Despite recent claims made by Damon Albarn about how co-writing pop songs 'doesn't count,' it's much more the rule than the exception in recent years.
, who called herself “such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” and asserted, “I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really f–ked up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.” , without any co-writers — something Albarn cannot claim for any Blur or Gorillaz LP — the controversy generated also much public discussion about the nature of songwriting, and how remarkably few hit songs these days are written solo.
Of the 25 solo-penned Hot 100 top 10 hits of the past decade, J. Cole has the most with four, but tied second on the list with three each are Tyler Joseph of twenty one pilots, and none other than Taylor Swift herself.
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