Songs written by Wayne Hector&nbsp;&nbsp;

07/2011

① Glad You Came by The Wanted [boy band]

from Battleground

338

3
US

17
AC

116
R&B

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Global Talent/Mercury 016724]
written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

08/2013

② Best Song Ever by One Direction

from Midnight Memories

312

2
US

2
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[SYCO 76441]
written by Wayne Hector

, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta & Ed Drewett

06/2001

③ All or Nothing by O-Town

from O-Town

302

3
US

4
AC

4
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[J Records 21056]
written by Wayne Hector

Nicki Minaj

02/2012

④ Starships by Nicki Minaj

from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

293

5
US

85
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Young Money/Cash Money Digital]
written by Nicki Minaj (as Onika Maraj), RedOne (as Nadir Khayat), Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk & Wayne Hector

Rixton

04/2014

⑤ Me and My Broken Heart by Rixton

from Let the Road

277

14
US

4
AC

✫1
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[SchoolBoy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Digital]
written by Benny Blanco (as Benjamin Levin), Ammar Malik, Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

& Rob Thomas

05/1999

Swear It Again by Westlife

from Westlife

253

20
US

22
AC

✫1
UK

[Arista 13816]
written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

10/2014

Steal My Girl by One Direction

from Four

208

13
US

3
UK

[SyCo Digital]
written by Wayne Hector

, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Ed Drewett, Louis Tomlinson & Liam Payne

Michelle McManus

01/2004

All This Time by Michelle McManus

from The Meaning of Love

198

✫1
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, Steve Mac & Ali Tennant (as Lorne Tennant)

10/1999

Flying without Wings by Westlife

from Westlife

197

✫1
UK

[UK Record of the Year 1999]
written by Wayne Hector

10.

03/2002

World of Our Own by Westlife

from World of our Own

197

✫1
UK

written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

11.

11/2001

Queen of My Heart by Westlife

from World of our Own

194

✫1
UK

written by Steve Robson, John McLaughlin, Wayne Hector

Ruben Studdard

12.

06/2003

Flying without Wings by Ruben Studdard

from Soulful

194

2
US

27
AC

[J Records 51786]
written by Wayne Hector

13.

09/2014

Changing by Sigma

from Life

193

✫1
UK

featuring Paloma Faith
written by Pete Kelleher (as Peter Kelleher), Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes, Wayne Hector

& Ella Eyre

Peter Andre

14.

09/1996

Flava by Peter Andre

from Natural

190

✫1
UK

written by Peter Andre, Andy Whitmore, Wayne Hector

& Cee Lo Green (as Cee-Lo)

Jess Glynne

15.

08/2015

Don't Be So Hard on Yourself by Jess Glynne

from I Cry When I Laugh

189

✫1
UK

written by Tom Barnes, Jess Glynne (as Jessica Glynne), Wayne Hector

, Pete Kelleher (as Peter Kelleher) & Ben Kohn

16.

07/2009

Beat Again by JLS

from JLS

186

✫1
UK

written by Wayne Hector

17.

11/2009

Everybody in Love by JLS

from JLS

185

✫1
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, J. R. Rotem & Felicia Jensen

18.

08/2010

All Time Low by The Wanted [boy band]

from The Wanted

175

✫1
UK

written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

19.

11/2010

Love You More by JLS

from Outta This World

174

✫1
UK

[Children in Need 2010]
written by Marvin Humes, Oritsé Williams, Wayne Hector

, Toby Gad, Aston Merrygold & Jonathan "JB" Gill (as J.B. Gill)

20.

12/2000

What Makes a Man by Westlife

from Coast to Coast

170

2
UK

written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

21.

11/2012

I Found You by The Wanted [boy band]

from Word of Mouth

169

89
US

✫1
dance

3
UK

[Global Talent/Mercury Digital]
written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

& Ina Wroldsen

The Pussycat Dolls

22.

11/2008

I Hate This Part by The Pussycat Dolls

from Doll Domination

169

11
US

✫1
dance

12
UK

[Interscope Digital]
written by Wayne Hector

, Lucas (as Lucas Secon), Jonas Jeberg & Cutfather (as Mich Hedin Hansen)

The Vamps [2°]

23.

04/2014

Last Night by The Vamps [2°]

from Meet the Vamps

166

2
UK

written by Tom Barnes, Wayne Hector

, Pete Kelleher, Ben Kohn & Ayak Thiik

Girls Aloud

24.

