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With millions of songs produced worldwide, it is inevitable that a number of songs end up having the same title, even though they are entirely unrelated (i.e. neither inspired by one another, nor re-makes or anything else of this kind). This page attempts to list these sets of unrelated songs with identical titles. However, there are some cover versions of these songs mentioned as well.
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A
Aa-Am
- "Abracadabra" by Alizée, the Steve Miller Band (covered by Sugar Ray); "Abra-Ca-Dabra" by the DeFranco Family
- "Abraham" by Eddie From Ohio, James Keelaghan
- "About Nothing" by Scott Weiland; "About Nothing (For the Love of Destiny)" by P.M. Dawn
- "Ace of Spades" by Link Wray, Lovage, Motörhead
- "Action" by Freddy Cannon, Powerman 5000, The Sweet (covered by Def Leppard and Steve Stevens)
- "Addicted" by Simple Plan, Enrique Iglesias, Kelly Clarkson, Blank Theory, Cheryl Wheeler (covered by Dan Seals)
- "Adelaide" by Ben Folds, Old 97s, Paul Kelly
- "Africa" by D'Angelo, Toto (covered by Howie Day), E-type
- "After All" by David Bowie, Delerium, Donna Burke, Garnet Rogers, Dar Williams; "After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)" by Cher featuring Peter Cetera; "After All (the Dead)" by Black Sabbath
- "After You've Gone" by Judy Garland, Mary Gauthier, Toto, Trout Fishing in America
- "Afterlife" by Dream Theater, Mullmuzzler
- "Again" by Alice in Chains, Janet Jackson, Lenny Kravitz
- "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus & Chaka Khan, Monica
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by The Temptations; "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" by TLC
- "Air" by Ben Folds Five, the cast of Hair, The Incredible String Band, MIDIval Punditz, several characters on Sesame Street, Sparta, Talking Heads; "The Air" by Mothers of Invention
- "Albatross" by Brave Saint Saturn, Fleetwood Mac, Public Image Ltd., Corrosion of Conformity
- "Albuquerque" by Neil Young and "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "Alcohol" by Barenaked Ladies, Brad Paisley, Beck, the Kinks
- "Alice" by Cheryl Wheeler, Wild Colonials
- "Alison" by Elvis Costello, Slowdive, Whitmore; "Allison" by Pixies (covered by Eve 6)
- "Alive" by Mia Aegerter, Beastie Boys, The Bee Gees, Blue, Daft Punk, Edwin, Gravity Kills, Ima Robot, Korn, Pearl Jam, P.O.D., Prince and the Revolution, Shihad, Speed, Oasis, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Drugstore
- "All Alone" by Gorillaz, Mad Season, They Might Be Giants
- "All Around The World" by The Jam, Oasis, Lisa Stansfield
- "All By Myself" by Eric Carmen (covered by Celine Dion), Fats Domino, Johnny Thunders, Green Day
- "All for Love" by Bryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting, Hillsong; "All 4 Love" by Color Me Badd
- "All I Need" by Air, My Bloody Valentine, Matchbox Twenty, Heather Nova, The Temptations, Jack Wagner, Jay-Z
- "All I Want" by 702, The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, Killer, Natalie Merchant, Joni Mitchell, The Offspring, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Lightning Seeds, Skunk Anansie, Mis-Teeq, Wild Strawberries
- "All I Want Is You" by Bryan Adams, Roxy Music, Carly Simon, U2, Delirious?, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- "All My Life" by Foo Fighters, K-Ci & JoJo, LAPD, Harry Nilsson, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville, David Wilcox
- "All Night Long" by Faith Evans featuring Puff Daddy, Mary Jane Girls, Peter Murphy, Rainbow, Joe Walsh, Zeke; "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie; "All Night Long (Touch Me)" by Cathy Dennis; "All Night" by Def Leppard
- "All or Nothing" by Cher, Europe, Milli Vanilli, O-Town, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Small Faces, Whitesnake
- "All the Love in the World" by Bee Gees, The Corrs, Nine Inch Nails
- "All This Time" by Sting, Tiffany
- "Almost Paradise" by Lou Stein, Roger Williams; "Almost Paradise...Love Theme from Footloose by Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
- "Alone" by the Bee Gees, Blink 182, Heart, Steve Hillage, Moby, Pearl Jam, Wilson Phillips, Suicidal Tendencies, Lisa Loeb, No Use For A Name; "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" by the Four Seasons
- "Alright" by Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Kris Kross, Supergrass, Cast ; "All Right" by Christopher Cross
- "Always" by Atlantic Starr, Irving Berlin (many artists), Blink-182, Bon Jovi, Erasure, Newsboys, Rilo Kiley, Ryouta Mitsunaga, Saliva, Sammy Turner, U2, Weezer, The Butterfly Effect
- "Always Together" by the Dells, Al Martino
- "Amanda" by Don Williams, Boston
- "Am I Losing You" by The Manhattans, The Partridge Family, Jim Reeves
- "Amazing" by Aerosmith, Josh Kelley, George Michael, Alex Lloyd
- "America" by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim from West Side Story (aka "A-Me-Ri-Ca", covered by The Nice and many others), Neil Diamond, Donna the Buffalo, Europe, Falco, Motörhead, Gary Numan, Prince, Throwing Muses, The Au Pairs, Simon and Garfunkel (covered by Yes), Spinal Tap; "Amerika" by Rammstein; "A.M.E.R.I.K.A." by KillRadio; Delirious?
- "American Dream" by Bad Religion, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Dirt Band
- "American Girl" by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" by Trisha Yearwood
- "Amsterdam" by Janis Ian and Buddy Mondlock (covered by Joan Baez), Coldplay, Guster Viva la Diva
An-Az
- "Angel" by Aerosmith, Elvis Presley, Belly, The Corrs, Erasure, Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin, Gavin Friday, Jimi Hendrix (covered by Rod Stewart), Love/Hate, Madonna, Massive Attack, Sarah McLachlan, Matt Nathanson, Pearl Jam, Amanda Perez, Pig, "Engel" by Rammstein, Lionel Richie, Saint Etienne, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, Jon Secada, Shaggy, Rod Stewart, Throwing Muses, Johnny Tillotson, Wumpscut, Two Tricky performing for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, Chiara performing for Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005; "Angel (Will You Be My)" by Pale Saints; "The Angel" by Bruce Springsteen
- "Angel Baby" by Dean Martin, Rosie & the Originals
- "Angel Eyes" by ABBA, Ace of Base, Jerry Cantrell, Jeff Healey, Roxy Music; "I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)" by Steelheart
- the ABBA and Roxy Music songs were both on UK charts simultaneously; see also "Hold On"
- "Angelina" by Harry Belafonte, Richard Marx (pronounced as in the word angel), Slade, Billy Bob Thornton
- "Angry Young Man" by Billy Joel; "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" by Styx
- "Animal" by Def Leppard, Jebediah, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Suicidal Tendencies, Toto; "The Animal" by Project Pitchfork, Steve Vai; "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" by W.A.S.P.
- "Annihilation" by Crucifix (covered by A Perfect Circle), Sepultura
- "Another California Song" by Damhnait Doyle, Lindsay Morgan
- "Another Night" by Aretha Franklin, Camel, One Man Army, Real McCoy
- "Anthem" by Agnostic Front, Alex Harvey, Arch Enemy, Blink-182, Clouds, Deep Purple, Five Iron Frenzy, Good Charlotte, Moby, N-Joi, Rush, Superchick, VNV Nation, Assemblage 23
- "Any Way You Want It" by the Dave Clark Five, Journey
- "Anything" by Dramarama, Janet Jackson, SWV, 3T, Third Eye Blind
- "Anything Goes" by Gregg Allman Band, Guns N' Roses, Monty Python ("not the Cole Porter song", aka "Anything Goes In"), composer Cole Porter
- "Anything For Love" by Meatloaf, Joey Lawrence
- "Anytime" by Neil Finn; Brian McKnight; "Anytime (I'll Be There)" by Paul Anka
- "Apples and Oranges" by Pink Floyd; "Appels + Oranjes" by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Are You Ready" by Creed, Grand Funk Railroad; "Are You Ready?" by AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Billy Ocean, Pacific Gas & Electric, Thin Lizzy
- "Arm's Length" by Kris Delmhorst, "Arms Length" by Sloan Wainwright
- "Around the World" by Aqua, ATC (a cover of "Песенка" by Руки Вверх), Daft Punk, East 17, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Victor Young (performed by Nat King Cole); "All Around the World" by Oasis
- "A.S.A.P." by Bardot, Hitomi Shimatani, Utada Hikaru, T.I
- "Ask Me" by Beat Happening, Benedictine Chimes of Westminster, Lisa Briggs, Maxine Brown, Nat King Cole, Chris Connor, Skeeter Davis, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Eric Gadd, Amy Grant, Carol Jiani, Louvette, Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band, Kenny Martin, Newports, Point Of View, Elvis Presley, Randolph's Grin, Jeff Rush, Elliott Sharp, Shoplifting, Square Window, Tomanonymous, Larry Williams
- "Asking For It" by Hole, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
- "Asshole" by Beck, Bowling for Soup, Jim's Big Ego, Denis Leary, Tom Petty, Rilo Kiley
- "Atmosphere" by Joy Division, Russ Abbott, Archer Prewitt
- "Attitude" by Alien Ant Farm, Bad Brains, Guns N Roses, Metallica, The Misfits, The O.C. Supertones, Sepultura, Suede
- "Authority Song" by John Mellencamp, Jimmy Eat World
- "Automatic" by American Pearl, GG Allin, Less Than Jake, Sarah Whatmore, the Pointer Sisters, Powerman 5000, Prince, Utada Hikaru
- "Awake" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Finch, Godsmack
B
Ba-Bm
- "Baby" by Ashanti, Brandy, Caetano Veloso, Imperial Teen, UB40, Fabolous featuring Mike Shorey; "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton; "B-A-B-Y" by Carla Thomas
- "Baby Baby" by Corona, Amy Grant, RatCat, The Vibrators
- "Baby Blue" by Badfinger, Dusty Springfield, Echoes, Gene Vincent, Little Birdy, George Strait
- "Baby Boy" by Beyoncé Knowles, Big Brovaz
- "Baby Come Back" by Player; "Baby, Come Back" by Equals (covered by Pato Banton featuring Robin and Ali Campbell)
- "Baby Come to Me" by Regina LaBelle; "Baby, Come to Me" by Patti Austin and James Ingram
- "Baby Hold On" by Grass Roots, Eddie Money
- "Baby I Love You" by Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Lopez; "Baby, I Love You" by Andy Kim, the Ronettes (covered by The Ramones)
- "Baby I'm Yours" by Barbara Lewis, Shai
- "Baby Love" by Regina, the Supremes
- "Bachelorette" by Björk, Tori Amos
- "Bad" by Michael Jackson, U2; "Badd" by Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones, "B.A.D." by LL Cool J
- "Bad Boy" by Larry Williams (covered by the Beatles), Dive Bombers, Miami Sound Machine, Ray Parker Jr., Den Harrow, Sandy; "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle, Wham!, Whitesnake
- "Bad Day" by Blur, Fuel, Daniel Powter, R.E.M.; "Bad Days" by Space, Timo Maas
- "Bad Girl" by Madonna, The New York Dolls, The Miracles, Neil Sedaka; "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
- "Bad Habit" by Destiny's Child, The Offspring, The Dresden Dolls
- "Bad Penny" by Big Black, Billy Bragg, Cat Stevens
- "Bad Religion" by Bad Religion, Godsmack
- "Bad Weather" by Poco, The Supremes
- "Band of Gold" by Don Cherry, Freda Payne
- "Bang!" by Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- "Bang Bang" by Laura Love, Iggy Pop, B.A. Robertson, Squeeze; "Bang! Bang!" by Le Tigre; "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Sonny and Cher (covered by Nancy Sinatra)
- "Bangkok" by Alex Chilton, The Libertines
- "Barracuda" by Heart, The Standells
- "Basket Case" by Green Day, Warren Zevon, Dangerdoom
- "Be Prepared" by Elton John (from the film The Lion King), Tom Lehrer
- "Beat Your Heart Out" by The Distillers, The Lords of the New Church
- "Beautiful" by Sarah Connor, Disco Montego featuring Katie Underwood, Goldfrapp, Trina Hamlin, HIM, Gordon Lightfoot, Alex Lloyd, Aimee Mann, Patrick Nuo, Linda Perry (covered by Christina Aguilera), Snoop Dogg, South FM, The Smashing Pumpkins, Anna Waronker, Thornley, Mandalay
- "Beautiful Day" by 3 Colours Red, Len, The Levellers, U2; "Beautiful Days" by Fantastic Plastic Machine
- "Beautiful Disaster" by 311, American Hi-Fi, Kelly Clarkson
- "Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson, Modern English
- "Beauty" by Dru Hill, Einstürzende Neubauten, Shaye
- "Beauty and the Beast" by Alan Menken (from the Disney film), David Bowie
- "Because" by the Beatles, The Dave Clark Five
- "Because I Love You" by Buddy Holly, The Masters Apprentices
- "Because of You" by Band of Susans, Kelly Clarkson, Cover Girls, Dexy's Midnight Runners, 98°, Ayumi Hamasaki, Nickelback, Unwritten Law, Spy Glass Blue
- "Belfast" by Boney M, Elton John, Orbital; "Belfast (Penguins And Cats)" by Katie Melua
- "Believe" by Antiloop, Breaking Benjamin, Chemical Brothers, Cher, Disturbed, Elton John, June Rich, Lenny Kravitz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Yellowcard, Mandalay
- "The Bells" by Impossible Recording Machine, Laura Nyro, Phil Ochs (lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe), The Originals, Lou Reed, The Smashing Pumpkins, Robin Williamson
- "Best I Can" by Queensryche, Rush
- "Best of My Love" by The Eagles, The Emotions
- "Better Days" by Badfinger, Blackbyrds, The Bruisers, Depeche Mode, Gun, Janet Jackson, Pete Murray, Garnet Rogers, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Tadpole; "Better Days (and the bottom drops out)" by Citizen King; "Better Day" by Ocean Colour Scene
- "Better Things" by The Kinks (covered by Dar Williams), Knowledge, Tara MacLean, Massive Attack
- "Better Man" by Oasis, Pearl Jam, Soul Attorneys, Robbie Williams, White Zombie; "Betterman" by John Butler Trio; "A Better Man" by All-4-One
- "Big Black Bag" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities, Michelle Malone
- "Big Brother" by David Bowie, Girls Aloud, Stevie Wonder
- "Big in Japan" by Alphaville (covered by Guano Apes), Tom Waits
- "Big Love" by Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Big
- "Big Time" by Trace Adkins, Big and Rich, Peter Gabriel
- "Birthday" by the Beatles, Blur, Junior Boys, The Sugarcubes, Underground Sunshine
- "Bitch" by Aikawa Nanase, Apoptygma Berzerk, Meredith Brooks, Goo Goo Dolls, Pigface, The Rolling Stones, Sevendust, Noblesse Oblige
- "Bitch Ass Nigga" by Mobb Deep, Kodiak, Section 8 Mob's version is "Bitch Ass Nigga's"; "Bitch Ass Niggaz" by Snoop Dogg, Goon Squad
- "Bite the Bullet" by Machine Head, Motörhead, Neil Young
