Meghan Trainor

Solo Artist

Photo: Macy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Active 2009-present
Origin Nantucket, Massachusetts
Albums 7
Tracks 104
Most frequent collaborator Federico Vindver · 18 tracks
Genres PopDance-PopR&B
Artist
89%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 93 of 104 tracks

Does Meghan Trainor write her own songs?

Yes, all of them. She is credited on 93 of her 104 album tracks and on every one of the 86 tracks across the six non-holiday albums. The eleven exceptions are Christmas standards.

By the Numbers

7
Studio Albums
104
Tracks Credited
89%
Self-Written
17
Years Active
171
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 93 / 104 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 104 tracks: how many Meghan Trainor 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.

Meghan Trainor has a writing credit89%
5%
85%
11%
Sole author5tracks5%
Co-written88tracks85%
Outside writers11tracks11%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Meghan Trainor's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 104 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)89%
Composer (music)89%
Producer64%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

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

avg 89%
100%
100%
100%
39%
100%
100%
100%
2015Title
2016Thank You
2020Treat Myself
2020A Very Trainor Christmas
2022Takin' It Back
2024Timeless
2026Toy with Me
Early · 100% written
Mid · 78% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
2010s
Title, Thank You
86%
2020s
Treat Myself, A Very Trainor Christmas +3 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Meghan Trainor 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.

Meghan Trainor
Other artists on the site

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

EXO8%
The Pussycat Dolls21%
Rihanna44%
Kelly Rowland53%
Selena Gomez71%
Ariana Grande80%
Jason Derulo99%
89%Meghan Trainor
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

All About That Bass
Title
Written by Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
Co-wrote
Lips Are Movin
Title
Written by Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
Co-wrote
Like I'm Gonna Lose You
Title
Written by Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
Co-wrote
Dear Future Husband
Title
Written by Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
Co-wrote
No
Thank You
Written by Meghan Trainor, Ricky Reed, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Eric Frederic
Co-wrote
Me Too
Thank You
Written by Meghan Trainor, Ricky Reed, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jason Derulo, Peter Svensson, Eric Frederic, Jason Desrouleaux
Co-wrote
No Excuses
Treat Myself
Written by Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Andrew Wells
Co-wrote
Nice to Meet Ya
Treat Myself
Written by Meghan Trainor, Raul Cubina, Mark Williams, Scott Harris, Nicki Minaj
Co-wrote
Made You Look
Takin' It Back
Written by Meghan Trainor, Sean Douglas, Federico Vindver
Co-wrote

