Who were the most successful producers for 2011?

As the end of the year draws ever closer, the unavoidable year-end lists and rankings are starting to be released. Korean media label Star News recently compiled a list of the most successful producers of 2011, based on the monthly Melon charts.

Instead of simply counting album sales, the list was based on how many songs each producer managed to land in the Melon monthly chart’s top 50 ranking from January to November of this year. A total of 315 tracks were qualified to be considered for the ranking.

1. Yang Hyun Suk, YG Entertainment – 19 tracks

Hip-hop powerhouse YG Entertainment proudly claimed the title of the most successful producer this year, landing a total of 19 songs from groups such as Big Bang, 2NE1, and soloist Tablo.

Big Bang by itself took the credit for 13 out of the 19 songs, including unit group GD&TOP‘s “High High”(January, 3rd place), “Oh Yeah” (January, 2nd), “Don’t Go Home” (January, 27th), and “Knock Out” (January, 12th). Seungri, promoting as a soloist, also contributed two tracks with “V.V.I.P” (February, 36th) and “What Can I Do” (February, 9th)

From its 4th full album, Big Bang scored hits with “Hands Up” (March, 12th place), “Tonight” (March, 1st), “Somebody to Love” (March, 14th), “What is Right” (March, 5th), “Cafe” (March, 6th), “Love Song” (April, 10th), and “Stupid Liar” (March, 36th).

2NE1 also had a decent year with 5 songs on Melon’s top 50 monthly charts. “Lonely” (May, 3rd), “I Am the Best” (July, 2nd), “Ugly” (August, 1st), “Hate You” (August, 3rd) and Park Bom‘s single “Don’t Cry” (May, 1st) all were successful tracks this year.

As for YG’s newest artist, hip-hop soloist Tablo had a solid start with his new label with a total of 3 songs. “Airbag” (October, 24th), “Tomorrow” (November, 16th), and “Bad” (November, 17th) all contributed to YG Entertainment’s success in 2011.

2. Hong Seung Sung, Cube Entertainment – 17 tracks

3. Shin Won Soo, LOEN Entertainment – 11 tracks

4. Kim Kwang Soo, Core Contents Media – 10 tracks

5. Lee Soo Man, SM Entertainment – 8 tracks

6. Park Jin Young (J.Y. Park), JYP Entertainment – 7 tracks

7. Kim Shi Dae, Starship Entertainment – 7 tracks

8. Han Sung Soo, PLEDIS Entertainment – 6 tracks

Source: Star News 

Credits: Allkpop