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Jump (Blackpink song)

Jump (뛰어) is a 2025 hardstyle digital single by Blackpink, written with Teddy and Diplo, their first single in three years, later on the EP Deadline, topping global charts.

Jump (Kris Kross song)

"Jump" (1992) is the debut single by Atlanta rap duo Kris Kross, written and produced by Jermaine Dupri; it samples "Funky Worm" and "I Want You Back" and spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jump (Van Halen song)

"Jump" is a 1983 Van Halen single from the album 1984, built on Eddie Van Halen's Oberheim OB-Xa synth riff with lyrics by David Lee Roth. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, the band's only #1, reached #7 in the UK, and was later reimagined as a 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem.

Juno (song)

"Juno" is a 2024 pop song by Sabrina Carpenter, track 10 on Short n' Sweet, written with Amy Allen and John Ryan, referencing the 2007 film Juno and famous for its tour choreography.

Just a Friend

"Just a Friend" is Biz Markie's September 1989 lead single from The Biz Never Sleeps, interpolating Freddie Scott's "(You) Got What I Need"; it peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990 and became a hip-hop singalong standard.

Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode song)

Just Can't Get Enough, Depeche Mode synth-pop single written by Vince Clarke, released 7 September 1981 from Speak & Spell; UK number 8, band's first top 10 hit, last Clarke single, later covered by The Saturdays and adapted as a football chant.

Just Dance (song)

Just Dance, Lady Gaga's debut single featuring Colby O'Donis, written with RedOne and Akon, released April 2008; US and UK number one in January 2009, Grammy-nominated, RIAA Diamond; originally intended for The Pussycat Dolls.

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", a 1967 Mickey Newbury song recorded by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition on Reprise, a satirical psychedelic single that peaked at No. 5 in the US and became famous through The Big Lebowski.

Just Give Me a Reason

Just Give Me a Reason: 2012 pop ballad duet by Pink featuring Nate Ruess of Fun, from The Truth About Love; three weeks at Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, UK No. 2, 2014 Grammy nominee.

Just Keep Watching

Just Keep Watching is a 2025 dance-pop single by Tate McRae from F1 The Album, written with Amy Allen, Ryan Tedder, and Tyler Spry; it peaked at No. 33 on the Hot 100 and won two 2025 MTV VMAs.

Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. song)

Just the Two of Us, a 1980 smooth jazz/R&B song by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers (久保田利伸 later covered it), from Winelight; it reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and won the 1982 Best R&B Song Grammy.

Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)

Billy Joel's 1977 soft rock ballad from The Stranger, produced by Phil Ramone with a Phil Woods sax solo; US No. 3, two Grammys, famously covered by Barry White; distinct from Bruno Mars' 2010 song of the same title.

Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars song)

Just the Way You Are is Bruno Mars's 2010 debut solo single from Doo-Wops & Hooligans, produced by the Smeezingtons with Needlz, a four-week Billboard Hot 100 number one, Grammy winner, and the highest-certified single in RIAA history at 21x Platinum.

Justify My Love

Madonna's "Justify My Love" (1990), written with Lenny Kravitz and Ingrid Chavez, hit #1 on the Hot 100; its Mondino-directed video was banned by MTV and sold as the first US video single.

Ka Mate

Ka Mate: famous Māori haka composed in the 1820s by Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha after escaping enemies by hiding in a kumara pit; ceremonial haka taparahi performed by the All Blacks, protected as Ngāti Toa taonga by the 2014 Attribution Act.

Kannada film songs

Kannada film songs are the songs of Karnataka's Kannada film industry, Sandalwood, serving both as part of the film and as the region's leading popular music.

Karma (JoJo Siwa song)

Karma (JoJo Siwa song): dance-pop single by JoJo Siwa released 5 April 2024 via Columbia as lead single from Guilty Pleasure; UK peak No. 76, video streaming No. 1, earlier versions by Miley Cyrus and Brit Smith.

Karma Chameleon

Karma Chameleon, Culture Club's September 1983 single from Colour by Numbers, written by Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, and Phil Pickett; six weeks at UK number 1, biggest-selling UK single of 1983, three weeks atop the US Hot 100, with a 2026 AI-assisted rerecording via Artist Included.

Karma Police

Karma Police is a 1997 Radiohead song from OK Computer, released 25 August 1997 as its second single, reaching UK No. 8; titled after a band tour catchphrase, with a Jonathan Glazer video of a killer 1976 Chrysler.

Kashmir (song)

"Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin: an eight-and-a-half-minute song closing side two of Physical Graffiti (1975), credited to Page, Plant, and Bonham, built on a DADGAD riff from a Headley Grange jam and inspired by southern Morocco, not Kashmir.

Katyusha (song)

Katyusha (Катюша), 1938 Soviet song with lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky and music by Matvey Blanter; premiered 27 November 1938 in Moscow. Became an unofficial WWII anthem, gave its name to BM-13 rocket launchers, spawned folk variants, and spread worldwide.

Kawaikute Gomen (可愛くてごめん)

Kawaikute Gomen (可愛くてごめん, "Sorry for Being So Cute") is a 2022 HoneyWorks character song for Chuutan (Chizuru Nakamura), sung by Saori Hayami, that became a six-week Billboard Japan TikTok chart number one and won a 2024 JASRAC silver prize.

Kid (Pretenders song)

"Kid" is a 1979 Pretenders single written by Chrissie Hynde, on the 1980 debut album Pretenders; a 15/16-time song with a James Honeyman-Scott solo about a child whose mother is a prostitute.

Kids (MGMT song)

"Kids" by MGMT: synth-pop single written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser at Wesleyan, released October 2008 on Columbia from Oracular Spectacular; UK peak 16, US Hot 100 91, Spotify Billions Club.

Kids in America

Kids in America: 1981 debut single by English pop singer Kim Wilde, written by Marty and Ricky Wilde on RAK. UK No. 2, US No. 25, No. 1 in Finland and South Africa; over 3 million sold, famously covered by The Muffs for Clueless.

Kidsongs

Kidsongs is an American children's media franchise created by Carol Rosenstein and Bruce Gowers, known for its Music Video Stories direct-to-video sing-alongs and The Kidsongs TV Show, a kids-produced PBS series that premiered in 1987 and ran for fourteen years.

Kidz Bop

Kidz Bop is an American children's music brand founded in 2001 by Razor & Tie that releases covers of pop hits with adult content removed, sung by child performers.

Killeagh (song)

Killeagh is a 2024 song by Irish folk trio Kingfishr, written for the Killeagh GAA hurling club in east Cork. Released December 6, 2024 as a B-side, it spent 17 weeks at Irish number one and was Ireland's biggest track of 2025.

Killer Queen

Killer Queen is a 1974 Queen song written by Freddie Mercury, lead single of Sheer Heart Attack; it reached UK number 2, gave Queen international success, and marked a cabaret-styled shift from their earlier heavy rock sound.

Killing in the Name

"Killing in the Name" is a 1992 protest song by Rage Against the Machine, first single from their debut album, written in drop D tuning, protesting LAPD brutality and Klan links, later UK Christmas Number 1 in 2009.