Wikipedia / List of English signature songs
Wikipedia / List of English signature songs
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. A band or group can have a signature song as a whole while an individual member may also be strongly identified with a different signature song from the same catalog; for example, Fleetwood Mac's signature song is widely considered to be "Don't Stop", but the band's song "Landslide" is regarded as member Stevie Nicks's signature song as she wrote and performed it.
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. 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.
Examples by artist
Listed alphabetically by artist.
Song | Artist | Released | Written by / notes |
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"Sex" | 2013 | Matthew Healy, George Daniel, Adam Hann, and Ross MacDonald | |
2017 | |||
2000 | |||
2003 | |||
2014 | Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, and Jake Sinclair as the band's debut single | ||
1999 | |||
1999 | |||
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1996 | |||
1976 | |||
1988 | |||
2024 | Abrams and Audrey Hobert | ||
1980 | 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. | ||
1985 | Adams and Jim Vallance | ||
2010 | |||
1975 | Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2019. | ||
2002 | |||
1984 | |||
2014 | Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Myron Birdsong, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield, Shawn Carter, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams. Samples "Excuse Me Miss" by Jay-Z. | ||
1980 | |||
2004 | Akon as the lead single from his debut album Trouble | ||
"Tell Me" | 1983 | Louie Ocampo and Allan Ayque | |
1990 | |||
"I Swear" | 1994 | ||
2005 | Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter | ||
"Smile" | 2006 | Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Jackie Mittoo, and Clement Dodd as Allen's debut single | |
2008 | Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick | ||
1971 | |||
2013 | Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, and James Shelley | ||
1970 | |||
1997 | Erick Benzi and Nikki Matheson, the latter of whom adapted it to English from French | ||
2021 | 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. Includes Portuguese language. | ||
1964 | Traditional folk song, with the lyrics arranged by Alan Price | ||
"Home" | 2013 | Aplin and Nick Atkinson | |
"Criminal" | 1997 | Apple | |
"Wake Up" | 2005 | Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, and Richard Reed Parry | |
"Crush" | 2008 | Jess Cates, David Hodges, and Emanuel Kiriakou as Archuleta's debut single | |
2013 | 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. | ||
1967 | Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss | ||
1949 | Written and recorded by Tex Owens in 1934 | ||
2016 | Arthur, Andrew Frampton, Daniel O'Donoghue, Steve Kipner, Mark Sheehan, Neil Ormandy, Steve Solomon | ||
"Foolish" | 2002 | Ashanti Douglass, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Irving Lorenzo, and 7 Aurelius | |
1982 | |||
1987 | Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. Repopularized in the 2000s via the Rickrolling internet meme. | ||
2000 | Gustav Jonsson, Markus Sepehrmanesh, and Tommy Tysper. The band's first original release. | ||
"Runaway" | 2015 | Aurora Aksnes and Magnus Skylstad as the lead single from Aurora's debut extended play, Running with the Wolves | |
1939 | Autry | ||
2005 | Avenged Sevenfold | ||
2013 | Written and produced by Tim Bergling. Vocals provided by Aloe Blacc. | ||
"Sail" | 2010 | ||
"Fancy" | 2014 | 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. | |
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1989 | the B-52s | ||
2009 | Bobby Simmons Jr., Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Ari Levine, and produced by the Smeezingtons as the lead single from B.o.B's debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010) | ||
2025 | Moriah Rose Pereira, Jordan Fish, and Mk-metal. Includes Japanese language. | ||
2023 | Chaz Mishan, Yang Hyun-suk, Dee.P, Jared Lee, Asa, Choi Hyun-suk, Lee Chan-hyuk, Where the Noise, and BigTone. Includes Korean language. | ||
1999 | |||
"Tyrone" | 1997 | Badu and Norman "Keys" Hurt | |
2009 | Bag Raiders | ||
1975 | |||
"Rejoice" | 2015 | Baker | |
2005 | Nathan Azarcon, Bamboo Mañalac, Ira Cruz, and Vic Mercado. Includes Tagalog language. | ||
1985 | Prince (as Christopher) | ||
"212" | 2011 | Banks and Jef Martens as Banks's debut single | |
2007 | Bareilles as her debut single | ||
"One Week" | 1998 | ||
1985 | |||
1937 | A 12-bar blues instrumental Basie | ||
1964 | John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley for the James Bond film of the same name | ||
"Pompeii" | 2013 | ||
1979 | David J, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy, and Daniel Ash. Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music. | ||
"Mine" | 2017 | Bazzi. Began charting in 2018 after becoming an internet meme. | |
2004 | Andrew Fromm and Keith Follesé as Bautista's debut single | ||
2023 | |||
1965 | Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. | ||
"Sabotage" | 1994 | ||
"Loser" | 1993 | Beck and Carl Stephenson | |
2001 | Bedingfield as the lead single from his debut studio album of the same name (2002) | ||
2004 | Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues | ||
1977 | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb | ||
"Selfish" | 2020 | Beer, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Jaramye Daniels, Jeremy Dussolliet, Leroy Clampitt, and Tim Sommers | |
"Poison" | 1990 | ||
1980 | |||
1962 | George Cory and Douglass Cross | ||
1958 | Berry | ||
2008 | Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart, and Terius "The-Dream" Nash | ||
"Baby" | 2010 | Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius Nash, Christopher Bridges, and Christina Milian | |
2011 | Eddie Serrano, Chris Rojas, and Emily Phillips | ||
1993 | |||
2023 | Mat Olavides, Jumbo De Belen, Angelika Ortiz, and Pow Chavez. Includes Tagalog language. | ||
2011 | Originally Justin Vernon for his band Bon Iver's debut album For Emma, Forever Ago (2008) with Birdy covering the song in 2011 as her debut single from her eponymous debut album | ||
