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Edelweiss (song)
"Edelweiss" is a 1959 Rodgers & Hammerstein show tune from The Sound of Music, sung by Captain von Trapp; often mistaken for an Austrian folk song or anthem, it was Hammerstein's last lyric.
Edge of Seventeen
Edge of Seventeen refers to Stevie Nicks's 1981 song from Bella Donna (No. 11 Hot 100, sampled in Destiny's Child's Bootylicious), plus a 1998 coming-out film and Kelly Fremon Craig's 2016 teen drama with Hailee Steinfeld.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe (eenie, meenie, miney, moe) is an English children's counting-out rhyme of nonsense syllables used to pick who is 'it'. Recorded since the 1850s; surveyed by Bolton in 1888; older versions used a racial slur, later replaced by 'tiger'.
Ek Din Bik Jayega
"Ek Din Bik Jayega" (एक दिन बिक जाएगा) is a Hindi film song from Dharam Karam (1975), sung by Mukesh, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by R.D. Burman.
Ekla Chalo Re (একলা চলো রে)
Ekla Chalo Re (একলা চলো রে), also Ekla Cholo Re, is Rabindranath Tagore's 1905 Bengali patriotic song, first published in Bhandar, a Swadeshi-era protest song against the Partition of Bengal and a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi.
El Cóndor Pasa (song)
"El Cóndor Pasa" is the famous melody from the 1913 Peruvian zarzuela by Daniel Alomía Robles and Julio Baudouin, premiered at Lima's Teatro Mazzi, later recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970 and declared Peruvian national heritage in 2004.
Elastic Heart
Elastic Heart is a 2013 Sia song featuring The Weeknd and Diplo from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack, re-recorded solo for 1000 Forms of Fear; its 2015 Maddie Ziegler and Shia LaBeouf video drew controversy.
Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby, Beatles song written mainly by Paul McCartney, released 5 August 1966 with Yellow Submarine and on Revolver; string-octet-only George Martin arrangement, no Beatle plays an instrument, UK number one for four weeks.
Electric Avenue (song)
"Electric Avenue" is a 1982 reggae-funk song by Eddy Grant from Killer on the Rampage, inspired by the 1981 Brixton riots and named for the Brixton market street first lit by electricity; it peaked at No. 2 in both the UK and US in 1983.
Elizabeth Taylor (song)
"Elizabeth Taylor" is a 2025 Taylor Swift song, track 2 on The Life of a Showgirl, produced with Max Martin and Shellback. Its lyrics use Elizabeth Taylor's violet eyes, White Diamonds perfume, and Burton romance; an archive-footage video arrived March 31, 2026.
Emotion (Samantha Sang song)
Emotion is a 1977 pop ballad by Barry and Robin Gibb, first recorded by Australian singer Samantha Sang at Criteria Studios, Miami. Released on Private Stock, it hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, No. 1 in New Zealand; later covered by the Bee Gees and Destiny's Child.
Empire State of Mind
Empire State of Mind: 2009 hip-hop song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys from The Blueprint 3, his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as lead artist, two-time 2011 Grammy winner, and an unofficial New York City anthem.
End of August
End of August is a 2026 song by Noah Kahan, also called "Endin' of August", opening his fourth album The Great Divide. Piano-led folk-pop about late-summer Vermont; peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went viral on TikTok.
End of Beginning
End of Beginning is a 2022 song by Djo, the stage name of Stranger Things actor Joe Keery, from the album Decide. Written by Keery and co-produced with Adam Thein, it went viral on TikTok in 2024 and again in 2026, topping the UK and Spotify Global charts with over 3 billion streams.
End of Summer (song)
"End of Summer" is a seven-minute 2025 single by Tame Impala (Kevin Parker), his Columbia Records debut, inspired by acid house and bush doofs; later the closing track of the album Deadbeat.
End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)
"End of the Line" is a 1988 Traveling Wilburys song, the closing track of Vol. 1, written mainly by George Harrison, released as their second single in January 1989, and known for its music video tribute to the late Roy Orbison.
End of the World (Miley Cyrus song)
"End of the World" (April 3, 2025) is a disco-pop song by Miley Cyrus and the lead single from her ninth album Something Beautiful, co-written with Alvvays' Molly Rankin and Alec O'Hanley, peaking at #23 UK and #52 Billboard Hot 100.
End of You (song)
"End of You" is a 2025 collaborative metal single by Poppy, Amy Lee (Evanescence), and Courtney LaPlante (Spiritbox), released via Sumerian Records, produced by Jordan Fish, and the first three-women-led song to top Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
Endless Love (song)
"Endless Love" (song): 1981 pop-soul duet by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, written and produced by Richie for Franco Zeffirelli's film. Nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest Motown run ever, Oscar and Grammy nominated, famously covered by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey.
Englishman in New York
Englishman in New York: 1987 Sting song from ...Nothing Like the Sun, written about Quentin Crisp, an English writer living in New York. Reggae, classical bridge, and jazz sections; Branford Marsalis sax; David Fincher video; UK peak 51 in 1988, number 15 via 1990 Ben Liebrand remix.
Enigma Variations
Enigma Variations: Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (1899), fourteen musical portraits of his friends; famous for Nimrod and the never-explained hidden-theme puzzle.
Enjoy the Silence
Enjoy the Silence: Depeche Mode single (5 Feb 1990, second from Violator), written by Martin Gore as a harmonium ballad, rebuilt uptempo by Alan Wilder and Flood. UK #6, US #8, 1991 BRIT Best British Single, over 250 covers.
Enola Gay (song)
Enola Gay (song): 1980 synth-pop single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, written by Andy McCluskey about the B-29 that bombed Hiroshima. UK No. 8, No. 1 in Italy, France and Portugal, five million copies, only single from Organisation.
Ensenada (song)
"Ensenada" is a 2025 single by Sublime, the band's first with frontman Jakob Nowell; it spent seven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart and opens the 2026 album Until the Sun Explodes.
Entrance of the Gladiators
Entrance of the Gladiators (Vjezd gladiátorů, Thunder and Blazes), Op. 68, is an 1897 military march by Czech bandmaster Julius Fučík, renamed for Roman gladiators and famous worldwide as circus clown music via Laurendeau's 1901 arrangement.
Eobu sasa
Eobu sasa (어부사시사) is a 1651 cycle of 40 Korean sijo songs by Yun Seondo, describing the scenery and leisurely life of a fishing village through the four seasons.
Eoo (song)
EoO (Bad Bunny song), from Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025); reggaeton track titled after the last letters of "perreo", sampling Héctor & Tito's "Perreo Baby"; Hot 100 No. 11 and 2026 Grammy winner.
ErrTime
ErrTime: two hip-hop songs. Cardi B's 2025 Atlantic single from Am I the Drama? (Latto and Jeezy remixes, Rhythmic Airplay No. 1, gold) and Nelly's 2005 single from The Longest Yard soundtrack, Hot 100 No. 24.
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Escape (The Piña Colada Song), also known simply as "Escape," is Rupert Holmes's 1979 soft rock story song from Partners in Crime about a couple who accidentally answer each other's personal ads; it was the last US No. 1 of the 1970s and first of the 1980s.
Espresso (song)
"Espresso" is a 2024 nu-disco song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter that topped the UK chart for seven weeks, was Spotify's most-streamed song of 2024, and won a Grammy.