Songs Written by Nicky ChinnTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number-one records. The duo wrote hits for The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, New World, Arrows, Racey, Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, Exile and Toni Basil. == Career == Chinn was born in London to an affluent Jewish... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Little Willy - #2: Heart and Soul - #3: Blockbuster - #4: Can the Can - #5: The Ballroom Blitz
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  The Sweet
1.
10/1971

Alexander Graham Bell
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
36 pts










33
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
Poppa Joe
2.
02/1972

Poppa Joe
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
108 pts










11
UK
[Bell 45184]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
Little Willy
3.
06/1972

#1  Little Willy
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
420 pts
3
US








4
UK
[Bell 45251]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
Wig Wam Bam
4.
09/1972

Wig Wam Bam
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
197 pts










4
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
Blockbuster
5.
01/1973

#3  Blockbuster
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
301 pts
73
US








1
UK
[Bell 45361]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
Hell Raiser
6.
05/1973

Hell Raiser
The Sweet

from The Sweet   
246 pts










2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
  Suzi Quatro
Can the Can
7.
05/1973

#4  Can the Can
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
285 pts










1
UK
[Bell 45416]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
48 Crash
8.
07/1973

48 Crash
Suzi Quatro

from Suzi Quatro   
207 pts










3
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
  The Sweet
The Ballroom Blitz
9.
09/1973

#5  The Ballroom Blitz
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
246 pts










2
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
The Six Teens
10.
07/1974

The Six Teens
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
132 pts










9
UK
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
11.
11/1974

Turn It Down
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
29 pts










41
UK
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
Ballroom Blitz
12.
06/1975

Ballroom Blitz
The Sweet

from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard
209 pts
5
US










[only released in the US]
[Capitol 4055]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Mike Chapman
  Smokie
Living Next Door to Alice
13.
12/1976

Living Next Door to Alice
Smokie

from Greatest Hits   
223 pts
25
US
24
AC






5
UK
[RSO 860]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
14.
03/1977

Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
Smokie

from Greatest Hits   
107 pts










12
UK
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
  Suzi Quatro
15.
10/1980

Rock Hard
Suzi Quatro

from Rock Hard   
11 pts










68
UK
[Dreamland 104]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
16.
01/1981

Lipstick
Suzi Quatro

from Rock Hard   
9 pts
51
US










[Dreamland 107]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
  Huey Lewis & the News
Heart and Soul
17.
09/1983

#2  Heart and Soul
Huey Lewis & the News

from Sports   Sports
345 pts
8
US






1
rock


[Chrysalis 42726]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn greentick
  Kim Wilde
Dancing in the Dark
18.
11/1983

Dancing in the Dark
Kim Wilde

from Catch as Catch Can   
7 pts










67
UK
written by Nicky Chinn greentick & Paul Gurvitz
  Tina Turner
Better Be Good to Me
19.
09/1984

Better Be Good to Me
Tina Turner

from Private Dancer   Private Dancer
134 pts
5
US


16
dance
6
R&B
32
rock
45
UK
[Capitol 5387]
written by Nicky Chinn greentick, Mike Chapman & Holly Knight

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