<P> "The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" is a feature published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in August 2015 . The list presented was compiled based on the magazine's music critics . It predominantly features American and English songwriters of the rock era . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Lifetime </Th> <Th> First single written </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bob Dylan </Td> <Td> May 24, 1941--present </Td> <Td> "Mixed - Up Confusion" (1962), released by himself </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul McCartney </Td> <Td> June 18, 1942--present </Td> <Td> "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" (1962), released by the Beatles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Lennon </Td> <Td> October 9, 1940--December 8, 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chuck Berry </Td> <Td> October 18, 1926--March 18, 2017 </Td> <Td> "Maybellene" (1955), released by himself </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Smokey Robinson </Td> <Td> February 19, 1940--present </Td> <Td> "Got a Job" (1958), released by the Miracles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mick Jagger / Keith Richards </Td> <Td> July 26, 1943--present / December 18, 1943--present </Td> <Td> "Tell Me" (1964), released by the Rolling Stones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carole King / Gerry Goffin </Td> <Td> February 9, 1942--present / February 11, 1939--June 19, 2014 </Td> <Td> "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (1960), released by the Shirelles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Paul Simon </Td> <Td> October 13, 1941--present </Td> <Td> "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), released by Simon & Garfunkel (then known as Tom & Jerry) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joni Mitchell </Td> <Td> November 7, 1943--present </Td> <Td> "Urge For Going" (1966), released by Tom Rush </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Stevie Wonder </Td> <Td> May 13, 1950--present </Td> <Td> "Kiss Me Baby" (1968), released by himself </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Lifetime </Th> <Th> First single written </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bob Dylan </Td> <Td> May 24, 1941--present </Td> <Td> "Mixed - Up Confusion" (1962), released by himself </Td> </Tr>

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