Songs written by James Hetfield&nbsp;&nbsp;

02/1989

One by Metallica

from ...And Justice for All

35
US

46
rock

13
UK

[Elektra 7-69329]
written by James Hetfield

08/1991

Enter Sandman by Metallica

from Metallica

194

16
US

10
rock

5
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #399]
[Elektra 4-64857]
written by James Hetfield

11/1991

The Unforgiven by Metallica

from Metallica

133

35
US

10
rock

15
UK

written by James Hetfield

03/1992

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica

from Metallica

166

34
US

11
rock

6
UK

[Elektra 4-64770]
written by James Hetfield

07/1992

Wherever I May Roam by Metallica

from Metallica

82
US

25
rock

25
UK

[Elektra 4-64741]
written by James Hetfield

10/1992

Sad but True by Metallica

from Metallica

98
US

15
rock

20
UK

[Elektra 4-64696]
written by James Hetfield

06/1996

② Until It Sleeps by Metallica

from Load

362

10
US

✫1
rock

27
alt.

5
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Elektra 4-64276]
written by James Hetfield

07/1996

Ain't My Bitch by Metallica

from Load

15
rock

written by James Hetfield

10.

09/1996

Hero of the Day by Metallica

from Load

239

60
US

✫1
rock

17
UK

written by James Hetfield

11.

12/1996

Mama Said by Metallica

from Load

19
UK

written by James Hetfield

12.

01/1997

King Nothing by Metallica

from Load

111

90
US

6
rock

[Elektra 64197]
written by James Hetfield

13.

06/1997

Bleeding Me by Metallica

from Load

106

6
rock

written by James Hetfield

14.

11/1997

The Memory Remains by Metallica

from ReLoad

199

28
US

3
rock

13
UK

featuring Marianne Faithful
[Elektra 64126]
written by James Hetfield

15.

12/1997

The Unforgiven II by Metallica

from ReLoad

208

59
US

2
rock

15
UK

written by James Hetfield

16.

12/1997

Fuel by Metallica

from ReLoad

124

6
rock

31
UK

written by James Hetfield

17.

08/1998

Better Than You by Metallica

from ReLoad

7
rock

written by James Hetfield

18.

12/1999

⑤ No Leaf Clover by Metallica

from S&M

276

74
US

✫1
rock

18
alt.

[songwriter #5 hit]
[live]
written by James Hetfield

19.

05/2000

I Disappear by Metallica

from Mission Impossible 2 Soundtrack

274

76
US

✫1
rock

11
alt.

35
UK

[Hollywood album cut]
written by James Hetfield

20.

06/2003

St. Anger by Metallica

from St. Anger

262

107
US

2
rock

17
alt.

9
UK

[album cut]
written by James Hetfield

21.

08/2003

Frantic by Metallica

from St. Anger

21
rock

16
UK

written by James Hetfield

22.

12/2003

The Unnamed Feeling by Metallica

from St. Anger

28
rock

42
UK

written by James Hetfield

23.

07/2004

Some Kind of Monster by Metallica

from St. Anger

19
rock

written by James Hetfield

24.

08/2008

① The Day That Never Comes by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

386

31
US

✫1
rock

5
alt.

19
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Warner]
written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo & Kirk Hammett

25.

09/2008

My Apocalypse by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

67
US

38
rock

51
UK

[Warner]
written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo & Kirk Hammett

26.

09/2008

④ Cyanide by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

278

50
US

✫1
rock

19
alt.

48
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Warner]
written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo & Kirk Hammett

27.

09/2008

The Judas Kiss by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

112
US

79
UK

[album cut]
written by James Hetfield

, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo & Lars Ulrich

28.

09/2008

The Unforgiven III by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

114
US

120
UK

[album cut]
written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett & Robert Trujillo

29.

05/2009

All Nightmare Long by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

9
rock

written by James Hetfield

, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo & Lars Ulrich

30.

10/2009

Broken, Beat & Scarred by Metallica

from Death Magnetic

15
rock

written by James Hetfield

, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo & Lars Ulrich

31.

09/2016

Hardwired by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

229

119
US

✫1
rock

written by James Hetfield

32.

10/2016

Moth into Flame by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

141

5
rock

written by James Hetfield

33.

11/2016

Atlas, Rise! by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

227

✫1
rock

written by James Hetfield

34.

05/2017

Now That We're Dead by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

210

2
rock

written by James Hetfield

35.

11/2017

Spit Out the Bone by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

166

4
rock

written by James Hetfield

36.

12/2018

Halo on Fire by Metallica

from Hardwired... to Self-Destruct

14
rock

written by James Hetfield

Metallica & The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

37.

07/2020

All Within My Hands by Metallica & The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

from S&M2

247

✫1
rock

[live]
written by James Hetfield

Metallica

38.

07/2022

Master of Puppets by Metallica

35
US

18
rock

[R]
featured in season 4 of the Netflix series "Stranger Things"
[Blackened/Q Prime]
written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton & Kirk Hammett

39.

12/2022

③ Lux Æterna by Metallica

from 72 Seasons

291

113
US

✫1
rock

25
alt.

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Blackened]
written by James Hetfield

40.

02/2023

Screaming Suicide by Metallica

from 72 Seasons

40
rock

written by James Hetfield

, Lars Ulrich & Robert Trujillo

41.

04/2023

72 Seasons by Metallica

from 72 Seasons

238

✫1
rock

written by James Hetfield

42.

08/2023

Too Far Gone? by Metallica

from 72 Seasons

238

✫1
rock

written by James Hetfield