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Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)

Get Lucky (Daft Punk song): 2013 disco-funk single from Random Access Memories by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers; first Daft Punk UK No. 1, 4 weeks at top, 1 million UK sales in 69 days.

Get the Party Started

"Get the Party Started" is a song by Pink from her 2001 album M!ssundaztood, written and produced by Linda Perry, which became her international breakthrough.

Gettin' Jiggy wit It

Gettin' Jiggy wit It, Will Smith's 1997 Columbia single from Big Willie Style (single out February 10, 1998), produced by Poke and Tone with L.E.S., sampling Sister Sledge, Spoonie Gee, and The Bar-Kays.

Getting Better

Getting Better is a 1967 Beatles song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, mainly by Paul McCartney with sardonic lyrics from John Lennon; title from drummer Jimmie Nicol's catchphrase; recorded March 1967 at Abbey Road.

Ghetto Gospel

Ghetto Gospel: 2005 posthumous 2Pac single featuring Elton John, produced by Eminem from a sample of John's 1971 'Indian Sunset'; 2Pac's first UK number one, three weeks at the top.

GhettoMusick

GhettoMusick (Ghetto Musick) is a 2003 OutKast song opening Big Boi's Speakerboxxx disc of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, produced by André 3000, sampling Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You", with contrasting fast and slow sections.

Ghostbusters (song)

"Ghostbusters" is Ray Parker Jr.'s 1984 theme for the film Ghostbusters, a Billboard Hot 100 number one, Oscar-nominated, Grammy-winning song later settled with Huey Lewis over "I Want a New Drug."

Gimme More

"Gimme More" is a 2007 Britney Spears song, the lead single from Blackout, produced by Danja and written with Keri Hilson and Marcella Araica; it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and opens with "It's Britney, bitch".

Gimme Some Lovin'

Gimme Some Lovin' is a 1966 single by the Spencer Davis Group, written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, and Spencer Davis. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 7 in the US, and was later covered by the Blues Brothers.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) is a 1979 ABBA disco single written by Andersson and Ulvaeus, sung by Agnetha Faltskog, a UK number 3 hit later sampled in Madonna's Hung Up.

Gin and Juice

Gin and Juice (also Gin & Juice) is a 1994 Snoop Doggy Dogg single from Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre; it hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, went RIAA Gold, and later lent its name to a cocktail brand.

Giorgio by Moroder

"Giorgio by Moroder" is a nine-minute Daft Punk track, third on Random Access Memories (2013), built around a spoken interview with disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder recounting his life and "I Feel Love."

Girl Crush

"Girl Crush" (2014) is a Little Big Town country ballad written by the Love Junkies, McKenna, Lindsey and Rose, produced by Jay Joyce. A 13-week Hot Country Songs No. 1, it won CMA and Grammy awards despite a fabricated 2015 radio controversy.

Girl from the North Country

Girl from the North Country: Dylan's 1963 folk ballad from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, later a Johnny Cash duet on Nashville Skyline, and the 2017 Conor McPherson jukebox musical built from Bob Dylan songs, set in a 1934 Duluth boarding house, Tony-nominated on Broadway.

Girl from the North Country (musical)

Girl from the North Country is a 2017 Conor McPherson musical built on twenty reimagined Bob Dylan songs, set in a 1934 Duluth, Minnesota boarding house during the Great Depression; it ran at the Old Vic, West End, and Broadway, earning seven Tony nominations.

Girl Like Me (PinkPantheress song)

Girl Like Me is a 2025 speed garage song by PinkPantheress from the mixtape Fancy That, sampling Basement Jaxx's Romeo; released 9 May 2025 on Warner Records, with Oklou and Kaytranada remixes and a 2026 Lauzza-directed video.

Girl on Fire (song)

"Girl on Fire" is a 2012 Alicia Keys song, lead single of her fifth album Girl on Fire, her first RCA release, built on Billy Squier's "The Big Beat" drums, peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the UK.

Girl, So Confusing

Girl, So Confusing: Charli XCX song from Brat (June 7, 2024, Atlantic) about an unnamed rival pop star, widely read as Lorde; its June 21, 2024 remix 'The girl, so confusing version with lorde', Lorde's idea, confirmed it and became a Pitchfork Best New Track.

Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)

"Girlfriend" (Avril Lavigne song), lead single of The Best Damn Thing (2007), written with Dr. Luke; her first Billboard Hot 100 number one (May 5, 2007), IFPI most-downloaded 2007 track at 7.3 million copies, chorus recorded in seven additional languages.

Girls (The Kid Laroi song)

"GIRLS" is a June 28, 2024 single by Australian artist The Kid LAROI on Columbia Records, reworking Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; it peaked at 47 in the UK, 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 18 on ARIA.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (also "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun") is a 1983 Cyndi Lauper hit from She's So Unusual, a reworked cover of Robert Hazard's 1979 song that became a feminist anthem, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK chart.

Girls Like Girls

Girls Like Girls: 2015 Hayley Kiyoko single on This Side of Paradise, chorus "girls like girls like boys do"; viral video, 2023 NYT No. 1 YA novel, and 2026 Focus Features film.

Girls Like You

Girls Like You: Maroon 5 song from Red Pill Blues, also known in its Cardi B version (2018 single); spent 7 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, topped 17 countries, RIAA Diamond, distinct from Miguel's 2010 song of the same name.

Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)

Give It Away is a 1991 Red Hot Chili Peppers song, lead single of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, written by Kiedis, Flea, Frusciante, and Smith; it reached UK No. 9 and won the 1993 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal.

Give Me One Reason

Give Me One Reason is a 1995 blues rock single by Tracy Chapman from New Beginning, peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and winning the 1997 Grammy for Best Rock Song; her biggest US hit.

Give Peace a Chance

"Give Peace a Chance" is a 1969 John Lennon anti-war song credited to the Plastic Ono Band, recorded in room 1742 of Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel during the second Bed-In for Peace. Released July 4, 1969, it reached No. 2 in the UK and became a Vietnam-era peace anthem.

Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday (Szomorú vasárnap), the 1933 Hungarian song by Rezső Seress and László Jávor, famed as the "Hungarian Suicide Song" for its alleged link to 1930s suicides and BBC ban.

Gloria (Them song)

Gloria (Them song), written by Van Morrison, recorded July 1964 and released as the B-side of Baby Please Don't Go; a three-chord garage rock standard covered by the Shadows of Knight, the Doors, and Patti Smith.

Gloria (Umberto Tozzi song)

Gloria is a 1979 Italian pop song by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, a number-two hit in Italy and chart-topper across Europe; Laura Branigan's 1982 English cover with Trevor Veitch's lyrics peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Gnarly (song)

Gnarly is a 2025 hyperpop single by KATSEYE, released April 30, 2025, written by Alice Longyu Gao, ahead of Beautiful Chaos; initially polarizing, it became the group's first Hot 100 entry and ranked high on 2025 year-end lists.