Hilary Duff

Solo Artist

Photo: TraceAdam · CC BY-SA 4.0
Active 1993-present
Origin Houston, Texas
Albums 6
Tracks 77
Most frequent collaborator Charlie Midnight · 22 tracks
Genres PopPop RockDance-Pop
Collaborator
42%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 32 of 77 tracks

Does Hilary Duff write her own songs?

She does now, though she did not start out that way. Across her six studio albums she is credited on 32 of 77 tracks. The Christmas debut has none of her name on it, Metamorphosis has one song, and the 2004 album has three. Dignity in 2007 has her on thirteen of its fourteen tracks, and Luck... or Something in 2026 has her on every one of its eleven.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
77
Tracks Credited
42%
Self-Written
an estimated 15 million records worldwide
Records Sold
33
Years Active
119
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 32 / 77 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 77 tracks: how many Hilary Duff 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.

Hilary Duff has a writing credit42%
42%
58%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written32tracks42%
Outside writers45tracks58%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Hilary Duff's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 77 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)42%
Composer (music)42%
Producer0%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

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

avg 42%
0%
8%
18%
93%
33%
100%
2002Santa Claus Lane
2003Metamorphosis
2004Hilary Duff
2007Dignity
2015Breathe In. Breathe Out.
2026Luck... or Something
Early · 4% written
Mid · 52% written
Late · 65% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

31%
2000s
Santa Claus Lane, Metamorphosis +2 more
33%
2010s
Breathe In. Breathe Out.
100%
2020s
Luck... or Something

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Hilary Duff 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.

Hilary Duff
Other artists on the site

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

Katseye0%
EXO8%
Backstreet Boys25%
Kelly Rowland53%
Usher74%
Pink85%
Savage Garden100%
42%Hilary Duff
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

So Yesterday
Metamorphosis
Written by Charlie Midnight, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards
Outside writers
Come Clean
Metamorphosis
Written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks
Outside writers
With Love
Dignity
Written by Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Julius Diaz, Hilary Erhard Duff
Co-wrote
Stranger
Dignity
Written by Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Derrick Haruin, Julius Diaz, Hilary Erhard Duff
Co-wrote
Sparks
Breathe In. Breathe Out.
Written by Christian Karlsson, Peter Thomas, Tove Lo, Sam Shrieve, Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson, Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson
Outside writers

Discography 6 albums

All six studio albums. The compilations Most Wanted, 4ever Hilary Duff and Best of Hilary Duff sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Hilary Duff77 tracks
CM22Charlie Midnight, 22 tracks 19Kara DioGuardi, 19 tracks 14Matthew Koma, 14 tracks CB11Chico Bennett, 11 tracks BP11Brian Phillips, 11 tracks 7Haylie Duff, 7 tracks CH6Chris Hamm, 6 tracks AB6Alain Bertoni, 6 tracks JS6John Shanks, 6 tracks MS5Marc Swersky, 5 tracks RV5Richard Vission, 5 tracks DW4Denny Weston Jr., 4 tracks MG3Matthew Gerrard, 3 tracks LC3Lauren Christy, 3 tracks SS3Scott Spock, 3 tracks GE3Graham Edwards, 3 tracks TM3The Matrix, 3 tracks JM3Jim Marr, 3 tracks WP3Wendy Page, 3 tracks AR3Andre Recke, 3 tracks VN3Vada Nobles, 3 tracks JD3Julius Diaz, 3 tracks L3Logic, 3 tracks TL3Tove Lo, 3 tracks ET3Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, 3 tracks DB3Dan Book, 3 tracks MK3Maya Kurchner, 3 tracks JL2Jay Landers, 2 tracks CP2Charlton Pettus, 2 tracks DC2De Clue, 2 tracks F2Fredwreck, 2 tracks FN2Farid Nassar, 2 tracks RL2Rhett Lawrence, 2 tracks EW2Emily Wright, 2 tracks JG2Jason Gill, 2 tracks K2KDrew, 2 tracks BB1Bridget Benenate, 1 track JF1John Frederick Coots, 1 track HG1Haven Gillespie, 1 track JC1Joseph Carleton Beal, 1 track JR1James Ross Boothe, 1 track LA1Leroy Anderson, 1 track MP1Mitchell Parish, 1 track MP1Master P, 1 track LR1Lil' Romeo, 1 track RM1Romeo Miller, 1 track GM1George Michael, 1 track PM1Paul McCartney, 1 track on The Beatles's page PB1Patrik Berger, 1 track TC1Toran Caudell, 1 track MB1Meredith Brooks, 1 track TR1Taylor Rhodes, 1 track AG1Ashley George, 1 track RE1Ron Entwistle, 1 track "R1"Spider" Ron Entwistle, 1 track SS1Shaun Shankel, 1 track TH1Trina Harmon, 1 track TH1Tyler Hayes Bieck, 1 track KD1Kevin De Clue, 1 track AC1Andreas Carlsson, 1 track DC1Desmond Child, 1 track GC1Guy Chambers, 1 track DW1Diane Warren, 1 track JB1Julian Bunetta, 1 track JM1James Michael, 1 track TS1Ty Stevens, 1 track DH1Derrick Haruin, 1 track MC1Mateo Camargo, 1 track RT1Ryan Tedder, 1 track on OneRepublic's page VG1Victor Gonzalez, 1 track GW1Greg Wells, 1 track MA1Mitch Allan, 1 track P1Pink, 1 track CK1Chantal Kreviazuk, 1 track RM1Raine Maida, 1 track AM1Alecia Moore, 1 track on Pink's page TK1Tim Kelley, 1 track BR1Bob Robinson, 1 track T&1Tim & Bob, 1 track W1will.i.am, 1 track on Black Eyed Peas's page WA1William Adams, 1 track on Black Eyed Peas's page CK1Christian Karlsson, 1 track PT1Peter Thomas, 1 track SS1Sam Shrieve, 1 track C"1Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson, 1 track S1Svidden, 1 track ES1Elina Stridh, 1 track OG1Oscar Görres, 1 track I1Ilya, 1 track IS1Ilya Salmanzadeh, 1 track RN1Rick Nowels, 1 track ES1Ellen Shipley, 1 track KN1Kevin Nicholas Drew, 1 track RW1Richard W. Nowels, 1 track OH1Oscar Holter, 1 track AN1Albin Nedler, 1 track KF1Kristoffer Fogelmark, 1 track MA1Micheal Angelo, 1 track JB1Jerrod Bettis, 1 track on OneRepublic's page SD1Sean Douglas, 1 track ES1Ed Sheeran, 1 track JG1Jake Gosling, 1 track CL1Chris Leonard, 1 track OH1Oh Honey, 1 track CM1Christian Medice, 1 track MC1Mitchy Collins, 1 track IK1Ian Kirkpatrick, 1 track LR1Lindy Robbins, 1 track KS1Kendall Schmidt, 1 track TD1Tom DeLonge, 1 track on Blink-182's page MH1Mark Hoppus, 1 track on Blink-182's page SR1Scott Raynor, 1 track on Blink-182's page TD1Thomas DeLonge, 1 track ZK1Zack Kardon, 1 track S1Sxssy, 1 track ML1Madison Love, 1 track D1Delacey, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. CM Charlie Midnight · CB Chico Bennett · BP Brian Phillips

