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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
- "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)
- "Addicted" by Simple Plan, Enrique Iglesias, Kelly Clarkson, Blank Theory
- "Adelaide" by Ben Folds, Old 97s
- "Africa" by D'Angelo, Toto (covered by Howie Day)
- "After All" by David Bowie, Donna Burke; "After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)" by Cher featuring Peter Cetera; "After All (the Dead)" by Black Sabbath
- "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 Fleetwood Mac, Public Image Ltd., Corrosion of Conformity
- "Albuquerque" by Neil Young and "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "Alcohol" by Barenaked Ladies, Brad Paisley
- "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, Korn, Pearl Jam, P.O.D., Prince and the Revolution, Shihad, Speed, Oasis, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- "All Alone" by Gorillaz, Mad Season
- "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
- "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
- "All I Want Is You" by Bryan Adams, Roxy Music, Carly Simon, U2
- "All My Life" by Foo Fighters, K-Ci & JoJo, LAPD, Harry Nilsson, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville
- "All Night Long" by Faith Evans featuring Puff Daddy, Mary Jane Girls, Peter Murphy, Rainbow, Joe Walsh; "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, 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, Rilo Kiley, Ryouta Mitsunaga, Saliva, Sammy Turner, U2, Weezer
- "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, Europe, Falco, Motörhead, Gary Numan, 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
- "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
An-Az
- "Angel" by Aerosmith, 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, Lionel Richie, Saint Etienne, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, John Secada, Shaggy, Rod Stewart, Throwing Muses, Johnny Tillotson, Wumpscut; "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 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., 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, 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
- "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
- "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
- "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)
- "A.S.A.P." by Bardot, Hitomi Shimatani, Utada Hikaru
- "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 Bowling for Soup, 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, Sepultura
- "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 Beyonce 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
- "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!
- "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 Weather" by Poco, The Supremes
- "Band of Gold" by Don Cherry, Freda Payne
- "Bang!" by Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- "Bang Bang" by 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
- "Be Prepared" by Elton John (from the filmThe Lion King), Tom Lehrer
- "Beat Your Heart Out" by The Distillers, The Lords of the New Church
- "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera, Sarah Connor, Disco Montego featuring Katie Underwood, HIM, Gordon Lightfoot, Patrick Nuo, Snoop Dogg, The Smashing Pumpkins, Anna Waronker
- "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
- "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, Lenny Kravitz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Yellowcard
- "The Bells" by Impossible Recording Machine, Phil Ochs (lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe), The Originals, Lou Reed, The Smashing Pumpkins, Robin Williamson
- "Best of My Love" by The Eagles, The Emotions
- "Better Days" by Badfinger,Blackbyrds,Bruce Springsteen, The Bruisers, Supertramp, Tadpole, Gun, Janet Jackson; "Better Days (and the bottom drops out)" by Citizen King; "Better Day" by Ocean Colour Scene
- "Better Things" by The Kinks, 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 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
- "Black and White" by Static-X, Three Dog Night; "Black & White" by In Flames
- "Blackout" by Muse, British Sea Power; "Black Out" by Lovedrug
- "Blast off" by G-Dep, P Diddy;
- "Blind" by Deep Purple, Korn, 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; "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, The Smashing Pumpkins, System of a Down, Mai Yamane, Angie Hart; "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 NOFX, Primus, "Weird Al" Yankovic; "B.O.B." by Outkast
- "Bodies" by Drowning Pool, Sex Pistols, The Smashing Pumpkins, Velvet Revolver
- "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
- "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 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 Michael Brook, Buzzcocks, Guns N' Roses, The Alan Parsons Project, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 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), 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; "Breath" (often pronounced "breathe") by Swollen Members featuring Nelly Furtado, Pearl Jam; "Breathe (2 A.M.)" by Anna Nalick
- "Breathless" by 40 Below Summer, 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
