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Artists Over 40 - Writing Chart Hits

Artists Over 40 - Writing Chart Hits Writing a chart hit over 40 is not easy, with many artists fading away from the charts after 40.I've put together some info for some of the great songwriters.TLDR;Paul McCartney: total = 191 x 2, Top 5 x 4, Top 10 x 4, Top 20 x 13George Harrison: total = 3Top 5 x 1, Top 10 x 1, Top 20 x 2Jeff Lynne: total = 7Top x 3, Top 10 x 4, Top 20 x 5Tom Petty: total = 10Top 5 x 5, Top 10 x 8, Top 20 x 9Bob Dylan: total = 4Top 5 x 1, Top 10 x 1, Top 20 x 2Peter Gabriel: total = 21 x 1, Top 5 x 1, Top 10 x 2, Top 20 x 2Paul McCartney: turned 40 in Jun 1982.40'Pipes of Peace' #1 UK41‘No More Lonely Nights’ UK #242‘We All Stand Together' UK #3 (aka The Frog Song)43‘Spies Like Us’ UK #13 (Movie soundtrack)‘Press' UK #2545‘Once Upon a Long Ago. UK #10 ('The Princess Bride' movie soundtrack)‘Tropic Island Hum’ UK #21 (Children's song)47'My Brave Face’ UK #18'This One' UK #1850‘Hope of Deliverance’ UK #1855‘Young Boy’ UK #19‘The World Tonight’ UK #23‘Beautiful Night’ UK #2563‘Fine Line’ UK #20‘Jenny Wren’ UK #2265'Dance Tonight’ UK #2672‘Only One’ (co-write) UK #28, Aus #873‘FourFiveSeconds’ (co-write) UK #3, Aus #1, US #4‘All Day’ (co-write) UK #18. US #15George Harrison turned 40 in February 1983:44When We Was Fab’ (co-write) UK #25‘Handle With Care’ (co-write) Aus #3, UK #21‘End of the Line’ (co-write) Can #8, Aus #12Jeff Lynne turned 40 in December 1987:40‘You Got It’ (co-write) US #9, UK #2, Aus #3‘Handle With Care’ (co-write) Aus #3, UK #21‘End of the Line’ (co-write) Can #8, Aus #1241‘When We Was Fab’ (co-write) UK #2543‘Free Fallin’ (co-write) US #7, Can #5‘Won’t Back Down’ (co-write) US #12. Aus #16, UK #28‘Runnin' Down a Dream’ (co-write) US #24, Aus #23Tom Petty turned 40 in October 1990:40‘Learning To Fly’ US #20, Can #5‘Into the Great Wide Open’ Can #2343‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance’ US #14, Can #544‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ US #13. Can #3‘You Wreck Me’ Can #8‘It’s Good To Be King’ Can #9‘A Higher Place’ Can #545Walls (Circus)’ Can #2‘Climb That Hill’ Can #1548‘Free Girl Now’ Can #6Bob Dylan turned 40 in May 1981:46‘Jammin’ Me’ (co-write) US #1847‘Handle With Care’ (co-write) Aus #3, UK #21‘End of the Line’ (co-write) Can #8, Aus #1248‘Dignity’ UK #33Peter Gabriel turned 40 in February 1990:40‘Diggin’ In The Dirt’ UK #24, Aus #23, Can #6‘Steam’ UK #10, Aus #29, Can #1, US #32 Submitted June 24, 2024 at 10:13PM by dav_oid https://ift.tt/5DKcLVM via /r/Music