Statistics for Top 100 Songwriters of All-Time

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General Stats

This quiz has been taken 115 times
The average score is 32 of 100

Answer Stats

#	Songwriter(s)	% Correct
3	John Lennon	95%
2	Paul McCartney	92%
48	Elton John/Bernie Taupin	87%
1	Bob Dylan	84%
6	Mick Jagger/Keith Richards	83%
34	Michael Jackson	77%
65	George Harrison	73%
10	Stevie Wonder	64%
7	Carole King/Gerry Goffin	61%
8	Paul Simon	61%
39	David Bowie	60%
56	Madonna	60%
4	Chuck Berry	58%
54	Kurt Cobain	58%
12	Brian Wilson	57%
14	Bruce Springsteen	57%
69	James Taylor	57%
26	James Brown	56%
35	Bono/The Edge	55%
37	Jackson Browne	55%
57	Joe Strummer/Mick Jones	55%
74	Patti Smith	55%
18	Prince	55%
43	Johnny Cash	53%
17	Neil Young	52%
22	Van Morrison	52%
9	Joni Mitchell	49%
50	Billy Joel	48%
60	Willie Nelson	45%
13	Hank Williams	43%
29	Buddy Holly	42%
31	Dolly Parton	42%
91	Eminem	40%
16	Leonard Cohen	40%
21	Lou Reed	40%
79	Lucinda Williams	39%
82	Marvin Gaye	39%
32	Burt Bacharach/Hal David	38%
41	Max Martin	38%
5	Smokey Robinson	38%
47	Neil Diamond	36%
27	Ray Davies	36%
23	Robert Johnson	36%
68	Jay Z	35%
84	Kanye West	34%
49	Don Henley/Glenn Frey	32%
38	Al Green	31%
11	Bob Marley	31%
30	Pete Townshend	31%
40	John Fogerty	30%
97	Taylor Swift	30%
53	Stevie Nicks	29%
59	Tom Petty	29%
45	Robbie Robertson	27%
100	Björn Ulvaeus/Benny Anderson	26%
72	Fats Domino/Dave Barthomolew	26%
93	Billie Joe Armstrong	23%
28	Woody Guthrie	23%
24	Elvis Costello	22%
76	Loretta Lynn	22%
52	The Notorious B.I.G.	19%
75	Isaac Hayes/David Porter	18%
86	Sam Cooke	18%
55	Tom Waits	18%
15	Eddie Holland/Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland	17%
36	Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter	16%
20	Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller	16%
25	Randy Newman	16%
99	Tom T. Hall	16%
33	Merle Haggard	14%
67	Morrissey/Marr	14%
87	Kris Kristofferson	13%
19	Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry	12%
95	The Bee Gees	10%
44	Jimmy Webb	9%
42	Sly Stone	9%
96	Timbaland/Missy Elliott	9%
63	Chrissie Hynde	8%
83	Nicholas Ashford/Valerie Simpson	8%
89	Felice Bryant/Boudleaux Bryant	6%
58	George Clinton	6%
94	John Prine	6%
80	R. Kelly	6%
81	Björk	5%
62	Harry Nilsson	5%
73	Radiohead	5%
71	Walter Becker/Donald Fagen	5%
88	Barry Mann/Cynthia Weill	4%
78	Curtis Mayfield	4%
66	Kenny Gamble/Leon A. Huff	4%
46	Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong	4%
51	Willie Dixon	4%
90	Babyface	3%
64	Bert Burns	3%
61	Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman	3%
92	Paul Westerberg	3%
85	R.E.M.	3%
77	Allen Toussaint	1%
70	Dan Penn	1%
98	Otis Blackwell	1%