Tori Amos

Solo Artist

Photo: krissikes · CC BY 2.0
Active 1979-present
Origin Newton, North Carolina
Albums 18
Tracks 261
Most frequent collaborator Eric Rosse · 16 tracks
Genres Alternative RockChamber PopArt Pop
Artist
88%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 229 of 261 tracks

Does Tori Amos write her own songs?

She is credited on 229 of her 261 studio tracks and is the only writer on 217. The tracks she is not on come almost entirely from Strange Little Girls, a covers album, and Native Invader, whose credits are unpublished.

By the Numbers

18
Studio Albums
261
Tracks Credited
88%
Self-Written
47
Years Active
47
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 229 / 261 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 261 tracks: how many Tori Amos 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.

Tori Amos has a writing credit88%
83%
5%
12%
Sole author217tracks83%
Co-written12tracks5%
Outside writers32tracks12%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Tori Amos's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 261 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)88%
Composer (music)83%
Producer97%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

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

avg 88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
100%
42%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
1992Little Earthquakes
1994Under the Pink
1996Boys for Pele
1998From the Choirgirl Hotel
1999To Venus and Back
2001Strange Little Girls
2002Scarlet's Walk
2005The Beekeeper
2007American Doll Posse
2009Abnormally Attracted to Sin
2009Midwinter Graces
2011Night of Hunters
2012Gold Dust
2014Unrepentant Geraldines
2017Native Invader
2021Ocean to Ocean
2025The Music of Tori and the Muses
2026In Times of Dragons
Early · 85% written
Mid · 93% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1990s
Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink +3 more
81%
2000s
Strange Little Girls, Scarlet's Walk +4 more
100%
2010s
Night of Hunters, Gold Dust +2 more
100%
2020s
Ocean to Ocean, The Music of Tori and the Muses +1 more

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Tori Amos 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.

Tori Amos
Other artists on the site

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

Celine Dion1%
Selena13%
Ricky Martin25%
Cyndi Lauper60%
UB4071%
Counting Crows83%
Fiona Apple100%
88%Tori Amos
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

God
Under the Pink
Written by Tori Amos, Myra Ellen Amos
Wrote it
Caught a Lite Sneeze
Boys for Pele
Written by Tori Amos, Myra Ellen Amos
Wrote it
Jackie's Strength
From the Choirgirl Hotel
Written by Tori Amos, Myra Ellen Amos
Wrote it
Bliss
To Venus and Back
Written by Tori Amos, Myra Ellen Amos
Wrote it

Discography 18 albums

Eighteen studio albums, including a Christmas record, a covers album and two written around classical themes.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Tori Amos261 tracks
ER16Eric Rosse, 16 tracks DS6Davitt Sigerson, 6 tracks NH4Natashya Hawley, 4 tracks IS2Ian Stanley, 2 tracks on Tears for Fears's page EG2Enrique Granados, 2 tracks RB1recorded by, 1 track LR1Lou Reed, 1 track E1Eminem, 1 track JB1Jeff Bass, 1 track BB1Bass Brothers, 1 track MM1Marshall Mathers, 1 track on Eminem's page MB1Mark Bass, 1 track JB1Jet Black, 1 track DG1Dave Greenfield, 1 track HW1Hans Wärmling, 1 track HC1Hugh Cornwell, 1 track JB1Jean-Jacques Burnel, 1 track BD1Brian Duffy, 1 track MG1Martin Gore, 1 track on Depeche Mode's page ES1Eric Stewart, 1 track GG1Graham Gouldman, 1 track LC1Lloyd Cole, 1 track NC1Neil Clark, 1 track TW1Tom Waits, 1 track NY1Neil Young, 1 track BG1Bob Geldof, 1 track JF1Johnnie Fingers, 1 track JL1John Lennon, 1 track on The Beatles's page PM1Paul McCartney, 1 track on The Beatles's page JH1Jeff Hanneman, 1 track on Slayer's page KK1Kerry King, 1 track on Slayer's page JJ1Joe Jackson, 1 track DR1Damien Rice, 1 track JH1John Henry Hopkins Jr., 1 track CA1Charles-Valentin Alkan, 1 track ES1Erik Satie, 1 track FC1Frédéric Chopin, 1 track FS1Franz Schubert, 1 track FM1Felix Mendelssohn, 1 track RS1Robert Schumann, 1 track JS1Johann Sebastian Bach, 1 track MM1Modest Mussorgsky, 1 track DS1Domenico Scarlatti, 1 track GC1Gregorian chant, 1 track KD1Kelsey Dobyns, 1 track CD1Claude Debussy, 1 track T1Tash, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. ER Eric Rosse · DS Davitt Sigerson · NH Natashya Hawley · IS Ian Stanley · EG Enrique Granados · RB recorded by

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

She is credited on 229 of her 261 studio tracks and is the only writer on 217. Two albums account for almost all of the gap: a covers record where the songs are other people's and one 2017 album whose credits are simply not published. On everything she wrote, she wrote it by herself.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 229 of her 261 studio tracks
  • Written alone217 tracks carry her name and no other
  • Eighteen albumsFrom Little Earthquakes in 1992 to In Times of Dragons in 2026
  • Biggest albumLittle Earthquakes sold 1,900,000 in the United States
  • CertificationsLittle Earthquakes and Under the Pink are both 2x platinum
  • RangeAlternative rock, chamber pop, electronica, Christmas and classical

Creative Fingerprint

Alone on almost everything, across eighteen albums and thirty years, with a piano at the centre of all of it.

The Story

Tori Amos was a conservatory student at five and a synth-pop bandleader in her twenties before Little Earthquakes came out in 1992 and sold 1,900,000 in the United States. Eighteen studio albums have followed, taking in a covers record, a Christmas album and two built around classical themes.

Frequently Asked Questions Tori Amos

Does Tori Amos write her own songs?
She is credited on 229 of her 261 studio tracks and is the only writer on 217. The tracks she is not on come almost entirely from Strange Little Girls, a covers album, and Native Invader, whose credits are unpublished.
How many albums has she released?
Eighteen studio albums, from Little Earthquakes in 1992 to In Times of Dragons in 2026.
Which album sold the most?
Little Earthquakes, at 1,900,000 in the United States. It is certified 2x platinum, as is Under the Pink.
Who wrote "Cornflake Girl"?
Tori Amos, alone. Every track on Under the Pink is hers and hers only.
What is Strange Little Girls?
A 2001 album of covers of songs written by men, sung from a woman's point of view. The album article lists the original artist for each track rather than a writer.
Does she ever co-write?
Almost never. Night of Hunters shares credits with the classical composers whose themes it varies, and Midwinter Graces sets carols. Everything else is hers alone.
What is Night of Hunters?
A 2011 song cycle for Deutsche Grammophon, built on variations of themes by Bach, Chopin, Schubert and others, who are credited alongside her.
Which singles charted highest?
"God" reached number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Jackie's Strength" number 54 and "Caught a Lite Sneeze" number 60. Nothing of hers has reached the top 50 there.
Why is Native Invader uncredited?
The album article gives titles and lengths with no writer column and no blanket credit line, and no Discogs release fills the gap. It is the only original album in the catalogue with no published writing credit.
Is she still recording?
In Times of Dragons came out in May 2026 and is the most recent studio album.

Sources

Wikipedia: Tori Amos Wikipedia: Tori Amos discography File:Tori Amos piano.jpg - Wikimedia Commons