Thursday, June 26, 2014

Introduction

The Twentieth Century Hit Songs and Who Wrote Them

Introduction

These lists are of all of the hit songs written in the twentieth century in America, when American music swelled in popularity not just in the U.S. but around the world.  For each song, the composer of the melody and the writer of the lyrics is given along with other information as described in the key below. I am sorry, but this site does not have any way to link between categories to find, for example, all songs written by Joni Mitchell. 

How songs were chosen

What was deemed “popular or significant" was based primarily on Billboard’s Hot 100 List. Any song that attained a rank of 20 or higher was automatically included on the list. Other songs were included on the basis of lists from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest Rock songs, and lists showing the number of artists who had recorded any one song.

Some songs are so well known or sung by so many different artists that no single musician or group can be credited. In those cases the given indication is: (standard). For songs adapted by a 20th century songwriter but whose words or music were written prior to the 20th century and there is no known writer, the term “traditional” (Trad) is used or if the melody was adapted from an earlier composition, the composer is credited, e.g., (Bach).


KEY


All songs listed are considered popular or musically significant American pieces written during the period from 1901-2000. Songs are listed alphabetically by title. 

For songs written before 1955, the date the song was written is indicated, if known. After the song's title, the lyricist is then identified with an (L) or, if the lyricist also composed the music (L & C). If there is a separate composer he or she is indicated with a (C) following the lyricist. In a few cases where the music was taken or adapted from a classical composer, such as Beethoven, that composer's name is listed in parentheses. In those cases, the other composer listed, if any, adapted the song.

The last entry gives the most well known or representative artist (A) who recorded the song. In cases where one person was lyricist, composer and artist, this is shown by (L, C & A), but if he is she is known by a stage name as the artist, the artist is listed separately by the stage name. If the stage name differs significantly from the real name (e.g. J. P. Richardson is the Big Bopper), then a < appears. An (O) after the recording artist’s name indicates that the artist was a band-leader conducting a band or orchestra. In a few cases, where there is no artist identified with the song, it is so noted or noted as a "traditional standard."

For songs written for the movies, musical theater or television, the media source of the song is listed in italics followed by (f) for film [with an * If the song won an Oscar], (s) for staged performance, (r) for radio and (t) for television, unless there were multiple media in which case there is no designation. If an artist had a hit song from one of these media, then it is only credited to the artist where the artist is strongly identified with the song.

Instrumentals (with no lyricist) are indicated with an (I). In those cases, the composer is not indicated since the person listed must be the composer. Only songs written in or translated into English are listed. In cases where the song is originally in a foreign language, the translator is noted with an (E). If known, the original lyricist is also listed.

Sources and credits

All credits are based on secondary sources, so no claims are made regarding the accuracy of this list. In some cases, different songwriters are given credit for the same song. Where this has been impossible to resolve, all are given credit. In a few cases, a writer will be listed as the result of a lawsuit. There may be cases where the wrong songwriter is listed or the name is misspelled. No attempt is made to list the artists in order of their degree of involvement in writing the song except in the case of Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Legally, all Beatles songs were written by “Lennon & McCartney” but if there is some evidence* that some of the songs were written primarily or entirely by McCartney, his name is listed first.

The following web-sites were of special value to me in compiling this list:

allmusic: http://wc09.allmusic.com/
Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com/home.html
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The Preterhuman Network: http://preterhuman.net/texts/lyrics_and_music_related/
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: http://www.rockhall.com/exhibithighlights/500-songs-by-name-ac/
Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs


Printed Reference Books consulted were:
American Popular Songs, by David Ewen, New York, 1966.
The Billboard's Book of #1 Hits, by Fred Bronson, New York, 1985
The Billboard's Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, by Joel Whitburn, New York, 1996.
Billboard Hottest 100 Hits, 4th Edition, by Fred Bronson, New York, 2007
The American Song Book, by Ken Bloom, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, 2005.

Also
* Lennon, John, Playboy Interview, January 1981

A Note on Names and Aliases

Both the songwriter’s first and last name is used whenever available. Where the writer’s name is well known by the middle name or middle,  the middle name or initial is included. In cases where the artist wrote the song, the artist’s stage name is used even thought the real name is used in identifying the songwriter. In such cases, the < shows that this is the case. As far as possible, a songwriter’s real or birth name was used unless the person had become so well known by their alias that it would create some confusion. Thus Robert Zimmerman is always referred to as Bob Dylan, whereas Madonna Ritchie goes by that name instead of Madonna

Other Notes
In the case of instrumentals recorded when there were lyrics for the song, credit is given to both composer and lyricist, but the symbol (I) is not used. In these cases, the artist for the most well-known version of the song is listed even if the version was instrumental. As much as possible, songs with exactly the same title are listed in order of when they were written.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Song Titles Starting with Numerals

Any songs with plain numerals in their title are listed here as numbers instead of being spelled out.
See Introduction for key to symbols

