During the time period from 2012 to 2023, Aubrey Graham (better known as Drake) was the top songwriter in the charts, with 52 songs in the Billboard Top 100. In second place was Martin Sandberg (Max Martin) with 47 songs. Whilst the ranking was dominated by male artists, who were responsible for 24.4 percent of the 1,200 most popular songs between 2012 and 2023, women to be credited ten or more times included Robyn Fenty (Rihanna), Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Onika Maraj (Nikki Minaj), and Belcalis Almanzar (Cardi B).
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