12/2012

Something New by Girls Aloud

from Ten

162

2
UK

written by Brian Higgins, Wayne Hector

, Tim Deal, Matt Gray, Carla Marie Williams, Tove Lo (as Tove Nilsson), Nicola Roberts, Florrie (as Florrie Arnold) & Xenomania

25.

10/2011

Lightning by The Wanted [boy band]

from Battleground

159

2
UK

written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

26.

10/2010

Heart Vacancy by The Wanted [boy band]

from The Wanted

150

2
UK

written by Cutfather (as Mich Hansen), Jonas Jeberg, Lucas (as Lucas Secon) & Wayne Hector

27.

04/2003

Tonight/Miss You Nights by Westlife

from Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits Vol. 1

150

3
UK

written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

, Jörgen Elofsson & Dave Townsend

28.

09/2003

Hey Whatever by Westlife

from Turnaround

140

4
UK

written by Ken Papenfus, Carl Papenfus, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

29.

03/2011

Gold Forever by The Wanted [boy band]

from Battleground

133

3
UK

[Comic Relief 2011]
written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

& Claude Kelly

30.

12/2014

Up by Olly Murs

from Never Been Better

131

4
UK

featuring Demi Lovato
written by Wayne Hector

, Daniel Davidsen, Maegan Cottone, Peter Wallevik & Cutfather (as Mich Hansen)

31.

08/2015

Glitterball by Sigma

from Life

129

4
UK

featuring Ella Henderson
written by Wayne Hector

, Jim Eliot & Mima Stilwell

Cover Drive

32.

05/2012

Sparks by Cover Drive

from Bajan Style

127

4
UK

written by Steve Mac, Karen Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong (as Thomas Ray Armstrong), Jamar Harding & Wayne Hector

Tiësto

33.

03/2014

Red Lights by Tiësto

from A Town Called Paradise

122

56
US

6
UK

[Musical Freedom/PM:AM/Casablanca Digital]
written by Wayne Hector

, Carl Falk, Michel Zitron, Rami Yacoub, Tiësto (as Tijs Verwest) & Måns Wredenberg

Meduza

34.

11/2020

Paradise by Meduza

120

5
UK

featuring Dermot Kennedy
written by Luca de Gregorio, Mattia Vitale, Simone Giani, Joshua Grimmett, Conor Manning, Dan Caplen, Wayne Hector

, Gerard "Gez" O'Connell & Dermot Kennedy

Emma Bunton

35.

09/2001

Take My Breath Away by Emma Bunton

from A Girl Like Me

120

5
UK

written by Emma Bunton, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

36.

12/2010

Thinking of Me by Olly Murs

from Olly Murs

119

4
UK

written by Olly Murs, Wayne Hector

37.

11/2015

History by One Direction

from Made in the A.M.

117

65
US

6
UK

[SyCo Digital]
written by Wayne Hector

, John Ryan, Ed Drewett, Liam Payne, Julian Bunetta & Louis Tomlinson

Kate Winslet

38.

12/2001

What If by Kate Winslet

110

6
UK

written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Damage

39.

12/1996

Forever by Damage

from Forever

107

6
UK

written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

, Marcus Johnson & Ali Tennant (as Lorne Tennant)

Peter Andre

40.

11/1997

Lonely by Peter Andre

from Time

107

6
UK

written by Joseph Belmaati, Cutfather (as Mich Hansen) & Wayne Hector

Jess Glynne

41.

11/2015

Take Me Home by Jess Glynne

from I Cry When I Laugh

106

6
UK

written by Jess Glynne (as Jessica Glynne), Wayne Hector

, Steve Mac (as Steve McCutcheon) & Nick Tsang

Jax Jones

42.

02/2022

Where Did You Go by Jax Jones

103

7
UK

featuring MNEK
written by Mark Ralph, SIBA, Jax Jones (as Timucin Lam), MNEK (as Uzoechi Emenike) & Wayne Hector

Paloma Faith

43.

06/2012

Picking Up the Pieces by Paloma Faith

from Fall to Grace

7
UK

written by Paloma Faith, Wayne Hector

& Tim Powell

Triple Eight

44.

05/2003

Knock Out by Triple Eight

8
UK

written by Anders Bagge, Mikael Berg Andersson, Peer Åström, Reed Vertelney & Wayne Hector

45.

08/2003

Give Me a Reason by Triple Eight

9
UK

written by David Eriksen & Wayne Hector

Ronan Keating

46.