- "Burn" by Against Me!, Beck, The Cure, Deep Purple (covered by Soilwork), Five Iron Frenzy, Megaherz, Neurosis (band), Nine Inch Nails, Rancid, Sister Machine Gun, Three Days Grace, 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
- "By the Way" by Heavenly, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joe Scruggs
C
Ca-Cm
- "California" by The Babys, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Kenny Chesney, Bobby Conn, Copeland, Dressy Bessy, Lenny Kravitz, Lil' Rob, Mahumodo, Joni Mitchell, Mylene Farmer, Rick Nelson, Nolan, Tom Petty, Liz Phair, Phantom Planet, Sarah Slean, Rufus Wainwright, Wave, Wax; "(Go to) California" by Rob Zombie; "Kalifornia" by Fatboy Slim, Ultra Bra
- "Call Me" by Blondie, Petula Clark (covered by Shirley Bassey, 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 Cameo, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson, The Presidents of the United States of America
- "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 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
- "Caught Up" by R.Kelly, Usher
- "Celestial" by P.O.D.; "Celestial (The Tower)" by Isis
- "C'est la Vie" by B*Witched, Robbie Nevil, Sarah Vaughan, DJ Kun, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Shania Twain
- "Chains of Love" by Pat Boone, Erasure
- "Change" by Godsmack, Good Charlotte, 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
- "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
- "Children Of The Sun" by Hawkwind, Billy Thorpe
- "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
- "Close to You" by Maxi Priest, Judas Priest, Ayumi Hamasaki; "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by Carpenters
- "Closer" by 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
- "Colour My World" by Chicago, Petula Clark
- "Colourblind" by Darius, Hear'Say, Skin, Counting Crows
- "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 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 Together" by the Beatles (covered by Aerosmith, Michael Jackson), Blur, MC5, Primal Scream, Spiritualized
- "Come Undone" by Duran Duran, Robbie Williams
- "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
- "Courage" by Alien Ant Farm, The Minutemen, Manowar, Tragically Hip (covered by Mychael Danna & Sarah Polley for the film The Sweet Hereafter)
- "Cowboys" by The Fugees, Portishead
- "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, 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, 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 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
- "Cry Baby" by Jemini, Janis Joplin, Spiller; "Crybaby" by Mariah Carey (see Crybaby), 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
- "Dangerous" by Da Buzz, Depeche Mode, Frente!, Michael Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Roxette, The Who
- "Darkness" by Die Form, Peter Gabriel, The Human League, Lacrimosa, Rage Against The Machine, Stratovarius, Third Eye Blind, Tiger Lillies, "Dunkelheit" by Burzum
- "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 The Moody Blues, Pink, Britney Spears, Travis
- "Dear God" by Patsy Cline, Evil's Toy, Midge Ure, XTC
- "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
- "Disco Inferno" by 50 Cent, The Trammps,
- "Disconnected" by Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Lindsay Lohan, Queensrÿche, The Smashing Pumpkins,
- "The Disease" by David J, Echo and the Bunnymen
Dn-Dz
- "Do Fries Go With That Shake?" by Gillette, George Clinton
- "Dog Eat Dog" by Adam and The Ants, 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 The Who; "Doctor! Doctor!" by The Blood Brothers, Thompson Twins
- "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by The Damned, The Who
- "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
- "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, Metallica
- "The Doppler Shift" by Bomis Prendin (two different songs on the EP Phantom Limb, 1980)
- "Down" by 311, Blink-182, Candiria, Miles Davis, Fuel, King's X, Motograter, Harry Nilsson, Pearl Jam, Pitchshifter, Something Corporate, Stone Temple Pilots, Stroke 9
- "Downfall" by Children of Bodom, Matchbox Twenty, TRUSTcompany
- "Down on Me" by Cynthia Catania, Janis Joplin, Jackyl
- "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, Fleetwood Mac (covered by The Corrs), Gabrielle, The Game, King's X, 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, Hootie and the Blowfish, Hundred Reasons
- "Dumb" by Garbage, Nirvana, [The 411]]
E
- "Eat the Rich" by Aerosmith, Krokus, Motörhead
- "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 Moby, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- "Embryo" by Black Sabbath, Dir en grey, Pink Floyd
- "Embrace" by Evergreen Terrace, Korn
- "Emotion" by the Bee Gees (covered by Céline Dion and Destiny's Child), Samantha Sang
- "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, 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,
- "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton (covered by Gloria Estefan and others), Andy Gibb, Howard Jones, Barbara Pittman, Rufus/Chaka Khan, SeYUN
- "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
- "Faded" by The Afghan Whigs, Default, Ben Harper, Soul Decision
