List of signature songs

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]
"Walk This Way" Aerosmith 1975 Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2019. [17]
"Anak" Freddie Aguilar 1978 Written by Aguilar and produced by Celso Llarina and Tito Sotto for the 1978 Metro Manila Popular Music Festival [18]
"Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2002 Written by Linda Perry [19][20]
"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. [21]
"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 [22]
"All Out of Love" Air Supply 1980 Written by Clive Davis and Graham Russell [23][24]
"I Swear All-4-One 1994 Written by Gary Baker [25][26]
"Dear Maria, Count Me In" All Time Low 2008 Written by Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson, Alex Gaskarth, and Zack Merrick [27]
"Best Day of My Life" American Authors 2013 Written by Aaron Accetta, Zachary Barnett, Shep Goodman, David Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, and James Shelley [28]
"Lili Marlene" Lale Andersen 1939 Written by Hans Leip. There is a "Lili Marlene" and Lale Andersen memorial in Langeoog, Germany. [29]
"Rose Garden" Lynn Anderson 1970 Written by Joe South [30]
"Snow on the Sahara" Anggun 1997 Written by Erick Benzi and Nikki Matheson [31]
"Girl from Rio" Anitta 2021 Written by Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Tom Jobim, Anitta, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen, Raye, and Gale. Interpolates "The Girl from Ipanema" by de Moraes and Jobim. [32]
"The House of the Rising Sun" The Animals 1964 Traditional folk song, with the lyrics arranged by Alan Price [33]
"Wake Up" Arcade Fire 2005 Written by Will Butler, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, and Richard Reed Parry [34]
"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. [35]
"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong 1967 Written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss [36]
"The Cattle Call" Eddy Arnold 1934 Written and recorded by Tex Owens [37]
"Foolish" Ashanti 2002 Written by Ashanti Douglass, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Irving Lorenzo, and 7 Aurelius [38]
"Heat of the Moment" Asia 1982 Written by John Wetton and Geoff Downes [39]
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 1987 Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman [40]
"Upside Down" A-Teens 2000 Written by Gustav Jonsson, Markus Sepehrmanesh, and Tommy Tysper. The band's first original release. [41]
"Levels" Avicii 2011 Written and produced by Tim Bergling. Samples "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James. [42]
"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. [43]
"Love Shack" The B-52s 1989 Written by The B-52s [44][45]
"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys 1999 Written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson [46]
"Shooting Stars" Bag Raiders 2009 Written by Bag Raiders [47]
"Manic Monday" The Bangles 1985 Written by Prince (as Christopher) [48]
"Love Song" Sara Bareilles 2007 Written by Bareilles as her debut single [49]
"Working Class Man" Jimmy Barnes 1985 Written by Jonathan Cain [50]
"One O'Clock Jump" Count Basie 1937 A 12-bar blues instrumental written by Basie [51]
"Goldfinger" Shirley Bassey 1964 Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley for the James Bond film of the same name [52]
"Pompeii" Bastille 2013 Written by Dan Smith [53][54]
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" Bauhaus 1979 Written by David J, Kevin Haskins, Peter Murphy, and Daniel Ash. Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music. [55]
"California Girls" The Beach Boys 1965 Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. [56]
"Sabotage" Beastie Boys 1994 Written by Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and Adam Yauch [57]
"Loser" Beck 1993 Written by Beck and Carl Stephenson [58]
"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield 2004 Written by Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues [59]
"Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees 1977 Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb [60]
"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" Pat Benatar 1980 Written by Eddie Schwartz [61]
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Tony Bennett 1962 Written by George Cory and Douglass Cross [62]
"Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry 1958 Written by Berry [63]
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé 2008 Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart, and Terius "The-Dream" Nash [64]
"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" Beyond 1993 Written by Wong Ka Kui [65][66]
"Baby" Justin Bieber 2010 Written by Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius Nash, Christopher Bridges, and Christina Milian [67]
"Fantastic Baby" Big Bang 2012 Written by G-Dragon, T.O.P, and Teddy [68]
