21 Hits, 98 Songwriters and a NEW “Hit Songwriting Champion”
Find out who the top Pop songwriters were in Q1-2012!
“Who’s Writing The Hits – Q1-2012” gives well deserved recognition to the top Pop songwriters of the quarter, spotlighting the top collaborative partnerships, the #1 hit club of Q1, a breakdown of every top 10 hit with the songwriters who crafted them and much more.
In this edition you’ll learn:
- Which songwriter became the new “Champion of Hit Songwriting,” dethroning Max Martin after a year long reign.
- Which two collaborative partnerships yielded three top 10 hits during the quarter (ok – one was of course Max Martin and Dr. Luke, but can you name the other?)
- Which Pop sub-genre had double the amount of average credited songwriters per song.
- Which artists DID NOT receive a writing credit on the songs that they perform.
Read the report to find out the answers to these questions and much more!
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<div class=”exerptTextHits” style=”padding-bottom:20px;”>This report provides you with a concise review of the characteristics and attributes that drove the twenty one top 10 songs that landed on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart during Q4-2011. </div> <div class=”exerptText”> • <strong>The “Model” Hit Pop Song:</strong> See what the “model” hit Pop song looked like based on the top attributes of all 21 top 10 hit Pop songs during the quarter. • <strong>Song Structure:</strong> A detailed look at key components that shaped all 21 top 10 hit Pop songs including intros, outros, choruses, bridges, pre-choruses, form and more. • <strong>Song Attributes:</strong> See how key attributes shaped the top hits of the quarter including sub-genre influences, lyrical themes, lead vocal gender, primary instrumentation and more. • <strong>Trend Watch:</strong> Key trends that affect today’s hit Pop songs including Sub-Genres, Lyrical Themes, Lead Vocal Gender and Instrumentation. • <strong>New Arrivals Vs. De-Charted Hits:</strong> See what’s in and what’s out based on the elements and attributes of the songs that entered the top 10 for the first time during Q4-2011 and the songs that were in the top 10 in Q3 but didn’t make it into Q4. • <strong>The Hit Makers:</strong> See who the top songwriters were and the hits they were involved in crafting. • <strong>The #1 Hit Club:</strong> All of the songs that hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Songs Chart during the quarter. </div>
