List of signature songs
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A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for. This is generally differentiated from a one-hit wonder in that the artist usually has had success with other songs as well.
A signature song may be a song that spearheads an artist's initial mainstream breakthrough, a song that revitalizes an artist's career, or a song that simply represents a high point in an artist's career. Often, a signature song will feature significant characteristics of an artist and may encapsulate the artist's particular sound and style.
Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification, or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists, sell their recordings, and develop a fan base.[1] Artists and bands with a signature song are generally expected to perform it at every concert appearance, often as an encore on concert tours, sometimes being the last song of the setlist.[2]
Examples by artist
[edit]| Song | Artist | Released | Language | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bank Account" | 21 Savage | 2017 | English | Written by Shayaa Abraham-Joseph and Leland Wayne | [3] |
| "I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 2011 | Korean | Written by Teddy Park | [4][5] |
| "Kryptonite" | 3 Doors Down | 2000 | English | Written by Brad Arnold | [6] |
| "In da Club" | 50 Cent | 2003 | English | Written by Curtis Jackson, Andre Young, and Mike Elizondo | [7] |
| "Where My Girls At?" | 702 | 1999 | English | Written by Melissa Elliot, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart. | [8] |
| "The Hardest Thing" | 98 Degrees | 1999 | English | Written by Steve Kipner and David Frank | [9] |
| "One in a Million" | Aaliyah | 1996 | English | Written by Melissa Elliot and Tim Mosley | [10][11] |
| "Dancing Queen" | ABBA | 1976 | English | Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson | [12] |
| "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | 1988 | English | Written by Elliot Wolff | [13][14] |
| "You Shook Me All Night Long" | AC/DC | 1980 | English | Written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Brian Johnson. AC/DC's first single with Johnson as the lead singer, replacing Bon Scott who died in February 1980. | [15][16] |
| "Summer of '69" | Bryan Adams | 1985 | English | Written by Adams and Jim Vallance | [17] |
| "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 2010 | English | Written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth | [18][19] |
| "Walk This Way" | Aerosmith | 1975 | English | Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2019. | [20] |
| "Anak" | Freddie Aguilar | 1978 | Tagalog | Written by Aguilar and produced by Celso Llarina and Tito Sotto for the 1978 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival | [21] |
| "Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera | 2002 | English | Written by Linda Perry | [22][23] |
| "The Worst" | Jhené Aiko | 2014 | English | Written by Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Myron Birdsong, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield, Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams. Samples "Excuse Me Miss" by Jay-Z. | [24] |
| "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Ailee | 2017 | Korean | Written by Mina and composed by Rocoberry for the television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | [25] |
| "All Out of Love" | Air Supply | 1980 | English | Written by Clive Davis and Graham Russell | [26][27] |
| "I Swear | All-4-One | 1994 | English | Written by Gary Baker | [28][29] |
| "Dear Maria, Count Me In" | All Time Low | 2008 | English | Written by Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick | [30] |
| "Best Day of My Life" | American Authors | 2013 | English | Written by Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, and James Shelley | [31] |
| "Lili Marlene" | Lale Andersen | 1939 | German | Written by Hans Leip. There is a "Lili Marlene" and Lale Andersen memorial in Langeoog, Germany. | [32] |
| "Rose Garden" | Lynn Anderson | 1970 | English | Written by Joe South | [33] |
| "Snow on the Sahara" | Anggun | 1997 | French | Written by Erick Benzi and Nikki Matheson | [34] |
| "Girl from Rio" | Anitta | 2021 | English and Portuguese | Written by Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Tom Jobim, Anitta, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Raye, and Gale. Interpolates "The Girl from Ipanema" by de Moraes and Jobim. | [35] |
| "The House of the Rising Sun" | The Animals | 1964 | English | Traditional folk song, with the lyrics arranged by Alan Price | [36] |
| "Wake Up" | Arcade Fire | 2005 | English | Written by Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, and Richard Reed Parry | [37] |
| "Do I Wanna Know?" | Arctic Monkeys | 2013 | English | Written by Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley, and Matt Helders. First Arctic Monkeys song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. | [38] |
| "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong | 1967 | English | Written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss | [39] |
| "The Cattle Call" | Eddy Arnold | 1934 | English | Written and recorded by Tex Owens | [40] |
| "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 2016 | English | Written by Arthur, Andrew Frampton, Daniel O'Donoghue, Steve Kipner, Mark Sheehan, Neil Ormandy, Steve Solomon | [41] |
| "Foolish" | Ashanti | 2002 | English | Written by Ashanti Douglass, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Irving Lorenzo, and 7 Aurelius | [42] |
| "Heat of the Moment" | Asia | 1982 | English | Written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes | [43] |
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | Rick Astley | 1987 | English | Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman | [44] |
| "Upside Down" | A-Teens | 2000 | English | Written by Gustav Jonsson, Markus Sepehrmanesh, and Tommy Tysper. The band's first original release. | [45] |
| "Sail" | Awolnation | 2010 | English | Written by Aaron Bruno | [46][47] |
| "Levels" | Avicii | 2011 | English | Written and produced by Tim Bergling. Samples "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James. | [48] |
| "Fancy" | Iggy Azalea | 2014 | English | Written by Amethyst Kelly, Charlotte Aitchison, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jonathan Christopher Shave, and Kurtis McKenzie. Azalea's and Charli XCX's (Aitchison's) first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. | [49] |
| "Love Shack" | The B-52s | 1989 | English | Written by The B-52s | [50][51] |
| "I Want It That Way" | Backstreet Boys | 1999 | English | Written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson | [52] |
| "Shooting Stars" | Bag Raiders | 2009 | English | Written by Bag Raiders | [53] |
| "Manic Monday" | The Bangles | 1985 | English | Written by Prince (as Christopher) | [54] |
| "Love Song" | Sara Bareilles | 2007 | English | Written by Bareilles as her debut single | [55] |
| "Working Class Man" | Jimmy Barnes | 1985 | English | Written by Jonathan Cain | [56] |
| "One O'Clock Jump" | Count Basie | 1937 | English | A 12-bar blues instrumental written by Basie | [57] |
| "Goldfinger" | Shirley Bassey | 1964 | English | Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley for the James Bond film of the same name | [58] |
| "Pompeii" | Bastille | 2013 | English | Written by Dan Smith | [59][60] |
| "Bela Lugosi's Dead" | Bauhaus | 1979 | English | Written by David J, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy, and Daniel Ash. Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music. | [61] |
| "California Girls" | The Beach Boys | 1965 | English | Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. | [62] |
| "Sabotage" | Beastie Boys | 1994 | English | Written by Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and Adam Yauch | [63] |
| "Loser" | Beck | 1993 | English | Written by Beck and Carl Stephenson | [64] |
| "Unwritten" | Natasha Bedingfield | 2004 | English | Written by Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues | [65] |
| "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | 1977 | English | Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb | [66] |
| "Poison" | Bel Biv DeVoe | 1990 | English | Written by Dr. Freeze | [67] |
| "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Pat Benatar | 1980 | English | Written by Eddie Schwartz | [68] |
| "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | Tony Bennett | 1962 | English | Written by George Cory and Douglass Cross | [69] |
| "Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | 1958 | English | Written by Berry | [70] |
| "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | 2008 | English | Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart, and Terius "The-Dream" Nash | [71] |
| "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" | Beyond | 1993 | Cantonese | Written by Wong Ka Kui | [72][73] |
| "Baby" | Justin Bieber | 2010 | English | Written by Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius Nash, Christopher Bridges, and Christina Milian | [74] |
| "Fantastic Baby" | Big Bang | 2012 | Korean | Written by G-Dragon, T.O.P, and Teddy | [75] |
| "Worldwide" | Big Time Rush | 2011 | English | Written by Eddie Serrano, Chris Rojas, and Emily Phillips | [76] |
| "Rebel Girl" | Bikini Kill | 1993 | English | Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox | [77] |
| "Just a Friend" | Biz Markie | 1989 | English | Written by Marcel Hall, Kenneth Gamble, and Leon Huff | [78] |
| "Hyperballad" | Björk | 1996 | English | Written by Björk | [79] |
| "I Gotta Feeling" | Black Eyed Peas | 2009 | English | Written by William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, David Guetta, Allan Pineda, and Frédéric Riesterer | [80] |
| "Pink Venom" | Blackpink | 2022 | Korean and English | Written by Teddy, 24, R.Tee, Ido, and Danny Chung | [81] |
| "No Diggity" | Blackstreet | 1996 | English | Written by Teddy Riley, Andre Young, Lynise Walters, William Stewart, Bill Withers, Richard Vick, and Chauncey Hannibal | [82] |
| "Paranoid" | Black Sabbath | 1970 | English | Written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward. Black Sabbath's first song to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. | [83] |
| "Your Universe" | Rico Blanco | 2008 | English | Written by Blanco | [84] |
| "Real Love" | Mary J. Blige | 1992 | English | Written by Cory Rooney and Mark Morales | [85][86] |
| "All the Small Things" | Blink-182 | 1999 | English | Written by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus | [87][88] |
| "Heart of Glass" | Blondie | 1979 | English | Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein | [89] |
| "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" | Blue Öyster Cult | 1976 | English | Written and sung by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser | [90] |
| "You're Beautiful" | James Blunt | 2005 | English | Written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost | [91] |
| "Con te partirò" | Andrea Bocelli | 1995 | Italian | Written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). Bocelli re-recorded a bilingual (English and Italian) version of the song with Sarah Brightman in 1996, titled "Time to Say Goodbye". | [92] |
| "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | 1986 | English | Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child | [93] |
| "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 1996 | English | Written by Bone, Tim Middleton, and Tony C | [94] |
| "Rasputin" | Boney M. | 1978 | English | Written by Frank Farian, George Reyam, and Fred Jay | [95] |