"Worldwide" Big Time Rush 2011 Written by Eddie Serrano, Chris Rojas, and Emily Phillips [69]
"Rebel Girl" Bikini Kill 1993 Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox [70]
"Hyperballad" Björk 1996 Written by Björk [71]
"I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas 2009 Written by William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, David Guetta, Allan Pineda, and Frédéric Riesterer [72]
"Pink Venom" Blackpink 2022 Written by Teddy, 24, R.Tee, Ido, and Danny Chung [73]
"Paranoid" Black Sabbath 1970 Written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bill Ward. Black Sabbath's first song to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [74]
"Your Universe" Rico Blanco 2008 Written by Blanco [75]
"Real Love" Mary J. Blige 1992 Written by Cory Rooney and Mark Morales [76][77]
"All the Small Things" Blink-182 1999 Written by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus [78][79]
"Heart of Glass" Blondie 1979 Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein [80]
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Öyster Cult 1976 Written and sung by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser [81]
"You're Beautiful" James Blunt 2005 Written by Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, and Amanda Ghost [82]
"Con te partirò" Andrea Bocelli 1995 Written by Francesco Sartori (music) and Lucio Quarantotto (lyrics). Bocelli re-recorded a bilingual (English and Italian) version of the song with Sarah Brightman in 1996, titled "Time to Say Goodbye". [83]
"Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 1986 Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child [84]
"Beautiful Things" Benson Boone 2024 Written by Boone, Jack LaFrantz, and Evan Blair [85]
"Space Oddity" David Bowie 1969 Written by Bowie [86][87]
"I Dreamed A Dream" Susan Boyle 2010 Originally composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer for the musical Les Misérables [88]
"End of the Road" Boyz II Men 1992 Written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, and Daryl Simmons [89][90]
"Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 1996 Written by Diane Warren [91]
"Run It!" Chris Brown 2005 Written by Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, and LaRon James [92]
"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 [93]
"Haven't Met You Yet" Michael Bublé 2009 Written by Bublé, Alan Chang, and Amy Foster-Gilles [94]
"Hallelujah" Jeff Buckley 1994 Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984 [95]
"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett 1977 Written by Buffett and recorded in 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios [96]
"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 [97]
"Bubbly" Colbie Caillat 2007 Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves [98]
"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell 1975 Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974 [99]
"Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 2018 Written by Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, and Benjamin Kohn [100]
"Scars to Your Beautiful" Alessia Cara 2016 Written by Alessia Caracciollo, Warren Felder, Coleridge Tillman, Andrew Wansel, and Justin Franks [101][102]
"Bodak Yellow" Cardi B 2017 Written by Belcalis Almánzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Jorden Thorpe, Anthony White, and Laquan Green [103]
"Hero" Mariah Carey 1993 Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff [104][105]
"The Story" Brandi Carlile 2007 Written by Phil Hanseroth [106]
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle 1987 Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley [107]
"All by Myself" Eric Carmen 1975 Written by Carmen [108]
"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 [109]
"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes 1981 Written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon [110][111]
"Espresso" Sabrina Carpenter 2024 Written by Carpenter, Julian Bunetta, Amy Allen, and Steph Jones [112][113]
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" The Carpenters 1970 Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David [114]
"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash 1955 Written by Cash in 1953 [115]
"The Mercy Seat" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1988 Written by Cave and Mick Harvey [116]
"Closer" The Chainsmokers 2016 Written by Andrew Taggart, Ashley Frangipane, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett, Isaac Slade, and Joe King. The Chainsmokers's (and featured artist Halsey's) first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. [117]
"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". [118][119]
"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 [120][121]
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 1988 Written by Chapman [122][123]
"What'd I Say" Ray Charles 1959 Written by Charles [124]
