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Last Christmas
Last Christmas: 1984 Wham! song by George Michael, double A-side with Everything She Wants, UK No 2 behind Band Aid, later UK Christmas Number 1 in 2023 and 2024.
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) is a 2011 Katy Perry single from Teenage Dream, written with Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Bonnie McKee. It hit Hot 100 #1 for two weeks, making Perry the first woman with five #1s from one album, tying Michael Jackson's Bad.
Last Kiss
Last Kiss: teenage tragedy song written and first recorded by Wayne Cochran in 1961 (Gala label), made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers' 1964 number 2 hit and Pearl Jam's 1999 benefit cover, which also peaked at number 2.
Latvian dainas
Latvian dainas are short Latvian folk songs, two to four lines long, regarded as symbols of Latvian identity and collected in the monumental edition Latvju dainas.
Latvian folk song
Latvian folk song, known in Latvian as latviešu tautasdziesmas and classically as dainas, is the oral song folklore of Latvia, rooted in pre-Christian Baltic tradition.
Lavender's Blue
Lavender's Blue (Lavender Blue, Dilly Dilly), Roud 3483, is an English folk song from a 1672–1685 broadside, turned into a nursery rhyme by 1805 and a 1949 Disney hit.
Layla
"Layla" by Derek and the Dominos (1970), written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, is a seven-minute rock song about Clapton's love for Pattie Boyd, with a Duane Allman riff and a Jim Gordon piano coda; peaked at number 10 US and number 7 UK in 1972 and reworked acoustically by Clapton in 1992.
Lazarus (David Bowie song)
"Lazarus" is a 2015 David Bowie song, second single from Blackstar and title song of his off-Broadway musical with Enda Walsh; sung as Thomas Newton, released December 18, 2015, it became his farewell after his January 2016 death.
Le Freak
Le Freak, by Chic (1978, Atlantic), written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards after being refused entry to Studio 54; six weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, UK number 7, Atlantic's biggest-selling single.
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin is a six-movement piano suite by Maurice Ravel, composed 1914 to 1917 and dedicated to friends killed in the First World War.
Leak It
"Leak It" is a 2026 song by the British girl group FLO, released on 20 March as the lead single from their album Therapy at the Club.
Lean On
Lean On (2015): Major Lazer and DJ Snake single featuring Danish singer MØ, from Peace Is the Mission on Mad Decent. Spotify's most-streamed song in November 2015; video filmed in India, over 3.9 billion views; RIAA Diamond.
Lean on Me (song)
Lean on Me is a 1972 Bill Withers song from Still Bill, written on a Wurlitzer piano about his West Virginia coal-town childhood. It hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, and Club Nouveau's 1987 cover did too; it inspired the 1989 Joe Clark film.
Legally Blonde (musical)
Legally Blonde: The Musical is a 2007 two-act musical comedy by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin (book Heather Hach), based on Amanda Brown's novel and the 2001 film. Broadway ran 595 performances; the West End won three Olivier Awards including Best New Musical.
Legendary Lovers (song)
"Legendary Lovers" is a 2013 Katy Perry song, track 2 on PRISM, written with Bonnie McKee, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, and Cirkut; a Bollywood/Bhangra-influenced love song inspired by John Mayer, never a single, later remade with Chief Keef in 2026.
Lemon Tree (Fool's Garden song)
"Lemon Tree" (Fool's Garden song), credited to Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel, released late 1995 on Dish of the Day; number one in Germany for four weeks in 1996, six million copies sold, over 729 million Spotify streams.
Lemonade (Aespa song)
Lemonade is a 2026 song by aespa, title track of their second studio album LEMONADE on SM Entertainment, an intense EDM club-beat single with a Becky G feature version, reviewed as talk-heavy with thin melodies.
Les Fleur
Les Fleur, also written Les Fleurs, is the 1970 opening track of Minnie Riperton's debut album Come to My Garden, written by Charles Stepney and Richard Rudolph, first recorded by Ramsey Lewis, and later famous via Us, Back to Black, and The Idea of You.
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables, also known as Les Mis, is a sung-through musical based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, first staged in Paris in 1980.
Less (song)
Less (song): 2026 single by Olivia Rodrigo from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love; written with Amy Allen and Daniel Nigro; peaked at 21 in the US and UK, 11 in New Zealand. Distinct from songs named Less by Nils Frahm, Cherrie, and others.
Less Than a Lover
Less Than a Lover is a 2026 alternative pop single by South Korean singer JENNIE of BLACKPINK, released through Columbia Records and later included on her EP Fallen Angel.
Let Her Go
"Let Her Go" is a 2012 folk-pop ballad by Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) from All the Little Lights, released as a single in April 2013; it peaked at UK No. 2 and US Hot 100 No. 5, topped charts in 19 countries, and became a UK million seller.
Let It Be (Beatles song)
"Let It Be" is a 1970 Beatles song written by Paul McCartney, released as a single on 6 March 1970 and as the title track of the album Let It Be.
Let It Go
Let It Go: Oscar- and Grammy-winning song from Disney's 2013 film Frozen, written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for Idina Menzel as Elsa; RIAA diamond certified with 10 million sales, distinct from identically titled albums by Tim McGraw and Paul Colman.
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (also "Let It Snow") is a 1945 winter song by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne, written during a Los Angeles heatwave. First recorded by Vaughn Monroe (1945, #1 in 1946), best known via Frank Sinatra (1950) and Dean Martin (1959); no Christmas mention, copyright to 2041.
Let Me Love You (DJ Snake song)
Let Me Love You: 2016 dance-pop single by French producer DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber vocals, from Encore. Released August 5, 2016 on Interscope; peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK, with over 3.2 billion Spotify streams.
Let Me Love You (Mario song)
"Let Me Love You" is a 2004 R&B single by Mario. It was the lead single from Turning Point and spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Let's Dance (David Bowie song)
Let's Dance, David Bowie's March 1983 lead single co-produced with Nile Rodgers, became Bowie's biggest hit; title doubles as slang invitation to fight, artwork shows boxer pose.
Let's Go Crazy
"Let's Go Crazy" (1984) is a Prince and the Revolution rock-funk single opening the Purple Rain album and film; second single, released July 18, 1984 with B-side Erotic City; Billboard Hot 100 #1 for two weeks from September 29, 1984; re-recorded at The Warehouse with engineer Susan Rogers.
Levels (Avicii song)
Levels is a 2011 progressive house track by Swedish DJ Avicii sampling Etta James's "Something's Got a Hold on Me"; a No. 1 US/UK dance hit, four million copies sold, and Tomorrowland's voted greatest festival anthem.