As most of you know, the members of Denniz Pop's old studio and their mentees basically run the pop world (Rami Yacoub, Max Martin, Shellback, Luke, etc.)
So I decided to do some research and see just how much Denniz's legacy producers and writers have dominated the Billboard T10. Here are the results for this decade:
2010: 12/60 = 20% of all songs
2011: 12/54 = 22% of all songs
2012: 14/50 = 28% of all songs
2013: 4/52 = 8% of all songs
2014: 7/50 = 15% of all songs
2015: 8/35 = 23% of all songs
It seemed like they were doing extremely well in the beginning of the decade (due to Luke's work with Kesha and Perry, Yacoub with One Direction, and Max with random people) but then in 2013 they only produced 4 top ten hits TOTAL out of 52 top tens. They've recovered since then (largely thanks to Max's work with Ariana and Taylor) but what happened in 2013? Did pop music just die to Indie that year or what?
RedOne basically learned from Rami Yacoub and the others when he migrated to Sweden.
Oh really? Should I include him then since I include Shellback, Luke, and Cirkut? I mean none of them would have existed without Denniz, would RedOne have existed without him?
Oh really? Should I include him then since I include Shellback, Luke, and Cirkut? I mean none of them would have existed without Denniz, would RedOne have existed without him?
I don't think he would've been successful if he didn't go to Sweden and learn from those that were influenced by Denniz. So imo he should be included.
MAX AND FRIENDS TOP TEN RECORD:
2010: 15/60 = 25% of all songs
2011: 13/54 = 24% of all songs
2012: 14/50 = 28% of all songs
2013: 4/52 = 8% of all songs
2014: 7/50 = 15% of all songs
2015: 8/35 = 23% of all songs
2013 was the year that R&B/hip hop made a comeback. Thrift Shop and Suit & Tie smashed at the beginning of the year and the rest of the year was filled with white-guy urban music.
So those producers were probably lost at first but now they make more hip hop-influenced beats like Dark Horse, Bad Blood, Problem, etc, so they can continue to have success.
Plus 2013 also had a lot of independent/non-pop producers scoring hits. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis broke out, Pharrell returned and there were also a disproportionate number of bands and electronic artists/groups scoring hits who tend to produce their own material.