Brad Paisley

Solo Artist

Photo: Crisco 1492 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Active 1998-present
Origin Glen Dale, West Virginia
Albums 13
Tracks 205
Most frequent collaborator Frank Rogers · 140 tracks
Genres CountryNeotraditional Country
Songwriter
68%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 140 of 205 tracks

Does Brad Paisley write his own songs?

Most of them, and hardly ever alone. He is credited on 130 of the 205 tracks across thirteen studio albums, and only 17 of those carry his name by itself. Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace have been his regular co-writers since the 1999 debut.

By the Numbers

13
Studio Albums
205
Tracks Credited
68%
Self-Written
28
Years Active
141
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 140 / 205 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 205 tracks: how many Brad Paisley 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.

Brad Paisley has a writing credit68%
8%
60%
32%
Sole author17tracks8%
Co-written123tracks60%
Outside writers65tracks32%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Brad Paisley's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 205 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)64%
Composer (music)68%
Producer31%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Brad Paisley's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 68%
92%
77%
65%
63%
36%
63%
69%
100%
80%
94%
87%
100%
0%
1999Who Needs Pictures
2001Part II
2003Mud on the Tires
2005Time Well Wasted
2006Brad Paisley Christmas
20075th Gear
2008Play: The Guitar Album
2009American Saturday Night
2011This Is Country Music
2013Wheelhouse
2014Moonshine in the Trunk
2017Love and War
2025Snow Globe Town
Early · 67% written
Mid · 81% written
Late · 94% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

92%
1990s
Who Needs Pictures
68%
2000s
Part II, Mud on the Tires +5 more
90%
2010s
This Is Country Music, Wheelhouse +2 more
0%
2020s
Snow Globe Town

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Brad Paisley 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.

Brad Paisley
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
George Strait11%
Kenny Chesney20%
Billy Ray Cyrus47%
Alan Jackson66%
Shania Twain89%
Lainey Wilson98%
68%Brad Paisley
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

We Danced
Who Needs Pictures
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
He Didn't Have to Be
Who Needs Pictures
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Who Needs Pictures
Who Needs Pictures
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Me Neither
Who Needs Pictures
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Frank Rogers, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)
Part II
Written by Brad Paisley, Frank Rogers, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Wrapped Around
Part II
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Chris DuBois, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Two People Fell in Love
Part II
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Tim Owens, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Mud on the Tires
Mud on the Tires
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Celebrity
Mud on the Tires
Written by Brad Paisley, Brad Douglas Paisley
Wrote it
Little Moments
Mud on the Tires
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Whiskey Lullaby
Mud on the Tires
Written by Bill Anderson, Jon Randall
Outside writers
Alcohol
Time Well Wasted
Written by Brad Paisley, Brad Douglas Paisley
Wrote it
When I Get Where I'm Going
Time Well Wasted
Written by Rivers Rutherford, George Teren
Outside writers
The World
Time Well Wasted
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Ticks
5th Gear
Written by Brad Paisley, Tim Owens, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Letter to Me
5th Gear
Written by Brad Paisley, Brad Douglas Paisley
Wrote it
Start a Band
Play: The Guitar Album
Written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace
Outside writers
Then
American Saturday Night
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Welcome to the Future
American Saturday Night
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
American Saturday Night
American Saturday Night
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Remind Me
This Is Country Music
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Old Alabama
This Is Country Music
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Dave Turnbull, Randy Owen, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Camouflage
This Is Country Music
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Beat This Summer
Wheelhouse
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Luke Laird, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Southern Comfort Zone
Wheelhouse
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Perfect Storm
Moonshine in the Trunk
Written by Brad Paisley, Lee Thomas Miller, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
River Bank
Moonshine in the Trunk
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Crushin' It
Moonshine in the Trunk
Written by Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote
Country Nation
Moonshine in the Trunk
Written by Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, Brad Douglas Paisley
Co-wrote