- "Bittersweet" by Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Fuel, Moxy Fru¨vous
- "Black and Blue" by Mike and the Mechanics, Van Halen
- "Black and White" by Static-X, Three Dog Night; "Black & White" by In Flames
- "Black Diamond" by KISS, Stratovarius
- "Blackout" by Muse, British Sea Power; "Black Out" by Lovedrug
- "Blast off" by G-Dep, P Diddy;
- "Blessed" by Meg Hutchinson, Elton John, Cheryl Wheeler
- "Blind" by Deep Purple, Korn, The Nields, John Norum, Silverchair
- "Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen (covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band), The Streets
- "Blood" by Candiria, Pearl Jam, Queensrÿche, Gaia Consort; "Blood (Empty Promises)" by Papa Roach
- "Blow Away" by George Harrison, Kate Bush
- "Blue" by The Bluetones, The Jayhawks, LaTour, Joni Mitchell, A Perfect Circle, LeAnn Rimes, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Smashing Pumpkins, System of a Down, Mai Yamane, Angie Hart, The Verve; "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
- "Blue Christmas" by Miles Davis, Elvis Presley (covered by Willie Nelson)
- "Blue Monday" by Fats Domino, New Order (covered by Orgy)
Bn-Bz
- "Bob" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities, NOFX, Primus, "Weird Al" Yankovic; "B.O.B." by Four Bitchin' Babes, Outkast
- "Bodies" by Drowning Pool, Sex Pistols (notable cover by Velvet Revolver), The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Body Rock" by DMX Krew, Ice-T, Maria Vidal, X-Ecutioners; "Bodyrock" by Moby
- "Bookends" by Eddie From Ohio, Simon and Garfunkel
- "Boom" by P.O.D., Soulfly, Trinket; "Boom!" by System of a Down
- "Boom Boom" by Trio, John Lee Hooker (hit version by The Animals, covered by many); "Boom Boom Boom" by Outhere Brothers; "Boom Boom Boom Boom" by Vengaboys
- "Born to Run" by Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen (covered by Joey Tempest)
- "Bottle of Wine" by Beck, Tom Paxton (covered by The Fireballs)
- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Tony Bennett, Green Day, Hanoi Rocks, Smokie
- "Bounce" by Blue, Bon Jovi, DVS, System of a Down
- "The Boxer" by Carbon Leaf, Simon and Garfunkel
- "Boys" by Beatles, Mary Jane Girls, Smile.DK, Britney Spears, Shonen Knife
- "Boys and Girls" by Good Charlotte, Bryan Ferry, Ayumi Hamasaki, Human League; "Boys and Girls -- Action" (theme song to The State) by Craig Wedren and Eli Janney
- "The Brady Bunch" by "Weird Al" Yankovic, TV series theme
- "Brand New" by BoDeans, Steve Hackett
- "Brand New Me" by Lesley Gore, The Partridge Family, Dusty Springfield, James Taylor
- "Break Away" by The Beach Boys, Art Garfunkel; "Break Away (from That Boy)" by Newbeats; "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson, Alan Parsons, Tracey Ullman, ZZ Top, Big Pig
- "Break It Up" by Rocket from the Crypt, Patti Smith
- "Breakdown" by 5ive, Michael Brook, Buzzcocks, Melissa Etheridge, Guns N' Roses, The Alan Parsons Project, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Reliant K, The Sweet, Tantric, BeForU, Jack Johnson (also done with Handsome Boy Modelling School)
- "Breathe" by Michelle Branch, Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul (covered by Wolfman and Pete Doherty), The Cure, Dave Gahan, Decoded Feedback, Depeche Mode, Disturbed, Fabolous, Faith Hill, Greenwheel (covered by Melissa Etheridge), Ministry (band), Kylie Minogue, Newsboys, Nickelback, Pink Floyd, The Prodigy, Sugar Ray, Roxette, Michael W. Smith, Taproot, Toploader, Midge Ure, Christopher Wiliams; "Breath" (often pronounced "breathe") by Swollen Members featuring Nelly Furtado, Pearl Jam; "Breathe (2 A.M.)" by Anna Nalick
- "Breathless" by 40 Below Summer, The Corrs, Lifer, Onelinedrawing
- "Brick" by Ben Folds Five, Dazz, Albert Collins
- "Broken" by 12 Stones, Bad Religion, Belly, Primal Scream, Seether featuring Amy Lee, Tears For Fears, Welt; "I'm Broken" by Pantera
- "Brother" by Alice in Chains, Dark New Day, Pearl Jam, Stone Sour, Toad the Wet Sprocket
- "Brown Sugar" by D'Angelo, the Rolling Stones, ZZ Top
- "Bulletproof" by Steve Brooks, The Nields, Morcheeba, (Bullitproof) by Shihad, "Bulletproof (I Wish I Was)" by Radiohead, Bullet Proof by Goo Goo Dolls
- "Burn" by Against Me!, Alkaline Trio, Beck, The Cure, Deep Purple (covered by Soilwork), Five Iron Frenzy, Megaherz, Neurosis (band), Nine Inch Nails, Rancid, Sister Machine Gun, Three Days Grace, Throwdown, Usher; "Burn Burn" by Lostprophets
- "Burning Bridges" by Garth Brooks,The Mike Curb Congregation, Kittie, Pink Floyd, Roger Miller, Jack Scott, Sunk Loto; "Burnin' Bridges" by Slaughter
- "Burning Heart" by Survivor, Vandenberg
- "Butterfly" by Tori Amos, Barry & the Tamerlanes, M, Mariah Carey, Crazy Town, Emmi, The Hollies, Jamiroquai, Koda Kumi, Kylie Minogue, The Screaming Trees, Smile.DK, Tiffany, Weezer, Andy Williams, David Usher, The Verve
- "By the Way" by Heavenly, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joe Scruggs
- "Bye Bye Love" by Everly Brothers, The Cars
C
Ca-Cm
- "California" by The Babys, Band de Soleil, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Kenny Chesney, Bobby Conn, Copeland, Dressy Bessy, Mark Erelli, Lenny Kravitz, Lil' Rob, Mahumodo, Joni Mitchell, Mylene Farmer, Rick Nelson, Nolan, Tom Petty, Liz Phair, Phantom Planet, Ratsy, Stan Rogers, Sarah Slean, Rufus Wainwright, Wave, Wax; "(Go to) California" by Rob Zombie; "Kalifornia" by Fatboy Slim, Ultra Bra
- "Call It in the Air" by Discover America, Jimmy Eat World
- "Call Me" by Blondie, Petula Clark (covered by Shirley Bassey, Ferron, Chris Montez, Frank Sinatra), Dennis DeYoung, Yuki Hsu; "Call Me Call Me" by Steve Conte
- "Calypso" by John Denver, Jean-Michel Jarre, Spiderbait, Suzanne Vega
- "Candy" by Ash, Cameo, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson, The Presidents of the United States of America, Martin Sexton, Lovedrug
- "Candy Girl" by The Four Seasons, New Edition
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (covered by The Flaming Lips), Silver Sun
- "Can't Stop" by After 7, Hanson, Jacksoul, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tesla, That Petrol Emotion
- "Careless" by Barenaked Ladies, Drive-By Truckers, Everything But the Girl, The Replacements, Eddy Howard, The Go-Betweens
- "Carnival" by Burning Airlines, The Cardigans, Jeremy Enigk, Natalie Merchant, Our Lady Peace, Project Pitchfork, Texas
- "Carry Me" by Patty Griffin, Leni Stern, Trout Fishing in America, Loop
- "Castaway" by Mark Heard, Richard Shindell
- "Catapult" by Phish, R.E.M.
- "Caught Up" by R.Kelly, Usher
- "Celestial" by P.O.D.; "Celestial (The Tower)" by Isis
- "C'est la Vie" by Chuck Berry (covered by Bob Seger), B*Witched, Robbie Nevil, Sarah Vaughan, DJ Kun, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Shania Twain, "C'est La Vie Always 21" by Ace of Base
- "Chains of Love" by Pat Boone, Erasure
- "Change" by Andy Creeggan, Melissa Etheridge, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Patty Griffin, LFO, Oingo Boingo (as Boingo), Tears for Fears, John Waite; "Change (In the House of Flies)" by Deftones
- "Change the World" by Eric Clapton, Cold, Nellie McKay, P.O.D., The Offspring, V6, "Change the World (Lost Ones)" by Anberlin
- "Changes" by 2Pac, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Crispian St Peters, Yes, 3 Doors Down
- "Cherish" by The Association, Kool & the Gang, Madonna
- "Cherry Pie" by Marvin & Johnny (covered by Skip & Flip), Warrant
- "Cherub Rock" by The Smashing Pumpkins, Dragon Ash (samples bassline but is otherwise unrelated)
- "Children Of The Sun" by Hawkwind, Billy Thorpe
- "China" by Tori Amos, Greg Brown
- "Chocolate" by Kylie Minogue, Snow Patrol
- "Cinnamon Girl" by Prince, Neil Young (covered by John Entwistle, Type O Negative)
- "Circles" Incubus, Soul Coughing, The Who; "Circle" by Lacuna Coil, Slipknot
- "Circle of Life" by Jack Gladstone, Elton John, SM-Moonies
- "Clocks" by The Casual Dots, Coldplay, "Clocks (Angel of Mons)" by Steve Hackett
- "Close to You" by Maxi Priest, Judas Priest, Ayumi Hamasaki; "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by Carpenters
- "Closer" by Dave Gahan, Matt Pond PA, Nine Inch Nails, David Usher, Lemon Jelly
- "Closure" by Chevelle, Opeth
Cn-Cz
- "Cold" by Crossfade, The Cure, Lacuna Coil, LaTour, Annie Lennox, Matchbox Twenty, Morgenstern, Static-X, Tears For Fears
- "Cold Sweat" by 5ive, James Brown, Thin Lizzy, Warrant; "Coldsweat" by The Sugarcubes
- "Collision" by As I Lay Dying, Faith No More
- "Colors" by Crossfade, Utada Hikaru, The Minutemen, Ice-T, Roky Erickson; "Colours" by Phil Collins
- "Color My World" by Chicago; "Colour My World" by Petula Clark
- "Colorblind" by Counting Crows, Dresden Dolls; "Colourblind" by Darius, Hear'Say, Skin
- "Come As You Are" by Beverley Knight, M.O.D., Nirvana, Peter Wolf
- "Come Back and Stay" by Bad Boys Blue, Paul Young
- "Come Go With Me" by the The Del-Vikings (notable cover by The Fleetwoods), Exposé, Teddy Pendergrass
- "Come On, Come On" by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cheap Trick, Smash Mouth; "C'mon, C'mon" by Sheryl Crow, The Defectors, Go Betty Go, The Von Bondies
- "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring, Paley Brothers
- "Come Together" by the Beatles (covered by Aerosmith, Michael Jackson), Blur, MC5, Primal Scream, Spiritualized
- "Come Undone" by Duran Duran, Carol Noonan, Robbie Williams
- "Coming Up" by Ani DiFranco, The Cure, Meg Hutchinson
- "Communication Breakdown" by Chilliwack, The Flaming Lips, Led Zeppelin, Roy Orbison
- "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Good Charlotte, The Rolling Stones
- "Connected" by Stereo MC's, Hoobastank
- "Connection" by Elastica, The Rolling Stones
- "Control" by Alexisonfire, Puddle Of Mudd, Janet Jackson, Poe
- "Cool" by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (from West Side Story) Gwen Stefani, Superchunk, The Time
- "Cool Me Down" by Kieran Kane, Math & Science
- "Courage" by Alien Ant Farm, The Minutemen, Manowar; "Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)" by Tragically Hip (covered by Mychael Danna & Sarah Polley for the film The Sweet Hereafter)
- "Cowboys" by The Fugees, Portishead, Kent
- "Crash And Burn" by The Bangles, Savage Garden, Sheryl Crow, Simple Plan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lucky 7, Automatic Black, Jan Leyers, Over It; "Crash & Burn" by Ryan Malcolm; "Crash Burn" by Blues Traveler; "Crash N Burn" by Don Dokken
- "Crashing Down" by Eagle-Eye Cherry, Emmi, Sugarcult, Paul Wright
- "Crazy" by Aerosmith, Afghan Whigs, Joan Armatrading, Ashford & Simpson, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Barenaked Ladies, Cat Stevens, Cordrazine, Dave's True Story, Icehouse, Joe Satriani, K-Ci & JoJo, Kenny Rogers, Kidneythieves, Meat Puppets, Miki Howard, Pat Benatar, Patsy Cline (composed by Willie Nelson, covered by many; see Crazy (song)), Pylon (covered by R.E.M.), Seal (covered by Alanis Morissette), Simple Plan, Tori Amos; "(You Drive Me) Crazy" by Britney Spears; "Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)" by Nazareth; "Crazay" by Jesse Johnson featuring Sly Stone
- "Crazy Love" by Paula Abdul, The Allman Brothers Band, Paul Anka, Sammy Cahn (covered by Frank Sinatra, The Isley Brothers, Dinah Washington),Marianne Faithfull, Melanie, Van Morrison (covered by many), Ce Ce Peniston, Poco; "Crazy Love, Vol. II" by Paul Simon
- "Crazy Town" by Sutherland Brothers, Velocity Girl
- "Creep" by Lambretta, Radiohead (covered by Cake), Stone Temple Pilots, TLC; "C.R.E.E.P" by The Fall
- "Criminal" by Fiona Apple, Eminem
- "Cruel" by Bryan Ferry, Thomas Dolby, Tori Amos, Prefab Sprout
- "Crush" by Jennifer Paige (covered by The Dismemberment Plan), Mandy Moore, Jimmy Eat World, Gavin DeGraw, Dave Matthews Band, Smashing Pumpkins
- "Cry" by Hilary Duff, The Four Lads, Godley & Creme, Faith Hill, Michael Jackson, Mandy Moore, The Mavis's, Johnnie Ray, James Blunt, The Birthday Party
- "Cry Baby" by Jemini, Janis Joplin, Spiller; "Crybaby" by Mariah Carey, Information Society
- "Cry Baby Cry" by the Beatles, Throwing Muses
- "Crying" by Björk, Roy Orbison, Sugarcult; "Cryin'" by Aerosmith, Joe Satriani, Vixen
D
Da-Dm
- "Dance Little Sister" by The Rolling Stones, Terence Trent D'Arby
- "Dangerous" by Arrogant Worms, Da Buzz, Depeche Mode, Frente!, Michael Jackson, Kristina Olsen, Busta Rhymes, Roxette, Trout Fishing in America, The Who
- "Darkness" by Die Form, Peter Gabriel, The Human League, Lacrimosa, Rage Against The Machine, Stratovarius, Third Eye Blind, Tiger Lillies Twiztid, "Dunkelheit" by Burzum, Darren Hayes
- "Daughter" by Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Vienna Teng
- "Day After Day" by Badfinger, Def Leppard, Hooverphonic, Thompson Twins,
- "Daydreamin'" by Tatyana Ali, Youjeen; "Daydreaming" by Massive Attack
- "Days Go By" by Dirty Vegas, Shakira, Duncan Sheik, Keith Urban
- "Dead" by Komeda, Korn, Pixies, Therapy?, They Might Be Giants, Khanate
- "Dear Diary" by Patty Larkin, The Moody Blues, Pink, Britney Spears, Travis
- "Dear God" by Patsy Cline, Evil's Toy, Midge Ure, XTC (covered by Sarah McLachlan)
- "Deep" by East 17, Charlton Hill, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam
- "Deeper" by Econoline Crush, Hanson
- "Deeper and Deeper" by The Fixx, Madonna, Freda Payne
- "Democracy" by 28 Days, Leonard Cohen, The Damned, Killing Joke
- "Demolition Man" by Def Leppard, The Police
- "Devil Inside" by INXS, Utada
- "Devil Woman" by Cliff Richard, Marty Robbins, Ringo Starr
- "Dig" by Miles Davis, Mudvayne, NOFX, Quiet Riot
- "Disappear" by INXS, Hoobastank, Jars of Clay
- "Disco Inferno" by 50 Cent, The Trammps,
- "Disconnected" by Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Lindsay Lohan, Queensrÿche, Smashing Pumpkins
- "The Disease" by David J, Echo and the Bunnymen; "Disease" by The Dictators, Matchbox Twenty
Dn-Dz
- "Do Fries Go With That Shake?" by Gillette, George Clinton
- "Dog Eat Dog" by Adam and The Ants, De La Soul, Joni Mitchell, "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "Do It Again" by The Beach Boys, Jay-Z, The Kinks, Queens of the Stone Age, Steely Dan, Stroke 9
- "Do You Love Me" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Contours (covered by The Dave Clark Five and The Sonics), Kim Fowley (notable version by KISS)