11/2003

Lost for Words by Ronan Keating

from Turn It On

9
UK

written by David Frank, Wayne Hector

& Ronan Keating

Aggro Santos

47.

01/2011

Like U Like by Aggro Santos

from aggroSantos.com

8
UK

featuring Kimberley Walsh
written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

& Aggro Santos (as Yuri Santos)

Damage

48.

10/1996

Love II Love by Damage

from Forever

82
US

67
R&B

12
UK

[Critique 15608]
written by Wayne Hector

, Ali Tennant (as Lorne Tennant), Brian Powell & Subway Soopa Stringz

Charlotte Church

49.

10/2005

Call My Name by Charlotte Church

from Tissues and Issues

10
UK

written by Charlotte Church, Eg White & Wayne Hector

Stephen Gately

50.

10/2000

I Believe by Stephen Gately

from New Beginning

11
UK

[from the film Billy Elliot]
written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Damage

51.

07/2001

So What If I by Damage

from Since You've Been Gone

12
UK

written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Rixton

52.

11/2014

Wait on Me by Rixton

from Let the Road

12
UK

written by Benny Blanco (as Benjamin Levin), Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (as Mikkel S. Eriksen), Tor Erik Hermansen, Jennifer Decilveo, Wayne Hector

, Ross Golan & Robopop (as Dan Omelio)

53.

04/2015

Higher by Sigma

from Life

12
UK

written by Pete Kelleher (as Peter Kelleher), Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes, Kid Harpoon (as Tom Hull) & Wayne Hector

Dappy

54.

09/2012

Good Intentions by Dappy

from Bad Intentions

12
UK

written by Dappy (as Costadinos Contostavlos), Wayne Hector

, Fraser T. Smith, Clinton Outten, Alfred Millar & Tim Powell

55.

02/2013

Army of Two by Olly Murs

from Right Place Right Time

12
UK

written by Olly Murs, Wayne Hector

, Iyiola Babalola & Darren Lewis

Madasun

56.

05/2000

Walking on Water by Madasun

from The Way It Is

14
UK

written by Arnthor Birgisson, Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson), Patrick Tucker & Wayne Hector

Eliza Doolittle

57.

08/2013

Big When I Was Little by Eliza Doolittle

from In Your Hands

12
UK

written by Eliza Doolittle (as Eliza Caird), Steve Robson & Wayne Hector

Ant & Dec

58.

05/1997

Falling by Ant & Dec

from The Cult of Ant and Dec

14
UK

written by Declan Donnelly, Ant McPartlin, Wayne Hector

59.

11/2015

Coming Home by Sigma

from Life

15
UK

featuring Rita Ora
written by Wayne Hector

, Tom Barnes, Ben Kohn & Pete Kelleher

Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora

60.

07/2016

You Don't Know Love by Olly Murs

from 24 Hrs

15
UK

written by Olly Murs, Steve Robson, Kamille (as Camille Purcell) & Wayne Hector

Human Nature

61.

03/2001

He Don't Love You by Human Nature

from Human Nature

18
UK

written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

62.

06/2019

Ritual by Tiësto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora

from The London Sessions

24
UK

written by Tiësto (as Tijs Verwest), Jonas Blue (as Guy Robin), Gracey (as Grace Barker), Michael Stonebank, Wayne Hector

& Fraser T. Smith

63.

10/2016

Grow Up by Olly Murs

from 24 Hrs

25
UK

written by Olly Murs, Steve Robson, Kamille (as Camille Purcell) & Wayne Hector

64.

11/2013

Hand on Heart by Olly Murs

from Right Place Right Time

25
UK

written by Olly Murs, Ben Kohn, Pete Kelleher, Tom Barnes, Wayne Hector

& Iain James

65.

12/2002

These Are the Days by O-Town

from O2

64
US

36
UK

[J album cut]
written by David Frank, Wayne Hector

& Steve Kipner

Madasun

66.

09/2000

Feel Good by Madasun

from The Way It Is

29
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, Ali Tennant, Arnthor Birgisson, Bloodshy (as Christian Karlsson) & Patrick Tucker

Billy Crawford

67.

05/2003

You Didn't Expect That by Billy Crawford

from Ride

35
UK

written by Ali Tennant (as Alistair Tennant), Steve Robson & Wayne Hector

Rascal Flatts

68.

06/2004

Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts

from Feels Like Today

56
US

9
country

[Lyric Street]
written by Wayne Hector

, Steve Robson & Jonathan Yudkin

Code Red

69.

