Barry Gibbs is #2 all time (behind Paul McCartney) on the all time song writing list.
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Take a look at the year he had in 1978.
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1 week at #1, also #1 last week of 1977)
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (4 weeks #1)
Love Is Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb (2 weeks #1)
Night Fever Bee Gees - (8 weeks #1)
If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman (1 week #1)
(these four were consecutive, giving Barry Gibb's songs 15 weeks in a row at #1) (The string was ended by "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney)
You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1 week #1)
Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb (7 weeks #1)
(these two were consecutive, giving Barry Gibb's songs 8 weeks in a row at 31)
Grease - Frankie Valli (2 weeks #1)
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For the year 1978 Barry Gibbs had songs at #1 for 25 weeks.
Songs not making number 1 include:
Emotion (Samantha Sang)
Jive Talking (beegees)
An Everlasting Love (andy gibb)
More Than A Woman (bee gees)
Too Much Heaven (beegees) was #1 in the first week of 1979.
Tragedy and Love You Inside Out, both #1s, were later in 1979.
I Just Want To Be Your Everything (andy gibb) was #1 in 1977
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So, yeah, Barry Gibb is awesome.