1-2-3, (L & C) John Medora, David White, Len Barry, (A) Len Barry
1-2-3, (L & C) Enrique Garcia, Gloria Estefan, (A) Gloria Estefan
1,2,3, Red Light, (L & C) Sal & Bobbi Trimachi, (A) The 1910 Fruitgum Company
1,2,3,4 (sumpin' New), (L & C) Adrian Sear, Artis Ivey, Jr., (A) <Coolio
1st of the Month, (L & C) Anthony Henderson, Byron McCane, II, Charles Scruggs, Steven Howse, (A) Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
2 Legit 2 Quit, (L & C) Stanley Burrell, (A) < M. C. Hammer
3:00 A. M. Eternal, (L & C) Jimmy Cauty, Ricardo Lyte, Bill Drummond, (A) The KLF
5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love), (L & C) Tony Boyd, Archie Powell, (A) The Presidents
#9 Dream, (L, C & A) John Lennon
11th Hour Melody, (L) Carl Sigman, (C) King Palmer, (A) Al Hibbler
12:30 (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon), (L & C) John Phillips, (A) The Mamas & the Papas
13, (L & C) Chris Bell, Alex Chilton, (A) Big Star
16 Candles, (L & C) Luther Dixon, Allyson Khent, (A) The Crests
16 Reasons, (L &C) Bill & Doree Post, (A) Connie Stevens
16 Tons (‘47), (L & C) Merle Travis, (A) Tennessee Ernie Ford
17, (L & C) John Young, Chuck Gorman, Boyd Bennett, (A) Boyd Bennett & His Rockets
18 and Life, (L & C) Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo, (A) Skid Row
18 with a Bullet, (L, C & A) Pete Wingfield
18 Yellow Roses, (L, C & A) Bobby Darin
19, (L & C) William Couterie, Jonas McCord, Paul Hardcastle, (A) Paul Hardcastle
19th Nervous Breakdown, (L) Mick Jagger, (C) Keith Richards, (A) The Rolling Stones
20 Miles, (L) David Appell, (C) Barry Mann, (A) Chubby Checker
24 Hours from Tulsa, (L)Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Gene Pitney
25 Miles, (L & C) Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Edwin Starr, (A) Edwin Starr
25 or 6 to 4, (L & C) Robert Lamm, (A) Chicago
26 Miles (Santa Catalina), (L & C) Bruce Belland, Glen Larson, (A) The Four Preps
40 Miles of Bad Road, (I) Al Casey, Duane Eddy, (A) Duane Eddy
42nd Street (’33), (L) Al Dubin, (C) Harry Warren (M) 42nd Street (s)
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, (L & C) Paul Simon, (A) Paul Simon
59th Street Bridge Song, The (Feelin’ Groovy), (L & C) Paul Simon, (A) Simon & Garfunkle
60 Years on, (L) Bernie Taupin, (C) Elton John, (A) Elton John
’65 Love Affair, (L & C) Paul Davis, (A) Paul Davis
70’s Love Groove, (L, C & A) Janet Jackson
77 Sunset Strip, (I) Mack David, Jerry Livingston (M) 77 Sunset Strip (t)
96 Tears, (L & C) Rudy Martinez, (A) ? & the Mysterians
98.6, (L) Tony Powers, (C) George Fischoff, (A) Keith
99 Miles from L. A. (L) Hal David, (C) Albert Hammond, (A) Art Garfunkle
99 Ways, (L & C) Charlie Gracie, (A) Tab Hunter
99 Years (Dead or Alive), (L) Sid Wayne, (C) John Brooks, (A) Guy Mitchell
100% Pure Love, (L, C & A) Crystal Waters
500 Miles Away from Home, (L, C & A) Bobby Bare
634-5789 (Soulsville, U. S. A.), (L & C) Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, (A) Wilson Pickett
808, (L & C) Robert S. Kelly, Natina Reed, (A) Blaque
867-5309/Jenny, (L & C) Alex Call, Jim Keller, (A) Tommy Tutone
1979, (L & C) William Corgan, (A) The Smashing Pumpkins