- "Faith" by The Cure, George Michael
- "Fall to Pieces" by Avril Lavigne, Velvet Revolver
- "Fallen" by 30 Seconds To Mars, Ill Niño, One Dove, Sarah McLachlan
- "Falling" by Julee Cruise, Lacuna Coil; "Fallin'" by The Brothers Creeggan, Connie Francis, Jamiroquai, Alicia Keys, The Seeds; "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
- "Fantasy" by Appleton, Mariah Carey, Earth, Wind & Fire, Aldo Nova
- "Fear" by Sarah MacLachlan; "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; "Fingertips (Pt. 2)" by Little Stevie Wonder
- "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Bruce Dickinson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jimi Hendrix, Ladytron, Ohio Players, Freaky Flow, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 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
- "Fly" by Sarah Brightman, Céline Dion, Hilary Duff, 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
- "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, Meat Loaf, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Pretenders, Rod Stewart, Tyketto
- "Forgotten" by Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park
- "For Your Love" by The Beloved, Blondie Chaplin, The Yardbirds
- "Fox On The Run" by George Jones, The Sweet covered by Girlschool
- "Fragile" by 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
- "Free" by Namie Amuro, Concrete Blonde, Asia, Chicago, Phish, Rick Springfield, Midge Ure
- "Freedom" by Alice Cooper, Erasure, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Paul McCartney, The Pointer Sisters, Rage Against the Machine, Wham!, Neil Young, Gun, George Michael (covered as "Freedom 90" by Robbie Williams)
- "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
- "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins, Def Leppard, The Rascals, The Smithereens
- "Girls" by Beastie Boys, David Johansen, The Prodigy, Dwight Twilley; "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
- "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, The Cadillacs (covered by The Manhattan Transfer), Them (aka "G-L-O-R-I-A", covered by many), U2
Gn-Gz
- "Go" by Blink 182, Indigo Girls, Moby, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tones on Tail
- "God" by Tori Amos, John Lennon, Outkast's Benjamin Andre, Prince and the Revolution, The Smashing Pumpkins, Wumpscut
- "Gold" by the artist (then) formerly known as Prince, Spandau Ballet, John Stewart
- "Gone" by Ben Folds, Ferlin Husky, Montgomery Gentry, Switchfoot, *NSYNC
- "Gone Away" by The Offspring, Cold
- "Goodbye" by Caliban, Youjeen, Spice Girls, hide, Def Leppard, Element 80, Ghost of the Robot; Goodbye's (The Saddest Word) by Celine Dion
- "Good Enough" by Bobby Brown, Sarah McLachlan, Dodgy
- "Good Thing" by Eternal, Fine Young Cannibals, Paul Revere & the Raiders, James Taylor
- "Good Times" by Atomic Kitten, Chic, Sam Cooke, TV theme song
- "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
- "Grateful Days" by Ayumi Hamasaki, Dragon Ash
- "Gravity" by Nuno Bettencourt, Biohazard, James Brown, Coldplay, Eddie From Ohio, Hell Is For Heroes, LFO, A Perfect Circle, Rilo Kiley, Maaya Sakamoto, Michael Sembello, Soul Decision, Vienna Teng, The Dresden Dolls
- "The Great Pretender" by Brian Eno, The Platters (covered by Freddie Mercury)
- "Greed" by Faith No More, Fugazi, Godsmack, Liberty X
- "Grinder" by Big Black, Judas Priest
- "Gun" by The Revolution Smile, Soundgarden
- "Gypsy" by Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Dio, Fleetwood Mac, Luscious Jackson, The Moody Blues, Uriah Heep, Suzanne Vega, 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 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen, Martin Sexton,
- "Halloween" by Aqua, Dead Kennedys, Helloween, The Misfits, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sonic Youth
- "Halo" by Depeche Mode, Foo Fighters, Soil
- "Hangin' Around" by Counting Crows; "Hangin' Round" by Lou Reed; "Hanging Around" by The Stranglers
- "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 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 King Crimson, John Lawton, Steps, Wire
- "Heart of Stone" by Cher, Taylor Dayne, Europe, The Rolling Stones, Underoath
- "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, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Dionne Warwick
- "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, 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, Robert Plant, Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
- "Hello" by Evanescence, Lionel Richie, Oasis, The Beloved, The Cat Empire
- "Help" by Tina Turner; "Help!" by The Beatles (covered by Bananarama)
- "Here I Go Again" by E-Type, Kim Richey, Whitesnake (covered by Mandaryna)
- "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
- "Hey Baby" by Duke Ellington, No Doubt, Ted Nugent; "Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel (covered by DJ Ötzi)
- "High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd
- "High Fidelity" by Daft Punk, Elvis Costello
Hn-Hz
- "Hold On" by Deep Purple, En Vogue, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Kansas John Lennon, Limp Bizkit, Sarah McLachlan, Sister Hazel, Jamie Walters, Wilson Phillips, Yes, Steve Winwood; "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 Michael Buble, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Heather Nova, The Smashing Pumpkins, Staind, Three Days Grace, 12 Stones
