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Not to be confused with One-hit wonder.

Judy Garland singing "Over the Rainbow" for the film The Wizard of Oz (1939), which became her signature song

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

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Song Artist Released Notes Ref(s)
"Bank Account" 21 Savage 2017 Written by Shayaa Abraham-Joseph and Leland Wayne [3]
"I Am the Best" 2NE1 2011 Written by Teddy Park [4][5]
"In da Club" 50 Cent 2003 Written by Curtis Jackson, Andre Young, and Mike Elizondo [6]
"One in a Million" Aaliyah 1996 Written by Melissa Elliot and Tim Mosley [7][8]
"Dancing Queen" ABBA 1976 Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson [9]
"Straight Up" Paula Abdul 1988 Written by Elliot Wolff [10][11]
"You Shook Me All Night Long" AC/DC 1980 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. [12][13]
"Summer of '69" Bryan Adams 1985 Written by Adams and Jim Vallance [14]
"Rolling in the Deep" Adele 2010 Written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth [15][16]
"Anak" Freddie Aguilar 1978 Written by Aguilar and produced by Celso Llarina and Tito Sotto of VST & Company for the 1978 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival [17]
"Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2002 Written by Linda Perry [18][19]
"The Worst" Jhené Aiko 2014 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. [20]
"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" Ailee 2017 Written by Mina and composed by Rocoberry for the television series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God [21]
"I Swear All-4-One 1994 Written by Gary Baker [22][23]
"Dear Maria, Count Me In" All Time Low 2008 Written by Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick [24]
"Best Day of My Life" American Authors 2013 Written by Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, and James Shelley [25]
"Lili Marlene" Lale Andersen 1939 Written by Hans Leip. There is a "Lili Marlene" and Lale Andersen memorial in Langeoog, Germany. [26]
"Rose Garden" Lynn Anderson 1970 Written by Joe South [27]
"Snow on the Sahara" Anggun 1997 Written by Erick Benzi and Nikki Matheson [28]
"The House of the Rising Sun" The Animals 1964 Traditional folk song, with the lyrics arranged by Alan Price [29]
"Wake Up" Arcade Fire 2005 Written by Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, and Richard Reed Parry [30]
"Do I Wanna Know?" Arctic Monkeys 2013 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. [31]
"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong 1967 Written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss [32]
"The Cattle Call" Eddy Arnold 1934 Written and recorded by Tex Owens [33]
"Foolish" Ashanti 2002 Written by Ashanti Douglass, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Irving Lorenzo, and 7 Aurelius [34]
"Heat of the Moment Asia 1982 Written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes [35]
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 1987 Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman [36]
"Upside Down" A-Teens 2000 Written by Gustav Jonsson, Markus Sepehrmanesh, and Tommy Tysper. The band's first original release. [37]
"Levels" Avicii 2011 Written and produced by Tim Bergling. Samples "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James. [38]
"Fancy" Iggy Azalea 2014 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. [39]
"Love Shack" The B-52s 1989 Written by The B-52s [40][41]
"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys 1999 Written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson [42]
"Shooting Stars" Bag Raiders 2009 Written by Bag Raiders [43]
"Manic Monday" The Bangles 1985 Written by Prince (as Christopher) [44]
"Working Class Man" Jimmy Barnes 1985 Written by Jonathan Cain [45]
"One O'Clock Jump" Count Basie 1937 A 12-bar blues instrumental written by Basie [46]
"Goldfinger" Shirley Bassey 1964 Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley for the James Bond film of the same name [47]
"Pompeii" Bastille 2013 Written by Dan Smith [48][49]
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" Bauhaus 1979 Written by David J, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy, and Daniel Ash. Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music. [50]
"Sabotage" Beastie Boys 1994 Written by Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and Adam Yauch [51]
"Loser" Beck 1993 Written by Beck and Carl Stephenson [52]
"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield 2004 Written by Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues [53]
"Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees 1977 Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb [54]
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar 1980 Written by Eddie Schwartz [55]
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Tony Bennett 1962 Written by George Cory and Douglass Cross [56]
"Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry 1958 Written by Berry [57]
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé 2008 Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart, and Terius "The-Dream" Nash [58]
"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" Beyond 1993 Written by Wong Ka Kui [59][60]
"Baby" Justin Bieber 2010 Written by Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius Nash, Christopher Bridges, and Christina Milian [61]
"Fantastic Baby" Big Bang 2012 Written by G-Dragon, T.O.P, and Teddy [62]
"Worldwide" Big Time Rush 2011 Written by Eddie Serrano, Chris Rojas, and Emily Phillips [63]
"Rebel Girl" Bikini Kill 1993 Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox [64]
"Hyperballad" Björk 1996 Written by Björk [65]
"I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas 2009 Written by William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, David Guetta, Allan Pineda, and Frédéric Riesterer [66]
"Pink Venom" Blackpink 2022 Written by Teddy, 24, R.Tee, Ido, and Danny Chung [67]
"Your Universe" Rico Blanco 2008 Written by Blanco [68]
"Real Love" Mary J. Blige 1992 Written by Cory Rooney and Mark Morales [69][70]
"All the Small Things" Blink-182 1999 Written by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus [71][72]
"Heart of Glass" Blondie 1979 Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein [73]
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Öyster Cult 1976 Written and sung by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser [74]
"You're Beautiful" James Blunt 2005 Written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost [75]
"Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 1986 Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child [76]
"Beautiful Things" Benson Boone 2024 Written by Boone, Jack LaFrantz, and Evan Blair [77]
"I Dreamed A Dream" Susan Boyle 2010 Originally composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer for the musical Les Misérables [78]
"End of the Road" Boyz II Men 1992 Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and Daryl Simmons [79][80]
"Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 1996 Written by Diane Warren [81]
"Run It!" Chris Brown 2005 Written by Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, and LaRon James [82]
"Save Me" BTS 2016 Written by Kang Hyo-won, Ray Michael Djan Jr, Ashton Foster;,Samantha Harper, Kim Nam-joon, Min Yoon-gi, and Jung Ho-seok [83]
"Haven't Met You Yet" Michael Bublé 2009 Written by Bublé, Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles [84]
"Hallelujah" Jeff Buckley 1994 Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984 [85]
"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett 1977 Written by Buffett and recorded in 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios [86]
"Havana" Camila Cabello 2017 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 [87]
"Bubbly" Colbie Caillat 2007 Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves [88]
"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell 1975 Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974 [89]
"Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 2018 Written by Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, and Benjamin Kohn [90]
"Scars to Your Beautiful" Alessia Cara 2016 Written by Alessia Caracciollo, Warren Felder, Coleridge Tillman, Andrew Wansel, and Justin Franks [91][92]
"Bodak Yellow" Cardi B 2017 Written by Belcalis Almánzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Jorden Thorpe, Anthony White, and Laquan Green [93]
"Hero" Mariah Carey 1993 Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff [94][95]
"The Story" Brandi Carlile 2007 Written by Phil Hanseroth [96]
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle 1987 Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley [97]
"All by Myself" Eric Carmen 1975 Written by Carmen [98]
"Lovefool" The Cardigans 1996 Written by Nina Persson and Peter Svensson as the lead single from their third studio album First Band on the Moon [99]
"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes 1981 Written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon [100][101]
"Espresso" Sabrina Carpenter 2024 Written by Carpenter, Julian Bunetta, Amy Allen, and Steph Jones [102][103]
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" The Carpenters 1970 Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David [104]
"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash 1955 Written by Cash in 1953 [105]
"The Mercy Seat" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1988 Written by Cave and Mick Harvey [106]
"Christmas in Our Hearts" Jose Mari Chan 1990 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". [107][108]
"Sunday Candy" Chance the Rapper 2015 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 [109][110]
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 1988 Written by Chapman [111][112]
"What'd I Say" Ray Charles 1959 Written by Charles [113]
"Track 10" Charli XCX 2017 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. [114]
"I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick 1977 Written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman [104]
"If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher 1989 Written by Diane Warren [115]
"Goodbye Kiss" Jacky Cheung 1993 Written by Philip Yin. Later adapted into English as "Take Me to Your Heart" (2004) by Michael Learns to Rock. [116]
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" Maurice Chevalier 1957 Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the 1958 film Gigi [117]
"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago 1970 Written by Robert Lamm [118][119]
"Love Confession" Jay Chou 2016 Written by Vincent Fang [116]
"Under the Milky Way" The Church 1988 Written by Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) [120]
"Layla" Eric Clapton 1970 Written by Clapton and Jim Gordon [121][122]
"Since U Been Gone" Kelly Clarkson 2004 Written by Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald [123]
"Crazy" Patsy Cline 1961 Written by Willie Nelson [124]
"Walking in Memphis" Marc Cohn 1991 Written by Cohn [125]
"Khe Sanh" Cold Chisel 1978 Written by Don Walker as their debut single [126]
"Clocks" Coldplay 2002 Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin [127]
"In the Air Tonight" Phil Collins 1981 Written by Collins [128]
"My Favorite Things" John Coltrane 1961 Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical The Sound of Music [129]
"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio 1995 Written by Artis Ivey, Jr., Larry Sanders, Doug Rasheed, and Stevie Wonder [130]
"School's Out" Alice Cooper 1972 Written by Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith [131]
"Mr. Jones" Counting Crows 1993 Written by David Bryson and Adam Duritz [132][133]
"Zombie" The Cranberries 1994 Written by Dolores O'Riordan [134][135]
"With Arms Wide Open" Creed 2000 Written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti [136]
"All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow 1994 Written by Crow, Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, and David Baerwald [137]
"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 1983 Written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, and Phil Pickett [138]
"Mr. DJ" Sharon Cuneta 1978 Written by Rey Valera [139]
"Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus 1992 Written by Don Von Tress in 1990 [140]
"Wrecking Ball" Miley Cyrus 2013 Written by Maureen McDonald, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek, David Kim, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Walter [141]
"Suge" DaBaby 2019 Written by Johnathan Kirk, TahjMorgan, and Darryl Clemons [142]
"One More Time" Daft Punk 2000 Written by Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore, and Eddie Johns [143]
"Beyond the Sea" Bobby Darin 1959 Written by Charles Trenet [144]
"I've Gotta Be Me" Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Written by Walter Marks [145]
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day 1956 Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans [146]
"Holiday in Cambodia" Dead Kennedys 1980 Written by Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded in 1979. [147]
"Smoke on the Water" Deep Purple 1972 Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. Recorded in December 1971 [148]
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard 1987 Written by Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, and Rick Savage [149]
"Video Games" Lana Del Rey 2011 Written by Elizabeth Grant and Justin Parker [150]
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" John Denver 1971 Written by Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert [151]
"Survivor" Destiny's Child 2001 Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles [152]
"Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond 1969 Written by Diamond [153]
"Meet in the Middle" Diamond Rio 1991 Written by Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, and Don Pfrimmer [154]
