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Crazy Stupid Love (song)

Crazy Stupid Love is a 2014 pop single by Cheryl featuring Tinie Tempah, lead single from Only Human. It debuted at UK number 1 on 2 August 2014 with 118,000 sales, Cheryl's fourth solo chart-topper, distinct from the 2011 film and Emei's 2025 song.

Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift song)

Cruel Summer: Taylor Swift synth-pop song from Lover (2019), written with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent; a 2019 album track that reached Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2023 via the Eras Tour and TikTok.

Dance Monkey

Dance Monkey, also known as "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I (Toni Watson), is a 2019 synth-pop single about busking pressure that spent 24 weeks at number one in Australia and 11 in the UK, topping charts in over 30 countries.

Dangerous Woman (song)

Dangerous Woman (song): 2016 single and title track by Ariana Grande from her third album; written by Max Martin, Johan Carlsson, and Ross Golan; E minor, 6/8; UK peak No. 17.

Dark Horse (Katy Perry song)

"Dark Horse" is a 2013 Katy Perry single featuring Juicy J from Prism, a trap-pop hit that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the subject of the copyright case Gray v. Perry.

Delicate (Taylor Swift song)

Delicate is a 2017 Taylor Swift song from Reputation, track 5, written and produced with Max Martin and Shellback. A soft dancehall electro-ballad about new love under scrutiny; peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was named 2017's best song by Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield.

Diamonds (Rihanna song)

Diamonds (Rihanna song): 2012 midtempo pop ballad written by Sia, produced by Benny Blanco and Stargate, lead single of Unapologetic; 12th Rihanna Hot 100 No. 1 for three weeks, nearly once recorded by Eminem.

Don't (Ed Sheeran song)

Don't (Ed Sheeran song): 2014 single by Ed Sheeran, second release from x, co-written with Benny Blanco, produced by Rubin and Blanco, sampling Lucy Pearl's Don't Mess with My Man; UK peak number 8.

Don't Start Now

"Don't Start Now" (Dua Lipa) is a 2019 disco-pop single, lead release of Future Nostalgia; written with Ailin, Warren, Kirkpatrick; peaked at No. 2 in the UK and US, 4x platinum RIAA, three 2021 Grammy nominations.

Drag Me Down

"Drag Me Down" is a 2015 song by One Direction, their first release as a quartet after Zayn Malik's departure, which debuted at No. 1 in the UK.

Dusk Till Dawn (Zayn song)

Dusk Till Dawn is a pop song by Zayn featuring Sia, released in 2017. It reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and its music video has over 2.4 billion views.

E.T. (song)

"E.T." is a Katy Perry song from Teenage Dream, released February 16, 2011 as a Kanye West remix single; produced by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Ammo, it hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 and was RIAA-certified Diamond in 2024.

Everything I Wanted

"Everything i wanted" is a 2019 single by Billie Eilish, written and produced with her brother Finneas, inspired by a nightmare about dying by suicide, and winner of Record of the Year at the 2021 Grammy Awards.

Firework (song)

Firework (song): Katy Perry dance-pop single released October 26, 2010 as the third single from Teenage Dream; written with Stargate, Sandy Vee, and Ester Dean; fourth US Billboard Hot 100 number one for Perry, UK peak number 3, RIAA Diamond certified.

Focus (Ariana Grande song)

"Focus" is a 2015 pop single by Ariana Grande on Republic Records, produced by Max Martin and ILYA, written with Savan Kotecha and Peter Svensson. It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 but was dropped from Dangerous Woman after comparisons to "Problem."

FourFiveSeconds

FourFiveSeconds: 2015 acoustic folk-pop single by Rihanna with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, released January 24, 2015, peaked at No. 4, in D major, later excluded from the album Anti.

Got Me Singing

Got Me Singing is Jaafar Jackson's 2019 debut single on Jusic Group, co-written and co-produced with Hardy Indiigo, with a music video shot in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, later famous through the Michael biopic.

Grenade (song)

Grenade: 2010 pop ballad by Bruno Mars from Doo-Wops & Hooligans; written with the Smeezingtons, Brody Brown, Andrew Wyatt, Claude Kelly; US and UK number one, diamond certified.

Habits (Stay High)

Habits (Stay High) is an electropop single by Swedish singer Tove Lo. Released in 2013, the song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014.

Happy (Pharrell Williams song)

"Happy" is a 2013 song written and produced by Pharrell Williams for Despicable Me 2; it spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Harleys in Hawaii

"Harleys in Hawaii" is a 2019 song by American singer Katy Perry about riding motorcycles through Hawaii with a lover, written with Charlie Puth and later popularized on TikTok.

Hello (Adele song)

Adele ballad "Hello", lead single of the 2015 album 25, written with Greg Kurstin, released 23 October 2015 on XL Recordings; first song to sell over 1 million US downloads in a week, 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, three 2017 Grammy Awards.

I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber song)

"I Don't Care" is a 2019 pop single by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, produced by Max Martin, Shellback and FRED; it spent 8 weeks at UK No. 1 and reached No. 2 in Canada.

I Knew You Were Trouble

"I Knew You Were Trouble" is a 2012 pop song by Taylor Swift from her album Red. It is known for its dubstep-influenced production and bass breakdown.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (song)

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 2015 pop duet by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello on Handwritten (Revisited), peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 42 in the UK.

I Really Like You

"I Really Like You" is a 2015 synth-pop single by Carly Rae Jepsen and the lead single of E•MO•TION, written with Peter Svensson, peaking at No. 39 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 in the UK, with a Tom Hanks video.

Into You (Ariana Grande song)

Into You is a 2016 Ariana Grande song from Dangerous Woman, its second single, written with Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Alexander Kronlund; UK peak number 14, Hannah Lux Davis video.

Judas (Lady Gaga song)

"Judas" is a 2011 Lady Gaga song, also known as the second single from Born This Way, written and produced with RedOne, released April 15, 2011, with a biblical Mary Magdalene-themed video and UK peak of number 8.

Just Give Me a Reason

Just Give Me a Reason: 2012 pop ballad duet by Pink featuring Nate Ruess of Fun, from The Truth About Love; three weeks at Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, UK No. 2, 2014 Grammy nominee.

Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)

Just the Way You Are is Bruno Mars's 2010 debut solo single from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, produced by the Smeezingtons with Needlz, a four-week Billboard Hot 100 number one, Grammy winner, and the highest-certified single in RIAA history at 21x Platinum.