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Cats (musical)

Cats (musical): Andrew Lloyd Webber's sung-through 1981 musical based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats; Jellicle Ball story, song Memory, 7 Tonys, 18-year Broadway run, 2026 Jellicle Ball revival.

Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)

"Celebration" (1980) by Kool & the Gang, from the album Celebrate!, written by Ronald Bell and produced by Eumir Deodato; the band's only Billboard Hot 100 number one, six weeks atop the R&B chart, a wedding and sports-event standard.

Celebration (Le Sserafim song)

CELEBRATION is a 2026 hardstyle-influenced EDM single by South Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM, lead single of PUREFLOW pt.1, produced by Softest Hard from an Icona Pop demo, with Korean lyrics by JBACH and members Kim Chaewon and Huh Yunjin.

Cello Concerto (Elgar)

Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, a four-movement cello concerto completed in 1919, premiered 27 October 1919 at Queen's Hall under the composer with Felix Salmond; his last major work, famous for the 1965 du Pré/Barbirolli recording.

Centerfold (song)

"Centerfold" is a 1981 song by the J. Geils Band, written by Seth Justman for the album Freeze-Frame; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1982, the band's only number-one single.

Centuries (song)

"Centuries" is a 2014 song by the American rock band Fall Out Boy, released as a standalone single that led into the album American Beauty/American Psycho.

Cha Cha Slide

Cha Cha Slide: line dance song and dance created by Chicago DJ Casper (Willie Perry Jr., Mr. C the Slide Man) in the late 1990s as an aerobics routine; released 2000 on Universal, later a U.K. No. 1.

Chacarron Macarron

Chacarron Macarrón, a gibberish-vocal reggaeton song by Panama's El Chombo (Rodney Clark) and Andy's Val Gourmet, hit UK number 20 in 2006 and became the Ualuealuealeuale YTMND meme.

Chained to the Rhythm

Chained to the Rhythm: Katy Perry single ft. Skip Marley, released 10 February 2017 via Capitol as lead single from Witness; written with Max Martin, Sia, Ali Payami; RIAA 2x Platinum.

Chains & Whips

Chains & Whips, also written Chains and Whips, is a 2025 Clipse song featuring Kendrick Lamar, produced by Pharrell Williams for Let God Sort Em Out; its blocked Def Jam release led Clipse to Roc Nation and a Best Rap Performance Grammy.

Chains of Love (Charli XCX song)

Chains of Love is a 2025 ballad by Charli XCX, second single from her Wuthering Heights soundtrack album, produced with Finn Keane and Justin Raisen, featured in the film trailer, UK chart peak number 12.

Chaiyya Chaiyya

Chaiyya Chaiyya (छैंया छैंया), also spelled Chaiya Chaiya, is a 1998 Hindi film song from Dil Se, composed by A. R. Rahman with Gulzar lyrics, sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi, shot on a train roof in Ooty, and used in Inside Man (2006).

Champagne Supernova

"Champagne Supernova" is a 1995 song by the English rock band Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher as the closing track of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.

Chandelier (song)

Chandelier is a 2014 electropop song by Australian singer Sia, written with Jesse Shatkin and produced with Greg Kurstin; lead single of 1000 Forms of Fear, about alcoholism, it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned four Grammy nominations.

Chanel (Tyla song)

"Chanel" (CHANEL) is a 2025 single by South African singer Tyla, produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and P2J, fusing R&B, amapiano, and pop; it peaked at UK No. 15 and appears on A*POP.

Changes (Black Sabbath song)

"Changes" is a 1972 piano ballad by Black Sabbath from Vol. 4, written by Iommi, Butler, Osbourne, and Ward about a breakup; later covered by Charles Bradley and a 2003 Ozzy-Kelly Osbourne UK number one.

Changes (Tupac Shakur song)

"Changes" is a posthumous 1998 2Pac single featuring Talent, recorded in 1992, sampling Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is", nominated for a 2000 Grammy, peaking at No. 32 US and No. 3 UK.

Charlie (Tom MacDonald song)

Charlie (Tom MacDonald song), also styled CHARLIE, is a 2025 hip-hop tribute single by Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald for assassinated activist Charlie Kirk, released September 11, 2025; it hit No. 1 on U.S. iTunes and Billboard Digital Song Sales and No. 77 on the Hot 100.

Chasing Cars

Chasing Cars is a 2006 Snow Patrol single from Eyes Open, written by Gary Lightbody; a UK No. 6 and US No. 5 hit made famous by Grey's Anatomy, later the most-played song on UK radio.

Chasing Pavements

Chasing Pavements: Adele and Eg White's 2008 soul single, second release from debut album 19 on XL Recordings; UK chart peak number 2, Grammy winner for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009.

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Chattanooga Choo Choo: 1941 swing song by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, recorded by Glenn Miller for Sun Valley Serenade, first gold record (1.2 million copies), namesake of Chattanooga's Terminal Station hotel complex.

Cheap Thrills (song)

Cheap Thrills is a 2016 dance-pop song by Sia, co-written with Greg Kurstin for Rihanna, who rejected it. The Sean Paul remix became Sia's first US Hot 100 number one, peaking at number 2 in the UK.

Cheongsan byeolgok

Cheongsan byeolgok (청산별곡, "Song of the Green Mountains") is a Goryeo-era Korean vernacular song expressing the wish to leave the secular world and live in the mountains and by the sea.

Cheri, Cheri Lady

Cheri, Cheri Lady is a 1985 Euro-disco song by German duo Modern Talking, written and produced by Dieter Bohlen from Let's Talk About Love; it spent four weeks at number 1 in Germany and topped charts across Europe and beyond.

Chess (musical)

Chess the musical: 1984 concept album by ABBA's Andersson and Ulvaeus with lyricist Tim Rice; Cold War chess-championship love story; London 1986 ran 1,209 performances, Broadway 1988 ran 68; hits 'One Night in Bangkok' and 'I Know Him So Well'; 2025 Broadway revival with Danny Strong book.

Chest Pain (I Love)

Chest Pain (I Love) is a 2024 single by Malcolm Todd (Malcolm Hobert), released by Columbia and written with Jonah Cochran and Charlie Ziman; it went viral on TikTok, peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and led his 2025 debut album.

Chicago (musical)

Chicago (musical): Kander and Ebb's 1975 Broadway vaudeville satire, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, based on Maurine Dallas Watkins's 1926 play; its 1996 revival became Broadway's longest-running American musical.

Chicken Dance

The Chicken Dance, originally Der Ententanz (the duck dance), is a novelty party dance set to an oom-pah tune composed by Swiss accordionist Werner Thomas in 1950s Davos, popularized worldwide in the 1980s under names like Tchip Tchip and the Birdie Song.

Chihiro (song)

Chihiro (CHIHIRO) is a 5:03 song by Billie Eilish, track 3 on Hit Me Hard and Soft (May 17, 2024, Darkroom/Interscope), written with Finneas, named for the Spirited Away protagonist, peaking at UK number 7.

Children's Corner

Children's Corner, also known as Children's Corner Suite, is a six-movement piano suite by Claude Debussy, composed 1906 to 1908 and dedicated to his daughter Chouchou.