England, United Kingdom

Artists from England

76 artists are on SongSuey from England, with 734 albums and 8,556 tracks between them, every track credited by hand. On average they wrote 91% of their own tracks, 8 points above the site average of 83%.

Artists
76
Bands
52
Solo acts
24
Albums
734
Tracks
8,556
Average authorship
91% site 83%
London: 27 artists Bristol: 3 artists Sheffield: 3 artists Birmingham: 2 artists Cambridge: 2 artists Liverpool: 2 artists Manchester: 2 artists Abingdon-on-Thames: 1 artist Basildon: 1 artist Bath: 1 artist Bradford: 1 artist Braintree: 1 artist Brighton: 1 artist Brixton: 1 artist Bushey: 1 artist Chiswick: 1 artist Crawley: 1 artist Croydon: 1 artist East Finchley: 1 artist England: 1 artist Godalming: 1 artist Halifax: 1 artist Hammersmith: 1 artist Hereford: 1 artist Highgate: 1 artist Holmes Chapel: 1 artist Leeds: 1 artist Liverpool: 1 artist London Borough of Hackney: 1 artist London Borough of Haringey: 1 artist Luton: 1 artist Newton-le-Willows: 1 artist Pinner: 1 artist Ripley: 1 artist Southgate: 1 artist Stanmore: 1 artist Stoke-on-Trent: 1 artist Teignmouth: 1 artist Tidworth: 1 artist Tottenham: 1 artist Wallsend: 1 artist Wilmslow: 1 artist

Each dot is a hometown in England; a bigger dot means more artists share it.

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What the credits say about England

  • A writers' town: 66 of the 76 artists from England wrote at least 80% of what they recorded.
  • The widest gap here is 82 points: A Flock of Seagulls at 100% against Olivia Newton-John at 18%.
  • 48 of the 76 artists from England are Pop acts.
  • Acts from England with a start year on file got going between 1960 and 2024.
  • Greg Kurstin turns up in the credits of 13 of the 76 artists from England, 89 tracks in all.
  • 24 of the 76 artists from England wrote every track on file: A Flock of Seagulls, Arctic Monkeys, Charli XCX, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Ed Sheeran, Genesis, Gorillaz and 16 more.

All 76 artists from England, best score first

The score is the share of an act's tracks with a member credited as lyricist or composer. The grid is split by hometown; a heading links through when that place has a page of its own.

London 39 artists · 91% average

Coldplay

100%

Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Post-Britpop, Art Rock

1996-present  ·  London, England, UK

Gorillaz

100%

Alternative Rock, Trip Hop, Electronic, Hip Hop

1998-present  ·  London, England

Mumford & Sons

100%

Folk Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Folk, Americana, Country, Bluegrass

2007-present  ·  London, England

Olivia Dean

100%

Pop, Soul, R&B

2017-present  ·  Haringey, London, England

Pink Floyd

100%

Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Space Rock

1965-1995, 2005, 2012-2014  ·  London, England, UK

Rudimental

100%

Drum and Bass, Jungle, Soul, House, Electronic

2009-present  ·  Hackney, London, England

Sleep Token

100%

Metal, Alternative metal, Progressive rock, R&B

2016-present  ·  London, United Kingdom

The Police

100%

Rock, New wave, Reggae rock, Post-punk

1977-1986, 2007-2008  ·  London, England

Eurythmics

99%

New Wave, Synth-Pop, Pop Rock

1980-1990, 1999-2005  ·  London, England

Queen

99%

Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Glam Rock

1970-present  ·  London, England, UK

Bastille

98%

Indie Pop, Alternative Rock, Synth-Pop

2010-present  ·  London, England

Culture Club

98%

New Wave, Blue-Eyed Soul, Pop, Reggae

1981-1986, 1998-2002, 2014-present  ·  London, England

Faithless

98%

Electronic, Trip Hop, House

1995-2011, 2015-present  ·  London, England

Lily Allen

98%

Pop, R&B, Reggae

2005-present  ·  Hammersmith, London, England

Motörhead

98%

Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Speed Metal

1975-2015  ·  London, England

Natasha Bedingfield

98%

Pop, R&B, Dance-Pop

2001-present  ·  London, England

Pet Shop Boys

98%

Synth-Pop, Dance-Pop, Disco

1981-present  ·  London, England

Sade

98%

Sophisti-Pop, Soul, Quiet Storm

1982-present  ·  London, England

Sam Smith

98%

Pop, Soul, R&B

2007-present  ·  London, England

Basement Jaxx

97%

House, Electronic, Big Beat

1994-present  ·  London, England

Elton John

97%

Rock, Pop, Glam Rock, Piano Rock, Soft Rock

1967-present  ·  Pinner, Middlesex, England

Florence and the Machine

97%

Indie Rock, Baroque Pop, Art Pop

2007-present  ·  London, England

Adele

96%

Pop, Soul, R&B, Soft Rock

2006-present  ·  Tottenham, London, England

Amy Winehouse

96%

R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues

2003-2011  ·  Southgate, London, England

Dua Lipa

94%

Pop, Dance, Electronic

2015-present  ·  London, England

Lola Young

94%

Pop, R&B, Soul

2019-present  ·  Croydon, London, England

Led Zeppelin

93%

Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock

1968-1980  ·  London, England, UK

The Clash

91%

Punk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Reggae

1976-1986  ·  London, England

Bush

90%

Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock

1992-2002; 2010-present  ·  London, England

David Bowie

88%

Art Rock, Glam Rock, New Wave, Soul, Electronic, Pop

1962-2016  ·  Brixton, London, England

Fleetwood Mac

88%

Soft Rock, Pop Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock

1967-2023  ·  London, England

Billy Idol

81%

New Wave, Hard Rock, Punk Rock

1976-present  ·  Stanmore, Middlesex, England

Spice Girls

81%

Pop, Dance-Pop, R&B

1994-2000, 2007-2008, 2012, 2019  ·  London, England

George Michael

80%

Pop, Dance-Pop, R&B, Soul, Post-disco

1987-2016  ·  London, England

Phil Collins

78%

Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, R&B, New Wave

1981-present  ·  Chiswick, London, England

The Rolling Stones

76%

Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues

1962-present  ·  London, England, UK

One Direction

57%

Pop, Pop Rock, Teen pop

2010-2016  ·  London, England

New

Leona Lewis

52%

Pop, R&B, Soul

2004-present  ·  London, England, UK

Rod Stewart

40%

Rock, Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul

1961-present  ·  Highgate, London, England

Places in England

PlaceArtistsAverage
London 39 91%
Bristol 3 80%
Sheffield 3 99%
Birmingham on this page 2 78%
Cambridge on this page 2 59%
Liverpool on this page 2 93%
Manchester on this page 2 96%
Abingdon-on-Thames on this page 1 100%
Basildon on this page 1 100%
Bath on this page 1 100%
Bradford on this page 1 96%
Braintree on this page 1 99%
Brighton on this page 1 95%
Bushey on this page 1 88%
Crawley on this page 1 99%
Godalming on this page 1 100%
Halifax on this page 1 100%
Hereford on this page 1 96%
Holmes Chapel on this page 1 100%
Leeds on this page 1 98%
Liverpool on this page 1 94%
Luton on this page 1 100%
Newton-le-Willows on this page 1 73%
Ripley on this page 1 40%
Stoke-on-Trent on this page 1 80%
Teignmouth on this page 1 100%
Tidworth on this page 1 100%
Wallsend on this page 1 84%
Wilmslow on this page 1 100%

Nearby scenes

Other regions with a page, by distance from England.