| "Beautiful Things" | Benson Boone | 2024 | English | Written by Boone, Jack LaFrantz, and Evan Blair | [96] |
| "Space Oddity" | David Bowie | 1969 | English | Written by Bowie | [97][98] |
| "I Dreamed A Dream" | Susan Boyle | 2010 | English | Originally composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer for the musical Les Misérables | [99] |
| "End of the Road" | Boyz II Men | 1992 | English | Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and Daryl Simmons | [100][101] |
| "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 1996 | English | Written by Diane Warren | [102] |
| "My Prerogative" | Bobby Brown | 1988 | English | Written by Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin, Aaron Hall, and Timmy Gatling | [103] |
| "Run It!" | Chris Brown | 2005 | English | Written by Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, and LaRon James | [104] |
| "Save Me" | BTS | 2016 | Korean | Written by Kang Hyo-won, Ray Michael Djan Jr, Ashton Foster;,Samantha Harper, Kim Nam-joon, Min Yoon-gi, and Jung Ho-seok | [105] |
| "Haven't Met You Yet" | Michael Bublé | 2009 | English | Written by Bublé, Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles | [106] |
| "Hallelujah" | Jeff Buckley | 1994 | English | Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984 | [107] |
| "Margaritaville" | Jimmy Buffett | 1977 | English | Written by Buffett and recorded in 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios | [108] |
| "Havana" | Camila Cabello | 2017 | English | Written by Cabello, Jeffery Williams, Brittany Hazzard, Pharrell Williams, Adam Feeney, Brian Lee, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Louis Bell, and Kaan Güneşberk as the lead single from Cabello's debut solo studio album Camila | [109] |
| "Bubbly" | Colbie Caillat | 2007 | English | Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves | [110] |
| "Rhinestone Cowboy" | Glen Campbell | 1975 | English | Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974 | [111] |
| "Can We Talk" | Tevin Campbell | 1993 | English | Written by Babyface and Daryl Simmons | [112] |
| "Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | 2018 | English | Written by Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, and Benjamin Kohn | [113] |
| "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Alessia Cara | 2016 | English | Written by Alessia Caracciollo, Warren Felder, Coleridge Tillman, Andrew Wansel, and Justin Franks | [114][115] |
| "Bodak Yellow" | Cardi B | 2017 | English | Written by Belcalis Almánzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Jorden Thorpe, Anthony White, and Laquan Green | [116] |
| "Hero" | Mariah Carey | 1993 | English | Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff | [117][118] |
| "The Story" | Brandi Carlile | 2007 | English | Written by Phil Hanseroth | [119] |
| "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle | 1987 | English | Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley | [120] |
| "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | 1975 | English | Written by Carmen | [121] |
| "Lovefool" | The Cardigans | 1996 | English | Written by Nina Persson and Peter Svensson as the lead single from their third studio album First Band on the Moon | [122] |
| "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | 1981 | English | Written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon | [123][124] |
| "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | 2024 | English | Written by Carpenter, Julian Bunetta, Amy Allen, and Steph Jones | [125][126] |
| "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters | 1970 | English | Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David | [127] |
| "Folsom Prison Blues" | Johnny Cash | 1955 | English | Written by Cash in 1953 | [128] |
| "The Mercy Seat" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 1988 | English | Written by Cave and Mick Harvey | [129] |
| "Closer" | The Chainsmokers | 2016 | English | Written by Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade, and Joe King. The Chainsmokers's (and featured artist Halsey's) first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. | [130] |
| "Christmas in Our Hearts" | Jose Mari Chan | 1990 | English | Written by Chan and Rina Cañiza. Due to the song's recurring popularity during the annual holiday season, Chan became known to Filipinos as "The Father of Philippine Christmas Music". | [131][132] |
| "Sunday Candy" | Chance the Rapper | 2015 | English | Written by Chancelor Bennett, Eryn Allen Kane, Franco Davis, J. Red, Jamila Woods, J.P. Floyd, Macie Stewart, Nate Fox, Nico Segal, Patrick Paige, Peter Cottontale, Sima Cunningham, and Stix | [133][134] |
| "Fast Car" | Tracy Chapman | 1988 | English | Written by Chapman | [135][136] |
| "What'd I Say" | Ray Charles | 1959 | English | Written by Charles | [137] |
| "Track 10" | Charli XCX | 2017 | English | Written by Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Jonnali Parmenius, and Alexandra Yatchenko. Reworked into "Blame It on Your Love" in 2019. | [138] |
| "I Want You to Want Me" | Cheap Trick | 1977 | English | Written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman | [127] |
| "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Cher | 1989 | English | Written by Diane Warren | [139] |
| "Goodbye Kiss" | Jacky Cheung | 1993 | Mandarin | Written by Philip Yin. Later adapted into English as "Take Me to Your Heart" (2004) by Michael Learns to Rock. | [140] |
| "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" | Maurice Chevalier | 1957 | English | Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the 1958 film Gigi | [141] |
| "25 or 6 to 4" | Chicago | 1970 | English | Written by Robert Lamm | [142][143] |
| "Love Confession" | Jay Chou | 2016 | Mandarin | Written by Vincent Fang | [140] |
| "Under the Milky Way" | The Church | 1988 | English | Written by Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) | [144] |
| "The Mother We Share" | Chvrches | 2012 | English | Written by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry | [145][146] |
| "Goodies" | Ciara | 2004 | English | Written by Ciara, Jonathan Smith, LaMarqius Jefferson, Craig Love, and Sean Garrett | [147] |
| "Layla" | Eric Clapton | 1970 | English | Written by Clapton and Jim Gordon | [148][149] |
| "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson | 2004 | English | Written by Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald | [150] |
| "Crazy" | Patsy Cline | 1961 | English | Written by Willie Nelson | [151] |
| "Walking in Memphis" | Marc Cohn | 1991 | English | Written by Cohn | [152] |
| "Khe Sanh" | Cold Chisel | 1978 | English | Written by Don Walker as their debut single | [153] |
| "Clocks" | Coldplay | 2002 | English | Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin | [154] |
| "In the Air Tonight" | Phil Collins | 1981 | English | Written by Collins | [155] |
| "I Wanna Sex You Up" | Color Me Badd | 1991 | English | Written by Elliot Straite and Color Me Badd | [156] |
| "My Favorite Things" | John Coltrane | 1961 | English | Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical The Sound of Music | [157] |
| "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio | 1995 | English | Written by Artis Ivey, Jr., Larry Sanders, Doug Rasheed, and Stevie Wonder | [158] |
| "School's Out" | Alice Cooper | 1972 | English | Written by Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith | [159] |
| "A Million Thanks to You" | Pilita Corrales | 1963 | English | Written and originally recorded by Alice Doria-Gamilla in 1960 | [160] |
| "Mr. Jones" | Counting Crows | 1993 | English | Written by David Bryson and Adam Duritz | [161][162] |
| "Zombie" | The Cranberries | 1994 | English | Written by Dolores O'Riordan | [163][164] |
| "Bright Lights" | Billy Crawford | 2004 | English | Written by Phillip L. Stewart II and Terius Nash | [165] |
| "With Arms Wide Open" | Creed | 2000 | English | Written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti | [166] |
| "All I Wanna Do" | Sheryl Crow | 1994 | English | Written by Crow, Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, and David Baerwald | [167] |
| "Karma Chameleon" | Culture Club | 1983 | English | Written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, and Phil Pickett | [168] |
| "Mr. DJ" | Sharon Cuneta | 1978 | Filipino and English | Written by Rey Valera | [169] |
| "Just Like Heaven" | The Cure | 1987 | English | Written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Lol Tolhurst | [170] |
| "Achy Breaky Heart" | Billy Ray Cyrus | 1992 | English | Written by Don Von Tress in 1990 | [171] |
| "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 2013 | English | Written by Maureen McDonald, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek, David Kim, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Walter | [172] |
| "Suge" | DaBaby | 2019 | English | Written by Johnathan Kirk, TahjMorgan, and Darryl Clemons | [173] |
| "One More Time" | Daft Punk | 2000 | English | Written by Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore, and Eddie Johns | [174] |
| "Beyond the Sea" | Bobby Darin | 1959 | English | Written by Charles Trenet | [175] |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | Sammy Davis Jr. | 1968 | English | Written by Walter Marks | [176] |
| "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Doris Day | 1956 | English | Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans | [177] |
| "Holiday in Cambodia" | Dead Kennedys | 1980 | English | Written by Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded in 1979. | [178] |
| "Smoke on the Water" | Deep Purple | 1972 | English | Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. Recorded in December 1971 | [179] |
| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | Def Leppard | 1987 | English | Written by Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, and Rick Savage | [180] |
| "Video Games" | Lana Del Rey | 2011 | English | Written by Elizabeth Grant and Justin Parker | [181] |
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | John Denver | 1971 | English | Written by Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert | [182] |
| "Want to Want Me" | Jason Derulo | 2015 | English | Written by Jason Desrouleaux, Ian Kirkpatrick, Samuel Denison Martin, Lindy Robbins, and Mitch Allan | [183] |
| "Survivor" | Destiny's Child | 2001 | English | Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles | [184] |
| "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | 1969 | English | Written by Diamond | [185] |
| "Meet in the Middle" | Diamond Rio | 1991 | English | Written by Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, and Don Pfrimmer | [186] |
| "Falling In Love Again" | Marlene Dietrich | 1930 | German and English | Composed by Friedrich Hollaender | [187] |
| "Uhaw" | Dilaw | 2022 | Filipino | Written by Vie Dela Rosa and Leonard Obero | [188] |
| "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | 1997 | English | Written by James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) | [189] |
| "Say So" | Doja Cat | 2019 | English | Written by Amala Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Lydia Asrat, and David Sprecher. A remix with Nicki Minaj was later released in 2020. | [190][191] |
| "Light My Fire" | The Doors | 1967 | English | Written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek. Recorded in August 1966. | [192] |
| "Through the Fire and Flames" | DragonForce | 2006 | English | Written by Sam Totman and ZP Theart as the opening track from the band's third studio album Inhuman Rampage | [193][194] |
