The hired pens

Who writes the songs other people sing

Add up the lyric and music credits on every track in the database and the same names keep coming back. These are the writers credited on the most tracks for artists other than themselves, and the artists they were credited with. Pick a decade to see who was busy then.

Writers indexed
28,367
Artists counted
549
Albums counted
4,846
Albums verified
4,628

What these numbers count

What is in

The lyric and music credit rows on the 4,846 studio albums entered so far, 4,628 of which have had their credits checked against liner notes or another primary source. Ranking is by tracks written, then by how many artists those tracks are spread across.

What is out

Writing for your own act. A credit to a band, or to one of its members on that band's record, counts toward the band's own authorship score and stops there. This board is outside pens only, so a writer who mostly works on their own records sits low here or does not appear.

What it is not

A career total. Nobody's full discography is in the database yet, and albums arrive a few artists at a time. A writer's real number is higher than the one on this page, and it moves every time we add a record they worked on.

Songwriters

Most credited songwriters

Lyric and music credits, for artists other than themselves. 28,367 writers are indexed in all. Pick a decade to re-rank the board on the albums released in it; an album with no release year on file counts in the all-time view only.

Portraits come from Wikimedia Commons and are credited at the foot of this page. A name with no freely licensed photograph keeps its initials.

Filter by decade

Each count is the writers with a credit on an album released in that span. The bar under it measures that against the 28,367 writers indexed in all. A short bar means the catalog holds fewer albums from that span, not that the decade was quiet.

All time Top 50 writers by tracks written, across every album in the catalog

Every album counted together, including the ones with no release year on file, which count here and in no decade view. That is 28,367 writers with at least one credit on somebody else's record.

