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Levitating (song)
Levitating (song): Dua Lipa nu-disco single from Future Nostalgia, released 27 March 2020 on Warner Records; peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100, ran 77 weeks, and was Billboard's top song of 2021 despite never reaching No. 1.
Liberian Girl
Liberian Girl is a 1987 Michael Jackson song from Bad, released July 4, 1989 as its ninth and final single, peaking at UK number 13. Its Swahili intro is sung by South African singer Letta Mbulu; the 1989 James Yukich video features celebrity cameos.
Lied
Lied (plural Lieder), German for "song", denotes the German art song for solo voice and piano, central to Romantic music; Kunstlied distinguishes it from Volkslied; Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss are its principal composers.
Life in a Northern Town
"Life in a Northern Town" is the 1985 debut single by the Dream Academy, written by Gilbert Gabriel and Nick Laird-Clowes, produced with David Gilmour, a Nick Drake dedication that hit No. 7 in the US.
Life Is a Highway
Life Is a Highway is a 1991 Tom Cochrane song from Mad Mad World, No. 1 in Canada and No. 6 on the Hot 100, better known through Rascal Flatts' 8x Platinum 2006 Cars cover.
Life on Mars (song)
Life on Mars? is a 1971 David Bowie song from Hunky Dory, written as revenge after Paul Anka's My Way superseded Bowie's rejected lyric for Comme d'habitude; recorded at Trident with Rick Wakeman and Mick Ronson, it reached UK number 3 as a 1973 single.
Life's Been Good
Life's Been Good is a 1978 satirical rock song by Joe Walsh from But Seriously, Folks..., produced by Bill Szymczyk, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and now a classic-rock and Eagles live staple.
Lifetimes (song)
"Lifetimes" is a 2024 dance-pop single by Katy Perry, the second single from her album 143, produced by Dr. Luke and Vaughn Oliver, written for her daughter Daisy, with a video filmed in Ibiza and Formentera that drew a Spanish environmental investigation.
Light My Fire
Light My Fire is the Doors' 1967 debut-album single, written mainly by guitarist Robby Krieger, that spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's best-selling single.
Lighter (Jelly Roll and Carín León song)
"Lighter" (also FIFA Sound Lighter) is a bilingual English-Spanish song by Jelly Roll and Carín León, produced by Cirkut; released March 20, 2026 via Def Jam as the first single of the official FIFA World Cup 2026 album, with each artist representing a host country.
Lightning Crashes
"Lightning Crashes" is a 1994 song by the American alternative rock band Live from Throwing Copper, written by Ed Kowalczyk and produced with Jerry Harrison.
Like a G6
Like a G6: 2010 dance-rap single by Far East Movement featuring the Cataracs and Dev; three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; hook sampled from Dev's "Booty Bounce"; title invented to rhyme with "Three 6".
Like a Prayer (song)
Like a Prayer, Madonna song written with Patrick Leonard, released March 3, 1989 on Sire/Warner Bros. as lead single of the album; Prince on guitar; three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100; Pepsi ad pulled after video controversy.
Like a Virgin (song)
"Like a Virgin" (1984), Madonna single written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, produced by Nile Rodgers at Power Station; six weeks at Billboard Hot 100 #1 from December 22, 1984, her first US chart-topper.
Like Him
Like Him is a 2024 piano-led ballad by Tyler, The Creator featuring Lola Young, track 12 on CHROMAKOPIA (Columbia). About his estranged father; peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, RIAA double Platinum, most-streamed Chromakopia track.
Like I Do (Ariana Grande song)
"Like I Do" (stylized "like i do") is an Ariana Grande song, ninth track on her 2026 album petal, written with Ilya Salmanzadeh; explicit R&B track that peaked at number 24 on the Hot 100 and 48 in the UK.
Like I'm Gonna Lose You
Like I'm Gonna Lose You, Meghan Trainor duet with John Legend from Title (2015), written with Caitlyn Smith and Justin Weaver; 4x Platinum US, 7x Platinum Canada, top-10 Billboard Hot 100 pop soul hit.
Like Jennie
like JENNIE (라이크 제니) is a 2:03 song by BLACKPINK's JENNIE from her 2025 debut solo album Ruby, produced by Diplo, blending baile funk and phonk, spread by a TikTok dance challenge to 200 million streams.
Like That (Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar song)
"Like That" (2024) is a song by Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar, the sixth track on We Don't Trust You; it debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Lamar's verse ignited the 2024 Drake feud.
Like Toy Soldiers
Like Toy Soldiers is a 2004 Eminem song from Encore, his second single from that album, sampling Martika's 1989 US number one Toy Soldiers; it calls for an end to his feuds with Ja Rule, Benzino, and Murder Inc and reached UK number 1 in February 2005.
Lili Marleen
Lili Marleen is a German song with lyrics by Hans Leip from 1915, set to music by Norbert Schultze and recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939.
Linus and Lucy
Linus and Lucy is Vince Guaraldi's 1964 jazz instrumental, the de facto Peanuts theme, first played over the phone to Lee Mendelson and featured in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).
List of Christmas carols
List of Christmas carols: traditional carols, Christmas hymns, and later songs, with origins such as Sandys's 1833 collection, Silent Night (1818), and the Truro 1880 Nine Lessons service.
List of Irish ballads
Irish ballads are narrative songs in the Irish tradition, spanning Child-style old ballads, broadsides, and Irish-composed songs; documented examples include Molly Bawn, Whiskey in the Jar, Skewball, McCaffery, False Lankum, and The Minstrel Boy.
List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl
List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl: singers and bands of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from 1967's university bands through Whitney Houston's 1991 pre-recorded classic to Jon Batiste (2025) and Charlie Puth (2026), with ASL performers and duration records.
List of the longest-running West End shows
Ranking of the longest-running West End shows by performances: The Mousetrap (1952–present, 30,642+), Les Misérables (16,189+), Phantom of the Opera (15,897+), Woman in Black, Mamma Mia!, and others, per SOLT July 2026 data.
List of U.S. state songs
Official U.S. state songs: legislature-designated songs, anthems, marches, and folk songs serving as state symbols. Nearly all states have at least one; New Jersey (and per some counts Maryland) has none, and several lyrics have been revised.
Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)
"Listen to Your Heart" is a 1988 power ballad by Swedish duo Roxette, written by Per Gessle and Mats Persson for Look Sharp! It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1989 as Roxette's second US number one and was the first Hot 100 #1 never issued on vinyl 45.
Listen When Sad
"Listen When Sad" is a 2026 Jonas Brothers single, released August 28 after an August 20 live debut at Madison Square Garden, produced by John Fields for the first time since 2009 with emo and early-2000s alternative influences.
Lithium (Nirvana song)
Lithium is a 1991 Nirvana song by Kurt Cobain, the third single from Nevermind, named after the bipolar medication. Recorded at Sound City with Butch Vig, it peaked at number 64 in the US and number 11 in the UK.