1989 | |||
1996 | Björk | ||
2009 | William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, David Guetta, Allan Pineda, and Frédéric Riesterer | ||
2019 | Teddy and Bekuh Boom. Includes Korean language. | ||
1996 | Teddy Riley, Andre Young, Lynise Walters, William Stewart, Bill Withers, Richard Vick, and Chauncey Hannibal | ||
"Paranoid" | 1970 | Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward. Black Sabbath's first song to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. | |
2008 | Blanco | ||
2014 | Jack Antonoff and John Hill as Bleachers' debut single | ||
1992 | |||
1999 | |||
1979 | |||
1976 | Written and sung by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser | ||
2005 | Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost | ||
"Only One" | 2012 | BoA. Includes Korean language. | |
1996 | Bone, Tim Middleton, and Tony C | ||
"Rasputin" | 1978 | Frank Farian, George Reyam, and Fred Jay | |
"Holocene" | 2011 | ||
1986 | |||
1979 | |||
2024 | Boone, Jack LaFrantz, and Evan Blair | ||
1969 | Bowie | ||
2010 | Originally composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer for the musical Les Misérables | ||
1992 | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and Daryl Simmons | ||
1998 | |||
2001 | Branch, John Shanks, Matt Bronleewe, and Tiffany Arbuckle Lee | ||
"Gloria" | 1982 | Originally written in Italian by Umberto Tozzi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, and Jonathan King for Tozzi's 1979 single, with Branigan covering the song in English for her 1982 debut album | |
1996 | |||
2006 | Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Fink, and Mark Klepaski | ||
"Kyoto" | 2020 | Bridgers, Morgan Nagler, and Marshall Vore | |
1988 | Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin, Aaron Hall, and Timmy Gatling | ||
"Run It!" | 2005 | ||
2009 | Bublé, Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles | ||
1994 | Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984 | ||
1977 | Buffett and recorded in 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios | ||
1985 | Bush. Repopularized in 2022 following its usage in the fourth season of the Netflix television series Stranger Things. | ||
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"Havana" | 2017 | 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 (2018) | |
"Get You" | 2016 | Caesar and Kali Uchis as the lead single from Caesar's debut studio album Freudian (2017) | |
"Bubbly" | 2007 | Caillat and Jason Reeves | |
1975 | Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974 | ||
1993 | |||
2018 | Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, and Benjamin Kohn | ||
2016 | Alessia Caracciollo, Warren Felder, Coleridge Tillman, Andrew Wansel, and Justin Franks | ||
2017 | Belcalis Almánzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Jorden Thorpe, Anthony White, and Laquan Green | ||
"Hero" | 1993 | Carey and Walter Afanasieff | |
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1987 | |||
2002 | Carlton | ||
1975 | Carmen | ||
"Lovefool" | 1996 | Nina Persson and Peter Svensson as the lead single from their third studio album First Band on the Moon | |
1981 | |||
"Espresso" | 2024 | Carpenter, Julian Bunetta, Amy Allen, and Steph Jones | |
1970 | |||
1978 | |||
1955 | Cash in 1953 | ||
1988 | Cave and Mick Harvey | ||
"Strange" | 2019 | Celeste Waite, Stephen Wrabel, and Jamie Hartman as the lead single from Celeste's debut studio album Not Your Muse (2021) | |
"Closer" | 2016 | Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade, and Joe King. The Chainsmokers' first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. | |
1990 | 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". | ||
2015 | 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 | ||
"Fast Car" | 1988 | Chapman | |
1959 | Charles | ||
"Track 10" | 2017 | 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. | |
1977 | Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman | ||
1960 | Written and recorded by Hank Ballard in 1958 | ||
1989 | |||
1957 | Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the 1958 film Gigi | ||
1970 | |||
1988 | Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) | ||
2012 | |||
"Goodies" | 2004 | Ciara, Jonathan Smith, LaMarqius Jefferson, Craig Love, and Sean Garrett | |
2017 | Written and produced by Greg Gonzalez. It did not chart internationally until 2022, following its use in TikTok trends. | ||
2017 | Written and produced by Clairo | ||
"Layla" | 1970 | Clapton and Jim Gordon | |
"Downtown" | 1964 | ||
2004 | |||
1979 | |||
"Crazy" | 1961 | ||
1991 | Cohn | ||
"Khe Sanh" | 1978 | Don Walker as their debut single | |
"Clocks" | 2002 | Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin | |
1981 | Collins as his debut solo single | ||
1991 | Elliot Straite and Color Me Badd | ||
1961 | Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical The Sound of Music | ||
1995 | Artis Ivey Jr., Larry Sanders, Doug Rasheed, and Stevie Wonder | ||
1972 | Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith | ||
1993 | Francesco Bontempi, Annerley Emma Gordon, Giorgio Spagna, Pete Glenister, and Michael Gaffey as the title track of the group's debut studio album of the same name (1995) | ||
1963 | Written and originally recorded by Alice Doria-Gamilla in 1960 | ||
2000 | the Corrs and R.J. Lange | ||
1993 | |||
"Zombie" | 1994 | ||
2004 | Phillip L. Stewart II and Terius Nash | ||
2000 | |||
1969 | |||
"Sailing" | 1980 | Cross | |
1994 | Crow, Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, and David Baerwald | ||
1983 | Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, and Phil Pickett | ||
"Mr. DJ" | 1978 | Rey Valera. Includes Filipino language. | |
1987 | Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Lol Tolhurst | ||
1992 | Don Von Tress in 1990 | ||
2013 | Maureen McDonald, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek, David Kim, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Walter | ||
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"Suge" | 2019 | Johnathan Kirk, TahjMorgan, and Darryl Clemons | |
2017 | Dacus | ||
2000 | Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore, and Eddie Johns | ||
