A No. 1 Song Written by a Solitary Songwriter Is Becoming a Thing of the Past - Billboard

1 songs were frequently written by just one person.

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 were written by just one writer.

Not one song written by just one writer has reached No.

The last song written by just one songwriter to reach No.

The last song written by a solitary female songwriter to reach No.

When Trust made that blunt assessment in October 2015, no song written by just one songwriter had reached No.

In the five years since Trust’s article, “Perfect” is the only song written by just one writer to reach the top spot.

Five of the first 10 winners for song of the year (from 1958 to 1967) went to just one individual.

The last song written by just one songwriter to win song of the year was Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab,” which won 13 years ago.

The first 10 CMA winners for song of the year (from 1967 to 1976) were all written by just one songwriter.

Just three of the last 10 winners were written by one songwriter.

1 on the Hot 100 in that decade that were written by just one person; then the raw numbers supporting that percentage; and finally the longest-running No.

1 hit from that decade that was written by just one person (because stats are fun, but remembering the hits of the period under discussion is even more fun).

1 of the decade that was written by just one writer: Percy Faith’s instrumental smash “The Theme From ‘A Summer Place’” (composed by Max Steiner), nine weeks at No.

1 of the decade that was written by just one writer: Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” (written by Joe Brooks), 10 weeks at No.

98 were written by just one person.

1 of the decade that was written by just one writer: Diana Ross & Lionel Richie’s “Endless Love” (written by Richie), nine weeks at No.

34 were written by just one person.

1s of the decade that was written by just one writer (a tie): Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” (written by Dolly Parton), 14 weeks at No.

Eight were written by just one person.

1 of the decade that was written by just one writer: OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” (written by Andre “3000” Benjamin), nine weeks at No.

Just five were written by just one person

1 of the decade that was written by just one writer (a tie): Rihanna feat

None were written by just one person