| "Hotline Bling" | Drake | 2015 | English | Written by Aubrey Graham, Paul Jefferies, and Timmy Thomas | [195] |
| "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" | Dr. Dre | 1993 | English | Written by Snoop Doggy Dogg and produced by Dr. Dre | [196] |
| "Pull Me Under" | Dream Theater | 1991 | English | Written by James LaBrie, Kevin Moore, John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy. | [197] |
| "Bodies" | Drowning Pool | 2001 | English | Written by Stevie Benton, Mike Luce, C.J. Pierce, and Dave Williams | [198] |
| "Rio" | Duran Duran | 1982 | English | Written by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes | [199] |
| "Like a Rolling Stone" | Bob Dylan | 1965 | English | Written by Dylan. Rolling Stone magazine listed it at No. 1 on their 2004 and 2010 "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" lists. | [200][201] |
| "Hotel California" | Eagles | 1977 | English | Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey | [202] |
| "September" | Earth, Wind & Fire | 1978 | English | Written by Allee Willis and Maurice White | [203] |
| "Bad Guy" | Billie Eilish | 2019 | English | Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell | [204] |
| "One Day Like This" | Elbow | 2008 | English | Written by Guy Garvey | [205][206] |
| "Mr. Blue Sky" | Electric Light Orchestra | 1978 | English | Written by Jeff Lynne | [207] |
| "Boo'd Up" | Ella Mai | 2018 | English | Written by Joelle James, Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, and Larrance Dopson | [208][209] |
| "Take the 'A' Train" | Duke Ellington | 1941 | English | A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939 | [210] |
| "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Cass Elliot | 1968 | English | Written by Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt (both for the music), and Gus Kahn (lyrics) in 1930. Elliot's band, The Mamas & the Papas, covered the song for their fourth studio album, The Papas & the Mamas (1968). | [211] |
| "Murder on the Dancefloor" | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | 2001 | English | Written by Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander. Ellis-Bextor's first entry on the Billboard Global 200. | [212][213] |
| "Stay with Me" | Lorraine Ellison | 1966 | English | Written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss | [214] |
| "Lose Yourself" | Eminem | 2002 | English | Written by Marshall Mathers. Became the first hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. | [215] |
| "Walking on a Dream" | Empire of the Sun | 2008 | English | Written by Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, and Donnie Sloan | [216][217] |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | 1996 | English | Written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, and Organized Noize | [218] |
| "Ang Huling El Bimbo" | Eraserheads | 1995 | Filipino | Written by Ely Buendia | [219] |
| "American Boy" | Estelle | 2008 | English | Written by William Adams, Estelle Swaray, John Stephens, Kanye West, Ethan Hendrickson, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, and Keith Harris | [220] |
| "The Final Countdown" | Europe | 1986 | English | Written by Joey Tempest | [221] |
| "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics | 1983 | English | Written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart | [222] |
| "Bring Me to Life" | Evanescence | 2003 | English | Written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges | [223][224] |
| "Waltz for Debby" | Bill Evans | 1956 | English | Composed by Evans for the New Jazz Conceptions album | [225] |
| "More Than Words" | Extreme | 1991 | English | Written by Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt | [226] |
| "Meteor Rain" | F4 | 2001 | Mandarin | Originally written by Ken Hirai and arranged by Shirō Sagisu as "Gaining Through Losing" (2001), with Wu Yukang adapting the song in Mandarin as "Meteor Rain", the theme song of the Taiwanese television series of the same title. | [227] |
| "Epic" | Faith No More | 1990 | English | Written by Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum, and Mike Bordin | [228] |
| "Sugar, We're Goin Down" | Fall Out Boy | 2005 | English | Written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley | [229] |
| "Blueberry Hill" | Fats Domino | 1956 | English | Composed by Vincent Rose and written by Larry Stock and Al Lewis. Inducted into the National Recording Registry as a part of the 2005 class. | [230][231] |
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Fergie | 2007 | English | Written by Stacy Ferguson and Toby Gad | [232] |
| "Trap Queen" | Fetty Wap | 2014 | English | Written by Willie Maxwell and Anton Matsulevich | [233][234] |
| "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony | 2016 | English | Written by Daniel Bedingfield, Joshua Coleman, Dallas Koehlke, Jude Demorest, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Alexander Izquierdo, Brian Lee, and Larry Wells Jr. | [235] |
| "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1988 | English | Written by Roland Gift and David Steele | [236] |
| "Suckerpunch" | Five Iron Frenzy | 2021 | English | Written by Reese Roper | [237][238] |
| "White Winter Hymnal" | Fleet Foxes | 2008 | English | Written by Robin Pecknold | [239] |
| "The Chain" | Fleetwood Mac | 1977 | English | Written by Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks | [240] |
| "Everlong" | Foo Fighters | 1997 | English | Written by Dave Grohl | [241] |
| "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | 1984 | English | Written by Mick Jones | [242] |
| "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People | 2010 | English | Written by Mark Foster | [243] |
| "Take Me Out" | Franz Ferdinand | 2004 | English | Written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy | [244][245] |
| "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | 1967 | English | Written by Otis Redding in 1965 | [246] |
| "Killing Me Softly With His Song" | The Fugees | 1996 | English | Written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, and Lori Lieberman | [247] |
| "We Are Young" | Fun | 2011 | English | Written by Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, and Nathaniel Ruess. Featured Janelle Monáe. | [248] |
| "I'm Like a Bird" | Nelly Furtado | 2000 | English | Written by Furtado | [249] |
| "Regulate" | Warren G | 1994 | English | Written by Warren Griffin III, Nathaniel Hale, Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | [250][251] |
| "Solsbury Hill" | Peter Gabriel | 1977 | English | Written by Gabriel | [252] |
| "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals | 2020 | English | Written by Dave Bayley | [253] |
| "This is America" | Childish Gambino | 2018 | English | Written by Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, and Jeffery Lamar Williams | [254] |
| "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Art Garfunkel | 1970 | English | Written by Paul Simon for Simon & Garfunkel. Recorded in 1969. | [255] |
| "Over the Rainbow" | Judy Garland | 1939 | English | Composed by Harold Arlen and written by E.Y. Harburg for the film The Wizard of Oz | [256][257] |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | 1968 | English | Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Gaye's version of the song was the second to be recorded, in 1967, but the third to be released. | [258] |
| "I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | 1978 | English | Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris | [259] |
| "To Love You More" | Sarah Geronimo | 2003 | English | Written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr. for Celine Dion in 1995 with Geronimo covering the song for her winning performance on the reality competition show Star for a Night in 2003, which was later included on her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True released later that year | [260][261] |
| "Kick It in the Sticks" | Brantley Gilbert | 2010 | English | Written by Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip | [262] |
| "Gee" | Girls' Generation | 2009 | Korean and Japanese | Written by Ahn Myung-won, Kim Young-deuk and Kanata Nakamura | [263] |
| "The Anthem" | Good Charlotte | 2003 | English | Written by Benji Madden, Joel Madden, and John Feldmann | [264][265] |
| "Bad Liar" | Selena Gomez | 2017 | English | Written by Gomez, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. Interpolates the bassline from "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. | [266] |
| "Born to Try" | Delta Goodrem | 2002 | English | Written by Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira | [267] |
| "Iris" | Goo Goo Dolls | 1998 | English | Written by John Rzeznik | [268] |
| "You Don't Own Me" | Lesley Gore | 1963 | English | Written by John Madara and Dave White | [269] |
| "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz | 2005 | English | Written by Gorillaz and David Jolicoeur | [270] |
| "Lights" | Ellie Goulding | 2011 | English | Written by Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes | [271] |
| "If Ever I Would Leave You" | Robert Goulet | 1960 | English | Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the musical Camelot | [272] |
| "Keep Your Head Up" | Andy Grammer | 2010 | English | Written by Grammer | [273][274] |
| "American Idiot" | Green Day | 2004 | English | Written by Billie Joe Armstrong | [275] |
| "God Bless the USA" | Lee Greenwood | 1984 | English | An American patriotic song written by Greenwood | [276] |
| "Highway Tune" | Greta Van Fleet | 2017 | English | Written by Jacob Kiszka, Joshua Kiszka, Samuel Kiszka, and Daniel Wagner | [277] |
| "You Raise Me Up" | Josh Groban | 2003 | English | Written by Brendan Graham in 2001 | [278][279] |
| "Welcome to the Jungle" | Guns N' Roses | 1987 | English | Written by Guns N' Roses. Named the greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009. | [280][281] |
| "Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | 1954 | English | Written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight | [282] |
| "New Americana" | Halsey | 2015 | English | Written by Ashley Frangipane, Larzz Principato, Kalkutta, and James Mtume | [283] |
| "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | 1970 | English | Written by Harrison as his debut solo single. The first number-one single by an ex-Beatle member in the United Kingdom and the United States. | [284][285] |
| "Foxy Lady" | Jimi Hendrix | 1967 | English | Written by Hendrix for the Jimi Hendrix Experience | [286] |
| "Stars Are Blind" | Paris Hilton | 2006 | English | Written by Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon, and Ralph McCarthy as the lead single from her debut studio album Paris | [287] |
| "The Reason" | Hoobastank | 2003 | English | Written by Daniel Estrin (music) and Douglas Robb (lyrics) | [288][289] |
| "Only Wanna Be with You" | Hootie & the Blowfish | 1995 | English | Written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim Sonefield | [290] |
| "Thanks for the Memory" | Bob Hope | 1938 | English | Composed by Ralph Rainger with written by Leo Robin | [291] |
| "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby | 1986 | English | Written by Hornsby | [292] |
| "Manila" | Hotdog | 1976 | Filipino | Written by Dennis and Rene Garcia | [293] |
| "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 1992 | English | Written by Dolly Parton and originally released by her in 1974 with Houston's cover of the song later being recorded as a part of the soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard (1992). Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2019. | [294] |