1959 | |||
2003 | Chris Carrabba in 2001 | ||
2006 | Chris Daughtry, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Wilkerson, and Ace Young | ||
1968 | |||
1956 | |||
2015 | Gino Barletta, Mike Campbell, and Britten Newbill | ||
1980 | Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded in 1979. | ||
2025 | Dean, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Zach Nahome. Dean's first number-one hit single in the United Kingdom and the United States. | ||
1972 | Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. Recorded in December 1971. | ||
1987 | Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, and Rick Savage | ||
2011 | |||
1971 | Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert | ||
2015 | Jason Desrouleaux, Ian Kirkpatrick, Samuel Denison Martin, Lindy Robbins, and Mitch Allan | ||
"Survivor" | 2001 | ||
1982 | Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams | ||
2010 | Diamandis under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds | ||
1969 | Diamond | ||
1991 | Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, and Don Pfrimmer | ||
1930 | Composed by Friedrich Hollaender. Includes German language. | ||
1997 | James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) for the film Titanic (1997) | ||
1978 | |||
2000 | Disturbed | ||
2022 | |||
2002 | Earl Simmons, Shatek King, and Kasseem Dean | ||
"Anxiety" | 2025 | Jaylah Hickmon, Wally De Backer, and Luiz Bonfá. Originally released on YouTube in 2019. Samples "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra. | |
"Say So" | 2019 | Amala Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Lydia Asrat, and David Sprecher. A remix with Nicki Minaj was later released in 2020. | |
1967 | Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek. Recorded in August 1966. | ||
2006 | Sam Totman and ZP Theart as the opening track from the band's third studio album Inhuman Rampage | ||
2015 | |||
1993 | Snoop Doggy Dogg and produced by Dr. Dre | ||
1991 | James LaBrie, Kevin Moore, John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy. | ||
"Bodies" | 2001 | Stevie Benton, Mike Luce, C.J. Pierce, and Dave Williams | |
2003 | Dean Pitchford and Matthew Wilder for The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) | ||
"Rio" | 1982 | Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes | |
1965 | Dylan. Rolling Stone magazine listed it at No. 1 on their 2004 and 2010 "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" lists. | ||
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1977 | Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey | ||
1978 | |||
2013 | Jeffery David, Jesiah Dzwonek, Sydney Sierota, Noah Sierota, Graham Sierota, and Jamie Sierota as Echosmith's debut single | ||
"Bad Guy" | 2019 | ||
2008 | |||
1978 | |||
"Boo'd Up" | 2018 | Joelle James, Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, and Larrance Dopson | |
1941 | A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939 | ||
1968 | 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). | ||
2001 | Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander. Ellis-Bextor's first entry on the Billboard Global 200. | ||
1966 | |||
2002 | Marshall Mathers for the film 8 Mile (2002). It became the first hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. | ||
2008 | Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, and Donnie Sloan | ||
"Bite Me" | 2023 | Cirkut, David Stewart, Jason Evigan, Lourdiz, and Supreme Boi. Includes Korean language. | |
1996 | Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, and Organized Noize | ||
2000 | Enya and Roma Ryan | ||
2008 | William Adams, Estelle Swaray, John Stephens, Kanye West, Ethan Hendrickson, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, and Keith Harris | ||
1986 | |||
1983 | |||
2003 | Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges | ||
1956 | Composed by Evans for the New Jazz Conceptions album | ||
1991 | |||
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"Epic" | 1990 | Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum, and Mike Bordin | |
2005 | |||
1999 | |||
1956 | Composed by Vincent Rose and Larry Stock and Al Lewis. Inducted into the National Recording Registry as a part of the 2005 class. | ||
2007 | |||
1988 | Louie Ocampo and Fernandez's then-husband Martin Nievera | ||
2014 | Willie Maxwell and Anton Matsulevich | ||
2016 | Daniel Bedingfield, Joshua Coleman, Dallas Koehlke, Jude Demorest, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Alexander Izquierdo, Brian Lee, and Larry Wells Jr. | ||
1988 | |||
2007 | Finger Eleven | ||
"Suckerpunch" | 2021 | ||
2014 | FKA Twigs and Emile Haynie | ||
2008 | |||
1977 | |||
"Heavy" | 2025 | Lily Aron, Hannah Kelly, Ailbhe Barry, Emma Brandon, John Hill, and Marshall Vore | |
"Everlong" | 1997 | ||
1984 | |||
2010 | |||
"Respect" | 1967 | Otis Redding in 1965 | |
2004 | |||
2006 | Isaac Slade and Joe King | ||
1996 | |||
2011 | Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, and Nathaniel Ruess. Featured Janelle Monáe. | ||
2000 | Furtado | ||
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1977 | Gabriel | ||
2018 | |||
1970 | Paul Simon for Simon & Garfunkel. Recorded in 1969. | ||
1939 | Composed by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg for the film The Wizard of Oz | ||
1968 | 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. | ||
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2003 | 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 (2003), which was later included on her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True released later that year | ||
2010 | Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip | ||
2020 | |||
2022 | Anthony Holmes Jr. and Gloria Woods as GloRilla's debut single | ||
"Crazy" | 2006 | Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Franco Reverberi, and Gian Piero Reverberi as Gnarls Barkley's (Burton and Callaway's) debut single | |
1980 | |||
"Bad Liar" | 2017 | Gomez, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. Interpolates the bassline from "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. | |
2003 | |||
2002 | Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira | ||
