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Not to be confused with One-hit wonder.

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

A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for. This is generally differentiated from a one-hit wonder in that the artist usually has had success with other songs as well.

A signature song may be a song that spearheads an artist's initial mainstream breakthrough, a song that revitalizes an artist's career, or a song that simply represents a high point in an artist's career. Often, a signature song will feature significant characteristics of an artist and may encapsulate the artist's particular sound and style.

Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification, or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists, sell their recordings, and develop a fan base.[1] Artists and bands with a signature song are generally expected to perform it at every concert appearance, often as an encore on concert tours, sometimes being the last song of the setlist.[2]

Examples by artist

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Song Artist Released Notes
"I Am the Best" 2NE1 2011 Written by Teddy Park[3][4]
"In da Club" 50 Cent 2003 Written by Curtis Jackson, Andre Young, and Mike Elizondo.[5]
"One in a Million" Aaliyah 1996 Written by Melissa Elliot and Tim Mosley[6][7]
"Dancing Queen" ABBA 1976 Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson[8]
"Rolling in the Deep" Adele 2010 Written by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth[9][10]
"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" Ailee 2017 [11]
"Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2002 Written by Linda Perry.[12][13] Featured on Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped.
"Lili Marlene" Lale Andersen[14] 1939 There is a Lili Marlene and Lale Andersen memorial in Langeoog, Germany.
"Rose Garden" Lynn Anderson 1970 Written by Joe South[15]
"The House of the Rising Sun" The Animals 1964 Traditional folk song[16]
"What a Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong 1967 Written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss[17]
"The Cattle Call" Eddy Arnold 1934 Written/recorded in 1934 by Tex Owens[18]
"Foolish" Ashanti 2002 Written by Ashanti Douglass, Mark DeBarge, Etterlene Jordan, Irving Lorenzo, and 7 Aurelius.[19]
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley 1987 Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman[20]
"Upside Down" A-Teens 2000 The band's first original release[21]
"Levels" Avicii 2011 Written and produced by Tim Bergling. Contains a sample of "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James.[22]
"I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys 1999 Written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson[23]
"Working Class Man" Jimmy Barnes 1985 Written by Jonathan Cain[24]
"One O'Clock Jump" Count Basie 1937 A 12-bar blues instrumental written by Basie in 1937[25]
"Goldfinger" Shirley Bassey 1964 The title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger[26]
"Pompeii Bastille 2013 Written by Dan Smith[27][28]
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" Bauhaus 1979 Considered the harbinger of gothic rock music[29]
"Loser" Beck 1993 Written by Beck and producer Carl Stephenson[30]
"Unwritten" Natasha Bedingfield 2004 Written by Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, and Wayne Rodrigues[31]
"Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees 1977 Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb[32]
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" Tony Bennett 1962 Written by George Cory and Douglass Cross[33]
"Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry 1958 Recorded January 6, 1958 at Chess Records[34]
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Beyoncé 2008 Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Christopher Stewart, and Terius "The-Dream Nash[35]
"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" Beyond 1993 Written by Wong Ka Kui for the band's Rock and Roll album[36][37]
"Fantastic Baby" Big Bang 2012 Written by G-Dragon, T.O.P and Teddy[38]
"Rebel Girl" Bikini Kill 1993 Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox[39]
"Real Love" Mary J. Blige 1992 Written by Cory Rooney and Mark Morales.[40]
"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Öyster Cult 1976 Written and sung by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser[41]
"Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 1986 Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child[42]
"Beautiful Things" Benson Boone 2024 Written by Benson Boone, Jack LaFrantz, and Evan Blair.[43]
"I Dreamed A Dream" Susan Boyle 2010 Originally composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer for the musical Les Misérables.[44]
"Save Me" BTS 2016 Written by Kang Hyo-won; Ray Michael Djan Jr; Ashton Foster; Samantha Harper; Kim Nam-joon; Min Yoon-gi; Jung Ho-seok[45]
"Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 1996 Written by Diane Warren[46]
"Hallelujah" Jeff Buckley 1994 Originally written and recorded by Leonard Cohen in 1984[47]
"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett 1977 Recorded 1976 at Criteria Studios and Quadrafonic Sound Studios[48]
"Bubbly" Colbie Caillat 2007 Written by Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves[49]
"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell 1975 Originally written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974[50]