08/1997

Is There Someone Out There? by Code Red

from Scarlet

34
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, Nicky Graham & Deni Lew

Def Leppard

70.

04/2003

Long, Long Way to Go by Def Leppard

from X

40
UK

written by Wayne Hector

Luke Galliana

71.

05/2001

To Die For by Luke Galliana

42
UK

written by Deni Lew, Nicky Graham, Stephen Lipson & Wayne Hector

Amelia Lily

72.

05/2013

Party Over by Amelia Lily

40
UK

written by Amelia Lily, Annie Yuil, Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Miranda Cooper & Wayne Hector

Big Time Rush

73.

03/2011

Boyfriend by Big Time Rush

from BTR

72
US

76
UK

featuring Snopp Dogg
[Nickelodeon Digital]
written by Wayne Hector

& Lucas (as Lucas Secon)

Ali [British singer]

74.

04/1998

Love Letters by Ali [British singer]

from Crucial

108
US

50
R&B

63
UK

[Island 571954]
written by Peter Lord, Jeff Smith (as Jeffrey Smith), Wayne Hector

& Ali Tennant (as Lorne Tennant)

Christina Aguilera

75.

12/2012

Just a Fool by Christina Aguilera

from Lotus

71
US

23
AC

with Blake Shelton
[RCA LP Cut]
written by Steve Robson, Claude Kelly & Wayne Hector

Trace Adkins

76.

03/2002

Help Me Understand by Trace Adkins

from Chrome

80
US

17
country

[Capitol]
written by Chris Farren, Wayne Hector

Code Red

77.

07/1996

I Gave You Everything by Code Red

from Scarlet

50
UK

written by Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector

78.

07/1998

What Would You Do If ...? by Code Red

from Missin You Already

55
UK

written by Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector

James Arthur

79.

06/2021

September by James Arthur

from It'll All Make Sense in the End

55
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, Rick Parkhouse, George Tizzard & James Arthur

Shane Filan

80.

11/2013

About You by Shane Filan

from You and Me

54
UK

written by Shane Filan, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

81.

11/2015

A.M. by One Direction

from Made in the A.M. [deluxe edition]

94
US

83
UK

[SyCo Digital]
written by Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Wayne Hector

, John Ryan, Ed Drewett & Julian Bunetta

Birdy

82.

01/2016

Keeping Your Head Up by Birdy

from Beautiful Lies

57
UK

written by Birdy (as Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde), Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

83.

11/2015

End of the Day by One Direction

from Made in the A.M.

101
US

73
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, John Ryan, Ed Drewett, Julian Bunetta, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Jacob Kasher & LunchMoney Lewis (as Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis)

Code Red

84.

11/1996

This Is Our Song by Code Red

from Scarlet

59
UK

written by Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector

85.

11/2015

Temporary Fix by One Direction

from Made in the A.M. [deluxe edition]

96
US

86
UK

[SyCo Digital]
written by Niall Horan, Wayne Hector

& TMS

Mike Ward

86.

06/2013

Picking Up the Pieces by Mike Ward

72
UK

written by Paloma Faith, Wayne Hector

& Tim Powell

87.

01/2004

Hey Whatever by Westlife

from Turnaround

79
UK

[R]
written by Ken Papenfus, Carl Papenfus, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Kate Winslet

88.

06/2010

What If? by Kate Winslet

76
UK

[R]
written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

89.

11/2014

Never Been Better by Olly Murs

from Never Been Better

80
UK

written by Olly Murs, Tom Barnes, Pete Kelleher, Ben Kohn & Wayne Hector

90.

01/2017

Years & Years by Olly Murs

from 24 Hrs

83
UK

written by Olly Murs, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Lionel Richie

91.

11/2004

Long Long Way to Go by Lionel Richie

from Just for You

20
AC

[Island LP Cut]
written by Wayne Hector

The Glee Cast

92.

03/2012

Glad You Came by The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three

90
US

[20th Century Fox TV Digital]
written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

Atomic Kitten

93.

12/2001

You Are by Atomic Kitten

from Right Now

90
UK

NZ, Aus & continental Europe only
written by Paul Gendler, Wayne Hector

, Steve Mac & Ali Tennant

Paloma Faith

94.

02/2018

'Til I'm Done by Paloma Faith

from The Architect

95
UK

written by Paloma Faith, Tom Barnes (as Thomas Barnes), Pete Kelleher (as Peter Kelleher), Ben Kohn (as Benjamin Kohn), Wayne Hector

& John Newman

James Arthur

95.