1999, (L & C) Prince Rogers Nelson, (A) Prince

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Song Titles Starting with A

See Introduction for key to symbols

A Hubba Hubba Hubba (’45), (L) Harold Adamson, (C) Jimmy McHugh, (A) Perry Como
A Tisket, A Tasket (’38), (L & C) Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald, (A) Ella Fitzgerald
A-B-C, (L) Fonce Mizell; Deke Richards; Berry Gordy, Jr., (C) Freddie Perren, (A) The Jackson Five
‘A’ - You’re Adorable (‘48), (L) Fred Wise, (C) Buddy Kaye, Sidney Lippman, (A) Perry Como
Aaron's party (Come get It), (L & C) Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz, (A) Aaron Carter
Aba Daba Honeymoon, The (’14), (L & C) Arthur Fields, Walter Donaldson, (A) Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
Abdul Abulbul Ameer (’28), (L & C) Frank Crumit, (A) (standard)
Abie’s Irish Rose (’46), (L & C) Robert Wells, Mel Torme, (A) Mel Torme
Abigail Beecher, (L & C) Robert Boulanger, Richard Heard, (A) Freddy Cannon
Abilene, (L & C) John D. Loudermilk, Lester Brown, Bob Gibson, Albert Stanton, (A) George Hamilton, IV
About a Girl, (L & C) Kurt Cobain, (A) Nirvana
About a Quarter to Nine (’33), (L) Al Dubin, (C) Harry Warren, (A) Al Jolson
Abracadabra, (L & C) Steve Miller, (A) Steve Miller Blues Band
Abraham, Martin and John, (L & C) Dick Holler, (A) Dion
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive (‘44), (L) Johnny Mercer, (C) Harold Arlen, (A) Johnny Mercer (O)
Acapulco, 1922, (L & C) Herb Alpert, (A) Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Accidents Will Happen, (L, C & A) Elvis Costello
Achy Breaky Heart, (L & C) Don von Tress, (A) Billy Ray Cyrus
Across the River, (L & C) Bruce & John Hornsby, (A) Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Action, (L & C) Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker, (A) Sweet
Action, (L & C) Tommy Boyce, Steve Venet, (A) Freddy Cannon
Addams Groove, (L & C) Felton C. Pilate, II; Stanley Burrell, (A) < M. C. Hammer
Addicted to Love, (L & C) Robert Palmer, (A) Robert Palmer
Adelaide’s Lament (’50), (L & C) Frank Loesser, (M) Guys and Dolls
Adios (‘31), (L) Eddie Wood, (C) Enric Madriguera, (A) Mel Torme
Adore, (L & C) Prince Rogers Nelson, (A) Prince
Adult Education, (L & C) Daryl Hall, John Oates, (A) Hall & Oates
Affair of the Heart, (L & C) Rick Springthorpe, (A) < Rick Springfield
Affair to Remember, An, (L) Leo McCarey, Harold Adamson, (C) Harry Warren, (A) Vic Damone
Afraid to Fall in Love (‘47), (L) Ralph Blaine, (C) Harry Warren, (M) Summer Holiday (f)
Africa, (L & C) David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, (A) Toto
After All, (L & C) Peter Cetera, Tom Leonard, (A) Peter Cetera & Cher
After Midnight, (L & C) J. J. Cale, (A) Eric Clapton
After Sundown, (’33), (L) Arthur Freed, (C) Nacio Herb Brown, (A) Bing Crosby
After the Fall, (L & C) Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, (A) Journey
After the Goldrush, (L & C) Neil Young, (A) Prelude
After the Lights Go Down Low, (L & C) Leroy Lovett, Alan White, Leroy Lovett, (A) Al Hibbler
After the Love Has Gone, (L & C) Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon, (A) Earth, Wind & Fire
After the Lovin’, (L & C) Richie Adams, Alan Bernstein, (A) Engelbert Humperdinck
After the Rain, (L & C) Marc Tanner, Rick Wilson, Mathew & Gunnar Nelson, (A) Nelson
After We Make Love, (L) Gerry Goffin, (C) Michael Masser, (A) Whitney Houston
After You’ve Gone (‘18), (L) Henry Creamer, (C) Turner Layton, (A) The Three Suns
Afternoon Delight, (L & C) Bill Danoff, (A) The Starland Vocal Band
Again (’48), (L) Dorcas Cochran, (C) Lionel Newman, (A) Gordon Jenkins (O)
Again, (L & C) James Harris, III; Terry Lewis; Janet Jackson, (A) Janet Jackson
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now), (L, C & A) Phil Collins
Against the Wind, (L, C & A) Bob Seger
Agent Double-O-Soul, (L & C) Bill Sharpley, Edwin Starr, (A) Bob Seger
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (‘10), (L) Rida Johnson Young, (C) Victor Herbert, (A) Nelson Eddy & Jeannette McDonald
Ahab the Arab, (L, C & A) Ray Stevens
Ain’t Even Done with the Night, (L, C & A) John Cougar Mellencamp,
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman), (L & C) Buddy Killen, Bonnie Lee McGinty, (A) Joe Tex
Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya, (L & C) James Smith, A) Suzie Clark
Ain’t Got No Home, (L, C & A) Clarence Henry
Ain’t It Funky Now, (L, C & A) James Brown
Ain’t Love a Bitch, (L & C) Gary Grainger, Rod Stewart, (A) Rod Stewart,
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (‘29), (L) Andy Razaf, (C) Harry Brooks, Thomas Waller, (A) Fats Waller
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, (L) Nickolas Ashford, (C) Valerie Simpson, (A) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, (L & C) Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Tariq Trotter, (A) McFadden & Whitehead
Ain’t No Sunshine, (L, C & A) Bill Withers
Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady, (L & C) Harriet Schock, (A) Helen Reddy
Ain’t No Way, (L & C) Carolyn Franklin, Aretha Franklin, (A) Aretha Franklin
Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got), (L & C) Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, (A) The Four Tops
Ain’t Nobody, (L & C) Hawk Wolinksi, (A) Rufus w/ Chaka Khan
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing, (L & C) Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, (A) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain’t She Sweet (‘27), (L) Jack Yellen, (C) Milton Ager, (A) Sammy Kaye
Ain’t That Just Like a Woman? (‘46), (L & C) Fleecie Moore, Claude Demetrius, (A) Frankie Laine
Ain’t That Love, (L, C & A) Ray Charles
Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby (‘55), (L & C) Jimmy Reed, (A) Elvis Presley
Ain’t That Peculiar, (L & C) William Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Ronald White, (A) Marvin Gaye
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head, (L) Sammy Cahn, (C) Jimmy Van Heusen, (M) Ocean’s 11 (f)
Ain’t That a Shame (‘55), (L & C) Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino, (A) Fats Domino
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, (L) Eddie Holland, (C) Norman Whitfield, (A) The Temptations
Ain’t Understanding Mellow, (L & C) Homer Alexander Talbert, III, (A) Jerry Butler
Ain’t We Got Fun? (‘21), (L) Raymond B. Egan, Gus Kahn, (C) Richard A. Whiting, (A) Bob Hope
Air Force Song, The (‘39), (I) Robert Crawford, (A) Official U. S. Air Force song
Air That I Breathe, (L) Mike Hazlewood, (C) Albert Hammond, (A) The Hollies
Al Di La, (L & C) Labati Donida, Ervin Drake, Giulio Rapetti, (A) Emilio Pericoli
Alabama, (L, C & A) Neil Young
Alabama Jubilee (‘15), (L) Jack Yellen, (C) George L. Cobb, (A) Ferko String Band
Alabamy Bound (’25), (L) Bud de Sylva, Bud Green, (C) Ray Henderson, (A) Al Jolson
Albatross, (L & C) Peter Green, (A) Fleetwood Mac
Alexander, Don’t You Love Your Baby No More? (’04), (L) Andrew Sterling, (C) Harry von Tilzer, (standard)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (’11), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) Al Jolson
Alfie, (L) Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Dionne Warwick
Alice Blue Gown (‘19), (L) Joseph McCarthy, (C) Harry Tierney, (M) Irene (s)
Alice in Wonderland, (L) Howard Greenfield, (C) Neil Sedaka, (A) Neil Sedaka
Alice’s Restaurant Massacree, (L, C & A) Arlo Guthrie
Alison, (L, C & A) Elvis Costello
Alive Again, (L & C) James Pankow, (A) Chicago
Alive and Kicking, (L & C) James Kerr, Charles Burchill, Michael MacNeil, (A) Simple Minds
All 4 Love, (L & C) Howard Thompson, (A) Color Me Badd
All ‘Er Nothin’ (‘43), (L) Oscar Hammerstein, II, (C) Richard Rodgers, (M) Oklahoma
All Alone (’24), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) Frank Sinatra
All Alone Am I, (L) Arthur Altman, (C) Joann Idis, (A) Brenda Lee
All Alone Monday (’26), (L) Bert Kalmar, (C) Harry Ruby, (M) The Ramblers (s)
All Along the Watchtower, (L & C) Bob Dylan, (A) Jimi Hendrix
All American Boy, The, (L & C) Orville Lunsford, Bill Parsons, (A) Bobby Bare
All Apologies, (L & C) Kurt Cobain, (A) Nirvana
All Around the World, (L & C) Noel Gallagher, (A) Oasis
All Around the World, (L) Lisa Stansfield, (C) Michael McCary, (A) Lisa Stanfield
All at Once You Love Her (’55), (L & C) Oscar Hammerstein, II, (A) Perry Como
All by Myself (’21), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) Ella Fitzgerald
All by Myself, (L) Eric Carmen, (C) (Rachmaninoff), (A) Eric Carmen
All Cried out, (L & C) Brian, Paul & Lou George, (A) Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
All Day and All of the Night, (L & C) Ray Davies, (A) The Kinks
All for Love, (L & C) Michael Kamen, Robert J. Lange, Bryan Adams, (A) Rod Stewart, Sting
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (‘37), (L) Gus Kahn, (C) Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, (A) Judy Garland
All I Do Is Dream of You (‘34), (L) Arthur Freed, (C) Nacio Herb Brown, (M) Sadie McKee (f)
All I Ever Need Is You, (L & C) Jimmy Holiday, Eddie Reeves, (A) Sonny & Cher
All I Have to Do Is Dream, (L & C) Felice & Boudleaux Bryant, (A) The Everly Brothers
All I Have to Give, (L & C) Paul Anthony George; Lucien George, Jr.; Brian George; Gerry Charles; Junior Clark; Curt Bedeau, (A) Backstreet Boys
All I Know, (L & C) Jimmy Webb, (A) Art Garfunkel
All I Need Is a Miracle, (L & C) Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil, (A) Mike & the Mechanics
All I Need, (L & C) Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, David Pack, (A) Jack Wagner
All I Need, (L & C) Frank Wilson, Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor, (A) The Temptations
All I Really Want to Do, (L & C) Bob Dylan, (A) The Byrds
All I See Is You, (L & C) Clive Westlake, Ben Weisman, (A) Dusty Springfield
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, (L & C) Robert J. Lange, (A) Heart
All I Wanna Do, (L & C) David Baerwald, Bill Botrell, Wyb Cooper, Kevin Gilbert, Sheryl Crow, (A) Sheryl Crow
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) (‘46), (L & C) Don Gardner, (A) Spike Jones (O)
All I Want, (L & C) Glen Phillips, Todd Nichols, Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, (A) Toad the Wet Sprocket
