John Legend

Songs Written by John LegendTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and record producer. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". He was the first artist to sign with rapper Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, John Legend first charted in 2004 with I Want You.The artist placed 24 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements, including 2 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 8 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: American Boy - #2: All of Me - #3: Nobody to Love - #4: Good Life - #5: Ordinary People
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  Janet Jackson
I Want You
1.
03/2004

I Want You
Janet Jackson

from Damita Jo   Damita Jo
75 pts
57
US






18
R&B
19
UK
charted as I Want You / All Nite (Don't Stop) in UK charts; certified Platinum in the U.S. for shipment of 1,000,000 units
[Virgin LP Cut]
written by Burt Bacharach, Miri Ben-Ari, Hal David, Harold Lilly, John Stephens greentick & Kanye West
  John Legend
Used to Love U
2.
09/2004

Used to Love U
John Legend greentick

from Get Lifted   Get Lifted
47 pts
74
US






32
R&B
29
UK
[Columbia 77539]
written by John Stephens greentick & Kanye West
  Keyshia Cole
I Changed My Mind
3.
09/2004

I Changed My Mind
Keyshia Cole

from The Way It Is   The Way It Is
33 pts
71
US






23
R&B
48
UK
featuring Shyne
charted as I Should Have Cheated / I Changed My Mind in UK charts
[A&M 003801]
written by Keyshia Cole, John Legend greentick & Kanye West
  Talib Kweli
4.
10/2004

I Try
Talib Kweli

from The Beautiful Struggle   The Beautiful Struggle
14 pts








77
R&B
59
UK
featuring Mary J. Blige
[Rawkus 003604]
written by Mary J. Blige, John R. Stephens greentick, Talib Kweli Greene & Kanye Omari West
  John Legend
Ordinary People
5.
11/2004

Ordinary People
John Legend greentick

from Get Lifted   Get Lifted
105 pts
24
US
32
AC




4
R&B
27
UK
[Columbia 70794]
written by John Stephens greentick & will.i.am
Number One
6.
05/2005

Number One
John Legend greentick

from Get Lifted   Get Lifted
12 pts








86
R&B
62
UK
featuring Kanye West
[Columbia 73528]
written by John Stephens greentick
So High
7.
06/2005

So High
John Legend greentick

from Get Lifted   Get Lifted
9 pts
105
US






53
R&B
118
UK
featuring Lauryn Hill
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Devon Harris & Lauryn Hill
  DJ Khaled
8.
06/2006

Grammy Family
DJ Khaled

from Listennn... The Album   Listennn... The Album
1 pts








124
R&B


featuring Kanye West, Consequence & John Legend
written by Kanye West, Dexter Mills & John Stephens greentick
  John Legend
Save Room
9.
10/2006

Save Room
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
14 pts
61
US






53
R&B


[Columbia 00960]
written by John Legend greentick, William Adams, Jessyca Wilson, Buddy Buie & James Cobb
Heaven
10.
11/2006

Heaven
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
9 pts
112
US






26
R&B


[Columbia 05961]
written by John Stephens greentick, Kanye West, Alexandra Louise Brown, Jessyca Wilson & Milton Bland
P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care) / Show Me
11.
03/2007

P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care) / Show Me
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
2 pts










199
UK
written by John Stephens greentick, Eric Hudson, Kawan Prather & Jessyca Wilson
Stereo
12.
04/2007

Stereo
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
2 pts








47
R&B


written by Devo Harris, John Stephens greentick & Tom Craskey
13.
05/2007

Another Again
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
4 pts








30
R&B


[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by George Patterson, Jessyca Wilson, John Stephens greentick & Kanye West
  Kanye West
Good Life
14.
09/2007

#4  Good Life
Kanye West

from Graduation   Graduation
169 pts
7
US






3
R&B
23
UK
featuring T-Pain
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 2008
[Roc-A-Fella LP Cut]
written by Kanye West, Aldrin Davis, Faheem Rasheed Najm, John Legend greentick, Quincy Jones & James Ingram
  John Legend
15.
02/2008