"Iris" | 1998 | ||
1963 | |||
2005 | Gorillaz and David Jolicoeur | ||
2023 | Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt for the film Barbie | ||
"Lights" | 2011 | Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes | |
1960 | Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the musical Camelot | ||
"7 Years" | 2015 | Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Ristorp, and Morten Pilegaard | |
2010 | Grammer | ||
1968 | the Grateful Dead and Robert Hunter | ||
1971 | Green, Al Jackson Jr., and Willie Mitchell | ||
"Fuck You" | 2010 | Green, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Brody Brown | |
2004 | |||
1984 | An American patriotic song Greenwood | ||
2017 | Jacob Kiszka, Joshua Kiszka, Samuel Kiszka, and Daniel Wagner | ||
2003 | Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland in 2001 for Løvland's band Secret Garden | ||
2011 | Jacob Cruz, Usher Raymond IV, Rico Love, Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, and Frédéric Riesterer | ||
1987 | Guns N' Roses. Named the greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009. | ||
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2017 | Daniel Caesar, Gabi Wilson, and Teddy Genius as a collaboration between H.E.R. and Caesar | ||
"The Wire" | 2013 | Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, and Este Haim | |
1954 | |||
"Maneater" | 1982 | Sara Allen, Daryl Hall, and John Oates | |
2015 | Ashley Frangipane, Larzz Principato, Kalkutta, and James Mtume | ||
1970 | Harrison as his debut solo single. The first number-one single by an ex-Beatle member in the United Kingdom and the United States. | ||
1967 | Hendrix for the Jimi Hendrix Experience | ||
2006 | Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon, and Ralph McCarthy as the lead single from her debut studio album Paris | ||
2005 | Hinder, and Brian Howes | ||
1957 | Jerry Allison and Norman Petty (according to the official record, though Holly is known to be a principal songwriter too) | ||
2003 | Daniel Estrin (music) and Douglas Robb (lyrics) | ||
1995 | Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim Sonefield | ||
1938 | Composed by Ralph Rainger with Leo Robin | ||
1986 | Hornsby | ||
1992 | 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) starring Houston. Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2019. | ||
2013 | |||
1981 | |||
1967 | Eddie Miller and Robert Yount in 1949 | ||
1960 | |||
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"Pick Me" | 2015 | for the contestants of Produce 101 (2016). Includes Korean language. | |
1993 | O'Shea Jackson, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Ronald Isley, and Chris Jasper | ||
2012 | Charlotte Aitchison, Patrik Berger, and Linus Eklöw | ||
"Hero" | 2001 | Iglesias, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor | |
2012 | Alex da Kid, Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, and Josh Mosser | ||
"Torn" | 1997 | 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). | |
"Drive" | 2000 | Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Chris Kilmore, Alex Katunich, and José Pasillas | |
1987 | |||
1980 | Iris and Mark Avsec | ||
1968 | |||
1982 | Steve Harris. First single with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. | ||
"Beer" | 2006 | Jazz Nicolas and Jugs Jugueta | |
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1978 | Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson, and Elmar Krohn; originally recorded by Mick in 1977 | ||
1989 | Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis | ||
1984 | Jackson, Amir Bayyan, and Donna Johnson as Jackson's highest-charting song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | ||
1983 | Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. Recorded in 1982. It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk. | ||
"At Last" | 1960 | Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the 1941 film Sun Valley Serenade, with James covering the song for her debut album of the same name (1960) from an arrangement by Riley Hampton that improvised on Warren's original melody. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and the U.S. Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2009. | |
1981 | James and Alonzo Miller | ||
2004 | Shawn Carter, Fredrick Rubin, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, William Squier, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein, Tracy Marrow, Alphonso Henderson, and Bernard Freeman | ||
1997 | Jean and Jerry Duplessis | ||
2011 | Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, and Tavish Crowe | ||
2011 | 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. | ||
1982 | Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker. Originally recorded by Arrows in 1975. | ||
2001 | Jimmy Eat World | ||
2025 | Nathan Fertig and Wyatt Sanders | ||
1964 | Jobim (music) and Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics) in 1962 for Pery Ribeiro, with Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto's 1963 English recording becoming an international hit. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame the following year. Includes Portuguese language. | ||
1973 | Joel. Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry. | ||
1972 | John and Bernie Taupin | ||
2018 | |||
2004 | Soulshock, Kenneth Karlin, Alex Cantrall, and Phillip "Whitey" White as JoJo's debut single | ||
2008 | Nicholas Jonas, Joseph Jonas, and Kevin Jonas II. The band's first top five single in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and their highest-charting song until "Sucker" (2019). | ||
"Jealous" | 2014 | 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. | |
1980 | |||
2002 | Written and originally recorded by Jesse Harris in 2000, with Jones covering the song for her debut studio album Come Away with Me (2002) | ||
1971 | 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. | ||
1995 | Jordan, Oji Pierce, and Ricky Walters | ||
1981 | |||
"Riptide" | 2013 | Joy | |
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1994 | Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Kenton Nix, and Salaam Remi | ||
1976 | Kerry Livgren. Kansas's first top 20 hit song on the Billboard Hot 100. | ||
