Solo Artist
Most frequent collaborator: Jason Boyd · 25 tracks
Holds writing credit on 92 of 100 tracks
Mostly yes, but always with co-writers. Justin Bieber holds a writing credit on the large majority of his tracks, more than 90% across his studio albums, but none are written entirely alone. He co-wrote hits like 'Sorry,' 'What Do You Mean?,' and 'Love Yourself,' usually with collaborators such as Poo Bear (Jason Boyd). A few of his songs, like 'Beauty and a Beat,' were written for him by outside writers.
Across all 100 tracks: how many Justin Bieber 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 100 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Justin Bieber's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Justin Bieber 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.
Covers all 7 studio albums.
RBMG Records / Island Records
RBMG / Island Records
RBMG / Island Records
RBMG / Def Jam
RBMG / Def Jam
RBMG / Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings / ILH Productions
No albums from this decade.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. JB Jason Boyd · CL Carter Lang · PB Poo Bear · DW Dylan Wiggins · EB Eddie Benjamin · DC Daniel Chetrit
Data Insight
Justin Bieber's songwriting involvement has grown considerably over his career, his early albums leaned heavily on professional songwriters, but by Purpose (2015) and Justice (2021) he held co-writing credits on a meaningful portion of his tracks. He is not primarily a songwriter, but he is more than a pure performer, sitting in the Co-Performer to Collaborator range depending on the album era.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A performer who became a co-writer: Justin Bieber holds a writing credit on almost all of his music, but never alone, building nearly every song with collaborators like Poo Bear rather than writing solo.
The Story
Justin Bieber is a Canadian pop artist who rose to global fame as a teenager after being discovered on YouTube in 2008 by talent manager Scooter Braun. His debut releases established him as a teen pop phenomenon, and he has since evolved into one of the best-selling music artists of all time, spanning pop, R&B, and dance-pop across seven studio albums. Over the course of his career he transitioned from a performer working primarily with outside songwriters to a genuine collaborator who holds meaningful co-writing credits on his more mature work.