- "Doctor Doctor" by Thompson Twins, UFO (covered by Iron Maiden), The Who; "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer; "Doctor! Doctor!" by The Blood Brothers
- "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by The Damned, The Who
- "Don't Ask" by Einstein's Little Homunculus, Trina Hamlin
- "Don't Be Cruel" by Bobby Brown, Elvis Presley (covered by Cheap Trick)
- Bobby Brown and Cheap Trick's songs were top hits of 1988
- "Don't Be Shy" by George Duke, The Libertines, Cat Stevens
- "Don't Bring Me Down" by The Animals, Electric Light Orchestra, The Pretty Things
- "Don't Cry" by Asia, Boy George, Guns N' Roses, Jakalope, Seal, Neil Young
- "Don't Leave Me" by The All-American Rejects, Blackstreet, Blink-182, Green Day, Harry Nilsson
- "Don't Leave Me Now" by Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Elvis Presley
- "Don't Let Go" by Foreigner, Roy Hamilton, Loverboy, Snoop Dogg, Wang Chung, Weezer; "Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue
- "Don't Look Back" by Barry and the Remains, Boston, Huey Lewis and the News, Thalia
- "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac, Our Lady Peace, The Rolling Stones; "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" by Mariah Carey featuring Mystikal; "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" by The Outhere Brothers
- "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, Olivia Newton-John
- "Don't Stop Movin'" by Killing Joy, S Club 7
- "Don't Tell Me" by Avril Lavigne, Madonna
- "Don't Tread On Me" by 311, Damn Yankees, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Metallica
- "The Doppler Shift" by Bomis Prendin (two different songs on the EP Phantom Limb, 1980)
- "Double Trouble" by Elvis Presley
- "Down" by 311, Blink-182, Candiria, Miles Davis, Fuel, Danielle Howle, King's X, Motograter, Harry Nilsson, Pearl Jam, Pitchshifter, Something Corporate, Stone Temple Pilots, Stroke 9
- "Downfall" by Children of Bodom, Matchbox Twenty, TRUSTcompany
- "Downtown" by Petula Clark, Tegan and Sara
- "Down By the Water" by Jim Armenti (covered by Cry Cry Cry), PJ Harvey
- "Down Here" by Jim's Big Ego, David Wilcox
- "Down on Me" by Cynthia Catania, Janis Joplin, Jackyl, The Jesus and Mary Chain
- "Dracula" by Iced Earth, Gorillaz
- "Drain" by James Cotton, Hednoize, Noise Unit, X Japan
- "Dream Lover" by Big Star, Bobby Darin; "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey
- "Dream On" by Aerosmith, Depeche Mode, Nazareth
- "Dreamer" by Europe, Ozzy Osbourne, Supertramp
- "Dreams" by The Allman Brothers Band, The Cranberries, The Descendents, Fleetwood Mac (covered by The Corrs), Gabrielle, The Game, Jeff Jones (musician) (covered by Priscilla Herdman, King's X, Cormac McCarthy (musician) TV on the Radio, Van Halen
- "Drive" by Amen, Assemblage 23, The Cars, Incubus, R.E.M., Rachael Sage; "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" by Alan Jackson
- "Drown" by Dokken, The Smashing Pumpkins, Three Days Grace,
- "Drowning" by Adema, Backstreet Boys, Crazy Town, The Cure, Hootie and the Blowfish, Hundred Reasons
- "Dumb" by Garbage, Nirvana, The 411
E
- "Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith, Krokus, Motörhead
- "Echo" by Incubus, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- "Echoes" by Camel, Gordon MacRae, Pink Floyd, Jo Stafford
- "Ebony Eyes" by The Everly Brothers, Rick James, Bob Welch, Stevie Wonder
- "Electric Blue" by The Cranberries, Icehouse
- "Electricity" by Joni Mitchell, Moby, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Spiritualized
- "Elevation" by Television, U2
- "Embryo" by Black Sabbath, Dir en grey, Pink Floyd
- "Embrace" by Evergreen Terrace, Korn, Low
- "Emotion" by the Bee Gees (covered by Céline Dion and Destiny's Child), Daft Punk, Samantha Sang, "Emotional" by Abs
- "Emotions" by Mariah Carey, Brenda Lee
- "Empty Spaces" by Fuel, Pink Floyd
- "The End" by The Beatles, The Doors, Polly Jean Harvey, Hot Water Music, InMe,
- "End of the World" by Cold, Ayumi Hamasaki, The Living End X Japan; "The End of the World" by The Cure, Pet Shop Boys
- "Epic" by Faith No More, Kee Marcello
- "Epiphany" by Bad Religion, Staind, David Sylvian, Throwing Muses
- "Epitaph" by Badly Drawn Boy, Camel, King Crimson, Yuki Kajiura
- "Escape" by Hoobastank, Journey, Metallica, Muse, Prince; "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes
- "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles (covered by Atomic Kitten), John Norum
- "Every Day" by Steve Hackett, Buddy Holly, Stevie Nicks; "Everyday" by Authority Zero, Bon Jovi, Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Lisa Loeb, Jamiroquai, Dave Matthews Band, Angie Stone
- "Evergreen" by Echo and the Bunnymen, Barbra Streisand, Westlife, Will Young, Hyde
- "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton (covered by Gloria Estefan and others), Andy Gibb, Howard Jones, Barbara Pittman, Rufus/Chaka Khan, SeYUN
- "Everyone's in Love With You" by David Byrne, Steve Earle
- "Every Heartbeat" by Amy Grant, Carina Norlund
- "Every Morning" by The Cranberries, Sugar Ray
- "Everytime" by Butterfingers, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Simple Plan
- "Everything About You" by The Field Mice, Ugly Kid Joe
- "Everything Changes" by Chaka Khan, Little Big Town, Scatman John, Matthew Sweet, Take That, Kathy Troccoli
- "Everywhere" by Michelle Branch, Fleetwood Mac
- "Evil Woman" by Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, The Troggs (covered by Spooky Tooth)
- "Eyes of the World" by Fleetwood Mac, Finn Brothers, the Grateful Dead
F
Fa-Fm
- "Face to Face" by Daft Punk, Foreigner
- "Fade Away" by 12 Stones, Blur, Oasis, Sloan
- "Fading Away" by Andrew Kerr, Ann Reed
- "Faded" by The Afghan Whigs, Default, Ben Harper, Soul Decision
- "Faith" by The Cure, George Michael, Rebecca Riots
- "Fall" by Kay Hanley, Viva la Diva, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Wild Strawberries
- "Fall Away" by Catie Curtis, David Wilcox
- "Fall From Grace" by Lisa McCormick, Les Sampou
- "Fall to Pieces" by Avril Lavigne, Velvet Revolver
- "Fallen" by 30 Seconds To Mars, Ill Niño, One Dove, Sarah McLachlan
- "Falling" by Julee Cruise, Greg Greenway, Keahiwai, Lacuna Coil, Poi Dog Pondering; "Fallin'" by The Brothers Creeggan, Connie Francis, Jamiroquai, Alicia Keys, The Seeds, Sonia Rutstein; "F-f-f-falling" by The Rasmus
- "Falling Down" by 40 Below Summer, Muse, Staind
- "Falling for You" by Something Corporate, Student Rick, Weezer
- "Fame" by David Bowie, Irene Cara
- "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige, Sly and the Family Stone
- "Family Tree" by Belle and Sebastian, Ben Kweller
- "Fantasista" by Dragon Ash, Hitomi Shimatani
- "Fantastic Voyage" by David Bowie, Lakeside, Coolio
- "Fantasy" by Appleton, Mariah Carey, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aldo Nova
- "Fear" by Sarah McLachlan; "Fear (of the Unknown)" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
- "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company, Roberta Flack
- "Fever" by Little Willie John (covered by many, including The Cramps, Peggy Lee, Madonna, The McCoys, Elvis Presley, Superpitcher), Kylie Minogue; "Fever!" by Orange Range
- "Fiend" by American Head Charge, Coal Chamber; "F(r)iend" by In Flames
- "Fingertips" by The Residents, Roxette, They Might Be Giants, Emiliana Torrini, Poe; "Fingertips (Pt. 2)" by Little Stevie Wonder
- "Finish What You Started" by Lea Salonga; "Finish What Ya Started" by Van Halen
- "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Daniel Lanois,Bruce Dickinson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jimi Hendrix (covered by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ladytron, The O.C. Supertones' Ohio Players, Freaky Flow, Scooter, Soulfly, Bruce Springsteen (notable cover by The Pointer Sisters), Cirith Ungol, U2, Wada Kouji, Delirious?; "Fiiire" by Sha-Boom
- "Firefly" by Breaking Benjamin, InMe, Garnet Rogers; "Fireflies" by Lori McKenna (covered by Faith Hill), "Euphoria (Firefly)" by Delerium
- "Fly" by Sarah Brightman, Céline Dion, Vance Gilbert, Hilary Duff, Jars of Clay, Moxy Früvous, Sugar Ray, Tiffany, Veruca Salt
- "The Fly" by Sarah Brightman, Chubby Checker, U2
- "Fly Away" by 38 Special, Bread, B*Witched, John Denver with Olivia Newton-John, Insane Clown Posse, Michael Jackson, Crystal Kay, Lenny Kravitz, The Living End, Poe, Youjeen
- "Flying" by Badfinger, The Beatles, Throwing Muses
Fn-Fz
- "Follow Me" by Atomic Kitten, John Denver, Kumiko Itou (Rearranged by Kenji Kawai for the film Innocence: Ghost in the Shell), Kill Switch...Klick, Uncle Kracker, Savatage, Two Nice Girls
- "Fool" by Blur, Fog, Rasmus, Shakira
- "Forever Love" by Gary Barlow, The Dynamics, X Japan (covered by Maria Kawamura)
- "Forever Young" by Alphaville, Bob Dylan (covered by Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary), Meat Loaf, The Pretenders, Rod Stewart), Tyketto
- "Forgotten" by Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park
- "For You" by Barenaked Ladies, Toshi Reagon, Bruce Springsteen, Staind, Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards, Prince
- "For Your Love" by The Beloved, Blondie Chaplin, The Yardbirds
- "Fox On The Run" by George Jones, The Sweet covered by Girlschool
- "Fragile" by Every Little Thing, Nanci Griffith, Sting, Trembling Blue Stars, Wire; "The Fragile" by Nine Inch Nails
- "Frame By Frame" by Steve Hillage, King Crimson
- "Frankenstein" by Aimee Mann, The New York Dolls, Edgar Winter, Iced Earth, Twiztid
- "Free" by Namie Amuro, Concrete Blonde, Asia, Chicago, Depeche Mode, The Kennedys, Phish, Rick Springfield, Midge Ure
- "Freedom" by Alice Cooper, Erasure, Gun, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Paul McCartney, George Michael (aka "Freedom 90", covered by Robbie Williams), The Pointer Sisters, Rage Against the Machine, Tegan and Sara, Viva la Diva, Wham!, Neil Young
- "Friends of Mine" by Duran Duran, Adam Green
- "Frozen" by Madonna, Tegan and Sara
- "Fuck Off" by Kid Rock, Shaggy 2 Dope
- "Fuck You" by Damageplan, Dr. Dre, Die Trying, Duff McKagan, Overkill, Wesley Willis; "Fuck You (An Ode To No One)" by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Fuel" by Catatonia, Ani DiFranco, Metallica
- "Full Moon" by Brandy, Stratovarius; "FullMoon" by Sonata Arctica
- "The Future" by Leonard Cohen, Prince
G
Ga-Gm
- "Galileo" by Amy Grant, Indigo Girls
- "The Game of Love" by Fairground Attraction, Katrina and the Waves, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Santana featuring Michelle Branch, Ike & Tina Turner
- "Games People Play" by The Alan Parsons Project, Joe South, The Spinners (The Spinners' song had its title changed to "They Just Can't Stop It, the (Games People Play)" so as to avoid confusion with the Joe South song.)
- "Garden Party" by Marillion, Rick Nelson
- "Gasoline" by Audioslave, MDFMK, Moist, Seether
- "Get Back" by the Beatles, Buckcherry, Veruca Salt, Ludacris
- "Get It On" by Chase, T-Rex (to avoid confusion, T-Rex's song was retitled "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" for U.S. release; T-Rex's version later covered by Power Station)
- "Get Off" by Foxy, The Dandy Warhols, Prince (briefly interpolated into the Prince and the New Power Generation song "Gett Off")
- "Girl" by Tori Amos, the Beatles, Beck, Built to Spill, Destiny's Child, Frente!, Pearl Jam, T. Rex, Sananda Maitreya
- "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins, Def Leppard, The Rascals, The Smithereens
- "Girls" by Beastie Boys, David Johansen, The Prodigy, Dwight Twilley, Eminem; "Girls..." By Marshall Crenshaw
- "Girls and Boys" by Blur, Britney Spears, Good Charlotte, Prince and the Revolution; "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" by Fefe Dobson
- "Give Peace a Chance" by Leon Russell, John Lennon
- "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, The Cadillacs (covered by The Manhattan Transfer), Them (aka "G-L-O-R-I-A", covered by many), U2, Brave Saint Saturn
Gn-Gz
- "Go" by Asia, Blink 182, Indigo Girls, Moby, Pearl Jam, The Replacements, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tones on Tail, Common, The Apples in Stereo
- "God" by Tori Amos, John Lennon, Outkast's Benjamin Andre, Prince and the Revolution, Seven Nations The Smashing Pumpkins, Wumpscut
- "God's Country" by Ani DiFranco, Diane Ziegler
- "Gold" by the artist (then) formerly known as Prince, Spandau Ballet, John Stewart, The Sugarcubes
- "Gone" by Ben Folds, The Comsat Angels (covered by Martin Gore), Ferlin Husky, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna, Montgomery Gentry, Laura Love Switchfoot, U2, *NSYNC; "Gone!" by The Cure
- "Gone Away" by The Offspring, Cold
- "Goodbye" by Caliban, Dave Gahan, Youjeen, Mark Erelli, Patty Griffin, The Nields, Spice Girls, hide, Def Leppard, Element 80, Ghost of the Robot, Save Ferris; "Good-Bye" by Mary Gauthier; Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) by Celine Dion
- "Good Enough" by Bobby Brown, Laura Love, Sarah McLachlan, Dodgy, Van Halen
- "Good Thing" by Eternal, Fine Young Cannibals, Patty Larkin, Paul Revere & the Raiders, James Taylor, Talking Heads
- "Good Times" by Atomic Kitten, Edie Brickell, Chic, Sam Cooke, TV theme song, S Club 7
- "Good Times, Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones
- "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys (covered by Psychic TV), Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- "Grace" by Jeff Buckley, U2, Jars of Clay
- "Grateful Days" by Ayumi Hamasaki, Dragon Ash
- "Gravity" by Nuno Bettencourt, Biohazard, James Brown, Coldplay, Kris Delmhorst, Eddie From Ohio, Hell Is For Heroes, LFO, A Perfect Circle, Rilo Kiley, Maaya Sakamoto, Michael Sembello, Soul Decision, Vienna Teng, The Dresden Dolls, Delirious?, Drugstore
- "The Great Pretender" by Brian Eno, The Platters (covered by Freddie Mercury)
- "Greed" by Faith No More, Fugazi, Godsmack, Liberty X
- "Green Eyes" by Coldplay, Garnet Rogers, Hüsker Dü, Kate Wolf
- "Grinder" by Big Black, Judas Priest
- "Gun" by Honeycrack, The Revolution Smile, Soundgarden
- "Gypsy" by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Dio, Fleetwood Mac, Luscious Jackson, The Moody Blues, Uriah Heep, Suzanne Vega, Beltana and the jazz standard "Gypsy" performed by Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Mel Torme, and many others.