All I Wanted, (L & C) Steve Morse, Steve Walsh, (A) Kansas
All I’ve Got to Do, (L & C) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, (A) The Beatles
All in My Mind, (L) Fred Johnson, Leroy Kirkland, (C) Maxine Brown, (A) Maxine Brown
All My Life, (L & C) Jojo Hailey, Rory Bennett, (A) K-Ci & Jojo
All My Life, (L & C) Karla Bonoff, (A) Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
All My Love, (You Were Made for), (L & C) Billy Myles, Jackie Wilson, (A) Jackie Wilson
All My Loving, (L & C) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, (A) The Beatles
All My Tomorrows, (L) Sammy Cahn, (C) Jimmy Van Heusen, (A) Frank Sinatra
All Night Long, (L & C) William Griffin, Michael Harper, (A) Joe Walsh
All Night Long, (L, C & A) Lionel Richie
All of a Sudden My Heart Sings (‘44), (L) Jean Marie Blanvillain, Harold Rome (E), (C) Laurent Henri Herpin, (A) Johnnie Johnston
All of Me (‘31), (L) Seymour Simons, (C) Gerald Marks, (A) Louis Armstrong
All of My Life (‘45), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) Ella Fitzgerald
All of You (‘54), (L & C) Cole Porter, (A) Ella Fitzgerald
All of You, (L) Cynthia Weil, (C) Julio Igleisas, Tony Renis, (A) Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross
All or Nothing  at All (‘39), (L) Jack Lawrence, (C) Arthur Altman, (A) Frank Sinatra
All or Nothing, (L & C) Kenny Taylor, Fabrice Morvan, (A) Milli Vanilli
All out of Love, (L & C) Clive Davis, Graham Russell, (A) Air Supply
All over Nothing at All (‘22), (L & C) J. Keirn Brennan, Paul Cunningham, (A) James Rule
All over the World, (L & C) Francoise Hardy, (A) The Seekers
All over the World, (L & C) Jeff Lynne, (A) Electric Light Orchestra
All Right Now, (L & C) Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, (A) Free
All Right, (L, C & A) Christopher Cross
All She Wants Is, (L & C) John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Lebon, (A) Duran Duran
All She Wants to Do Is Dance, (L & C) Danny Kortchmar, (A) Don Henley
All Shook up, (L & C) Otis Blackwell, (A) Elvis Presley
All Strung out, (L & C) Nino Tempo, Jerry Riopell, (A) April Stevens & Nino Tempo
All That Meat and No Potatoes (‘41), (L & C) Ed Kirkeby, Thomas Waller, (A) Fats Waller
All That She Wants, (L & C) Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, Linn Berggen, (A) Ace of Base
All the Love in the World, (L & C) John Spinks, (A) The Outfield
All the Man That I Need, (L) Dean Pitchford, (C) Michael Gore, (A) Whitney Houston
All the Small Things, (L & C) Tom DeLonge, (A) Blink-182
All the Things You Are, (L) Oscar Hammerstein, II, (C) Jerome Kern, (A) Helen Forrest
All the Time, (L) Ray Evans, (C) Jay Livingston, (A) Johnny Mathis
All the Tired Horses, (L, C & A) Bob Dylan
All the Way, (L) Sammy Cahn, (C) Jimmy Van Heusen, (A) Frank Sinatra, The Joker Is Wild (f*)
All the Way from Memphis, (L & C) Ian Hunter, (A) Mott the Hoople
All the Young Dudes, (L & C) David Bowie, (A) Mott the Hoople
All This Love, (L & C) Eldra BeBarge, (A) DeBarge
All This Time, (L & C) Gordon Sumner, (A) Sting
All This Time, (L & C) Tim James, Steven McClintock, (A) Tiffany
All Those Years Ago, (L, C & A) George Harrison
All Through the Day (‘45), (L) Oscar Hammerstein, II, (A) Jerome Kern, (A) Perry Como
All Through the Night (‘34), (L & C) Cole Porter, (A) (standard)
All Through the Night, (L & C) Jules Shear, (A) Cindy Lauper
All You Need Is Love, (L & C) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, (A) The Beatles
All-American Boy, The, (L & C) Orville Lunsford, Bill Parsons, (A) Bobby Bare
Allegheny Moon, (L & C) Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, (A) Patti Page
Allentown Jail, (L & C) Irving Gordon, (A) Jo Stafford
Allentown, (L, C & A) Billy Joel
Alley Cat, (L & C) Bjerre Bent Fabricus, (A) < Bent Fabric
Alley-Oop, (L & C) Dallas Frazier, (A) Hollywood Argyles
Almost Cut My Hair, (L & C) David Crosby, (A) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Almost Doesn’t Count, (L & C) Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche, (A) Brandy
Almost Like Being in Love (‘47), (L) Alan Jay Lerner, (C) Frederick Loewe, (M) Brigadoon
Almost over You, (L & C) Cindy Richardson, Jennifer Kimball, (A) Sheena Easton
Almost Paradise, (I) Norman Petty, (A) Norman Petty Trio
Almost Paradise, (L & C) Ann Wilson, Dean Pitchford, Mike Reno, (M) Footloose (f)
Almost Persuaded, (L & C) Bill Sherrill, Glenn Sutton, (A) David Houston
Aloha Oe (farewell to Thee) (’07), (L & C) Queen Lilioukalani, (A) Alfred Apaka
Alone, (L) Billy Steinberg , (C) Tom Kelly, (A) Heart
Alone (Why Must I Be Alone), (L) Selma Craft, (C) Morton Craft, (A) The Shepherd Sisters
Alone Again, Naturally, (L, C & A) Gilbert O’Sullivan,
Alone at Last (’25), (L) Gus Kahn, (C) Ted Fiorito, (A) Arlene Coleman
Alone at Last, (L & C) John Lehman, (A) Jackie Wilson
Alone Together (’32), (L) Howard Dietz, (C) Arthur Schwartz, (A) Bing Crosby
Along Came Jones, (L) Jerry Leiber, (C) Mike Stoller, (A) The Coasters
Along Comes a Woman, (L & C) Peter Cetera, Mark Goldenberg, (A) Chicago
