List of songwriter collaborations

This is a list of notable songwriter teams.

Rock, soul and pop

Jazz

Musicals

Opera

Duos

• Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
• Will Aronson and Hue Park
• Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
• Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
• Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
• Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
• Burt Bacharach and Hal David
• Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
• Nell Benjamin and Laurence O'Keefe
• Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary
• Alan and Marilyn Bergman
• Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss
• Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
• Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
• Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• Bono and The Edge
• Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• Frank Churchill and Larry Morey
• Cy Coleman and David Zippel
• Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• Betty Comden and Adolph Green
• Dwiki Dharmawan and Ags. Arya Dipayana
• Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
• Donald Fagen and Walter Becker
• Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
• John Flansburgh and John Linnell
• Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
• Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
• Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
• Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
• Ira and George Gershwin
• W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
• Gerry Goffin and Carole King
• Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
• Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
• Isaac Hayes and David Porter
• Don Henley and Glenn Frey
• Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom
• Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
• Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
• Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• John Kander and Fred Ebb
• Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey
• Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
• David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori
• Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
• Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson
• Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire
• Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane
• Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields
• Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen
• Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr
• Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
• Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
• Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
• Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
• Irene Sankoff and David Hein
• Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
• Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
• Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin
• Charles Strouse and Lee Adams
• Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
• Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
• Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
• Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
• Harry Warren and Al Dubin
• Gene Ween and Dean Ween
• Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
• Brian Wilson and Mike Love
• Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
• Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti
• James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
• Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
• Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
• Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
• Harry Vanda and George Young
• Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave
• Jon Anderson and Chris Squire
• Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
• Beyoncé and Jay-Z
• Kip Winger and Reb Beach
• Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie
• Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger

Trios

• Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
• Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, Jr.
• Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Peter Waterman
• James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis
• Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer

Quartets

• Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page

References