"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. [125]
"I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick 1977 Written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman [114]
"If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher 1989 Written by Diane Warren [126]
"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. [127]
"Thank Heaven for Little Girls" Maurice Chevalier 1957 Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the 1958 film Gigi [128]
"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago 1970 Written by Robert Lamm [129][130]
"The Mother We Share" Chvrches 2012 Written by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry [131][132]
"Love Confession" Jay Chou 2016 Written by Vincent Fang [127]
"Under the Milky Way" The Church 1988 Written by Steve Kilbey and Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) [133]
"Layla" Eric Clapton 1970 Written by Clapton and Jim Gordon [134][135]
"Since U Been Gone" Kelly Clarkson 2004 Written by Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald [136]
"Crazy" Patsy Cline 1961 Written by Willie Nelson [137]
"Walking in Memphis" Marc Cohn 1991 Written by Cohn [138]
"Khe Sanh" Cold Chisel 1978 Written by Don Walker as their debut single [139]
"Clocks" Coldplay 2002 Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin [140]
"In the Air Tonight" Phil Collins 1981 Written by Collins [141]
"My Favorite Things" John Coltrane 1961 Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for the musical The Sound of Music [142]
"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio 1995 Written by Artis Ivey, Jr., Larry Sanders, Doug Rasheed, and Stevie Wonder [143]
"School's Out" Alice Cooper 1972 Written by Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith [144]
"A Million Thanks to You" Pilita Corrales 1963 Written and originally recorded by Alice Doria-Gamilla in 1960 [145]
"Mr. Jones" Counting Crows 1993 Written by David Bryson and Adam Duritz [146][147]
"Zombie" The Cranberries 1994 Written by Dolores O'Riordan [148][149]
"Bright Lights" Billy Crawford 2004 Written by Phillip L. Stewart II and Terius Nash [150]
"With Arms Wide Open" Creed 2000 Written by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti [151]
"All I Wanna Do" Sheryl Crow 1994 Written by Crow, Kevin Gilbert, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, and David Baerwald [152]
"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 1983 Written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, and Phil Pickett [153]
"Mr. DJ" Sharon Cuneta 1978 Written by Rey Valera [154]
"Just Like Heaven" The Cure 1987 Written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Lol Tolhurst [155]
"Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus 1992 Written by Don Von Tress in 1990 [156]
"Wrecking Ball" Miley Cyrus 2013 Written by Maureen McDonald, Stephan Moccio, Sacha Skarbek, David Kim, Lukasz Gottwald, and Henry Walter [157]
"Suge" DaBaby 2019 Written by Johnathan Kirk, TahjMorgan, and Darryl Clemons [158]
"One More Time" Daft Punk 2000 Written by Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Anthony Moore, and Eddie Johns [159]
"Beyond the Sea" Bobby Darin 1959 Written by Charles Trenet [160]
"I've Gotta Be Me" Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Written by Walter Marks [161]
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day 1956 Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans [162]
"Holiday in Cambodia" Dead Kennedys 1980 Written by Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded in 1979. [163]
"Smoke on the Water" Deep Purple 1972 Written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice. Recorded in December 1971 [164]
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard 1987 Written by Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, and Rick Savage [165]
"Video Games" Lana Del Rey 2011 Written by Elizabeth Grant and Justin Parker [166]
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" John Denver 1971 Written by Denver, Bill Danoff, and Taffy Nivert [167]
"Want to Want Me" Jason Derulo 2015 Written by Jason Desrouleaux, Ian Kirkpatrick, Samuel Denison Martin, Lindy Robbins, and Mitch Allan [168]
"Survivor" Destiny's Child 2001 Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles [169]
"Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond 1969 Written by Diamond [170]
"Meet in the Middle" Diamond Rio 1991 Written by Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, and Don Pfrimmer [171]
"Falling In Love Again" Marlene Dietrich 1930 Composed by Friedrich Hollaender [172]
"Uhaw" Dilaw 2022 Written by Vie Dela Rosa and Leonard Obero [173]
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 1997 Written by James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) [174]
"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. [175][176]
"Light My Fire" The Doors 1967 Written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, and Ray Manzarek. Recorded in August 1966. [177]