"Tusa" | 2019 | Keityn, Karol G, Nicki Minaj, and Ovy on the Drums. Includes Spanish language. | |
"Gabriela" | 2025 | Andrew Watt, John Ryan, Ali Tamposi, Charlotte Aitchison, and Sara Schell. Includes Spanish language. | |
2004 | |||
1999 | 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. | ||
1993 | Keith | ||
2003 | |||
1996 | Robert Kelly for the film Space Jam (1996) | ||
"Songbird" | 1987 | Kenny G. Song is instrumental. | |
"Tik Tok" | 2009 | ||
"Fallin'" | 2001 | Keys as the lead single from her debut studio album Songs in A Minor | |
2017 | |||
2010 | |||
1983 | |||
2010 | Scott Mescudi, Evan Mast, and Mike Stroud | ||
"Stay" | 2021 | Charlton Howard, Justin Bieber, Magnus Høiberg, Charlie Puth, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Michael Mule, Isaac de Boni, and Subhaan Rahmaan | |
2004 | |||
2014 | King and Dave Bassett | ||
"Shame" | 1977 | John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross | |
2001 | |||
2008 | Kings of Leon | ||
1963 | Richard Berry in 1955 | ||
2007 | Kisean Anderson, Johnathan Rotem, Jerome Leiber, Michael Stoller, Ben E. King, and Peter Harrison | ||
1964 | |||
1975 | |||
2015 | Kiyoko, Owen Thomas, and Lily-May Young | ||
1973 | |||
1989 | Maurice Starr for Knight's band New Kids on the Block, with Knight on lead vocals | ||
2013 | Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, and Vincent May as the lead single from their debut studio album In a Perfect World | ||
1980 | 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 | ||
1999 | Jonathan Davis, James Shaffer, Reginald Arvizu, Brian Welch, and David Silveria | ||
1989 | Kravitz as his debut single | ||
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2009 | |||
2009 | |||
2015 | La Havas | ||
2024 | Lamar as a diss track aimed at Drake that concluded their highly publicized feud | ||
2009 | Max Martin, Pink, and Karl Schuster | ||
2015 | Emanuel Abrahamsson, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Linnea Södahl, Fridolin Walcher, Christoph Bauss, and Iman Conta Hultén | ||
1982 | |||
2022 | Laufey and Spencer Stewart as the first single to her debut studio album Everything I Know About Love | ||
1983 | Originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard in 1979 | ||
2002 | Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards | ||
2005 | |||
1971 | |||
2013 | |||
"Imagine" | 1971 | Lennon and Yoko Ono. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. | |
2018 | Courtney Shenade Salter, Jermaine Cole, Anthony Parrino, and Tim Schoegje for the soundtrack of the film Creed II (2018) | ||
1970 | Lesh and Robert Hunter for their band, the Grateful Dead | ||
2023 | 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 | ||
1957 | |||
2007 | |||
2000 | |||
1976 | Lightfoot. A tribute to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a boat that sank in 1975. | ||
2018 | |||
"Ransom" | 2019 | ||
2017 | |||
2001 | Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, and Rob Bourdon | ||
2020 | Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk, and DaBaby. Recorded in 2018. | ||
1999 | Jeremy Popoff and A. Jay Popoff | ||
2016 | Chris Dunn, Edvard Førre Erfjord, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall | ||
2017 | Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung, and Amina Bogle-Barriteau | ||
2011 | David Listenbee, Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, and Peter Schroeder | ||
1984 | Loggins and Dean Pitchford for the film of the same name | ||
2023 | Pio Dumayas, Raymond King, and David Yuhico. Includes Tagalog language. | ||
1955 | Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953 | ||
"Amazed" | 2000 | ||
2002 | 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 | ||
"Royals" | 2013 | Ella Yelich-O'Connor and Joel Little as Lorde's debut single | |
2015 | Lovato, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Alexander Erik Kronlund, and Ali Payami | ||
1973 | Written and produced by Barry White. Song is instrumental. | ||
1980 | |||
"Ho Hey" | 2012 | ||
1970 | Lynn, based on her life growing up in rural Kentucky | ||
1939 | |||
1973 | Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant for the band's debut studio album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) | ||
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2011 | Anthony Gonzalez, Yann Gonzalez, Morgan Kibby, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen | ||
2012 | |||
1985 | Peter Brown and Robert Rans | ||
"Rockstar" | 2017 | Austin Post, Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph, Olufunmibi Awoshiley, Louis Bell, Carl Rosen, and Jo-Vaughn Scott | |
1965 | John and his wife Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire | ||
"Beggin'" | 2017 | Originally Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina in 1967 for the Four Seasons with Måneskin covering the song during the eleventh season of X Factor Italia (2017). A studio version of the cover then appeared on their debut extended play Chosen, released later that year. | |
1975 | Originally Bruce Johnston for Captain & Tennille with Manilow releasing his version a few months later for his album Tryin' to Get the Feeling | ||
1996 | Manson | ||
2004 | Scott Storch, Kameron Houff, and Shaffer Smith | ||
"One Love" | 1965 | Marley and Curtis Mayfield for the Wailers | |
2011 | |||
2010 | Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton, and Khari Cain as Mars's debut solo single | ||
1964 | Irving Taylor and Ken Lane in 1947 | ||
1999 | Draco Rosa and Desmond Child. Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2022. | ||
"Cry Baby" | 2015 | Martinez, Jeremy Dussolliet, and Tim Sommers | |
2000 | Erica Atkins, Trecina Atkins, Warryn Campbell, Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, and Duane Hitchings. Debut single by the duo, featured on their 2000 debut album. | ||
1989 | Marx | ||
"Tadow" | 2018 | ||
"3AM" | 1997 | ||
2008 | Jason Lancaster, Derek Sanders, Jeremy Lenzo, Alex Garcia, Jake Bundrick, and Brooks Betts | ||
2002 | Mayer | ||
1990 | Stanley Burrell, James Johnson, and Alonzo Miller. Samples "Super Freak" by Rick James. | ||
2004 | Adam Watts and Andy Dodd | ||
