Hello, and Happy 11/11 to you. That’s right, today is November 11 and we’ve got a special songwriting treat for you. We’ve created a playlist of the best 11 songwriting duos of all time. Indeed, you get two times the 11 with this special list.
While we know there are many, many more amazing songwriting duos than just 11—sheesh, we didn’t get Rogers and Hammerstein on the list—we have to make the cutoff somewhere, so let’s focus on the positive and check out these great 11 pairs, shall we?
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Bonus: Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
11. Heart
10. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
9. Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
8. Carole King and Gerry Goffin
7. Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend
6. Elton John and Bernie Taupin
5. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
4. Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
3. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
2. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
1. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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Portrait of the American-based rock band Foreigner as they pose backsatge at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, November 8, 1981. Pictured are, from left, Dennis Elliot, Lou Gramm, Rick Wills, and Mick Jones. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
Bob Dylan seen here performing on stage at The Picnic concert at Blackbushe Aerodrome 15th July 1978. (Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
30th January 1969: British rock group the Beatles performing their last live public concert on the rooftop of the Apple Organization building for director Michael Lindsey-Hogg's film documentary, 'Let It Be,' on Savile Row, London, England. Drummer Ringo Starr sits behind his kit. Singer/songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon perform at their microphones, and guitarist George Harrison (1943 – 2001) stands behind them. Lennon's wife Yoko Ono sits at right. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1977: Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozzo, James Young Tommy Shaw, John Panozzo of the rock quintet "Styx" pose for a portrait in circa 1977. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
American actor and singer Bruce Willis performs at The Ritz on January 10, 1987 in New York, New York. (Photo By Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