| "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 2013 | English | Written by Andrew Hozier-Burne | [295][296] |
| "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League | 1981 | English | Written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, and Philip Adrian Wright | [297] |
| "Release Me" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 1967 | English | Written by Eddie Miller and Robert Yount in 1949 | [298] |
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | 1990 | English | Written by Robert Van Winkle, Mario Johnson, Brian May, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, and Roger Taylor. Samples "Under Pressure" by Queen and Bowie. | [299][300] |
| "It Was a Good Day" | Ice Cube | 1993 | English | Written by O'Shea Jackson, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Ronald Isley, and Chris Jasper | [301] |
| "Hero" | Enrique Iglesias | 2001 | English | Written by Iglesias, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor | [302] |
| "Love Scenario" | iKon | 2018 | Korean | Written by B.I and Bobby | [303] |
| "Radioactive" | Imagine Dragons | 2012 | English | Written by Alex da Kid, Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, and Josh Mosser | [304][305] |
| "Torn" | Natalie Imbruglia | 1997 | English | Written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley for Preven in 1991 and later re-recorded with Cutler and Preven's band Ednaswap in 1995. Imbruglia, working with Thornalley, then covered the song for her debut studio album Left of the Middle (1997). | [306] |
| "Need You Tonight" | INXS | 1987 | English | Written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence | [307] |
| "Ah! Leah!" | Donnie Iris | 1980 | English | Written by Iris and Mark Avsec | [308] |
| "Run to the Hills" | Iron Maiden | 1982 | English | Written by Steve Harris. First single with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. | [309] |
| "Beer" | The Itchyworms | 2006 | English | Written by Jazz Nicolas and Jugs Jugueta | [310] |
| "Through the Night" | IU | 2017 | Korean | Written by Kim Je-hwi and Kim Hee-won | [311] |
| "Love Dive" | Ive | 2022 | Korean | Written by Seo Ji-eum, Sophia Brennan, Elle Campbell, and Nick Hahn | [312][313] |
| "Mundo" | IV of Spades | 2018 | Filipino | Written by Unique Salonga and Zild Benitez | [314] |
| "Trivia 起: Just Dance" | J-Hope | 2018 | Korean | Written by Hiss noise and J-Hope for the latter's band BTS | [315] |
| "Blame It on the Boogie" | The Jackson 5 | 1978 | English | Written by Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson, and Elmar Krohn; originally recorded by Mick in 1977 | [316] |
| "Rhythm Nation" | Janet Jackson | 1989 | English | Written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis | [317] |
| "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | 1983 | English | Written by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. Recorded in 1982. It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk. | [318] |
| "Super Freak" | Rick James | 1981 | English | Written by James and Alonzo Miller | [319] |
| "El derecho de vivir en paz" | Víctor Jara | 1971 | Spanish | Written by Jara and Patricio Castillo as a protest song against American intervention in the Vietnam War and Chile's military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet | [320] |
| "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | 2004 | English | Written by Shawn Carter, Fredrick Rubin, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, William Squier, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein, Tracy Marrow, Alphonso Henderson, and Bernard Freeman | [321] |
| "Soy rebelde" | Jeanette | 1971 | Spanish | Written by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena | [322] |
| "Solo" | Jennie | 2018 | Korean | Written by Teddy and 24. Made Jennie the first lead female K-pop soloist to top the Billboard World Digital Songs chart in the United States. | [323] |
| "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | 2011 | English | Written by Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, and Tavish Crowe | [324][325] |
| "Price Tag" | Jessie J | 2011 | English | Written by Jessica Cornish, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, and Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. Jessie J's first number-one single in Ireland, New Zealand, and her native United Kingdom. | [326][327] |
| "The Middle" | Jimmy Eat World | 2001 | English | Written by Jimmy Eat World | [328][329] |
| "Piano Man" | Billy Joel | 1973 | English | Written by Joel. Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry. | [330] |
| "Rocket Man" | Elton John | 1972 | English | Written by John and Bernie Taupin | [331] |
| "Jealous" | Nick Jonas | 2014 | English | Written by Jonas, Nolan Lambroza, and Simon Wilcox. Jonas's highest-charting single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and highest-selling single, with 3 million copies sold in his native United States. | [332] |
| "He Stopped Loving Her Today" | George Jones | 1980 | English | Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman | [333] |
| "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones | 2002 | English | Written and originally recorded by Jesse Harris in 2000, with Jones covering the song for her debut studio album Come Away with Me (2002) | [334] |
| "Europapa" | Joost Klein | 2024 | Dutch | Written by Joost Klein, Donny Ellerström and Tim Haars. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which later got disqualified, it was later included in his ninth studio album Unity (2025) | [335] |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" | Janis Joplin | 1971 | English | Written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster and originally recorded by Roger Miller, with a posthumously released version by Joplin topping the Billboard Hot 100. Joplin's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. | [336] |
| "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan | 1995 | English | Written by Jordan, Oji Pierce, and Ricky Walters | [337] |
| "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | 1981 | English | Written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, and Neal Schon | [338] |
| "Riptide" | Vance Joy | 2013 | English | Written by Joy | [339][340] |
| "Here Comes the Hotstepper" | Ini Kamoze | 1994 | English | Written by Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix, and Salaam Remi | [341] |
| "When You Say Nothing at All" | Ronan Keating | 1999 | English | Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz for Keith Whitley in 1988 with Keating covering the song for the soundtrack to the film Notting Hill (1999). Keating's debut solo single and number-one hit in Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. | [342] |
| "Should've Been a Cowboy" | Toby Keith | 1993 | English | Written by Keith | [343][344] |
| "Milkshake" | Kelis | 2003 | English | Written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo | [345][346] |
| "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | 1996 | English | Written by Robert Kelly for the 1996 animated film Space Jam | [347][348] |
| "Tik Tok" | Kesha | 2009 | English | Written by Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, and Benjamin Levin | [349][350] |
| "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys | 2001 | English | Written by Keys as the lead single from her debut studio album Songs in A Minor | [351] |
| "Young Dumb & Broke" | Khalid | 2017 | English | Written by Khalid Robinson, Joel Little, and Talay Riley | [352] |
| "Black and Yellow" | Wiz Khalifa | 2010 | English | Written by Cameron Thomaz, Mikkel S. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen | [353][354] |
| "Ain't Nobody" | Chaka Khan | 1983 | English | Written by David "Hawk" Wolinski | [355] |
| "Stay" | The Kid Laroi | 2021 | English | Written by Charlton Howard, Justin Bieber, Magnus Høiberg, Charlie Puth, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Michael Mule, Isaac de Boni, and Subhaan Rahmaan | [356] |
| "Afirika" | Angélique Kidjo | 2002 | French | Written by Kidjo and Christian McBride | [357] |
| "Mr. Brightside" | The Killers | 2004 | English | Written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning | [358] |
| "Ex's & Oh's" | Elle King | 2014 | English | Written by King and Dave Bassett | [359] |
| "Shame" | Evelyn "Champagne" King | 1977 | English | Written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross | [360] |
| "Louie, Louie" | The Kingsmen | 1963 | English | Written by Richard Berry in 1955 | [361] |
| "Beautiful Girls" | Sean Kingston | 2007 | English | Written by Kisean Anderson, Johnathan Rotem, Jerome Leiber, Michael Stoller, Ben E. King, and Peter Harrison | [362][363] |
| "You Really Got Me" | The Kinks | 1964 | English | Written by Ray Davies | [364] |
| "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Kiss | 1975 | English | Written by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons | [127] |
| "Girls Like Girls" | Hayley Kiyoko | 2015 | English | Written by Kiyoko, Owen Thomas, and Lily-May Young | [365] |
| "Midnight Train to Georgia" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 1973 | English | Written by Jim Weatherly | [366] |
| "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | Jordan Knight | 1989 | English | Written by Maurice Starr for Knight's band New Kids on the Block, with Knight on lead vocals | [367] |
| "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" | Novia Kolopaking | 1992 | Indonesian | Written by Dwiki Dharmawan and Ags Arya Dipayana | [368][369] |
| "Celebration" | Kool & The Gang | 1980 | English | Written by Ronald Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Earl Eugene Toon Jr. Dennis Ronald Thomas, Robert "Kool" Bell, and Eumir Deodato | [370][371] |
| "Let Love Rule" | Lenny Kravitz | 1989 | English | Written by Kravitz as his debut single | [372] |
| "Need You Now" | Lady A | 2009 | English | Written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Josh Kear | [373][374] |
| "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | 2009 | English | Written by Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat | [375] |
| "Not Like Us" | Kendrick Lamar | 2024 | English | Written by Lamar. A diss track aimed at Drake that concluded their highly publicized feud. | [376][377] |
| "Whataya Want from Me" | Adam Lambert | 2009 | English | Written by Max Martin, Pink, and Karl Schuster | [378] |
| "Lush Life" | Zara Larsson | 2015 | English | Written by Emanuel Abrahamsson, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Linnea Södahl, Fridolin Walcher, Christoph Bauss, and Iman Conta Hultén | [379] |
| "Valentine" | Laufey | 2022 | English | Written by Laufey and Spencer Stewart | [380] |
| "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | Cyndi Lauper | 1983 | English | Originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard in 1979 | [381] |
| "Complicated" | Avril Lavigne | 2002 | English | Written by Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards | [382] |
| "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" | LCD Soundsystem | 2005 | English | Written by James Murphy | [383] |
| "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin | 1971 | English | Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant | [384] |
| "All of Me" | John Legend | 2013 | English | Written by John Stephens and Toby Gad | [385][386] |
| "Imagine" | John Lennon | 1971 | English | Written by Lennon and Yoko Ono | [387] |