1965 | McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney for their band, the Beatles. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1997. | ||
1965 | |||
1999 | McKnight | ||
"Angel" | 1998 | McLachlan | |
1971 | McLean | ||
2020 | McRae, Blake Harnage, and Victoria Zaro | ||
"Songbird" | 1977 | Written and sung by McVie for her band Fleetwood Mac | |
"Hiss" | 2024 | Megan Pete, Shawn "Source" Jarrett, Joel Banks, and Taylor Banks | |
1982 | Mellencamp | ||
1981 | |||
2017 | Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Geoff Warburton, and Scott Harris | ||
2019 | Emmanuelle Proulx, Jessy Caron, and Dragos Chiriac | ||
2013 | Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the film Frozen | ||
1991 | |||
"Kids" | 2008 | ||
1984 | Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 | ||
2016 | Quavious Keyyate Marshall, Kiari Kendrell Cephus, Robert Mandell, Symere Bysil Woods, and Leland Tyler Wayne | ||
"Adorn" | 2012 | ||
2007 | Michael Penniman, Jodi Marr, John Merchant, and Dan Warner as the lead single of Penniman's (Mika's) debut studio album Life in Cartoon Motion | ||
2011 | Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Esther Dean, Roahn Hylton, and Jeremy Coleman | ||
2001 | |||
1985 | Richard Page, Steve George, and John Lang | ||
1969 | Mitchell | ||
"Nobody" | 2018 | Mitski | |
1982 | Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Richard Brown, Michael Conroy, and Stephen Walker | ||
"Float On" | 2004 | ||
1967 | Written and composed by Justin Hayward | ||
1995 | Morissette and Glen Ballard | ||
1996 | Morrison | ||
1967 | Van Morrison | ||
2005 | Joshua Cain, Jesse Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Tony Thaxton, and Justin Pierre | ||
1980 | Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, and Phil Taylor | ||
2008 | Mraz | ||
2016 | Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Gavin and Naomi McPherson | ||
"Snowbird" | 1969 | Gene MacLellan. Inaugural song inductee of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003. | |
2006 | |||
2012 | Musgraves, Josh Osborne, and Shane McAnally as the lead single from Musgraves's debut album Same Trailer Different Park (2013) | ||
2006 | Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way | ||
2003 | Originally Kara DioGuardi, Steve Morales, and David Siegel in 2001 for Jessica Simpson, with MYMP covering the song in 2003 for their debut studio album, Soulful Acoustic | ||
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2010 | Thom Powers, Alisa Xayalith, and Aaron Short | ||
1972 | Nash | ||
2005 | |||
"O.P.P." | 1991 | Vincent Brown, Anthony Criss, Keir Gist, The Corporation, and Herb Rooney | |
2012 | Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels, and Jeremy Freedman | ||
2002 | Cornell Haynes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Charles Brown | ||
"OMG" | 2023 | Ylva Dimberg and Hanni, and composed by Park Jin-su of XXX, Dimberg, and David Dawood. Includes Korean language. | |
1988 | |||
1974 | |||
"So Sick" | 2005 | Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate, and Shaffer Smith | |
2001 | |||
1975 | Nicks for her band Fleetwood Mac | ||
1983 | Vehnee Saturno and originally interpreted by Pedrito Montaire for the 1983 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival before Nievera recorded the song for his debut album Martin.... Take One (1983) | ||
1984 | |||
"Nemo" | 2004 | ||
1991 | |||
"Closer" | 1994 | ||
1987 | |||
1996 | |||
1997 | Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, Andy Armer, and Randy Alpert | ||
2000 | Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, and Andreas Carlsson | ||
1989 | O'Shea Jackson, Lorenzo Patterson, and Tracy Curry, and produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella | ||
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1995 | |||
1984 | Ocean and Keith Diamond | ||
2012 | Ocean and Shea Taylor | ||
1990 | 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) | ||
1994 | |||
2004 | Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor, recorded in 1973 | ||
2011 | |||
2010 | Takahiro Moriuchi for his friend's wedding. Includes Japanese language. | ||
2013 | |||
1964 | Orbison and Bill Dees | ||
1980 | Bob Daisley, Osbourne, and Randy Rhoads | ||
1986 | |||
"Hey Ya!" | 2003 | ||
2009 | |||
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1986 | Palmer | ||
2005 | |||
2000 | Jacoby Shaddix and Tobin Esperance | ||
2007 | |||
"Hope" | 2021 | ||
"Jolene" | 1973 | Parton | |
2008 | Michael Angelakos. Samples "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara and "San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)" by Jack Kerouac. | ||
2005 | Sean Paul Henriques, Adrian "IZES" Marshall, and Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller | ||
2012 | Jamie Scott for Payne's band One Direction | ||
2000 | Peaches | ||
"Alive" | 1991 | Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder. Pearl Jam's first song to receive a certification from the British Phonographic Industry. | |
2024 | Perez | ||
"Firework" | 2010 | Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, and Ester Dean | |
"Finally" | 1991 | Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linear, and Rodney Jackson | |
2017 | Aaron Jennings, Aaron Joseph, Henry Russell Walter, Petras, and Lukasz Gottwald as Petras's debut international single | ||
1984 | |||
1989 | Petty and Jeff Lynne | ||
1993 | Romye Robinson, Trevant Hardson, Emandu Wilcox, Derrick Stewart, and Juan Martinez-Luis | ||
"Home" | 2012 | ||
1988 | |||
2016 | |||
2001 | |||
1980 | |||
2021 | Alexander Crossan and PinkPantheress | ||
2010 | Armando C. Pérez, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Matthew Naples, James Sheffer, and Wayne Wilkins | ||
1988 | |||
2006 | |||
1982 | Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, and Trevor Lawrence. Re-released as a remix in 1984. | ||
1988 | Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and Rikki Rockett. The band's only number-one hit in the United States. | ||
1983 | |||
1977 | Pop and Ricky Gardiner | ||
"Dior" | 2019 | Bashar Jackson and Andre Loblack. Appears on all four of Pop Smoke's commercially released projects. | |
1969 | 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. | ||