"Someone You Loved" Lewis Capaldi 2018 Written by Lewis Capaldi, Samuel Romans, Thomas Barnes, Peter Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn.[51]
"Scars to Your Beautiful" Alessia Cara 2016 Written by Alessia Caracciollo, Warren Felder, Coleridge Tillman, Andrew Wansel, and Justin Franks[52][53]
"Hero" Mariah Carey 1993 Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff[54][55]
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle 1987 Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley[56]
"All by Myself" Eric Carmen 1975 Written by Eric Carmen[57]
"Lovefool" The Cardigans 1996 Written by members Nina Persson and Peter Svensson as the lead single from their third studio album First Band on the Moon.[58]
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" The Carpenters 1970 Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David[59]
"Say So" Doja Cat 2019 Recorded in July 2019 and released as a single off her album Hot Pink in November 2019. A remix with Nicki Minaj was later released in 2020.[60][61]
"The Mercy Seat" Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1988 Written by Nick Cave and Mick Harvey[62]
"Fast Car" Tracy Chapman 1988 Written by Tracy Chapman[63][64]
"What'd I Say" Ray Charles 1959 Recorded on February 18, 1959[65]
"I Want You to Want Me" Cheap Trick 1977 Written by Rick Nielsen and produced by Tom Werman[59]
"If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher 1989 Written by Diane Warren.[66]
"Under the Milky Way" The Church 1988 Written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and his then-girlfriend Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow).[67]
"Layla" Eric Clapton 1970 Written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon[68][69]
"Crazy" Patsy Cline 1961 Written by Willie Nelson[70]
"Walking in Memphis" Marc Cohn 1991 [71]
"Khe Sanh" Cold Chisel 1978 Their debut single, written by Don Walker[72]
"In the Air Tonight" Phil Collins 1981 Written by Phil Collins[73]
"My Favorite Things" John Coltrane 1961 Published in 1959 by Rodgers and Hammerstein[74]
"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio 1995 Written by Artis Ivey, Jr., Larry Sanders, Doug Rasheed, and Stevie Wonder.[75]
"School's Out" Alice Cooper 1972 [76]
"Mr. Jones" Counting Crows 1993 Written by David Bryson and Adam Duritz[77][78]
"Zombie" The Cranberries 1994 Written by Dolores O'Riordan[79][80]
"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club 1983 Featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers[81]
"Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus 1992 Written in 1990 by Don Von Tress[82]
"Beyond the Sea" Bobby Darin 1959 Written by Charles Trenet[83]
"I've Gotta Be Me" Sammy Davis Jr. 1968 Written by Walter Marks[84]
"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" Doris Day 1956 Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans[85]
"Holiday in Cambodia" Dead Kennedys 1980 Written by Jello Biafra and John Greenway. Recorded 1979[86]
"Smoke on the Water" Deep Purple 1972 Recorded in December 1971[87]
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard 1987 3rd single from the 1987 album Hysteria[88]
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" John Denver 1971 Written by Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert[89]
"Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond 1969 Written by Diamond[90]
"Meet in the Middle" Diamond Rio 1991 Written by Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer[91]
"Falling In Love Again" Marlene Dietrich 1930 Composed by Friedrich Hollaender[92]
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion 1997 Written by James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics)[93]
"Don't Cha" The Pussycat Dolls 2005 Written by Anthony Ray and CeeLo Green and Trevor Smith[94]
"Light My Fire" The Doors 1967 Recorded in August 1966[95]
"Through the Fire and Flames" DragonForce 2006 The opening track from their third studio album Inhuman Rampage[96][97]
"Bodies" Drowning Pool 2001 [98]
"Hotel California" Eagles 1977 Written by Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey[99]
"September" Earth, Wind & Fire 1978 Written by Allee Willis and Maurice White[100]
"Bad Guy" Billie Eilish 2019 Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell[101]
"One Day Like This" Elbow 2008 Written by member Guy Garvey for their fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid. Performed at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony[102][103]
"Mr. Blue Sky" Electric Light Orchestra 1978 Written by Jeff Lynne and recorded 1977 at Musicland Studios[104]
"Take the 'A' Train" Duke Ellington 1941 A jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn in 1939[105]
"Stay with Me" Lorraine Ellison 1966 Co-written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss[106]
"Lose Yourself" Eminem 2002 First hip hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song[107]
"The Final Countdown" Europe 1986 Written by Joey Tempest[108]
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Eurythmics 1983 Written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart[109]
"Bring Me to Life" Evanescence 2003 Written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody and David Hodges[110][111]
"Waltz for Debby" Bill Evans 1956 Originally recorded for the New Jazz Conceptions album[112]
"Epic" Faith No More 1990 Written by Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Jim Martin, Roddy Bottum, and Mike Bordin[113]
"Blueberry Hill"[114][115] Fats Domino 1956 Inducted into the National Recording Registry as a part of the 2005 class.