"Falling In Love Again" Marlene Dietrich 1930 Composed by Friedrich Hollaender [155]
"Uhaw" Dilaw 2022 Written by Vie Dela Rosa and Leonard Obero [156]
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 1997 Written by James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) [157]
"Say So" Doja Cat 2019 Written by Amala Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Lydia Asrat, and David Sprecher. A remix with Nicki Minaj was later released in 2020. [158][159]
"Light My Fire" The Doors 1967 Written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek. Recorded in August 1966. [160]
"Through the Fire and Flames" DragonForce 2006 Written by Sam Totman and ZP Theart as the opening track from the band's third studio album Inhuman Rampage [161][162]
"Hotline Bling" Drake 2015 Written by Aubrey Graham, Paul Jefferies, and Timmy Thomas [163]
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Dr. Dre 1993 Written by Snoop Doggy Dogg and produced by Dr. Dre [164]
"Bodies" Drowning Pool 2001 Written by Stevie Benton, Mike Luce, C.J. Pierce, and Dave Williams [165]
"Rio" Duran Duran 1982 Written by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes [166]
"Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan 1965 Written by Dylan. Rolling Stone magazine listed it at No. 1 on their 2004 and 2010 "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" lists. [167][168]
"Hotel California" Eagles 1977 Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey [169]
"September" Earth, Wind & Fire 1978 Written by Allee Willis and Maurice White [170]
"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish 2019 Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell [171]
"One Day Like This" Elbow 2008 Written by Guy Garvey [172][173]
"Mr. Blue Sky" Electric Light Orchestra 1978 Written by Jeff Lynne [174]
"Boo'd Up" Ella Mai 2018 Written by Joelle James, Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, and Larrance Dopson [175][176]
"Take the 'A' Train" Duke Ellington 1941 A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939 [177]
"Stay with Me" Lorraine Ellison 1966 Written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss [178]
"Lose Yourself" Eminem 2002 Written by Marshall Mathers. Became the first hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [179]
"Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun 2008 Written by Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, and Donnie Sloan [180][181]
"Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue 1996 Written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, and Organized Noize [182]
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" Eraserheads 1995 Written by Ely Buendia [183]
"The Final Countdown" Europe 1986 Written by Joey Tempest [184]
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 1983 Written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart [185]
"Bring Me to Life" Evanescence 2003 Written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges [186][187]
"Waltz for Debby" Bill Evans 1956 Composed by Evans for the New Jazz Conceptions album [188]
"More Than Words" Extreme 1991 Written by Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt [189]
"Epic" Faith No More 1990 Written by Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum, and Mike Bordin [190]
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" Fall Out Boy 2005 Written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley [191]
"Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino 1956 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. [192][193]
"Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie 2007 Written by Stacy Ferguson and Toby Gad [194]
"Trap Queen" Fetty Wap 2014 Written by Willie Maxwell and Anton Matsulevich [195][196]
"She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 1988 Written by Roland Gift and David Steele [197]
"Suckerpunch" Five Iron Frenzy 2021 Written by Reese Roper [198][199]
"The Chain" Fleetwood Mac 1977 Written by Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks [200]
"Everlong" Foo Fighters 1997 Written by Dave Grohl [201]
"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 1984 Written by Mick Jones [202]
"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People 2010 Written by Mark Foster [203]
"Take Me Out" Franz Ferdinand 2004 Written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy [204][205]
"Respect" Aretha Franklin 1967 Written by Otis Redding in 1965 [206]
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" The Fugees 1996 Written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, and Lori Lieberman [207]
"I'm Like a Bird" Nelly Furtado 2000 Written by Furtado [208][209]
"Solsbury Hill" Peter Gabriel 1977 Written by Gabriel [210]
"This is America" Childish Gambino 2018 Written by Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, and Jeffery Lamar Williams [211]
"Bridge over Troubled Water" Art Garfunkel 1970 Written by Paul Simon for Simon & Garfunkel. Recorded in 1969. [212]
"Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland 1939 Composed by Harold Arlen and written by E.Y. Harburg for the film The Wizard of Oz [213][214]
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye 1968 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. [215]
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor 1978 Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris [216]
"Kick It in the Sticks" Brantley Gilbert 2010 Written by Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip [217]
"Gee" Girls' Generation 2009 Written by Ahn Myung-won, Kim Young-deuk and Kanata Nakamura [218]
"Born to Try" Delta Goodrem 2002 Written by Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira [219]
"Iris" Goo Goo Dolls 1998 Written by John Rzeznik [220]
"You Don't Own Me" Lesley Gore 1963 Written by John Madara and Dave White [221]
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz 2005 Written by Gorillaz and David Jolicoeur [222]
"Lights" Ellie Goulding 2011 Written by Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes [223]
"If Ever I Would Leave You" Robert Goulet 1960 Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the musical Camelot [224]
"Keep Your Head Up" Andy Grammer 2010 Written by Grammer [225][226]
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" Green Day 2005 Written by Billie Joe Armstrong [227]
"God Bless the USA" Lee Greenwood 1984 An American patriotic song written by Greenwood [228]
"You Raise Me Up" Josh Groban 2003 Written by Brendan Graham in 2001 [229][230]
"Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N' Roses 1987 Written by Guns N' Roses. Named the greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1 in 2009. [231][232]
"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets 1954 Written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight [233]
"Stars Are Blind" Paris Hilton 2006 Written by Fernando Garibay, Sheppard Solomon, and Ralph McCarthy as the lead single from her debut studio album Paris [234]