1984 | Prince for the film of the same name | ||
1967 | Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, and Matthew Fisher. The band's first record to be released. | ||
1973 | John Volinkaty and originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard | ||
2012 | Psy and Yoo Gun-hyung. Includes Korean language. | ||
1989 | |||
"Blurry" | 2001 | Wes Scantlin, Doug Ardito, and Jimmy Allen | |
1995 | Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks and Candida Doyle | ||
2005 | |||
2017 | Puth and Jacob Kasher. Puth's highest and longest charting entry as a solo artist on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. | ||
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2002 | |||
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1991 | |||
"Creep" | 1993 | Radiohead | |
2024 | Addison Rae Easterling, Luka Kloser, and Elvira Anderfjärd | ||
1978 | Rafferty | ||
1992 | Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, and Brad Wilk. | ||
"Rainism" | 2008 | Jung Ji-hoon and Bae Jin-ryeol. Includes Korean language. | |
"Tilted" | 2015 | Héloïse Letissier as the English version of Letissier's (Redcar's) French single "Christine" (2014). Credited under Redcar's pseudonym, Christine and the Queens. Includes French language. | |
1998 | Lyle Bismark, Kareem Blake, Christopher France, Jason Harrow, Romeo Jacobs, and Barry Leonard | ||
"Escapism" | 2022 | Rachel Keen, Mike Sabath, and Danielle Balbuena as Keen's (Raye's) first number-one single in the United Kingdom and first song to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | |
1992 | Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith. The band's highest-charting single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. | ||
1972 | Reed | ||
2004 | 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 | ||
1973 | |||
"Hello" | 1983 | Richie | |
"Umbrella" | 2007 | Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell, Terius Nash, and Shawn Carter | |
1988 | Jay Donna Montelibano | ||
2020 | Roan and Dan Nigro | ||
2010 | Robyn and Patrik Berger | ||
2021 | Rodrigo and Dan Nigro | ||
1978 | Don Schlitz in 1976 | ||
"Alaska" | 2016 | Rogers and Doug Schadt | |
1952 | |||
2025 | Tucker Pillsbury, Noah Conrad, Annika Bennett, and Harrison Whitford | ||
1965 | Jagger–Richards. The band's first number one in the United States. | ||
1977 | |||
"Apt." | 2024 | 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 | |
1970 | 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. | ||
1987 | Per Gessle and Clarence Öfwerman. The song became a worldwide hit after its 1990 re-release. | ||
"Sway" | 1997 | Runga | |
1981 | Rush and Pye Dubois | ||
1982 | Rushen, Fred Washington, and Terry McFadden | ||
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1984 | Sade Adu and Ray St. John | ||
1993 | |||
"Push It" | 1987 | Hurby Azor and Ray Davies | |
2021 | Sanchez and Stephen Carroll | ||
1997 | |||
"XS" | 2020 | Kyle Shearer, Chris Lyon, Nate Campany, and Sawayama | |
1984 | |||
2018 | 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 | ||
2008 | Mark Sheehan, Danny O'Donoghue, Steve Kipner, and Andrew Frampton | ||
1994 | |||
1962 | Sedaka and Howard Greenfield | ||
1998 | |||
2024 | Collins Chibueze, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, and Mark Williams | ||
2000 | Orville Burrell, Rickardo Ducent, Shaun Pizzonia, Brian Thompson | ||
2006 | Shakira and Wyclef Jean | ||
1995 | 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 | ||
1991 | Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, and Shanice Wilson | ||
2014 | Sheeran and Amy Wadge | ||
"Ol' Red" | 2002 | James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill | |
2014 | |||
1972 | Simon | ||
1964 | Simon for Simon & Garfunkel | ||
1965 | 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 | ||
"Perfect" | 2003 | Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, Arnold Lanni, Sébastien Lefebvre, and Jeff Stinco | |
"Shadow" | 2004 | Simpson, Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks | |
1999 | |||
"My Way" | 1969 | Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, Claude François, and Paul Anka, and was first recorded by François in 1967 | |
1965 | |||
"Rush" | 2023 | Sivan, Brett Leland McLaughlin, Alex Chapman, Kaelyn Behr, Adam Novodor, and Kevin Hickey | |
"Kiss Me" | 1998 | ||
1966 | Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright | ||
"Duality" | 2004 | Slipknot | |
"All Star" | 1999 | ||
1995 | |||
2014 | Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne | ||
1992 | Smith and Jeffrey Townes as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | ||
1983 | Johnny Marr and Morrissey | ||
1994 | Cordozar Broadus, Andre Young, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Steve Arrington, Mark Adams, Ray Turner, Steve Washington, Daniel Webster, and David Ruffin Jr. | ||
2006 | Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, and Paul Wilson | ||
2012 | |||
1984 | Steve Bronski, Somerville, and Larry Steinbachek. Initially released with Bronski Beat. Re-recorded as "Smalltown Boy (Reprise)" in 2014. | ||
2003 | |||
1965 | Sonny Bono. The first single from the duo's debut album. | ||
1993 | |||
1994 | |||
"Rainbow" | 2003 | Jay Durias and Sharon Inductivo for the film Crying Ladies (2003) | |
2020 | Amelia Murray, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama, and Ashton Le Cornu | ||
1998 | Max Martin as Spears's debut single | ||
"Fidelity" | 2006 | Spektor. Her highest-charting single around the world. | |
"Wannabe" | 1996 | the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe, and Richard Stannard | |
"Maybe" | 2024 | Spiro, Sal Was, and Max Wolfgang | |
1981 | Springfield | ||
1975 | Springsteen | ||
2001 | Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April, and Jon Wysocki | ||
1973 | Starr and George Harrison | ||
2005 | Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo | ||
1968 | Mars Bonfire. A popular song among biker culture. | ||
1973 | |||
"Chicago" | 2005 | Stevens | |
1971 | Stewart and Martin Quittenton | ||
"Plush" | 1993 | ||
1969 | Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and Iggy Pop as the debut single from the band's self-titled debut album (1969) | ||
