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Wink Wink
"Wink Wink" is a 2026 song by the English singer Charli xcx, released as the third single from her album Music, Fashion, Film with a tongue-in-cheek promise of reformation.
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland: 1934 American popular song, music by Felix Bernard, lyrics by Richard B. Smith (Dick Smith), first recorded by Richard Himber; a Christmas-season standard whose lyrics never mention Christmas.
Winterreise
Winterreise (Winter Journey), D 911, Op. 89: Franz Schubert's 1827 cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano setting Wilhelm Müller's poems, following a rejected wanderer through a winter landscape; among the most performed and recorded of all song cycles.
Wish List (song)
Wi$h Li$t is a 2025 pop song by Taylor Swift, track eight on The Life of a Showgirl, co-written with Max Martin and Shellback, contrasting others' luxury ambitions with her wish for love, family, and privacy; it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)
"Wish You Were Here" is the title track of Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here, written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour, sung by Gilmour. Written partly about Syd Barrett and absence, it opens with a car-radio effect and acoustic guitar and was played at Live 8 in 2005.
Witch Doctor (song)
Witch Doctor (David Seville, 1958) is a US #1 novelty single by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. using double-speed tape voices, the direct precursor to Alvin and the Chipmunks.
With a Little Help from My Friends
"With a Little Help from My Friends" is a Beatles song written by Lennon and McCartney and sung by Ringo Starr on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Without Me (Eminem song)
Without Me is a 2002 Eminem single, lead release from The Eminem Show, sampling Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals, produced with Jeff Bass and mixed by Dr. Dre; UK number one, US number two.
Without Me (Halsey song)
"Without Me" is a 2018 standalone single by American singer Halsey, premiered on Beats 1, co-written with Amy Allen, Delacey, and Louis Bell, interpolating "Cry Me a River"; her first solo Billboard Hot 100 number 1.
Without You (Badfinger song)
"Without You" is a 1970 ballad by Badfinger's Pete Ham and Tom Evans from No Dice, made famous by Harry Nilsson's 1971 number-one cover and Mariah Carey's 1994 UK number-one version.
Without You (Mariah Carey recording)
Without You (Mariah Carey recording): Carey's 1994 cover of the Badfinger song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, modeled on Harry Nilsson's version, from Music Box; US number three, first UK number one.
Woke Up This Morning
"Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix) is a 1997 song by the English band Alabama 3 from Exile on Coldharbour Lane, inspired by the Sara Thornton case and famous as The Sopranos' opening theme from 1999.
Wolves (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song)
"Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song): 2017 Interscope dance-pop single written by Gomez, Marshmello, Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Louis Bell, Brian Lee, Carl Rosen; UK peak 9, US Hot 100 peak 20.
Woman in Love
Woman in Love: 1980 Barbra Streisand pop ballad written by Barry and Robin Gibb for the album Guilty; lead single, Billboard Hot 100 and UK number one, her fifth and final US chart-topper, Ivor Novello Award winner.
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" is a 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono protest song from Some Time in New York City, built on Ono's 1969 Nova magazine phrase, released 24 April 1972, peaking at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 amid radio refusal over its title slur.
Woman's World (Katy Perry song)
"Woman's World" (WOMAN'S WORLD), Katy Perry's dance-pop single of July 11, 2024 and lead single of album 143, co-written and produced with Dr Luke; an intended female-empowerment anthem that met near-universal criticism, a disputed satire defense, and a No. 63 Hot 100 debut.
Womanizer (song)
Womanizer is a 2008 electropop single by Britney Spears, the lead single from Circus, written by the Outsyders; it jumped from 96 to 1 on the Hot 100 and won the 2009 VMA for Best Pop Video.
Women's Love and Life
Women's Love and Life (German: Frauenliebe und -leben) is a song cycle for voice and piano that Robert Schumann composed in 1840 on poems by Adelbert von Chamisso.
Won't Get Fooled Again
Won't Get Fooled Again is a 1971 song by The Who, written by Pete Townshend for the Lifehouse project and released on Who's Next; known for its ARP 2500 synthesizer, Daltrey's scream, "meet the new boss" lyric, and UK #9 single status.
Wonderful Christmastime
Wonderful Christmastime is Paul McCartney's 1979 solo Christmas single, recorded alone during the McCartney II sessions, peaked at No. 6 in the UK, and became a polarizing but enduring holiday staple.
Wonderful Life (Black song)
"Wonderful Life" is a 1987 hit song by the British singer Black, written by Colin Vearncombe, which reached number 8 in the UK and sold millions worldwide.
Wonderful Tonight
Wonderful Tonight is a 1976 Eric Clapton soft rock ballad from Slowhand (1977), written for Pattie Boyd; released as a single in March 1978, it reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a wedding staple.
Wonderful World (Sam Cooke song)
Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World" (also "(What A) Wonderful World"), written with Herb Alpert and Lou Adler as Barbara Campbell, recorded 1959, released 1960; US No.12 pop, UK No.2 in 1986 via a Levi's ad.
Wood (song)
Wood (2025) is a Taylor Swift song, track 9 on The Life of a Showgirl, written with Max Martin and Shellback. A disco-tinged double entendre about Travis Kelce and superstitions, it debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Woodstock (song)
"Woodstock" is a 1969 Joni Mitchell song about the Woodstock festival, which she missed; written in a New York hotel room, it became the festival's anthem via Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 1970 Déjà Vu cover.
Wooly Bully
Wooly Bully: 1964 novelty rock and roll song by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, written by Domingo Samudio, based on "Hully Gully Now". Hit No. 2 on the Hot 100 yet was Billboard's No. 1 song of 1965; three million sold, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009.
Word Up! (song)
"Word Up!" is Cameo's 1986 funk hit written and produced by Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins: No. 6 Hot 100, three weeks No. 1 R&B, UK No. 3, transistor-radio vocals, Morricone-echoing keyboard line, covered by Gun, Melanie B, and Korn.
Work (Rihanna song)
Rihanna's "Work" (2016), a dancehall single featuring Drake from Anti, built on the 1998 Sail Away riddim; nine weeks at Hot 100 No. 1, two Grammy nominations.
World Cup (Champions)
World Cup (Champions), also released as Champions (WC 26), is a June 1, 2026 song by streamer IShowSpeed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup; FIFA later added it to the official album, and it became the tournament's unofficial anthem.
Worth It (Fifth Harmony song)
"Worth It" (Fifth Harmony song, featuring Kid Ink) is a 2015 single from the album Reflection, produced by Stargate with a saxophone hook by Ori Kaplan; it peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 3 in the UK, and is RIAA 3x Platinum.