"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 [178][179]
"Hotline Bling" Drake 2015 Written by Aubrey Graham, Paul Jefferies, and Timmy Thomas [180]
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Dr. Dre 1993 Written by Snoop Doggy Dogg and produced by Dr. Dre [181]
"Bodies" Drowning Pool 2001 Written by Stevie Benton, Mike Luce, C.J. Pierce, and Dave Williams [182]
"Rio" Duran Duran 1982 Written by Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Nick Rhodes [183]
"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. [184][185]
"Hotel California" Eagles 1977 Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey [186]
"September" Earth, Wind & Fire 1978 Written by Allee Willis and Maurice White [187]
"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish 2019 Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell [188]
"One Day Like This" Elbow 2008 Written by Guy Garvey [189][190]
"Mr. Blue Sky" Electric Light Orchestra 1978 Written by Jeff Lynne [191]
"Boo'd Up" Ella Mai 2018 Written by Joelle James, Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, and Larrance Dopson [192][193]
"Take the 'A' Train" Duke Ellington 1941 A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939 [194]
"Murder on the Dancefloor" Sophie Ellis-Bextor 2001 Written by Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander. Ellis-Bextor's first entry on the Billboard Global 200. [195][196]
"Stay with Me" Lorraine Ellison 1966 Written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss [197]
"Lose Yourself" Eminem 2002 Written by Marshall Mathers. Became the first hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [198]
"Walking on a Dream" Empire of the Sun 2008 Written by Luke Steele, Nick Littlemore, and Donnie Sloan [199][200]
"Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue 1996 Written by Andrea Martin, Ivan Matias, Marqueze Ethridge, and Organized Noize [201]
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" Eraserheads 1995 Written by Ely Buendia [202]
"The Final Countdown" Europe 1986 Written by Joey Tempest [203]
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 1983 Written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart [204]
"Bring Me to Life" Evanescence 2003 Written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges [205][206]
"Waltz for Debby" Bill Evans 1956 Composed by Evans for the New Jazz Conceptions album [207]
"More Than Words" Extreme 1991 Written by Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt [208]
"Epic" Faith No More 1990 Written by Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum, and Mike Bordin [209]
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" Fall Out Boy 2005 Written by Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley [210]
"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. [211][212]
"Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie 2007 Written by Stacy Ferguson and Toby Gad [213]
"Trap Queen" Fetty Wap 2014 Written by Willie Maxwell and Anton Matsulevich [214][215]
"She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 1988 Written by Roland Gift and David Steele [216]
"Suckerpunch" Five Iron Frenzy 2021 Written by Reese Roper [217][218]
"The Chain" Fleetwood Mac 1977 Written by Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Stevie Nicks [219]
"Everlong" Foo Fighters 1997 Written by Dave Grohl [220]
"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 1984 Written by Mick Jones [221]
"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People 2010 Written by Mark Foster [222]
"Take Me Out" Franz Ferdinand 2004 Written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy [223][224]
"Respect" Aretha Franklin 1967 Written by Otis Redding in 1965 [225]
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" The Fugees 1996 Written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, and Lori Lieberman [226]
"We Are Young" Fun 2011 Written by Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost, and Nathaniel Ruess. Featured Janelle Monáe. [227]
"I'm Like a Bird" Nelly Furtado 2000 Written by Furtado [228]
"Solsbury Hill" Peter Gabriel 1977 Written by Gabriel [229]
"This is America" Childish Gambino 2018 Written by Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson, and Jeffery Lamar Williams [230]
"Bridge over Troubled Water" Art Garfunkel 1970 Written by Paul Simon for Simon & Garfunkel. Recorded in 1969. [231]
"Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland 1939 Composed by Harold Arlen and written by E.Y. Harburg for the film The Wizard of Oz [232][233]
"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. [234]
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor 1978 Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris [235]
"To Love You More" Sarah Geronimo 2003 Written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr. for Celine Dion in 1995 with Geronimo covering the song for her winning performance on the reality competition show Star for a Night in 2003, which was later included on her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True released later that year [236][237]
