Billboard magazine published a list of the top 100 most successful music producers of the 21st century, here is the top 20.
| Rank | Name | Associated acts |
| 20 | Rob Cavallo | Green Day & Paramore |
| 19 | Dr. Dre | Eminem & 50 Cent |
| 18 | Greg Kurstin | Adele & Sia |
| 17 | Sophie | Charli XCX & Vince Staples |
| 16 | Swizz Beatz | Cassidy & Whitney Houston |
| 15 | Lil Jon | Usher & Pitbull |
| 14 | Jay Joyce | Brothers Osborne & Miranda Lambert |
| 13 | Mark Ronson | Amy Winehouse & Lily Allen |
| 12 | Diplo | Beyonce & Major Lazer |
| 11 | Mustard | Fergie & Lil Dicky |
| 10 | Tainy | J Balvin & Bad Bunny |
| 9 | Jack Antonoff | Taylor Swift & Lana Del Rey |
| 8 | Noah Shebib | Drake & Lil Wayne |
| 7 | Just Blaze | Cam’Ron & Jay-Z |
| 6 | Kanye West | Jay-Z & Drake |
| 5 | Mike Will Made-It | Future & Miley Cyrus |
| 4 | The Dream | Rihanna & Justin Bieber |
| 3 | Timbaland | Missy Elliott & Justin Timberlake |
| 2 | Pharrell Williams | Snoop Dogg & Ed Sheeran |
| 1 | Max Martin | Britney Spears & Ariana Grande |