Discography 13 albums

Thirteen of the fourteen studio albums. Tacklebox (Disc 1), announced for 2026, has no published track listing on Wikipedia, Discogs or MusicBrainz and is recorded in TODO.md.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Brad Paisley205 tracks
FR140Frank Rogers, 140 tracks CD57Chris DuBois, 57 tracks LW47Luke Wooten, 47 tracks KL39Kelley Lovelace, 39 tracks MD17Mike Dean, 17 tracks MA17Marten Aston, 17 tracks JC16John Carter Cash, 16 tracks T16Timbaland, 16 tracks LT13Lee Thomas Miller, 13 tracks TO11Tim Owens, 11 tracks BA10Brent Anderson, 10 tracks RA9Robert Arthur, 9 tracks AG9Ashley Gorley, 9 tracks BA5Bill Anderson, 5 tracks DS4Don Sampson, 4 tracks WV4Wynn Varble, 4 tracks BO3Buck Owens, 3 tracks TK3the Kung Pao Buckaroos, 3 tracks JB3Jim Beavers, 3 tracks CU3Carrie Underwood, 3 tracks KL3Kenny Lewis, 3 tracks JG2James Gregory, 2 tracks MM2Mitch McMichen, 2 tracks DS2Darrell Scott, 2 tracks GJ2George Jones, 2 tracks JR2Jon Randall, 2 tracks RR2Rivers Rutherford, 2 tracks GT2George Teren, 2 tracks JB2James Burton, 2 tracks SW2Steve Wariner, 2 tracks K"2Kevin "Swine" Grantt, 2 tracks DT2Dave Turnbull, 2 tracks JG2Jared Gutstadt, 2 tracks TM2Timothy Mosley, 2 tracks TN1Tim Nichols, 1 track CW1Chely Wright, 1 track CC1Chuck Cannon, 1 track DA1Dan Aykroyd, 1 track JB1James Belushi, 1 track CW1Chris Wallin, 1 track AK1Alison Krauss, 1 track JS1Jerry Salley, 1 track CS1Chris Stapleton, 1 track HC1Hank Cochran, 1 track DD1Dean Dillon, 1 track VG1Vern Gosdin, 1 track KG1Kevin Grantt, 1 track RV1Redd Volkaert & Kung Pao Buckaroos, 1 track AB1arr. by Paisley, 1 track LJ1Little Jimmy Dickens, 1 track WN1Wil Nance, 1 track GC1Guy Clark, 1 track AJ1Alan Jackson, 1 track JG1John Goodwin, 1 track BT1Bobby Terry, 1 track RJ1Rev. J. Alwood, 1 track DP1Dolly Parton, 1 track PT1Peter Tilden, 1 track WS1William Shatner, 1 track FB1Felix Bernard, 1 track RB1Richard Bernhard Smith, 1 track DS1Dick Smith, 1 track DR1Don Rich, 1 track KG1Kim Gannon, 1 track WK1Walter Kent, 1 track BR1Buck Ram, 1 track JR1James R. Murray, 1 track DJ1Dr. John McFarland, 1 track TM1The Marcy Brothers, 1 track KM1Kevin Marcy, 1 track FG1Franz Gruber, 1 track JM1Josef Mohr, 1 track RE1Ray Evans, 1 track JL1Jay Livingston, 1 track JC1Jim Collins, 1 track MG1Marv Green, 1 track HL1Hillary Lindsey, 1 track AM1Aimee Mayo, 1 track GS1Gordie Sampson, 1 track DL1David Lee Murphy, 1 track TW1Trent Willmon, 1 track CB1Casey Beathard, 1 track SB1Steve Bogard, 1 track JS1Jeff Stevens, 1 track T"1the "New" Kung Pao Buckaroos, 1 track EH1Eliza Hewitt, 1 track EW1Emily Wilson, 1 track BS1Ben Sesar, 1 track DD1Dallas Davidson, 1 track MM1Mac McAnally, 1 track VG1Vince Gill, 1 track on Eagles's page AL1Albert Lee, 1 track JJ1John Jorgenson, 1 track BM1Brent Mason, 1 track RV1Redd Volkaert, 1 track FM1Fleecie Moore, 1 track ST1Sam Theard, 1 track BB1B. B. King, 1 track AG1Andy Griffith, 1 track JH1Jody Harris, 1 track RF1Robben Ford, 1 track RO1Randy Owen, 1 track A1Alabama, 1 track JT1Josh Thompson, 1 track DH1Don Henley, 1 track on Eagles's page JH1Jon Henderson, 1 track JS1Joel Shewmake, 1 track DS1Danny Simpson, 1 track KM1Kendal Marcy, 1 track CE1Clint Eastwood, 1 track W"1William "Huck" Paisley, 1 track JP1Jasper Paisley, 1 track BS1Blake Shelton, 1 track MS1Marty Stuart, 1 track SC1Sheryl Crow, 1 track CJ1Carl Jackson, 1 track WD1Walter Donaldson, 1 track SM1Sam M. Lewis, 1 track JY1Joe Young, 1 track LL1Luke Laird, 1 track RM1Roger Miller, 1 track DB1Dierks Bentley, 1 track MK1Mat Kearney, 1 track JW1Justin Williamson, 1 track RC1Randle Currie, 1 track CD1Charlie Daniels, 1 track EI1Eric Idle, 1 track LC1LL Cool J, 1 track EH1Emmylou Harris, 1 track JF1John F. Kennedy, 1 track TT1Tom T. Hall, 1 track SA1Smith Ahnquist, 1 track MR1Mike Ryan, 1 track HD1Hannah Dasher, 1 track J1Jagger, 1 track MC1Matt Clifford, 1 track MJ1Mick Jagger, 1 track on The Rolling Stones's page F1Fogerty, 1 track JF1John Fogerty, 1 track JC1Johnny Cash, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. FR Frank Rogers · CD Chris DuBois · LW Luke Wooten · KL Kelley Lovelace · MD Mike Dean · MA Marten Aston

