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Greatest songwriters of all time — Yourlist

|RankingsGreatest songwriters of all time

Greatest songwriters of all time

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

The pen behind the songs.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Bob Dylan▲ Rising
Peak era: 1960s
added by IJRin 4 rankings
45
Stevie Wonder▲ Rising
Peak era: 1970s
added by IJRin 3 rankings
25
Bruce Springsteen▲ Rising
Peak era: 1970s
added by IJRin 7 rankings
19
Elton John▲ Rising
Peak era: 1970s
added by IJRin 4 rankings
18
Alicia Keys▲ Rising
Peak era: 2000s
added by IJRin 3 rankings
15
Nas▲ Rising
Peak era: 1990s
added by IJRin 5 rankings
14
Taylor Swift
Peak era: 2010s
added by IJRin 3 rankings
-2
Zach Bryan
Peak era: 2020s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-2
Ed Sheeran
Peak era: 2010s
added by IJRin 2 rankings
-4
Kendrick Lamar▼ Falling
Peak era: 2010s
added by IJRin 5 rankings
-17

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RRaj Patel12h
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.
AAisha Chen6d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
CCaleb KimJul 26, 2026
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
SSofia KimJul 28, 2026
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.