11/2013

Get Down by James Arthur

from James Arthur

96
UK

written by James Arthur, Strider (as Mustapha Omer), Flava (as James Murray), Jonny Coffer, Wayne Hector

, Ronald Bell & Robert Bell

4 P.M.

96.

05/1997

I Gave You Everything by 4 P.M.

from A Light in the Dark

124
US

67
R&B

[Next Plateau 1422]
written by Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector

Megan Hilty

97.

04/2013

No Cure by Megan Hilty

from It Happens All the Time

29
AC

[Portrait/Masterworks LP Cut]
written by Wayne Hector

, Jimmy Hogarth & Ben Earle

Emma Bunton

98.

01/2002

Take My Breath Away by Emma Bunton

from A Girl Like Me

101
UK

[R]
written by Emma Bunton, Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Anne-Marie

99.

10/2016

Alarm by Anne-Marie

from Speak Your Mind

103
US

written by Anne-Marie (as Anne-Marie Nicholson), Steve Mac, Wayne Hector

& Ina Wroldsen

100.

01/2002

What Makes a Man by Westlife

from Coast to Coast

109
UK

[R]
written by Steve Mac & Wayne Hector

Britney Spears

101.

12/2008

Out from Under by Britney Spears

from Circus

119
US

[album cut]
written by Shelly Peiken, Arnthor Birgisson & Wayne Hector

102.

01/2012

Thinking of Me by Olly Murs

109
UK

[R]
written by Olly Murs, Wayne Hector

103.

12/2012

Hold Me Down by JLS

from Evolution

112
UK

written by Aston Merrygold, Marvin Humes, Jonathan "JB" Gill, Oritsé Williams, Rodney Jerkins, Wayne Hector

& Eric Bellinger

Travie McCoy

104.

11/2010

Need You by Travie McCoy

from Lazarus

106
US

written by Wayne Hector

, Lucas (as Lucas Secon), Carsten Mortensen & Travie McCoy (as Travis McCoy)

105.

11/2009

Crazy for You by JLS

from JLS

115
UK

written by Wayne Hector

Bluey Robinson

106.

11/2011

Coming Back by Bluey Robinson

117
UK

written by Carsten Mortensen, Lucas (as Lucas Secon) & Wayne Hector

Roman Lob

107.

06/2012

Standing Still by Roman Lob

from Changes

132
UK

written by Jamie Cullum, Steve Robson & Wayne Hector

Ronan Keating

108.

03/2004

Lost for Words by Ronan Keating

from Turn It On

144
UK

[R]
written by David Frank, Wayne Hector

& Ronan Keating

Triple Eight

109.

01/2004

Give Me a Reason by Triple Eight

156
UK

[R]
written by David Eriksen & Wayne Hector

110.

01/2002

All or Nothing by O-Town

from O-Town

163
UK

[R]
written by Wayne Hector

Triple Eight

111.

01/2004

Knock Out by Triple Eight

168
UK

[R]
written by Anders Bagge, Mikael Berg Andersson, Peer Åström, Reed Vertelney & Wayne Hector

112.

12/2013

Little White Lies by One Direction

from Midnight Memories

149
UK

written by Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Julian Bunetta, Ed Drewett, John Ryan & Wayne Hector

113.

12/2008

Flying without Wings by Westlife

165
UK

[R]
written by Wayne Hector

114.

2014

Tomorrow by Olly Murs

from Never Been Better

171
UK

written by Olly Murs, Steve Robson & Wayne Hector

Shonagh Daly

115.

06/2004

All I Want by Shonagh Daly

from Beautiful View

179
UK

written by Chris Farren & Wayne Hector

116.

12/2013

Why Don't We Go There by One Direction

from Midnight Memories [deluxe edition]

156
UK

written by Claude Kelly, Louis Tomlinson, Steve Robson & Wayne Hector

117.

11/2011

Everybody in Love by JLS

170
UK

[R]
written by Wayne Hector

, J. R. Rotem & Felicia Jensen

The Glee Cast

118.

05/2012

Starships by The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three

175
UK

featuring Wade Adams & Vocal Adrenaline
written by Nicki Minaj (as Onika Maraj), RedOne (as Nadir Khayat), Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub & Wayne Hector

Union J

119.

12/2013

Loving You Is Easy by Union J

from Union J

173
UK

written by Wayne Hector

, Jason Derulo (as Jason Desrouleaux) & Steve Mac

120.

10/2012

All or Nothing by O-Town

189
UK

[R]
written by Wayne Hector