Along Comes Mary, (L & C) Tandyn Almer, (A) The Association
Along the Navajo Trail (‘45), (L & C) Dick Charles, Eddie De Lange, Larry Markes, (A) Frankie Laine
Along the Santa Fe Trail (‘40), (L) Al Dubin, Edwina Coolidge, (C) Will Grosz, (A) Bing Crosby
Along with Me (‘46), (L & C) Harold Rome, (M) Call Me Mister
Alphabet Street, (L & C) Prince Rogers Nelson, (A) Prince
Already Gone, (L & C) Jack Tempchin, Robb Strandin, (A) The Eagles
Alright, (L & C) James Harris, III; Terry Lewis; Janet Jackson, (A) Janet Jackson
Alright, (L & C) Jermaine Dupri, (A) Kris Kross
Alvin’s Harmonica, (L & C) Ross Bagdasarian, (A) < David Seville
Always (’25), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) Vincent Lopez (O)
Always, (L & C) David Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Wayne Lewis, (A) Atlantic Starr
Always, (L & C) Jon Bongiovi, (A) Bon Jovi
Always, (L & C) Vince Clark, Andy Bell, (A) Erasure
Always and Forever, (L & C) Rod Temperton, (A) Heatwave
Always Be My Baby, (L & C) Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.; Mariah Carey, (A) Mariah Carey
Always on My Mind, (L & C) Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson, (A) Willie Nelson
Always Something There to Remind Me, (L) Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Dionne Warwick
Always Together, (L & C) Bobby Miller, (A) The Dells
Am I Asking Too Much, (L & C) Helen Miller, Fay Whitman, (A) Dinah Washington
Am I Blue? (‘29), (L) Grat Clarke, (C) Harry Akst, (A) Ethel Waters
Am I That Easy to Forget? (L & C) Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson, Shelby Singleton, (A) Englebert Humperdink
Amanda, (L & C) Tom Scholz, (A) Boston
Amapola, (’40), (L) Albert Gamse (E), (C) Joseph Lacalle, (A) Jimmy Dorsey
Amazing, (L & C) Richard Supa, Steven Tyler, (A) Aerosmith
Amen, (L & C) Jerry Goldsmith, (A) The Impressions
America, (L & C) Paul Simon, (A) Simon & Garfunkle
America, (L, C & A) Neil Diamond
America, (L) Stephen Sondheim, (C) Leonard Bernstein, (M) West Side Story
America, I Love You (‘15), (L) Edgar Leslie, (C) Archie Gottler, (standard)
American Beauty Rose (‘50), (L) Hal David, (C) Redd Evans, Arthur Altman, (A) Frank Sinatra
American Dream, (L & C) Rodney Crowell, (A) The Dirt Band
American Girl, (L & C) Tom Petty, (A) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
American Heartbeat, (L & C) Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan, (A) Survivor
American Music, (L & C) Parker McGee, (A) The Pointer Sisters
American Pie, (L, C & A) Don McLean
American Storm, (L & C) Bob Seger, (A) Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
American Tune, (L, C & A) Paul Simon
American Woman, (L & C) Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale, (A) Guess Who
Among My Souvenirs, (L) Edgar Leslie, (C) Lawrence Wright, (A) Connie Francis
Amor (’44), (L) Ricardo Lopez Mendez, Sunny Skylar (E), (C) Gabriel Ruiz, (A) Ben E. King
Amos Moses, (L, C & A) Jerry Reed,
Anarchy in the U. K., (L & C) Johnny Rotten, Glen Matlock, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, (A) The Sex Pistols
Anchors Aweigh (’06), (L) Alfred Hart Miles, Royal Lovell, (C) Charles A. ZImmerman, (A) (standard)
And Get Away, (L & C) Gilbert Moorer, (A) The Esquires
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (‘44), (L) Joe Greene, (C) Charles Lawrence, Stan Kenton, (A) Stan Kenton (O)
And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going, (L & C) Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger, (A) Jennifer Holliday
And I Love Her, (L & C) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, (A) The Beatles
And I Love You So, (L & C) Don McLean, (A) Perry Como
And on and on, (L & C) Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, (A) Janet Jackson
And One More for the Road, (L) Johnny Mercer, (C) Harold Arlen, (A) Frank Sinatra
And Our Feelings, (L & C) Darryl Simmons, Kenny Edmonds, (A) < Babyface
And Roses and Roses, (L & C) Ray Gilbert, Dorival Caymmi, (A) Andy Williams
And That Reminds Me, (L) Al Stillman, Paul Siegel, (C) Camillo Bargoni, (A) Della Reese
And the Angels Sing (‘38), (L) Johnny Mercer, (C) Ziggy Elman, (A) Benny Goodman (O)
And the Best Goes on, (L & C) William Shelby; Stephen Shockley; Leon F. Sylvers, III, (A) The Whispers
And the Green Grass Grew All Around (’12), (L & C) Harry Von Tilzer, (standard)
And This Is My Beloved (’53), (L & C) Robert Wright, George Forrest, (M) Kismet
And We Danced, (L & C) Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, (A) The Hooters
And When I Die, (L & C) Laura Nyro, Jerry Sears, (A) Blood, Sweat & Tears
And Your Bird Can Sing, (L & C) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, (A) The Beatles
Aneurysm, (L & C) Kurt Cobain, (A) Nirvana
Angel, (L & C) Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders, (A) Aretha Franklin
Angel, (L & C) Richard Supa, Steven Tyler, (A) Aerosmith
Angel, (L & C) Steve Bray, Madonna Ritchie, (A) Madonna
Angel, (L, C & A) Jon Secada
Angel Baby, (L & C) Rose Hamlin, (A) Rosie & the Originals
Angel Cake and Wine, (L & C) Nelson Eastman, (A) Glenn Yarbrough
Angel Eyes (‘53), (L) Earl Brent, (C) Matt Dennis, (A) Frank Sinatra