- "Gypsy Woman" by The Impressions (covered by Brian Hyland), Martin Sexton; "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters
H
Ha-Hm
- "Hallelujah" by Ryan Adams, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen (the song covered by John Cale, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley),Insane Clown Posse, Martin Sexton and "Halleluja" by Rammstein
- "Halloween" by Aqua, Dead Kennedys, Helloween, The Misfits, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sonic Youth
- "Halo" by The Cure, Depeche Mode, Foo Fighters, Porcupine Tree, SOiL, Texas
- "Hand in Hand" by BoDeans, Phil Collins
- "Hangin' Around" by Counting Crows; "Hangin' Round" by Lou Reed; "Hanging Around" by The Stranglers
- "Happy" by Elf, Johnny Mathis, King's X, Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Tracy Chapman
- "Happy Birthday" by Altered Images, Gary Glitter, Loretta Lynn, Nick Cave, Stevie Wonder (see Happy Birthday (1980 song)), "Weird Al" Yankovic; "Happy Birthday to You" by Patty & Mildred Hill
- "Happy Together" by The Jam, Roxette, The Turtles (covered by Simple Plan)
- "Harbor" by Matt Nathanson, Vienna Teng
- "Hard Times" by Edie Brickell, Stephen Foster (covered by Laura Love), Run-D.M.C.
- "Hard Headed Woman" by John Lee Hooker, Elvis Presley
- "Have A Nice Day" by Bon Jovi, Stereophonics
- "Have It All" by Ace Troubleshooter, Foo Fighters
- "Head Over Heels" by ABBA, The Go-Go's, Midnight Oil, Tears for Fears,
- "Heart and Soul" by Hoagy Carmichael (recorded by The Cleftones and Jan & Dean among others), Joy Division, Huey Lewis and the News, T'Pau
- "Heartbeat" by Don Johnson, King Crimson, John Lawton, Steps, Wire
- "Heart of Stone" by Cher, Taylor Dayne, Europe, The Rolling Stones, Underoath; "Hearts of Stone" by Bruce Springsteen
- "Heartbreak Hotel" by Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price, The Jacksons, Elvis Presley
- "Heartbreaker" by The Bee Gees, Pat Benatar, Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z, Grand Funk Railroad, The Intergalactic Touring Band, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Dionne Warwick (The song by The Rolling Stones is entitled "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo")
- "Heat of the Night" by Bryan Adams, Aqua
- "Heaven" by Bryan Adams (covered by DJ Sammy), Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Jónsi, Live, Los Lonely Boys, Luna Halo, Carol Noonan, The O.C. Supertones, Pere Ubu, the Psychedelic Furs, Talking Heads, Warrant
- "Heaven and Hell" by Black Sabbath, The Easybeats, Vangelis, The Who
- "Heaven Knows" by The Grass Roots, Kristen Hall, Robert Plant, Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
- "Heaven Tonight" by Hole, Lea Salonga, Yngwie Malmsteen
- "Helena" by The Misfits, My Chemical Romance
- "Hello" by Evanescence, Lionel Richie, Oasis, The Beloved, The Cat Empire, Poe, Hyde
- "Hello Again" by Neil Diamond, The Cars, Dave Matthews Band
- "Help" by Tina Turner; "Help!" by The Beatles (covered by many artists)
- "Here I Go Again" by E-Type, Kim Richey, Whitesnake (covered by Mandaryna)
- "Here With Me" by Michelle Branch, Dido
- "Here We Go" by Bowling for Soup, C&C Music Factory, *NSYNC, Joe Walsh, Moonbaby (covered by Girls Aloud and Lene Nystrøm Rasted)
- "Hero" by Mariah Carey, Europe, Enrique Iglesias, Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott, Machinae Supremacy, Ministry, Verve Pipe; "The Hero" by Queen
- "Heroes" by David Bowie (covered by The Wallflowers); Jill Sobule
- "Hey Baby" by Duke Ellington, No Doubt, Ted Nugent; "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel (covered by DJ Ötzi); "Hey Baby Hey" by Greg Brown
- "Hey You" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Pink Floyd, Scorpions, The Quireboys; "Hey You!!!" by The Cure
- "High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd(covered by Nightwish)
- "High Fidelity" by Daft Punk, Elvis Costello
- "High Water" by Rush; "High Water (for Charlie Patton)" by Bob Dylan
Hn-Hz
- "Hold On" by Sam Bush, Catie Curtis, Dave Gahan, Deep Purple, the Ellen James Society, En Vogue, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Kansas John Lennon, Limp Bizkit, Sarah McLachlan, Carrie Newcomer, Sister Hazel, Jamie Walters, Wilson Phillips, Yes, Steve Winwood, Tom Waits; "Hold On!" by Herman's Hermits
- The En Vogue and Wilson Phillips songs were the U.S. Top 10 simultaneously, and both were in the Top 10 singles of 1990; see also "Angel Eyes" above
- "Hold On Tight" by Electric Light Orchestra, Samantha Fox
- "Hold the Line" by Toto, Jeanette
- "Hold Up" by Serge Gainsbourg, Murphy Lee, The Living End
- "Holiday" by The Bee Gees, Green Day, The Happy Mondays, Madonna, The Scorpions, Unwritten Law, Weezer
- "Home" by The Cure, Depeche Mode, Stephen Fearing, Michael Buble, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Patty Larkin, Heather Nova, Shihad, The Smashing Pumpkins, Smash Mouth, Southern Rail, Staind, Suicidal Tendencies, Three Days Grace, 12 Stones
- "Honestly" by Stryper, Zwan
- "Honey" by Tori Amos, Mariah Carey, Bobby Goldsboro, Ayumi Hamasaki Moby, Sam Shaber, L'arc~en~Ciel
- "Honey Honey" by ABBA, Lewis Lymon & the TeenChords
- "House of Pain" by Faster Pussycat, Vance Gilbert, Van Halen, Deep Purple
- "Hot Love" by Cheap Trick, T. Rex
- "Hot Stuff" by The Rolling Stones, Donna Summer
- "How Deep is Your Love" by The Bee Gees, Jonatha Brooke, Dru Hill
- "How Does It Feel" by The Creation, Crass, Slade, Avril Lavigne; "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" by D'Angelo
- "How was I to know" by Reba McEntire, John Michael Montgomery
- "Human" by the Human League, Goldfrapp, the Pretenders; "-Human" (Pronounced "Minus Human") by Metallica
- "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson, Madonna
- "Hunter" by Björk, Dido; "The Hunter" by Clannad, Albert King (covered by Blue Cheer); "The Hunter" by Danzig, GTR
- "Hurts So Good" by Millie Jackson, John Mellencamp, Jimmy Somerville
- "Hyperactive" by The Donnas, Robert Palmer; "Hyperactive!" by Thomas Dolby
- "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G., System of a Down
- "Hysteria" by Def Leppard, Muse
I
- "I" by Aphex Twin, Pizzicato Five, Taproot; "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Ben E. King
- "I Believe" by Blessid Union of Souls, Jane Froman (covered by Robson and Jerome and others), Mahalia Jackson, R.E.M., Tears for Fears; "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" by Stevie Wonder
- "I Call Your Name" by a-ha, The Beatles, Roxette
- "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash (covered by Dena DeRose and Jimmy Cliff), Gospel Gangstaz
- "I Can't Dance" by Genesis, Tom T. Hall (notably covered by Gram Parsons), Faron Young
- "I Can't Help Myself" by The Temptations, Joey Lawrence
- "I Do" by Ilaria Graziano, Lisa Loeb, The Marvelows (covered by the J. Geils Band); "I Do!!" by Toya
- "I Don't Know" by Beastie Boys, Céline Dion, Carole King, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Lostprophets, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Ozzy Osbourne, The Replacements, Usher
- "I Don't Mind" by James Brown, The Buzzcocks, The Decemberists
- "I Don't Wanna Know" by Phil Collins, Indigo Girls, New Found Glory, Mario Winans
- "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles, Riddlin' Kids
- "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis and Queen
- "I Hate Everything" by George Strait, The Suicide Machines
- "I Know" by Barenaked Ladies, Blur, Dionne Farris, Barbara George, John Gorka, Fiona Apple, Placebo, Vanilla Ninja; "File:Prince.eye.gif No" by Prince
- "I Like It" by Dino, Mandy Moore, Sammy, Gerry and the Pacemakers
- "I Like The Way" by Darren Hayes, BodyRockers, Outkast
- "I Love Music" by Andrew W.K., The O'Jays
- "I Love You" by The Dandy Warhols, Namie Amuro, Antiloop, Barenaked Ladies, Beat Happening, Lee Bernstein (sung by Barney the Purple Dinosaur), Mary J. Blige, The Boyfriends, Climax Blues Band, Bing Crosby, Gene Defcon, Céline Dion, Faith Evans, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, HIM, Martina McBride, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Vanilla Ice, The Volumes, The Zombies (covered by People), Daniel Lanois
- "I Need You" by America, the Beatles, Dave Gahan, The Kinks, The Rationals, LeAnn Rimes, The Who , Jars of Clay
- "I Put a Spell on You" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Leon Russell
- "I Saw The Light" by Hank Williams, Todd Rundgren
- "I Want it All" by Bis, Depeche Mode, Queen, Warren G featuring Mack 10
- "I Want to Be with You" by Bonzo Dog Band, written by Lee Adams/Charles Strouse (covered by many); "I Wanna Be with You" by The Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, The Raspberries; "I Wanna B with U" by Fun Factory, Scorpians
- "I Want You" by Elvis Costello, Drunken Tiger, Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Hanoi Rocks, Inspiral Carpets, KISS, Juliet Roberts, Mexico 70, Savage Garden, Thalia ft. Fat Joe, Third Eye Blind, The Troggs, Utah Saints, Cabaret Voltaire, Rachael Yamagata; "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by the Beatles; "Ich Will Dich" (appears on non-German releases as "I Want You") by Wumpscut
- "I Want You Back" by Girls Aloud, Jackson 5, *NSYNC, Hoodoo Gurus
- "I Will" by the Beatles, Radiohead
- "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton (covered by Whitney Houston); "I'll Always Love You" by Taylor Dayne
- "I Will Remember You" by Amy Grant, Sarah McLachlan; "I Remember You" by Brian McKnight, Roxette, Skid Row, The Ramones
- "I Wish" by R. Kelly, Skee-Lo, Stevie Wonder, L'arc~en~Ciel
- "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" by Barry & the Tamerlanes, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
- "I Would Die For You" Jann Arden; "I Would Die 4 U" Prince and the Revolution; "(I Would) Die For You" by Antique
- "I Would Have Loved You Anyway" by The Partridge Family; "I Would've Loved You Anyway" by Trisha Yearwood
- "I'll Be There" by The Escape Club, Gloria Gaynor, the Jackson 5 (covered by Mariah Carey)
- "I'll Be There for You" by the Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi, The Moffatts, The Rembrandts, Kenny Rogers
- "I'll Be Your Everything" by Tommy Page, Youngstown
- "I'm In Love Again" by The Animals, Fats Domino
- "I'm No Angel" by The Allman Brothers Band, Dido, Heather Nova
- "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc, Enrique Iglesias, Talking Heads
- "I'm Sorry" by John Denver, Brenda Lee, Little Johnny (aka Pauline Pantsdown), The Platters, Roxette; "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" by R.E.M.
- "I'm Still Here" by Crowded House, Johnny Rzeznik, Vertical Horizon, Barbra Streisand
- "I'm Your Man" by Leonard Cohen, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Wham!