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He is credited on 130 of his 205 album tracks, and only 17 of those carry his name alone. The other 113 are shared, usually with Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, who have been beside him since the first record. His share climbs as the career goes on: eleven of thirteen on the 1999 debut, all sixteen on Love and War in 2017.

Quick Facts

  • Two thirds of itCredited on 130 of his 205 album tracks
  • Alone 17 timesOnly 17 of those 130 carry his name and nobody else's
  • Nineteen number onesNineteen chart-topping country singles
  • Ten in a rowTen consecutive number ones from 2006 to 2009
  • Best sellersMud on the Tires and Time Well Wasted are both 2x Platinum
  • Highest Hot 100 placing"Remind Me" with Carrie Underwood reached number 17

Creative Fingerprint

A working co-writer: on most of his own songs, almost never on one by himself.

The Story

Nineteen number-one country singles and a writing credit on most of them. Brad Paisley has written on 130 of the 205 tracks across thirteen albums, almost always with somebody else.

Awards & Recognition

Country Music Association Horizon Award (2000)
Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Male Vocalist (2000)
Country Music Association Music Video of the Year for "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" (2002)
Country Music Association Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted (2006)

Frequently Asked Questions Brad Paisley

Does Brad Paisley write his own songs?
Most of them, and hardly ever alone. He is credited on 130 of the 205 tracks across thirteen studio albums, and only 17 of those carry his name by itself. Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace have been his regular co-writers since the 1999 debut.
Who wrote "Whiskey Lullaby"?
Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. Paisley sings it as a duet with Alison Krauss and has no writing credit on it.
Who wrote "He Didn't Have to Be"?
Paisley with Kelley Lovelace. It was his first number one on the country chart, in 1999.
How many albums has he released?
Fourteen studio albums since 1999. Thirteen are covered here; Tacklebox (Disc 1), announced for 2026, has no published track listing yet.
How many number ones has he had?
Nineteen on the Billboard country charts, from "He Didn't Have to Be" in 1999 to "Perfect Storm" in 2015, including ten consecutively between 2006 and 2009.
Which album sold the most?
Mud on the Tires and Time Well Wasted, both certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Which songs did he write alone?
Seventeen across thirteen albums, five of them on Mud on the Tires and three on Moonshine in the Trunk.
Has he won a Grammy?
Yes, his first came for the instrumental "Throttleneck". He has also won the CMA Horizon Award, the CMA Album of the Year for Time Well Wasted and an ACM new male vocalist award.
Who is Frank Rogers?
The producer on his first eleven albums, from Who Needs Pictures in 1999 through This Is Country Music in 2011.
Did he write before his own records?
Yes. His first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You", two years before his debut album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Brad Paisley Wikipedia: Brad Paisley discography