  1. 1

    Radric Davis

    245 tracks · 20 artists

  2. 2

    Pharrell Williams on the roster

    230 tracks · 67 artists

  3. 3

    Jay Jenkins

    222 tracks · 17 artists

  4. 4

    Terry Lewis

    213 tracks · 24 artists

  5. 5

    Max Martin

    195 tracks · 41 artists

  6. 6

    Timbaland

    191 tracks · 40 artists

  7. 7

    Timothy Mosley

    185 tracks · 45 artists

  8. 8

    James Harris III

    181 tracks · 17 artists

  9. 9

    Robert Williams

    169 tracks · 13 artists

  10. 10

    Metro Boomin on the roster

    159 tracks · 21 artists

  11. 11

    John Feldmann

    153 tracks · 11 artists

  12. 12

    Greg Kurstin

    151 tracks · 28 artists

  13. 13

    Orlando Jovani Cepeda Matos

    150 tracks · 2 artists

  14. 14

    Louis Bell

    148 tracks · 25 artists

  15. 15

    Desmond Child

    138 tracks · 27 artists

  16. 16

    Mike Dean

    137 tracks · 22 artists

  17. 17

    Future on the roster

    134 tracks · 35 artists

  18. 18

    Kanye West on the roster

    133 tracks · 42 artists

  19. 19

    Sean Combs on the roster

    131 tracks · 33 artists

  20. 20

    Irv Gotti

    130 tracks · 7 artists

  21. 21

    Jack Antonoff

    125 tracks · 11 artists

  22. 22

    Henry Walter

    123 tracks · 32 artists

  23. 23

    Sky Rompiendo

    123 tracks · 9 artists

  24. 24

    Robert John "Mutt" Lange

    122 tracks · 6 artists

  25. 25

    Alejandro Ramírez Suárez

    119 tracks · 7 artists

  26. 26

    J Batyxta

    116 tracks · 1 artist

  27. 27

    Jermaine Dupri

    113 tracks · 27 artists

  28. 28

    Diane Warren

    110 tracks · 63 artists

  29. 29

    Bob Ezrin

    110 tracks · 4 artists

  30. 30

    JOP

    110 tracks · 1 artist

  31. 31

    Rodney Jerkins

    108 tracks · 44 artists

  32. 32

    Kasseem Dean

    107 tracks · 29 artists

  33. 33

    Jerry Wonda

    104 tracks · 16 artists

  34. 34

    Ryan Tedder on the roster

    102 tracks · 53 artists

  35. 35

    Ryan Vojtesak

    102 tracks · 17 artists

  36. 36

    Jim Vallance

    102 tracks · 11 artists

  37. 37

    Byron Thomas

    102 tracks · 10 artists

  38. 38

    Kara DioGuardi

    101 tracks · 27 artists

  39. 39

    Jacob Kasher Hindlin

    101 tracks · 25 artists

  40. 40

    Justin Tranter

    99 tracks · 31 artists

  41. 41

    Frank Miami

    99 tracks · 4 artists

  42. 42

    Norman Whitfield

    97 tracks · 30 artists

  43. 43

    Andrew Watt

    97 tracks · 28 artists

  44. 44

    Southside

    97 tracks · 16 artists

  45. 45

    Theron Thomas

    96 tracks · 34 artists

  46. 46

    Roma Ryan

    96 tracks · 2 artists

  47. 47

    Tor Erik Hermansen

    95 tracks · 28 artists

  48. 48

    Robert John Lange

    95 tracks · 9 artists

  49. 49

    6ix

    95 tracks · 1 artist

  50. 50

    Noah Shebib

    93 tracks · 12 artists

2020s Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released in the 2020s

10,810 writers have a credit on one of the 794 albums released in the 2020s, counted across their 11,271 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Orlando Jovani Cepeda Matos

    149 tracks · 1 artist

  2. 2

    J Batyxta

    116 tracks · 1 artist

  3. 3

    JOP

    97 tracks · 1 artist

  4. 4

    Metro Boomin on the roster

    92 tracks · 14 artists

  5. 5

    Ryan Vojtesak

    90 tracks · 15 artists

  6. 6

    Jack Antonoff

    86 tracks · 8 artists

  7. 7

    Sky Rompiendo

    83 tracks · 8 artists

  8. 8

    Future on the roster

    82 tracks · 22 artists

  9. 9

    Louis Bell

    82 tracks · 15 artists

  10. 10

    Chauncey Hollis Jr.

