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Holds writing credit on 156 of 159 tracks
Yes, and they write them together. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe share the credit on 155 of the 159 tracks across their fifteen studio albums. Three carry neither of them: "Always on My Mind" and "It's Alright", both covers on Introspective, and "Numb" on Fundamental, which Diane Warren wrote. The fourth exception is "Two Divided by Zero", written by Tennant with Bobby Orlando.
Across all 159 tracks: how many Pet Shop Boys 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 159 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 159 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Tennant | 1981-present | 98% |
98% |
0% |
0% |
| Chris Lowe | 1981-present | 97% |
97% |
0% |
0% |
Pet Shop Boys's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Pet Shop Boys 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.
All fifteen studio albums. The live albums, the soundtrack and ballet scores, and the compilations sit outside this catalogue.
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Pet Shop Boys159 tracks
31Stuart Price, 31 tracks
SH21Stephen Hague, 21 tracks
14Trevor Horn, 14 tracks
AD12Andrew Dawson, 12 tracks
DJ11David Jacob, 11 tracks
JM11Julian Mendelsohn, 11 tracks
BH11Brian Higgins, 11 tracks
X11Xenomania, 11 tracks
SP10Shep Pettibone, 10 tracks
AR10Andy Richards, 10 tracks
HF10Harold Faltermeyer, 10 tracks
CZ10Chris Zippel, 10 tracks
JF10James Ford, 10 tracks
CA6Craig Armstrong, 6 tracks
CP5Chris Porter, 5 tracks
R3Rollo, 3 tracks on Faithless's page
MC3Miranda Cooper, 3 tracks
BO2Bobby Orlando, 2 tracks
SL2Stephen Lipson, 2 tracks
DT2Danny Tenaglia, 2 tracks
DM2David Morales, 2 tracks
AW1Allee Willis, 1 track
EM1Ennio Morricone, 1 track
FK1Frankie Knuckles, 1 track
LM1Lewis Martineé, 1 track
WC1Wayne Carson, 1 track
MJ1Mark James, 1 track
JC1Johnny Christopher, 1 track
WC1Wayne Carson Thompson, 1 track
SV1Sterling Void, 1 track
MJ1Marshall Jefferson, 1 track
PB1Paris Brightledge, 1 track
JM1Jacques Morali, 1 track
HB1Henri Belolo, 1 track
VW1Victor Willis, 1 track on Village People's page
PR1Paul Roberts, 1 track
AW1Andy Williams, 1 track
A1Ademario, 1 track
WE1Wellington Epiderme Negra, 1 track
ND1Nego do Barbalho, 1 track
GC1George Clinton, 1 track
SR1Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1 track
KM1Kylie Minogue, 1 track
DW1Diane Warren, 1 track
TP1Tim Powell, 1 track
OP1Owen Parker, 1 track
JR1Jason Resch, 1 track
KJ1Kieran Jones, 1 track
NC1Nick Coler, 1 track
E1Example, 1 track
WT1writers: Tennant, 1 track
L1Lowe, 1 track
EG1Elliot Gleave, 1 track
OA1Olly Alexander, 1 track
Y&1Years & Years, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. SH Stephen Hague · AD Andrew Dawson · DJ David Jacob · JM Julian Mendelsohn
Data Insight
Almost nothing here is written alone. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe share the credit on 155 of 159 tracks across fifteen albums, and only three carry neither of them: two covers on Introspective and "Numb", which Diane Warren wrote. Nineteen tracks bring in an outside name, most often a producer who worked on the record, which makes the co-write the exception rather than the method.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
One credit, two names, repeated 155 times over forty years.
The Story
Forty years of songs signed by the same two people. Both names are on 155 of the 159 album tracks, and the four exceptions are covers or a song bought in.