Five Hitmaker Debuts Follow Kanye's New Album

No one loves Kanye more than Kanye loves Kanye. Expect perhaps four of his co-writers making their Hot Hitmakers debut this week following the success of Ye. The self-proclaimed 'album' of 7 songs, though short enough to be an EP, has blasted to the top this week, selling 200,000 units. 

Though many promised to boycott the rapper, Ye also tied Eminem & The Beatles for most consecutive chart toppers (all 7 songs from the album broke Billboard's Top 40). This success also earns him a No. 5 Hot Hitmakers debut.

Such a feat cannot be accomplished alone, especially in the multi-writer world of hip hop. Though they've earned less notoriety in Ye's success, Malik Yusef (No. 7), Mike Dean (No. 7), Cydel Young (No. 14), & Dexter Mills (No. 20) deserve just as much recognition for their contributions. 

Hot Hitmakers

Recognizing the songwriters behind the biggest hits of the week

June 16, 2018

1

Aubrey Graham

"God's Plan"   Drake

"Walk It Talk It"   Migos [ft. Drake]

"Look Alive"   BlocBoy JB [ft. Drake]

"Nice For What"   Drake

"Yes Indeed"   Lil Baby & Drake

"Im Upset"   Drake

"Yikes"   Kanye West

2

Louis Bell

"Havana"   Camila Cabello [ft. Young Thug]

"Rockstar"   Post Malone [ft. 21 Savage]

"Psycho"   Post Malone [ft. TY Dolla $ign]

"Better Now"   Post Malone

"Paranoid"   Post Malone

"Rich & Sad"   Post Malone

"Ball For Me"   Post Malone [ft. Nicki Minaj]

3

Austin Post

"Rockstar"   Post Malone [ft. 21 Savage]

"Psycho"   Post Malone [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]

"Better Now"   Post Malone

"Paranoid"   Post Malone

"Rich & Sad"   Post Malone

"Ball For Me"   Post Malone [ft. Nicki Minaj]

4

Ed Sheeran

"Perfect"   Ed Sheeran

5

Kanye West

"All Mine"   Kanye West

"I Thought About Killing You"   Kanye West

"No Mistakes"   Kanye West

"Violent Crimes"   Kanye West

"Yikes"   Kanye West

"Ghost Town"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

"Wouldn't Leave"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

"Watch"   Travis Scott [ft. Lil Uzi Vert & Kanye West]

6

David Burd

"Freaky Friday"   Lil Dicky [ft. Chris Brown]

7

Malik Yusef & Mike Dean

"All Mine"   Kanye West

"I Thought About Killing You"   Kanye West

"No Mistakes"   Kanye West

"Violent Crimes"   Kanye West

"Yikes"   Kanye West

"Ghost Town"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

"Wouldn't Leave"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

8

Adam Feeney

"Never Be The Same"   Camila Cabello

"Havana"   Camila Cabello

"Pray For Me"   The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar

"Be Careful"   Cardi B

"Call Out My Name"   The Weeknd

"Rich & Sad"   Post Malone

"Spoil My Night"   Post Malone

9

Daniel Hernandez

"TATI"   6ix9ine [ft. DJ Spinkling]

10

Jared Higgins & Nick Mira

"Lucid Dreams"   Juice WRLD

"All Girls Are The Same"   Juice WRLD

11

Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson

"This Is America"   Childish Gambino

12

Tyler Hubbard

"Meant To Be"   Bebe Rexha X Florida Georgia Line

"You Make It Easy"   Jason Aldean

"Simple"   Florida Georgia Line

13

Max Martin

"No Tears Left To Cry"   Ariana Grande

"Delicate"   Taylor Swift

14

Cydel Young

"All Mine"   Kanye West

"I Thought About Killing You"   Kanye West

"No Mistakes"   Kanye West

"Yikes"   Kanye West

"Ghost Town"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

15

Jermaine Cole

"KOD"   J. Cole

16

James Baker

"Look Alive"   BlocBoy JB [ft. Drake]

17

Onika Maraj

"Chun-Li"   Nicki Minaj

"Ball For Me"   Post Malone [ft. Nicki Minaj]

18

Adam Levine

"Wait"   Maroon 5

"Girls Like You"   Maroon 5 [ft. Cardi B]

19

Dimitri Roger

"Plug Walk"   Rich the Kid

"New Freezer"   Rich the Kid [ft. Kendrick Lamar]

20

Dexter Mills

"All Mine"   Kanye West

"I Thought About Killing You"   Kanye West

"Yikes"   Kanye West

"Ghost Town"   Kanye West [ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR]

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Every track chart on the Billboard Top 100 for the week is given a point value, which is then split equally among the songwriters listed for each, and then ranked in order of those totals.