Discography 7 albums

All seven major-label studio albums, including the 2020 Christmas record. The three acoustic albums she self-released between 2009 and 2011 sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Meghan Trainor104 tracks
FV18Federico Vindver, 18 tracks JT16Justin Trainor, 16 tracks GB16Grant Boutin, 16 tracks CG13Chris Gelbuda, 13 tracks 13The Elev3n, 13 tracks KK12Kevin Kadish, 12 tracks SD12Sean Douglas, 12 tracks JR11J.R. Rotem, 11 tracks RR10Ricky Reed, 10 tracks JK10Jacob Kasher Hindlin, 10 tracks EF10Eric Frederic, 10 tracks GS10Gian Stone, 10 tracks MS8Mike Sabath, 8 tracks MS6Mark Schick, 6 tracks RT5Ryan Trainor, 5 tracks TJ5Tyler Johnson, 5 tracks AW5Asa Welch, 5 tracks E5Ellis, 5 tracks GY5Gabe Yaron, 5 tracks EB4Eddie Benjamin, 4 tracks CP4Caroline Pennell, 4 tracks LL3LunchMoney Lewis, 3 tracks GL3Gamal Lewis, 3 tracks SH3Scott Harris, 3 tracks CA3Caroline Ailin, 3 tracks TB2Tommy Brown, 2 tracks TP2Taylor Parks, 2 tracks JG2James G. Morales, 2 tracks JD2Julio David Rodriguez, 2 tracks O2Ojivolta, 2 tracks F2Frances, 2 tracks DG2Daniel Gleyzer, 2 tracks SF2Sophie Frances Cooke, 2 tracks AW2Andrew Wells, 2 tracks A2AJR, 2 tracks RM2Ryan Met, 2 tracks JM2Johnny Marks, 2 tracks SH2Scott Hoying, 2 tracks M2Mozella, 2 tracks MM2Maureen McDonald, 2 tracks KH2Kid Harpoon, 2 tracks TH2Thomas Hull, 2 tracks T2T-Pain, 2 tracks D2Delacey, 2 tracks NC2Nicole Cohen, 2 tracks JL1John Legend, 1 track MT1M. Trainor, 1 track JW1Justin Weaver, 1 track CS1Caitlyn Smith, 1 track JD1Jason Derulo, 1 track PS1Peter Svensson, 1 track SF1Steven Franks, 1 track YG1Yo Gotti, 1 track TS1Travis Sayles, 1 track MM1Mario Mims, 1 track CL1Carolina Liar, 1 track RG1Ross Golan, 1 track JC1Johan Carlsson, 1 track TT1Thomas Troelsen, 1 track MM1Matthew Morales, 1 track HC1Hot Chelle Rae, 1 track TW1The Writing Camp, 1 track SS1Shane Stevens, 1 track NO1Nash Overstreet, 1 track EN1Erika Nuri, 1 track NA1Nick Audino, 1 track LH1Lewis Hughes, 1 track KR1Khaled Rohaim, 1 track MF1Michael Foster, 1 track RM1Ryan Matthew Tedder, 1 track TA1Twice as Nice, 1 track RC1Raul Cubina, 1 track MW1Mark Williams, 1 track NM1Nicki Minaj, 1 track R1Romans, 1 track SR1Samuel Romans, 1 track LS1Lennon Stella, 1 track SA1Sasha Alex Sloan, 1 track KH1King Henry, 1 track AY1Alexandra Yatchenko, 1 track HA1Henry Allen, 1 track ED1Emi Dragoi, 1 track TC1Theodore Cayetano Tittman, 1 track PA1Peter Aiden Miller, 1 track ZS1Zach Skelton, 1 track S1Sigala, 1 track SM1Steve Manovski, 1 track BF1Bruce Fielder, 1 track JT1Justin Tranter, 1 track NS1Nicole Scherzinger, 1 track on The Pussycat Dolls's page TP1The Pussycat Dolls, 1 track JK1Josh Kear, 1 track W1Whethan, 1 track JK1Joshua Kear, 1 track ES1Ethan Snoreck, 1 track AM1Anders Mouridsen, 1 track TV1The Vultures, 1 track AM1AJ Mitchell, 1 track JC1Jon Castelli, 1 track SR1Some Randoms, 1 track MW1Meredith Willson, 1 track GM1George Michael, 1 track PB1Phillip Bailey, 1 track VW1Verdine White, 1 track on Earth, Wind & Fire's page RJ1Ralph Johnson, 1 track on Earth, Wind & Fire's page E1Earth, 1 track W&1Wind & Fire, 1 track RB1Richard Bernhard Smith, 1 track RB1Richard B. Smith, 1 track IB1Irving Berlin, 1 track SM1Seth MacFarlane, 1 track LA1Leroy Anderson, 1 track MP1Mitchell Parish, 1 track BK1Brian Kierulf, 1 track JS1Josh Schwartz, 1 track RW1Robert Wells, 1 track MT1Mel Tormé, 1 track J1Jayden, 1 track J1Jenna, 1 track &M1& Marcus Toney, 1 track HM1Hugh Martin, 1 track RB1Ralph Blane, 1 track GT1Gary Trainor, 1 track FX1Franz Xaver Gruber, 1 track JM1Joseph Mohr, 1 track K1Kole, 1 track TG1Toby Gad, 1 track TG1Tobias Gad, 1 track W1Wrabel, 1 track S1Stint, 1 track SW1Stephen Wrabel, 1 track AB1Ajay Bhattacharyya, 1 track TS1Teddy Swims, 1 track DW1Dan Wilson, 1 track DD1Daniel Dodd Wilson, 1 track TG1Teddy Geiger, 1 track AH1Andrew Haas, 1 track IF1Ian Franzino, 1 track A1Afterhrs, 1 track RC1R. City, 1 track TT1Theron Thomas, 1 track NN1Natti Natasha, 1 track AS1Arturo Sandoval, 1 track NB1Natalia Batista, 1 track R1Rafa, 1 track KT1Kurt Thum, 1 track EW1Emily Warren, 1 track CL1Clyde Lawrence, 1 track GL1Gracie Lawrence, 1 track JK1Jonny Koh, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 169. FV Federico Vindver · JT Justin Trainor · GB Grant Boutin · CG Chris Gelbuda · KK Kevin Kadish

