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Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)
Boys Don't Cry is The Cure's second single, released 12 June 1979 on Fiction Records, written by Smith, Dempsey, and Tolhurst. It failed to chart until the 1986 New Voice-New Mix re-recording reached UK number 22 and became the band's first billion-stream Spotify song.
Boyz-n-the-Hood
Boyz-n-the-Hood: 1987 gangsta rap single by Eazy-E, written by Ice Cube, produced by Dr. Dre; first Ruthless Records release, launched N.W.A, later covered by Dynamite Hack and Megan Thee Stallion.
Brand New Chanels
Brand New Chanels (stylized "brand new chanel$") is a July 31, 2026 single by American pop singer Slayyyter, a sister song to BEAT UP CHANEL$ from WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, with a self-directed video, one week on the Hot 100, and a UK peak of #72.
Brand New Key
Brand New Key is a 1971 pop song by American folk singer Melanie (Melanie Safka) from the album Gather Me, written in 15 minutes; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from December 25, 1971, was banned by some US radio stations for innuendo, and peaked at number 4 in the UK.
Brandenburg Concertos
The Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051, are six Baroque concertos by J. S. Bach, titled Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments, dedicated March 24, 1721 to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt as a failed job application, with distinct scoring per concerto.
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" is a 1972 soft-rock story song by Looking Glass, written by Elliot Lurie about an invented barmaid; it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1972 and was revived by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Break My Heart (Dua Lipa song)
Break My Heart is a 2020 Dua Lipa dance-pop single from Future Nostalgia, released 25 March 2020, interpolating INXS's Need You Tonight, peaking at number 6 on the UK Official Singles Chart.
Break My Soul
"Break My Soul" (Beyoncé, 2022) is the lead single of Renaissance, a 90s-house and bounce track sampling Big Freedia's "Explode" and Robin S.'s "Show Me Love"; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became a Great Resignation anthem.
Break My Stride
Break My Stride: 1983 synth-pop single by Matthew Wilder and Greg Prestopino from I Don't Speak the Language; No. 5 Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 UK, revived by TikTok in 2020 and sampled by Puff Daddy in 1997.
Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored
Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored: Ariana Grande single from Thank U, Next (Feb 8, 2019), produced by Max Martin and Ilya, interpolating NSYNC's It Makes Me Ill; Hot 100 No. 2, UK No. 1.
Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song)
Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson song): 2004 pop single written by Avril Lavigne, Bridget Benenate, and Matthew Gerrard for Lavigne's Let Go, recorded for The Princess Diaries 2, peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100.
Breakfast at Tiffany's (song)
Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1995 single by Deep Blue Something written by Todd Pipes, about a couple united only by liking the 1961 film; first on 11th Song, hit on Home, UK number 1 in 1996, US Hot 100 top 5.
Breakin' Dishes
Breakin' Dishes is a 2007 Rihanna song from Good Girl Gone Bad, written by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. Never a single, it hit No. 4 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, then went TikTok-viral in 2025, debuting on the Hot 100 at No. 86 and passing one billion Spotify streams.
Breaking the Habit (song)
"Breaking the Habit" is a 2003 Linkin Park song from Meteora, released June 14, 2004 as its fifth and final single. Written by Mike Shinoda over about five years, built on piano and live strings arranged by David Campbell, with an anime video by Joe Hahn that won the 2004 MTV Viewer's Choice award.
Brick House (song)
"Brick House" is a 1977 funk song by the Commodores from their self-titled Motown album, written by all six members, sung by Walter "Clyde" Orange, driven by Ronald LaPread's bass line, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
“Bridge over Troubled Water” is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, with Art Garfunkel singing the lead vocal. Released as a single in January 1970, it.
Brigadoon
Brigadoon is a 1947 Lerner and Loewe musical about a Scottish village that reappears one day every hundred years. Opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre for 581 performances; 1954 MGM film with Gene Kelly; no major Broadway revival since 1980.
Brimful of Asha
Brimful of Asha: 1997 Cornershop song by Tjinder Singh, a tribute to playback singer Asha Bhosle; the original barely charted, but the 1998 Fatboy Slim (Norman Cook) remix reached UK No. 1, displacing Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On."
Bring It On: The Musical
Bring It On: The Musical, stage musical with book by Jeff Whitty, music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda; Broadway 2012, two Tony nominations, gymnastics-based choreography.
Bring Me to Life
Bring Me to Life is Evanescence's 2003 debut single from Fallen, featuring Paul McCoy's rap vocals added at label insistence. It topped the UK chart for four weeks, won a Grammy, and reached 11x Platinum in the US.
Bring Your Love
"Bring Your Love" is a 2026 dance-pop song by Madonna featuring Sabrina Carpenter, released on April 30, 2026 as a single from Madonna's album Confessions II and premiered at Coachella.
Brittany Murphy.
"BRITTANY MURPHY." is Slayyyter's closing track on WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA (2026, Records/Columbia), named for actress Brittany Murphy but written about Slayyyter's own suicidal thoughts; also distinguishable from Murphy's own songs like "Faster Kill Pussycat".
Broken Window Serenade
Broken Window Serenade is a song by Whiskey Myers that tells the story of a woman who dies of crystal meth addiction. It was certified 2x Platinum by 2025.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (1932), by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney for the Broadway revue Americana, is the Depression-era song based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby whose Bing Crosby recording became the era's anthem and best-selling record.
Brothers in Arms (song)
"Brothers in Arms" is a 1982-written, October 1985-released anti-war ballad by Dire Straits, written by Mark Knopfler after the Falklands War; closing title track of the 1985 album Brothers in Arms, UK single peak number 16, distinct from the album.
Brown Eyed Girl
"Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison, 1967), originally "Brown-Skinned Girl": a Bert Berns-produced Bang Records single, No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, recorded on the 22nd take at A&R Studios, with no royalties paid to Morrison.
Brown Skin Girl
"Brown Skin Girl" is a 2019 song by Beyoncé, SAINt JHN, Wizkid, and Blue Ivy Carter from The Lion King: The Gift celebrating brown and dark skin; it inspired the #BrownSkinGirlChallenge and won the 2021 Grammy for Best Music Video.
Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones song)
Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones rock song written by Mick Jagger, recorded December 1969 at Muscle Shoals, opened Sticky Fingers, hit US Billboard number 1 in 1971, UK number 2, dropped from live setlists in 2021 over slavery and drug lyrics.
Budapest (song)
Budapest (song): 2013 song by English singer-songwriter George Ezra, co-written with Joel Pott, from Did You Hear the Rain? and Wanted on Voyage. UK no. 3, number one in Austria, New Zealand, and Slovenia; written after Ezra missed his train to Budapest.
Buddy Holly (song)
Weezer song "Buddy Holly", from the 1994 Blue Album, written by Rivers Cuomo, produced by Ric Ocasek, with a Spike Jonze Happy Days video that won four MTV VMAs and shipped on Windows 95 CDs.