"Kick It in the Sticks" Brantley Gilbert 2010 Written by Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip [238]
"Gee" Girls' Generation 2009 Written by Ahn Myung-won, Kim Young-deuk and Kanata Nakamura [239]
"Bad Liar" Selena Gomez 2017 Written by Gomez, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. Interpolates the bassline from "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. [240]
"Born to Try" Delta Goodrem 2002 Written by Goodrem and Audius Mtawarira [241]
"Iris" Goo Goo Dolls 1998 Written by John Rzeznik [242]
"You Don't Own Me" Lesley Gore 1963 Written by John Madara and Dave White [243]
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz 2005 Written by Gorillaz and David Jolicoeur [244]
"Lights" Ellie Goulding 2011 Written by Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes [245]
"If Ever I Would Leave You" Robert Goulet 1960 Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe for the musical Camelot [246]
"Keep Your Head Up" Andy Grammer 2010 Written by Grammer [247][248]
"American Idiot" Green Day 2004 Written by Billie Joe Armstrong [249]
"God Bless the USA" Lee Greenwood 1984 An American patriotic song written by Greenwood [250]
"You Raise Me Up" Josh Groban 2003 Written by Brendan Graham in 2001 [251][252]
"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. [253][254]
"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets 1954 Written by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight [255]
"New Americana" Halsey 2015 Written by Ashley Frangipane, Larzz Principato, Kalkutta, and James Mtume [256]
"My Sweet Lord" George Harrison 1970 Written by Harrison as his debut solo single. The first number-one single by an ex-Beatle member in the United Kingdom and the United States. [257][258]
"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 [259]
"The Reason" Hoobastank 2003 Written by Daniel Estrin (music) and Douglas Robb (lyrics) [260][261]
"Only Wanna Be with You" Hootie & the Blowfish 1995 Written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim Sonefield [262]
"Thanks for the Memory" Bob Hope 1938 Composed by Ralph Rainger with written by Leo Robin [263]
"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby 1986 Written by Hornsby [264]
"Manila" Hotdog 1976 Written by Dennis and Rene Garcia [265]
"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. [266]
"Take Me to Church" Hozier 2013 Written by Andrew Hozier-Burne [267][268]
"Don't You Want Me" The Human League 1981 Written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, and Philip Adrian Wright [269]
"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. [270][271]
"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 [272]
"Hero" Enrique Iglesias 2001 Written by Iglesias, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor [273]
"Love Scenario" iKon 2018 Written by B.I and Bobby [274]
"Radioactive" Imagine Dragons 2012 Written by Alex da Kid, Ben McKee, Dan Reynolds, Daniel Wayne Sermon, and Josh Mosser [275][276]
"Torn" Natalie Imbruglia 1997 Written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley for Preven in 1991 and later re-recorded with Cutler and Preven's band Ednaswap in 1995. Imbruglia, working with Thornalley, then covered the song for her debut studio album Left of the Middle (1997). [277]
"Ah! Leah!" Donnie Iris 1980 Written by Iris and Mark Avsec [278]
"Run to the Hills" Iron Maiden 1982 Written by Steve Harris. First single with Bruce Dickinson as vocalist. [279]
"Through the Night" IU 2017 Written by Kim Je-hwi and Kim Hee-won [280]
"Love Dive" Ive 2022 Written by Seo Ji-eum [281][282]
"Blame It on the Boogie" The Jackson 5 1978 Written by Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson, and Elmar Krohn; originally recorded by Mick in 1977 [283]
"Rhythm Nation" Janet Jackson 1989 Written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis [284]
"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. [285]
"Super Freak" Rick James 1981 Written by James and Alonzo Miller [286]
"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 [287]
"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 [288]
"Soy rebelde" Jeanette 1971 Written by Manuel Alejandro and Ana Magdalena [289]
"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. [290]
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2011 Written by Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, and Tavish Crowe [291][292]
"Price Tag" Jessie J 2011 Written by Jessica Cornish, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, and Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. Jessie J's first number-one single in Ireland, New Zealand, and her native United Kingdom. [293][294]
"The Middle" Jimmy Eat World 2001 Written by Jimmy Eat World [295][296]
