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Life Is a Highway
Life Is a Highway is a 1991 Tom Cochrane song from Mad Mad World, No. 1 in Canada and No. 6 on the Hot 100, better known through Rascal Flatts' 8x Platinum 2006 Cars cover.
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)
"Listen to Your Heart" is a 1988 power ballad by Swedish duo Roxette, written by Per Gessle and Mats Persson for Look Sharp! It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1989 as Roxette's second US number one and was the first Hot 100 #1 never issued on vinyl 45.
Listen When Sad
"Listen When Sad" is a 2026 Jonas Brothers single, released August 28 after an August 20 live debut at Madison Square Garden, produced by John Fields for the first time since 2009 with emo and early-2000s alternative influences.
Little Lies
Little Lies is a 1987 Fleetwood Mac song written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintela for Tango in the Night; its third single, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the UK, distinct from the film, brand, and novels of the same name.
Live Is Life
"Live Is Life" (also rendered "Live is Life") is a 1984 live-recorded hit by Austrian band Opus, written by Ewald Pfleger in Oberwart; a 1985-86 European number-one and stadium anthem famous for Diego Maradona's 1989 warm-up video.
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 a Battlefield
"Love Is a Battlefield" is a 1983 Pat Benatar single from Live from Earth, written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight, produced by Neil Giraldo on a Linn Drum, a US No. 5 Grammy-winning hit.
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.
Love Runs Out
Love Runs Out is a 2014 pop song by OneRepublic, written by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins, and Eddie Fisher, released on the Native reissue; it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in the UK.
Lovefool
"Lovefool" is a 1996 pop song by Sweden's The Cardigans, written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for First Band on the Moon; a Romeo + Juliet soundtrack hit that topped US airplay charts and reached UK No. 2.
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.
Maneater (Hall & Oates song)
"Maneater" is a 1982 Hall & Oates song from H2O (RCA), written by Hall, Oates, and Sara Allen; four weeks at US No. 1 from 18 December 1982, UK No. 6, the duo's biggest hit.
Manic Monday
Manic Monday: 1986 Bangles hit written by Prince under the pseudonym Christopher, originally recorded in 1984 for Apollonia 6; reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Prince's Kiss and peaked at number 2 in the UK.
Maps (Maroon 5 song)
Maps is a 2014 song by Maroon 5, released June 16, 2014 as the lead single from the album V. Written by benny blanco, Ryan Tedder, Noel Zancanella, Adam Levine, and Ammar Malik, it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK.
Memories (Maroon 5 song)
"Memories" is a 2019 Maroon 5 single from the album Jordi, a tribute to late manager Jordan Feldstein built on Pachelbel's Canon in D; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 in the UK.
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.
Midnight Sky
Midnight Sky is a 2020 disco-infused synth-pop single by Miley Cyrus from Plastic Hearts, released August 14, 2020 via RCA, interpolating Stevie Nicks' Edge of Seventeen, later remixed as Edge of Midnight, peaking at number 5 in the UK.
MMMBop
MMMBop is Hanson's 1997 debut single, written by the three Oklahoma brothers, reworked from a slow 1996 indie track by the Dust Brothers, number one in at least 12 countries and a three-time 1998 Grammy nominee.
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.
Moves like Jagger
Moves like Jagger: 2011 Maroon 5 single featuring Christina Aguilera, from The Voice; Hot 100 No. 1, UK No. 2 for seven weeks, 6.9 million US downloads, written by Levine, Blanco, Malik, Shellback.
My Way (Olivia Rodrigo song)
my way is a 2026 song by Olivia Rodrigo, track 6 on her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, written with Daniel Nigro and Steph Jones, addressing a romantic rival; it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Need Your Love (OneRepublic song)
"Need Your Love" is a OneRepublic single released April 3, 2026 via BMG, produced by Ryan Tedder and co-written with James Essien and David Kushner; a 3:58 pop-rock song that entered UK charts on April 16, 2026.
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now: 1987 Starship power ballad by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren, produced by Narada Michael Walden, from Mannequin and No Protection; US and UK number one.
Now and Then (Beatles song)
Now and Then, the last Beatles song: a late-1970s John Lennon Dakota demo finished in 2023 by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr using Peter Jackson's MAL audio separation, released 2 November 2023 with Love Me Do, reaching UK Number 1.
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.
Obsessed (Olivia Rodrigo song)
Olivia Rodrigo song "obsessed", released March 22, 2024 as the single from GUTS (spilled); a pop-punk track co-written with Dan Nigro and St. Vincent (Annie Clark) about being obsessed with a boyfriend's ex, formerly a vinyl-only secret track, UK peak No. 10.
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.