- "I'm Yours" by Elvis Presley, Prince
- "I've Had It" by The Bell Notes, Black Flag, Aimee Mann
Ia-Iz
- "If" by Bread, Janet Jackson, Kee Marcello, Pink Floyd, The Cult, Insane Clown Posse, Drugstore
- "If I Wanted To" by Melissa Etheridge, Nerissa and Katryna Nields
- "In A Little While" by Amy Grant, U2, Uncle Kracker
- "In My Life" by The Beatles, Trina Hamlin
- "In My Room" by The Beach Boys, Utada Hikaru, Yazoo (aka Yaz), Insane Clown Posse
- "In the City" by The Jam, Joe Walsh, The Who
- "In the End" by Green Day, Linkin Park, The Living End, Rush
- "In the Flesh" by Blondie, Pink Floyd
- "In the Garden" by Eurythmics, Heather Nova
- "In the Shadows" by Children of Bodom, Annmarie Montade, The Rasmus, Story of the Year
- "In the Still of the Night" by Dion & The Belmonts, The Five Satins
- "In This Life" by Chantal Kreviazuk, Boyzone, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Madonna; "In This Life?" by Gang Starr
- "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel, Kylie Minogue, John Norum, Niamh Kavanagh
- "In Your Room" by The Bangles, Depeche Mode
- "Independence Day" by Ani DiFranco, Ferron, Martina McBride, Moxy Früvous
- "Innocent" by Fuel, Mike Oldfield, Our Lady Peace, "Innocente" by Delerium
- "Inside" by Terry Kitchen, Bill Morrissey, Van Halen, UNKLE
- "Into My Arms" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Jacobites
- "Intro" by dEUS, Merzbow
- "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, Live
- "Is This Love?" by Bob Marley, Alison Moyet, Survivor, Whitesnake, Ayumi Hamasaki; "Is this love" by Globe
- "Island" by Mad Capsule Markets, Mastodon, Heather Nova
- "Island In The Sun" by Harry Belafonte, Weezer
- "I Slept With (Band Name) And All I Got Was This Lousy Song Written About Me" by Daughters, Fall Out Boy
- "Isobel" by Björk, Dido
- "Isolation" by Buzzcocks, Joy Division, John Lennon
- "It Must Be Love" by Don Williams (covered by Alan Jackson), Ty Herndon, Madness
- "It Wasn't Me" by Lou Reed and John Cale, Shaggy
- "It's Alright" by 5ive, Blue, The Kinks
- "It's My Life" by The Animals, Bon Jovi, DJ Bobo, Dr. Alban, Talk Talk (notable cover by No Doubt)
- "It's Only Love" by Bryan Adams, the Beatles, Def Leppard, Heather Nova, Simply Red
- "It's Too Late" by Laurel Aitken, Bobby Goldsboro, Carole King, The New York Dolls, Wilson Pickett, The Small Faces, Evermore
J
- "Jaded" by Aerosmith, Green Day, Melissa McClelland, Operation Ivy; "Jaded (These Years)" by Mest
- "Jailbreak" by AC/DC, Thin Lizzy
- "James" by The Nields; "James!" by Erin McKeown
- "Jane" by Azra, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Jefferson Starship, Christine Lavin, Brooks Williams
- "Jennifer" by Brian Jonestown Massacre, Eurythmics, Faust
- "Jack the Ripper" by Morrissey, Motörhead, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, LL Cool J, Screaming Lord Sutch, Link Wray
- "Jerusalem" by Hugh Blumenfeld, Steve Earle, The Fall, Sinéad O'Connor "Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient time)" by William Blake and Hubert Parry (Covered by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Billy Bragg and others)
- "Je t'aime" by Lara Fabian, Les Savy Fav, Michel Polnaref; "Je t'Aime (Moi non Plus)" by Serge Gainsbourg
- "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers, Dir en grey, Seals & Crofts, Silver Sun
- "Johnny" by Vance Gilbert, Jeremy Wallace
- "Jolene" by Cake, Entrain, Janis Ian], Dolly Parton (covered by The White Stripes among others)
- "Josephine" by Tori Amos, Teitur, The Wallflowers
- "Joy to the World", a traditional Christmas song, also by Three Dog Night
- "Jubilee" by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Grant Lee Buffalo, Patti Smith, 10,000 Maniacs, Brooks Williams
- "Julia" by the Beatles, Fefe Dobson, Emm Gryner, Chantal Kreviazuk, Our Lady Peace, Eurythmics, Chris Rea, Silver Sun; "Julia (Not Julia)" by The Nields
- "Jump" by Every Little Thing, Kris Kross, Madonna, Lee Ryan, Simple Plan, Van Halen; "Jump (for My Love)" by the Pointer Sisters (covered as "Jump" by Girls Aloud), "Jumpin" by The 411, Liberty X
- "Jungle Love" by Steve Miller Band, The Time
- "Jungleman" by The Meters, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "Just Another Day" by Oingo Boingo, Jon Secada, Lloyd Banks, John Mellencamp
K
- "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison (covered by many, most notably The Beatles, Little Richard) Okkervil River, The Washdown
- "Kate" by Johnny Cash, Ben Folds Five
- "Kathleen" by Patty Larkin, Pinhead Gunpowder, Josh Ritter
- "Keep On Moving" by Bob Marley; "Keep On Movin'" by 5ive, Soul II Soul
- "Keep the Faith" by Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson
- "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen; "Keep Yourself Alive 2" by Daisuke Ishiwatari
- "Kick" by INXS, Tribe 8, Two Nice Girls
- "Kindness" by Toshi Reagon, David Wilcox
- "King Kong" by Alex Harvey, The Kinks, Frank Zappa
- "Kiss" by Prince (covered by The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones); "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" by Vengaboys
- "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)" by Perry Como; "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys
L
La-Lm
- "La La" by Ashlee Simpson, The Residents
- "Lady" by D'Angelo, The Datsuns, Die Ärzte, Lenny Kravitz, Little River Band, Modjo, Kenny Rogers, Styx; "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by Modjo, "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by The Commodores
- "Land of Hope and Glory" by Edward Elgar, Madness
- "Last Dance" by George Clinton, The Cure, The Raspberries, Donna Summer, Suburban Legends
- "Last Kiss" by AFI, Pearl Jam
- "Last Song" by Edward Bear, The Cardigans, Theory of a Deadman, Too Phat; "The Last Song" by The All-American Rejects, Elton John, Hilary Duff, The Smashing Pumpkins, X Japan, Gackt
- "Lately" by Linda Nawn, Lucinda Williams
- "Laughing" by The Guess Who, 54-40, REM
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" by Bon Jovi, Peter Gabriel, "Lay Your Hands" by Simon Webbe the Thompson Twins
- "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes, KoЯn (extremely rare track), Richard Thompson (though the titles are pronounced differently)
- "Lazy" by Deep Purple, Al Jolson, Love and Rockets, Richard Shindell
- "Leap of Faith" by Cliff Eberhardt, Loudon Wainwright III, Diane Ziegler
- "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd (covered by Leaether Strip), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- "Leave" by Barenaked Ladies, Trina Hamlin, Matchbox Twenty, R.E.M.; "Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo; "Had To (Leave)" by Katatonia
- "The Ledge" by Fleetwood Mac, The Replacements
- "Lemon Tree" by Fools Garden, Peter, Paul and Mary, Tarcy Su
- "Let it Rain" by The Adolescents, Eric Clapton, Amanda Marshall, UFO
- "Let It Rock" by Chuck Berry, Bon Jovi
- "Let It Shine" by Agnetha Fältskog, Al Green, Olivia Newton-John, Santana, Starsailor, Rick Springfield, Brian Wilson, Neil Young
- "Let Me Entertain You" by Queen, Robbie Williams
- "Let Me Go" by Cake, Melissa Ferrick Good Charlotte, Heaven 17, Rancid, 3 Doors Down
- "Let Me Love You" by Mario, John Norum
- "Let The Music Play" by Robert Earl Keen, Shannon
- "Let's Dance" by 5ive, David Bowie, The Monkees, Chris Montez (covered by The Ramones), Chris Rea
- "Let's Go" by The Bay City Rollers, The Cars, Eurythmics, The Fleshtones, New Order, The Ramones, Rancid, The Routers, The Sweet, Johnny Thunders, Trick Daddy, The Ventures, Wang Chung; "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)" by New Order
- "Let's Go Crazy" by The Clash, Prince and the Revolution
- "Let's Pretend" by The Germs, The Raspberries
- "Let's Work" by Mick Jagger, Prince
- "The Letter" by Box Tops (covered by Joe Cocker), Polly Jean Harvey, Kristin Hersh
- "Letterbomb" by Converge, Green Day
- "Lightning Rod" by Zebrahead, The Offspring
- "Liberate" by Disturbed, Slipknot; "Liberation" by Pet Shop Boys
- "Lies" by The Knickerbockers, Stan Rogers, Save Ferris, Thompson Twins
- "Light of Day" by Band de Soleil, Brooks Williams
- "Lights Out" by The Angry Samoans, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Residents, Peter Wolf, P.O.D., UFO, Johnny Winter
- "Lily" by Joan Baez, Kate Bush, Lily (my one and only) Smashing Pumpkins
- "Linger" by Jonatha Brooke, The Cranberries
- "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette (covered by D.H.T.), TNT
- "Little Earthquakes" by Tori Amos, Carrie Newcomer
- "Little One" by Beck, Elliott Smith
- "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley, Jewel, Queens of the Stone Age, The Runaways
- "Little Things" by Bush, Bobby Goldsboro, Good Charlotte, Scott Walker; "The Little Things" by Matthew Ryan; "It's The Little Things" by Alice Cooper
- "Live Wire" by AC/DC, Mötley Crüe
Ln-Lz
- "London After Midnight" by Wrathchild America, XII.Stoleti
- "London Boys" by T. Rex, Johnny Thunders
- "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka, Andrew Gold
- "Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers, Zeke
- "Look Away" by Kate Campbell, Rebecca Riots
- "Look Back in Anger" by David Bowie, Television Personalities; "Don't Look Back in Anger" by Oasis
- "The Look of Love" by ABC, Burt Bacharach (covered by many, including Dusty Springfield), Lesley Gore, Madonna
- "Look What You Done" by Al Green, Jet, Slade
- "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" by Gene Pitney; "(Looking) Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme from Ice Castles)" by Melissa Manchester
- "Los Angeles" by Frank Black, X, Imperial Drag, Tito Rodriguez
- "Lose Control" by James; Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop
- "Lose My Breath" by My Bloody Valentine, Destiny's Child
- "Loser" by Beck, 3 Doors Down, Z, "The Loser" by Switchfoot, Tad
- "Lost and Found" by The Saints (covered by The Hives), Sparks
- "Lost Weekend" by The Bats, Lloyd Cole, Wall of Voodoo
- "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry (hit cover by The Kingsmen, many other covers), The Pretenders
- "Louise" by Beth Amsel, Jim Henry
- "Love" by ACEILUX, Daevid Allen and Kramer, John Lennon, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Sundays; "(Three Fingers of) Love" by The Art of Noise
- "Love At First Sight" by Blue, two different songs by Kylie Minogue
- "Love for Sale" by Bon Jovi, Cole Porter, Talking Heads
- "Love Machine" by Girls Aloud, The Miracles, Morning Musume, The Time, My Bloody Valentine; "L.O.V.E. Machine" by W.A.S.P.
- "Love Me Do" by The Beatles, Badfinger
- "Love Song" by Alice in Chains, Syd Barrett, Blue Cafe, The Damned, Melissa Ferrick, Elton John, Lovepie, Madonna, Pink (singer), Sky, Tesla; "Lovesong" by Amiel, The Cure (covered by 311 and Anberlin); "The Love Song" by K-Os, Marilyn Manson
- "Love Will Find A Way" by Christina Aguilera, Pablo Cruise, Jackie DeShannon, Donovan, Nick Glennie-Smith, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Yes
- "Loving the Alien" by David Bowie, Velvet Revolver
- "Loving You" by Atomic Kitten, Jessica Simpson
- "Low" by Blues Traveler, Kelly Clarkson, Cracker, Foo Fighters, R.E.M., Testament and C.J. Ramone (among others)
- "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs, My Morning Jacket, Wire
- "Lucille" by The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers
- "Lucky" by Bif Naked, Laura Branigan, Solomon Burke, Petula Clark, The Dead Milkmen, Melissa Etheridge, Fish, Greg Kihn, The Ohio Express, Radiohead, The Roches, Britney Spears, Donna Summer, Lewis Taylor, Joey Tempest, 'Til Tuesday
- "Lucky Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Verve
- "The Lucky One" by Laura Branigan, Amy Grant, Freedy Johnston (covered by Mary Lou Lord) Alison Krauss and Union Station
- "Lullaby" (or "Lullabye") by Johannes Brahms, Jonatha Brooke, Pieta Brown, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, The Chevrons, Concrete Blonde, Alice Cooper, Creed, Andy Creeggan, The Cure, Ben Folds Five, Four Bitchin' Babes, Danielle Howle, Billy Joel, Yuriko Kaida (covered by Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch), Shawn Mullins, Pedro the Lion, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Starsailor, Trout Fishing in America, Zebra, Assemblage 23
- NOTE: Brahms' song is sometimes titled "Brahms Lullaby" or "Lullaby and Good Night"
M
- "Madrigal" by Opeth, Rush, Yes
- "Maggie Mae" (AKA "Maggie May"), a traditional sea shanty (covered by Judy Garland, the Beatles); "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
- "Magic" by Ben Folds Five, The Cars, Olivia Newton-John, Pilot
- "Manchild" by eels, Neneh Cherry
- "Mandy" by Irving Berlin, Barry Manilow (covered by Westlife)
- "Mansion On The Hill" by Hank Williams, Neil Young
- "Maria" by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (from West Side Story), Blondie, Sarah Brightman, Kathleen Edwards, Green Day, Kristina Olsen, Rage Against the Machine, David Sylvian, Scooter, Louise Taylor, Guano Apes; "María" by Café Tacuba; "(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria" by Ricky Martin; "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B
- "Marianne" by Tori Amos, The Easy Riders, Cliff Richard, Stephen Stills; "Mary Ann" by Ben Arthur, Alice Cooper
- "Marry Me" by Drive-By Truckers, Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond
- "Mary" by Patty Griffin, Anne O'Meara Heaton, Sarah McLachlan, Scissor Sisters
- "Masquerade" by Machinae Supremacy, SADS (band), Hyde (singer)
- "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Starr, Gazebo, Cosy Sheridan, The Temptations
- "Me, Myself and I" by Beyoncé, De La Soul, jiveJONES, Harry Nilsson, Shock Therapy
- "Medio Core" by Velocity Girl, NOFX
- "Megalomaniac" by KMFDM, Incubus
- "Mercy" by Alcatrazz, Nick Cave, Lightnin' Hopkins, Ohio Express, Spy Glass Blue, Wire
- "Mercy Seat" by Ultra Vivid Scene "The Mercy Seat" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo (later covered by Celtic Frost), South Park Mexican
- "Miami" by Will Smith, U2
- "Midnight Blue" by Lou Gramm, Megumi Hayashibara, Melissa Manchester
- "Miles Away" by Marc Cohn, Brooks Williams
- "A Million Miles Away" by Dune, Hanoi Rocks, The Offspring, The Plimsouls, Toto
- "Missing" by Beck, Everything But The Girl, The Roches
- "Missing You" by Diana Ross, John Waite (covered by Tina Turner and David Wilcox)
- "Mission" by Rush, Chris Cornell, "The Mission" by Queensryche
- "Mississippi" by Bob Dylan, John Linnell
- "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" by Mae, Straylight Run
- "Misunderstood" by Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, Wilco; "Missundaztood" by Pink
- "Modern Love" by David Bowie, Peter Gabriel
- "Momentum" by Aimee Mann, Steve Hackett, Vienna Teng
- "Monkey Island" by J. Geils Band, 13th Floor Elevators
- "Monkey Man" by The Rolling Stones, Toots and the Maytals (covered by The Specials)
- "Money" by Badfinger, Charli Baltimore, Gamma Ray, The Human League, Michael Jackson, Jamelia, KMFDM, Laura Nyro, Pink Floyd, Monty Python (Song is called "The Money Song"), Barrett Strong ("Money (That's What I Want)", also covered by the Beatles, the Kingsmen, and the Rolling Stones), Space, Suede, Two Nice Girls, John Butler Trio, Vitamin C, Velvet Revolver, Yes
- "Money Talks" by The Alan Parsons Project, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Extrema, Lil' Kim, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, Tim Russ, Wolfsbane
- "Moonchild" by Captain Beefheart, Iron Maiden, King Crimson, Fields of the Nephilim
- "More For Me" by Tegan and Sara, Andrew Kerr
- "More Than a Woman" by Aaliyah, the Bee Gees
- "More than This" by The Cure, Roxy Music (covered by 10,000 Maniacs), Matt Nathanson, Peter Gabriel
- "Moskau" by Dschinghis Khan, Rammstein
- "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich; "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" by Prince
- "Mother" by Tori Amos, Chicago, Danzig, Goldie, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, The Police, Wumpscut; "Mutter" by Rammstein
- "Motherland" by Crystal Kay, Natalie Merchant, Heather Nova
- "Movin' On" by Caroline Aiken, Donna the Buffalo
- "Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods, Laura Nyro, Tom Paxton, Yazoo (aka Yaz); "Mister Blue" by Donna Fuller
- "Music" by Helloween, Madonna, The New Fast Automatic Daffodils
- "My Generation" by Limp Bizkit, The Who (covered by many, including Green Day, Oasis, The Sweet)
- "My Girl" by The Temptations, Joey Lawrence
- "My Hometown" by David Massengill, Bruce Springsteen
- "My Love" by Petula Clark, Little Texas, Paul McCartney/Wings, Vangelis, Westlife
- "My Old Man" by Ian Dury, James Keelaghan, Joni Mitchell
- "My Way" by Banya, Eddie Cochran, Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Usher
- "My World" by 3 Doors Down, Avril Lavigne, Guns N' Roses, Metallica
- "Mysterious Ways" by Toto, U2 (covered by KMFDM
- "Mystery" by Indigo Girls, The Kennedys, Brooks Williams
N
- "Naked" by Goo Goo Dolls, Avril Lavigne
- "Narcolepsy" by Ben Folds Five, Third Eye Blind
- "Nasty Girl" by Destiny's Child, Mary Jane Girls (covered by Inaya Day), Nitty
- "Nature Boy" by Eden Ahbez (hit version by Nat King Cole, covered by many), Nick Cave, The Meatmen
- "Naughty Boy" by Günther, Killer, The Mavis's,
- "Naughty Naughty" by Danger Danger, John Parr "Naughty Naughty Naughty" by Age of Kali
- "Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag, Eddie Cochran
- "New York, New York" by Ryan Adams, Boney M, The Dictators, Liza Minnelli (more famous version by Frank Sinatra); "New York" by The Sex Pistols, U2
- "Never Again" by Discharge, Ja Rule, Killer, Nickelback
- "Never Enough" by Andrew Calhoun, Eminem, The Cure, David Wilcox
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley; "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" by Barry White
- "Newborn" by Depeche Mode, Muse
- "New York City" by Cub (covered by They Might Be Giants), John Lennon
- "Night and Day" composed by Cole Porter; "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure!
