Band
Most frequent collaborator: Rick Rubin · 39 tracks
Holds writing credit on 97 of 97 tracks
Yes. Linkin Park wrote effectively all of their own material; across the albums covered here the band is credited on every track. The core writing came from Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington with the rest of the band, from 'In the End' to 'What I've Done.' The main exception is the 2017 album One More Light, where they brought in outside pop co-writers like Julia Michaels.
Across all 97 tracks: how many Linkin Park 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 97 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 97 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Bennington Died July 20, 2017 | 1999-2017 | 80% |
80% |
0% |
89% |
| Mike Shinoda | 1996-present | 100% |
100% |
74% |
100% |
| Brad Delson | 1996-present | 7% |
97% |
23% |
100% |
| Dave Farrell | 1996-present | 0% |
90% |
0% |
100% |
| Joe Hahn | 1996-present | 0% |
90% |
0% |
100% |
| Rob Bourdon | 1996-present | 0% |
90% |
0% |
100% |
| Emily Armstrong | 2024-present | 11% |
11% |
0% |
11% |
| Colin Brittain | 2024-present | 0% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
| Mark Wakefield Former | 1996-1999 | 3% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Linkin Park's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Linkin Park 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.
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Bubble size = tracks worked on together. RR Rick Rubin · DG Don Gilmore · AB Andrew Bolooki · EW Emily Wright · JG Jon Green · JS Jesse Shatkin
Data Insight
Linkin Park writes all of their own music. Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington were the band's primary lyricists, with Shinoda also serving as a producer and composer across most albums. The band's dual vocal dynamic, Shinoda's rapping and Bennington's singing, was self-authored throughout their catalog. Chester Bennington died in July 2017; the band resumed with new vocalist Emily Armstrong in 2024.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A self-contained band: Linkin Park wrote all of its own material for most of its run, credited across every track, then began bringing in outside co-writers on the pop-leaning One More Light in 2017.
The Story
Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California in 1996, known for blending alternative rock, hip-hop, and heavy metal into a signature sound that dominated the early 2000s. The band rose to worldwide fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, and continued to evolve their style across eight studio albums. Following the death of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in July 2017, the band regrouped with new vocalist Emily Armstrong and returned with their eighth album, From Zero, in 2024.