Angel Eyes, (L & C) John Hiatt, Fred Koller, (A) The Jeff Healey Band
Angel in Your Arms, (L & C) Clayton Ivey, Tom Brasfield, Terry Woodford, (A) Hot
Angel of Harlem, (L & C) Paul Hewson; David Evans; Adam Clayton; Larry Mullen, Jr., (A) U2
Angel of the Morning, (L & C) Chip Taylor, (A) Merrilee Rush
Angel on My Shoulder, (L, C & A) Shelby Flint,
Angela Mia (’28), (L) Lew Pollack, (C) Erno Rapee, (M) Street Angel (f)
Angelia, (L, C & A) Richard Marx
Angelina, (L, C & A) Bob Dylan
Angels in the Sky, (L & C) Dick Glasser, (A) The Crew Cuts
Angels Listened in, The, (L & C) Sid Faust, Billie Dawn Smith, (A) The Crests
Angelus, The (’13), (L) Robert B. Smith, (C) Victor Herbert, (A) Jeannette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
Angie Baby, (L & C) Alan O’Day, (A) Helen Reddy
Angie, (L & C) Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, (A) The Rolling Stones
Angry Young Man, (L, C & A) Billy Joel
Anmall, (L & C) Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert J. Lange, (A) Def Leppard
Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore (’33), (L) Joe Young, Johnny Burke, (C) Harold Spina, (A) Guy Lombardo (O)
Annie’s Song, (L, C & A) John Denver,
Anniversary Song, The (‘46), (L & C) Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson, (A) Al Jolson
Anniversary Waltz (‘41), (L) Al Dubin, (C) Dave Franklin, (A) Vera Lynn
Anniversary, (L & C) Timothy Christian Riley, (A) Tony! Toni! Tone!
Another Brick in the Wall, (L & C) Roger Waters, (A) Pink Floyd
Another Day, (L, C & A) Paul McCartney
Another Day in Paradise, (L, C & A) Phil Collins,
Another Girl, (L & C) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, (A) The Beatles
Another Lover, (L & C) Colin Campsie, Gardner Cole, George McFarlane, (A) Giant Steps
Another Night, (L & C) Olaf Jeglitza, (A) Real McCoy
Another Night, (L) Roy Freeland, (C) Beppe Cantarelli, (A) Aretha Franklin
Another One Bites the Dust, (L & C) John Deacon, (A) Queen
Another Part of Me, (L, C & A) Michael Jackson
Another Sad Love Song, (L & C) Kenny Edmonds, Daryl Simmons, (A) Toni Braxton
Another Saturday Night, (L, C & A) Sam Cooke
Another Sleepless Night, (L & C) Neil Sedaka, (A) Jimmy Clanton
Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, (Hey Won’t You Play), (L) Larry Butler, (C) Chips Moman, (A) B. J. Thomas
Another Time, (L & C) Curt Boettcher, (A) Sagittarius
Another Time, Another Place (’46), (L) Ray  Evans, (C) Jay Livingston, (A) Patti Page
Answer Me, My Love (‘53), (L) Gerhard Winkler, Carl Sigman (E), (C) Fred Ravich, (A) Nat “King” Cole
Anticipation, (L, C & A) Carly Simon
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird), (L) Hal David, Bob Hilliard, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Chuck Jackson
Any Moment Now (’45), (L) E. Y. Harburg, (C) Jerome Kern, (A) Deanna Durbin
Any Old Time of the Day, (L) Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Dionne Warwick
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home, (L) Johnny Mercer, (C) Harold Arlen, (A) Rosemary Clooney
Any Time (’21), (L & C) Herbert Lawson, (A) Eddie Fisher
Any Time, Any Place, (L & C) James Harris, III; Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, (A) Janet Jackson
Any Way You Want It, (L & C) Dave Clark, Mike Smith, (A) The Dave Clark Five
Any Way You Want It, (L & C) Steve Perry, Neal Schon, (A) Journey
Anyone Who Had a Heart, (L) Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (A) Dionne Warwick
Anything, (L & C) Brian Alexander Morgan, (A) Sisters with Voices
Anything, (L & C) Titi Joe, Taryll & Tariano Jackson, (A) 3T
Anything for You, (L & C) Gloria Estefan, (A) Miami Sound Machine
Anything Goes (‘34), (L & C) Cole Porter, (A) Ella Fitzgerald
Anything You Can Do (‘46), (L & C) Irving Berlin, (A) The Andrews Sisters
Anytime You Need a Friend, (L & C) Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, (A) Mariah Carey
Anyway You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be), (L & C) Aaron Schroeder, Cliff Owens, (A) Elvis Presley
Anywhere I Wander (‘51), (L & C) Frank Loesser, (A) Julius LaRosa
Anywhere, (L & C) Zane Copeland, Jr.; Daron Jones; Michael Keith; L. Maxwell; Quinnes Parker; Marvin Scandrick; (A) 112 w/ Lil' Z
Apache, (I) Jerry Lordan. (A) Jorgen Inman
Apartment, The (Theme), (I) Charles Williams, (A) Ferrante & Teicher
Ape Call, (L, C & A) Jimmy Drake
Apple Blossom Time (’20), (L) Neville Fleeson, (C) Albert Von Tilzer, (A) Guy Lombardo
Apple Blossom Wedding, An (‘47), (L) Jimmy Kennedy, (C) Nat Simon, (A) Buddy Clark
Apple Honey (‘45), (L, C & A) Woody Herman (O)
Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie, (L & C) Maurice Irby, (A) Jay & the Techniques
April Come She Will, (L & C) Paul Simon, (A) Simon & Garfunkle
April Fools, The, (L) Hal David, (C) Burt Bacharach, (M) April Fools (f)
April in Paris (‘32), (L) E. Y. Harburg, (C) Vernon Duke, (A) Billie Holiday
April in Portugal (‘47), (L) Jose Galhardo, Jimmy Kennedy (E), (C) Raul Ferraro, (A) Les Baxter (O)
April Love, (L) Paul Francis Webster, (C) Sammy Fain, (A) Pat Boone
April Showers (‘21), (L) George De Sylva, (C) Louis Silvers, (A) Al Jolson