"The Reason" Hoobastank 2003 Written by Daniel Estrin (music) and Douglas Robb (lyrics) [235][236]
"Only Wanna Be with You" Hootie & the Blowfish 1995 Written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim Sonefield [237]
"Thanks for the Memory" Bob Hope 1938 Composed by Ralph Rainger with written by Leo Robin [238]
"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby 1986 Written by Hornsby [239]
"Manila" Hotdog 1976 Written by Dennis and Rene Garcia [240]
"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1992 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. [241]
"Take Me to Church" Hozier 2013 Written by Andrew Hozier-Burne [242][243]
"Don't You Want Me" The Human League 1981 Written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, and Philip Adrian Wright [244]
"Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice 1990 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. [245][246]
"It Was a Good Day" Ice Cube 1993 Written by O'Shea Jackson, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Ronald Isley, and Chris Jasper [247]
"Love Scenario" iKon 2018 Written by B.I and Bobby [248]
"Radioactive" Imagine Dragons 2012 Written by Alex da Kid, Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, and Josh Mosser [249][250]
"Ah! Leah!" Donnie Iris 1980 Written by Iris and Mark Avsec [251]
"Run to the Hills" Iron Maiden 1982 Written by Steve Harris. First single with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. [252]
"Through the Night" IU 2017 Written by Kim Je-hwi and Kim Hee-won [253]
"Love Dive" Ive 2022 Written by Seo Ji-eum [254][255]
"Rhythm Nation" Janet Jackson 1989 Written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis [256]
"Billie Jean" Michael Jackson 1983 Written by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones. Recorded in 1982. It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk. [257]
"Super Freak" Rick James 1981 Written by James and Alonzo Miller [258]
"El derecho de vivir en paz" Víctor Jara 1971 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 [259]
"99 Problems" Jay-Z 2004 Written by Shawn Carter, Fredrick Rubin, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, William Squier, John Ventura, Leslie Weinstein, Tracy Marrow, Alphonso Henderson, and Bernard Freeman [260]
"Soy rebelde" Jeanette 1971 Written by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena [261]
"Solo" Jennie 2018 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. [262]
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2011 Written by Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, and Tavish Crowe [263][264]
"The Middle" Jimmy Eat World 2001 Written by Jimmy Eat World [265][266]
"Piano Man" Billy Joel 1973 Written by Joel. Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry. [267]
"Rocket Man" Elton John 1972 Written by John and Bernie Taupin [268]
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones 1980 Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman [269]
"Don't Stop Believin'" Journey 1981 Written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, and Neal Schon [270]
"Riptide" Vance Joy 2013 Written by Vance Joy [271][272]
"Should've Been a Cowboy" Toby Keith 1993 Written by Keith [273][274]
"Tik Tok" Kesha 2009 Written by Kesha Sebert, Lukasz Gottwald, and Benjamin Levin [275][276]
"Fallin'" Alicia Keys 2001 Written by Keys as the lead single from her debut studio album Songs in A Minor [277]
"Young Dumb & Broke" Khalid 2017 Written by Khalid Robinson, Joel Little, and Talay Riley [278]
"Black and Yellow" Wiz Khalifa 2010 Written by Cameron Thomaz, Mikkel S. Eriksen, and Tor Erik Hermansen [279][280]
"Ain't Nobody" Chaka Khan 1983 Written by David "Hawk" Wolinski [281]
"Mr. Brightside" The Killers 2004 Written by Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning [282]
"Ex's & Oh's" Elle King 2014 Written by King and Dave Bassett [283]
"Shame" Evelyn "Champagne" King 1977 Written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross [284]
"Louie, Louie" The Kingsmen 1963 Written by Richard Berry in 1955 [285]
"Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston 2007 Written by Kisean Anderson, Johnathan Rotem, Jerome Leiber, Michael Stoller, Ben E. King, and Peter Harrison [286][287]
"You Really Got Me" The Kinks 1964 Written by Ray Davies [288]
"Rock and Roll All Nite" Kiss 1975 Written by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons [104]
"Girls Like Girls" Hayley Kiyoko 2015 Written by Kiyoko, Owen Thomas, and Lily-May Young [289]
"Midnight Train to Georgia" Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973 Written by Jim Weatherly [290]
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" Jordan Knight 1989 Written by Maurice Starr for Knight's band New Kids on the Block, with Knight on lead vocals [291]
"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" Novia Kolopaking 1992 Written by Dwiki Dharmawan and Ags Arya Dipayana [292][293]
"Celebration" Kool & The Gang 1980 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 [294][295]
"Let Love Rule" Lenny Kravitz 1989 Written by Kravitz as his debut single [296]
"Bad Romance" Lady Gaga 2009 Written by Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat [297]
"Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar 2024 Written by Lamar. A diss track aimed at Drake that concluded their highly publicized feud. [298][299]
"Whataya Want from Me" Adam Lambert 2009 Written by Max Martin, Pink, and Karl Schuster [300]
"Lush Life" Zara Larsson 2015 Written by Emanuel Abrahamsson, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Linnea Södahl, Fridolin Walcher, Christoph Bauss, and Iman Conta Hultén [301]
"Valentine" Laufey 2022 Written by Laufey and Spencer Stewart [302]
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper 1983 Originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard in 1979 [303]
"Complicated" Avril Lavigne 2002 Written by Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards [304]
"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" LCD Soundsystem 2005 Written by James Murphy [305]
"Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin 1971 Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant [306]
"All of Me" John Legend 2013 Written by John Stephens and Toby Gad [307][308]
"Imagine" John Lennon 1971 Written by Lennon and Yoko Ono [309]
"Perfect Night" Le Sserafim 2023 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 [310]
"Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer [311]
"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 2007 Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder [312]
"Hanging by a Moment" Lifehouse 2000 Written by Jason Wade [313]
"Old Town Road" Lil Nas X 2018 Written by Montero Hill, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Kiowa Roukema [314]
"Ransom" Lil Tecca 2019 Written by Tyler-Justin Sharpe, Danny Snodgrass Jr., and Nicholas Mira [315]
"XO Tour Llif3" Lil Uzi Vert 2017 Written by Symere Woods and Bryan Simmons [316]
"If Only" JJ Lin 2014 Written by Lin Xi [116]