"Everlong" Foo Fighters 1997 Written by Dave Grohl[116]
"Suckerpunch" Five Iron Frenzy 2021 [117][118][119]
"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 1984 Written by Mick Jones[120]
"Respect" Aretha Franklin 1967 Originally written by Otis Redding in 1965[121]
"Killing Me Softly With His Song" The Fugees 1996 Written by Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel, and Lori Lieberman[122]
"Solsbury Hill" Peter Gabriel 1977 Written by Peter Gabriel.[123]
"Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland 1939 Recorded by Judy Garland for the movie The Wizard of Oz[124][125]
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor 1978 Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris[126]
"Kick It in the Sticks" Brantley Gilbert 2010 Written by Gilbert, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip[127]
"Gee" Girls' Generation 2009 Written by Ahn Myung-won, Kim Young-deuk and Kanata Nakamura[128]
"You Don't Own Me" Lesley Gore 1963 Recorded September 21, 1963, Written by John Madara and Dave White[129]
"If Ever I Would Leave You" Robert Goulet 1960 From the Lerner & Loewe musical Camelot.[130]
"God Bless the USA" Lee Greenwood 1984 A popular American patriotic song[131]
"Iris" Goo Goo Dolls 1998 Written by John Rzeznik.[132]
"Lights" Ellie Goulding 2011 Written by Ellie Goulding, Richard Stannard, and Ash Howes.[133]
"You Raise Me Up" Josh Groban 2003 Written by Brendan Graham.[134][135]
"Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets 1954 Recorded April 12, 1954 at Pythian Temple studios[136]
"Only Wanna Be with You" Hootie & the Blowfish 1995 Written by Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker, and Jim Sonefield[137]
"Thanks for the Memory" Bob Hope 1938 Composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin[138]
"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston 1992 Written by Dolly Parton and originally released by her in 1974 with Houston's cover of the song later being recorded as a part of the soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard (1992). Inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2019.[139]
"Take Me to Church" Hozier 2013 Written by Andrew Hozier-Burne[140][141]
"Don't You Want Me" The Human League 1981 Written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, and Philip Adrian Wright[142]
"Ah! Leah!" Donnie Iris 1980 [143] Written by Mark Avsec and Donnie Iris
"Love Dive" IVE 2022 [144][145]
"Super Freak" Rick James 1981 Written by Rick James and Alonzo Miller[146]
"El derecho de vivir en paz" Víctor Jara 1971 Published in 1971 on the "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz" LP.[147]
"Soy rebelde" Jeanette 1971 [148] Written by Manuel Alejandro
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2011 Written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, and Tavish Crowe[149][150]
"The Middle" Jimmy Eat World 2001 [151][152]
"Piano Man" Billy Joel 1973 Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry[153]
"Rocket Man" Elton John 1972 [154]
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones 1980 Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman[155]
"Don't Stop Believin'" Journey 1981 From their seventh album Escape[156]
"Should've Been a Cowboy" Toby Keith 1993 [157][158]
"Fallin'" Alicia Keys 2001 Released as a single on April 10, 2001, as a part of her debut album Songs in A Minor.[159]
"God's Menu" Stray Kids 2020 Written by group members Bang Chan, Changbin and Han. Released in June 2020 from their album Go Live.[160]
"Mr. Brightside" The Killers 2004 [161]
"Shame" Evelyn "Champagne" King 1977 Written by John H. Fitch Jr. and Reuben Cross[162]
"Louie, Louie" The Kingsmen 1963 Written by Richard Berry in 1955[163]
"Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston 2007 Written by Kisean Anderson, Johnathan Rotem, Jerome Leiber, Michael Stoller, Ben E. King, and Peter Harrison[164][165]
"You Really Got Me" The Kinks 1964 Written by Ray Davies and recorded in July 1964[166]
"Rock and Roll All Nite" Kiss 1975 Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in February 1975[59]
"Celebration" Kool & The Gang 1980 Written by Ronald Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Melvin Brown, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Spike Mickens, Earl Eugene Toon Jr. Dennis Ronald Thomas, Robert "Kool" Bell, and Eumir Deodato.[167][168]
