hitmaker

Successful pop artist

A hitmaker is someone who consistently produces popular, commercially successful songs or records.

The term typically applies to songwriters, producers, or recording artists with a track record of chart-topping work: Max Martin is one of pop music's most prolific hitmakers.

The word implies reliable success rather than a single lucky break.

chart-success

billboard

Large outdoor advertising structure

radio · airplay · smash · singles · bestseller · mainstream · breakout · success · certification · debut

producer

studio

Creative professional's workspace

  • recordingCaptured audio or video
  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • trackPath or monitored route

mixing · mastering · engineer · beatmaker · arranger · composer · session · instrumentals · demo · soundboard

trendsetter

influencer

Person with promotional reach

visionary · groundbreaking · buzz · zeitgeist · hype · cultural · movement · genre-defining · crossover · mainstream

Categories
Opposites
commercial success

hitmakerflop

Complete commercial failure

failure · has-been · nobody · washout · unknown

consistency of success

hitmakerone-hit wonder

Artist famous for one song

flash in the pan · one-trick pony · novelty act · fluke · shooting star

mainstream appeal

hitmakercritical darling

Work reviewers champion

avant-garde artist

Family

hitmakers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G