
740 |
|
10 |
Brian Holland |
707 |
|
11/12 |
James Harris/Terry Lewis |
701 |
|
13 |
Stevie Wonder |
700 |
|
14 |
Maurice Gibb (d) |
699 |
|
15 |
Elton John |
697 |
|
16 |
Michael Jackson (d) |
679 |
|
17 |
Gerry Goffin |
671 |
|
18 |
Mike Chapman |
653 |
|
19 |
Tim Mosley (Timbaland) |
646 |
|
20 |
Madonna |
633 |
|
21 |
Mick Jagger |
632 |
|
22 |
Burt Bacharach |
628 |
|
23 |
Hal David |
618 |
|
24 |
Bernie Taupin |
616 |
|
25 |
Keith Richards |
611 |
|
26 |
Nicky Chinn |
604 |
|
27 |
Max Martin |
597 |
|
28 |
Mikkel S Eriksen |
593 |
|
29 |
Tor Erik Hermansen |
586 |
|
30 |
Nile Rodgers |
565 |
|
31 |
Roger Greenaway |
562 |
|
31 |
Carole King |
562 |
|
33 |
Bernie Edwards (d) |
545 |
|
34 |
David Bowie |
533 |
|
35 |
Diane Warren |
519 |
|
36 |
Roger Cook |
501 |
|
36 |
Prince |
501 |
|
38 |
Kenny Gamble |
499 |
|
39 |
Barry Mann |
493 |
|
40 |
Leon Huff |
492 |
|
40 |
George Michael |
492 |
|
42 |
Robert John Lange |
469 |
|
43 |
Jerry Leiber |
467 |
|
44 |
Kanye West |
466 |
|
45 |
Howard Greenfield (d) |
459 |
|
46 |
Norman Whitfield (d) |
458 |
|
47 |
Pharrell Williams |
456 |
|
48 |
Bob Dylan |
452 |
|
49 |
Phil Collins |
444 |
|
49 |
Paul Weller |
444 |
|
49 |
Noel Gallagher |
444 |
|
52/53 |
Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus |
442 |
|
54 |
Kenny Edmonds (Babyface) |
440 |
|
55 |
Mike Stoller |
439 |
|
56 |
Bono |
435 |
|
57 |
The Edge |
425 |
|
58 |
Jeff Barry |
413 |
|
59/60 |
Adam Clayton/Larry Mullen |
411 |
|
61 |
Freddie Mercury (d) |
408 |
|
62 |
Neil Sedaka |
406 |
|
63 |
Marshall Mathers (Eminem) |
404 |
|
64 |
Richard Stannard |
403 |
|
65 |
Brian Higgins |
400 |
|
66 |
Les Reed |
398 |
|
67 |
Giorgio Moroder |
395 |
|
68 |
William Adams |
392 |
|
69 |
Cynthia Weil |
390 |
|
70 |
Tony Macaulay |
388 |
|
70 |
R Kelly |
388 |
|
70 |
Beyonce Knowles |
388 |
|
73 |
Bob Crewe |
385 |
|
73 |
Shawn Carter (Jay Z) |
385 |
|
75 |
Lionel Richie |
382 |
|
76 |
Ronald Bell |
381 |
|
77 |
George Brown |
380 |
|
78 |
Sting |
379 |
|
79 |
Paul Anka |
378 |
|
80 |
Robert Bell/Claydes Smith (d) |
377 |
|
82 |
Rick Nowels |
374 |
|
82 |
Gary Barlow |
374 |
|
84 |
Miranda Cooper |
373 |
|
85 |
Nathaniel Hills |
372 |
|
86 |
Barry Mason |
371 |
|
87 |
Carl Sigman (d) |
370 |
|
88 |
Jeff Lynne |
365 |
|
89 |
Robbie Williams |
364 |
|
90 |
Desmond Child |
360 |
|
91 |
Geoff Stephens |
357 |
|
92 |
Vince Clarke |
352 |
|
93 |
Berry Gordy |
349 |
|
94 |
Dave A. Stewart |
347 |
|
95 |
Roy Orbison (d) |
344 |
|
95 |
Mort Shuman (d) |
344 |
|
95 |
Phil Spector |
344 |
|
98 |
George David Weiss |
342 |
|
99 |
Albert Hammond |
338 |
|
100 |
Akon |
334 |