Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Jim Abbiss · 10 tracks
Holds writing credit on 44 of 46 tracks
Yes, almost all of them. Adele has a writing credit on around 96% of her tracks, usually co-writing with one trusted collaborator per song, such as Paul Epworth on 'Rolling in the Deep,' Dan Wilson on 'Someone Like You,' and Greg Kurstin on 'Hello.' A few early songs she wrote alone, like 'Hometown Glory,' and the only tracks she did not write are covers.
Across all 46 tracks: how many Adele wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 46 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Adele's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Adele sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Adele's catalog includes two covers ('Make You Feel My Love' by Bob Dylan on 19 and 'Lovesong' by Robert Smith of The Cure on 21), which are the only tracks on which she holds no writing credit.
XL Recordings
XL Recordings / Columbia
XL Recordings / Columbia
Columbia Records
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JA Jim Abbiss · GK Greg Kurstin · EW Eg White · PE Paul Epworth · RT Ryan Tedder · DW Dan Wilson
Data Insight
Adele's catalog contains just two tracks she did not write: 'Make You Feel My Love' (Bob Dylan) on 19 and 'Lovesong' (Robert Smith of The Cure) on 21. Both were deliberate cover choices included because she felt a rare personal connection to someone else's words, which highlights how exceptional it is for her to perform material she didn't create. Excluding those two covers, her authorship rate across all four studio albums is 100%.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A singer-songwriter who co-writes: Adele has a writing credit on almost all of her songs, usually pairing with one trusted collaborator per track, from Paul Epworth on 'Rolling in the Deep' to Greg Kurstin on 'Hello.' The only songs she did not write are covers.
The Story
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is a British singer-songwriter whose four studio albums (19, 21, 25, and 30) have collectively sold over 120 million copies worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists in history. Unlike most pop stars of her generation, Adele writes or co-writes virtually every song she records, drawing from personal experience to create emotionally direct, confessional material. Her creative process involves a rotating circle of trusted collaborators, most prominently Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, and Ryan Tedder, while retaining primary writing credit on nearly everything. 21 remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, spending 24 weeks at number one in the United Kingdom and winning six Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. She is one of only a handful of artists to have topped the charts in both the United States and United Kingdom with four consecutive studio albums.