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Max Martin

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Karl Martin Sandberg (born 26 February 1971), known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songwriting credits on a string of hit singles, such as Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" (1998), the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" (1999), Celine Dion's "That's the Way It Is" (1999) and NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000). Martin has written or co-written 27 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles; 25 of which he has produced or co-produced, an all-time record for the chart as of March 2024. His credits include Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" (2008) and "Roar" (2013), Maroon 5's "One More Night" (2012), Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space" (2014), and the Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" (2019) and "Save Your Tears" (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Martin is the 1,457th most popular musician (down from 1,337th in 2019), the 800th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 731st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swedish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Max Martin ranks 1,457 out of 3,175. Before him are Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, Jimmy Reed, and Markus Grosskopf. After him are Thad Jones, Rick Danko, Diamanda Galás, Alexander Brailowsky, Peter Brötzmann, and Yuri Bashmet.

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Among people born in 1971, Max Martin ranks 185. Before him are Henry Thomas, Peter Franzén, Srirasmi Suwadee, Edílson, Paulina Rubio, and Necati Şaşmaz. After him are Mary J. Blige, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Song Il-gook, Moritz Bleibtreu, Renee O'Connor, and Sarah Kane.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Max Martin ranks 800 out of 1,879. Before him are Ann-Sofi Pettersson (1932), Tom Turesson (1942), Lisa Fonssagrives (1911), Georg Åberg (1893), Johan Ramstedt (1852), and Kurt Axelsson (1941). After him are Birger Sörvik (1879), Kjell Espmark (1930), Jean-Paul Vonderburg (1964), Brita Borg (1926), Hugo Wieslander (1889), and Gunnar Johansson (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Max Martin ranks 20. Before him are Tor Aulin (1866), Anders Johansson (1962), Ola Brunkert (1946), Karin Dreijer (1975), Jens Johansson (1963), and Peter Tägtgren (1970). After him are Quorthon (1966), Tim Sköld (1966), Esbjörn Svensson (1964), Mic Michaeli (1962), Alice Tegnér (1864), and Kee Marcello (1960).

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