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

The debut is a two-person record: Trainor and Kevin Kadish on all eleven tracks, nobody else. Every album after it swaps him out and widens the room. Thank You has Ricky Reed on ten, Takin' It Back has Federico Vindver on eight and Sean Douglas on five, Timeless and Toy with Me have Grant Boutin on fifteen between them. What does not change is her own name: it is on every track of all six non-holiday albums, no matter how many co-writers arrive. Only A Very Trainor Christmas breaks the run, and that is because eleven of its eighteen tracks are carols.

Quick Facts

  • Her share93 of the 104 album tracks
  • Outside the Christmas albumAll 86 tracks hers
  • Kevin KadishAll eleven tracks of the debut
  • Studio albumsSeven, from 2015 to 2026
  • Biggest single"All About That Bass", number 1 in 58 countries
  • Best chart runTitle, number 1 on the Billboard 200

Creative Fingerprint

On every track of every album she has written, with the co-writer roster replaced from record to record.

The Story

Meghan Trainor is credited on 93 of her 104 album tracks, and on every one of the 86 that are not Christmas standards. She has never released an album she did not write.

Frequently Asked Questions Meghan Trainor

Does Meghan Trainor write her own songs?
Yes, all of them. She is credited on 93 of her 104 album tracks and on every one of the 86 tracks across the six non-holiday albums. The eleven exceptions are Christmas standards.
Who wrote "All About That Bass"?
Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish, who wrote and produced the whole of the debut album together. The single reached number one in 58 countries and sold 11 million units worldwide.
Who is Kevin Kadish?
The producer and songwriter who co-wrote all eleven tracks on Title in 2015. He does not appear on any album after it.
How many albums has Meghan Trainor released?
Seven major-label studio albums, from Title in 2015 to Toy with Me in 2026, including the 2020 Christmas record. The three acoustic albums she self-released as a teenager are counted separately.
Who does she write with now?
Grant Boutin has fifteen credits across the last two albums, Federico Vindver fourteen and Sean Douglas twelve. The roster changes with each record.
What is Meghan Trainor's real name?
Meghan Elizabeth Trainor, born December 22, 1993 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Which album charted highest?
Title, which reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was the ninth-best-selling album of 2015 worldwide.
Did she write for other artists?
She wrote and pitched songs before her own deal, and the writing habit shows in her albums: no track on a non-holiday album lacks her credit.
Why does the Christmas album have fewer credits?
A Very Trainor Christmas is mostly standards. She writes seven of the eighteen tracks and the rest are carols by their original authors.
Who wrote "Made You Look"?
Meghan Trainor with Federico Vindver, Sean Douglas and others. It reached number 11 on the Hot 100, her biggest hit since 2016.

Sources

Wikipedia: Meghan Trainor Wikipedia: Meghan Trainor discography