| "Perfect Night" | Le Sserafim | 2023 | English | Written by Score (13), Megatone (13), Sofia Quinn, "Hitman" Bang, Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, Marcus Andersson, Lauren Aquilina, Jorge Luis Perez Jr, Huh Yunjin, Niklas Jarelius Persson, Zikai, and Ninos Hanna | [388] |
| "Great Balls of Fire" | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1957 | English | Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer | [389] |
| "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis | 2007 | English | Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder | [390] |
| "Hanging by a Moment" | Lifehouse | 2000 | English | Written by Jason Wade | [391] |
| "Old Town Road" | Lil Nas X | 2018 | English | Written by Montero Hill, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Kiowa Roukema | [392] |
| "Ransom" | Lil Tecca | 2019 | English | Written by Tyler-Justin Sharpe, Danny Snodgrass Jr., and Nicholas Mira | [393] |
| "XO Tour Llif3" | Lil Uzi Vert | 2017 | English | Written by Symere Woods and Bryan Simmons | [394] |
| "If Only" | JJ Lin | 2014 | Mandarin | Written by Lin Xi | [140] |
| "In the End" | Linkin Park | 2001 | English | Written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, and Rob Bourdon | [395] |
| "Levitating" | Dua Lipa | 2020 | English | Written by Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk, and DaBaby. Recorded in 2018. | [396] |
| "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | 2016 | English | Written by Chris Dunn, Edvard Førre Erfjord, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall | [397] |
| "Truth Hurts" | Lizzo | 2017 | English | Written by Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung, and Amina Bogle-Barriteau | [398] |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO | 2011 | English | Written by David Listenbee, Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, and Peter Schroeder | [399] |
| "Raining in Manila" | Lola Amour | 2023 | Tagalog and English | Written by Pio Dumayas, Raymond King, and David Yuhico | [400] |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | Guy Lombardo | 1939 | Scots | A Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 | [401] |
| "Cry Me a River" | Julie London | 1955 | English | Written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953 | [402] |
| "Amazed" | Lonestar | 2000 | English | Written by Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo | [403][404] |
| "Jenny from the Block" | Jennifer Lopez | 2002 | English | Written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Andre Deyo, Samuel Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier, Jose Fernando Arbex Miro, Lawrence Parker, Scott Sterling, Michael Oliver, David Styles (rap version), and Jason Phillips | [405] |
| "Royals" | Lorde | 2013 | English | Written by Ella Yelich-O'Connor and Joel Little as Lorde's debut single | [406] |
| "Cool for the Summer" | Demi Lovato | 2015 | English | Written by Lovato, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Alexander Erik Kronlund, and Ali Payami | [407] |
| "Ho Hey" | The Lumineers | 2012 | English | Written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremy Frates | [408][409] |
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" | Loretta Lynn | 1970 | English | Written by Lynn, based on her life growing up in rural Kentucky | [410] |
| "We'll Meet Again" | Vera Lynn | 1939 | English | Written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles | [411] |
| "Free Bird" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 1973 | English | Written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant for the band's debut studio album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | [412] |
| "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 2012 | English | Written by Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis | [413] |
| "Material Girl" | Madonna | 1985 | English | Written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans | [414][415] |
| "Pata Pata" | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Xhosa | Written by Makeba and Jerry Ragovoy | [416] |
| "Rockstar" | Post Malone | 2017 | English | Written by Austin Post, Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph, Olufunmibi Awoshiley, Louis Bell, Carl Rosen, and Jo-Vaughn Scott | [417][418] |
| "Beggin'" | Måneskin | 2017 | English | Originally written by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina for the Four Seasons in 1967 with Måneskin covering the song during the eleventh season of X Factor Italia in 2017. A studio version of the cover then appeared on their debut extended play Chosen, released later that year. | [419] |
| "Let Me Love You" | Mario | 2004 | English | Written by Scott Storch, Kameron Houff, and Shaffer Smith | [420] |
| "One Love" | Bob Marley | 1965 | English | Written by Marley and Curtis Mayfield for the Wailers | [421] |
| "Moves like Jagger" | Maroon 5 | 2011 | English | Written by Adam Levine, Benny Blanco, Ammar Malik, and Shellback | [422] |
| "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | 2010 | English | Written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton, and Khari Cain | [423][424] |
| "Everybody Loves Somebody" | Dean Martin | 1964 | English | Written by Irving Taylor and Ken Lane in 1947 | [425] |
| "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Ricky Martin | 1999 | English | Written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child. Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2022. | [426][427] |
| "Shackles (Praise You)" | Mary Mary | 2000 | English | Written by Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, and Duane Hitchings. Debut single by the duo, featured on their 2000 debut album. | [428] |
| "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | 1989 | English | Written by Marx | [429] |
| "Your Body Is a Wonderland" | John Mayer | 2002 | English | Written by Mayer | [430] |
| "Beautiful Soul" | Jesse McCartney | 2004 | English | Written by Adam Watts and Andy Dodd | [431] |
| "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | 1990 | English | Written by Stanley Burrell, James Johnson, and Alonzo Miller. Samples "Super Freak" by Rick James. | [432] |
| "Back at One" | Brian McKnight | 1999 | English | Written by McKnight | [433] |
| "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | 1998 | English | Written by McLachlan | [434][435] |
| "American Pie" | Don McLean | 1971 | English | Written by McLean | [436] |
| "Hiss" | Megan Thee Stallion | 2024 | English | Written by Megan Pete, Shawn "Source" Jarrett, Joel Banks, and Taylor Banks | [437] |
| "Jack & Diane" | John Mellencamp | 1982 | English | Written by Mellencamp | [438][439] |
| "Down Under" | Men at Work | 1981 | English | Written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert | [440] |
| "Mas que nada" | Sérgio Mendes | 1966 | Portuguese | Written and originally recorded by Jorge Ben in 1963 with Mendes for his band Brasil '66's debut album Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (1966) | [441] |
| "Let It Go" | Idina Menzel | 2013 | English | Written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the film Frozen | [442] |
| "Enter Sandman" | Metallica | 1991 | English | Written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich | [443] |
| "Kids" | MGMT | 2008 | English | Written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser | [444][445] |
| "Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 1984 | English | Written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 | [446] |
| "Bad and Boujee" | Migos | 2016 | English | Written by Quavious Keyyate Marshall, Kiari Kendrell Cephus, Robert Mandell, Symere Bysil Woods, Leland Tyler Wayne | [447][448] |
| "Super Bass" | Nicki Minaj | 2011 | English | Written by Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Esther Dean, Roahn Hylton, and Jeremy Coleman | [449] |
| "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Kylie Minogue | 2001 | English | Written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis | [450] |
| "Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin" | Lani Misalucha | 2000 | Filipino | Written by Jimmy Borja | [451] |
| "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | 1985 | English | Written by Richard Page, Steve George, and John Lang | [452] |
| "Both Sides, Now" | Joni Mitchell | 1969 | English | Written by Mitchell | [453] |
| "Nobody" | Mitski | 2018 | English | Written by Mitski | [454] |
| "Float On" | Modest Mouse | 2004 | English | Written by Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Benjamin Weikel | [455] |
| "Nights in White Satin" | The Moody Blues | 1967 | English | Written and composed by Justin Hayward | [127] |
| "Ace of Spades" | Motörhead | 1980 | English | Written by Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, and Phil Taylor | [456] |
| "Akin Ka Na Lang" | Morissette | 2014 | Filipino | Written by Francis Kiko Salazar for Himig Handog | [457][458] |
| "You Oughta Know" | Alanis Morissette | 1995 | English | Written by Morissette and Glen Ballard | [459] |
| "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | 1996 | English | Written by Morrison | [460][461] |
| "I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz | 2008 | English | Written by Mraz | [462] |
| "Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 2018 | Japanese | Written by Motoki Ohmori | [463] |
| "Snowbird" | Anne Murray | 1969 | English | Written by Gene MacLellan. Inaugural song inductee of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. | [464] |
| "Knights of Cydonia" | Muse | 2006 | English | Written by Matt Bellamy | [465] |
| "Welcome to the Black Parade" | My Chemical Romance | 2006 | English | Written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way | [466][467] |
| "O.P.P. | Naughty by Nature | 1991 | English | Written by Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir Gist, The Corporation, and Herb Rooney | [468] |
| "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | 2010 | English | Written by Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, and Aaron Short | [469] |
| "I Can See Clearly Now" | Johnny Nash | 1972 | English | Written by Nash | [470] |
| "Sweater Weather" | The Neighbourhood | 2012 | English | Written by Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels, and Jeremy Freedman | [471][472] |
| "Hot in Herre" | Nelly | 2002 | English | Written by Cornell Haynes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Charles Brown | [473] |
| "Pagsamo" | Arthur Nery | 2021 | Filipino | Written by Nery | [474] |
| "OMG" | NewJeans | 2023 | Korean and English | Written by Ylva Dimberg and Hanni, and composed by Park Jin-su of XXX, Dimberg, and David Dawood | [475] |
| "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" | New Kids on the Block | 1988 | English | Written by Maurice Starr | [476] |
| "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | 1974 | English | Written by Jeff Barry and Peter Allen | [477] |
| "So Sick" | Ne-Yo | 2005 | English | Written by Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate, and Shaffer Smith | [478] |
| "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback | 2001 | English | Written by Chad Kroeger | [479] |
| "Landslide" | Stevie Nicks | 1975 | English | Written by Nicks for her band Fleetwood Mac | [480] |
| "Sister Christian" | Night Ranger | 1984 | English | Written by Kelly Keagy | [481][482] |
| "Nemo" | Nightwish | 2004 | English | Written by Tuomas Holopainen | [483] |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 1991 | English | Written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl | [484] |
| "Closer" | Nine Inch Nails | 1994 | English | Written by Trent Reznor | [485] |
