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Top Hitmakers 2018

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Aubrey Graham - "Drake"
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Drake

God's Plan
Nonstop
I'm Upset
In My Feelings
Nice for What
Can't Take A Joke
Elevate
Diplomatic Immunity
Don't Matter To Me (feat. Michael Jackson)
Jaded
Sandra's Rose
Blue Tint
Peak
That's How You Feel
Mob Ties
Emotionless
Finesse
After Dark (feat. Static Major & Ty Dolla $ign)
Survival
Summer Games
8 Out Of 10
Is There More
Talk Up (feat. Jay-Z)
Ratchet Happy Birthday
3/14/18
Final Fantasy

BlocBoy JB

Look Alive (feat. Drake)

Lil Baby

Yes Indeed (with Drake)
Never Recover (with Gunna, feat. Drake)

Bad Bunny

MIA (feat. Drake)

Migos

Walk It Talk It (feat. Drake)

Travis Scott

Sicko Mode

French Montana

No Stylist (feat. Drake)

Kanye West

Yikes

Quavo

Flip The Switch (feat. Drake)

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Louis Bell
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The producer for Post Malone's breakout album, Camila Cabello’s "Havana," many more finishes just shy of the No.1 spot.

Louis Bell's breakout was driven by his collaborations with nine different artists last year, including the release of “Beerbongs & Bentleys,” a track on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V, and the international hit "Without Me" from Halsey.
Post Malone

Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Better Now
Rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
Ball For Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Candy Paint
Rich & Sad
Stay
Paranoid
Spoil My Night (feat. Swae Lee)
Otherside
Zack And Codeine
Over Now
Blame It On Me
Takin' Shots
Sugar Wraith
Same Bitches (feat. G-Eazy & YG)
92 Explorer
Jonestown (Interlude)

5 Seconds Of Summer

Youngblood

Selena Gomez X Marshmello

Wolves

Halsey

Without Me

Tiesto & Dzeko

Jackie Chan (feat. Preme & Post Malone)

Camila Cabello

Havana (feat. Young Thug)

Cardi B

Thru Your Phone

Lil Wayne

What About Me (feat. Sosamann)

Future & Juice WRLD

Jet Lag (feat. Young Scooter)

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The Come Up Show
Austin Post - "Post Malone"
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Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Better Now
I Fall Apart
Rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
Ball For Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)
Sunflower
Candy Paint
Rich & Sad
Stay
Paranoid
Spoil My Night (feat. Swae Lee)
Otherside
Zack And Codeine
Over Now
Blame It On Me
Takin' Shots
Sugar Wraith
Same Bitches (feat. G-Eazy & YG)
92 Explorer
Jonestown (Interlude)

Tiesto & Dzeko

Jackie Chan (feat. Preme & Post Malone)

Migos

Notice Me (feat. Post Malone

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Ed Sheeran
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5
Belcalis Almanzar - "Cardi B"
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6
Jahseh Onfroy - "XXXTENTACION"
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7
John Cunningham
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8
Kiari Cephus - "Offset"
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9
Adam Feeney - "Frank Dukes"
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10
Max Martin
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11
Jermaine Cole - "J. Cole"
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12
Pharrell Williams
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13
Quavious Marshall - "Quavo"
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14
Onika Miraj - "Nicki Minaj"
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15
Kentrell Gaulden - "YoungBoy Never Broke Again"
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16
Tyler Hubbard
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17
Nathan Feuerstein - "NF"
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18
Dominique Jones - "Lil Baby"
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19
Christopher Comstock - "Marshmello"
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20
Khalid Robinson - "Khalid"
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21
Shayaa Abraham-Joseph - "21 Savage"
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22
Ariana Grande
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23
Matthew Samuels - "Boi-1da"
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24
Andrew Bazzi - "Bazzi"
Kevin White
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25
Kendrick Duckworth - "Kendrick Lamar"
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26
Mike Woods
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27
Brytavious Chambers - "Tay Keith"
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28
Savan Kotecha
Ilya Salmanzadeh - "ILYA"
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29
Bleta Rexha - "Bebe Rexha"
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30
Ashley Frangipane - "Halsey"
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31
David Burd - "Lil Dicky"
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32
Daniel Hernandez - "6ix9ine"
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33
Chase McGill
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34
Ella Mai
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35
Nick Mira
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36
Josh Miller
David Garcia
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37
Jacques Webster - "Travis Scott"
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38
James Baker - "BlocBoy JB"
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39
Michael Matosic
Ari Leff - "Lauv"
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40
Kirshnik Bell - "Takeoff"
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41
Taylor Swift
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42
Wayne Sermon
Daniel Platzman
Dan Reynolds
Ben Mckee
"Imagine Dragons"
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43
Andrew Green
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44
Johan Schuster
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45
Billy Walsh
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46
Noah Shebib
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47
Marshall Mathers - "Eminem"
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48
Abel Tesfaye - "The Weeknd"
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49
Jordan Reynolds
Dan Smyers
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50
Dimitri Roger
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How this works: This chart is comprised of songwriters and producers who have credits on songs ranking on the Billboard Hot 100. Scores are calculated based on total writing credits, the song's position on the chart, and number of writers credited to each song.

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