    82 tracks · 3 artists

  11. 11

    Alejandro Ramírez Suárez

    81 tracks · 7 artists

  12. 12

    Andrew Watt

    80 tracks · 19 artists

  13. 13

    Henry Walter

    74 tracks · 16 artists

  14. 14

    Kevyn Mauricio Cruz Moreno

    73 tracks · 8 artists

  15. 15

    John Feldmann

    71 tracks · 5 artists

  16. 16

    Max Martin

    69 tracks · 14 artists

  17. 17

    Wheezy

    67 tracks · 14 artists

  18. 18

    Aaron Dessner

    67 tracks · 5 artists

  19. 19

    Julio Emmanuel Batista Santos

    63 tracks · 1 artist

  20. 20

    Amy Allen

    62 tracks · 21 artists

  21. 21

    Carter Lang

    62 tracks · 7 artists

  22. 22

    Édgar Barrera

    61 tracks · 9 artists

  23. 23

    Michael Pollack

    60 tracks · 22 artists

  24. 24

    Marco Borrero

    59 tracks · 5 artists

  25. 25

    Roberto Rosado

    59 tracks · 1 artist

  26. 26

    Gunnar Greve

    58 tracks · 1 artist

  27. 27

    Jacob Kasher Hindlin

    57 tracks · 14 artists

  28. 28

    Big Fred

    56 tracks · 1 artist

  29. 29

    José M. Reyes Díaz

    55 tracks · 2 artists

  30. 30

    Jonathan Kirk

    54 tracks · 5 artists

  31. 31

    Frank Miami

    54 tracks · 4 artists

  32. 32

    Marcus Arnbekk

    54 tracks · 1 artist

  33. 33

    Keityn

    53 tracks · 9 artists

  34. 34

    Franklin Jovani Martínez

    51 tracks · 1 artist

  35. 35

    Ernest Keith Smith

    50 tracks · 6 artists

  36. 36

    Sharo Towers

    50 tracks · 3 artists

  37. 37

    Jay Jenkins

    49 tracks · 6 artists

  38. 38

    Marcos G. Pérez

    49 tracks · 1 artist

  39. 39

    Slipmats

    49 tracks · 1 artist

  40. 40

    Fara

    48 tracks · 2 artists

  41. 41

    Sergio Kitchens

    47 tracks · 11 artists

  42. 42

    Armenta

    47 tracks · 2 artists

  43. 43

    6ix

    47 tracks · 1 artist

  44. 44

    Dylan Wiggins

    46 tracks · 8 artists

  45. 45

    Radric Davis

    46 tracks · 6 artists

  46. 46

    Miguel Armando Armenta

    46 tracks · 2 artists

  47. 47

    Tyler Johnson

    45 tracks · 10 artists

  48. 48

    Billy Walsh

    45 tracks · 5 artists

  49. 49

    Turbo

    45 tracks · 2 artists

  50. 50

    Federico Vindver

    44 tracks · 11 artists

2010s Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released in the 2010s

10,632 writers have a credit on one of the 1,160 albums released in the 2010s, counted across their 14,959 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Radric Davis