- "Honestly" by Stryper, Zwan
- "Honey" by Tori Amos, Mariah Carey, Bobby Goldsboro, Ayumi Hamasaki Moby,
- "Honey Honey" by ABBA, Lewis Lymon & the TeenChords
- "House of Pain" by Faster Pussycat, 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, Dru Hill
- "How Does It Feel" by The Creation, Crass, Slade, Avril Lavigne; "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" by D'Angelo
- "Human" by the Human League, 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
- "Hurts So Good" by Millie Jackson, John Mellencamp, Jimmy Somerville
- "Hyperactive" by Robert Palmer; "Hyperactive!" by Thomas Dolby
- "Hysteria" by Def Leppard, Muse
I
- "I" by Aphex Twin, Pizzicato Five, Taproot; "I (Who Have Nothing)" by Ben E. King
- "I Call Your Name" by a-ha, The Beatles, Roxette
- "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash (covered by Dena DeRose) and Gospel Gangstaz
- "I Can't Dance" by Genesis, Tom T. Hall (notably covered by Gram Parsons), Faron Young
- "I Do" by Ilaria Graziano, Lisa Loeb, Toya
- "I Don't Know" by Beastie Boys, Céline Dion, Carole King, Lostprophets, 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 Hate Everything" by George Strait, The Suicide Machines
- "I Need You" by America, the Beatles, The Kinks, The Rationals, LeAnn Rimes, The Who , Jars of Clay
- "I Know" by Barenaked Ladies, Blur, Dionne Farris, Barbara George, Fiona Apple, Placebo, Vanilla Ninja; "[Eye] No" by Prince
- "I Like It" by Dino, Sammy
- "I Like The Way" by Darren Hayes, BodyRockers
- "I Love Music" by Andrew W.K., The O'Jays
- "I Love You" by 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)
- "I Saw The Light" by Hank Williams, Todd Rundgren
- "I Want it All" by Bis, 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
- "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 Jackson 5, *NSYNC
- "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
- "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
Ia-Iz
- "If" by Bread, Janet Jackson, Kee Marcello, Pink Floyd, The Cult
- "In A Little While" by Amy Grant, U2, Uncle Kracker
- "In My Room" by The Beach Boys, Utada Hikaru, Yazoo (aka Yaz)
- "In the City" by The Jam, Joe Walsh, The Who
- "In the End" by Green Day, Linkin Park, The Living End
- "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
- "Innocent" by Fuel, Mike Oldfield, Our Lady Peace
- "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, Live
- "Is This Love?" by Bob Marley, 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
- "Isobel" by Björk, Dido
- "Isolation" by Buzzcocks, Joy Division, John Lennon
- "It Must Be Love" by Don Williams (covered by Alan Jackson), Ty Herndon
- "It Wasn't Me" by Lou Reed and John Cale, Shaggy
- "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
J
- "Jaded" by Aerosmith, Green Day, Melissa McClelland, Operation Ivy; "Jaded (These Years)" by Mest
- "Jailbreak" by AC/DC, Thin Lizzy
- "Jane" by Azra, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Jefferson Starship
- "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 The Fall, Sinead 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
- "Jolene" by Cake, Entrain, 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
- "Julia" by the Beatles, Fefe Dobson, Emm Gryner, Chantal Kreviazuk, Our Lady Peace, Eurythmics, Chris Rea, Silver Sun
- "Jump" by Kris Kross, Simple Plan, Van Halen; "Jump (for My Love)" by the Pointer Sisters (covered as "Jump" by Girls Aloud)
- "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
- "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
- "King Kong" by Alex Harvey, The Kinks, Frank Zappa
- "Kiss" by Prince; "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 The Raspberries, Donna Summer, Suburban Legends
- "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
- "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
- "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd (covered by Leaether Strip, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- "Leave" by Barenaked Ladies, 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, Tarcy Su; "Lemontree" by Peter, Paul and Mary
- "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, 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
- "Lightning Rod" by Zebrahead, The Offspring
- "Liberate" by Disturbed, Slipknot
- "Lights Out" by The Angry Samoans, UFO, Johnny Winter
- "Linger" by Jonatha Brooke, The Cranberries
- "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette (covered by D.H.T.), TNT
- "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
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 Back in Anger" by David Bowie, Television Personalities
- "The Look of Love" by ABC, Lesley Gore, Madonna, Dusty Springfield
- "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
- "Lose My Breath" by My Bloody Valentine, Destiny's Child
- "Loser" by Beck, 3 Doors Down, Z, "The Loser" Switchfoot
- "Lost and Found" by The Saints (covered by The Hives), Sparks
- "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry (hit cover by The Kingsmen, many other covers), The Pretenders
- "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, W.A.S.P.