Slow Dance
John Legend greentick

from Once Again   Once Again
1 pts








81
R&B


[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Estelle Swaray, John Stephens greentick, Lewis, Poindexter & William Adams
  Estelle
American Boy
16.
03/2008

#1  American Boy
Estelle

from Shine   Shine
294 pts
9
US






55
R&B
1
UK
featuring Kanye West
[Home School 422972]
written by Estelle Swaray, Kanye West, Keith Harris, will.i.am, John Stephens greentick, Caleb Speir, Josh Lopez & Kweli Washington
  Fergie
Finally
17.
04/2008

Finally
Fergie

from The Dutchess   The Dutchess
3 pts
101
US










[album cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Stacy Ferguson & Stefanie Ridel
  Chrisette Michele
18.
05/2008

Love Is You
Chrisette Michele

from I Am   I Am
1 pts








90
R&B


[Def Jam LP Cut]
written by Chrisette Payne & John Stephens greentick
  Estelle
No Substitute Love
19.
06/2008

No Substitute Love
Estelle

from Shine   Shine
29 pts










30
UK
written by Estelle Swaray, John Stephens greentick, Wyclef Jean, George Michael & Lindon Roberts
  John Legend
Green Light
20.
08/2008

Green Light
John Legend greentick

from Evolver   Evolver
90 pts
24
US




25
dance
6
R&B
35
UK
featuring André 3000
[Home School LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, André Benjamin, Rick Nowels & Fin Greenall
  Studio All-Stars
American Boy
21.
09/2008

American Boy
Studio All-Stars

from Pop Picks   
15 pts
52
US










[Ectypal Digital]
written by Estelle Swaray, Kanye West, Keith Harris, William Adams, John Stephens greentick, Caleb Speir, Josh Lopez & Kweli Washington
  John Legend
If You're Out There
22.
09/2008

If You're Out There
John Legend greentick

from Evolver   Evolver
7 pts
110
US






117
R&B
135
UK
[album cut]
written by John Stephens greentick
  Estelle
Pretty Please (Love Me)
23.
09/2008

Pretty Please (Love Me)
Estelle

from Shine   Shine
3 pts










103
UK
featuring Cee-Lo
written by Estelle Swaray, J. Splash, Thomas Callaway, John Stephens greentick & Drew Dixon
Come Over
24.
10/2008

Come Over
Estelle

from Shine   Shine
2 pts








56
R&B


featuring Sean Paul
[Home School 516590]
written by Estelle Swaray, John Stephens greentick, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Mitchum Chin, Jason Farmer & Sean Henriques
  John Legend
Everybody Knows
25.
01/2009

Everybody Knows
John Legend greentick

from Evolver   Evolver
2 pts








64
R&B


[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Kawan Prather, James Ho & Terrence Smith
  Rick Ross
Magnificent
26.
02/2009

Magnificent
Rick Ross

from Deeper Than Rap   Deeper Than Rap
26 pts
62
US






7
R&B


featuring John Legend
[Slip-N-Slide LP Cut]
written by William Roberts, Kevin Crowe, Erik Ortiz, John Legend greentick, D. Harris, Angela Bofill, Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
27.
07/2010

Free Mason
Rick Ross

from Teflon Don   Teflon Don
1 pts








109
R&B


featuring Jay-Z
written by William Roberts II, Maurice Carpenter, Leigh Elliott, Lenny Mollings, Johnny Mollings, John Stephens greentick & Shawn Carter
  Estelle
Fall in Love
28.
08/2010

Fall in Love
Estelle

from All of Me   
1 pts








71
R&B


featuring Nas
[Home School album cut]
written by Estelle, Nas, John Legend greentick & Tiyon "TC" Mack
  John Legend & The Roots
29.
11/2010

Shine
John Legend & The Roots

from Wake Up!   
1 pts








64
R&B


[Home School LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick
  Magnetic Man
Getting Nowhere
30.
02/2011

Getting Nowhere
Magnetic Man

from Magnetic Man   Magnetic Man
10 pts










65
UK
featuring John Legend
written by John Stephens greentick, Amanda Ghost, Oliver Jones, Benga Adejumo & Arthur Smith
  Estelle
Break My Heart
31.
05/2011

Break My Heart
Estelle

from All of Me   
4 pts








33
R&B


featuring Rick Ross
[Home School LP Cut]
written by Estelle, Rick Ross, Don Cannon, Vincent Montana Jr. & John Stephens greentick
  J. Cole
Work Out
32.
07/2011

Work Out
J. Cole

from Cole World: The Sideline Story   Cole World: The Sideline Story
84 pts
13
US






10
R&B
158
UK
[Roc Nation Digital]
written by Bosco Kante, Elliot Wolff, Jermaine Cole, John Stephens greentick, Kanye West, Miri Ben-Ari & Sukmeke Rainey
  Estelle
American Boy
33.
01/2012

American Boy
Estelle

6 pts










86
UK
featuring Kanye West
R
written by Estelle Swaray, Kanye West, Keith Harris, will.i.am, John Stephens greentick, Caleb Speir, Josh Lopez & Kweli Washington
  Rick Ross
34.
02/2012

Rich Forever
Rick Ross

from Rich Forever   
1 pts








108
R&B


featuring John Legend
written by Rick Ross, John Legend greentick, DVLP, Matthew DelGiorno, S. Hacker & Kevin Cossom
  John Legend
Ordinary People
35.
04/2012

#5  Ordinary People
John Legend greentick

135 pts










4
UK
R: re-entered UK charts after being performed on BBC's The Voice
written by John Stephens greentick & will.i.am
Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
36.
05/2012

Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
John Legend greentick

from Think Like a Man: Music from & Inspired By the Film   
12 pts
79
US








108
UK
featuring Ludacris
[Epic]
written by John Stephens greentick, Miguel Jontel Pimentel, Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice & Christopher Bridges
  Jaz Ellington
Ordinary People
37.
06/2012

Ordinary People
Jaz Ellington

3 pts










162
UK
from The Voice (UK), season 1
written by John Stephens greentick & will.i.am
  A$AP Rocky
38.
02/2013

I Come Apart
A$AP Rocky

from Long. Live. ASAP [deluxe edtion]   
1 pts








101
R&B


featuring Florence Welch
written by Rakim Mayers, Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Amanda Gosein & John Stephens greentick
  John Legend
Ordinary People
39.
05/2013

Ordinary People
John Legend greentick

27 pts










30
UK
R
written by John Stephens greentick & will.i.am
  Kanye West
40.
07/2013

Bound 2
Kanye West

from Yeezus   Yeezus
100 pts
12
US






3
R&B
55
UK
[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Kanye West, John Legend greentick, Charlie Wilson, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Cydel Young, Malik Jones, Sakiya Sandifer, Mike Dean, Norman Whiteside, Bobby Massey, Robert Dukes & Ronnie Self
  John Legend
All of Me
41.
09/2013

#2  All of Me
John Legend greentick

from Love in the Future   Love in the Future
261 pts
1
US
1
AC




1
R&B
150
UK
[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by Toby Gad & John Stephens greentick
  Sigma
Nobody to Love
42.
04/2014

#3  Nobody to Love
Sigma

from Life   Life
204 pts










1
UK
written by Kanye West, John Legend greentick, Charlie Wilson, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Cydel Young, Malik Jones, Sakiya Sandifer, Mike Dean, Norman Whiteside, Bobby Massey, Robert Dukes & Ronnie Self
  Josh Kaufman
All of Me
43.
05/2014

All of Me
Josh Kaufman

4 pts
103
US










from The Voice (US), season 6
written by Toby Gad & John Stephens greentick
  John Legend
You & I (Nobody in the World)
44.
07/2014

You & I (Nobody in the World)
John Legend greentick

from Love in the Future   Love in the Future
19 pts
66
US






18
R&B


[G.O.O.D. LP Cut]
written by James Ryan Ho, John Stephens greentick, Dave Tozer, Dan Wilson & Jamie Gaynor
  Common & John Legend
Glory
45.
01/2015

Glory
Common & John Legend

from Selma: Music from the Motion Picture   
23 pts
49
US






18
R&B


Academy Award for Best Original Song 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2014
[Pathe LP Cut]
written by John Legend greentick, Lonnie Rashid Lynn & Che Smith
  Big Sean
One Man Can Change the World
46.
03/2015

One Man Can Change the World
Big Sean

from Dark Sky Paradise   Dark Sky Paradise
13 pts
82
US






27
R&B


[G.O.O.D.]
written by Sean Anderson, Amaire Johnson, John Stephens greentick, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Dijon McFarlane & William Roberts II
  John Legend
Love Me Now
47.
10/2016

Love Me Now
John Legend greentick

from Darkness and Light   
64 pts
23
US
16
AC




10
R&B


[Columbia LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Blake Mills & John Ryan
  DJ Khaled
48.
05/2019

Higher
DJ Khaled

from Father of Asahd   
63 pts
21
US








43
UK
featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
[We the Best]
written by Ermias Asghedom, HM Henry Davis, John Stephens greentick, Kevin Cossom & Khaled Khaled
  John Legend
Conversations in the Dark
49.
01/2020

Conversations in the Dark
John Legend greentick

from Bigger Love   
13 pts
86
US
21
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Chance Peña, Jesse Fink, Gregg Wattenberg & Kellen "Pom Pom" Pomeranz
  Jhené Aiko
Lightning & Thunder
50.
03/2020

Lightning & Thunder
Jhené Aiko

from Chilombo   
3 pts
119
US










featuring John Legend
[Def Jam]
written by Jhené Aiko Chilombo, John Stephens greentick, Brian Warfield, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Maclean Robinson & Ross James
  John Legend
U Move, I Move
51.
07/2020

U Move, I Move
John Legend greentick

from Bigger Love   
3 pts
125
US










featuring Jhené Aiko
[Columbia]
written by Trey Campbell, Michael Bywaters, Jonas W. Karlsson & John Stephens greentick
  Carrie Underwood & John Legend
Hallelujah
52.
11/2020

Hallelujah
Carrie Underwood & John Legend

from My Gift   
51 pts
54
US
3
AC
3
ctry






[Capitol Nashville]
written by John Stephens greentick & Toby Gad
  John Legend
53.
12/2021

You Deserve It All
John Legend greentick

11 pts
110
US
17
AC








[Republic LP Cut]
written by John Legend greentick & Meghan Trainor
  DJ Khaled
54.
09/2022

God Did
DJ Khaled

from God Did   
58 pts
17
US










featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
[We the Best]
written by DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Dwayne Carter Jr., Shawn Carter, John Stephens greentick, Francis LeBlanc, Edward Blackmon, Nicholas Warwar & Tarik Azzouz
  John Legend
55.
10/2022

All She Wanna Do
John Legend greentick

from Legend   
6 pts


24
AC








featuring Saweetie
[Republic LP Cut]
written by John Stephens greentick, Diamonté Harper, Jake Torrey, Jeff Halavacs, Jordan K. Johnson, Larrance Dopson, Michael Pollack, Ryan Tedder, Stefan Johnson, Tia Scola & Zach Skelton
  Metro Boomin & John Legend
On Time
56.
12/2022

On Time
Metro Boomin & John Legend

from Heroes & Villains   
17 pts
48
US










[Boominati/Republic]
written by Leland Wayne, John Stephens greentick, Bryan Simmons, Corey Moon, Peter Lee Johnson, Johan Lenox & Jocelyn Donald
  Tyler the Creator
Heaven to Me
57.
04/2023

Heaven to Me
Tyler the Creator

from Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale   
4 pts
111
US










[Columbia]
written by Tyler Okonma, Alexandra Brown, Jessyca Wilson, John Stephens greentick, Kanye West, Milton Bland & Vaughn Stephens
  Kid Cudi
58.
10/2025

Maui Wowie
Kid Cudi

11 pts
71
US










recorded in 2007-2008; went viral on TikTok
[Republic]
written by Scott Mescudi, John Stephens greentick, Kanye West, Jeremy Hannah, Andre Wallace, Tony Castillo & Rick Shobin


See also...

Ariana Grande / John LegendCarrie Underwood & John LegendCommon & John Legend • Faouzia & John Legend • Kane Brown & John LegendMariah Carey & John LegendMetro Boomin & John LegendNat "King" Cole & John Legend


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