"In the End" Linkin Park 2001 Written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, and Rob Bourdon [317]
"Levitating" Dua Lipa 2020 Written by Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk, and DaBaby. Recorded in 2018. [318]
"Truth Hurts" Lizzo 2017 Written by Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung, Amina Bogle-Barriteau [319]
"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO 2011 Written by David Listenbee, Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, and Peter Schroeder [320]
"Auld Lang Syne" Guy Lombardo 1939 A Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 [321]
"Cry Me a River" Julie London 1955 Written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953 [322]
"Jenny from the Block" Jennifer Lopez 2002 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 [323]
"Royals" Lorde 2013 Written by Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung, Amina Bogle-Barriteau [324]
"Cool for the Summer" Demi Lovato 2015 Written by Lovato, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Alexander Erik Kronlund, and Ali Payami [325]
"Ho Hey" The Lumineers 2012 Written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremy Frates [326][327]
"Coal Miner's Daughter" Loretta Lynn 1970 Written by Lynn, based on her life growing up in rural Kentucky [328]
"We'll Meet Again" Vera Lynn 1939 Written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles [329]
"Free Bird" Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 Written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant for the band's debut studio album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) [330]
"Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2012 Written by Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis [331]
"Material Girl" Madonna 1985 Written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans [332][333]
"Rockstar" Post Malone 2017 Written by Austin Post, Sheyaa Abraham-Joseph, Olufunmibi Awoshiley, Louis Bell, Carl Rosen, and Jo-Vaughn Scott [334][335]
"Beggin'" Måneskin 2017 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. [336]
"Let Me Love You" Mario 2004 Written by Scott Storch, Kameron Houff, and Shaffer Smith [337]
"One Love" Bob Marley 1965 Written by Marley and Curtis Mayfield for the Wailers [338]
"Moves like Jagger" Maroon 5 2011 Written by Adam Levine, Benny Blanco, Ammar Malik, and Shellback [339]
"Just the Way You Are" Bruno Mars 2010 Written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Khalil Walton, and Khari Cain [340][341]
"Everybody Loves Somebody" Dean Martin 1964 Written by Irving Taylor and Ken Lane in 1947 [342]
"Shackles (Praise You)" Mary Mary 2000 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. [343]
"Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx 1989 Written by Marx [344]
"Beautiful Soul" Jesse McCartney 2004 Written by Adam Watts and Andy Dodd [345]
"U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer 1990 Written by Stanley Burrell, James Johnson, and Alonzo Miller. Samples "Super Freak" by Rick James. [346]
"Back at One" Brian McKnight 1999 Written by McKnight [347]
"Angel" Sarah McLachlan 1998 Written by McLachlan [348][349]
"American Pie" Don McLean 1971 Written by McLean [350]
"Hiss" Megan Thee Stallion 2024 Written by Megan Pete, Shawn "Source" Jarrett, Joel Banks, and Taylor Banks [351]
"Jack & Diane" John Mellencamp 1982 Written by Mellencamp [352][353]
"Down Under" Men at Work 1981 Written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert [354]
"Let It Go" Idina Menzel 2013 Written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the film Frozen [355]
"Enter Sandman" Metallica 1991 Written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich [356]
"Kids" MGMT 2008 Written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser [357][358]
"Careless Whisper" George Michael 1984 Written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 [359]
"Bad and Boujee" Migos 2016 Written by Quavious Keyyate Marshall, Kiari Kendrell Cephus, Robert Mandell, Symere Bysil Woods, Leland Tyler Wayne [360][361]
"Super Bass" Nicki Minaj 2011 Written by Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Esther Dean, Roahn Hylton, and Jeremy Coleman [362]
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue 2001 Written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis [363]
"Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin" Lani Misalucha 2000 Written by Jimmy Borja [364]
"Broken Wings" Mr. Mister 1985 Written by Richard Page, Steve George, and John Lang [365]
"Nobody" Mitski 2018 Written by Mitski [366]
"Float On" Modest Mouse 2004 Written by Isaac Brock, Dann Gallucci, Eric Judy, and Benjamin Weikel [367]
"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues 1967 Written and composed by Justin Hayward [104]
"Ace of Spades" Motörhead 1980 Written by Eddie Clarke, Lemmy, and Phil Taylor [368]
"You Oughta Know" Alanis Morissette 1995 Written by Morissette and Glen Ballard [369]
"I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 2008 Written by Mraz [370]
"Ao to Natsu" Mrs. Green Apple 2018 Written by Motoki Ohmori [371]
"Knights of Cydonia" Muse 2006 Written by Matt Bellamy [372]
"Welcome to the Black Parade" My Chemical Romance 2006 Written by Bob Bryar, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way [373][374]
"I Can See Clearly Now" Johnny Nash 1972 Written by Nash [375]
"Sweater Weather" The Neighbourhood 2012 Written by Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels, and Jeremy Freedman [376][377]
"Hot in Herre" Nelly 2002 Written by Cornell Haynes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Charles Brown [378]
"Pagsamo" Arthur Nery 2021 Written by Nery [379]
"OMG" NewJeans 2023 Written by Ylva Dimberg and Hanni, and composed by Park Jin-su of XXX, Dimberg, and David Dawood [380]
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block 1988 Written by Maurice Starr [381]
"I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John 1974 Written by Jeff Barry and Peter Allen [382]
"So Sick" Ne-Yo 2005 Written by Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen of Stargate, and Shaffer Smith [383]
"How You Remind Me" Nickelback 2001 Written by Chad Kroeger [384]
"Landslide" Stevie Nicks 1975 Written by Nicks for her band Fleetwood Mac [385]
"Sister Christian" Night Ranger 1984 Written by Kelly Keagy [386][387]
"Nemo" Nightwish 2004 Written by Tuomas Holopainen [388]
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana 1991 Written by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl [389]
"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNC 2000 Written by Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, and Andreas Carlsson [390][391]
"Don't Speak" No Doubt 1996 Written by Gwen Stefani and Eric Stefani [392][393]
"Hypnotize" The Notorious B.I.G. 1997 Written by Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, Andy Armer, and Randy Alpert [394][395]
"Fuck tha Police" N.W.A 1989 Written by O'Shea Jackson, Lorenzo Patterson, and Tracy Curry, and produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella [396]
