Dan Wilson

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Daniel Dodd Wilson (born May 20, 1961) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, visual artist and record producer who has been called the songwriter's songwriter. His songwriting résumé includes "Closing Time," which he wrote for his band, Semisonic; "Not Ready to Make Nice," co-written with The Chicks; and "Someone Like You," co-written with Adele. Wilson's work earned him a Grammy nomination for "Closing Time" (Best Rock Song) and garnered him Grammy wins for Song of the Year ("Not Ready to... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Dan Wilson first charted in 1971 with I've Got to Sing.The artist placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 8 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement, including 1 number‑one.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 2 number‑ones.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Alternative the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Someone Like You - #2: Not Ready to Make Nice - #3: Closing Time - #4: Rumour Has It/Someone Like You - #5: White Horse
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  Duane Dee
1.
02/1971

I've Got to Sing
Duane Dee

1 pts




71
ctry










[Cartwheel 192]
written by Milton Blackford & Dan Wilson greentick
  Roy Head
2.
04/1975

The Most Wanted Woman in Town
Roy Head

from Head First   
6 pts




19
ctry










[Shannon 829]
written by Royce Porter, Bucky E. Jones & Dan Wilson greentick
  Sonny Curtis
3.
04/1981

Good Ol' Girls
Sonny Curtis

from Rollin'   
7 pts




15
ctry










[Elektra 47129]
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Bobby Bare
4.
05/1982

If You Ain't Got Nothin' (You Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose)
Bobby Bare

from Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose   Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose
3 pts




31
ctry










[Columbia 02895]
written by Red Lane & Dan Wilson greentick
  T. G. Sheppard
5.
09/1982

War Is Hell (On the Home Front Too)
T. G. Sheppard

from Perfect Stranger   
23 pts




1
ctry










[Warner/Curb 29934]
written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones & Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
6.
01/1997

F.N.T.
Semisonic

from Great Divide   Great Divide
4 pts










30
rock




written by Jacob Slichter & Dan Wilson greentick
Closing Time
7.
03/1998

#3  Closing Time
Semisonic

from Feeling Strangely Fine   Feeling Strangely Fine
127 pts
11
US








13
rock
1
alt.
147
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Sokaotic
Closing Time
8.
08/1998

Closing Time
Sokaotic

3 pts
117
US














[Under The Cover 983]
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
Singing in My Sleep
9.
09/1998

Singing in My Sleep
Semisonic

from Feeling Strangely Fine   Feeling Strangely Fine
36 pts










31
rock
11
alt.
39
UK
written by Dan Wilson greentick
Secret Smile
10.
02/1999

Secret Smile
Semisonic

from Feeling Strangely Fine   Feeling Strangely Fine
77 pts












21
alt.
13
UK
[album cut]
written by Dan Wilson greentick
Closing Time
11.
11/1999

Closing Time
Semisonic

from Feeling Strangely Fine   Feeling Strangely Fine
40 pts














25
UK
R
[album cut]
written by Dan Wilson greentick
Chemistry
12.
02/2001

Chemistry
Semisonic

from All About Chemistry   All About Chemistry
27 pts












39
alt.
35
UK
[album cut]
written by Dan Wilson greentick, James Harris III & Terry Lewis
Get a Grip
13.
06/2001

Get a Grip
Semisonic

from All About Chemistry   All About Chemistry
3 pts














109
UK
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Dixie Chicks
Not Ready to Make Nice
14.
03/2006

#2  Not Ready to Make Nice
Dixie Chicks

from Taking the Long Way   Taking the Long Way
158 pts
4
US
32
AC
36
ctry








70
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2007 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2007
[Columbia 84335]
written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson greentick
Lullaby
15.
06/2006

Lullaby
Dixie Chicks

from Taking the Long Way   Taking the Long Way
3 pts
107
US














[album cut]
written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson greentick
Not Ready to Make Nice
16.
02/2007

Not Ready to Make Nice
Dixie Chicks

from Taking the Long Way   Taking the Long Way
3 pts














138
UK
R
[Columbia]
written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
Secret Smile
17.
08/2009

Secret Smile
Semisonic

3 pts














126
UK
R
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Josh Groban
18.
10/2010

Hidden Away
Josh Groban

from Illuminations   Illuminations
12 pts


12
AC










166
UK
[143/Reprise LP Cut ]
written by Josh Groban & Dan Wilson greentick
  The Glee Cast
19.
01/2011

#4  Rumour Has It/Someone Like You
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, Volume 7   Glee: The Music, Volume 7
98 pts
11
US












35
UK
featuring Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera & The Troubletones
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Adele Adkins, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
Secret Smile
20.
02/2011