"Piano Man" Billy Joel 1973 Written by Joel. Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry. [297]
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"All of Me" John Legend 2013 Written by John Stephens and Toby Gad [341][342]
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"Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer [345]
"Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 2007 Written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder [346]
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"Old Town Road" Lil Nas X 2018 Written by Montero Hill, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Kiowa Roukema [348]
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"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. [370]
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"Stressed Out" Twenty One Pilots 2015 Written by Tyler Joseph [603]
"Cheer Up" Twice 2015 Written by Sam Lewis and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung [604]
"Hello Darlin'" Conway Twitty 1970 Written by Twitty [605]
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler 1983 Written by Jim Steinman [606][607]
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2 1983 Written by U2 [608][609]
"Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood 2006 Written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins [610]
"Yeah!" Usher 2004 Written by Johnathan Smith, Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Patrick Smith, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, and LaMarquis Jefferson [611][612]
"First Love" Hikaru Utada 1999 Written by Utada [410]
"Sana Maulit Muli" Gary Valenciano 1988 Written by Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan [613]
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Frankie Valli 1967 Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio [614]
"Dance with My Father" Luther Vandross 2003 Written by Vandross and Richard Marx [615]
"Jump" Van Halen 1983 Written by Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, and Edward Van Halen [616][617]
"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 [154]
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve 1997 Written by Richard Ashcroft [618]
"Y.M.C.A." Village People 1978 Written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis, and Henri Belolo [619]
"Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko" VST & Company 1978 Written by Joey de Leon and Vic Sotto [620]
"I Love You 3000" Jackson Wang 2019 Originally written and recorded by Stephanie Poetri with Wang covering the song in Mandarin [127]
"Kingston" Faye Webster 2019 Written by Webster [621]
"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd 2019 Written by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter [622][623]
"Pōkarekare Ana" Hayley Westenra 2003 Traditional New Zealand love song covered by Westenra on her 2003 album Pure [624][625]
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 1984 Written by George Michael [626]
"Here I Go Again" Whitesnake 1982 Written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden [627]
"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. [628][629]
"Moon River" Andy Williams 1962 Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer [630]
"Every Day I Have the Blues" Joe Williams 1955 Written by Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks [631]
"Happy" Pharrell Williams 2013 Written by Williams [632][633]
"Angels" Robbie Williams 1997 Written by Williams and Guy Chambers [634][635]
"Save the Best for Last" Vanessa Williams 1992 Written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, and Jon Lind in 1989 [636]
"Hold On" Wilson Phillips 1990 Written by Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips, and Glen Ballard [637][638]
"Rehab" Amy Winehouse 2006 Written by Winehouse [639]
"Higher Love" Steve Winwood 1986 Written by Winwood and Will Jennings [640]
"I Hope You Dance" Lee Ann Womack 1999 Written by Mark D. Sanders and Tia Sillers [641]
"Lucid Dreams" Juice Wrld 2018 Written by Jarad Higgins, Nick Mira, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller [642][643]
"Stand by Your Man" Tammy Wynette 1968 Written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill [644]
"Actor" Joker Xue 2015 Written by Xue [127]
"Banal Na Aso, Santong Kabayo" Yano 1994 Written by Westdon Abay [645]
"Ocean Avenue" Yellowcard 2003 Written by Ryan Key, Ben Harper, Pete Mosely, Longineu W. Parsons III, and Sean Mackin [646][647]
"The Bund" Frances Yip 1980 Composed by Joseph Koo with the lyrics by Wong Jim [648]
"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. [410]
"Lemon" Kenshi Yonezu 2018 Written by Yonezu for the television series Unnatural [410]
"Maldita primavera" Yuri 1981 Written by Paolo Cassella and Totò Savio. Cover of the Italian-language song "Maledetta primavera". [649]
"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". [650]

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