"Wonderwall" Oasis 1995 Written by Noel Gallagher [397]
"Thinkin Bout You" Frank Ocean 2012 Written by Ocean and Shea Taylor [398]
"Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor 1990 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) [399]
"Wagon Wheel" Old Crow Medicine Show 2004 Written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor, recorded in 1973 [400]
"What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction 2011 Written by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk [401][402]
"Counting Stars" OneRepublic 2013 Written by Ryan Tedder [403]
"Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne 1980 Written by Bob Daisley, Osbourne, and Randy Rhoads [404]
"Your Love" The Outfield 1986 Written by John Spinks [405]
"Hey Ya!" Outkast 2003 Written by André Benjamin [406]
"Fireflies" Owl City 2009 Written by Adam Young [407]
"Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer 1986 Written by Palmer [408]
"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Panic! at the Disco 2005 Written by Ryan Ross, Brendon Urie, and Spencer Smith [409]
"Last Resort" Papa Roach 2000 Written by Jacoby Shaddix and Tobin Esperance [410]
"Misery Business" Paramore 2007 Written by Hayley Williams and Josh Farro [411]
"Jolene" Dolly Parton 1973 Written by Parton [412]
"Temperature" Sean Paul 2005 Written by Sean Paul Henriques, Adrian "IZES" Marshall, and Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller [413]
"Firework" Katy Perry 2010 Written by Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, and Ester Dean [414][415]
"Finally" Cece Peniston 1991 Written by Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linear, and Rodney Jackson [416]
"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys 1984 Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe [417][418]
"Free Fallin'" Tom Petty 1989 Written by Petty and Jeff Lynne [419][420]
"Home" Phillip Phillips 2012 Written by Greg Holden and Drew Pearson [421][422]
"You Enjoy Myself" Phish 1988 Written by Trey Anastasio [423][424]
"La Vie en rose" Edith Piaf 1945 Written by Piaf. Awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. [425]
"PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" Pikotaro 2016 Written by Daimaou Kosaka [426]
"Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd 1980 Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters [427]
"Where Is My Mind?" Pixies 1988 Written by Black Francis [428][429]
"Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's 2006 Written by Tom Higgenson [430]
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison 1988 Written by Bret Michaels, C.C. DeVille, Bobby Dall, and Rikki Rockett. The band's only number-one hit in the United States. [431]
"Every Breath You Take" The Police 1983 Written by Sting. Most played song in radio history, according to BMI. [432][433]
"Dior" Pop Smoke 2019 Written by Bashar Jackson and Andre Loblack. Appears on all four of Pop Smoke's commercially released projects. [434]
"Purple Rain" Prince 1984 Written by Prince for the film of the same name [435][436]
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum 1967 Written by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker, and Matthew Fisher. The band's first record to be released. [437]
"Satin Sheets" Jeanne Pruett 1973 Written by John Volinkaty and originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard [438]
"Gangnam Style" Psy 2012 Written by Psy and Yoo Gun-hyung [439]
"Don't Cha" The Pussycat Dolls 2005 Written by Anthony Ray, CeeLo Green, and Trevor Smith [440]
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen 1975 Written by Freddie Mercury [441]
"No One Knows" Queens of the Stone Age 2002 Written by Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan [442]
"Losing My Religion" R.E.M. 1991 Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe [443]
"Paranoid Android" Radiohead 1997 Written by Radiohead [444]
"Order Made" Radwimps 2008 Written by Yojiro Noda [445]
"Baker Street" Gerry Rafferty 1978 Written by Rafferty [446][447]
"Under the Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers 1992 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. [448]
"Red Flavor" Red Velvet 2017 Written by Kenzie [449]
"Come In Out of the Rain" Sheryn Regis 2004 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 [450]
"Hello" Lionel Richie 1983 Written by Richie [451][452]
"Umbrella" Rihanna 2007 Written by Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell, Terius Nash, and Shawn Carter [453][454]
"Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan 2020 Written by Roan and Dan Nigro [455]
"Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo 2021 Written by Rodrigo and Dan Nigro [456]
"The Gambler" Kenny Rogers 1978 Written by Don Schlitz in 1976 and recorded by several artists [457]
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones 1965 Written by Jagger–Richards. The band's first number one in the United States. [458]
"Blue Bayou" Linda Ronstadt 1977 Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson [459]
"Apt." Rosé 2024 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 [460]
"It Must Have Been Love" Roxette 1987 Written by Per Gessle and Clarence Öfwerman. The song became a worldwide hit after its 1990 re-release. [461]
"Smooth Operator" Sade 1984 Written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John [462][463]
"The Journey" Lea Salonga 1993 Written by Julie Gold [464]
"Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden 1997 Written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones [465]
"Rock You Like A Hurricane" Scorpions 1984 Written by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, and Rudolf Schenker [466]
"Sicko Mode" Travis Scott 2018 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 [467]
"Kiss From a Rose" Seal 1994 Written by Seal Samuel [468][469]
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka 1962 Written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield [470]
"Como la Flor" Selena 1992 Written by A.B. Quintanilla and Pete Astudillo. The final song Selena performed live before her death in 1995. [471]
"Closing Time" Semisonic 1998 Written by Dan Wilson [472]
"Very Nice" Seventeen 2016 Written by Woozi, Bumzu, S.Coups, and Vernon [473]
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Shaboozey 2024 Written by Collins Chibueze, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, and Mark Williams [474]
"Hips Don't Lie" Shakira 2006 Written by Shakira and Wyclef Jean [475][476]
"California Love" Tupac Shakur 1995 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 [477]
"I Love Your Smile" Shanice 1991 Written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, and Shanice Wilson [478]
"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran 2014 Written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge [479]
"Ol' Red" Blake Shelton 2002 Written by James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill [480]
"Lucifer" Shinee 2010 Written by Yoo Young-jin; composed by Bebe Rexha, Adam Kapit, Ryan S. Jhun, and Yoo Young-jin; and produced by Lee Soo-man [481]