- "Love Me Do" by The Beatles, Badfinger
- "Love Song" by Alice in Chains, Syd Barrett, Blue Cafe, The Damned, Elton John, Madonna, Pink (singer), Sky, Tesla; "Lovesong" by Amiel, The Cure (covered by 311); "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
- "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, Pieta Brown, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, The Chevrons, Concrete Blonde, Creed, The Cure, Ben Folds Five, Billy Joel, Yuriko Kaida (covered by Tulivu-Donna Cumberbatch), Shawn Mullins, Pedro the Lion, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Starsailor, Assemblage 23
- NOTE: Brahms' song is sometimes titled "Brahms Lullaby" or "Lullaby and Good Night"
M
- "Madrigal" by Opeth, 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
- "Mansion On The Hill" by Hank Williams, Neil Young
- "Maria" by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (from West Side Story), Blondie, Sarah Brightman, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, David Sylvian, Scooter; "(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
- "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Starr, Gazebo, 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 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
- "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)
- "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, 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, 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, John Butler Trio, Vitamin C, Velvet Revolver, Yes
- "Moonchild" by Iron Maiden, King Crimson, Fields of the Nephilim
- "More Than a Woman" by Aaliyah, the Bee Gees
- "More than This" by Roxy Music (covered by 10,000 Maniacs), Matt Nathanson, Peter Gabriel
- "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
- "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 Love" by Petula Clark, Little Texas, Paul McCartney/Wings, Vangelis, Westlife
- "My Way" by Banya, Eddie Cochran, Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Usher
- "Mysterious Ways" by Toto, U2 (covered by KMFDM
N
- "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
- "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 Minelli (more famous version by Frank Sinatra); "New York" by The Sex Pistols, U2
- "Never Again" by Depeche Mode, Discharge, Ja Rule, Killer, Nickelback
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley; "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" by Barry White
- "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; "Nightrain" by Guns N' Roses, Public Enemy
- "Nobody" by Five For Fighting, Silver Sun, 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, McFly
- "No Way" by The Adolescents, Back in 92, Freakpower,
- "Numb" by Disturbed, Drowning Pool, Ill Niño, Holly McNarland, Linkin Park, Pink, U2
O
Oa-Ou
- "Obsession" by Animotion, Army of Lovers, Asia, Sarah Vaughan, See-Saw; "Obsession (No Es Amor)" by Frankie J
- "Ohio" by Modest Mouse, Neil Young (covered by The Isley Brothers); "Ohio (Come Back To Texas)" by Bowling For Soup
- "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, Filter; "The One" by Backstreet Boys, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit, Mariah Carey, Prince, Shakira
- "One By One" by Enya, The Free Design
- "One Day" by bôa, Custom, The Fall
- "One in a Million" by Aaliyah, Bodyjar, Bosson, Guns N' Roses, 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 Real McCoy, Daft Punk, Korn
- "One More Try" by George Michael, Timmy -T-
- "One of These Days" by Camper Van Beethoven, Mose Allison, Pink Floyd, Drive-By Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Emmylou Harris, 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
- "Only the Lonely" by The Motels, Roy Orbison
- "Only Time Will Tell" by Asia, Earth and Fire
- "Only You" by Enrique Iglesias, Fleetwood Mac, OFF2, the Platters, Portishead, Savage, Scatman John, Yazoo
- "On the Radio" by Cheap Trick, Donna Summer; "... On the Radio (Remember the Days)" by Nelly Furtado
- "Open Your Eyes" by AFI, Alter Bridge, Asia, Guano Apes, Goldfinger, The Lords of the New Church
- "Open Your Heart" by Emily Bindiger, Europe, The Human League, Madonna
- "Operator" by Midnight Star, James Taylor; "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" by Jim Croce
- "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 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 David Bowie, George Michael, Staind, 311
- "Over and Over" by Angelina, the Dave Clark Five, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Green, Madonna, 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, Therapy?