"Midnight Train to Georgia" Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973 Written by Jim Weatherly[169]
"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" Novia Kolopaking 1992 Written by Dwiki Dharmawan and Ags Arya Dipayana[170][171][172]
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper 1983 Originally written and recorded by Robert Hazard four years earlier.[173]
"Complicated" Avril Lavigne 2002 Written by Avril Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, and Graham Edwards.[174]
"Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin 1971 Written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant[175]
"All of Me" John Legend 2013 Written by John Stephens and Toby Gad[176][177]
"Imagine" John Lennon 1971 Recorded during May–July 1971 at Ascot Sound Studios[178]
"Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 Written by Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer[179]
"Hanging by a Moment" Lifehouse 2000 Written by Jason Wade[180]
"Old Town Road" Lil Nas X 2018 Written by Montero Hill, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Kiowa Roukema[181]
"In the End" Linkin Park 2001 Recorded in 2000[182]
"Truth Hurts" Lizzo 2017 Written by Melissa Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung, Amina Bogle-Barriteau.[183]
"Auld Lang Syne" Guy Lombardo 1939 A Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788[184]
"Cry Me a River" Julie London 1955 Written by Arthur Hamilton and first published in 1953[185]
"Coal Miner's Daughter" Loretta Lynn 1970 Based on the true story of Lynn's life growing up in rural Kentucky[186]
"We'll Meet Again" Vera Lynn 1939 Written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles[187]
"Free Bird" Lynyrd Skynyrd 1973 First featured on the band's 1973 debut album[188]
"Material Girl" Madonna 1985 Written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans.[189][190]
"Boo'd Up" Ella Mai 2018 Written by Joelle James, Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, Larrance Dopson[191][192]
"Shackles (Praise You)" Mary Mary 2000 Debut single by the duo, featured on their 2000 debut album[citation needed]
"Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx 1989 Written by Richard Marx[193]
"U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer 1990 Samples "Super Freak" by Rick James[194]
"Back at One" Brian McKnight 1999 Written by Brian McKnight[195]
"Angel" Sarah McLachlan 1998 Written by Sarah McLachlan[196][197]
"American Pie" Don McLean 1971 Written by Don McLean[198]
"Jack & Diane" John Mellencamp 1982 Written by John Mellencamp[199][200]
"Down Under" Men at Work 1981 [201]
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue 2001 From the artist's eighth studio album, "Fever", released in 2001[202]
"Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues 1967 Written and composed by Justin Hayward, recorded October 1967[59]
"Ace of Spades" Motörhead 1980 Released as the only single from the band's fourth studio album[203]
"Welcome To The Black Parade" My Chemical Romance 2006 [204][205]
"Hot in Herre" Nelly 2002 Written by Cornell Haynes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Charles Brown[206]
"OMG" NewJeans 2023 Released in January 2023 off the single album of the same name along with its B-side "Ditto" which was released on December 19, 2022.[207]
"How You Remind Me" Nickelback 2001 The lead single from their third studio album Silver Side Up[208]
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana 1991 The opening track and lead single from their 1991 album.[209]
"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNC 2000 Written by Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, and Andreas Carlsson[210][211]
"Don't Speak" No Doubt 1996 Written by Gwen Stefani and Eric Stefani[212][213]
"Hypnotize" The Notorious B.I.G. 1997 Written by Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, Andy Armer, and Randy Alpert.[214][215]
"Wonderwall" Oasis 1995 Written by Noel Gallagher and recorded in May 1995[216]
"Thinkin Bout You" Frank Ocean 2012 Written by Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor.[217]
"Wagon Wheel" Old Crow Medicine Show 1994 Co-written by Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor, recorded in 2003[218]
"Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne 1980 [219]
"Your Love The Outfield 1986 Written by John Spinks[220]
"Hey Ya!" Outkast 2003 Written by André Benjamin[221]
"Fireflies" Owl City 2009 Written by Adam Young[222]
"Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer 1986 Written by Robert Palmer[223]
"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Panic! at the Disco 2005 Written by Ryan Ross, Brendon Urie, and Spencer Smith[224]
"Last Resort" Papa Roach 2000 [225]
"Misery Business" Paramore 2007 Written by Hayley Williams and Josh Farro[226]
"Temperature" Sean Paul 2005 Written by Sean Paul Henriques, Adrian "IZES" Marshall and Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller[227]
"Firework" Katy Perry 2010 Written by Katy Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, and Ester Dean.[228][229]
"Finally" Cece Peniston 1991 Written by Cece Peniston, Felipe Delgado, E.L. Linear, and Rodney Jackson[230]
"Free Fallin'" Tom Petty 1989 Written by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne[231][232]
"Home" Phillip Phillips 2012 Written by Greg Holden and Drew Pearson[233][234]
"You Enjoy Myself" Phish 1988 Written by Trey Anastasio, the song is a regular live feature.[235][236]
"La Vie en rose" Edith Piaf 1945 Awarded a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.[237]
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison 1988 3rd single from the band's 2nd album and their only US No. 1[238]
"Every Breath You Take" The Police 1983 Written by Sting and featured on the band's final album[239]
"Dior" Pop Smoke 2019 Appears on all four of Pop Smoke's commercially released projects[240]
"Purple Rain" Prince 1984 Written by Prince[241][242]
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum 1967 The band's first record to be released[243]
"Satin Sheets" Jeanne Pruett 1973 Originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard[244]
"Gangnam Style" Psy 2012 Written by Psy and Yoo Gun-hyung[245]
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen 1975 Written by Freddie Mercury[246]
"No One Knows" Queens of the Stone Age 2002 Written by Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan[247]
"Hello" Lionel Richie 1983 [248][249]
"Red Flavor" Red Velvet 2017 [250]
"Umbrella" Rihanna 2007 Written by Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell, Terius Nash, and Shawn Carter[251][252]
"Drivers License" Olivia Rodrigo 2021 Written by Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro[253]
"Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan 2020 Written by Roan and Dan Nigro from the former's debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess[254]
"The Gambler" Kenny Rogers 1978 Written by Don Schlitz in 1976 and recorded by several artists[255]
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones 1965 The band's first No. 1 in the US[256]
"Blue Bayou" Linda Ronstadt 1977 Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson[257]
"It Must Have Been Love" Roxette 1987 Written by Per Gessle and Clarence Öfwerman. Originally released in 1987, the song became a worldwide hit after its 1990 re-release.[258]
"Stay with Me" Sam Smith 2014 Written by Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne.[259][260]
"Rock You Like A Hurricane" Scorpions 1984 Written by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, and Rudolf Schenker[261]
"Kiss From a Rose" Seal 1994 Written by Seal Samuel[262][263]
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka 1962 Co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield[264]
"Closing Time" Semisonic 1998 [265]
"I Love Your Smile" Shanice 1991 Written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden, and Shanice Wilson[266]
"Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran 2014 [267]
"Ol' Red" Blake Shelton 2002 Co-written by James "Bo" Bohon, Don Goodman, and Mark Sherrill[268]
"Lucifer" Shinee 2010 Produced by Lee Soo-man[269]
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Shaboozey 2024 Written by Collins Chibueze, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, and Mark Williams.[270]
"Hips Don't Lie" Shakira 2006 Written by Shakira and Wyclef Jean[271][272]
"Chandelier" Sia 2014 Written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin.[273][274]
"You're So Vain" Carly Simon 1972 [275]
"I Wanna Love You Forever" Jessica Simpson 1999 Written by Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters[276]
"My Way" Frank Sinatra 1969 Written by French songwriter Jacques Revaux[277]
"Everybody Loves Somebody" Dean Martin 1964 Music by Ken Lane and Sam Coslow, lyrics by Irving Taylor, 1947[278]