Aqualung, (L & C) Ian & Jennie Anderson, (A) Jethro Tull
Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine in, (L) James Rado, Gerome Ragni, (C) Galt McDermot, (A) The Fifth Dimension, Hair
Are We Ourselves? (L & C) Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Peter John Greenall, James Fletcher, West-Oram, Adam Terence Woods, (A) The Fixx
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (‘54), (L) Roy Turk, (C) Lou Handman, (A) Elvis Presley
Are You Man Enough? (L & C) Johnny Pate, (A) The Four Tops
Are You Ready, (L & C) Charlie Allen, John Hill, (A) Pacific Gas & Electric
Are You Really Mine? (L) Al Hoffman, (C) Dick Manning, Mark Markwell, (A) Jimmie Rodgers
Are You Satisfied? (L, C & A) Rusty Draper
Are You Sincere, (L & C) Wayne Walker, (A) Andy Williams
Are You That Somebody? (L & C) Timothy Mosley, Steve Garrett, (A) Aaliyah
Aren’t We All (’29), (L) Bud De Sylva, (C) Ray Henderson, (M) Sunny Side Up (f)
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? (‘45), (L) Johnny Burke, (C) Jimmy Van Heusen, (A) Rosemary Clooney
Aren’t You Kind of Glad We Did? (‘46), (L) Ira Gershwin, (C) George Gershwin, (M) The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (f)
Arizona, (L & C) Kenny Young, (A) Mark Lindsay
Armaggedon It, (L & C) Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert J. Lange, (A) Def Leppard
Arms of the One Who Loves You, The, (L & C) Diane Warren, (A) Xscape
Army Air Corp Song, The (’39), (L & C) Robert Crawford, (M) Winged Victory (f)
Arnold Layne, (L & C) Syd Barrett, (A) Pink Floyd
Around the Way Girl, (L & C) Marlon Lu’Ree Williams; Rick James; James Todd Smith, III, (A) < L. L. Cool J
Around the World (’55), (L) Harold Adamson, (C) Victor Young, (A) Victor Young (O), Around the World 80 Days (f)
Arrivederci Roma (‘55), (L) Carl Sigman (E), (C) Renato Ranucci, (A) Georgia Gibbs
Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do), (L & C) Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen, Christopher Cross, (A) Christopher Cross, (M) Arthur (f*)
Artificial Flowers, (L) Sheldon Harnick, (C) Jerry Bock, (M) Tenderloin (s)
As I Lay Me Down, (L, C & A) Sophie Hawkins
As If I Didn’t Know, (L & C) Scott David, Larry Kusik, (A) Adam Wade
As Long as He Needs Me, (L & C) Lionel Bart, (M) Oliver
As Long as You Follow, (L & C) Christine McVie, (A) Fleetwood Mac
As Long as You Love Me, (L & C) Max Martin, (A) Backstreet Boys
As Tears Go by, (L & C) Mick Jagger, (A) Marianne Faithfull
As Time Goes by (‘31), (L & C) Herman Hupfeld, (A) Billie Holiday
As Usual, (L & C) Zanetis, (A) Brenda Lee
As We Lay, (L & C) Larry Troutman, (A) Shirley Murdock
Asia Minor (‘51), (I) Jimmy Wisner, (A) Ronnie Aldrich
Ask Me, (L) Fred Wise, (C) Ben Weisman, (A) Elvis Presley
Ask Me, (L) Heino Gaze, Sunny Skylar, (C) Carl Niessen, (A) Nat “King” Cole
Ask of You, (L & C) Ei Rokusuke, Hachida Nakamura, Raphael Saadiq, (A) Raphael Saadiq,
Ask the Angels, (L) Patti Smith, (C) Ivan Kral, (A) Patti Smith
Ask the Stars (‘19), (L) Frank Stammers, (C) Harold Orlob, (standard)
Astronomy Domine, (L & C) Syd Barrett, (A) Pink Floyd
At Last (‘42), (L) Mack Gordon, (C) Harry Warren, (A) Etta James
At Long Last Love (‘38), (L & C) Cole Porter, (A) Lena Horne
At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama), (L & C) Ewart Abner, John Moore, (A) Pat Boone
At Seventeen, (L, C & A) Janis Ian
At Sundown (’27), (L & C) Walter Donaldson, (A) Jimmy Dorsey (O)
At the Codfish Ball (’36), (L & C) Lew Pollack, (A) Shirley Temple
At the Hop, (L & C) Artie Singer, Johnny Medora, Dave White, (A) Danny & the Juniors
At the Scene, (L & C) Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, (A) The Dave Clark Five
At the Woodchoppers’ Ball (‘39), (L & C) Joe Bishop, Woody Herman, (A) Woody Herman  (O)
At the Zoo, (L & C) Paul Simon, (A) Simon & Garfunkle
At This Moment, (L & C) Billy Vera, (A) Billy Vera & the Beaters
At Your Best (You Are Love), (L & C) Chris Jasper, Ronald & Ernest Isley, (A) Aaliyah
Atlantic City, (L, C & A) Bruce Springsteen
Atlantis, (L & C) Donovan Leitch, (A) Donovan
Attack, (L & C) Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, (A) The Toys
Attitude Dancing, (L & C) Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon, (A) Carly Simon
Aubrey, (L & C) David Gates, (A) Bread
Auctioneer, (L & C) Buddy Black, Leroy Van Dyke, (A) Leroy Van Dyke
Authority Song, (L, C & A) John Cougar Mellencamp
Automatic, (L & C) Mark Goldenberg, Brock Walsh, (A) The Pointer Sisters
Autumn in New York (‘34), (L & C) Vernon Duke, (A) Jo Stafford
Autumn Leaves, (L) Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer (E), (C) Joseph Kosma, (A) Roger Williams
Autumn of My Life, (L, C & A) Bobby Goldsboro
Autumn Serenade (‘45), (L) Sammy Gallop, (C) Peter De Rose, (A) Mel Torme
Autumn Waltz, The, (L) Bob Hilliard, (C) Cy Coleman, (A) Tony Bennett
Avalon (‘20), (L & C) George De Sylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose, Giacomo Puccini (A) Nat “King” Cole
Axel F, (I) Harold Faltermeyer, (M) Beverly Hills Cop (f)
Azure (‘37), (L & C) Edward Ellington, (A) Duke Ellington