- "Paper Sun" by Def Leppard, Steve Winwood
- "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop, The Wallflowers
- "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
- "Penetration" by Iggy Pop/ The Stooges, The Ventures
- "Perfect" by Alanis Morissette, Fairground Attraction, Jermaine Jackson, Maren Ord, Simple Plan, The Smashing Pumpkins, The The
- "Photograph" by Def Leppard, Nickelback, Heather Nova, The Pretty Things, R.E.M. featuring Natalie Merchant, Ringo Starr, The Verve Pipe, Weezer
- "Poison" by Alice Cooper, Bardot, Bell Biv DeVoe, the MC5, The Prodigy, Rancid
- "Polly" by The Kinks, Nirvana
- "Porcelain" by 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 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 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, Matchbox Twenty, Moist, Sky, Smash Mouth
- "Push It" by Garbage, Salt-N-Pepa, Static-X; "Pushit" Tool
Q
- "Quiet" by Alien Ant Farm, John Mayer, Rachael Yamagata, The Smashing Pumpkins
R
Ra-Rm
- "Radio" by Alkaline Trio, The Corrs, Goldfinger, Rancid, Smash Mouth, Robbie Williams, X-Dream; "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello
- "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith, The Four Seasons, Maroon 5
- "Rain" by 40 Below Summer, The Beatles, Bôa, Steve Conte (a demo version is sung by Mai Yamane), The Corrs, The Cult, Guano Apes, Terence Trent D'Arby, Madonna, X-Dream, Tones on Tail
- "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
- "Real Love" by The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, The Cretones, The Doobie Brothers, 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
- "Red" by 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
- "Revolution" by Authority Zero, the Beatles (also "Revolution 1"), Built to Spill, Eddie From Ohio, Judas Priest, KMFDM, Bob Marley, REM, 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
- "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy Slim, Jesus Jones, Liberty X
- "Right Now" by Atomic Kitten Jeanette, KoЯn, 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, Origa, Primal Scream, Public Image Ltd, The Cult
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
- "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin, No Doubt, Sting, The Whispers; "Rocksteady" by Remy Shand
- "Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan, Timex Social Club
- "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, 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, Third Rail, The Velvet Underground, The Who
- "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 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
- "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, 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, 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
- "Schizophrenia" by Sonic Youth, The Descendents, Wayne Shorter
- "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
- "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
- "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 Maria Mena, Ashlee Simpson, 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
- "She Loves Me" by The Descendents, Bobby Vinton, Conway Twitty
- "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, Elliott Smith
- "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 Must Go On" by Three Dog Night; "The Show Must Go On" by Pink Floyd, Queen
- "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, Queensryche, 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
- "Since I Fell for You" by Buddy Johnson (covered by many), Apollonia Kotero
- "Since You've Been Gone" by Aretha Franklin, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Fine Young Cannibals, Rainbow; "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
- "Sing" by Blur, The Carpenters, Travis, Slowdive
- "Slam" by Onyx, A-Teens
- "Slow Down" by Larry Williams (covered by the Beatles), Blur, Howie Day
- "Smile" by AFI, Charlie Chaplin (covered by Michael Jackson), The Fall, Pearl Jam, Vitamin C, Weezer, Scarface featuring 2Pac
- "Smooth Operator" by Big Daddy Kane, Dorothy Dandridge, Sade
Sn-Su
- "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), Stabbing Westward, Staind, The Red Hot Valentines
- "So Long" by 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), Suzanne Vega
- "Soma" by The Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes
- "Some Other Time" by Alan Parsons Project, Gabriela Robin
- "Somebody's Baby" by Pat Benatar, Jackson Browne
- "Somebody to Love" by Boogie Pimps, Jefferson Airplane, Queen
- "Someday" by Ash, Mariah Carey, Ce Ce Rogers, Concrete Blonde, The Corrs, Steve Earle, Glass Tiger, Nickelback, No Angels, The Strokes, Sugar Ray, Britney Spears
- "Something to Believe In" by Clannad, The Offspring, Poison, The Ramones
- "Sometimes" by Badfinger, Brand New Heavies, Britney Spears, Erasure, Hooverphonic, Papa Roach, The Stranglers, Sugababes Joey Tempest
- "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace, Linda Ronstadt/James Ingram
- "A Song For You" by Leon Russell (covered by many including The Carpenters), Gram Parsons
- "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
- "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.; "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, TV On The Radio, U2, Smile; "Stare at the Sun" by Thrice
- "Stars" by Brian Eno, Dubstar, Hear 'N Aid, Hum, Scott Matthew, Roxette, Simply Red, Switchfoot, [[t.A.T Yo Yo Ma/Bobby McFerrin
- "Stay" by Erykah Badu, Bellefire, David Bowie, Bernard Butler, Jeremy Camp, C.C.Catch, Daryll Ann, Destiny's Child, Emmi, 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 the Night" by Chicago, Benjamin Orr
- "Step By Step" by The Crests, Whitney Houston, New Kids on the Block, Method Man, Off, Eddie Rabbitt
- "Stepping Stone" by Jimi Hendrix, Clannad; "(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
- "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.)