"Chandelier" Sia 2014 Written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin [482][483]
"You're So Vain" Carly Simon 1972 Written by Simon [484]
"The Sound of Silence" Paul Simon 1964 Written by Simon for Simon & Garfunkel [485]
"I Put a Spell on You" Nina Simone 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 [486]
"Shadow" Ashlee Simpson 2004 Written by Simpson, Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks [487]
"I Wanna Love You Forever" Jessica Simpson 1999 Written by Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters [488]
"My Way" Frank Sinatra 1969 Written by Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibaut, Claude François, and Paul Anka, and was first recorded by François in 1967 [489]
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Nancy Sinatra 1965 Written by Lee Hazlewood [399]
"Rush" Troye Sivan 2023 Written by Sivan, Brett Leland McLaughlin, Alex Chapman, Kaelyn Behr, Adam Novodor, and Kevin Hickey [490]
"Kiss Me" Sixpence None the Richer 1998 Written by Matt Slocum [491][492]
"When a Man Loves a Woman" Percy Sledge 1966 Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright [493]
"All Star" Smash Mouth 1999 Written by Greg Camp. Popularized in the 2001 film Shrek. [494]
"Stay with Me" Sam Smith 2014 Written by Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne [495][496]
"Yo Home to Bel-Air" Will Smith 1992 Written by Smith and Jeffrey Townes as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince for the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air [497]
"Gin and Juice" Snoop Dogg 1994 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. [498]
"Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol 2006 Written by Gary Lightbody, Jonny Quinn, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, and Paul Wilson [499]
"Smalltown Boy" Jimmy Somerville 1984 Written by Steve Bronski, Somerville, and Larry Steinbachek. Initially released with Bronski Beat. Re-recorded as "Smalltown Boy (Reprise)" in 2014. [500]
"I Got You Babe" Sonny & Cher 1965 Written by Sonny Bono. The first single from the duo's debut album. [501]
"Black Hole Sun" Soundgarden 1994 Written by Chris Cornell [502]
"...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears 1998 Written by Max Martin [503]
"Wannabe" Spice Girls 1996 Written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe, and Richard Stannard [504]
"Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield 1981 Written by Springfield [505]
"Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen 1975 Written by Springsteen [506]
"Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani 2005 Written by Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo [507]
"Maggie May" Rod Stewart 1971 Written by singer Stewart and Martin Quittenton [508]
"Amarillo by Morning" George Strait 1983 Written by Terry Stafford [509]
"God's Menu" Stray Kids 2020 Written by Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han [510]
"Last Nite" The Strokes 2001 Written by Julian Casablancas [511]
"Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles 2020 Written by Styles, Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson, and Thomas Hull [512]
"Pasilyo" SunKissed Lola 2009 Written by Alvin Serito. Made SunKissed Lola the first Filipino band to lead the Billboard Philippines Songs chart. [513]
"Sorry, Sorry" Super Junior 2009 Written by Yoo Young-jin [514]
"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor 1982 Written by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik [515][516]
"Love Story" Taylor Swift 2008 Written by Swift. Re-recorded as "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" in February 2021. [517][518]
"Lose Control Teddy Swims 2023 Written by Jaten Dimsale, Joshua Coleman, Julian Bunetta, Marco Rodriguez-Diaz, Jr., and John Suduth [519]
"Chop Suey!" System of a Down 2001 Written by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian [520][521]
"Kill Bill" SZA 2023 Written by Solána Rowe, Rob Bisel, and Carter Lang [87]
"Roly-Poly" T-ara 2011 Written by Shinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu-sung [522]
"Once in a Lifetime" Talking Heads 1981 Written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth [523]
"I Don't Care" Eva Tanguay 1922 Written by Jean Lenox and Harry O. Sutton. Recorded in 1905. [524]
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears 1985 Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes [525]
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" Shirley Temple 1934 Composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare [526]
"My Girl" The Temptations 1964 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. [527][528]
"The Moon Represents My Heart" Teresa Teng 1977 Written by Weng Ching-hsi and Sun Yi for Taiwanese singer Chen Fen-lan in 1973 and later re-recorded by Teng in 1977 [529]
"Can U Believe" Robin Thicke 2007 Written by Thicke and Robert Daniels [530]
"The Boys Are Back in Town" Thin Lizzy 1976 Written by Phil Lynott [531]
"Semi-Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind 1997 Written by Stephan Jenkins [532]
"The Kill" Thirty Seconds to Mars 2006 Written by Jared Leto [533]
"SexyBack" Justin Timberlake 2006 Written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, and Nate Hills [534]
"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" Tiny Tim 1968 Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music) [535][536]
"Waterfalls" TLC 1995 Written by Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, and Organized Noize [537][538]
"Africa" Toto 1982 Written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro [539][540]
"All About That Bass" Meghan Trainor 2014 Written by Trainor and Kevin Kadish [541][542]
"Forever and Ever, Amen" Randy Travis 1987 Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz [543]
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" KT Tunstall 2005 Written by Tunstall [544]
"What's Love Got to Do with It" Tina Turner 1984 Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten [545][546]
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Shania Twain 1999 Written by Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange [547][548]
"Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots 2015 Written by Tyler Joseph [549]
"Cheer Up" Twice 2015 Written by Sam Lewis and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung [550]
"Hello Darlin'" Conway Twitty 1970 Written by Twitty [551]
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 1983 Written by Jim Steinman [552][553]
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2 1983 Written by U2 [554][555]
"Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood 2006 Written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins [556]
"Yeah!" Usher 2004 Written by Johnathan Smith, Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Patrick Smith, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, and LaMarquis Jefferson [557][558]