    133 tracks · 11 artists

  2. 2

    Jay Jenkins

    106 tracks · 8 artists

  3. 3

    Max Martin

    100 tracks · 20 artists

  4. 4

    Mike Dean

    94 tracks · 13 artists

  5. 5

    Greg Kurstin

    91 tracks · 21 artists

  6. 6

    Pharrell Williams on the roster

    83 tracks · 34 artists

  7. 7

    John Feldmann

    78 tracks · 7 artists

  8. 8

    Southside

    69 tracks · 12 artists

  9. 9

    Noah Shebib

    68 tracks · 9 artists

  10. 10

    Metro Boomin on the roster

    67 tracks · 13 artists

  11. 11

    Robert Williams

    67 tracks · 11 artists

  12. 12

    Louis Bell

    65 tracks · 11 artists

  13. 13

    Frank Dukes

    61 tracks · 21 artists

  14. 14

    Savan Kotecha

    60 tracks · 18 artists

  15. 15

    Kevin Churko

    59 tracks · 3 artists

  16. 16

    Justin Tranter

    58 tracks · 23 artists

  17. 17

    Timothy Mosley

    56 tracks · 12 artists

  18. 18

    Benjamin Levin

    55 tracks · 25 artists

  19. 19

    Giorgio Tuinfort

    55 tracks · 12 artists

  20. 20

    James Fauntleroy

    54 tracks · 17 artists

  21. 21

    Future on the roster

    51 tracks · 22 artists

  22. 22

    Matthew Samuels

    51 tracks · 19 artists

  23. 23

    Ryan Tedder on the roster

    50 tracks · 28 artists

  24. 24

    Henry Walter

    48 tracks · 18 artists

  25. 25

    6ix

    48 tracks · 1 artist

  26. 26

    Juan Diego Medina

    47 tracks · 5 artists

  27. 27

    Nicki Minaj on the roster

    46 tracks · 27 artists

  28. 28

    Julia Michaels

    46 tracks · 17 artists

  29. 29

    Terius Nash

    45 tracks · 19 artists

  30. 30

    Frank Miami

    45 tracks · 1 artist

  31. 31

    Kanye West on the roster

    44 tracks · 22 artists

  32. 32

    Theron Thomas

    44 tracks · 19 artists

  33. 33

    Ester Dean

    44 tracks · 18 artists

  34. 34

    Tor Erik Hermansen

    44 tracks · 16 artists

  35. 35

    Jacob Kasher Hindlin

    44 tracks · 14 artists

  36. 36

    Hillary Lindsey

    43 tracks · 12 artists

  37. 37

    Dr. Luke

    42 tracks · 19 artists

  38. 38

    Michael Williams II

    42 tracks · 13 artists

  39. 39

    John Ryan

    42 tracks · 7 artists

  40. 40

    Ernest Wilson

    41 tracks · 11 artists

  41. 41

    Scott Harris

    41 tracks · 7 artists

  42. 42

    Zayn

    41 tracks · 1 artist

  43. 43

    Julian Bunetta

    40 tracks · 9 artists

  44. 44

    Rick Nowels

    40 tracks · 7 artists

  45. 45

    Sky Rompiendo

    40 tracks · 5 artists

  46. 46

    Rick Ross on the roster

    39 tracks · 19 artists

  47. 47

    Zaytoven

    39 tracks · 7 artists

  48. 48

    Jack Antonoff

    39 tracks · 6 artists

  49. 49

    Vicente Saavedra

    39 tracks · 3 artists

  50. 50

    Aubrey Graham on the roster

    38 tracks · 19 artists

2000s Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released in the 2000s

7,815 writers have a credit on one of the 1,146 albums released in the 2000s, counted across their 15,447 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Pharrell Williams on the roster

    119 tracks · 36 artists

  2. 2

    Irv Gotti

    112 tracks · 4 artists

  3. 3

    Kara DioGuardi

    94 tracks · 22 artists

  4. 4

    Timbaland

    92 tracks · 22 artists

  5. 5

    Jerry Wonda

    84 tracks · 8 artists

  6. 6

    Terry Lewis

    79 tracks · 17 artists

  7. 7

    Kanye West on the roster

    77 tracks · 23 artists

  8. 8

    James Harris III

    73 tracks · 12 artists

  9. 9

    Byron Thomas

    73 tracks · 9 artists

  10. 10

    Andre Young

    71 tracks · 12 artists

  11. 11

    Scott Storch on the roster

    68 tracks · 36 artists

  12. 12

    Sean Garrett

    68 tracks · 27 artists

  13. 13

    Jay Jenkins

    67 tracks · 11 artists

  14. 14

    Radric Davis

    66 tracks · 6 artists

  15. 15

    Chad Hugo

    65 tracks · 21 artists

  16. 16

    Timothy Mosley

    63 tracks · 24 artists

  17. 17

    Robert Williams

    63 tracks · 1 artist

  18. 18

    Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr.

    61 tracks · 1 artist

  19. 19

    Jermaine Dupri

    58 tracks · 18 artists

  20. 20

    India.Arie

    58 tracks · 1 artist

  21. 21

    Rodney Jerkins

    51 tracks · 19 artists

  22. 22

    Bryan-Michael Cox

    47 tracks · 15 artists

  23. 23

    Mike Elizondo

    46 tracks · 16 artists

  24. 24

    Mario Winans

    46 tracks · 9 artists

  25. 25

    Mr. Collipark

    46 tracks · 7 artists

  26. 26

    Sean Combs on the roster

    44 tracks · 11 artists

  27. 27

    Marti Frederiksen

    44 tracks · 8 artists

  28. 28

    Scotty Emerick

    43 tracks · 2 artists

  29. 29

    Justin Smith

    42 tracks · 11 artists

  30. 30

    John Shanks

    41 tracks · 15 artists

  31. 31

    Tor Erik Hermansen

    41 tracks · 14 artists

  32. 32

    Troy Taylor

    41 tracks · 4 artists

  33. 33

    Mark Batson

    40 tracks · 11 artists

  34. 34

    Dr. Dre on the roster

    40 tracks · 9 artists

  35. 35

    Guy Chambers

    38 tracks · 6 artists

  36. 36

    Luis Resto

    37 tracks · 7 artists

  37. 37

    Andre Parker

    37 tracks · 3 artists

  38. 38

    Chink Santana

    37 tracks · 3 artists

  39. 39

    Linda Perry

    36 tracks · 7 artists

  40. 40

    Roma Ryan

    36 tracks · 1 artist

  41. 41

    Kasseem Dean

    35 tracks · 16 artists

  42. 42

    Christopher Stewart

    35 tracks · 14 artists

  43. 43

    Terius Nash

    35 tracks · 13 artists

  44. 44

    Cory Rooney

    35 tracks · 7 artists

  45. 45

    J Dilla

    34 tracks · 5 artists

  46. 46

    Aldrin Davis

    33 tracks · 10 artists

  47. 47

    LaShawn Daniels

    32 tracks · 13 artists

  48. 48

    Johntá Austin

    32 tracks · 11 artists

  49. 49

    Johnta Austin

    32 tracks · 7 artists

  50. 50

    Lester Mendez

    32 tracks · 6 artists

1990s Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released in the 1990s

4,646 writers have a credit on one of the 744 albums released in the 1990s, counted across their 9,834 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Terry Lewis

    70 tracks · 10 artists

  2. 2

    Robert John "Mutt" Lange

    70 tracks · 5 artists

  3. 3

    Sean Combs on the roster

    68 tracks · 14 artists

  4. 4

    Timbaland

    66 tracks · 5 artists

  5. 5

    James Harris III

    57 tracks · 6 artists

  6. 6

    Diane Warren

    51 tracks · 31 artists

  7. 7

    Robert John Lange

    45 tracks · 5 artists

  8. 8

    DJ U-Neek

    44 tracks · 1 artist

  9. 9

    Jermaine Dupri

    43 tracks · 9 artists

  10. 10

    Timothy Mosley

    42 tracks · 6 artists

  11. 11

    Dallas Austin

    39 tracks · 6 artists

  12. 12

    Erick Sermon

    37 tracks · 6 artists

  13. 13

    Walter Afanasieff

    36 tracks · 6 artists

  14. 14

    Babyface

    35 tracks · 12 artists

  15. 15

    Desmond Child

    34 tracks · 10 artists

  16. 16

    Kenneth Edmonds

    34 tracks · 9 artists

  17. 17

    Darrell Abbott

    34 tracks · 1 artist

  18. 18

    Philip Anselmo

    34 tracks · 1 artist

  19. 19

    Vincent Abbott

    34 tracks · 1 artist

  20. 20

    Steven Jordan

    32 tracks · 7 artists

  21. 21

    Sleepy Brown

    32 tracks · 4 artists

  22. 22

    Rico Wade

    31 tracks · 4 artists

  23. 23

    Sir Jinx

    29 tracks · 2 artists

  24. 24

    Reeves Gabrels on the roster

    29 tracks · 1 artist

  25. 25

    George Clinton

    26 tracks · 11 artists

  26. 26

    Marley Marl

    26 tracks · 5 artists

  27. 27

    Denzil Foster

    26 tracks · 2 artists

  28. 28

    Ray Murray

    26 tracks · 2 artists

  29. 29

    Thomas McElroy

    26 tracks · 2 artists

  30. 30

    A.B. Quintanilla

    25 tracks · 1 artist

  31. 31

    Robert Williams

    25 tracks · 1 artist

  32. 32

    Jean-Claude Olivier

    24 tracks · 8 artists

  33. 33

    Eric Sadler

    24 tracks · 5 artists

  34. 34

    Draco Rosa

    24 tracks · 1 artist

  35. 35

    Dr. Dre on the roster

    23 tracks · 6 artists

  36. 36

    Byron Thomas

    23 tracks · 2 artists

  37. 37

    Roma Ryan

    23 tracks · 1 artist

  38. 38

    Money Mark

    22 tracks · 2 artists

  39. 39

    Brandon Barnes

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  40. 40

    Glen Allen Ballard

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  41. 41

    Guy Chambers

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  42. 42

    Kasseem Dean

    21 tracks · 3 artists

  43. 43

    Shep Crawford

    21 tracks · 3 artists

  44. 44

    Hurby Azor

    21 tracks · 2 artists

  45. 45

    Keith Shocklee

    21 tracks · 2 artists

  46. 46

    René Elizondo Jr.