- "Strong Enough" by Cher, Sheryl Crow, Stacie Orrico
- "Stronger" by Britney Spears, Sugababes
- "Stupid Girl" by Cold, Garbage, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Screeching Weasel
Su-Sz
- "Substitute" by Clout, The Who (covered by The Ramones)
- "Suburbia" by Matthew Good Band, Pet Shop Boys
- "Suckerpunch" by Bowling for Soup, Five Iron Frenzy, Wildhearts
- "Suddenly" by Olivia Newton-John/Cliff Richard, Billy Ocean, Angry Anderson
- "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 Janis Joplin, 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 Lydia Murdock, Charm Farm, The Hissyfits, Jamelia, 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, Javine, 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 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
T
- "Take It Or Leave It" by Jet, The Strokes
- "Take Me Away" by Blue Öyster Cult, Fefe Dobson, Christina Vidal, 4 Strings, Avril Lavigne, Lifehouse, Plain White T's, Ween, Oasis, Stonebridge ft. Therese
- "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, 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, X Japan; "Tearz" by Wu-Tang Clan
- "Tell Me" by Antique and Hitstastic ft. Tom Fuller, Goldfinger, Groove Theory, hide, The Rolling Stones
- "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, Spice Girls, Elvis Presley, Dinah Washington, Wumpscut, Neil Young; "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" by Paul Van Dyk
- "Temptation" by Corinna, Destiny's Child, Heaven 17, Billy Joel, New Order, Prince & the Revolution, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Tom Waits, The Tea Party, Elvis Costello
- "Texarkana" by R.E.M., Coby Carlucci
- "Thank You" by Dido, Jamelia, Led Zeppelin, The Whitlams, KMFDM, McMaster & James, Simple Plan; "Thank U" by Alanis Morissette; "Thank You (Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly and the Family Stone; "Thank You!!!" by Home Made Kazoku
- "There She Goes" by The La's (covered by Sixpence None the Richer), The Velvet Underground
- "These Days" by Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Luxury, Nico, R.E.M., Bon Jovi
- "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)
- "This Love" by Craig Armstrong, Sarah Brightman, Maroon 5, LeAnn Rimes, Pantera
- "This Time" by 22 Pistepirkko, Bryan Adams, John Cougar, INXS, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve
- "Time" by Anastacia, Angra, Heidi Berry, Blink-182, David Bowie, Lou Gramm, Chantal Kreviazuk, Helloween, Hootie and the Blowfish, Madness, The Alan Parsons Project, Pink Floyd, Project Pitchfork, Lionel Richie, Scatman John, The Start, Tom Waits, Guess Who; "Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club
- "Time After Time" by 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, Morrissey, Silverchair, Avril Lavigne; "2morrow" by Prince; "Tomorrow Tomorrow" by Elliot Smith, Strawberry Alarm Clock
- "Tonight" by Kool and the Gang, Lene Lovich, Luna Sea, The Raspberries (covered by Mötley Crüe), Supergrass; "Tonight Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins; "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Genesis
- "Top of the World" by Carpenters (covered by many), Dixie Chicks, Van Halen, "Top of the World (Olé Olé Olé)" by Chumbawamba
- "Touch Me" by The Doors, 49ers; "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" by Samantha Fox (and later Günther ft. Samantha Fox)
- "Toxic" by Crazy Town, Britney Spears, Robbie Williams
- "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
- "Trouble" by Lindsay Buckingham, Coldplay, Elvis Presley (covered by many), Heaven 17, Indigo Girls, Pink; "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" by The Music Machine
- "True" by Ryan Cabrera, Spandau Ballet, Riyu Kosaka
- "Turn Me Loose" by Fabian, Loverboy
- "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger (covered by Metallica), Rush
- "Twisted" 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
- "Unbreakable" by Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys
- "Underground" by David Bowie, Ben Folds Five, Voltaire, Tom Waits
- "The Universal" by Blur, The Small Faces
- "Unloveable" by The Smiths, Darren Hayes
- "Untitled" by Bauhaus, Collective Soul, The Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol, Jimmy Eat World, Blink 182, Simple Plan, The Cure, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" by D'Angelo
- "Use Me" by Garbage, Bill Withers (covered by various artists)
V
- "Vacation" by Connie Francis, The Go-Go's, Simple Plan
- "Venus" by Air, Frankie Avalon, The Shocking Blue (covered by Bananarama), Television, Theatre of Tragedy
- "Vertigo" by The Libertines, Sarah Slean, U2
- "Victoria" by Def Con Dos, The Kinks, Parabellum
- "Vogue" by Ayumi Hamasaki, KMFDM, Madonna
W
Wa-Whe
- "Waiting" by Green Day, Moby, The Smashing Pumpkins; "The Waiting" by Tom Petty
