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I Walk the Line

"I Walk the Line": Johnny Cash's 1956 Sun Records single (Sun #241, B-side "Get Rhythm"), written as a fidelity pledge to Vivian Liberto; his first No. 1 country hit, No. 17 pop, over two million sold, GRAMMY Hall of Fame 1998.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", Whitney Houston's 1987 Arista dance-pop single from the album Whitney, written by Boy Meets Girl's Merrill and Rubicam, produced by Narada Michael Walden; her fourth consecutive US number one.

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) is a 1953 John Rox novelty song sung by ten-year-old Gayla Peevey on Columbia; it hit Billboard number 24 and led to the Oklahoma City Zoo's Matilda.

I Want Blood

I Want Blood, Jerry Cantrell's fourth solo album (2024, Double J Music), is a dark, heavy nine-track follow-up to Brighten, produced with Joe Barresi, featuring Duff McKagan, Robert Trujillo, Mike Bordin, Gil Sharone, and Greg Puciato.

I Want Candy

"I Want Candy" is a 1965 song by The Strangeloves, the fake Australian band of New York songwriters Feldman, Goldstein, and Gottehrer with Bert Berns; it hit Billboard number 11 and became famous through Bow Wow Wow's 1982 new wave cover.

I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me

I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me is Noah Cyrus's second studio album (Records/Columbia, July 11, 2025), an Americana, indie folk, and country record co-produced with Mike Crossey and PJ Harding, featuring Fleet Foxes, Ella Langley, Blake Shelton, and Bill Callahan, titled after a gospel song by her great-grandfather Lindsey Cyrus.

I Want to Break Free

I Want to Break Free: 1984 Queen single written by John Deacon from The Works, second single released 2 April 1984; UK No. 3, US No. 45 after MTV refused its Coronation Street drag parody video; liberation anthem in South America.

I Want to Disappear

I Want to Disappear is the fifth studio album by pop-punk band The Story So Far, released June 21, 2024 on Pure Noise Records; ten songs, 28 minutes, produced by Jon Markson, centered on Parker Cannon's grief for his father.

I Want to Hold Your Hand

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a 1963 Beatles single by Lennon–McCartney, also known by its UK Parlophone release. Recorded 17 October 1963 on four-track equipment, it was the band's first US number one and biggest-selling single worldwide.

I Want to Know What Love Is

I Want to Know What Love Is (Foreigner power ballad, 1984, from Agent Provocateur; written by Mick Jones with New Jersey Mass Choir; UK/US number one, Gold certified; covered by Mariah Carey in 2009).

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

I Want You (She's So Heavy): Beatles song by John Lennon (credited Lennon–McCartney) closing side one of Abbey Road, 7:47 long, 14 words, recorded Feb–Aug 1969 at Trident and EMI, ends with Lennon's abrupt cut.

I Want You Back

"I Want You Back" is the Jackson 5's 1969 Motown debut single, written and produced by The Corporation (Gordy, Perren, Mizell, Richards), with lead vocal by Michael Jackson. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 on January 31, 1970, and was the first of the group's four consecutive number-ones.

I Want You to Want Me

"I Want You to Want Me" (Cheap Trick, 1977, In Color; hit live version on Cheap Trick at Budokan) is a Rick Nielsen power pop song; the 1979 live single hit No. 7 US, No. 1 in Japan, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

I Was / I Am

I Was / I Am is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, released on Republic Records in 2021 and marking his shift from alt-pop toward folk.

I Was Made for Lovin' You

"I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a 1979 KISS disco-rock single from Dynasty, written by Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, and Vini Poncia; it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 1 in several countries, and passed one billion YouTube views.

I Will Always Love You

I Will Always Love You: Dolly Parton's 1974 country farewell to Porter Wagoner, later Whitney Houston's 1992 Bodyguard single, 14 weeks atop the Hot 100 and Diamond certified.

I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)

Whitney Houston's 1992 recording of "I Will Always Love You," a David Foster-arranged cover of Dolly Parton's 1974 country hit for The Bodyguard; 14 weeks at Hot 100 number one, Diamond certified.

I Will Survive

"I Will Survive" is a 1978 disco song by Gloria Gaynor that topped the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1979 and won the only Grammy for best disco recording.

I Won't Back Down

I Won't Back Down: 1989 Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne song and lead single from Full Moon Fever, No. 12 Billboard, five weeks atop the rock chart, widely used in politics, sports, and memorials.

I Write Sins Not Tragedies

"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" is a 2006 single by Panic! at the Disco from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out; Hot 100 No. 7, MTV VMA Video of the Year 2006, RIAA Diamond.

I, I

i,i (I, I) is Bon Iver's fourth studio album, released August 30, 2019 on Jagjaguwar. Recorded at Sonic Ranch, Texas with 50-plus collaborators, it completes Vernon's seasonal album cycle and earned 2020 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album.

I.O.I: Loop

I.O.I: Loop is the third mini album by K-pop project girl group I.O.I (아이오아이), released May 19, 2026 by Swing Entertainment for the group's 10th debut anniversary and first reunion in nine years. Title track "Suddenly" (갑자기) topped the Circle Digital Chart for three weeks.

I'd Be Lyin'

"I'd Be Lyin'" is a 2026 pop-rock single by Kelly Clarkson, written with Jason Halbert and Jaco Caraco, premiered on SiriusXM July 13, 2026 and released July 17, 2026 on High Road Records as her first single of 2026.

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), Meat Loaf's 1993 Jim Steinman power ballad from Bat Out of Hell II, number one in 28 countries, Grammy-winning, with Lorraine Crosby's uncredited female vocals.

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)

"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" (aka "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke") is a 1971 pop song by Backer, Davis, Cook, and Greenaway from the Coca-Cola Hilltop commercial; the New Seekers version hit UK #1 and US #7.

I'll Be (Edwin McCain song)

"I'll Be" is a 1998 soft rock song by American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain from his album Misguided Roses, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams): 1943 American wartime Christmas song by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, with Buck Ram credited after a lawsuit; Bing Crosby's Decca recording peaked at No. 3 and became the most requested song at Christmas USO shows in Europe and the Pacific.

I'll Be Missing You

1997 tribute single by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 honoring The Notorious B.I.G., built on The Police's "Every Breath You Take"; 11 weeks at US No. 1, Grammy winner, with Sting receiving 100% of publishing royalties.

I'll Be Seeing You (song)

I'll Be Seeing You: 1938 song by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics) from the Broadway flop Right This Way, revived as a World War II anthem; Bing Crosby hit No. 1 in 1944, and Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and Vera Lynn made landmark recordings.

I'll Be There (Mariah Carey recording)

Mariah Carey's "I'll Be There" (feat. Trey Lorenz), a live MTV Unplugged cover of the Jackson 5's 1970 Motown hit, taped March 16, 1992, produced with Walter Afanasieff, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1992.