    21 tracks · 1 artist

  47. 47

    Silkk The Shocker

    21 tracks · 1 artist

  48. 48

    R. Kelly on the roster

    20 tracks · 10 artists

  49. 49

    Daryl Simmons

    20 tracks · 9 artists

  50. 50

    Samuel Barnes

    20 tracks · 7 artists

1980s Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released in the 1980s

1,440 writers have a credit on one of the 444 albums released in the 1980s, counted across their 4,588 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Jim Vallance

    52 tracks · 6 artists

  2. 2

    Desmond Child

    46 tracks · 7 artists

  3. 3

    Matt Aitken

    37 tracks · 3 artists

  4. 4

    Mike Stock

    37 tracks · 3 artists

  5. 5

    Pete Waterman

    37 tracks · 3 artists

  6. 6

    Maurice Starr

    35 tracks · 2 artists

  7. 7

    Terry Lewis

    34 tracks · 2 artists

  8. 8

    Jacques Morali

    34 tracks · 1 artist

  9. 9

    Sue Ennis

    33 tracks · 1 artist

  10. 10

    Frederick Jay Rubin

    30 tracks · 3 artists

  11. 11

    Rick Rubin

    30 tracks · 3 artists

  12. 12

    Kenny Laguna

    30 tracks · 1 artist

  13. 13

    Hank Shocklee

    29 tracks · 2 artists

  14. 14

    Henri Belolo

    27 tracks · 1 artist

  15. 15

    Kevin Savigar

    27 tracks · 1 artist

  16. 16

    James Harris III

    26 tracks · 1 artist

  17. 17

    Roma Ryan

    25 tracks · 1 artist

  18. 18

    Robert John "Mutt" Lange

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  19. 19

    Robert John Lange

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  20. 20

    Kane Roberts

    21 tracks · 1 artist

  21. 21

    Jim Cregan

    20 tracks · 1 artist

  22. 22

    Diane Warren

    19 tracks · 10 artists

  23. 23

    Eric Sadler

    19 tracks · 2 artists

  24. 24

    Hurby Azor

    18 tracks · 1 artist

  25. 25

    Tom Kelly

    15 tracks · 7 artists

  26. 26

    Patrick Leonard

    15 tracks · 2 artists

  27. 27

    Dust Brothers

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  28. 28

    E.Z. Mike

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  29. 29

    Matt Dike

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  30. 30

    Michael Simpson

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  31. 31

    Nile Rodgers

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  32. 32

    Steve Stevens

    15 tracks · 1 artist

  33. 33

    Dwayne Simon

    14 tracks · 2 artists

  34. 34

    Dean Dillon

    14 tracks · 1 artist

  35. 35

    Jack Irons on the roster

    14 tracks · 1 artist

  36. 36

    Billy Steinberg

    13 tracks · 6 artists

  37. 37

    Gary Osborne

    13 tracks · 2 artists

  38. 38

    Afrika Islam

    13 tracks · 1 artist

  39. 39

    Larry Smith

    13 tracks · 1 artist

  40. 40

    Russell Simmons

    13 tracks · 1 artist

  41. 41

    Michael Omartian

    12 tracks · 4 artists

  42. 42

    Davey Johnstone

    12 tracks · 2 artists

  43. 43

    Bernard Rhodes

    12 tracks · 1 artist

  44. 44

    Dick Wagner

    12 tracks · 1 artist

  45. 45

    Ricky Byrd

    12 tracks · 1 artist

  46. 46

    John Lennon on the roster

    11 tracks · 6 artists

  47. 47

    Holly Knight

    11 tracks · 5 artists

  48. 48

    Steve Kipner

    10 tracks · 5 artists

  49. 49

    Tom Snow

    10 tracks · 5 artists

  50. 50

    Graham Lyle

    10 tracks · 4 artists

Before 1980 Top 50 writers by tracks written on albums released before 1980

2,338 writers have a credit on one of the 558 albums released before 1980, counted across their 5,885 tracks. This view ranks the top 50 by tracks written.