- "Wake Up" by Alphaville, The Arcade Fire, ATI, Brand Nubian, 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, 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 Christina Aguilera, Dokken, Epidemic, The James Gang
- "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, Spice Girls, Billie Piper
- "Walk On" by Matraca Berg (covered by Linda Ronstadt), 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 Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Frenzal Rhomb, Bob Marley, OutKast, Edwin Starr, System of a Down, Wumpscut
- "Warning" by Incubus, Green Day
- "Warning Sign" by Coldplay, Talking Heads
- "Water" by PJ Harvey, The Who, Oingo Boingo
- "Waterfalls" by Paul McCartney, TLC; "Waterfall" by Wendy & Lisa
- "Waterloo" by ABBA, Stonewall Jackson
- "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, The Prodigy
- "We Are One" by Nick Glennie-Smith, The Offspring, Westlife; "We Are One (Mirror Split Up Into Pieces)" by Project Pitchfork
- "Weak" by Skunk Anansie, JoJo, 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
- "We Love You" by The Psychedelic Furs, The Rolling Stones, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- "Wednesday Week" by Elvis Costello, The Undertones
- "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad, Yo La Tengo
- "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, The Who
- "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, Kate Winslet, Tommy Shaw
- "What Is Love?" by Deee-Lite, Haddaway, Play, Howard Jones
- "What Would You Do?" by City High, The Living End
Whe-Wz
- "When I Grow Up" by Garbage; "When I Grow Up (to Be a Man)" by The Beach Boys
- "Where Eagles Dare" by The Misfits, Iron Maiden (covered by Fozzy)
- "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, Common Children, Evanescence, Boy George, Queensrÿche, Morphine, The Selecter, "A Whisper" by Coldplay, "Whisper (Shut the Light)" by UnFaith
- "White City" by Thomas Dolby, The Pogues
- "White Girl" by X, Johnny Cash, Soul Coughing, Juvenile
- "White Houses" by The Animals, Vanessa Carlton, Leaving Rouge
- "White Line" by Neil Young ; "White Lines" by 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 Eurythmics, Madonna, Hilary Duff
- "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, 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
- "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 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
- "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, David Bowie, Mötley Crüe, Bruce Springsteen
- "Woman" by John Lennon, Peter & Gordon, Rachael Yamagata, Maroon 5; "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), Missing Persons, The Monkees
- "Words of Love" by Buddy Holly (covered by The Beatles), The Mamas & the Papas
- "Working Man" by King's X, Rush
- "Wrong" by Archers of Loaf, Boy George, Everything But the Girl
X
- "X" by X Japan, Xzibit, System of a Down
- "Xanadu" by ELO/Olivia Newton-John, Rush
Y
- "Yellow" by Coldplay, Whirlwind Heat
- "You" by the Aquatones, Bad Religion, Candlebox, Das Pop, George Harrison, La Cream, Al Green, Janet Jackson, Mustard Plug, Radiohead, R.E.M., S Club 7, Sky, Suburban Legends, Ten Sharp, The Who, Yoko Ono, Ayumi Hamasaki; "U" by Paula Abdul
- "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson, Modern Talking
- "You Belong to Me" by Carly Simon, Jo Stafford (covered by The Duprees)
- "Young Lust" by Pink Floyd, Aerosmith
- "Young Offender" by New Order, Pet Shop Boys
- "You're The One" by 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
- "You Win Again" by The Bee Gees, 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
- "1969" by Boards of Canada, The Stooges, The Vines
- "1977" by The Clash, Dr. Octagon
- "1984" by David Bowie, The 4-Skins, Incubus, Van Halen, Eurythmics, Tina Turner
- "1985" by The French Kicks, Manic Street Preachers, Roper, SR-71 (covered by Bowling For Soup)
- "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls, Jewel
- "4th of July" by Azure Ray, The Beach Boys, 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 Dolly Parton, Sheena Easton
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 Beyonce 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
- "Gasoline" by Seether; "Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee
- "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
- "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
- "New Beginning" by Trapt; "A New Beginning" by Good Charlotte
- "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
- "Whip It" by Devo; "Let It Whip" by Dazz Band
- "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 whose title appears more than twenty times in the lyrics
- List of songs with titles that don't appear in the lyrics
- List of songs that use the same rhyme throughout
- List of sets of unrelated albums with identical titles
- List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks