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Guess (song)

Guess (song): Charli XCX electroclash track from the Brat deluxe edition, released 10 June 2024; its Billie Eilish remix of 1 August 2024, produced by the Dare and Finneas, hit UK Number 1.

Gut Genug

Gut Genug is a 2026 German song by KitschKrieg, Blumengarten, and Shirin David. It reached No. 1 in Germany and became a viral phenomenon on TikTok.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls is a 1950 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on a 1933 story by Damon Runyon.

Gymnopédies

Gymnopédies: three 1888 slow piano pieces by Erik Satie, Lent et douloureux/triste/grave, Spartan-festival title, Debussy-orchestrated Nos. 1 and 3, Henle grade 2.

Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Gypsy" is a 1982 Fleetwood Mac song written by Stevie Nicks for the album Mirage, also cut for her solo debut Bella Donna. It peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on Radio & Records, and honors her late friend Robin Anderson.

Gypsy (musical)

Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a 1959 Broadway musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim based on Gypsy Rose Lee's memoirs, starring Ethel Merman as Mama Rose, with five Broadway revivals including the 2024 Audra McDonald production.

Habits (Stay High)

Habits (Stay High) is an electropop single by Swedish singer Tove Lo. Released in 2013, the song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014.

Hadestown

Hadestown is a folk-and-jazz musical by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin, retelling the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. It opened on Broadway in 2019, won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and a 2020 Grammy, and reached the West End in 2024.

Hai Yorokonde (はいよろこんで)

Hai Yorokonde (はいよろこんで) is a 2024 J-pop hit by Kocchi no Kento, released May 27, 2024, with GRP; its "Giri giri dance" chorus and hidden Morse-code SOS made it a TikTok phenomenon with over 15 billion plays.

Hail to the Chief

Hail to the Chief is the official musical tribute to the US President, played by the Marine Band after four Ruffles and Flourishes. Adapted by James Sanderson from a Boat Song in Scott's The Lady of the Lake; made official by a 1954 Department of Defense policy.

Hair (musical)

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, by Ragni, Rado, and Galt MacDermot, opened Off-Broadway 1967 and became Broadway's first rock musical in 1968 at the Biltmore, running 1,750 performances.

Hairspray (musical)

Hairspray is a 2002 Broadway musical comedy by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O'Donnell, and Thomas Meehan, based on John Waters's 1988 film, about Tracy Turnblad integrating a 1962 Baltimore TV dance show; it won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and ran 2,642 performances.

Hakuna Matata (song)

Hakuna Matata, Elton John and Tim Rice song from Disney's The Lion King (1994), sung by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella; Swahili for no worries; Oscar-nominated and trademarked by Disney.

Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)

"Hallelujah" is Leonard Cohen's 1984 song from Various Positions, rejected by Columbia in the US, popularized by John Cale's 1991 and Jeff Buckley's 1994 covers, and recorded over 360 times.

Hallelujah Chorus

Hallelujah Chorus, chorus No. 44 of Handel's Messiah (HWV 56), concludes Part II; composed 1741, premiered Dublin 1742, text from Revelation, famous standing tradition since 1743.

Halo (Beyoncé song)

Halo is a 2009 pop-R&B power ballad by Beyoncé from I Am... Sasha Fierce, written with Ryan Tedder and Evan Bogart, released January 20, 2009 on Columbia; US Hot 100 No. 5, UK No. 4, 2010 Grammy winner.

Hamilton (2020 film)

Hamilton (2020 film): Disney+ filmed version of the original Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, shot June 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, released July 3, 2020, with a 2025 theatrical re-release.

Hamilton (musical)

Hamilton: An American Musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical based on Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton biography, opened on Broadway in 2015, won 11 Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize, and runs in the West End until 2027.

Handbags and Gladrags

Handbags and Gladrags: Mike d'Abo song (1967) first recorded by Chris Farlowe (UK #33), definitive version by Rod Stewart (1969), UK #4 hit for Stereophonics (2001), and theme of BBC's The Office.

Handlebars (Jennie song)

Handlebars is a song by Jennie featuring Dua Lipa, released March 6, 2025. It is the fourth track on Jennie's solo album, Ruby, and peaked at number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Hang On Sloopy

"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 Bert Berns and Wes Farrell song recorded by The Vibrations and made a 1965 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit by The McCoys with Rick Derringer; it is Ohio's official rock song and an Ohio State marching band tradition since October 1965.

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a Beatles song written principally by John Lennon and released on 22 November 1968 on the White Album, assembled from several unrelated song fragments.

Happy (Pharrell Williams song)

"Happy" is a 2013 song written and produced by Pharrell Williams for Despicable Me 2; it spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You, originally "Good Morning to All" (1893) by Mildred and Patty Hill, is the world's most-sung birthday song; its disputed U.S. copyright ended with a 2015 ruling and 2016 settlement.

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Happy Birthday, Mr. President: Marilyn Monroe's breathy 1962 rendition of Happy Birthday to You for John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, with Hank Jones, the Jean Louis rhinestone gown, and the 2016 public-domain ruling.

Happy Together (song)

Happy Together is a 1967 song by the Turtles, written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, rejected a dozen times before the band recorded it. It hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at 12 in the UK, and became the Turtles' signature song.

Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Happy Xmas (War Is Over), also called Happy Christmas (War Is Over), is a 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono anti-war Christmas single with the Plastic Ono Band and Harlem Community Choir, from their 1969 billboard peace campaign.

Harbu Darbu

Harbu Darbu (חרבו דרבו), Hebrew drill-hip-hop war single by Israeli duo Ness and Stila (Nessia Levy, Dor Soroker), released 14 November 2023 after the 7 October attack; chorus lists IDF units, second in the 2024 mako Hitlist, drew Mia Khalifa and Al Jazeera controversy.

Hard Fought Hallelujah

Hard Fought Hallelujah: contemporary Christian song by Brandon Lake, November 2024 solo single, February 2025 duet with Jelly Roll; first Hot 100 Top 40 hit for Lake and 2026 Grammy winner.

Hard to Say I'm Sorry

"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" is a 1982 Chicago power ballad by Peter Cetera and David Foster from Chicago 16, first single on Full Moon/Warner Bros., two weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a "Get Away" horn outro.