Max Martin – $260 million
Greatest Hits: Baby One More Time, It’s Gonna Be Me, I Want It That Way
One of our most contemporary writers is Max Martin. Born in Sweden, Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”), The Backstreet Boys (“I Want It That Way”), and NYSNC (“It’s Gonna Be Me”) also written a hit string for them. On the Billboard Charts, he wrote twenty-two number one albums. He’s produced some of these songs as well. He also wrote for Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Weeknd, and Taylor Swift. In the number one songs he’s written, he’s behind Paul McCartney and George Martin.
Max Martin
Allen Toussaint – $3 million
Greatest Hits: Working in the Coal Mine, Yes We Can Can, Java
Allen Toussaint was one of New Orleans’ most influential rhythm-and-blues genre figures, born in Gert Area, Louisiana. In the 1950s, he started his career and was defined as a “backroom figure” for his writing and composition. Songs such as “Fortune Teller,” “Working in the Coal Mine,” “Java,” “Mother – in – Law” and more were composed by him. “He also created several major hits, including “Lady Marmalade” and “Right Spot, Wrong Time.” As an elderly neighbor’s child, he learned to play the piano. His dad played the trumpet as well and served on the railway.
Allen Toussaint
