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Black or White
Black or White is Michael Jackson's 1991 single, the first from Dangerous, written with producer Bill Bottrell. Its John Landis short film premiered to 500 million viewers; the censored panther-dance ending stirred controversy.
Black Prada Dress
"Black Prada Dress" is a 2026 song by Ellie Goulding, lead single of her sixth album I Know Too Much, written with James Essien and Evan Blair, produced by Jack Rochon, debuted at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
Black Velvet (song)
Black Velvet (song): 1989 blues-rock ballad by Christopher Ward and David Tyson, recorded by Alannah Myles as an Elvis Presley tribute; No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 in 1990, Grammy winner, UK No. 2.
Black Widow (Iggy Azalea song)
"Black Widow" is a 2014 song by Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora, the fifth single from The New Classic. Written partly by Katy Perry for Prism, produced by Stargate; peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 in the UK.
Blackbird (Beatles song)
"Blackbird" is a 1968 Beatles song from the White Album (side two, track 3), a solo Paul McCartney acoustic piece credited to Lennon-McCartney. Recorded 11 June 1968 in 32 takes with foot taps and Eltham's birdsong tape; its motif derives from Bach's Bourrée in E minor, and McCartney links it to the Little Rock Nine.
Blackened (song)
Blackened is the opening track of Metallica's 1988 album ...And Justice for All, written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Newsted; a 190 BPM thrash song about nuclear winter, with a 2020 quarantine re-recording.
Blackstar (song)
"Blackstar" ("★") is David Bowie's nearly ten-minute title track and first single (20 November 2015) from his final album Blackstar, recorded with Donny McCaslin's quartet, used for The Last Panthers, and directed as a Johan Renck video.
Blank Space
Blank Space is a 2014 Taylor Swift song from 1989, written with Max Martin and Shellback, a satire of her media image as a serial dater; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and peaked at number 4 in the UK.
Bleeding Love
Bleeding Love: 2007 pop ballad by Leona Lewis from Spirit, written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder. Seven weeks at UK number 1, biggest UK seller of 2007, US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 for four non-consecutive weeks in 2008.
Blessings (Calvin Harris song)
"Blessings" is a 2025 dance single by Calvin Harris featuring vocalist Clementine Douglas, released 9 May 2025 on Columbia. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 1 on the sales chart, and drew a plagiarism claim from Chicane over his 1996 track "Offshore".
Blinding Lights
"Blinding Lights" is a 2019 synth-pop single by the Weeknd from After Hours, written with Max Martin and Oscar Holter; it spent 90 weeks on the Hot 100, topped charts in 33 countries, and became Spotify's most-streamed song.
Blister in the Sun
"Blister in the Sun" is a 1983 song by Violent Femmes, written by teenage Gordon Gano in Milwaukee and opening their self-titled debut. Known for its acoustic bass riff, snare blasts, 1997 single release, and the 2007 Wendy's licensing dispute.
Blood Brothers (musical)
Blood Brothers is a 1983 British musical by Willy Russell about Liverpool twins separated at birth across a class divide. It won the 1983 Olivier for Best New Musical, ran 24 years in the West End revival, and played 840 Broadway performances.
Bloodline (Alex Warren and Jelly Roll song)
"Bloodline" is a May 22, 2025 folk-pop duet by Alex Warren featuring Jelly Roll, released via Atlantic Records on You'll Be Alright, Kid; about generational trauma, it debuted at No. 32 on the Hot 100 and peaked at No. 9 in the UK.
Blow (Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars song)
"Blow" is a 2019 song by Ed Sheeran with Chris Stapleton and Bruno Mars, released in July 2019 as a single from Sheeran's album No.6 Collaborations Project.
Blow My Mind (Robyn song)
Blow My Mind is a Robyn song from Don't Stop The Music (2002), written with Alexander Kronlund and produced by Guy Sigsworth; in 2026 Robyn re-recorded it for Sexistential with new lyrics about her son Tyko.
Blow the Man Down (song)
"Blow the Man Down" is an English sea shanty, a halyard work song first documented in 1867 and closely associated with the Black Ball Line of packet ships sailing between New York and Liverpool.
Blowin' in the Wind
Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan folk song written and first performed in 1962, released on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963). Set to the spiritual No More Auction Block; Peter, Paul and Mary's version hit No. 2 on Billboard and made it a civil rights anthem, unlike Dylan's own chart-failing record.
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
Blue (Da Ba Dee) is a 1998 Eurodance single by Italy's Eiffel 65, also known as Da Ba Dee. Written in two hours at Turin's Bliss Corporation, it hit number 1 in 17 countries and the UK, sold over 1.6 million UK chart units, and was Grammy-nominated in 2001.
Blue (Yung Kai song)
"blue" is a 2024 viral indie-pop single by Chinese-Canadian singer yung kai (Max Aloyious Zhang), released August 2, 2024 via Flood Division/BMG, inspired by the C-drama When I Fly Towards You, surpassing one billion streams and going Gold in Canada.
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, recorded in 1961 and released in 1963 on In Dreams (Monument Records). It peaked at No. 3 in the UK and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Linda Ronstadt's 1977 Simple Dreams cover reached No. 3 pop and No. 2 country.
Blue Bird (ブルーバード) (Ikimonogakari song)
Blue Bird (ブルーバード), Ikimonogakari's 10th single released July 9, 2008 on Epic Records Japan; written by Yoshiki Mizuno, third Naruto Shippuden opening (episodes 54–77), Oricon weekly No. 3, RIAJ million Chaku-Uta Full certification in 2011.
Blue Christmas (song)
Blue Christmas, a 1948 Christmas song by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson, first recorded by Doye O'Dell, a country staple via Ernest Tubb, and best known from Elvis Presley's 1957 recording.
Blue Monday (New Order song)
Blue Monday, New Order's 1983 Factory Records 12-inch single (FAC 73), 7:29 long with a Peter Saville floppy-disk sleeve; the biggest-selling 12-inch single ever, over 3 million sold, losing Factory 10p per copy.
Blue Moon (1934 song)
Blue Moon (1934 song), Rodgers and Hart standard, originally "Prayer" for Jean Harlow, then "The Bad in Every Man" in Manhattan Melodrama; final lyric by Jack Robbins request, copyrighted Dec 5, 1934; Marcels 1961 number one.
Blue Strips
"Blue Strips" (also "Blue Strips (Remix)") is a 2025 trap-country-pop song by Jessie Murph, released April 11, 2025 on Columbia; a revenge-themed hit that peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was remixed with Sexyy Red.
Blue Suede Shoes
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a 1955 rock-and-roll song written and first recorded by Carl Perkins at Sun Records, released January 1, 1956; it became Sun's first million-seller and a pop, country, and R&B crossover hit, famously covered by Elvis Presley in 1956.
Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle (A kékszakállú herceg vára) is Béla Bartók's only opera, a 1911 one-act psychodrama with a Béla Balázs libretto, premiered Budapest 1918, in which Judith opens seven doors of Bluebeard's castle.
Blurred Lines
Blurred Lines: 2013 Robin Thicke single featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams, the world's bestselling song of 2013, later found by a US jury to infringe Marvin Gaye's Got To Give It Up.
BMF (song)
"BMF" is a 2024 song by SZA, originally titled "Boy from South Detroit", from SOS Deluxe: LANA. It interpolates "The Girl from Ipanema", refers to the Black Mafia Family TV show, and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.