Band
Holds writing credit on 191 of 201 tracks
Billy Corgan, on 190 of the band's 201 studio tracks. James Iha has four credits and Jimmy Chamberlin one, and no writer from outside the band appears anywhere in the catalogue.
Across all 201 tracks: how many The Smashing Pumpkins 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 201 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 201 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Corgan | 1988-present | 94% |
95% |
96% |
0% |
| James Iha | 1988-2000; 2018-present | 2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
| Jimmy Chamberlin | 1988-1996; 1999-2000; 2006-2009; 2015-present | 0% |
0% |
6% |
0% |
| D'arcy Wretzky | 1988-1999 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Melissa Auf der Maur | 1999-2000 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Jeff Schroeder | 2007-2023 | 0% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
| Mike Byrne | 2009-2014 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Nicole Fiorentino | 2010-2014 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
The Smashing Pumpkins's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where The Smashing Pumpkins 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.
Thirteen studio albums. Machina II was given away free online in 2000 rather than sold, and Atum was released in three acts across 2022 and 2023.
Caroline
Virgin
Virgin
Virgin
Virgin
Constantinople
Reprise / Martha's Music
EMI / Martha's Music
BMG / Martha's Music
Napalm
Sumerian
Martha's Music
Martha's Music
No albums from this decade.
The Smashing Pumpkins201 tracks
23Butch Vig, 23 tracks on Garbage's page
16Brad Wood, 16 tracks
13Bjorn Thorsrud, 13 tracks
HW9Howard Willing, 9 tracks
RR8Rick Rubin, 8 tracks
TD4Terry Date, 4 tracks
RT3Roy Thomas Baker, 3 tracks
AP1additional production, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. F Flood · AM Alan Moulder · HW Howard Willing
Data Insight
Billy Corgan is credited on 190 of the band's 201 studio tracks and every credited track carries only band members. James Iha has four writing credits in the whole catalogue and Jimmy Chamberlin has one. No writer from outside the band appears anywhere, across thirty-three years.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
One writer, thirteen albums, and four co-writing credits between everyone else who has ever been in the band.
The Story
Billy Corgan formed the Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988 and has written almost everything they have released since. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness each sold 4,900,000 in the United States, the band broke up in 2000, came back in 2006, and there are thirteen studio albums in all.