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Rockin' in the Free World
"Rockin' in the Free World" is a 1989 Neil Young song from the album Freedom, debuted in Seattle in February 1989; a satirical anthem criticizing homelessness, drugs, and Bush-era rhetoric despite its patriotic-sounding chorus.
Rockstar (Lisa song)
Rockstar is a June 27, 2024 English-language solo single by Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) of BLACKPINK, released via LLOUD Co./RCA Records, produced by Ryan Tedder and Sam Homaee, sampling Tame Impala's "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"; it peaked at No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appears on Alter Ego (2025).
Rockstar (Nickelback song)
Rockstar is a 2005 satirical Nickelback song from All the Right Reasons, written by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Daniel Adair; it peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK, and is distinct from songs of the same name by Dolly Parton, Post Malone, and DaBaby.
Rockstar (Post Malone song)
"Rockstar" is a 2017 hip-hop single by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage, produced by Tank God and Louis Bell, released September 15, 2017 via Republic Records as the lead single of Beerbongs & Bentleys; it was both artists' first Billboard Hot 100 number one, spent eight weeks at the top, and earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance.
Rocky Raccoon
"Rocky Raccoon" is a comic folk-rock song by the Beatles, written mainly by Paul McCartney in India in 1968 and released on their self-titled double album, the White Album.
Roll Over Beethoven
Roll Over Beethoven: 1956 Chuck Berry rock and roll single on Chess Records (B-side Drifting Heart) declaring rhythm and blues's triumph over classical music; Rolling Stone #97, National Recording Registry 2003, covered by the Beatles (1963) and Electric Light Orchestra (1973).
Rollin' (Limp Bizkit song)
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle), 2000 Limp Bizkit single from Chocolate Starfish; UK No. 1 single, MTV VMA-winning World Trade Center video, Swizz Beatz Urban Assault Vehicle remix, one billion Spotify streams in 2026.
Rolling in the Deep
Rolling in the Deep, Adele's lead single from 21 (2011), written with Paul Epworth; seven weeks at Billboard Hot 100 number 1, biggest US hit of 2011, UK peak number 2, and winner of the 2012 Grammys for Record and Song of the Year.
Romances de los señores de la Nueva España
Romances de los señores de la Nueva España is a sixteenth-century manuscript collection of Nahuatl songs compiled around 1582, preserving lyric poetry attributed to Nahua lords like Nezahualcóyotl.
Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)
Romeo and Juliet is a 1980 Dire Straits song written by Mark Knopfler for Making Movies, a UK top-10 hit inspired by his breakup with Holly Beth Vincent and heavily covered, notably by The Killers.
Ronan (song)
Ronan is a 2012 Taylor Swift charity single about Ronan Thompson, an Arizona boy who died of neuroblastoma; written from mother Maya Thompson's blog, debuted at Stand Up to Cancer, later re-recorded for Red (Taylor's Version).
Roommates (Hilary Duff song)
"Roommates" (Hilary Duff song), released January 15, 2026 on Atlantic Records, is the second single from the album luck… or something; co-written with Matthew Koma and Brian Phillips, produced by Koma and Phillips, with a Matty Peacock-directed video.
Roommates (Malcolm Todd song)
"Roommates" is a 2023 single by American singer Malcolm Todd (Malcolm Hobert), produced with Charlie Ziman, released June 22, 2023 and later on the mixtape Sweet Boy; a TikTok-driven breakup song that led to his Columbia Records signing.
Rooster (song)
Rooster (song): 1992 Alice in Chains track from Dirt, written by Jerry Cantrell about his Vietnam War veteran father nicknamed Rooster; fourth single (February 1993), peaked at number 7 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, with a Mark Pellington-directed video.
Rosanna (song)
Rosanna (Toto song): 1982 David Paich song, lead single of Toto IV on Columbia; peaked No. 2 Billboard, No. 12 UK; won 1983 Record of the Year Grammy; famous for Jeff Porcaro's half-time shuffle.
Roud Folk Song Index
The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of about 250,000 references to nearly 25,000 English-language folk songs gathered from oral tradition, compiled by Steve Roud.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, Row, Row Your Boat is an American nursery rhyme and four-part round sung since 1852 in print; the familiar melody appeared in 1881, credited to Eliphalet Oram Lyte, though authorship is uncertain.
Roxanne (The Police song)
Roxanne, written by Sting for The Police, released 7 April 1978 from Outlandos d'Amour; flopped first, then hit No. 12 UK and No. 32 US on 1979 re-release; Grammy Hall of Fame 2008.
Royals (Lorde song)
Royals, Lorde's 2013 debut single co-written with Joel Little, is a minimalist electropop critique of pop luxury culture. It spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the 2014 Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Rubberz
"Rubberz" (also RUBBERZ) is a June 5, 2026 synth-pop single by Fenix Flexin and Purps On The Beat on EMPIRE, peaking at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the subject of AI-generation allegations that Fenix admitted in August 2026. Distinct from unrelated songs titled Rubberz by blu, One Thatz Dope, and YNU Shi.
Ruby Tuesday (song)
"Ruby Tuesday" is a 1967 Rolling Stones song, written mostly by Keith Richards about Linda Keith, released in January 1967 and a number-one hit in the United States.
Rude (song)
Rude (song): debut 2014 reggae-pop single by Canadian band Magic! (distinct from the 2026 Hearts2Hearts track "RUDE!"); six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, UK No. 1, Juno winner, 8.6 million units in 2014.
Rude Boy (Rihanna song)
Rude Boy, Rihanna dancehall-pop single from Rated R (2009), written with Ester Dean and produced by Stargate; five weeks at Billboard Hot 100 number one in 2010, 4x Platinum, last dancehall chart-topper before Work.
Ruin the Friendship
Ruin the Friendship is a 2025 Taylor Swift song, track 6 on The Life of a Showgirl, written with Max Martin and Shellback, about her late high school friend Jeff Lang and the regret of never kissing him; it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rule, Britannia!
Rule, Britannia! is a British patriotic song by Thomas Arne and James Thomson, first performed in 1740 and often treated as Britain's unofficial second anthem.
Run the World (Girls)
Run the World (Girls) is a 2011 Beyoncé single, lead release from her album 4, written with The-Dream, produced by Switch, and sampling Major Lazer's Pon De Floor; it peaked at No. 29 on the Hot 100.
Run, Nigger, Run
Run, Nigger, Run (Roud 3660) is an African-American folk song first documented in 1851, warning a fleeing slave of the pateroller patrol; also known as Pateroller Song, Run, Johnny, Run, printed in Slave Songs of the United States (1867) and recorded commercially from the 1920s.
Runaround Sue
Runaround Sue: 1961 doo-wop rock and roll single by Dion, co-written with Ernie Maresca, his only Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 (two weeks, from October 23, 1961), born at a Bronx birthday party and recorded with the Del-Satins.
Runaway (Del Shannon song)
Runaway (Del Shannon song): 1961 rock and roll single co-written by Del Shannon and Max Crook, famous for Crook's Musitron keyboard solo; US and UK number one, later certified for two million airplays.
Runaway (Kanye West song)
Runaway (Kanye West song): 2010 track featuring Pusha T from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, nine minutes long, opening with a repeated high E piano note, sampled from Backyard Heavies via Pete Rock, with a 35-minute companion short film.