Taylor Swift has secured another powerhouse milestone to her ever-growing list of achievements. From her sold-out Eras Tour to her new album and upcoming docuseries, the pop star shows no signs of slowing down.
Now, the “Cruel Summer” hitmaker was given major songwriting recognition by Billboard.
The music publication released the ranking of Top Songwriters of the 21st Century on the Hot 100.
The ranking is based on the compositions that reached the most number one positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from January 1, 2000 through December 28, 2024.
For the 35-year-old singer-songwriter, she landed the fourth spot, making her the top female songwriter of the 21st century cited byBillboard.
According to the outlet, the award-winning singer wrote or co-wrote 12 songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 2000 and 2024. Her longest-running chart-topper was “Anti-Hero,” which spent eight consecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning the week of Nov. 5, 2022.
Following the news, fans especially Swifties cheered for the music sensation’s new success, celebrating yet another milestone in her record-breaking career.
“As she [expletive] should! Her writing skills is unmatched! She should of been number 1 overall!” one wrote.
“HELL YEAAAAAAHHH MY GIRL DESERVED THIS AND EARNED!!!!! @taylorswift13 I am so proud of you!!!” a commenter added.
“She doesn’t know how to lose,” another noted.
As for the top three songwriters, Drake landed the third spot with 14 songs that reached number one on the Hot 100 chart, with “God’s Plan” reaching the top spot for 11 consecutive weeks starting the week of Feb. 3, 2018.
The second place went to Dr. Luke with 18 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
His longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 as a writer was the hit song “TiK ToK” by Ke$ha that reached nine weeks at No. 1 beginning Jan. 2, 2010.
Landing in the top place is Max Martin, who was also Swift’s collaborator on her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
The songwriter wrote 26 songs that made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with his longest-leading song being Maroon 5’s “One More Night” at nine weeks starting the week of Sept. 29, 2012.
In addition to this, another collaborator of the “Bad Blood” singer made it to the rankings. Shellback, who also worked with her on her new album, made it to the top eight.
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