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JGCities t1_ja03jud wrote

People who are often left off lists like this but deserve a place

Barry Gibb - probably most underrated song writer of all time

Bono

Diane Warren - one of the greatest of all time

Max Martin - who will soon become the song writer with the most #1s of all time

The Glimmer Twins (Jagger & Richards)

Sting (he wrote or co-wrote nearly all the Police songs plus his own stuff)

Taylor Swift

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JGCities t1_ja05hfa wrote

Barry Gibb song writing trivia just blows me away

In 1977 had five songs enter the top 10 at the same time

1977 Four of the top 5 songs were written by him

December 1977 to Sept 78 his songs were #1 for 27 out of 37 weeks

Only song writer in history to have 4 successive number 1 songs - Stayin Alive, Love is Thicker That Water, Night Fever, If I Can't Have You.

Only male artist to have 10 of the top 600 hot 100 billboard songs in history

The Bee Gees are only group in history to write, produced and record six straight #1 songs

Had #1 songs in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Looks like her wrote 16 #1 songs overall. 6th most in history.

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