Bruno Mars And The Smeezingtons Make Top 35 Hitmakers List
In their music issue (February 15, 2013), The Hollywood Reporter named The Smeezingtons in their list of "Pop's Top 35 Hitmakers." They landed at number 5 on a list that includes many of their friends or people they have worked with. Among them are Dr. Luke, Benjamin Levin (Benny Blanco), Diplo, Claude Kelly, Jeff Bhasker, Mark Ronson, and Fernando Garibay.
Diplo and Mark Ronson worked on the current album Unorthodox Jukebox, and the others can be found on my list of Bruno's song credits.
Selection criteria for the list included "single and album sales, chart position achieved, current Grammy nominations and years in the business." Here's their list:
1. Max Martin (Britney Spears "Baby One More Time," Maroon 5 "One More Night")
2. Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone," Jessie J "Price Tag," Ke$ha "Tik Tok")
3. Will.I.Am
4. Timbaland
5. The Smeezingtons
6. Ryan Tedder (Adelle "Rumor Has It," Beyonce "Halo," Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone")
7. Benjamin 'Benny Blanco' Levin (Rihanna "Diamonds," Maroon 5/Wiz Khalifa "Payphone")
8. Bonnie Mckee (Katy Perry "Teenage Dream," Britney Spears "Hold It Against Me")
9. Stargate (Katy Perry "Firework," Wiz Khalifa "Black And Yellow")
10. Ne-Yo
11. Daniel Glass (Founder of Glassnote Records, home to Mumford & Sons)
12. Diplo
13. Claude Kelly (Miley Cyrus "Party In The U.S.A.," Bruno Mars "Grenade")
14. Jeff Bhasker (Kanye West "Love Lockdown," Fun Some Nights)
15. Adam Anders
16. Pharrell Williams
17. Redone
18. 'Big' Jon Platt
19. SIA
20. Mark Ronson
21. Mike Caren
22. Noah '40' Shebib
23. Patrick Moxey
24. Alex Da Kid
25. Henry 'Cirkut' Walter
26. Alex Patsavas
27. Fernando Garibay
28. Tyler 'T-Minus' Williams
29. Ester Dean
30. Savan Kotecha
31. Chauncey 'Hit-Boy' Hollis
32. Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye
33. Ron Perry
34. Mark Pitts
35. Michael 'Mike Will Made It' Williams
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