| Song | Writers | Artist | Album | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain's Blood | Michael Johnson, Jack Sundrud | The Persuasions | Sunday Morning Soul | 2000 |
| Empty Hearts | Michael Johnson, Michael McDonald | Alison Krauss | Forget About It | 1999 |
| Crying Shame | Michael Johnson, Brent Maher, Don Schlitz | Michael Johnson | Then & Now | 1997 |
| Happier Days | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | Then & Now | 1997 |
| Cain's Blood | Michael Johnson, Jack Sundrud | Michael Johnson | Departure | 1995 |
| Cain's Blood | Michael Johnson, Jack Sundrud | Four Runner | Four Runner | 1995 |
| Distant Fire | Michael Johnson, Wayne Carson, Bill Piburn | Michael Johnson | Departure | 1995 |
| One Mile Apart | Lisa Aschmann, Michael Johnson, Karen Taylor-Good | Karen Taylor-Good | One Mile Apart | 1995 |
| Software | Michael Johnson, Randy Goodrum | Michael Johnson | Departure | 1995 |
| Central Standard Time | Michael Johnson, Kent Robbins | The Kendalls | Best of The Kendalls | 1994 |
| When She Smiled At Him | Michael Johnson, Joanie Beeson | Suzy Bogguss & Chet Atkins | Simpatico | 1994 |
| This Ain't The Night To Be Me | Michael Johnson, Kent Robbins | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | 1992 |
| Crying Shame | Michael Johnson, Brent Maher, Don Schlitz | Michael Johnson | That's That | 1988 |
| Gotta Learn To Love Without You | Kent Robbins, Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | Wings | 1986 |
| Home Free | Michael McDonald, Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | Home Free | 1981 |
| Leave It Alone | Michael Johnson, Bill LaBounty | Michael Johnson | Home Free | 1981 |
| Empty Hearts | Michael Johnson, Michael McDonald | Michael Johnson | You Can Call Me Blue | 1980 |
| Dancin' Tonight | Michael Johnson, Bill LaBounty | Michael Johnson | The Michael Johnson Album | 1978 |
| O.B. Glad | Michael Johnson, Mark Henley | Michael Johnson | Ain't Dis Da Life | 1977 |
| Froggin' | Michael Johnson, Mark Henley | Mark Henley | Riversong | 1976 |
| Cain's Blood | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | For All You Mad Musicians | 1975 |
| Goodbye | Bob Schroeder, Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | For All You Mad Musicians | 1975 |
| To Feel A Friend | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | For All You Mad Musicians | 1975 |
| Eggtooth | Michael Johnson, Leo Kottke | Leo Kottke | My Feet Are Smiling | 1973 |
| Happier Days | Michael Johnson | Michael Johnson | There Is A Breeze | 1973 |
| I Got You Covered | Michael Johnson, Biff Rose | Michael Johnson | There Is A Breeze | 1973 |
| Circus | Michael Johnson, John Denver & Laurie Kuehn | Mary Travers | Mary | 1971 |
| Circus | Michael Johnson, John Denver & Laurie Kuehn | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons | 1969 |