| "Bye Bye Bye" | *NSYNC | 2000 | English | Written by Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, and Andreas Carlsson | [486][487] |
| "Don't Speak" | No Doubt | 1996 | English | Written by Gwen Stefani and Eric Stefani | [488][489] |
| "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 1997 | English | Written by Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, Andy Armer, and Randy Alpert | [490][491] |
| "Fuck tha Police" | N.W.A | 1989 | English | Written by O'Shea Jackson, Lorenzo Patterson, and Tracy Curry, and produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella | [492] |
| "Wonderwall" | Oasis | 1995 | English | Written by Noel Gallagher | [493] |
| "Thinkin Bout You" | Frank Ocean | 2012 | English | Written by Ocean and Shea Taylor | [494] |
| "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | 1990 | English | Written by Prince for his band the Family for their sole 1985 self-titled album and was later covered by O'Connor for her second studio album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990) | [495] |
| "Wagon Wheel" | Old Crow Medicine Show | 2004 | English | Written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor, recorded in 1973 | [496] |
| "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | 2011 | English | Written by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk | [497][498] |
| "Counting Stars" | OneRepublic | 2013 | English | Written by Ryan Tedder | [499] |
| "Crazy Train" | Ozzy Osbourne | 1980 | English | Written by Bob Daisley, Osbourne, and Randy Rhoads | [500] |
| "Your Love" | The Outfield | 1986 | English | Written by John Spinks | [501] |
| "Hey Ya!" | Outkast | 2003 | English | Written by André Benjamin | [502] |
| "Fireflies" | Owl City | 2009 | English | Written by Adam Young | [503] |
| "Addicted to Love" | Robert Palmer | 1986 | English | Written by Palmer | [504] |
| "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" | Panic! at the Disco | 2005 | English | Written by Ryan Ross, Brendon Urie, and Spencer Smith | [505] |
| "Last Resort" | Papa Roach | 2000 | English | Written by Jacoby Shaddix and Tobin Esperance | [506] |
| "Misery Business" | Paramore | 2007 | English | Written by Hayley Williams and Josh Farro | [507] |
| "Hope" | Arlo Parks | 2021 | English | Written by Anaïs Marinho and Gianluca Buccellati | [508] |
| "Jolene" | Dolly Parton | 1973 | English | Written by Parton | [509] |
| "Sleepyhead" | Passion Pit | 2008 | English | Written by Michael Angelakos. Samples "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara and "San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)" by Jack Kerouac. | [510][511] |
| "Temperature" | Sean Paul | 2005 | English | Written by Sean Paul Henriques, Adrian "IZES" Marshall, and Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller | [512] |
| "Nessun dorma" | Luciano Pavarotti | 1972 | Italian | An aria from the final act of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's 1926 opera Turandot (text by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni) | [92][513] |
| "More than This" | Liam Payne | 2012 | English | Written by Jamie Scott for Payne's band One Direction | [514] |
| "Alive" | Pearl Jam | 1991 | English | Written by Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder. Pearl Jam's first song to receive a certification from the British Phonographic Industry. | [515] |
| "Firework" | Katy Perry | 2010 | English | Written by Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, and Ester Dean | [516][517] |
| "Finally" | Cece Peniston | 1991 | English | Written by Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linear, and Rodney Jackson | [518] |
| "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys | 1984 | English | Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe | [519][520] |
| "Free Fallin'" | Tom Petty | 1989 | English | Written by Petty and Jeff Lynne | [521][522] |
| "Home" | Phillip Phillips | 2012 | English | Written by Greg Holden and Drew Pearson | [523][524] |
| "You Enjoy Myself" | Phish | 1988 | English | Written by Trey Anastasio | [525][526] |
| "La Vie en rose" | Edith Piaf | 1945 | French | Written by Piaf. Awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. | [527] |
| "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" | Pikotaro | 2016 | English | Written by Daimaou Kosaka | [528] |
| "Get the Party Started" | Pink | 2001 | English | Written by Linda Perry | [529] |
| "Comfortably Numb" | Pink Floyd | 1980 | English | Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters | [530] |
| "Mr. Worldwide" | Pitbull | 2010 | English | Written by Armando C. Pérez, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Matthew Naples, James Sheffer, and Wayne Wilkins | [531] |
| "Where Is My Mind?" | Pixies | 1988 | English | Written by Black Francis | [532][533] |
| "Hey There Delilah" | Plain White T's | 2006 | English | Written by Tom Higgenson | [534] |
| "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison | 1988 | English | Written by Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and Rikki Rockett. The band's only number-one hit in the United States. | [535] |
| "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | 1983 | English | Written by Sting. Most played song in radio history, according to BMI. | [536][537] |
| "The Passenger" | Iggy Pop | 1977 | English | Written by Pop and Ricky Gardiner | [538] |
| "Dior" | Pop Smoke | 2019 | English | Written by Bashar Jackson and Andre Loblack. Appears on all four of Pop Smoke's commercially released projects. | [539] |
| "Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | 1969 | English | Written and originally recorded by Mark James in 1968. Presley's version was his final No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. | [540][541] |
| "Purple Rain" | Prince | 1984 | English | Written by Prince for the film of the same name | [542][543] |
| "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | 1967 | English | Written by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, and Matthew Fisher. The band's first record to be released. | [544] |
| "Satin Sheets" | Jeanne Pruett | 1973 | English | Written by John Volinkaty and originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard | [545] |
| "Gangnam Style" | Psy | 2012 | Korean and English | Written by Psy and Yoo Gun-hyung | [546] |
| "Don't Cha" | The Pussycat Dolls | 2005 | English | Written by Anthony Ray, CeeLo Green, and Trevor Smith | [547] |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | 1975 | English | Written by Freddie Mercury | [548] |
| "No One Knows" | Queens of the Stone Age | 2002 | English | Written by Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan | [549] |
| "Losing My Religion" | R.E.M. | 1991 | English | Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe | [550] |
| "Paranoid Android" | Radiohead | 1997 | English | Written by Radiohead | [551] |
| "Order Made" | Radwimps | 2008 | Japanese | Written by Yojiro Noda | [552] |
| "Baker Street" | Gerry Rafferty | 1978 | English | Written by Rafferty | [553][554] |
| "Under the Bridge" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1992 | English | Written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith. The band's highest-charting single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. | [555] |
| "Red Flavor" | Red Velvet | 2017 | Korean | Written by Kenzie and composed by Caesar & Loui | [556] |
| "Come In Out of the Rain" | Sheryn Regis | 2004 | English | Written by Ernest Williamson, Curtiss Boone, and Nikos Lyras for Wendy Moten and originally released by her in 1992 with Regis covering the song for the reality competition show Search for the Star in a Million | [557] |
| "Hello" | Lionel Richie | 1983 | English | Written by Richie | [558][559] |
| "Umbrella" | Rihanna | 2007 | English | Written by Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell, Terius Nash, and Shawn Carter | [560][561] |
| "La Chacalosa" | Jenni Rivera | 1997 | Spanish | Written by Rivera | [562] |
| "Pink Pony Club" | Chappell Roan | 2020 | English | Written by Roan and Dan Nigro | [563] |
| "Dancing on My Own" | Robyn | 2010 | English | Written by Robyn and Patrik Berger | [564] |
| "Drivers License" | Olivia Rodrigo | 2021 | English | Written by Rodrigo and Dan Nigro | [565][566] |
| "The Gambler" | Kenny Rogers | 1978 | English | Written by Don Schlitz in 1976 | [567] |
| "Alaska" | Maggie Rogers | 2016 | English | Written by Rogers and Doug Schadt | [568] |
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 1965 | English | Written by Jagger–Richards. The band's first number one in the United States. | [569] |
| "Blue Bayou" | Linda Ronstadt | 1977 | English | Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson | [570] |
| "Despechá" | Rosalía | 2022 | Spanish | Written by Rosalia Vila, Carlos Ortiz, David Rodríguez, Juan Rivera, Nino Segarra, Noah Goldstein, and Dylan Patrice | [571] |
| "Apt." | Rosé | 2024 | English | Written by Rosé, Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Phillip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Theron Thomas, Henry Walter, Michael Chapman, and Nicholas Chinn for Rosé and Mars | [572] |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Diana Ross | 1970 | English | Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson for the Tamla label of Motown, first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by Ross. Ross's first solo number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. | [573][574] |
| "It Must Have Been Love" | Roxette | 1987 | English | Written by Per Gessle and Clarence Öfwerman. The song became a worldwide hit after its 1990 re-release. | [575] |
| "Tom Sawyer" | Rush | 1981 | English | Written by Rush and Pye Dubois | [576] |
| "Smooth Operator" | Sade | 1984 | English | Written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John | [577][578] |
| "Sukiyaki" | Kyu Sakamoto | 1961 | Japanese | Written by Hachidai Nakamura (music) and Rokusuke Ei (lyrics) | [579] |
| "The Journey" | Lea Salonga | 1993 | Filipino | Written by Julie Gold | [580] |
| "Push It" | Salt-N-Pepa | 1987 | English | Written by Hurby Azor and Ray Davies | [581][582] |
| "Until I Found You" | Stephen Sanchez | 2021 | English | Written by Sanchez and Stephen Carroll | [583] |
| "Oye Cómo Va" | Santana | 1971 | Spanish | Written and originally recorded by Tito Puente in 1962. Santana's version was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. | [584] |
| "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden | 1997 | English | Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones | [585] |
| "Rock You Like A Hurricane" | Scorpions | 1984 | English | Written by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, and Rudolf Schenker | [586] |
| "Sicko Mode" | Travis Scott | 2018 | English | Written by Jacques Webster II, Aubrey Graham, William Leonard Roberts II, Khalif Brown, John Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Ozan Yildirim, Cydel Young, Tim Gomringer, Kevin Gomringer, Mirsad Dervić, Rogét Chahayed, Brytavious Chambers, Michael Dean, Luther Campbell, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Christopher Wallace, Osten Harvey, Bryan Higgins, Trevor Smith, James Jackson, Malik Taylor, Keith Elam, Christopher Martin, Kamaal Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Tyrone Taylor, Fred Scruggs, Kirk Jones, and Chylow Parker | [587] |
| "Kiss From a Rose" | Seal | 1994 | English | Written by Seal Samuel | [588][589] |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | Neil Sedaka | 1962 | English | Written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield | [590] |
