Barry Gibb
![Gibb performing at [[Glastonbury Festival 2017]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Barry_Gibb-Glasto17-198_%2835455982371%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
As a songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for most consecutive ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones.
In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Bee Gees. In 2007, ''Q'' magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers". ''Guinness World Records'' lists him as the second most successful songwriter in history, behind Paul McCartney.
Gibb was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to music and entertainment, and a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to music and charity. He was also made an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia on 27 January 2022. Provided by Wikipedia