- "Night Train" by James Brown, Bruce Cockburn, Bill Morrissey; "Nightrain" by Guns N' Roses, Public Enemy
- "Nobody" by Five For Fighting, Silver Sun, Paul Simon Skindred, Sylvia; "The Nobodies" by Marilyn Manson
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper (covered by Megadeth), Sparks
- "No More Tears" by The KLF, Ozzy Osbourne; "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
- "The Noose" by The Offspring, A Perfect Circle
- "No One Knows" by Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age; "Know One Knows" by Badfinger
- "Nothing" by A, Depeche Mode, Kristen Hall, James Keelaghan, McFly
- "No Way" by The Adolescents, Back in 92, Freakpower,
- "Nowhere to Go" by Cliff Eberhardt, Melissa Etheridge, Erica Wheeler
- "Numb" by Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Ill Niño, Holly McNarland, Linkin Park, Pink, U2, Portishead
O
Oa-Ou
- "Obsession" by Animotion, Army of Lovers, Asia, Scorpions, See-Saw, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Unwritten Law, Sarah Vaughn, Delirious?; "Obsession (No Es Amor)" by Frankie J
- "Obvious" by Blink-182, Jane's Addiction
- "The Ocean" by Led Zeppelin, U2
- "Ohio" by Modest Mouse, Neil Young (covered by The Isley Brothers); "Ohio (Come Back To Texas)" by Bowling For Soup
- "Oh Yeah" by Ash, Daft Punk, Foxy Brown, Marie Sisters, Yello; "Oh Yeah!" by Alanis Morissette, Big Tymers
- "On the Radio" by Cheap Trick, Donna Summer; "... On the Radio (Remember The Days)" by Nelly Furtado; "Oh Yeah (On the Radio)" by Roxy Music
- "On the Road Again" by Canned Heat, Willie Nelson
- "Once in a Lifetime" by Sarah Brightman, Talking Heads, Wolfsheim
- "One" by The Bee Gees, cast of A Chorus Line, Creed, Dokken, Eddie From Ohio, Hooverphonic, Yoko Kanno, Madhouse, Metallica, Harry Nilsson (notably covered by Three Dog Night), Alanis Morissette, U2 (covered by Johnny Cash), Filter; "The One" by Backstreet Boys, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit, Mariah Carey, Prince, Shakira
- "One By One" by Billy Bragg & Wilco, Enya, The Free Design, INXS, Chumbawamba
- "One Day" by Björk, bôa, Custom, The Fall
- "The One I Love" by R.E.M., The Rasmus
- "One in a Million" by Aaliyah, Bodyjar, Bosson, Guns N' Roses, John McCutcheon, Pet Shop Boys, The Romantics
- "One Love" by A'Sa, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Atlantic Starr, Celi Bee, Regina Belle, Pat Benatar, Black Uhuru, Blue, Brent Bourgeois, Bobby Caldwell, The Carpenters, Carlene Carter, Chico DeBarge, Dr. Alban, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Andy Gibb, Al Green, Lil Raskull, The Logics, Vera Lynn, Tony Marino, Bob Marley (covered by The Cobbs, The Gipsy Kings, Bunny Wailer, and many others), Massive Attack, MC Luscious, Eddie Money, Nas, Jonathan Pierce, The Prodigy, Frank Sinatra, Sister Hazel, The Stone Roses, Cheryl Wheeler, Whodini; "One Luv" by Spice 1
- "One Man Army" by The Prodigy/Tom Morello, Our Lady Peace
- "One Man Band" by Leo Sayer, Three Dog Night
- "One More Time" by The Cure, Daft Punk, Korn, Real McCoy
- "One More Try" by George Michael, Timmy -T-
- "One of These Days" by Camper Van Beethoven, Mose Allison, Drive-By Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd, Santana and Ozomatli, Neil Young
- "One of Us" by ABBA, Joan Osborne (covered by the artist (then) formerly known as Prince), Nick Glennie-Smith
- "One Step Beyond" by Madness, The Ventures
- "One Step Closer" by Asia, Hear'Say, Linkin Park, S Club Juniors, U2
- "One Thing" by Finger Eleven; "The One Thing" by INXS; "1 Thing" by Amerie
- "One Way Ticket" by The Darkness, LeAnn Rimes
- "One World" by Dire Straits, The Feelers
- "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel, Iron Maiden
- "Only the Lonely" by The Motels, Roy Orbison
- "Only Time Will Tell" by Asia, Earth and Fire
- "Only You" by 112, Enrique Iglesias, Fleetwood Mac, OFF2, the Platters, Portishead, Savage, Scatman John, Yazoo
- "Open Your Eyes" by AFI, Alter Bridge, Asia, Guano Apes, Goldfinger, The Lords of the New Church
- "Open Your Heart" by Crush 40, Emily Bindiger, Europe, The Human League, Madonna
- "Operator" by Eddie from Ohio, Midnight Star, James Taylor; "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" by Jim Croce
- "Orange Crush" by Rose Polenzani, R.E.M., "Orange Crunch" by the U.S. Bombs
- "Ordinary Life" by Liquido, Starfield, Van Morrison, Chad Brock, Samian, Kristen Barry, Semisonic
- "Ordinary Man" by Breaking Benjamin, Fools Garden,
- "Orgasm" by Prince, "オルガスム" by X Japan
Ou-Oz
- "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Madness
- "Out in the Street" by The Shangri-Las (covered by Blondie), UFO, The Who
- "Out of Control" by Hoobastank, U2
- "Out of Time" by Blur, The Rolling Stones
- "Outlaw" by The Cult, Mission of Burma, Riot, Tristan Da Cunha, Whitesnake; "The Outlaw" by Larry Norman
- "Outside" by The Bats, David Bowie, The Fixx, George Michael, Staind, 311
- "Over and Over" by Angelina, Every Little Thing, the Dave Clark Five, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Green, Madonna, Morcheeba, Nelly featuring Tim McGraw, Neil Young, Young Heart Attack, Wilson Phillips; "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" by Frank Sinatra
- "Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zeppelin, Gary Moore (covered by Nightwish)
P
- "Palo Alto" by Numbers, Radiohead
- "Panic" by The Smiths, Suicidal Tendencies, Therapy?, Anathema
- "Paper Sun" by Def Leppard, Steve Winwood
- "Paradise" by Toshi Reagon, Bruce Springsteen
- "Paris" by Jonatha Brooke, Nerissa and Katryna Nields, Oystein Sevag
- "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop, The Wallflowers; "Passenger" by Powderfinger
- "Patches" by Clarence Carter, Dickey Lee
- "Pause" by The Art of Noise, Run-DMC
- "Peaceable Kingdom" by Patti Smith, Rush
- "Peaches" by Captain Beefheart, Nat "King" Cole, OutKast, Presidents of the United States of America, The Stranglers
- "Peek-a-Boo!" by Devo; "Peek-A-Boo" by Siouxsie & the Banshees
- "Penetration" by Iggy Pop/ The Stooges, The Ventures
- "Perfect" by Alanis Morissette, Fairground Attraction, Jermaine Jackson, Maren Ord, Sam Shaber, Cosy Sheridan Simple Plan, The Smashing Pumpkins, The The
- "Peter Pan" by Patty Griffin, Terry Kitchen
- "Photograph" by Def Leppard, disappear fear, Nickelback, Heather Nova, The Pretty Things, R.E.M. featuring Natalie Merchant, Ringo Starr, The Verve Pipe, Weezer
- "Play" by David Banner, Jennifer Lopez
- "Plenty" by Guru, Sarah McLachlan, Thingy
- "Point of no Return" by Expose, Nu Shooz
- "Poison" by Laurie Anderson, Alice Cooper, Bardot, Bell Biv DeVoe, Groove Coverage, the MC5, The Melvins, The Prodigy, Rancid
- Both Alice Cooper's and Bell Biv DeVoe's "Poison" were hits in 1989.
- "Polly" by The Kinks, Nirvana
- "Porcelain" by The Clientele, Moby, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "The Power of Love" by Shirley Bassey (covered by Laura Branigan, Céline Dion, Engelbert Humperdinck, Des O'Connor, Jennifer Rush), Deee-Lite, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Arlo Guthrie, Huey Lewis and the News, Charley Pride, Joe Simon
- "Pray" by Every Little Thing, Lovepie, MC Hammer, Tina Cousins
- "Problem Child" by AC/DC, The Damned, Roy Orbison, Graham Parker
- "Proof" by Coldplay, Paul Simon; "Prove" by Fuel
- "Propaganda" by The Exploited, Briskeby, Sepultura, Sparks
- "P.S. I Love You" by the Beatles, Frank Sinatra
- "Pump It Up" by Joe Budden, Elvis Costello, Danzel, Gary Numan
- "Purple Haze" by Groove Armada, Jimi Hendrix
- "Push" by The Cure, Dio, Liquid Liquid, Madonna, Matchbox Twenty, Moist, Sky, Smash Mouth
- "Push It" by Garbage, Salt-N-Pepa, Static-X; "Pushit" Tool
- "Put Your Arms Around Me" by Natural, Texas
Q
- "Quiet" by Alien Ant Farm, John Mayer, Rachael Yamagata, The Smashing Pumpkins
R
Ra-Rm
- "Radio" by Alkaline Trio, Chuck Brodsky, The Corrs, Goldfinger, Rancid, Smash Mouth, Teenage Fanclub, Robbie Williams, X-Dream; "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello
- "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith, The Four Seasons, Maroon 5
- "Rain" by 40 Below Summer, Abs, The Beatles, Bôa, The Chills, Steve Conte (a demo version is sung by Mai Yamane), The Corrs, The Cult, Guano Apes, Terence Trent D'Arby, June Rich, Lovepie, Madonna, X-Dream, Tones on Tail
- "Rattlesnake Shake" by Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row
- "Rat Race" by the Baha Men, Bob Marley, The Specials
- "Ready or Not" by After 7, Europe, The Fugees, Lou Gramm
- "Ready Steady Go" by L'arc En Ciel, Paul Oakenfold, Viva la Diva
- "Real Love" by The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, The Cretones, The Doobie Brothers, Toshi Reagon Lee Ryan, Slaughter, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jody Watley,
- "Real Thing" by Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam/Cypress Hill, 4HIM; "The Real Thing" by Russell Morris (covered by Midnight Oil), Lisa Stansfield, Faith No More, Jellybean featuring Steven Dante, Kenny Loggins, Lords of Acid, Gwen Stefani, Warrior Soul
- "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy, The Sweet
- "Reconsider Me" by Warren Zevon, Moneybrother
- "Red" by Belly, Mission of Burma, King Crimson, treble charger; "The Red" by Chevelle
- "Red Alert" by Quiet Riot, Basement Jaxx, Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
- "Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel, The White Stripes
- "Remedy" by The Black Crowes, Hot Water Music, Seether "The Remedy (I won't worry)" by Jason Mraz
- "Remember" by Air, Disturbed, Jimi Hendrix, Harry Nilsson
- "Remember Me" by Blueboy, British Sea Power, Hoobastank, Otis Redding, The Zutons, Journey; "Remember Me?" by Eminem
- "Repetition" by Blur, David Bowie, The Fall
- "Rescue Me" by Bell, Book & Candle, The Equators, Fontella Bass, Madonna, Becca Schack, Ultra
- "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, Pink, Erasure (covered by Wheatus)
- "Requiem" by King Crimson, Opeth, Slik
- "Revolution" by Authority Zero, the Beatles (also "Revolution 1"), Built to Spill, The Cult, Donna the Buffalo, Eddie From Ohio, Judas Priest, Jars of Clay, KMFDM, Bob Marley, R.E.M., Nina Simone, Spacemen 3 (covered by Mudhoney); "Revolution (in the Summertime)" by Cosmic Rough Riders; "Revolution 9" by The Beatles; "Revolution 1993" by Jamiroquai
- "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani featuring Eve, Hall & Oates, Sugarcult
- "Ride" by Lostprophets, The Vines
- "Ride on Time" by Black Box, ICE
- "Riff Raff" by AC/DC, Linkin Park
- "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy Slim, Jesus Jones, Liberty X
- "Right Now" by Atomic Kitten, Cliff Eberhardt, Jeanette, Terry Kitchen, KoЯn, Lisa McCormick, SR-71, Van Halen; "Right Right Now Now" by the Beastie Boys; "Right Now 2004" a re-release of their original "Right Now" by Atomic Kitten
- "Rio" by Duran Duran, Michael Nesmith
- "Rise" by Disturbed, Gabrielle, The Grid, Christine Kane, Origa, Primal Scream, Public Image Ltd, The Cult, David Wilcox
- "River" by , Patty Larkin, Joni Mitchell (covered by the Indigo Girls)
Rn-Rz
- "Road Runner" by Bo Diddley (covered by many, including The Animals, Hurriganes, The Pretty Things, The Who); "Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers
- "Rock & Roll" by The Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin "Rock & Roll (Parts 1 and 2)" by Gary Glitter
- "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" by Bad Company, The Kinks
- Both songs were hits in 1978.
- "Rock'n'Roll High School" by Ramones, Teddybears Stockholm
- "Rockstar" by Jimmy Eat World, that dog., "Rock Star" by Hole, Andrew Kerr
- "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin, No Doubt, Sting, The Whispers; "Rocksteady" by Remy Shand
- "Rollercoaster" by The Grid, Kent, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red House Painters
- "Roses" by Catie Curtis, dEUS, The Magnetic Fields, OutKast
- "Rosie" by The Mollys, Bill Morrissey
- "Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan, Timex Social Club
- "Run" by Catie Curtis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Snow Patrol
- "Run Away" by Chicago, Eric Carmen, Live, Real McCoy; "Runaway" by 10cc, 28 Days, Bon Jovi, The Corrs, Deee-Lite, Del Shannon, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gentle Giant, Linkin Park, Loleatta Holloway, Cormac McCarthy (musician), Janet Jackson, Jefferson Starship; "The Runaway" by Danny O'Keefe
- Janet Jackson's "Runaway" and Real McCoy's "Run Away" were both among the top 40 singles of 1995
- "Run Run Run" by Phoenix, Sly & the Family Stone, The Supremes, The Third Rail, The Velvet Underground, The Who (covered by The Birds), The Gestures, Jo Jo Gunne
- "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, Roxette
S
Sa-Sm
- "Sad But True" by Metallica, Orbital, Transplants
- "Sad Eyes" by Robert John, Bruce Springsteen (covered by Enrique Iglesias)
- "Sad Girl" by Moxy Früvous, Jen Trynin
- "Sad Song" by Lou Reed, Hooverphonic, Oasis. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
- "Saddest Song" by The Ataris, No Use for a Name, Streetlight Manifesto
- "Sadie" by Alkaline Trio, Joanna Newsom, The Spinners; "When I'm Gone (Sadie)" by No Address
- "Sahara" by Eddie From Ohio, Alex Harvey, Moxy Früvous
- "Sailing" by Christopher Cross, *NSYNC, Speed Of Sauce, Rod Stewart
- "Salvation" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Cranberries, Elton John, Rancid, Roxette, Sex Gang Children, Rick Wakeman
- "Samhain" by Inkubus Sukkubus, Ron Allen
- "San Francisco" by Kristin Hersh; "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie; "San Francisco (You Got Me)" by The Village People
- "Sandy" by The Carpenters, Dion, Larry Hall, Bill Morrissey, John Travolta; "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by Bruce Springsteen (covered by The Hollies)
- "Sara" by Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Starship
- "Satellite" by The Beloved, Collective Soul Dave Matthews Band, Kay Hanley, The Hooters, Aimee Mann, One Dollar Short, P.O.D., Sex Pistols, TV On The Radio, TNT
- "Save Me" by Aimee Mann, Sister Hazel, Queen, Embrace, KMFDM, Shinedown, Unwritten Law, Aretha Franklin
- "Say You Will" by Brandy, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Go Van Gogh, Wakefield
- "Scars" by Vanilla Ice, X Japan, Papa Roach, Rush
- "Schizophrenia" by The Descendents, Wayne Shorter, Sonic Youth
- "School Is Out" by Gary U.S. Bonds; "School's Out" by Alice Cooper (covered by Daphne and Celeste, Alex Harvey)
- "Secret" by Howie Day, Madonna, Maroon 5; "Secrets" by Good Charlotte
- "The Seeker" by Steve Earle, The Who (covered by Rush)
- "Session" by Linkin Park, The Offspring
- "Set It Off" by Audioslave, P.O.D., Peaches, Static-X
- "Set Me Free" by Bobby "Blue" Bland, 5ive, John Cale, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Hollies, The Kinks, MC Hammer, The Mighty Diamonds, Vince Neil, Teddy Pendergrass, Charlie Rich, The Sweet, Velvet Revolver; "Set Me Free (Remotivate Me)" by Depeche Mode
- "Seven Sisters" by Mary Lou Lord, Brooks Williams
- "Seven Wonders" by Fleetwood Mac, Nickel Creek
- "Seventeen" by Janis Ian, Moon Mullican, Sex Pistols, Winger; "17" by Mandy Moore and The Smashing Pumpkins; "I'm Seventeen" by Tommy Conwell
- "Sexuality" by Billy Bragg, Erasure, Garland Jeffreys, k.d. lang, Prince
- "Shadow" by Janis Ian, Maria Mena, Ashlee Simpson, Debi Smith, Britney Spears
- "Shape of My Heart" by Backstreet Boys, Sting; "Shape" by Sugababes
- "She" by Charles Aznavour, Gram Parsons, Green Day, Groove Coverage (the melody being a cover of the German Christmas carol "Stern über Bethlehem"), KISS, Live, The Misfits, The Monkees (covered by The Dickies), The Smashing Pumpkins, Suede
- "She Loves Me" by The Descendents, Bobby Vinton, Conway Twitty; "She Loves Me (When I Try)" by Brooks Williams
- "She's So High" by Blur, Tal Bachman (covered by Kurt Nilsen), Gabriela Robin
- "She's the One" by The Beta Band, The Ramones, Rymes with Orange, Saint Etienne, Bruce Springsteen, Robbie Williams
- "Sheep" by Pink Floyd, The Housemartins
- "Shimmer" by Fuel, Shawn Mullins, Throwing Muses
- "Ship of Fools" by Sarah Brightman, John Cale, The Doors, Robert Plant, World Party, Erasure, Yuki Kajiura
- "Shiver" by Coldplay, Natalie Imbruglia, Maroon 5
- "Shooting Star" by Bad Company, Boyzone, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Golden Smog, Elliott Smith, Cris Williamson
- "Shout" by Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Devo, Michael Jackson; "Shout!" by The Isley Brothers
- "Shout It Out Loud" by KISS, Oasis
- "The Show" by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, Girls Aloud, Lauren Waterworth
- "Show Me Love" by Robin S, Robyn, t.A.T.u
- "Show Me The Way" by Badlands, Destiny's Child, Peter Frampton, Styx
- "Show Must Go On" by Three Dog Night; "The Show Must Go On" by Pink Floyd, Queen
- "Show No Mercy" by Slayer, W.A.S.P.
