Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number-one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). In addition, he is tied with George Martin for the most Hot 100 number-one songs as a producer, with 23 as of 2021.
Del Rey, whose real name is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, was called the greatest songwriter of the 21st century by Rolling Stone, a sentiment echoed by Bruce Springsteen, who has also been lauded by Rolling Stone for his own songwriting. Del Rey's songwriting has evolved over the years.
Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records.
The Guinness World Records lists Barry Gibb as the second most successful songwriter in history behind Paul McCartney, over a career spanning more than fifty years.
As we settle into 2023 and look back at the past year, Ashley Gorley earned the most points on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart throughout 2022 for a second consecutive year, putting him at the top of our year-end list.
The award ceremony took place Tuesday night at the Ryman Auditorium. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Songwriters Association International awarded Taylor Swift the 'Songwriter-Artist of the Decade' honors on Tuesday night. In addition to Swift, Ashley Gorley received 'Songwriter of the Decade.
With pop anthems such like "Yesterday" and Let It Be". Lennon & McCartney is argubly the best songwriting collaboraion in the world. With a resume of the best selling band in the world and the most successful songwriter of all-time (McCartney).
Rolling Stone: 200 greatest singers of all time 2023
In January 2023, Rolling Stone announced American singer, songwriter, and pianist Aretha Franklin as the greatest singer of all time.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
Songwriters with most songs in the Billboard Top 100 in the U.S. 2021. During the time period from 2012 to 2021,Aubrey Graham (better known as Drake) was the top songwriter in the charts, with 47 songs in the Billboard Top 100. In second place was Martin Sandberg (Max Martin) with 46 songs.
Most recorded artist in music history - Asha Bhosle
In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records had older sister Mangeshkar (now 87) down as recording the most songs in history - a staggering 25,000.
That gives Kenny G top 40 songs in the 10s, 00s, 90s and 80s. The only other artists to do that have been Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2 and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
2010s. Drake accepted the trophy during the ceremony of the 2021 Billboard Music Awards held on May 23, 2021.
Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales.
Wins Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, at 2023 Grammys. Tobias Jesso Jr. has won Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, in the category's inaugural year at the 2023 Grammy Awards. He was up against The-Dream, Amy Allen, Laura Veltz, and Nija Charles.
Songwriting Royalties in a Nutshell
Mechanical royalties from record sales are easily calculated, set by law at 9.1 cents per track or record sale, and split between co-writers and the record companies.
English-born John Lennon is one of the most famous and influential songwriters of in rock history. One-fourth of the beatles, Lennon wrote some of the most beloved songs with bandmate Paul McCartney as part of their legendary songwriting partnership including “Love Me Do”, “Strawberry Feilds”, “Hey Jude” and many more.