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Rhinestone Cowboy
Rhinestone Cowboy: country-pop song written by Larry Weiss (Black and Blue Suite, 1974) and made famous by Glen Campbell's 1975 Capitol single, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and adult contemporary charts and became Campbell's signature song.
Rhythm Is a Dancer
Rhythm Is a Dancer is a 1992 Eurodance single by German group Snap! (also known by its pseudonyms context), from The Madman's Return, sampling Newcleus's "Automan"; it topped the UK chart for six weeks in 1992, unlike unrelated academic works titled "Rhythm is a Dancer".
Rhythm of the Night (song)
Rhythm of the Night (song): 1985 DeBarge hit written by Diane Warren, produced by Richard Perry for The Last Dragon soundtrack; number 3 Billboard Hot 100, number 1 R&B and Adult Contemporary, UK number 4; distinct from Corona's 1993 The Rhythm of the Night.
Rich Men North of Richmond
Rich Men North of Richmond is a 2023 country-folk song by Oliver Anthony (Christopher Anthony Lunsford), released on YouTube August 8, 2023. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the first artist ever with no prior chart history, and became a Republican anthem.
Ride Lonesome (song)
Ride Lonesome (song): Beck's April 20, 2026 surprise single, self-written and self-produced, mixed by Nigel Godrich with his Sea Change band; it opens the album Ride Lonesome (Capitol, September 18, 2026) and completes his Sea Change–Morning Phase trilogy.
Ride of the Valkyries
Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt): orchestral prelude opening Act III of Wagner's Die Walküre (1856, premiered 1870), depicting Wotan's warrior daughters; famous from The Birth of a Nation and the Apocalypse Now helicopter assault.
Ride the Cyclone
Ride the Cyclone is a dark comedy musical by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell in which six dead Canadian choir teens compete in limbo for a return to life; a 2008 Victoria, BC cabaret turned Off-Broadway cult hit.
Riders on the Storm
Riders on the Storm is a 1971 song by The Doors, the closing track and second single from L.A. Woman, Jim Morrison's final recording; it reached No. 14 in the US and No. 22 in the UK and is known for its rain-and-thunder effects and whispered vocal.
Right Here Waiting
Right Here Waiting is Richard Marx's 1989 pop ballad from Repeat Offender, written for Cynthia Rhodes, rejected by Barbra Streisand, a three-week Billboard Hot 100 number one with UK peak number 2.
Right Round
"Right Round" (2009) by Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha, from R.O.O.T.S.; Dr. Luke-produced pop-rap hit interpolating Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round", UK number 1 and record-setting 636,000 debut-week US downloads.
Ring a Ring o' Roses
Ring a Ring o' Roses (Ring Around the Rosie) is an English nursery rhyme and circle singing game, Roud 7925, first printed complete in 1881; the plague-origin story is a 1950s folk etymology.
Ring My Bell
Ring My Bell: 1979 disco song written and produced by Frederick Knight, sung by Anita Ward on Juana/T.K. Records; Hot 100, UK, and Canadian number one, her only major hit, revived by a 2026 TikTok trend.
Ring of Fire (song)
Ring of Fire: 1963 country song written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore, recorded by Johnny Cash; seven weeks at country No. 1, US pop No. 17, RIAA Gold, distinguished by mariachi-style horns.
Riptide (Vance Joy song)
Riptide, the 2013 ukulele-led debut single by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy (James Keogh), from Dream Your Life Away; ARIA #6, UK #10, US Hot 100 #30, RIAA Diamond, APRA Song of the Year.
Rise Up (Andra Day song)
Rise Up (Andra Day song), co-written with Jennifer Decilveo, is a 2015 R&B ballad from Cheers to the Fall; Grammy-nominated, RIAA triple platinum, and an unofficial Black Lives Matter anthem performed at the 2016 DNC.
Risk It All (Bruno Mars song)
Risk It All is a 2026 bolero ballad by Bruno Mars, opening track and second single from The Romantic; written with D'Mile, Philip Lawrence, and James Fauntleroy; Spanish version Lo Arriesgo Todo; Hot 100 No. 4 debut, later No. 8.
River Deep – Mountain High
River Deep – Mountain High: 1966 Ike & Tina Turner single produced by Phil Spector, written with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. UK number 3, US number 88; Grammy Hall of Fame 1999; Rolling Stone No. 33.
Rivers of Babylon
Rivers of Babylon: Rastafarian reggae song written by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians (c. 1969-1970), based on Psalms 137 and 19, popularized by The Harder They Come soundtrack and Boney M.'s 1978 five-week UK No. 1 disco version.
Roar (song)
"Roar" is Katy Perry's 2013 empowerment single and lead track from Prism, written with Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, and Cirkut. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, sold over 8 million copies, drew "Brave"-plagiarism claims, and earned two Grammy nominations.
Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)
Rock and Roll (Part 2), the 1972 glam rock B-side by Gary Glitter and Mike Leander, is the mostly instrumental "Hey Song" stadium anthem; UK No. 2, US Billboard No. 7, rights sold, tainted by Glitter's convictions.
Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" (also "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock"), 1954 Bill Haley and His Comets recording written by Max Freedman and James Myers; first rock 'n' roll Number One pop hit in 1955 after Blackboard Jungle.
Rock Lobster
Rock Lobster: 1978 debut single by the B-52s (also styled The B-52's), the Athens, Georgia new wave band, on DB Records; surf-guitar dance track that hit No. 1 in Canada and inspired John Lennon's Double Fantasy return.
Rock Me Amadeus
Rock Me Amadeus is Falco's 1985 synth-pop rap tribute to Mozart, produced by Rob and Ferdi Bolland for the album Falco 3; in 1986 it became the only German-language song to top the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.
Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song)
"Rock the Boat" is a 2001 R&B song by Aaliyah from her self-titled album, written by Static Major, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 in the UK, and its Hype Williams video was her last before her 2001 death.
Rock with You
Rock with You: 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson from Off the Wall, written by Rod Temperton, produced by Quincy Jones; number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in early 1980.
Rock Your Body
"Rock Your Body" is a 2002 Justin Timberlake song from Justified, written and produced by the Neptunes for Michael Jackson, who passed on it; it hit No. 5 in the US, No. 2 in the UK, and featured in the 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction.
Rock-a-bye Baby
"Rock-a-bye Baby", also known as "Hush-a-Bye Baby", is an English-language nursery rhyme and lullaby first printed in London around 1765, picturing a cradle in a treetop.
Rockabye (song)
Rockabye is a 2016 Clean Bandit single featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie; a dancehall-tinged tropical pop track about a single mother. It topped the UK chart for nine weeks, was 2016's Christmas Number 1, and reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rocket Man (song)
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) is a 1972 Elton John and Bernie Taupin song from Honky Château, inspired by a Ray Bradbury story, peaking at UK No. 2 and US No. 6.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: Johnny Marks song recorded October 1958 by 13-year-old Brenda Lee, produced by Owen Bradley in Nashville. Flopped at first, then hit UK No. 6 (1962) and Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2023, making 78-year-old Lee the oldest chart-topper.