"When a Man Loves a Woman" Percy Sledge 1966 Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright[279]
"All Star" Smash Mouth 1999 Featured in the 2001 film Shrek[280]
"I Got You Babe" Sonny & Cher 1965 The first single from the duo's debut album[281]
"Smalltown Boy" Jimmy Somerville 1984 Initially released with Bronski Beat, in 2014 re-recorded as "Smalltown Boy (Reprise)".[282]
"Black Hole Sun" Soundgarden 1994 Written by Chris Cornell[283]
"...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears 1998 Written by Max Martin[284]
"Wannabe" Spice Girls 1996 Written by the band, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard[285]
"Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield 1981 Written by Rick Springfield[286]
"Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen 1975 Released as the first single from his third studio album[287]
"Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani 2005 Written by Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo[288]
"Maggie May" Rod Stewart 1971 Co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton[289]
"Amarillo by Morning" George Strait 1983 Written by Terry Stafford[290]
"Sorry, Sorry" Super Junior 2009 Written by Yoo Young-jin[291]
"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor 1982 Written by Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik[292][293]
"Lose Control Teddy Swims 2023 Written by Jaten Dimsale, Joshua Coleman, Julian Bunetta, Marco Rodriguez-Diaz, Jr., and John Suduth[294]
"Chop Suey!" System of a Down 2001 Written by Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian.[295][296]
"I Don't Care" Eva Tanguay 1922 Recorded in 1905[297]
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" Tears for Fears 1985 Released as the third single from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair.[298]
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" Shirley Temple 1934 Composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare[299]
"My Girl" The Temptations 1964 Recorded by the Temptations in 1964[300]
"What's Love Got to Do with It" Tina Turner 1984 Written by Graham Lyle and Terry Britten[301][302]
"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" Tiny Tim 1968 Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music)[303][304]
"Waterfalls" TLC 1995 Written by Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, and Organized Noize[305][306]
"Africa" Toto 1982 Written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro[307][308]
"Forever and Ever, Amen" Randy Travis 1987 Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz and recorded in 1987[309]
"Hello Darlin'" Conway Twitty 1970 Written and recorded on November 18, 1969[310]
"Before He Cheats Carrie Underwood 2006 Written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins[311]
"Yeah!" Usher 2004 Written by Johnathan Smith, Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Patrick Smith, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, and LaMarquis Jefferson.[312][313]
"Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice 1990 Samples "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie[314][315]
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve 1997 Written by Richard Ashcroft and recorded January–March 1997[316]
"Y.M.C.A." Village People 1978 Written by Jacques Morali, Victor Willis and Henri Belolo[317]
"Moon River" Andy Williams 1962 Composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer[318]
"Every Day I Have the Blues" Joe Williams 1955 Written by Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks and Milton Sparks[319]
"Happy" Pharrell Williams 2013 Written by Pharrell Williams[320][321]
"Save the Best for Last" Vanessa Williams 1992 Written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind in 1989[322]
"Rehab" Amy Winehouse 2006 Written by Winehouse from her second album Back to Black[323]
"Lucid Dreams" Juice Wrld 2018 Written by Jarad Higgins, Nick Mira, Danny Snodgrass Jr., Gordon Sumner, and Dominic Miller[324][325]
"Stand by Your Man" Tammy Wynette 1968 Co-written by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill[326]
"The Bund" Frances Yip 1980 Composed by Joseph Koo with the lyrics by Wong Jim[327]
"Maldita primavera" Yuri 1981 Cover of Italian-language song "Maledetta primavera".[328]

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References

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