Secret Smile
Semisonic

8 pts














77
UK
R
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Adele
Someone Like You
21.
02/2011

#1  Someone Like You
Adele

from 21   21
438 pts
1
US
1
AC




109
R&B




1
UK
[XL/Columbia LP Cut]
written by Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
Closing Time
22.
09/2011

Closing Time
Semisonic

8 pts














76
UK
R
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Dierks Bentley
Home
23.
10/2011

Home
Dierks Bentley

from Home   Home
40 pts
44
US


1
ctry










[Capitol Nashville]
written by Dan Wilson greentick, Brett Beavers & Dierks Bentley
  Semisonic
Closing Time
24.
02/2012

Closing Time
Semisonic

9 pts














71
UK
R
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  Adele
25.
03/2012

One & Only
Adele

from 21   21
8 pts
110
US












99
UK
written by Adele Adkins, Dan Wilson greentick & Greg Wells
  David Nail
Someone Like You
26.
09/2012

Someone Like You
David Nail

from 1979 EP   
2 pts




52
ctry










written by Adele & Dan Wilson greentick
  Taylor Swift
Come Back Be Here
27.
11/2012

Come Back Be Here
Taylor Swift

from Red [deluxe edition]   Red [deluxe edition]
2 pts














188
UK
written by Taylor Swift & Dan Wilson greentick
28.
11/2012

Treacherous
Taylor Swift

from Red   Red
7 pts
102
US


26
ctry










[Big Machine]
written by Taylor Swift & Dan Wilson greentick
  Semisonic
Closing Time
29.
06/2013

Closing Time
Semisonic

3 pts














137
UK
R
written by Dan Wilson greentick
  John Legend
You & I (Nobody in the World)
30.
07/2014

You & I (Nobody in the World)
John Legend

from Love in the Future   Love in the Future
19 pts
66
US






18
R&B






[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by James Ryan Ho, John Stephens, Dave Tozer, Dan Wilson greentick & Jamie Gaynor
  Damien
Someone Like You
31.
12/2014

Someone Like You
Damien

4 pts
103
US














from The Voice (US), season 7
written by Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson greentick
  Panic! at the Disco
32.
11/2015

Emperor's New Clothes
Panic! at the Disco

from Death of a Bachelor   
17 pts
68
US












88
UK
[DCD2/Fueled By Ramen Digital]
written by Brendon Urie, Jake Sinclair, Lauren Pritchard, Sam Hollander & Dan Wilson greentick
  Phantogram
You Don't Get Me High Anymore
33.
07/2016

You Don't Get Me High Anymore
Phantogram

from Three   
16 pts












6
alt.


written by Eric Frederic, Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson greentick, Edwin Bocage & Alfred Scramuzza
Same Old Blues
34.
12/2016

Same Old Blues
Phantogram

from Three   
4 pts












34
alt.


written by Eric Tobias Wincorn, Daniel Dodd Wilson greentick, Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Eric Frederic & Ernest Fowler
  Halsey
Alone
35.
04/2018

Alone
Halsey

from Hopeless Fountain Kingdom   
40 pts
66
US




1
dance








featuring Big Sean and Stefflon Don
[Astralwerks]
written by Ashley Frangipane, Eric Frederic, Dan Wilson greentick, Josh Carter, Anthony Hester, Sean Anderson & Stephanie Allen
  Mike Posner
Song About You
36.
10/2018

Song About You
Mike Posner

from A Real Good Kid   
4 pts












34
alt.


written by Mike Posner, Eric Frederic & Daniel Dodd Wilson greentick
  Dixie Chicks
March March
37.
07/2020

March March
Dixie Chicks

from Gaslighter   
6 pts
119
US


32
ctry










as The Chicks
[Columbia]
written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, Jack Antonoff, Ross Golan, Ian Kirkpatrick & Daniel Dodd Wilson greentick
  Taylor Swift
38.
11/2021

Come Back...Be Here (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift

from Red (Taylor's Version)   
10 pts
87
US


31
ctry










R [re-recording]
[Republic]
written by Taylor Swift & Dan Wilson greentick
39.
11/2021

Treacherous (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift

from Red (Taylor's Version)   
21 pts
54
US


15
ctry










R [re-recording]
[Republic]
written by Taylor Swift & Dan Wilson greentick
  Iann Dior, Travis Barker & Machine Gun Kelly
40.
02/2022

Thought It Was
Iann Dior, Travis Barker & Machine Gun Kelly

from On to Better Things   
3 pts
123
US














[10K Projects]
written by Michael Olmo, Colson Baker, Travis Barker, Dan Wilson greentick, Joe Pepe, Kyle Reynolds & Nick Cozine
  Mitski
The Only Heartbreaker
41.
03/2022

The Only Heartbreaker
Mitski

from Laurel Hell   
4 pts












33
alt.


written by Mitski & Dan Wilson greentick
  Chris Stapleton
White Horse
42.
08/2023

#5  White Horse
Chris Stapleton

from Higher   
80 pts
12
US














[Sound/Mercury Nashville]
written by Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson greentick
  Phantogram
43.
02/2025

Come Alive
Phantogram

from Memory of a Day   
7 pts












24
alt.


written by Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, John Hill & Dan Wilson greentick


See also...

Semisonic


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