| "Como la Flor" | Selena | 1992 | Spanish | Written by A.B. Quintanilla and Pete Astudillo. The final song Selena performed live before her death in 1995. | [591] |
| "Closing Time" | Semisonic | 1998 | English | Written by Dan Wilson | [592] |
| "Very Nice" | Seventeen | 2016 | Korean | Written by Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups, and Vernon | [593] |
| "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" | Shaboozey | 2024 | English | Written by Collins Chibueze, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, and Mark Williams | [594] |
| "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy | 2000 | English | Written by Orville Burrell, Rickardo Ducent, Shaun Pizzonia, Brian Thompson | [595] |
| "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira | 2006 | English | Written by Shakira and Wyclef Jean | [596][597] |
| "California Love" | Tupac Shakur | 1995 | English | Written by Shakur, Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Mikel Hooks, Norman Durham, Ronald Hudson, Woody Cunningham, Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton, and James Anderson, and produced by Dr. Dre | [598] |
| "I Love Your Smile" | Shanice | 1991 | English | Written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, and Shanice Wilson | [599] |
| "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | 2014 | English | Written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge | [600] |
| "Ol' Red" | Blake Shelton | 2002 | English | Written by James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill | [601] |
| "Lucifer" | Shinee | 2010 | Korean and Japanese | Written by Yoo Young-jin; composed by Bebe Rexha, Adam Kapit, Ryan S. Jhun, and Yoo Young-jin; and produced by Lee Soo-man | [602] |
| "Chandelier" | Sia | 2014 | English | Written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin | [603][604] |
| "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | 1972 | English | Written by Simon | [605] |
| "The Sound of Silence" | Paul Simon | 1964 | English | Written by Simon for Simon & Garfunkel | [606] |
| "I Put a Spell on You" | Nina Simone | 1965 | English | Originally written and recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in 1956 with Simone covering the song for her album of the same name released in 1965 | [607] |
| "I'm Just a Kid" | Simple Plan | 2002 | English | Written by Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Arnold Lanni, Sébastien Lefebvre, and Jeff Stinco | [608] |
| "Shadow" | Ashlee Simpson | 2004 | English | Written by Simpson, Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks | [609] |
| "I Wanna Love You Forever" | Jessica Simpson | 1999 | English | Written by Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters | [610] |
| "My Way" | Frank Sinatra | 1969 | English | Written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, Claude François, and Paul Anka, and was first recorded by François in 1967 | [611] |
| "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra | 1965 | English | Written by Lee Hazlewood | [495] |
| "Rush" | Troye Sivan | 2023 | English | Written by Sivan, Brett Leland McLaughlin, Alex Chapman, Kaelyn Behr, Adam Novodor, and Kevin Hickey | [612] |
| "Kiss Me" | Sixpence None the Richer | 1998 | English | Written by Matt Slocum | [613][614] |
| "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | 1966 | English | Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright | [615] |
| "All Star" | Smash Mouth | 1999 | English | Written by Greg Camp. Popularized in the 2001 film Shrek. | [616] |
| "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | 2014 | English | Written by Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne | [617][618] |
| "Yo Home to Bel-Air" | Will Smith | 1992 | English | Written by Smith and Jeffrey Townes as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | [619] |
| "Gin and Juice" | Snoop Dogg | 1994 | English | Written by Cordozar Broadus, Andre Young, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Steve Arrington, Mark Adams, Ray Turner, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, and David Ruffin Jr. | [620] |
| "Chasing Cars" | Snow Patrol | 2006 | English | Written by Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, and Paul Wilson | [621] |
| "Smalltown Boy" | Jimmy Somerville | 1984 | English | Written by Steve Bronski, Somerville, and Larry Steinbachek. Initially released with Bronski Beat. Re-recorded as "Smalltown Boy (Reprise)" in 2014. | [622] |
| "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher | 1965 | English | Written by Sonny Bono. The first single from the duo's debut album. | [623] |
| "Black Hole Sun" | Soundgarden | 1994 | English | Written by Chris Cornell | [624] |
| "...Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | 1998 | English | Written by Max Martin | [625] |
| "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | 1996 | English | Written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe, and Richard Stannard | [626] |
| "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | 1981 | English | Written by Springfield | [627] |
| "Born to Run" | Bruce Springsteen | 1975 | English | Written by Springsteen | [628] |
| "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | 1973 | English | Written by Starr and George Harrison | [629] |
| "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani | 2005 | English | Written by Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo | [630] |
| "Maggie May" | Rod Stewart | 1971 | English | Written by Stewart and Martin Quittenton | [631] |
| "I Wanna Be Your Dog" | The Stooges | 1969 | English | Written by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Iggy Pop as the debut single from the band's self-titled debut album (1969) | [632] |
| "Amarillo by Morning" | George Strait | 1983 | English | Written by Terry Stafford | [633] |
| "God's Menu" | Stray Kids | 2020 | Korean | Written by Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han | [634] |
| "Last Nite" | The Strokes | 2001 | English | Written by Julian Casablancas | [635] |
| "Watermelon Sugar" | Harry Styles | 2020 | English | Written by Styles, Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson, and Thomas Hull | [636] |
| "Fat Lip" | Sum 41 | 2001 | English | Written by Deryck Whibley, Steve Jocz, Dave Brownsound, and Greig Nori | [637][638] |
| "Pasilyo" | SunKissed Lola | 2022 | Filipino | Written by Alvin Serito. Made SunKissed Lola the first Filipino band to lead the Billboard Philippines Songs chart. | [639] |
| "Sorry, Sorry" | Super Junior | 2009 | Korean and Japanese | Written by Yoo Young-jin | [640] |
| "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor | 1982 | English | Written by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik | [641][642] |
| "Love Story" | Taylor Swift | 2008 | English | Written by Swift. Re-recorded as "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" in February 2021. | [643][644] |
| "Lose Control | Teddy Swims | 2023 | English | Written by Jaten Dimsale, Joshua Coleman, Julian Bunetta, Marco Rodriguez-Diaz, Jr., and John Suduth | [645] |
| "Chop Suey!" | System of a Down | 2001 | English | Written by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian | [646][647] |
| "Kill Bill" | SZA | 2023 | English | Written by Solána Rowe, Rob Bisel, and Carter Lang | [109] |
| "Roly-Poly" | T-ara | 2011 | Korean | Written by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-sung | [648] |
| "Once in a Lifetime" | Talking Heads | 1981 | English | Written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth | [649] |
| "The Less I Know the Better" | Tame Impala | 2015 | English | Written by Kevin Parker | [650] |
| "I Don't Care" | Eva Tanguay | 1922 | English | Written by Jean Lenox and Harry O. Sutton. Recorded in 1905. | [651] |
| "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 1970 | English | Written by Taylor | [652][653] |
| "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | 1985 | English | Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes | [654] |
| "On the Good Ship Lollipop" | Shirley Temple | 1934 | English | Composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare | [655] |
| "My Girl" | The Temptations | 1964 | English | Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White of the Miracles. It was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2017. | [656][657] |
| "Love Me JeJe" | Tems | 2024 | English | Written by Temilade Openiyi and Seyi Sodimu. Interpolates "Love Me Jeje" by Seyi Sodimu. | [658] |
| "The Moon Represents My Heart" | Teresa Teng | 1977 | Mandarin | Written by Weng Ching-hsi and Sun Yi for Taiwanese singer Chen Fen-lan in 1973 and later re-recorded by Teng in 1977 | [659] |
| "Can U Believe" | Robin Thicke | 2007 | English | Written by Thicke and Robert Daniels | [660] |
| "The Boys Are Back in Town" | Thin Lizzy | 1976 | English | Written by Phil Lynott | [661] |
| "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | 1997 | English | Written by Stephan Jenkins | [662] |
| "The Kill" | Thirty Seconds to Mars | 2006 | English | Written by Jared Leto | [663] |
| "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake | 2006 | English | Written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, and Nate Hills | [664] |
| "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" | Tiny Tim | 1968 | English | Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music) | [665][666] |
| "Waterfalls" | TLC | 1995 | English | Written by Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, and Organized Noize | [667][668] |
| "Dance Monkey" | Tones and I | 2019 | English | Written by Toni Watson | [669] |
| "Africa" | Toto | 1982 | English | Written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro | [670][671] |
| "All About That Bass" | Meghan Trainor | 2014 | English | Written by Trainor and Kevin Kadish | [672][673] |
| "Forever and Ever, Amen" | Randy Travis | 1987 | English | Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz | [674] |
| "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" | KT Tunstall | 2005 | English | Written by Tunstall | [675] |
| "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | 1984 | English | Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten | [676][677] |
| "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" | Shania Twain | 1999 | English | Written by Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange | [678][679] |
| "Stressed Out" | Twenty One Pilots | 2015 | English | Written by Tyler Joseph | [680] |
| "Cheer Up" | Twice | 2015 | Korean | Written by Sam Lewis and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung | [681] |
| "Hello Darlin'" | Conway Twitty | 1970 | English | Written by Twitty | [682] |
| "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | 1983 | English | Written by Jim Steinman | [683][684] |
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | U2 | 1983 | English | Written by U2 | [685][686] |
| "Before He Cheats" | Carrie Underwood | 2006 | English | Written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins | [687] |
| "Yeah!" | Usher | 2004 | English | Written by Johnathan Smith, Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Patrick Smith, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, and LaMarquis Jefferson | [688][689] |
| "First Love" | Hikaru Utada | 1999 | Japanese and English | Written by Utada | [463] |
| "Sana Maulit Muli" | Gary Valenciano | 1988 | Filipino | Written by Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan | [690] |
| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Frankie Valli | 1967 | English | Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio | [691] |
