Editing Bee Gees (section)

===Songwriting===
{{quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote=Everyone should be aware that the Bee Gees are second only to Lennon and McCartney as the most successful songwriting unit in British popular music.|source= —Music historian [[Paul Gambaccini]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18140862|title=Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb dies after cancer battle|date=20 May 2012|access-date=7 January 2015|work=BBC News}}</ref>}}

At one point, in 1978, the Gibb brothers were responsible for writing and/or performing nine of the songs in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catsfield.co.nz/ |title=Cat's field |place=NZ |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107030637/http://www.catsfield.co.nz/ |archive-date=7 November 2011 }}</ref> In all, the Gibbs placed 13 singles onto the Hot 100 in 1978, with 12 making the Top 40. The Gibb brothers are fellows of the [[The Ivors Academy|British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] (BASCA).<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.basca.org.uk/about-us/people/fellows/ |title=Fellows |publisher=The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) |access-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030090735/http://www.basca.org.uk/about-us/people/fellows/ |archive-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> At least 2,500 artists have recorded their songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/humanities-social-science/visual-performing-arts-music/13322257-1.html |title=Visual, performing arts, music |publisher=AllBusiness |access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref>

Singer-songwriter [[Gavin DeGraw]] spoke about the Bee Gees' influence with their own music as well as their songwriting:

{{blockquote|Let's talk about the Bee Gees. That's an iconic group. Not just a great band, but a great group of songwriters. Even long after the Bee Gees' success on the pop charts, they were still writing songs for other people, huge hit songs. Their talent went far beyond their moment of normal pop success. It is a loss to the music industry and a loss of an iconic group. The beauty of this industry is that we do pay tribute and every artist coming up is a fan of a generation prior to it, so there's a real tradition element to it".<ref name="falsetto"/>}}

In 2009, as part of the [[Q150]] celebrations, the Bee Gees were announced as one of the [[List of Queensland's Q150 Icons|Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for their role as "Influential Artists".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|title=PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS|last=Bligh|first=Anna|author-link=Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2009|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|archive-date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> <!-- This section is not meant to be an all inclusive list. Do not expand. -->