Jack Antonoff Is Jaxsta’s Top Music Producer: What Famous Songs Did He Write?

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A significant achievement for Jack Antonoff! The famed singer/songwriter tops this year's Jaxsta's honors list for music producers, beating 99 other on the inaugural list; what are the famous songs he has written in the past?

According to SF Gate, Jaxsta is the world's largest public database of music credits. The honors list is determined by examining the statistics given by record labels, publishers, charts, and more, from the period of March 2021 to February 2022.

The website then calculates each one on the list based on their Grammy wins and nominations, number of streams on music platforms, RIAA certifications, and many more.

Jaxsta's official website named Antonoff the number one on its list, crediting his achievements and projects over the past two decades.

Before shooting to fame and winning several Grammy awards for his works, the singer became Steel Train's frontman in the early 2000s.

His career skyrocketed in 2008 when he founded the trio called fun. and released their most notable album to date titled "Some Nights."

The band, composed of Antonoff, Nate Ruess, and Andrew Dost, has five Grammy nominations under their belt, and they won the Best New Artist award in 2013.

Later in his career, Antonoff collaborated and wrote some of the biggest hits in the music industry.

What Famous Songs Has He Written?

Antonoff, who's also the frontman of the indie band Bleachers, has been collaborating with Lorde for years, and he has co-written several tracks for the New Zealand artist like her first single off of "Melodrama" titled "Green Light."

Other tracks from the album include "Sober II," "Liability," "Hard Feelings/Loveless," and more. He also contributed to Lorde's latest album, "Solar Power."

Aside from the "California" singer, Antonoff also co-wrote some of Taylor Swift's biggest hits like "Getaway Car," "Sweeter Than Fiction," "New Year's Day," "You Are In Love," "Out of the Woods" "Mirrorball" and many more.

2021 was a good year for the songwriter as he won a Grammy award for his contribution to Taylor Swift's surprise record "folklore" and earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

For this year's awards show, fans are rooting for Swift and Antonoff to snag another Album of the Year award for their work on "evermore."

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Jack Antonoff, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Carly Rae Jepsen
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