- "Shut Up" by Black Eyed Peas, blink-182, Five Iron Frenzy, Nick Lachey, Madness, The Monks, Annmarie Montade, Kelly Osbourne; "Shut Up!" by Simple Plan
- "Sick and Tired" by Anastacia, "Sick 'n' Tired" by Ms Dynamite
- "Sick of it All" by The Distillers, Finger Eleven
- "Sign of the Times" by Dokken, Europe, Bryan Ferry, Madness, Night Ranger, Queensrÿche, Quiet Riot, Travis Tritt, "Sign O' The Times" by Prince; "A Sign of the Times" by Petula Clark
- "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" by Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas (covered by James Brown, Lefty Frizzell, and many others); "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Stevie Wonder (Blue covered Stevie's hit and had him feature on it)
- "Silence is Golden" by The Tremeloes, Garbage
- "Silver" by Pixies, Ric Ocasek
- "Silver And Gold" by Dolly Parton, Burl Ives(On Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer)), U2
- "Since I Fell for You" by Buddy Johnson (covered by many), Apollonia Kotero
- "Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin, Cheryl Wheeler, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Fine Young Cannibals, Rainbow; "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
- "Sing" by Blur, The Carpenters, Travis, Slowdive
- "Siva" by The Smashing Pumpkins, Dragon Ash
- "Slam" by Onyx, A-Teens; "The Slam" by tobyMac
- "Slide Away" by Oasis, The Verve
- "Slow Down" by Larry Williams (covered by the Beatles), Blur, Howie Day
- "Smile" by AFI, Charlie Chaplin (covered by Michael Jackson), The Fall, Katell Keineg, Laura Nyro, Pearl Jam, Vitamin C, Weezer, Scarface featuring 2Pac
- "Smoke" by The Bobs, Eddie from Ohio, Eskimo Joe
- "Smooth Operator" by Big Daddy Kane, Dorothy Dandridge, Sade
Sn-St
- "So Alive" by Ryan Adams, Love and Rockets, Toad the Wet Sprocket
- "So Far Away" by Crossfade, Dire Straits, Carole King (covered by Rod Stewart), The Red Hot Valentines, Roxette, Stabbing Westward, Staind
- "So Long" by The Chills, Goo Goo Dolls, Guster, Sister Hazel
- "So Young" by The Corrs, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses, Suede
- "Solitaire" by Martine Clemenceau (covered by Laura Branigan), Neil Sedaka (covered by The Carpenters and many others), Sam Shaber, Suzanne Vega
- "Soma" by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes
- "Some Other Time" by Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Kern (from On The Town), Alan Parsons Project, Gabriela Robin
- "Somebody's Baby" by Pat Benatar, Jackson Browne
- "Somebody to Love" by Boogie Pimps, Jefferson Airplane, Queen
- "Someday" by Caroline Aiken, Ash, Mariah Carey, Ce Ce Rogers, Concrete Blonde, The Corrs, Steve Earle (covered by Shawn Colvin), Glass Tiger, Connie Kaldor, Nickelback, No Angels, The Strokes, Sugar Ray, Britney Spears
- "Something about You" by The Four Tops, Level 42
- "Something to Believe In" by Clannad, Shawn Colvin, The Offspring, Poison, The Ramones
- "Sometimes" by Ash, Badfinger, Brand New Heavies, Britney Spears, The Brothers Creeggan, Camper Van Beethoven, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Hooverphonic, James, Papa Roach, The Stranglers, Sugababes, Joey Tempest, Midnight Oil, My Bloody Valentine
- "Somewhere Out There" by Steve Earle (covered by Lucy Kaplansky), Our Lady Peace, Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram
- "A Song for the Dead" by Exhumed, Queens of the Stone Age
- "A Song for You" by Leon Russell (covered by many including The Carpenters), Gram Parsons
- "Sorry" by Patty Larkin, Laura Love, Madonna
- "Spark" by Tori Amos, Saucy Monky, Aki Okui
- "Sparks" by Coldplay, Röyksopp, The Who;
- "Speak" by Lindsay Lohan, Nickel Creek, Pet Shop Boys, The Roches
- "Speechless" by Laurie Anderson, Beyoncé, Cibo Matto, Fred Frith, Helmet
- "St. Elmo's Fire" by Brian Eno; "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" by John Parr
- "Stab Me in the Back" by Social Unrest, X Japan
- "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, Neil Sedaka
- "Stairway to the Stars" by Blue Öyster Cult, Sweet
- "Stand" by Blues Traveler, Jewel, R.E.M., Sloan Wainwright; "Stand!" by Sly and the Family Stone
- "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King, Oasis
- "Staring at the Sun" by The Angry Samoans, The Offspring, Rooster, Smile, TV On The Radio, U2; "Stare at the Sun" by Thrice
- "Star" by David Bowie, Primal Scream
- "Star 69" by Christine Lavin, Fatboy Slim, R.E.M.
- "Stars" by Dubstar, Brian Eno, Hear 'N Aid, Hum, Scott Matthew, Megon McDonough, Roxette, Simply Red, Switchfoot, t.A.T.u, Yo Yo Ma/Bobby McFerrin
- "Start" by Peter Gabriel, "Start!" by The Jam
- "Stay" by Erykah Badu, Bellefire, David Bowie, Bernard Butler, Jeremy Camp, C.C.Catch, Daryll Ann, Destiny's Child, Emmi, Dave Gahan, Stephen Gatley, Astrud Gilberto, Alison Krauss, Little Big Town, Madonna, Doug Martsch, Oingo Boingo, Pink Floyd, Charlie Rich, Sash!, Shakespear's Sister, Soul Decision, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs (covered by Jackson Browne, The Hollies, Frankie Valli), Tonio K.; "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" by U2; "Stay (I Miss You)" by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories; "Stay (Wasting Time)" by the Dave Matthews Band
- "Stay Away" by The Bats, The Fall, Fats Domino, Nirvana, Elvis Presley, L'arc~en~Ciel
- "Stay the Night" by Chicago, Benjamin Orr
- "Step By Step" by The Crests, Whitney Houston, Method Man, New Kids on the Block, Off, Eddie Rabbitt
- "Stepping Stone" by Clannad, Jimi Hendrix; "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" by Paul Revere and the Raiders (notably covered by The Monkees); "Stepping Stones" by G. Love & Special Sauce
- "Still" by Bill Anderson, the Commodores, Alanis Morissette, Geddy Lee
- "Still Remains" by Fates Warning, Stone Temple Pilots
- "Stockholm Syndrome" by Blink 182, Muse, Yo La Tengo
- "Stop!" by Erasure, Jane's Addiction, Pink Floyd; "Stop" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sam Brown (covered by Jamelia), Matchbox Twenty, Spice Girls
- "Strange" by Tori Amos, Built to Spill, Soft Boys, Wire (covered by R.E.M.)
- "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Iron Maiden, U2
- "Strong Enough" by Cher, Sheryl Crow, Stacie Orrico
- "Stronger" by Britney Spears, Sugababes
- "Stupid Girl" by Cold, Garbage, The Rolling Stones, Screeching Weasel, Neil Young
Su-Sz
- "Substitute" by Clout, The Who (covered by The Ramones and the Sex Pistols)
- "Suburbia" by Matthew Good Band, Pet Shop Boys
- "Suckerpunch" by Bowling for Soup, Five Iron Frenzy, The Wildhearts
- "Sugarcane" by Catie Curtis and Mary Gauthier, Fred Eaglesmith
- "Suddenly" by Angry Anderson, Laura Love, Michelle Malone, Olivia Newton-John/Cliff Richard, Billy Ocean
- "Sugar" by Tori Amos, Killer, Heather Nova, System of a Down; "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies, John Fogerty
- "Suicide" by David Allan Coe, The Damned
- "Summer" by Alien Ant Farm, Modest Mouse, Sum 41, War
- "Summer in the City" by Justice System, The Lovin' Spoonful
- "Summertime" by D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, George Gershwin/Dubose Heyward (covered by Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, and others; sampled by Sublime), The Sundays
- "Sunday" by David Bowie, The Cranberries, Sonic Youth; "Sunday (The Day Before My Birthday)" by Moby
- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by John Lennon, U2
- "Sunday Morning" by Ani DiFranco, Hooverphonic, Maroon 5, No Doubt, The Velvet Underground
- "Sunrise" by The Divine Comedy, Norah Jones, New Order, Pulp, Simply Red, The Who; "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise" by Duran Duran; "Sun Arise" by Rolf Harris (notably covered by Alice Cooper)
- "Supergirl" by The Fugs, The Troggs "SuperGirl" by Krystal Harris
- "Superman" by All-4-One, Black Lace, Miguel Bosé, Bush, The Clique (notably covered by R.E.M.), Shawn Desman, Eminem, Goldfinger, Alanis Morissette, Sister Hazel, Unwritten Law; "Superman (It's Not Easy)" by Five for Fighting; "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" by The Kinks
- "Superstar" by Charm Farm, The Hissyfits, Jamelia, MC Solaar, Lydia Murdock, Leon Russell (notably covered by The Carpenters), Usher, Tegan and Sara. For Squirrels, Weezer, Murray Head (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
- "Superstition" by Blanche, The Kills, Stevie Wonder (covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan); "Super/Stition" by El Guapo
- "Superstitious" by Jeff Beck, Europe, The Monkees
- "Surrender" by Cheap Trick, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Javine, Roxette, Swing Out Sister, Terence Trent D'Arby, U2; "Surrender (Torna Surriento)" by Elvis Presley
- "Suzanne" by Dan Bern, Leonard Cohen
- "Swallow" by My Bloody Valentine, Placebo, Swallow the Sun
- "Swamp Song" by Blur, Tool; "The Swamp Song" by Oasis
- "Sweet Dreams" by Air Supply, Patsy Cline, Tori Amos; "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These)" by Eurythmics (covered by Marilyn Manson); "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" by Rachel Stevens
- "Sweet Lorraine" by Patty Griffin, James Keelaghan
- "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker, the Commodores
- "Sweet Sixteen" by Billy Idol, Hilary Duff
- "Sweet Surrender" by Bread, John Denver, Sarah McLachlan, Wet Wet Wet
- "The Sweetest Thing" by U2; "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" by Juice Newton
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- "Take a Ride" by Barbara Kessler, Laura Love
- "Take It" by The Bats, Benny Goodman, The Jesus and Mary Chain
- "Take It Or Leave It" by Jet, The Strokes
- "Take Me Away" by Blue Öyster Cult, Delirious?, Fefe Dobson, 4 Strings, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Oasis, Plain White T's, Stonebridge ft. Therese, Christina Vidal, Ween
- "Take Me Home" by Cher, Phil Collins, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Spice Girls
- "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin (covered by Jessica Simpson, Emma Bunton
- "Take the Money and Run" by David Crosby and Graham Nash, The Steve Miller Band
- "Talk Talk" by The Music Machine (covered by Alice Cooper), Talk Talk
- "Talking in Your Sleep" by Crystal Gayle, The Romantics
- "Tangerine" by Buffalo Tom, Led Zeppelin, Moist, the artist (then) formerly known as Prince
- "Tears" by Louis Armstrong, Kylie Minogue, Rufio, Rush, X Japan; "Tearz" by Wu-Tang Clan
- "Tell Me" by Antique and Hitstastic ft. Tom Fuller, Bob Dylan, Goldfinger, Groove Theory, hide, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses, White Lion
- "Tell Me Why" by the Beatles, Pat Benatar, Berlin, Karla Bonoff (covered by Wynonna Judd), The Chordettes, Eddie Cochran, Dion & the Belmonts, Exposé, Genesis, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Elvis Presley, Spice Girls, Dinah Washington, Wumpscut, Neil Young; "So Tell Me Why" by Poison; "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" by Paul Van Dyk
- "Temptation" by Corinna, Elvis Costello, The Cure, Destiny's Child, Halford, Heaven 17, Billy Joel, New Order, Prince & the Revolution, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Slayer, The Tea Party, Tom Waits
- "Tenderness" by General Public, Janis Ian, Paul Simon
- "Texarkana" by R.E.M., Coby Carlucci
- "Thank You" by Dido, Jamelia, Led Zeppelin, KMFDM, McMaster & James, Simple Plan, The Whitlams; "Thank U" by Alanis Morissette; "Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone; "Thank You!!!" by Home Made Kazoku
- "That's Entertainment" by The Jam; "That's Entertainment!" by Fred Astaire
- "The Tide Is High" by Blondie, Billie Piper, "The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)" by Atomic Kitten (the Blondie hit, but with an extra verse)
- "There She Goes" by The La's (covered by Sixpence None the Richer), The Velvet Underground
- "These Days" by Bardot, Bon Jovi, Jackson Brown]], Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Luxury, Nico, Powderfinger, R.E.M., Christopher Williams
- "Things That Scare Me" by Neko Case, Ed's Redeeming Qualities
- "Think" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities, Aretha Franklin (covered by Tribe 8)
- "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by The Persuaders (notably covered by Annie Lennox and The Pretenders), Iron Maiden
- "This Love" by Craig Armstrong, Sarah Brightman, Maroon 5, Pantera, LeAnn Rimes
- "This Time" by 22 Pistepirkko, Bryan Adams, John Cougar, INXS, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve, Brooks Williams
- "Time" by Anastacia, Angra, Heidi Berry, Blink-182, David Bowie, Andrew Calhoun, Lou Gramm, Guess Who, Helloween, Hootie and the Blowfish, Chantal Kreviazuk, Madness, The Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, Project Pitchfork, Lionel Richie, Scatman John, Tesla, The Start, Tom Waits; "Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club
- "Time After Time" by The Beloved, Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, Cyndi Lauper; "Time After Time (Annelise)" by R.E.M.
