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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 Works (Queen album)

The Works (Queen album), Queen's eleventh studio album, released 27 February 1984, produced by Queen and Mack, recorded in Los Angeles and Munich, peaked UK No. 2, US No. 23, sold over five million copies.

The World Changed On Me

The World Changed On Me is Fat Joe's eleventh studio album, released December 13, 2024, on RNG/EMPIRE. His first solo album since The Darkside Vol. 1 (2010), it is dedicated to his late brother Angel, led by the single "Paradise" with Anitta and DJ Khaled.

The World Is to Dig

The World Is to Dig is the 24th studio album by They Might Be Giants, released April 14, 2026 on Idlewild Recordings; 18 songs, 44 minutes, produced with Patrick Dillett.

The World Needs a Hero

The World Needs a Hero is Megadeth's ninth studio album, released May 15, 2001 on Sanctuary Records. Produced by Dave Mustaine, it peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and marked a return to heavier metal after Risk.

The Wow! Signal (album)

The Wow! Signal is Muse's tenth studio album, released 26 June 2026 on Warner Records. Named for the unexplained 1977 radio burst, it was co-produced with Dan Lancaster, features Ellie Goulding on "Hush", and draws on Matt Bellamy's divorce.

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 Writing's on the Wall

The Writing's on the Wall (1999) is Destiny's Child's second studio album on Columbia, with Bills Bills Bills and Say My Name hitting number one, 13 million copies sold, and two 2001 Grammys for Say My Name.

The X Factor (album)

The X Factor (1995) is Iron Maiden's tenth studio album and the first with vocalist Blaze Bayley, produced by Steve Harris and Nigel Green at Barnyard Studios. It peaked at number 8 in the UK and remains the band's darkest, most divisive record.

The Yellow and Black Attack

The Yellow and Black Attack is the debut EP by American Christian metal band Stryper, released in July 1984 on Enigma Records as a six-song vinyl EP.

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.

The Yes Album

The Yes Album: Yes's third studio album (Atlantic, 19 February 1971), first with guitarist Steve Howe and last with Tony Kaye until 1983's 90125; the record that established Yes's classic progressive rock sound.

The Young and the Hopeless

The Young and the Hopeless (2002) is Good Charlotte's second album, produced by Eric Valentine on Epic. Singles "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" and "The Anthem" drove it to number 7 on the Billboard 200 and triple platinum.

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the Eagles' February 17, 1976 Asylum compilation of ten early songs. First RIAA Platinum album and, since January 2026, the first Quadruple Diamond album and the best-selling album in US history.

Their Satanic Majesties Request

Their Satanic Majesties Request: the Rolling Stones' December 1967 psychedelic album, their first self-produced record, with the lenticular Michael Cooper cover, reaching No. 3 UK and No. 2 US.

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.

Then Play On

Then Play On is Fleetwood Mac's third studio album, released 19 September 1969 on Reprise; the first with Danny Kirwan and last with Peter Green, featuring "Oh Well" and "Rattlesnake Shake."

Therapy at the Club

Therapy at the Club, also styled THERAPY AT THE CLUB, is the second studio album by British R&B trio FLO, released 7 August 2026 via Island/EMI; 16 tracks, 46 minutes, UK Albums Chart peak number 5, club-as-therapy concept.

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 a Light Here

There Was a Light Here is the twelfth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released on September 12, 2025 through the band's own label.

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 (Bon Jovi album)

These Days (stylized (these Days)) is Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, released June 27, 1995 on Mercury; first without bassist Alec John Such; UK number one for four weeks, US Billboard 200 peak number 9.