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Hold the Line
"Hold the Line" is a 1978 song by the American rock band Toto, written by keyboardist David Paich, which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Pop 100.
Honky Tonk Women
"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 Rolling Stones single written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Jimmy Miller; it topped charts in seven countries.
I Think We're Alone Now
"I Think We're Alone Now" is a Ritchie Cordell pop song first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells (US No. 4, 1967) and made a bigger hit by Tiffany, whose 1987 synth-pop cover topped the Billboard Hot 100 and UK chart, later revived by Stranger Things in 2025.
I Want You to Want Me
"I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick, 1977, In Color; hit live version on Cheap Trick at Budokan) is a Rick Nielsen power pop song; the 1979 live single hit No. 7 US, No. 1 in Japan, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer: 1966 Neil Diamond song recorded by the Monkees with Micky Dolenz on lead vocal; seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 10 million copies sold, and revived by Smash Mouth in Shrek (2001).
In My Life
"In My Life" is a 1965 Beatles song from Rubber Soul, written mainly by John Lennon (Lennon-McCartney credit), with a disputed melody and George Martin's sped-up harpsichord-like piano solo; ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs.
In the Summertime
In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry's 1970 jug-band debut single written by Ray Dorset, topped the UK chart for seven weeks, reached No.3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and sold about 30 million copies.
Instant Karma!
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On), John Lennon's third solo single with the Plastic Ono Band, written and recorded 27 January 1970, released 6 February 1970, produced by Phil Spector with George Harrison; UK #5, US top-3 hit.
Lady Madonna
Lady Madonna, a 1968 Beatles single credited to Lennon–McCartney and written mainly by Paul McCartney. Bluesy boogie-woogie song inspired by Fats Domino's Blue Monday; UK No. 1, US No. 4; B-side The Inner Light, final Parlophone single.
Living Next Door to Alice
Living Next Door to Alice: Chinn/Chapman pop song, originally by New World (1972), a 1976 international hit for Smokie (UK #5, US #25), later famous for the 1995 "Who the Fk Is Alice?" parodies.
Lola (song)
"Lola" is a 1970 song by the English rock band The Kinks, written by Ray Davies, about a meeting with a gender-nonconforming woman in a Soho club.
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" (also "Long Cool Woman") is a 1972 swamp rock hit by the Hollies, written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway; it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold 2 million copies, and is often mistaken for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Love Is All Around
Love Is All Around: two distinct songs share the title. Reg Presley's 1967 Troggs ballad, covered by Wet Wet Wet for Four Weddings and a Funeral (15 weeks at UK No. 1, 1994), and Sonny Curtis's 1970 theme for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Magic (Pilot song)
"Magic" is a 1974 song by Scottish pop rock band Pilot, written by David Paton and Billy Lyall and produced by Alan Parsons. It hit No. 5 US, No. 1 Canada, No. 11 UK, was covered by Selena Gomez in 2009, and became the Ozempic ad theme in 2018.
Michelle (song)
Michelle (song): Beatles love ballad on Rubber Soul (1965), mainly by Paul McCartney with Lennon's middle eight, partially in French; Grammy Song of the Year 1967, recorded 3 November 1965.
Mony Mony
Mony Mony: 1968 pop-rock hit by Tommy James and the Shondells, written by James, Cordell, Gentry, and Bloom, titled after the Mutual of New York sign; US No. 3, UK No. 1, and a 1987 Billy Idol live cover that hit No. 1 on the Hot 100.
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da: Beatles song by Paul McCartney, ska-styled, from the 1968 White Album; title from Nigerian conga player Jimmy Scott's phrase; 42-hour Abbey Road sessions; Marmalade's cover hit UK number one.
Ooh La La (Faces song)
Ooh La La, the 1973 Faces song written by Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood, closing track of their final album Ooh La La, sung by Wood after Rod Stewart rejected the key, later famous from Rushmore.
Paperback Writer
"Paperback Writer" is a 1966 Beatles single, also known as "Rain"'s A-side, written mainly by Paul McCartney as a letter to a publisher, recorded 13-14 April 1966 at EMI with a loudspeaker-as-microphone bass technique, and a number one in the US and UK.
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" is Meat Loaf's 8:28 1977 duet with Ellen Foley from Bat Out of Hell, written by Jim Steinman, featuring Phil Rizzuto's baseball play-by-play and Karla DeVito in the video.
Philadelphia Freedom (song)
Philadelphia Freedom: 1975 Elton John/Bernie Taupin single by the Elton John Band, written for Billie Jean King's World TeamTennis Philadelphia Freedoms; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 April 12, 1975 for two weeks, produced by Gus Dudgeon with Gene Page orchestration.
Proud Mary
Proud Mary: 1969 rock song written by John Fogerty for Creedence Clearwater Revival, from Bayou Country; peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 in the UK; Ike & Tina Turner's 1971 funk-soul cover reached No. 4 and won a 1972 Grammy.
Revolution (Beatles song)
Revolution is a 1968 John Lennon Beatles song credited to Lennon–McCartney, recorded as the slow White Album track Revolution 1, the distorted B-side single of Hey Jude, and the sound collage Revolution 9.
Rocket Man (song)
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) is a 1972 Elton John and Bernie Taupin song from Honky Château, inspired by a Ray Bradbury story, peaking at UK No. 2 and US No. 6.
She's Not There
She's Not There: 1964 debut single by The Zombies, written by Rod Argent, released by Decca; reached number 2 US Billboard, number 12 UK, the band's only UK hit.
Something (Beatles song)
Something is a George Harrison ballad by the Beatles, written in 1968, recorded May-August 1969, and released on Abbey Road as a double A-side with Come Together; US No. 1, UK No. 4, and the Beatles' most covered song after Yesterday.
Starman (song)
Starman is a 1972 David Bowie song, lead single of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars; released 28 April 1972, it peaked at No. 10 in the UK and its Top of the Pops performance launched Bowie to stardom.
Sunny Afternoon
Sunny Afternoon is a 1966 satirical single by The Kinks, written by Ray Davies, about a rich man ruined by the taxman. UK No. 1 for 2 weeks in July 1966, No. 14 in the US, on Face to Face, and title of the Olivier-winning Kinks musical.
Surrender (Cheap Trick song)
Surrender is a 1978 Cheap Trick song written by Rick Nielsen for Heaven Tonight, peaking at US Number 62 as a single but becoming a rock anthem through its live At Budokan version.
Take It Easy
"Take It Easy" is the 1972 debut single by the Eagles, also known as the Jackson Browne–Glenn Frey country-rock song about Winslow, Arizona. Released May 1, 1972, produced by Glyn Johns, it peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later reunited the Eagles via Travis Tritt's 1993 cover video.