If you’re the person that is generally underwhelmed by today’s pop stars, well this will validate your feelings. According to “Billboard”, in the ’70s, 44% of the songs that reached #1 on the Hot 100 chart were written by just one writer. In the ’80s it was 42%, in the ’90s it dipped down to 24%, in the 2000s it dropped to 6%, and in the 2010s it was just 4%. And this year, NOT ONE SONG written by a solo writer has reached #1. According to Billboard, the last #1 hit song written by just one person was Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect.” It reached #1 in December of 2017.

I’m not sure why Taylor Swift doesn’t get mentioned here? I’m pretty sure she wrote Cardigan by herself and that hit #1 in July…but what do I know?