  1. 1

    Norman Whitfield

    70 tracks · 7 artists

  2. 2

    Norman Jesse Whitfield

    61 tracks · 3 artists

  3. 3

    Linda McCartney

    54 tracks · 3 artists

  4. 4

    Pete Bellotte

    47 tracks · 3 artists

  5. 5

    Barrett Strong

    45 tracks · 5 artists

  6. 6

    Berry Gordy

    43 tracks · 6 artists

  7. 7

    Nickolas Ashford

    39 tracks · 6 artists

  8. 8

    Valerie Simpson

    39 tracks · 6 artists

  9. 9

    Bob Ezrin

    39 tracks · 3 artists

  10. 10

    Giorgio Moroder

    38 tracks · 1 artist

  11. 11

    Smokey Robinson on the roster

    33 tracks · 6 artists

  12. 12

    Bernie Baum

    32 tracks · 2 artists

  13. 13

    Bill Giant

    32 tracks · 1 artist

  14. 14

    Dick Wagner

    32 tracks · 1 artist

  15. 15

    Brian Holland

    31 tracks · 11 artists

  16. 16

    Henry Cosby

    31 tracks · 3 artists

  17. 17

    Florence Kaye

    31 tracks · 1 artist

  18. 18

    Sylvia Moy

    30 tracks · 6 artists

  19. 19

    Ben Weisman

    28 tracks · 2 artists

  20. 20

    Eddie Holland

    27 tracks · 8 artists

  21. 21

    William Robinson

    27 tracks · 2 artists

  22. 22

    Lamont Dozier

    25 tracks · 11 artists

  23. 23

    Johnny Mercer

    25 tracks · 7 artists

  24. 24

    Deke Richards

    25 tracks · 5 artists

  25. 25

    Clarence Paul

    24 tracks · 4 artists

  26. 26

    Roy C. Bennett

    24 tracks · 1 artist

  27. 27

    Sid Tepper

    23 tracks · 1 artist

  28. 28

    Richard Rodgers

    22 tracks · 11 artists

  29. 29

    Freddie Perren

    22 tracks · 2 artists

  30. 30

    Barrett Strong Jr.

    22 tracks · 1 artist

  31. 31

    Bob Dylan on the roster

    21 tracks · 9 artists

  32. 32

    Edward Holland Jr.

    20 tracks · 5 artists

  33. 33

    Curtis Mayfield

    20 tracks · 2 artists

  34. 34

    Jacques Morali

    20 tracks · 1 artist

  35. 35

    Stig Anderson

    20 tracks · 1 artist

  36. 36

    Sammy Cahn

    18 tracks · 8 artists

  37. 37

    Ron Miller

    18 tracks · 6 artists

  38. 38

    Alphonso Mizell

    18 tracks · 1 artist

  39. 39

    Paul McCartney on the roster

    17 tracks · 12 artists

  40. 40

    Lorenz Hart

    17 tracks · 9 artists

  41. 41

    Harold Arlen

    17 tracks · 8 artists

  42. 42

    Alan Jay Lerner

    17 tracks · 5 artists

  43. 43

    Jimmy Van Heusen

    17 tracks · 5 artists

  44. 44

    Syreeta Wright

    17 tracks · 2 artists

  45. 45

    Fred Wise

    17 tracks · 1 artist

  46. 46

    John Farrar

    17 tracks · 1 artist

  47. 47

    John Lennon on the roster

    16 tracks · 11 artists

  48. 48

    Ira Gershwin

    16 tracks · 6 artists

  49. 49

    Frederick Loewe

    16 tracks · 5 artists

  50. 50

    Stevie Wonder on the roster

    16 tracks · 5 artists

The other half of the credit

The people behind the board

Somebody wrote the song and somebody else decided what it would sound like. 9,791 producers are indexed from the same credit rows, ranked the same way and filterable by the same decades.

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Photo credits

Every portrait on this page came from Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons licence or in the public domain, and the licences ask that the photographer travels with the picture. 109 photos are used across the boards above, each one credited here. All of them are resized for the board and some are cropped to frame the face; nothing else about them has been changed.