- "Timothy" by The Buoys, Dada, Jet, UFO
- "Tiptoe" by Ani Difranco, Goldfrapp
- "TNT" by AC/DC, Tortoise; "T. N. T. (Terror 'N Tinseltown)" by Mötley Crüe
- "Tomorrow" by Martin Charnin and Charles Strouse (from Annie), Europe, James, Kemopetrol, Avril Lavigne, Morrissey, Silverchair, U2; "2morrow" by Prince; "Tomorrow Tomorrow" by Elliot Smith, Strawberry Alarm Clock
- "Tonight" by Andrew Kerr, Audiophile, Joe Cocker, Kool and the Gang, Lene Lovich, Luna Sea, MC5, Ozzy Osbourne, The Raspberries (covered by Mötley Crüe), Supergrass; "Tonight Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins; "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Genesis
- "Tonight's the Night" by Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Pink
- "Too Late" by The Alan Parsons Project, Asia, Black Sabbath, Jetboy, Journey, Little Walter, No Doubt, Samson; "It's Too late" by Carole King
- "Top of the World" by Carpenters (covered by many), Dixie Chicks, Van Halen, "Top of the World (Olé Olé Olé)" by Chumbawamba, "On Top Of The World" by 5ive
- "Touch Me" by The Doors, 49ers, Willie Nelson; "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox (and later Günther ft. Samantha Fox)
- "Tourniquet" by Evanescence, Marilyn Manson
- "Toxic" by Crazy Town, Britney Spears, Robbie Williams
- "Train" by The Bats, Mission of Burma, The Nields, Leo Sayer; "Trains" by Porcupine Tree
- "Transmission" by Japan, Joy Division, Static-X, S.T.U.N., The Tea Party
- "Treat Me Right" by Pet Benatar, Big Bill Broonzy, Chubb Rock, New Kids on the Block
- "The Trees" by Pulp, Rush
- "Trouble" by Lindsay Buckingham, Butchies, Coldplay, Shawn Colvin, Elvis Presley (covered by many), Heaven 17, Indigo Girls, Pink; "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by The Music Machine, Travis Tritt
- "True" by Ryan Cabrera, Riyu Kosaka, Spandau Ballet, George Strait
- "Turn Me Loose" by Fabian, Loverboy
- "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger (covered by Metallica), Rush
- "Turnaround" by Stan Rogers, Jules Verdone
- "Twist and Shout" by The Isley Brothers (covered by The Beatles and others), The Doggs, Deacon Blue
- "Twisted" by Dio, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross (covered by Joni Mitchell), Kane Roberts, Keith Sweat, Sugababes
- "Two Silhouettes" by Russ Ballard, Del Shannon (different lyrics, identical concept: see also "Silhouettes" by Herman's Hermits)
U
- "U Drive Me Crazy" by *NSYNC, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" by Britney Spears
- "Ugly" by Bubba Sparxxx, Sevendust, Sugababes
- "Unbelievable" by EMF, Kaci Brown.
- "Unbreakable" by Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys
- "Underground" by David Bowie, Ben Folds Five, Unwritten Law, Voltaire, Tom Waits
- "Undertow" by Genesis, Lynn Miles, R.E.M., Suzanne Vega
- "The Universal" by Blur, The Small Faces
- "Unloveable" by Darren Hayes, The Smiths
- "Untitled" by Bauhaus, Blink 182, Collective Soul, The Cure, Interpol, Jimmy Eat World, Oasis, Scaterd Few, Colleen Sexton, Simple Plan, The Smashing Pumpkins, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" by D'Angelo
- "Use Me" by Garbage, Bill Withers (covered by various artists)
- "Used To Be" by Patty Larkin, John McCutcheon
V
- "Vacation" by Connie Francis, The Go-Go's, Simple Plan
- "Venus" by Air, Frankie Avalon, Katell Keineg, The Feelers, The Shocking Blue (covered by Bananarama), Television, Theatre of Tragedy, "Venus, the Bringer of Peace" by Gustav Holst
- "Vertigo" by The Libertines, Sarah Slean, U2
- "Victoria" by Def Con Dos, Dance Exponents, The Kinks, Parabellum
- "Vogue" by Ayumi Hamasaki, KMFDM, Madonna
- "Voices" by Roxette, Russ Ballard, Dream Theater, Disturbed
W
Wa-Whe
- "Wait" by The Beatles, Earshot, Sarah McLachlan, White Lion; "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by Ying Yang Twins; "The Wait" by Zox
- "Waiting" by 311, The Cure, Green Day, Moby, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pennywise, Lunik; "The Waiting" by Tom Petty
- "Waiting For Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez and Tom Petty
- "Wake Up" by Alphaville, The Arcade Fire, ATI, Brand Nubian, Coheed and Cambria, Dope, Earshot, Missy Elliott, Eskimo Joe, F-Minus, Glenn Garrett, Merle Haggard, Hanson, Greg Hough, The Grid, H2O, Jewel, Korn, Love and Rockets, Mad Season, Alanis Morissette, Mr. Big, Pennywise, Powerman 5000, Presidents of the United States of America, Rage Against the Machine, Run-DMC, Sarah Slean, Three Days Grace, The Watchmen, XTC; "Wake Up (It's 1984)" by Oingo Boingo; "Wake Up (Make a Move)" by Lostprophets
- "Walk Away" by Black Sabbath, Christina Aguilera, Dokken, Epidemic, Indigo Girls, The James Gang
- "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, Billie Piper, Spice Girls
- "Walk On" by Deep Purple, Matraca Berg (covered by Linda Ronstadt), Boston, John Hiatt, U2, Neil Young
- "Walk On By" by Leroy Van Dyke, Dionne Warwick
- "The Wanderer" by Dion, Donna Summer, U2 starring Johnny Cash
- "War" by Jonatha Brooke, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Frenzal Rhomb, Bob Marley, OutKast, Edwin Starr, System of a Down, Wumpscut
- "Warning" by Green Day, Incubus
- "Warning Sign" by Coldplay, Talking Heads
- "Water" by PJ Harvey, Anne O'Meara Heaton, Oingo Boingo, The Who
- "Waterfalls" by Paul McCartney, TLC; "Waterfall" by Greg Greenway, Wendy & Lisa, Cris Williamson
- "Waterloo" by ABBA, Iced Earth, Stonewall Jackson
- "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, The Prodigy, the U.S. Bombs
- "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey, Rickie Lee Jones
- "We Are One" by Nick Glennie-Smith, The Offspring, Westlife; "We Are One (Mirror Split Up Into Pieces)" by Project Pitchfork
- "Weak" by JoJo, Skunk Anansie, SWV
- "Wear Me Down" by Blur, Incubus
- "Week End" by X Japan; "Weekend" by Fred Astaire, Eddie Cochran; "ウィークエンド" by Zeebra
- "Weightless" by Enigma, Mike Oldfield.
- "We Love You" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones
- "Wednesday Week" by Elvis Costello, The Undertones
- "Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria; "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" by Metallica
- "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad, Yo La Tengo
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, The Who
- "What About Love" by Asia, Big Audio Dynamite, Heart
- "What Comes Around" by Beastie Boys, Ill Niño, Nas
- "What Goes On" by the Beatles, The Velvet Underground
- "What If" by Aaliyah, Babyface, Coldplay, Creed, Tommy Shaw, Kate Winslet
- "What Is Love?" by Deee-Lite, Haddaway, Howard Jones, Play
- "What Would You Do?" by City High, The Living End; "Wut Would You Do?", by Monoxide Child
Whe-Wz
- "When I Grow Up" by Garbage, John McCutcheon, Michelle Shocked; "When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)" by The Beach Boys
- "When I'm Gone" by 3 Doors Down, Eminem
- "Where Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden (covered by Fozzy), The Misfits
- "Where Is the Love" by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway; "Where Is the Love?" by Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake; "Where's the Love" by Hanson
- "Whisper" by Alien Ant Farm, Boy George, Common Children, Evanescence, Morphine, Queensrÿche, Jenny Reynolds, The Selecter, "A Whisper" by Coldplay, "Whisper (Shut the Light)" by UnFaith
- "White City" by Thomas Dolby, The Pogues
- "White Girl" by Johnny Cash, Juvenile, Soul Coughing, X
- "White Houses" by The Animals, Vanessa Carlton, Leaving Rouge
- "White Line" by Neil Young ; "White Lines" by Duran Duran, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- "White Room" by Cream; "The White Room" by The KLF
- "Who Do You Love" by Bo Diddley (covered by many, including The Steve Miller Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, George Thorogood and the Destroyers); Love Inc.; "Who Do U Love" by Deborah Cox
- "Who's That Girl" by Hilary Duff, Eurythmics, Madonna
- "Why" by 3T ft. Michael Jackson, Frankie Avalon, The Beatles, Bronski Beat, The Byrds, Annie Lennox, The Specials. "Why! ..." by Enigma, "Why?" by Helloween
- "Why Me?" by Irene Cara, Kris Kristofferson (aka "Why Me, Lord?"), Planet P, Styx
- "Wide Open Space" by Mansun, "Wide Open Spaces" by Dixie Chicks
- "Wild Horses" by Garth Brooks, Natasha Bedingfield, The Rolling Stones
- "Wild Life" by Bananarama, INXS, Paul McCartney; "Wild, Wild Life" by the Talking Heads; "Wildlife" by Utopia
- "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc, The Troggs (covered by Sam Kinison)
- "Wild Wild West" by Kool Moe Dee (later sampled in Will Smith's "Wild Wild West"); "Wild, Wild West" by The Escape Club
- "Winter" by The Cure, Tori Amos, The Fall, Yuki Kajiura, Joshua Radin
- "Winterlong" by The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young (covered by Pixies)
- "Wish You Were Here" by Alice Cooper, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Rednex,Ryan Adams
- "With Teeth" by The Melvins, Nine Inch Nails
- "With You" by Jessica Simpson, Linkin Park, Lou Reed
- "With Your Love" by Jefferson Starship, Jack Scott, Donna Summer
- 'With or Without" by A-Teens, U2
- "Without You" by Asia, Badfinger (notably covered by Harry Nilsson, Mariah Carey — see "Without You"), Blue, Digital Allies, Dixie Chicks, Dru Hill, Jagged Edge, Andrew Kerr David Bowie, Mötley Crüe, Bruce Springsteen
- "Woman" by John Lennon, Maroon 5, Peter & Gordon, Rachael Yamagata, Wolfmother; "Women" by Def Leppard
- "Woman in Me" by Jessica Simpson; "The Woman in Me" by Heart; "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" by Shania Twain
- "Words" by The Bee Gees (covered by Boyzone), Math & Science, Missing Persons, The Monkees
- "Words of Love" by Buddy Holly (covered by The Beatles), The Mamas & the Papas, Hyde (singer)
- "Working Man" by King's X, Rush
- "Worthy" by Ani DiFranco, Anne O'Meara Heaton
- "Wrong" by Archers of Loaf, Boy George, Everything But the Girl
X
- "X" by Einstürzende Neubauten, System of a Down, X Japan, Xzibit
- "Xanadu" by ELO/Olivia Newton-John, Rush
Y
- "Yellow" by Coldplay, Whirlwind Heat
- "Yesterdays" by Guns N' Roses, Pennywise
- "You" by the Aquatones, Bad Religion, Candlebox, Das Pop, La Cream, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, George Harrison, Janet Jackson, Mustard Plug, Radiohead, R.E.M., S Club 7, Sky, Suburban Legends, Ten Sharp, The Who, Yoko Ono, Ayumi Hamasaki, Earth, Wind & Fire; "U" by Paula Abdul, Scaterd Few
- "You and I" by Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James, The Scorpions; "You and I (We Can Conquer the World)" by Stevie Wonder
- "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson, Modern Talking
- "You Belong to Me" by Carly Simon, Jo Stafford (covered by The Duprees), by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chilton Price (recorded by Bob Dylan).
- "Young Lust" by Aerosmith, Pink Floyd
- "Young Offender" by New Order, Pet Shop Boys
- "You're The One" by Kate Bush, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Roches, SWV, The Vogues; "You're The One That I Want" from Grease; "You Are The One" by a-ha, Poco
- "You Win Again" by The Bee Gees, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Hank Williams
Z
- "Zero" by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Suicide Machines
- "Zero Hour" by Tsuneo Imahori, Yuki Kajiura
0-9
- "1-2-3" by Len Barry, Gloria Estefan, Indigo Girls
- "1969" by Boards of Canada, The Stooges, The Vines
- "1977" by The Clash, Dr. Octagon
- "1984" by David Bowie, Eurythmics, The 4-Skins, Incubus, Tina Turner, Van Halen
- "1985" by The French Kicks, Manic Street Preachers, Roper, SR-71 (covered by Bowling For Soup)
- "2 Become 1" by Jewel, Spice Girls
- "4th of July" by Azure Ray, The Beach Boys, Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Soundgarden, U2, X; "Fourth of July" by Galaxie 500
- "5 Years" by Björk, Kimya Dawson; "Five Years" by David Bowie
- "7" by Imperial Teen, Moby, Prince & the New Power Generation; "Seven" by David Bowie, Madhouse, Sinch
- "7 Days" by Animals That Swim, Craig David; "Seven Days" by Bob Dylan, Sting
- "9 to 5" by Sheena Easton, Dolly Parton
Near-misses
Songs with distinctive, almost identical titles:
- "2112" by Rush; "2113" by Coheed and Cambria
- "Blood On Our Hands" by Death from Above 1979; "Blood on Your Hands" by The Living End
- "Can't Get It Out of My Head" by Electric Light Orchestra; "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
- "Crazy Love" (see above); "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
- "Daughter" by Pearl Jam; "Daughters" by John Mayer
- "Detroit City" written by Danny Dill; "Detroit Rock City" by KISS
- "Diddy Wah Diddy" by Bo Diddley; "Do Wah Ditty" by Zapp and Roger
- "Drive My Car" by The Beatles; "Driving in My Car" by Madness
- "Echo" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; "Echoes" by Pink Floyd
- "Gasoline" by Seether and Audioslave; "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee
- "The Ghost in You" by Siouxie and the Banshees; "The Ghost of You" by My Chemical Romance
- "Hole in my Head" by Dixie Chicks; "Hole in the Head" by Sugababes
- "I See the Light" by Hot Tuna; "I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren
- "I Feel You" by 3 Doors Down; "I'm Feeling You" by Santana featuring Michelle Branch
- "It Makes no Difference" by The Band, "Makes no Difference" by Sum 41
- "Layla" by Eric Clapton; "Lyla" by Oasis
- "Like a Rock" by Bob Seger; "Like a Stone" by Audioslave
- "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd; "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters
- "Losing Grip" by Avril Lavigne; "Losing My Grip" by Hoobastank
- "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles; "Luci in the Sky with Demons" by Marilyn Manson
- "My Best Friend's Girl" by The Cars; "The Girl of My Best Friend" by Ral Donner
- "New Beginning" by Trapt; "A New Beginning" by Good Charlotte
- "No Good (Start the Dance)" by The Prodigy; "It's No Good" by Depeche Mode
- "No Surprise" by Theory of a Deadman; "No Surprises" by Radiohead
- "Pretty Woman" by Albert King; "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison; "Pretty Women" by Stephen Sondheim
- "Rose of Pain" by X Japan; "Rose of Spain" by Dan Levinson
- "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" by 5ive; "Slam Dunk The Funk" by Instant Funk
- "Squank" by ZZ Top; "Squonk" by Genesis
- "Suzanne" by Dan Bern, Leonard Cohen; "Susanne" by Weezer
- "Slow Down" by Larry Williams, Blur, Howie Day; "Slow Dawn" by The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Us and Them" by Pink Floyd; "Us or Them" by The Cure
- "Whip It" by Devo; "Let It Whip" by Dazz Band
- "Valerie" by Steve Winwood; "Valleri" by The Monkees
- "Vapor Trail" by Rush; "Vapour Trails" by The Tragically Hip
- "Vision of You" by Lea Salonga; "Visions of You" by Jah Wobble featuring Sinéad O'Connor
- "Yesterday" by The Beatles; "Yesterdays" by Guns N Roses
- "You Got It" by Roy Orbison; "You've Got It" by Billie Piper
See also
- Lists of songs
- List of songs over fifteen minutes in length
- List of songs whose title constitutes the entire lyrics
- List of songs with the word "song" in their title or lyrics
- List of songs with titles that don't appear in the lyrics
- List of sets of unrelated albums with identical titles
- List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks