List of songs recorded by the Who
The following table lists songs and instrumentals recorded by the rock band the Who since its formation in 1964. For details of releases see Who discography.
Songs
| Song | Writer | Lead vocal | Original release | Year | |
| "1921" | Pete Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "5:15" | Townshend | Roger Daltrey Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "905" | John Entwistle | Entwistle | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "A Legal Matter" | Townshend | Townshend | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "A Little Is Enough" | Townshend | Townshend | Join Together | 1990 | |
| "A Man in a Purple Dress" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "A Man Is a Man" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "A Quick One, While He's Away" | Townshend | Daltrey Entwistle Townshend | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "The Acid Queen" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "After the Fire" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Blues to the Bush | 2000 | |
| "All This Music Must Fade" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "Amazing Journey" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Another Tricky Day" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Anytime You Want Me" | Garnet Mimms Jerry Ragovoy | Daltrey | 1965 | ||
| "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" | Daltrey Townshend | Daltrey | 1965 | ||
| "Armenia City in the Sky" | Speedy Keen | Daltrey Keen | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Athena" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Baba O'Riley" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "You Do It" | Holland-Dozier-Holland | Daltrey | 1972 | ||
| "Bald Headed Woman" | Shel Talmy | Daltrey | 1964 | ||
| "Ball and Chain" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Barbara Ann" | Fred Fassert | Keith Moon | Ready Steady Who | 1966 | |
| "Bargain" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Batman Theme" | Neal Hefti | Daltrey Entwistle Moon Townshend | Ready Steady Who | 1966 | |
| "Be Lucky" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who Hits 50! | 2014 | |
| "Beads On One String" | Townshend Josh Hunsacker | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Behind Blue Eyes" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Bell Boy" | Townshend | Daltrey Moon | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Bernie's Holiday Camp" | Townshend | Ann-Margret Alison Dowling Oliver Reed | Tommy | 1975 | |
| "Black Widow's Eyes" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Blue, Red and Grey" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "Bony Moronie" | Larry Williams | Daltrey | Won't Get Fooled Again | 1988 | |
| "Boris the Spider" | Entwistle | Entwistle | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "Break the News" | Simon Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Bucket T" | Dean Torrence Roger Christian Donald J. Altfeld | Moon | Ready Steady Who | 1966 | |
| "Cache Cache" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Call Me Lightning" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1968 | ||
| "Champagne" | Townshend | Ann-Margret | Tommy | 1975 | |
| "Christmas" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Circles" | Townshend | Daltrey | Ready Steady Who | 1966 | |
| "C'mon Everybody" | Eddie Cochran Jerry Capehart | Daltrey | Live at the Fillmore East 1968 | 2018 | |
| "Cobwebs and Strange" | Moon | A Quick One | 1966 | ||
| "Cooks County" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Cousin Kevin" | Entwistle | Entwistle | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Cousin Kevin Model Child" | Townshend | Moon | Odds & Sods | 1998 | |
| "Cry If You Want" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Cut My Hair" | Townshend | Townshend Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Daddy Rolling Stone" | Otis Blackwell | Daltrey | 1965 | ||
| "Daily Records" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Dancing in the Street" | Marvin Gaye William "Mickey" Stevenson Ivy Jo Hunter | Daltrey Entwistle | BBC Sessions | 2000 | |
| "Dangerous" | Entwistle | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Danny and My Ponies" | Townshend | Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "Detour" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Did You Steal My Money" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Dig" | Townshend | Daltrey | Join Together | 1990 | |
| "Dogs" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1968 | ||
| "Dogs " | Moon | 1969 | |||
| "Don't Look Away" | Townshend | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "The Dirty Jobs" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Disguises" | Townshend | Daltrey | Ready Steady Who | 1966 | |
| "Do You Think It's Alright?" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Doctor, Doctor" | Entwistle | Entwistle | 1967 | ||
| "Doctor Jimmy" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Don't Let Go the Coat" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" | Entwistle | Entwistle | 1968 | ||
| "Dreaming from the Waist" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "Drowned" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Early Morning Cold Taxi" | Daltrey Dave "Cyrano" Langston | Daltrey | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Eminence Front" | Townshend | Townshend | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Empty Glass" | Townshend | Townshend | Who Are You | 1996 | |
| "Endless Wire" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" | Sonny Boy Williamson II | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Face the Face" | Townshend | Townshend | Join Together | 1990 | |
| "Faith in Something Bigger" | Townshend | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Fiddle About" | Entwistle | Entwistle | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Fire" | Arthur Brown Vincent Crane Mike Finesilver Peter Ker | Daltrey | The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend | 1989 | |
| "Fortune Teller" | Allen Toussaint | Daltrey Entwistle | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Four Faces" | Townshend | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1979 | |
| "Fragments" | Townshend Lawrence Ball | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Fragments of Fragments" | Townshend Lawrence Ball | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Get Out and Stay Out" | Townshend | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1979 | |
| "Getting in Tune" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Girl's Eyes" | Moon | Moon | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Glittering Girl" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1995 | |
| "Glow Girl" | Townshend | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Go to the Mirror!" | Daltrey Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "God Speaks of Marty Robbins" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Got Nothing to Prove" | Townshend | Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "Goin' Down" | Don Nix | Daltrey | Two's Missing | 1987 | |
| "Going Mobile" | Townshend | Townshend | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Good Lovin'" | Rudy Clark Arthur Resnick | Daltrey | BBC Sessions | 2000 | |
| "The Good's Gone" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "Greyhound Girl" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Live at Lyon | 2006 | |
| "Guitar and Pen" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Had Enough" | Entwistle | Daltrey Entwistle | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Happy Jack" | Townshend | Entwistle Daltrey | 1966 | ||
| "Heart to Hang Onto" | Townshend | Townshend | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | 2000 | |
| "Heat Wave" | Holland-Dozier-Holland | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "Heaven and Hell" | Entwistle | Entwistle | 1970 | ||
| "Heinz Baked Beans" | Entwistle | Entwistle | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Helpless Dancer" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Here For More" | Daltrey | Daltrey | 1970 | ||
| "Here 'Tis" | Ellas McDaniel | Daltrey | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Hero Ground Zero" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "How Can You Do It Alone" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "How Many Friends" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "However Much I Booze" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "I Am the Sea" | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | ||
| "I Can See for Miles" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "I Can't Explain" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1964 | ||
| "I Can't Reach You" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "I Don't Even Know Myself" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1971 | ||
| "I Don't Mind" | James Brown | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "I Don't Wanna Get Wise" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "I Like Nightmares" | Townshend | Townshend | Face Dances | 1997 | |
| "I Need You" | Moon | Moon | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "I Was" | Townshend | Tommy | 2003 | ||
| "I'll Be Back" | Townshend | Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "I'm a Boy" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | 1966 | ||
| "I'm a Man" | Ellas McDaniel | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "I'm Free" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "I'm One" | Townshend | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "I'm the Face" | Peter Meaden | Daltrey | 1964 | ||
| "Imagine a Man" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "In a Hand or a Face" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "In the City" | Entwistle Moon | Entwistle Moon | 1966 | ||
| "In the Ether" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "In the Hall of the Mountain King" | Edvard Grieg | The Who Sell Out | 1995 | ||
| "Instant Party Mixture" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 2002 | |
| "Is it in My Head?" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "It's a Boy" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "It's Hard" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "It's in You" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1997 | |
| "It's Not Enough" | Townshend Rachel Fuller | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "It's Not True" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "It's Your Turn" | Entwistle | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "I've Been Away" | Entwistle | Entwistle | 1966 | ||
| "I've Had Enough" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "I've Known No War" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Jaguar" | Townshend | Moon Townshend | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Join Together" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1972 | ||
| "Joker James" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1979 | |
| "Just You and Me, Darling" | Brown | Daltrey | BBC Sessions | 2000 | |
| "The Kids Are Alright" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "La-La-La-Lies" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "Land of Hope and Glory" | Edward Elgar | Townshend | A Quick One | 1995 | |
| "The Last Time" | Mick Jagger Keith Richards | Daltrey | 1967 | ||
| "Leaving Here" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | Daltrey | Who's Missing | 1985 | |
| "Let's See Action" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | 1971 | ||
| "Little Billy" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Love Ain't for Keeping" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Long Live Rock" | Townshend | Townshend Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Love is Coming Down" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Love, Reign o'er Me" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Lubie (Come Back Home)" | Paul Revere Dick Mark Lindsay | Daltrey | Who's Missing | 1985 | |
| "Magic Bus" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1968 | ||
| "Man with Money" | The Everly Brothers | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1995 | |
| "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Medac" | Entwistle | Entwistle | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Melancholia" | Townshend | Daltrey | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Mike Post Theme" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Miracle Cure" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Mirror Door" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Motoring" | Ivy Jo Hunter Phil Jones William "Mickey" Stevenson | Daltrey | Two's Missing | 1987 | |
| "Much Too Much" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "Music Must Change" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "My Generation" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "My Way" | Cochran Capehart | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1998 | |
| "My Wife" | Entwistle | Entwistle | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Naked Eye" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "New Song" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "No Road Romance" | Townshend | Townshend | Who Are You | 1996 | |
| "Now I'm a Farmer" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend Moon | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Odorono" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Old Red Wine" | Townshend | Daltrey | Then and Now | 2004 | |
| "One at a Time" | Entwistle | Entwistle | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "One Life's Enough" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Our Love Was" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Out in the Street" | Townshend | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "Overture" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "The Ox" | Moon Entwistle Townshend Nicky Hopkins | My Generation | 1965 | ||
| "Pick Up the Peace" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Pictures of Lily" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1967 | ||
| "Pinball Wizard" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Please, Please, Please" | Brown Johnny Terry | Daltrey | My Generation | 1965 | |
| "Postcard" | Entwistle | Entwistle | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "The Punk and the Godfather" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Pure and Easy" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Put the Money Down" | Townshend | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Quadrophenia" | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | ||
| "The Quiet One" | Entwistle | Entwistle | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "Rael 1" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Rael 2" | Townshend | Townshend | Thirty Years of Maximum R&B | 1994 | |
| "Real Good Looking Boy" | Townshend Luigi Creatore Hugo Peretti George David Weiss | Daltrey | Then and Now | 2004 | |
| "The Real Me" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "Relax" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Relay" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1972 | ||
| "Road Runner" | Ellas McDaniel | Daltrey | Who's Next | 2003 | |
| "The Rock" | Townshend | Quadrophenia | 1973 | ||
| "Rockin' In Rage" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Rough Boys" | Pete Townshend | Townshend | Join Together | 1990 | |
| "Run, Run, Run" | Townshend | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "Sally Simpson" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Sand" | Townshend | Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | Elton John Bernie Taupin | Daltrey | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | 1991 | |
| "Sea and Sand" | Townshend | Daltrey | Quadrophenia | 1973 | |
| "See Me, Feel Me" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "See My Way" | Daltrey | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "The Seeker" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1970 | ||
| "Sensation" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Shakin' All Over" | Johnny Kidd Guy Robinson | Daltrey | Live at Leeds | 1970 | |
| "She Rocked My World" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Shout and Shimmy" | Brown | Daltrey | 1965 | ||
| "Silas Stingy" | Entwistle | Entwistle | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Sister Disco" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Slip Kid" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "Smash the Mirror" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Sodding About" | Entwistle Moon Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1995 | ||
| "Somebody Saved Me" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1997 | |
| "Someone's Coming" | Entwistle | Daltrey | 1967 | ||
| "The Song Is Over" | Townshend | Townshend Daltrey | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "Sound Round" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "So Sad About Us" | Townshend | Daltrey | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "Sparks" | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | ||
| "Spoonful" | Willie Dixon | Daltrey | Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 | 1996 | |
| "Squeeze Box" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "Street Song" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who | 2019 | |
| "Substitute" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1966 | ||
| "Success Story" | Entwistle | Daltrey Entwistle | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "Summertime Blues" | Cochran Capehart | Daltrey Entwistle | Live at Leeds | 1970 | |
| "Sunrise" | Townshend | Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "Tattoo" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend | The Who Sell Out | 1967 | |
| "There's a Doctor" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "They Are All in Love" | Townshend | Daltrey | The Who by Numbers | 1975 | |
| "They Made My Dream Come True" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "This Gun Will Misfire" | Townshend | Townshend | Who | 2019 | |
| "Tea and Theatre" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Time Is Passing" | Townshend | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1998 | |
| "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" | Townshend | Daltrey Townshend Entwistle | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Tommy's Holiday Camp" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "Too Much of Anything" | Townshend | Daltrey | Odds & Sods | 1974 | |
| "Trilby's Piano" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Trick of the Light" | Entwistle | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Trying to Get Through" | Townshend | Townshend | Tommy | 2003 | |
| "Twist and Shout" | Phil Medley Bert Russell | Entwistle | Who's Last | 1984 | |
| "Two Thousand Years" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Under My Thumb" | Jagger Richards | Daltrey | 1967 | ||
| "Underture" | Townshend | Tommy | 1969 | ||
| "Unholy Trinity" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Waspman" | Moon | Moon | 1972 | ||
| "Water" | Townshend | Daltrey | 1973 | ||
| "We Close Tonight" | Townshend | Entwistle Moon | Odds & Sods | 1998 | |
| "We Got a Hit" | Townshend | Daltrey | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Welcome" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "We're Not Gonna Take It" | Townshend | Daltrey | Tommy | 1969 | |
| "When I Was a Boy" | Entwistle | Entwistle | 1971 | ||
| "Whiskey Man" | Entwistle | Entwistle | A Quick One | 1966 | |
| "Who Are You" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who Are You | 1978 | |
| "Why Did I Fall for That" | Townshend | Daltrey | It's Hard | 1982 | |
| "Wire & Glass" | Townshend | Daltrey | Wire & Glass | 2006 | |
| "Won't Get Fooled Again" | Townshend | Daltrey | Who's Next | 1971 | |
| "You" | Entwistle | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "You Better You Bet" | Townshend | Daltrey | Face Dances | 1981 | |
| "You Stand by Me" | Townshend | Townshend | Endless Wire | 2006 | |
| "Young Man Blues" | Mose Allison | Daltrey | Live at Leeds | 1970 | |
| "Zoot Suit" | Peter Meaden | Daltrey | 1964 |