"First Love" Hikaru Utada 1999 Written by Utada [371]
"Sana Maulit Muli" Gary Valenciano 1988 Written by Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan [559]
"Dance with My Father" Luther Vandross 2003 Written by Vandross and Richard Marx [560]
"Jump" Van Halen 1983 Written by Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Edward Van Halen [561][562]
"On the Wings of Love" Regine Velasquez 1999 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 [139]
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve 1997 Written by Richard Ashcroft [563]
"Y.M.C.A." Village People 1978 Written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis, and Henri Belolo [564]
"Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" VST & Company 1978 Written by Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto [565]
"I Love You 3000" Jackson Wang 2019 Originally written and recorded by Stephanie Poetri with Wang covering the song in Mandarin [116]
"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 2019 Written by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter [566][567]
"Pōkarekare Ana" Hayley Westenra 2003 Traditional New Zealand love song covered by Westenra on her 2003 album Pure [568][569]
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 1984 Written by George Michael [570]
"Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 1982 Written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden [571]
"Seven Nation Army" The White Stripes 2003 Written by Jack White and Meg White. The song has grown in popularity due to its usage in sports. [572][573]
"Moon River" Andy Williams 1962 Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer [574]
"Every Day I Have the Blues" Joe Williams 1955 Written by Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks [575]
"Happy" Pharrell Williams 2013 Written by Williams [576][577]
"Save the Best for Last" Vanessa Williams 1992 Written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, and Jon Lind in 1989 [578]
"Hold On" Wilson Phillips 1990 Written by Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips, and Glen Ballard [579][580]
"Rehab" Amy Winehouse 2006 Written by Winehouse [581]
"Higher Love" Steve Winwood 1986 Written by Winwood and Will Jennings [582]
"I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack 1999 Written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers [583]
"Lucid Dreams" Juice Wrld 2018 Written by Jarad Higgins, Nick Mira, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller [584][585]
"Stand by Your Man" Tammy Wynette 1968 Written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill [586]
"Actor" Joker Xue 2015 Written by Xue [116]
"Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" Yano 1994 Written by Westdon Abay [587]
"Ocean Avenue" Yellowcard 2003 Written by Ryan Key, Ben Harper, Pete Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III, and Sean Mackin [588][589]
"The Bund" Frances Yip 1980 Composed by Joseph Koo with the lyrics by Wong Jim [590]
"Idol" Yoasobi 2023 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. [371]
"Lemon" Kenshi Yonezu 2018 Written by Yonezu for the television series Unnatural [371]
"Maldita primavera" Yuri 1981 Written by Paolo Cassella and Totò Savio. Cover of the Italian-language song "Maledetta primavera". [591]
"Pyramid" Jake Zyrus 2010 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". [592]

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  498. ^ Leight, Elisa (September 29, 2024). "Snoop Dogg Posts Harsh Steelers Rant After Sunday Game Loss". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2025. Snoop Dogg's signature hit, 'Gin and Juice,' features the iconic hook, 'Sippin' on gin and juice, laaaaaaaaaid back.'
  499. ^ "Snow Patrol returns with new music following sold out shows around Australia". Sky News Australia. August 24, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2025. UK band Snow Patrol have just wrapped a sold out tour of Australia, with their signature song 'Chasing Cars' receiving international recognition.
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  511. ^ Brown, William (August 27, 2023). "The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs continue the spectacular vibes in Victoria Park". Maxazine. Retrieved June 18, 2025. And while the signature song 'Last Nite' may have been dropped early, the crowd-pleasers didn't stop.
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  518. ^ Ahlgrim, Callie (February 12, 2021). "Taylor Swift unveils the rerecorded version of her smash hit 'Love Story' more than 12 years after its release". Business Insider. Retrieved June 18, 2025. It ["Love Story"] has been certified eight-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and is widely considered to be [Taylor] Swift's signature song.
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  554. ^ Mezydlo, Jeff (March 22, 2025). "No U2 playlist can be complete without these 25 essential songs". Yardbarker. Retrieved June 18, 2025. From its militaristic drumming to more memorable harmonies, 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' turned U2 into a band with a purpose. It was a top-10 hit (Billboard's Top Tracks chart) and arguably remains the signature song within the band's legacy.
  555. ^ Gettell, Oliver (September 11, 2014). "U2's songs of cinema: 6 memorable movie tunes from Bono and Co". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025. A bit on the nose, sure, but give credit to director Paul Greengrass for not totally hammering home his inclusion of one of U2's signature songs [Sunday Bloody Sunday].
  556. ^ Owen, Jof (June 22, 2021). "The Best Carrie Underwood Songs". Holler. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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  559. ^ "Gary V, Mark Bautista, and Kim Chiu collaborate for "Sana Maulit Muli" OST". Philippine Entertainment Portal. March 7, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2025. Leading the list of the official teleserye soundtrack album is Gary Valenciano's new rendition of his signature hit 'Sana Maulit Muli,' the main theme song of the series.
  560. ^ Lamarre, Carl (June 9, 2023). "Luther Vandross Estate to Release Dolby Atmos Version of 'Dance With My Father' for 20th Anniversary". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2025. [Luther Vandross to Richard Marx:] 'Our friendship was already longstanding by that point, and we had written a couple of songs together.' When he recorded 'Dance' he said to me, 'Richard, this is my signature song. This is my 'Piano Man.
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  570. ^ Patton, Alli (June 20, 2023). "8 Wham! Songs You Didn't Know Were Written Solely by George Michael". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 23, 2025. The 1984 classic ['Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'] would be the duo's first hit in America. The Michael-penned-and-produced ditty is still considered Wham!'s signature song today.
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