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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).
Ronnie James Dio discography
Ronnie James Dio discography: albums and singles by the American metal vocalist across Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, his band Dio, and Heaven & Hell, 1963–2004 plus posthumous live and box-set releases.
Room for Squares
Room for Squares is John Mayer's debut studio album, released June 5, 2001 on Aware Records and re-released by Columbia on September 18, 2001; 13 tracks, 54 minutes, produced by John Alagía.
Room Under the Stairs
Room Under the Stairs is the fourth studio album by Zayn, released May 17, 2024, on Mercury Records. Co-produced with Dave Cobb and recorded in a shoe cupboard at his rural Pennsylvania home, it shifts from R&B toward stripped-back, country-inspired material.
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.
Roots (Sepultura album)
Roots (1996, Roadrunner) is Sepultura's sixth studio album, its last with Max Cavalera, blending downtuned groove metal, Brazilian percussion, and Xavante field recordings; it hit Billboard 200 #27, sold over 2 million copies, and prefigured nu metal.
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.
Rosenrot
Rosenrot, Rammstein's fifth studio album (Vertigo Berlin, October 28, 2005), 11 tracks largely from Reise, Reise outtakes plus six new songs; number 1 in Germany, Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Mexico.
Rosie (Rosé album)
rosie is the debut studio album by BLACKPINK's Rosé, released December 6, 2024 via Atlantic Records and THEBLACKLABEL. The 12-track, 36-minute English-language breakup album, whose lead single "APT." with Bruno Mars was the first female K-pop Hot 100 Top 10 hit, earned a Metacritic score of 70.
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.
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Rough and Rowdy Ways is Bob Dylan's 39th studio album, released June 19, 2020 on Columbia, his first original-material album since Tempest (2012). Ten tracks closing with the 16:54 No. 1 single Murder Most Foul; recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys.
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, founded 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, and Bill Nowlin, is a historic American independent roots-music label (bluegrass, folk, blues) with 3,000+ titles, home of Alison Krauss, sold to Concord in 2010, now Nashville-based.
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.
Roxette discography
Roxette discography: catalog of Swedish pop duo Roxette (Gessle and Fredriksson), from Pearls of Passion (1986) to Good Karma (2016), over 80 million records sold, four US number ones.
Roxy Music (album)
Roxy Music (1972) is the English art rock band's self-titled debut album, released June 16, 1972 on Island Records, produced by Peter Sinfield at Command Studios, London; Virginia Plain was recorded separately and added to later editions.
Roy Orbison discography
Roy Orbison discography: the recorded catalog of the American singer (1936-1988) across Sun, Monument, MGM, Warner Bros, and Virgin labels; 27 studio albums, over 60 singles, three UK number ones, and major posthumous releases Mystery Girl and King of Hearts.
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.
Royalty (Chris Brown album)
Royalty is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Chris Brown, released December 18, 2015 on RCA Records. Named after his daughter Royalty Brown, recorded at Record Plant, it topped iTunes on release and peaked at 23 in the UK.
Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul: The Beatles' sixth studio album, released 3 December 1965 on Parlophone. Recorded in 113 hours at Abbey Road, it introduced the sitar on "Norwegian Wood", topped UK/US charts, inspired Pet Sounds, and received a 2026 Dolby Atmos Special Edition.
Rubber Soul: Special Edition
Rubber Soul: Special Edition is the 2 October 2026 expanded reissue of the Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul, newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and Dolby Atmos, with original mono and Capitol US mixes, unreleased sessions, and the unheard Lennon demo Little Girl.
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 (Jennie album)
Ruby is the 2025 debut studio album by Blackpink's Jennie, released via Odd Atelier and Columbia with 15 English-language tracks, guests Dua Lipa, Doechii, and Dominic Fike, a Billboard 200 debut at No. 7, and a 2026 Complete Collection reissue.
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.
Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder (Rudolph Van Gelder, 1924–2016), American jazz recording engineer and former optometrist; creator of the Blue Note sound from his Hackensack living-room studio and later Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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.