3,324 articles
The Whole of the Moon
The Whole of the Moon: 1985 Waterboys single from This Is the Sea, written by Mike Scott on a dare in Manhattan, UK No. 26 in 1985 and No. 3 on 1991 re-release.
The Windmills of Your Mind
The Windmills of Your Mind (Les Moulins de mon cœur) is a 1968 Michel Legrand song with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman for The Thomas Crown Affair, sung by Noel Harrison, Oscar-winning in 1969 and covered over 400 times.
The Winner Takes It All
ABBA ballad "The Winner Takes It All", written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, sung by Agnetha Fältskog, released July 21, 1980 on Super Trouper; UK number one, one billion Spotify streams, and the showstopper of the Mamma Mia! musical.
The Wonder of You
"The Wonder of You," also "The Wonder Of You": Baker Knight ballad first recorded by Ray Peterson in 1959, made famous by Elvis Presley's 1970 live Las Vegas single, a UK six-week number one, and title of a 2016 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a 1976 folk-rock ballad by Gordon Lightfoot about the ore carrier that sank in Lake Superior with all 29 crew in 1975.
The Yellow Rose of Texas (song)
The Yellow Rose of Texas is a 19th-century American song that began in the blackface minstrel genre. It was first published in 1853 and revised by Gene Autry and Jimmie Long in 1933.
Theme from Mission: Impossible
"Theme from Mission: Impossible" is Lalo Schifrin's 5/4 instrumental theme for the 1966 CBS spy series. Written in minutes as "Burning Fuse", it won two 1967 Grammys, entered the Grammy Hall of Fame, and appears in every Mission: Impossible film.
Theme from New York, New York
"Theme from New York, New York" is a 1977 song by John Kander and Fred Ebb for Scorsese's film, first recorded by Liza Minnelli; Frank Sinatra's 1979 version became his final big hit and New York City's unofficial anthem.
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out: Smiths song by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, penultimate track on The Queen Is Dead (1986); UK No. 25 single in 1992, (500) Days of Summer feature.
There She Goes (The La's song)
There She Goes (The La's song): 1988 Lee Mavers song by Liverpool band The La's, reissued 1990 reaching UK number 13; famous for the heroin-interpretation debate and the 1999 Sixpence None the Richer cover.
There Was a Crooked Man
There Was a Crooked Man is an English nursery rhyme first printed by James Orchard Halliwell in 1842, catalogued as Roud #4826; its Alexander Leslie and Lavenham origin theories are modern, and its horror versions come from The Conjuring 2.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
"There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" is a cumulative children's nursery rhyme and nonsense song in which an old woman swallows increasingly large animals and dies.
There's a Hole in My Bucket
There's a Hole in My Bucket (Roud #17845) is a traditional circular children's dialogue song, Henry and Liza, from a German Hessian Scherzlied (1740s), famous via the 1959 Belafonte–Odetta duet.
These Alarms
"These Alarms" is a 3:21 single by Snow Patrol and Kylie Minogue, released July 1, 2026 on BMG. Written by Gary Lightbody for Minogue under the working title "KYLIE", it was recorded for The Forest Is the Path and held back for her vocals.
These Are the Days of Our Lives
Queen ballad from Innuendo (1991), written mainly by Roger Taylor; last Freddie Mercury video, UK Christmas number one as double A-side with Bohemian Rhapsody, Brit Award winner.
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a 1966 Nancy Sinatra single written and produced by Lee Hazlewood, released on Reprise, that hit number one in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere and spawned many covers.
These Days (Jackson Browne song)
"These Days" is a folk-rock ballad Jackson Browne wrote at 16, first recorded by Nico on Chelsea Girl (1967), then by Gregg Allman and Browne himself on For Everyman (1973); famed for the Tenenbaums use and countless covers.
They Don't Care About Us
"They Don't Care About Us" is Michael Jackson's 1996 protest single from HIStory about racism and police brutality, with Spike Lee-directed videos shot in Rio's Santa Marta favela and Salvador with Olodum, after a 1995 lyric revision.
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! is a 1966 novelty record by Jerry Samuels as Napoleon XIV, Warner Bros. 5831, peaking at No. 3 Billboard, No. 1 Cash Box, No. 4 UK, with a reversed-tape B-side and a radio ban over mental-illness jokes.
Thick of It (KSI song)
Thick of It, KSI song featuring Trippie Redd, released October 3, 2024 on Atlantic Records UK; samples Red Hot Chili Peppers' Snow (Hey Oh), peaked at number 6 in the UK, went viral as a TikTok meme.
Think as You Drunk
Think as You Drunk is a 2026 comedic country single by Riley Green on Nashville Harbor Records, written in 20 minutes with Jessi Alexander, Erik Dylan, Wyatt McCubbin, Scotty Emerick, and posthumous Toby Keith credit, sampling "As Good as I Once Was"; it peaked at No. 24 on Country Airplay.
Think U the Shit (Fart)
Think U the Shit (Fart) is a January 26, 2024 Ice Spice single on 10K Projects/Capitol, produced by RIOTUSA, Synthetic, and Venny; its viral hook "You not even the fart" made it her highest-charting solo Hot 100 single at number 37 and lead single of Y2K!.
Thinking Out Loud
Thinking Out Loud is Ed Sheeran's 2014 ballad co-written with Amy Wadge from the album x; a record 19-week UK climb to No. 1, first song to 500 million Spotify streams, 2016 Grammy winner, and the subject of the 2023 Let's Get It On copyright trial Sheeran won.
This & That (song)
"This & That" is a 2026 hip hop-based title track by Stray Kids from their tenth Korean mini album THIS & THAT, written by 3RACHA with external writers, followed by This Remixes and That Remixes singles.
This Charming Man
"This Charming Man" is a 1983 single by the English band The Smiths, written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr and released on Rough Trade (RT136). It peaked at UK number 25, hit number 8 on its 1992 reissue, and is regarded as the band's signature song.
This Girl (Cookin' on 3 Burners song)
"This Girl" is a 2009 funk-soul single by Melbourne trio Cookin' on 3 Burners featuring Kylie Auldist, from the album Soul Messin'; the 2016 Kungs remix, billed Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners, hit number 2 in the UK and number 1 in over 10 countries.
This Is How We Do It
This Is How We Do It: 1995 debut single by Montell Jordan, Def Jam's first R&B single, sampling Slick Rick's Children's Story; seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, UK peak number 11, 1996 Grammy nomination.
This Is the House That Jack Built
This Is the House That Jack Built: traditional English cumulative nursery rhyme (Roud #12921, ATU 2035), chain from house through malt, rat, cat to farmer; earliest print reference 1707; Caldecott illustrated it in 1878.
This Is What You Came For
"This Is What You Came For" is a 2016 song by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna, released as a single on April 29, 2016. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
This Land Is Your Land
"This Land Is Your Land" is Woody Guthrie's 1940 American folk song, written as a response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America," set to a Carter Family hymn melody, first recorded in 1944, and known for its often-omitted protest verses about private property and relief offices.