Top 10 The Greatest Singer Songwriters Of All Time

Bob Dylan is top among the best songwriters of all time. His career now spans over six decades in the limelight.

The singer's music is mostly counted as folk music, though he experimented frequently. He has won many awards like the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ten Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Academy Award, and a Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dylan has released 39 studio albums, 18 EPs, and 15 live albums. He has published 96 singles during his career. He is one of the most awarded, respected, and celebrated artists.

The folk artist has sold more than 145 million records worldwide. He is noted among the best-selling musicians of all time.

According toRolling Stone, the artist is number one in the list of 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.His greatest hits include tracks like:

• Subterranean Homesick Blues
• Knockin' On Heaven's Door
• Like a Rolling Stone
• Blowin' in the Wind
• Maggies Farm

Freddie Mercury is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. He is the lead singer of one of the best-selling rock bands, Queen.

Mercury formed the band alongside Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. They are listed at number 52 in the list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" by Rolling Stone.

The rock singer is one of the most celebrated artists in the world. His songs "I Want to Break Free" and "We Are The Champions" are anthems.

Freddie is dubbed a great writer due to the influence of his songs all over the world. The lead singer was credited majorly in terms of songwriting credits for Queen.

The biggest hits from Freddie and his band are as follows:

• We Will Rock You
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Don't Stop Me Now
• Another One Bites The Dust
• I Want To Break Free
• We Are The Champions

Dolly Parton is the richest country singer-songwriter in the world. She is a legend in her field and a beloved celebrity.

The artist has contributed more than 60 years to music. During the course of her career, the artist has won 11 Grammy Awards and 10 Country music awards. Parton has won around 189 awards out of 382 nominations.

Before her singing career, the artist garnered success as a songwriter. She wrote for artists like Bill Philips, Skeeter Davis, Hank Williams Jr, and Kitty Wells.

The artist has also released fifty-two studio albums, nine live albums, and two hundred and twenty-two compilation albums.

That said, the singer's most streamed songs on Spotify include tracks like:

• Jolene
• 9 to 5
• Islands in the Stream
• Faith
• Blue Bonnet Breeze

Eminem is a best-selling solo rap artist. He is widely known for his technical and versatile songwriting skills.

Born Marshall Mathers, he has won around 18 Grammy Awards and 1 Academy Award for his song "Lose Yourself" from his biographical movie "8 Mile."

The singer has multiple accolades. His storytelling engages listeners due to his dark and humorous quips alongside his virtuosity.

Throughout the course of his career, he has released 10 studio albums including records like "The Marshall Mathers LP," "The Slim Shady LP," "The Eminem Show," and many more.

The singer's best performing tracks include songs like:

• Lose Yourself
• Not Afraid
• Love The Way You Lie
• Lucky You
• Cleaning Out the Closet
• Stan

John Lennon is one of the top songwriters of all time. Plus, his partnership with bandmate Paul McCartney resulted in some great tunes.

Lennon had success both as a band artist and a solo artist. His band, The Beatles, is seen as one of the best bands of all time.

The British singer has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fametwice once with "The Beatles" and the second time for his solo career.

The singer was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1997). He has also won Grammy Awards and Brit Awards in his solo career.

That said, the artist's most popular tracks include songs like:

• Imagine
• Beautiful Boy
• Woman
• Stand By Me
• Jealous Guy

Joni Mitchell is one of the best songwriters of the 21st Century. When it comes to women in music, Mitchell tops that list.

During the course of her career, the artist has released nineteen albums.

She has achieved multiple accolades including Grammy Awards, and Country & Folk Music Awards, among others. The singer has also collaborated with fellow folk singer Bob Dylan.

The singer also accused Dylan of being fake and plagiarist which marked controversy between the two artists. However, the artist later corrected that the creative process of the two artists was quite similar in Dylan's 2001 album "Love and Theft."

Mitchell's best performing tracks include songs like:

• Big Yello Taxi
• River
• All I Want 
• A Case of You

Bob Marley is dubbed a legend in the Reggae genre. His words and music unite the world with their love and simplicity.

Marley is known for some of the best reggae songs of all time. He is one of the most respected and honored artists th of all time.

The Jamaican singer is known for his distinctive accent while singing and his unique songwriting.

His album "Catch a Fire" was inducted into "The Grammy Hall of Fame" in 2010. He also received "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2001.

The most popular songs of Bob Marley include the following tracks:

• No Woman No Cry
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Is This Love
• Redemption Song
• Rastaman

Madonna is one of the best songwriters of today. She is also the best-selling female artist of all time.

She is also dubbed "Queen of Pop" and has certified herself as the best-selling artist of all time by selling whopping 300 million records worldwide.

Rolling Stone has also inducted her into the list of greatest artists and greatest songwriters of all time. In her career, as a songwriter, the artist has released 300 tracks.

The artist is known for her incredible hooks and tempting lyrics. She has surpassed her peers in terms of sensibility, melodic, and rhythmic structure in the music.

Some of her best tracks are:

• Vogue
• Papa Don't Preach
• Bedtime Story
• Die Another Day
• Hung Up

Beyonce Knowles is the most-awarded Grammy-winning female artist of all time. She has won 32 Grammys throughout her career. 

Knowles is the first black woman and second female lyrical artist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP pop music awards. 

Beyonce is in the 17th position in the list of Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters. She is among the three women alongside Taylor Swift and Alicia Keys. 

According to the artist, her influential figure in the music was Michael Jackson. She also admires artists like Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, and Madonna. 

In 2002, the artist was also awarded with American Society of Composers award for the Songwriter of the Year. Knowles was the first African American woman to win the award. 

Taylor Swift is one of the most well-regarded contemporary artists. She has amassed an almost cult-like following throughout her career.

She has spent nearly two decades in the music industry. However, Taylor has already become a Hall of Fame Artist in the pop music genre.

According to Rolling Stone, she is dubbed as

A songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture.

Taylor is also inducted into the list of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. She was the youngest recipient of the Nashville Songwriter Award as well.

The Nashville artist is the most popular female artist at present in terms of her social media, music, and fashion presence globally.

Here, is a list of popular songs from Taylor Swift:

• Blank Space
• Anti Hero
• You Belong With Me
• Love Story
• Bad Blood