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Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King song), also credited to Elmo Glick (Leiber and Stoller): 1961 Atlantic soul standard inspired by Charles Albert Tindley's gospel hymn; #4 US pop, #9 in 1986 via the film, UK #1 in 1987, 400+ covers.
Ständchen, D 889 (Schubert)
Ständchen, D 889 ('Horch, horch! die Lerch'), a 1826 Schubert song for voice and piano on Schlegel's Shakespeare translation, C major, distinct from the Schwanengesang serenade.
Star of the County Down
Star of the County Down: Irish ballad with words by Cathal MacGarvey (1866–1927), set near Banbridge to the traditional tune My Love Nell, from the Dives and Lazarus/Kingsfold tune family.
Starboy (song)
"Starboy" is a 2016 song by the Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released as the lead single and title track of his album Starboy.
Starburster
"Starburster" is a 2024 song by the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., released on 17 April 2024 as the lead single from their fourth album, Romance, on XL Recordings.
Stargazing (Myles Smith song)
Stargazing is a 2024 folk-pop single by British singer-songwriter Myles Smith, written with Jesse Fink and Peter Fenn. Released 10 May 2024 on RCA, it peaked at Number 4 in the UK, topped US Hot AC radio, and was the biggest British single of 2024.
Starlight Express
Starlight Express: 1984 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe musical with roller-skating performers as trains; premiered Apollo Victoria 1984, ran to 2002, Broadway 1987, Bochum since 1988, 2024 Wembley revival.
Starman (song)
Starman is a 1972 David Bowie song, lead single of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars; released 28 April 1972, it peaked at No. 10 in the UK and its Top of the Pops performance launched Bowie to stardom.
Starships (song)
Starships (song): 2012 dance-pop single by Nicki Minaj from Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, produced by RedOne, Rami, and Carl Falk; peaked at No. 5 on the Hot 100, No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in France, Germany, and Norway.
Start Me Up
Start Me Up, a 1981 Rolling Stones single from Tattoo You written by Jagger and Richards, a salvaged reggae outtake that reached #2 in the US, #7 in the UK, and soundtracked Windows 95.
State Anthem of the Soviet Union
State Anthem of the Soviet Union (Государственный гимн СССР), the USSR's national anthem 1944–1991: music by Alexander Alexandrov from his 1938 Bolshevik Party hymn, lyrics by Mikhalkov and El-Registan, adopted 14 December 1943, revised 1977, melody reused by Russia from 2000.
Stateside (song)
Stateside is a 2025 PinkPantheress song from the mixtape Fancy That, sampling Groove Armada's I See You Baby; its Zara Larsson remix topped the Billboard Global 200 and hit number 3 in the UK.
Stay (Ariana Grande song)
"Stay" (stylized "stay") is a track by Ariana Grande from her 2026 album petal, distinct from songs of the same name by The Kid Laroi and Rihanna. Written with Ilya and Max Martin, it debuted at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Stay (The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber song)
"Stay" (STAY) is a 2021 song by The Kid LAROI featuring Justin Bieber from F*CK LOVE 3+, built on Charlie Puth's piano riff. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks, ARIA for 13, and was #1 in 22 countries.
Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)
"Stay with Me" is a 2014 soul ballad by Sam Smith, also credited to Jimmy Napes and Tourist, from In the Lonely Hour; it hit number two on the Hot 100, won 2015 Grammys for Record and Song of the Year, and carries a 12.5% Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne songwriting credit.
Stayin' Alive
Stayin' Alive: 1977 Bee Gees disco hit from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, US number 1, tempo about 103 bpm, widely used as the mental metronome for CPR chest compressions.
Steal My Sunshine
"Steal My Sunshine" is a 1999 hit by Canadian duo Len (Marc and Sharon Costanzo), sampling Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More"; No 1 in Canada, UK peak 8, from You Can't Stop the Bum Rush.
Stereo Love
Stereo Love: 2009 debut single by Romanian producer Edward Maya featuring Moldovan-Romanian DJ Vika Jigulina on Cat Music; 127 BPM dance hit that topped charts in France and Spain and peaked at number 4 in the UK.
Steve's Lava Chicken
Steve's Lava Chicken is a 34-second Jack Black jingle from A Minecraft Movie (2025), the shortest song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 and shortest-ever UK Top 40 hit, later added to Minecraft as a Hyper Potions music disc.
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones is an English children's rhyme, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me", first recorded in print in Liverpool in 1857 and used as a comeback against name-calling.
Sticky (Tyler, the Creator song)
Sticky (Tyler, the Creator song), also credited as STICKY..., is a 2024 CHROMAKOPIA track featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red, and Lil Wayne. Marching-band rap single that hit No. 10 on the Hot 100, No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and earned a 2026 Best Rap Song Grammy nomination.
Still (Karol G and Bruno Mars song)
"Still" is a 2026 pop and R&B ballad by Karol G and Bruno Mars, released on August 4, 2026, from the album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.
Still D.R.E.
Still D.R.E. is a 1999 hip-hop single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, lead single of the album 2001. Piano riff by Scott Storch, lyrics ghostwritten by Jay-Z; peaked at number 6 in the UK, over 1.1 billion Spotify streams.
Stornelli Legionari
Stornelli Legionari, also titled Vogliamo scolpire una lapide, is an anonymous 1943 Italian Social Republic fascist song set to the Inno a Oberdan melody, cursing Badoglio, the Savoy monarchy, and Pope Pacelli while praising Graziani.
Story of My Life (One Direction song)
"Story of My Life" is a 2013 One Direction single from Midnight Memories, written with Jamie Scott, Bunetta, and Ryan; UK No. 2, US No. 6, folk-pop turn, ~1.97 billion Spotify streams.
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night: 1966 Frank Sinatra hit, originally instrumental "Beddy Bye" by Bert Kaempfert with lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder; number one in the US and UK, four Grammys including Record of the Year.
Strategy (song)
Strategy (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) is a December 6, 2024 single by TWICE, title track of the 14th mini album STRATEGY; an English 8-bit hip-hop track that later charted via the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, peaking at No. 51 on the Hot 100 and going RIAA platinum.
Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever, Beatles psychedelic single written by John Lennon, released February 1967 as a double A-side with Penny Lane; spliced from takes 7 and 26, peaked at UK number 2 and US number 8.
Street Player (song)
"Street Player" is a 1978/1979 disco-funk song by Danny Seraphine and Hawk Wolinski, first recorded by Rufus & Chaka Khan and reworked by Chicago for Chicago 13; later sampled by the Bucketheads and Pitbull.
Streets of Minneapolis
"Streets of Minneapolis" is Bruce Springsteen's protest song, released by Columbia Records on 28 January 2026, memorializing Alex Pretti and Renee Good, fatally shot by federal ICE agents during the January 2026 Minneapolis DHS operation.