1983 | |||
2001 | |||
2022 | Styles, Tyler Johnson, and Thomas Hull | ||
"Fat Lip" | 2001 | ||
1978 | |||
1977 | |||
1965 | |||
1982 | Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik for the 1982 film Rocky III. | ||
1973 | |||
2012 | Axel Hedfors, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, John Martin Lindström, and Michel Zitron. The group's final single before their initial disbandment in early 2013. | ||
2008 | Swift. Re-recorded as "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" in February 2021. | ||
2023 | Jaten Dimsale, Joshua Coleman, Julian Bunetta, Marco Rodriguez-Diaz Jr., and John Suduth | ||
2001 | |||
2001 | |||
2023 | Solána Rowe, Rob Bisel, and Carter Lang | ||
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"Lovestained" | 2019 | Tala | |
1981 | David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth | ||
2015 | |||
1922 | Jean Lenox and Harry O. Sutton. Recorded in 1905. | ||
1970 | Taylor | ||
1985 | |||
1934 | Composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare | ||
"My Girl" | 1964 | 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. | |
2024 | Temilade Openiyi and Seyi Sodimu. Interpolates "Love Me Jeje" by Seyi Sodimu. | ||
"Tribute" | 2002 | Jack Black and Kyle Gass | |
2013 | Thicke, Pharrell Williams, Clifford Harris Jr., Ed Townsend, and Marvin Gaye. Samples Gaye's "Got To Give It Up". | ||
1976 | |||
1997 | |||
"The Kill" | 2006 | ||
1982 | Thorogood | ||
2003 | |||
1971 | |||
1987 | Originally Ritchie Cordell in 1966 for Tommy James and the Shondells with Tiffany covering the song in 1987 for her eponymous debut album | ||
"SexyBack" | 2006 | ||
1968 | |||
1995 | Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, and Organized Noize | ||
2019 | |||
2002 | Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones, and Maynard James Keenan | ||
"Africa" | 1982 | ||
1996 | Rob Baker, Gord Downie, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, and Gord Sinclair | ||
2001 | Train | ||
2014 | Trainor and Kevin Kadish | ||
1987 | |||
1990 | |||
2005 | Tunstall as her highest-charting single on the UK singles chart | ||
1984 | |||
1967 | Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner | ||
1999 | Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange | ||
2015 | |||
1984 | |||
1970 | Twitty | ||
1983 | |||
"Water" | 2023 | Tyla Seethal, Ariowa Irosogie, Imani Lewis, Corey Marlon Lindsay-Keay, Samuel Awuku, Rayan El-Hussein Goufar, Olmo Zucca, Jackson Paul Lomastro, and Tricky Stewart | |
2019 | Tyler Okonma and Jordan Carter. Recorded in 2014. | ||
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1983 | U2 | ||
1983 | |||
2006 | |||
"Yeah!" | 2004 | Johnathan Smith, Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Patrick Smith, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, and LaMarquis Jefferson | |
1999 | Utada. Includes Japanese language. | ||
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1967 | Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio | ||
2003 | Vandross and Richard Marx | ||
"Jump" | 1983 | Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Edward Van Halen | |
1999 | Peter Schless and Jeffrey Osborne for the latter's original release in 1982 with Velasquez covering the song for her studio album R2K | ||
"Heroin" | 1967 | Lou Reed and produced by Andy Warhol | |
1997 | |||
"Y.M.C.A." | 1978 | ||
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2001 | W.K. | ||
2023 | John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and Ryan Vojtesak. | ||
2019 | Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, Cole Preston, and Claire Cottrill as the lead single from Wallows' debut album Nothing Happens | ||
1986 | Nick Feldman, Jack Hues, and Peter Wolf | ||
"Ordinary" | 2025 | Alexander Hughes, Adam Yaron, Cal Shapiro, and Mags Duval | |
"Regulate" | 1994 | Warren Griffin III, Nathaniel Hale, Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |
"Kingston" | 2019 | Webster | |
2019 | Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter | ||
1994 | |||
1972 | Weir for his band, the Grateful Dead | ||
2008 | Welch and Isabella Summers for their band Florence and the Machine | ||
1999 | |||
"Movies" | 2019 | ||
1984 | |||
1982 | |||
2003 | Jack White and Meg White. The song has grown in popularity due to its usage in sports. | ||
1965 | 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. | ||
1983 | Wilder and Greg Prestopino | ||
1962 | Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer | ||
1955 | Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks | ||
"Happy" | 2013 | Williams for the 2013 film Despicable Me 2 | |
"Angels" | 1997 | Williams and Guy Chambers | |
1992 | Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, and Jon Lind in 1989 | ||
"Hold On" | 1990 | ||
"Rehab" | 2006 | Winehouse | |
1986 | Winwood and Will Jennings | ||
1971 | Withers | ||
2000 | |||
1972 | Wonder | ||
"Nobody" | 2008 | Park Jin-young and Rhee Woo-seok. It was the first song by a Korean artist to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100. Includes Korean, Japanese, and Chinese language. | |
2018 | Jarad Higgins, Nick Mira, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller | ||
1968 | Wynette and Billy Sherrill | ||
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2023 | Patrick "j.Que" Smith, Poe Leos, Xansei, AMarri Gildersleeve, Amelia Moore, Brooklyn Kenaisya Johnson, Clint Ford, Dayday, JAKOPS, Jason Jermaine Daxon, Matt Kali, Olay, Rambo Kay, Seann Bowe, and Sheldon Body Jr. | ||
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"Maps" | 2003 | ||
2003 | Ryan Key, Ben Harper, Pete Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III, and Sean Mackin | ||
"Messy" | 2024 | Young and Conor Dickinson | |
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"Clarity" | 2012 | Anton Zaslavski, Holly Hafermann, Matthew Koma, and Porter Robinson | |
"Pyramid" | 2010 | David Jassy, Lyrica Anderson, Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, and Johan Alkenäs. Collaboration with Iyaz. Credited under Zyrus's pre-gender transition name "Charice". |
See also
References
External links
Signature Song List for Rock, Pop, R&B, and Country with links to YouTube