| "Dance with My Father" | Luther Vandross | 2003 | English | Written by Vandross and Richard Marx | [692] |
| "Jump" | Van Halen | 1983 | English | Written by Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Edward Van Halen | [693][694] |
| "On the Wings of Love" | Regine Velasquez | 1999 | English | Written by Peter Schless and Jeffrey Osborne for the latter's original release in 1982 with Velasquez covering the song for her studio album R2K | [169] |
| "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | The Verve | 1997 | English | Written by Richard Ashcroft | [695] |
| "Y.M.C.A." | Village People | 1978 | English | Written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis, and Henri Belolo | [696] |
| "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" | VST & Company | 1978 | Filipino | Written by Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto | [697] |
| "I Love You 3000" | Jackson Wang | 2019 | Mandarin | Originally written and recorded by Stephanie Poetri with Wang covering the song in Mandarin | [140] |
| "Ordinary" | Alex Warren | 2025 | English | Written by Alexander Hughes, Adam Yaron, Cal Shapiro, and Mags Duval | [698] |
| "Kingston" | Faye Webster | 2019 | English | Written by Webster | [699] |
| "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 2019 | English | Written by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter | [700][701] |
| "Pōkarekare Ana" | Hayley Westenra | 2003 | Māori | Traditional New Zealand love song covered by Westenra on her 2003 album Pure | [702][703] |
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | Wham! | 1984 | English | Written by George Michael | [704] |
| "Here I Go Again" | Whitesnake | 1982 | English | Written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden | [705] |
| "Seven Nation Army" | The White Stripes | 2003 | English | Written by Jack White and Meg White. The song has grown in popularity due to its usage in sports. | [706][707] |
| "My Generation" | The Who | 1965 | English | Written by Pete Townshend. Part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. | [708] |
| "Moon River" | Andy Williams | 1962 | English | Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer | [709] |
| "Every Day I Have the Blues" | Joe Williams | 1955 | English | Written by Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks | [710] |
| "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 2013 | English | Written by Williams | [711][712] |
| "Angels" | Robbie Williams | 1997 | English | Written by Williams and Guy Chambers | [713][714] |
| "Save the Best for Last" | Vanessa Williams | 1992 | English | Written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, and Jon Lind in 1989 | [715] |
| "Hold On" | Wilson Phillips | 1990 | English | Written by Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips, and Glen Ballard | [716][717] |
| "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | 2006 | English | Written by Winehouse | [718] |
| "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | 1986 | English | Written by Winwood and Will Jennings | [719] |
| "I Hope You Dance" | Lee Ann Womack | 2000 | English | Written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers | [720] |
| "Lucid Dreams" | Juice Wrld | 2018 | English | Written by Jarad Higgins, Nick Mira, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller | [721][722] |
| "Stand by Your Man" | Tammy Wynette | 1968 | English | Written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill | [723] |
| "Actor" | Joker Xue | 2015 | Mandarin | Written by Xue | [140] |
| "Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" | Yano | 1994 | Filipino | Written by Westdon Abay | [724] |
| "Ocean Avenue" | Yellowcard | 2003 | English | Written by Ryan Key, Ben Harper, Pete Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III, and Sean Mackin | [725][726] |
| "The Bund" | Frances Yip | 1980 | Cantonese | Composed by Joseph Koo with the lyrics by Wong Jim | [727] |
| "Idol" | Yoasobi | 2023 | Japanese | Written by Ayase. Became the first Japanese-language song to top the Billboard Global Excl. US, and was marked at number seven on the Billboard Global 200, the highest ever position by a Japanese act in its history. | [463] |
| "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 2018 | Japanese | Written by Yonezu for the television series Unnatural | [463] |
| "Dan Sebenarnya" | Yuna | 2008 | Malay | Written by Yuna | [728] |
| "Maldita primavera" | Yuri | 1981 | Spanish | Written by Paolo Cassella and Totò Savio. Cover of the Italian-language song "Maledetta primavera". | [729] |
| "Pyramid" | Jake Zyrus | 2010 | English | Written by David Jassy, Lyrica Anderson, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, and Johan Alkenäs. Collaboration with Iyaz. Credited under Zyrus's pre-gender transition name "Charice". | [730] |
See also
[edit]- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- Subject (music)
- Theme music
- Trademark look
References
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These include his [Freddie Aguilar's] collection of guitars, hats, awards, paintings and even vinyl, unopened pressings of his classic recordings including his signature song, 'Anak.'
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Finally, the band [Air Supply] closed with their signature song, 'All Out of Love,' which was greeted with another standing ovation.
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Song: Snow On The Sahara... This is her [Anggun's] signature song, released on her first English-language collection.
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Her [Anitta's] signature song, 'Girl From Rio,' is a perfect encapsulation of Anitta's intoxicating spell.
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Not just because it kicked off with the band's bobble-headed impostors miming along to Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' on the B-stage, but also thanks to a worship-worthy rendition of the uber-churchy anthem 'Intervention' and an always-evangelical, rousing, arms-outstretched mass sing-along to the band's signature song 'Wake Up.'
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It's been nearly a decade since the Arctic Monkeys released their purring, stomping jealous-lover jam 'Do I Wanna Know?' In that time, it's probably become the band's signature song, even as the Arctic Monkeys themselves have taken off in different aesthetic directions.
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Prince even recorded his own versions of The Bangles' signature song 'Manic Monday' and Apollonia 6's 'Sex Shooter'.
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But by moving her [Sara Bareilles'] signature tune 'Love Song' up from deep into the show in the sixth position, it's not as if she's forestalling more familiar pleasures.
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1979 Basie's signature tune, "One O'Clock Jump," is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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'California Girls' was a massive commercial success, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a signature song for the band.
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Without that instrumental ambition, they [Beastie Boys] might never have stumbled upon the riff for 'Sabotage,' which became their signature song.
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Ludacris, of course, appeared on Justin [Bieber]'s signature song, "Baby," as well as his song 'All Around the World.'
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The big crowd-pleasers were songs such as their [Big Time Rush's] first hit 'Big Time Rush,' 'Halfway There,' 'Nothing Even Matters,' 'Rule The World,' 'This City is Ours' and the signature song 'Worldwide,' in which one girl from the audience, Christina, got a personal serenade.
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Although the [Black Eyed] Peas have a wealth of hit singles internationally, 'I Gotta Feeling' emerged as their signature tune for this campaign, ...
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'Pink Venom' is BLACKPINK's signature.
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Originally written as an afterthought, 'Paranoid' became both the title track and the band's signature song.
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She [Sarah Geronimo] will release her version of 'Your Universe,' a [Rico] Blanco original that has since become a signature song of the Pinoy [Filipino] Rock icon.
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Like [Luciano] Pavarotti is to 'Nessun dorma', Andrea Bocelli is to 'Time to Say Goodbye'. But the beloved Italian singer's [Bocelli's] signature song had humble beginnings, with more than a hint of the magic that was to come.
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Surprisingly, the band's [Boney M's] signature song, 'Rasputin,' came early in the evening.
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'Space Oddity' remains [David] Bowie biggest-selling single in the UK and his signature song.
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As mentioned earlier, 'Space Oddity' is a signature song for David Bowie.
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'Kill Bill' naturally earned its spot near the top of the [Billboard] Hot 100 as a fan favorite; 'Havana' is Camila Cabello's signature song to this day not because it eventually reached the top of the charts after seven weeks, but because it's an extremely catchy tune.
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Only a few years ago, [Kim] Carnes was (and may still be) out performing. In this video below — from a casino resort in Niagara Falls, Canada — Carnes was singing her signature song ['Bette Davis Eyes'] at age 70.
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Chance [the Rapper] performed 'No Problem,' which has probably supplanted "Sunday Candy" as his signature song at this point.
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This third section is upheld by the romantic 'I Need Love' and the absolutely mind-blowing 'Can U Believe,' another single. When he starts the second verse, I find myself singing right along. When Time-Life Music inevitably makes a collection from this decade fifteen or twenty years from now, this song will be on it. About a couple on a sort of spiritual journey through the painful world and needing each other to survive, I'd say this is already [Robin] Thicke's signature song.
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[Steve] Abbott stood at the side and said, Break a leg, as she stepped out and did a half-hour show, beginning with her signature song, 'Pokarekare Ana.'
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The classic 1997 ['Angels'] ballad has become not only Robbie Williams' signature song, but it's easily one of the greatest love songs ever made.
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It's not surprising seeing a millennial play an old Rivermaya hit or Yano's signature song 'Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo.'
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She [Yuna] rose to fame with her signature song 'Dan Sebenarnya' which placed number one on the Malaysian charts for five straight weeks.
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After the inauguration, Charice [later Jake Zyrus] will embark on an Asian tour to promote her first album that includes her now popular 'Pyramid' signature song.
External links
[edit]- Signature Song List for Rock, Pop, R&B, and Country with links to YouTube
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