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

She is credited on 32 of her 77 album tracks, and those 32 are not spread evenly. The Christmas debut carries none of her name, Metamorphosis carries one song, and the album after it carries three. Then Dignity has her on thirteen of fourteen, and the 2026 album has her on all eleven.

Quick Facts

  • Wrote a third of itCredited on 32 of her 77 album tracks
  • The turn13 of 14 tracks on Dignity, after 3 of 17 on the album before
  • Best sellerMetamorphosis is 4x Platinum and sold 3,961,000 in America
  • Highest single"With Love" reached number 24 on the Hot 100
  • Time 100Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2026
  • Billboard rankingNumber 73 on the Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century

Creative Fingerprint

A hired voice who ended up writing the whole record: nothing on the first album, one song on the second, every track on the sixth.

The Story

Hilary Duff was a Disney television star handed a record deal in 2002. Six albums later she writes all of them. An estimated 15 million records sold along the way.

Awards & Recognition

World Music Award for Best Selling New Female Artist (2004)
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer (2004)
Four Teen Choice Awards
Two Young Artist Awards
Named to the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world (2026)

Frequently Asked Questions Hilary Duff

Does Hilary Duff write her own songs?
She does now, though she did not start out that way. Across her six studio albums she is credited on 32 of 77 tracks. The Christmas debut has none of her name on it, Metamorphosis has one song, and the 2004 album has three. Dignity in 2007 has her on thirteen of its fourteen tracks, and Luck... or Something in 2026 has her on every one of its eleven.
Who wrote "So Yesterday"?
Charlie Midnight with Lauren Christy, Scott Spock and Graham Edwards, the three writers who worked as The Matrix. Duff has no credit on it.
Who is Kara DioGuardi?
A songwriter who worked on four of Duff's albums and co-wrote twelve of the fourteen tracks on Dignity with her, including "With Love" and "Stranger".
How many albums has Hilary Duff released?
Six studio albums between 2002 and 2026, plus three compilations that sit outside this catalogue.
How many records has she sold?
An estimated 15 million worldwide. Metamorphosis alone sold 3,961,000 in America and is certified 4x Platinum.
What changed on Dignity?
She went from three writing credits on the album before to thirteen out of fourteen. The one song she has no hand in is "Outside of You", written by Pink with Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida.
Who wrote Luck... or Something?
Duff on all eleven tracks, with Matthew Koma on every one and Brian Phillips on ten. Koma and Phillips also produced it.
Which of her singles charted highest?
"With Love" from Dignity, at number 24 on the Hot 100.
Has she won music awards?
She won the World Music Award for Best Selling New Female Artist in 2004 and a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Singer the same year, along with four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist Awards.
Why the gap between albums?
Eight years separate Dignity in 2007 from Breathe In. Breathe Out. in 2015, and eleven more separate that from Luck... or Something. She was acting through most of both stretches.

Sources

Wikipedia: Hilary Duff Wikipedia: Hilary Duff discography Wikipedia: List of awards and nominations received by Hilary Duff