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Beautiful Things (Benson Boone song)
Beautiful Things is Benson Boone's January 2024 breakout pop-rock ballad, co-written with Jack LaFrantz and Evan Blair on Night Street/Warner Records; it peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, topped the Global 200 and UK chart, and was 2024's most-streamed song.
Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
Beauty and the Beast is the Oscar-winning title ballad of Disney's 1991 animated film, written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, sung by Angela Lansbury in the film and by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson on the hit pop duet.
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is Disney's 1994 Broadway musical, the first stage adaptation of a Disney film, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton; it ran 13 years, won one Tony, and is currently unavailable for licensing.
Bebot
"Bebot" is a 2005 all-Tagalog Black Eyed Peas song from Monkey Business, written and performed by apl.de.ap with will.i.am, sampling Asin; Filipino slang for "hot chick", it became a Filipino American anthem and a 2026 TikTok trend.
Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)
"Because of You" is a 2005 Kelly Clarkson pop rock ballad from Breakaway, written at 16 about her parents' divorce, peaking at No. 7 in the US and UK.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a 1977 rock song co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, released March 1978 on Easter; it hit No. 13 US and No. 5 UK, Smith's biggest hit, later covered by 10,000 Maniacs.
Because You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me": Diane Warren ballad written for her father, recorded by Céline Dion, produced by David Foster, theme of Up Close & Personal; six weeks at Billboard number one, 1997 Grammy winner.
Bed Chem
Bed Chem is a 2024 song by Sabrina Carpenter from Short n' Sweet, shorthand for bedroom chemistry. Released October 8, 2024 as the album's fourth single, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 in the UK.
Beds Are Burning
Beds Are Burning, also known as Beds are Burning, is Midnight Oil's 1987 protest song from Diesel and Dust demanding land rights and reparations for Australia's Pintupi people; it won two 1988 ARIA Awards and hit No. 17 in the US.
Been By Now
Been By Now is a 2026 country-pop single by Morgan Wallen, released July 24, 2026, on Big Loud/Mercury. Written with Charlie Handsome and others, produced by Joey Moi; it debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs.
Begged (song)
begged (Olivia Rodrigo song, 2026): acoustic ballad, track 9 on you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, written with Dan Nigro; peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Beggin'
Beggin' is a 1967 Four Seasons song by Bob Gaudio and Peggy Farina (US No. 16), revived by Pilooski (2007), Madcon (2008, European No. 1s), and Måneskin's 2017 cover, a 2021 global hit (Hot 100 No. 13).
Beggin' (Måneskin recording)
Måneskin recording of "Beggin'", a 2017 Metropolis Studios cover of the Four Seasons song, released on the Chosen EP, which went viral via TikTok in 2021 and topped the Spotify global chart.
Behind Blue Eyes
Behind Blue Eyes: 1971 Who song by Pete Townshend from Who's Next, written as the Lifehouse villain Jumbo's theme, US single No. 34, famously covered by Limp Bizkit in 2003.
Believe (Cher song)
"Believe" is a 1998 dance-pop song by American singer Cher that topped charts in 21 countries and pioneered the deliberate use of Auto-Tune as a vocal effect.
Believe in Yourself (song)
Believe in Yourself is the title of several unrelated songs, including Joe Raposo's 1972 Sesame Street encouragement song and Charlie Smalls' 1975 The Wiz track.
Believer (Imagine Dragons song)
"Believer" is a 2017 Imagine Dragons song from Evolve, written with Mattman & Robin and Justin Tranter; it peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100, spent 29 weeks atop the Hot Rock & Alternative chart, and exceeds 2 billion Spotify streams and YouTube views.
Bella ciao
Bella ciao ("Goodbye beautiful") is an Italian protest song, best known as the anti-fascist anthem of the Italian Resistance (1943–45). Origins are contested (mondine work song, Fior di tomba, klezmer Koilen); it became the Resistance hymn only in the 1960s and was revived by La casa de papel.
Ben (song)
"Ben" is a 1972 ballad by Walter Scharf and Don Black, sung by Michael Jackson for the film Ben; his first solo US No. 1, Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee.
Bengali patriotic songs
Bengali patriotic songs (দেশাত্মবোধক গান, deshatmobodhok gan), also called swadeshi songs, are songs devoted to the country and its people, written by figures like Tagore and Nazrul and including the anthems of India and Bangladesh.
Bengali rhymes
Bengali rhymes, called chhara (ছড়া) in Bengali, are short rhymed folk verses recited or sung to children in Bengal, possibly as old as the earliest Bengali literature.
Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" (also "Benny and the Jets") is a 1973 Elton John song with Bernie Taupin lyrics from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, produced by Gus Dudgeon as a studio fake-live recording with processed handclaps and Hendrix concert crowd noise; US number one in 1974.
Berghain (song)
"Berghain" is a 2025 song by Rosalía featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the operatic, orchestral lead single of her album Lux, sung in German, Spanish, and English and named after the Berlin techno club.
Bésame Mucho
Bésame Mucho, the Mexican bolero by Consuelo Velázquez (written 1938–1940, first performed 1941 by Emilio Tuero), the most covered Spanish-language song per Guinness 1996, translated into over 20 languages and recorded by The Beatles, Sinatra, and Dua Lipa.
Beth (song)
"Beth" is a 1976 orchestral ballad by KISS from Destroyer, credited to Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin, and Stan Penridge, originally written as "Beck" in the band Chelsea; reissued as an A-side, it peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bette Davis Eyes
"Bette Davis Eyes": pop song written 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, first recorded by DeShannon on New Arrangement (1975); Kim Carnes' 1981 synth version spent nine weeks at Hot 100 No. 1 and won 1982 Grammys for Record and Song of the Year.
Better Off Alone
Better Off Alone is a 1999 Eurodance/trance single by Dutch project Alice Deejay, written by Pronti and Kalmani, sung by Judith Pronk; UK #2, US Hot 100 #27, widely sampled.
Better When I'm Dancin'
Better When I'm Dancin' (Meghan Trainor, 2015): dance-pop theme song for The Peanuts Movie, written with Thaddeus Dixon, Epic Records, soca-influenced, Radio Disney Music Award winner.
Betty (Taylor Swift song)
"Betty" is a song by Taylor Swift from her 2020 album Folklore, sung by 17-year-old James as he tries to win back Betty after cheating.
Betty Botter
Betty Botter is a classic English tongue twister written by Carolyn Wells, first published 1899 in The Jingle Book as "The Butter Betty Bought"; it trains the vowels in butter, bitter, batter, and better.