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Better Me Than You

Better Me Than You is Big Sean's sixth studio album, released August 30, 2024 on FF to Def/Def Jam; a 21-track, 66-minute trap and melodic rap record built on a four-pillar Pressure-Clarity-Focus-Happiness concept.

Better Off Alone

Better Off Alone is a 1999 Eurodance/trance single by Dutch project Alice Deejay, written by Pronti and Kalmani, sung by Judith Pronk; UK #2, US Hot 100 #27, widely sampled.

Better When I'm Dancin'

Better When I'm Dancin' (Meghan Trainor, 2015): dance-pop theme song for The Peanuts Movie, written with Thaddeus Dixon, Epic Records, soca-influenced, Radio Disney Music Award winner.

Betty (Taylor Swift song)

"Betty" is a song by Taylor Swift from her 2020 album Folklore, sung by 17-year-old James as he tries to win back Betty after cheating.

Betty Botter

Betty Botter is a classic English tongue twister written by Carolyn Wells, first published 1899 in The Jingle Book as "The Butter Betty Bought"; it trains the vowels in butter, bitter, batter, and better.

Between the Buttons

Between the Buttons is the Rolling Stones' fifth studio album, released January 1967 on Decca, their last produced by Andrew Loog Oldham; a pop-oriented, music-hall-tinged record peaking at UK No. 3, distinct from the US edition carrying the "Ruby Tuesday"/"Let's Spend the Night Together" singles.

Beyoncé (album)

Beyoncé (BEYONCÉ), also called Self-Titled, is Beyoncé's fifth studio album, surprise-released on iTunes December 13, 2013: 14 songs, 17 videos, first visual album, 830,000 downloads in three days.

Beyond the Sea (song)

Beyond the Sea is the English adaptation by Jack Lawrence of Charles Trenet's 1946 French song La Mer; Bobby Darin's 1959 big-band version peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 in the UK.

Bhangar Gaan

Bhangar Gaan (ভাঙার গান), "The Song of Breaking," is a Bengali poem and song by Kazi Nazrul Islam, written in December 1921 against British rule and later banned.

Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata

Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata (ভারত ভাগ্য বিধাতা) is a five-stanza Bengali hymn by Rabindranath Tagore, composed in 1911; its first stanza became India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, in 1950.

Bianca (song)

Bianca (BIANCA) is a 2025 Italian trap single by RRARI DAL TACCO featuring Kid Yugi, released January 24, 2025; it topped Spotify Italy, reached number 2 on FIMI/GfK, and leads the album NON SONO GESÙ.

Bicycle Race

Bicycle Race is a 1978 song by Queen, written by Freddie Mercury. It is famous for its cycling lyrics and the promotional nude model race staged at Wimbledon Stadium.

Big Daddy (Notorious B1 song)

"Big Daddy" (1993) is a single by Notorious B1, a Mississippi rapper on Dragon Productions' Mississippi Doug$ Boyz album, sampling Mtume's "Juicy Fruit"; it is known for his unresolved claim that Biggie's "Juicy" and name were taken from him.

Big Dawgs

Big Dawgs: 2024 rap single by Indian rapper Hanumankind (Sooraj Cherukat) with producer Kalmi, released July 9, 2024 via Def Jam India; its Well of Death music video made it a global hit peaking at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Big Fish (musical)

Big Fish is a 2013 stage musical by Andrew Lippa (music and lyrics) and John August (book), adapted from Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel and Tim Burton's 2003 film; it ran 98 performances on Broadway and later played London and Sydney.

Big Fish Theory

Big Fish Theory is Vince Staples's second studio album, released June 23, 2017 on Blacksmith/Def Jam. A 36-minute, 12-track hip hop record built on house, Detroit techno, and UK garage production from Zack Sekoff, SOPHIE, Flume, and others, it debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 and earned a Metacritic score of 89.

Big Foot (Nicki Minaj song)

Big Foot (BIGFOOT) is Nicki Minaj's January 29, 2024 Republic Records diss track answering Megan Thee Stallion's "Hiss"; produced by Tate Kobang and ZellTooTrill, it broke Apple Music and YouTube solo female rap debut records but drew negative reviews.

Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)

"Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" is a 2006 pop song by Fergie from The Dutchess, written with Toby Gad and produced by will.i.am and Ron Fair; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on September 8, 2007, her third number one from one album, distinct from the Four Seasons song of the same name.

Big Grrrl Small World

Big GRRRL Small World (BGSW album) is Lizzo's second studio album, self-released December 11, 2015 on her own BGSW label. Produced mainly by BJ Burton at Bon Iver's April Base studio with Justin Vernon guesting; its critical acclaim led to her Atlantic Records deal.

Big Guy (song)

"Big Guy" is a 2025 Ice Spice single from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants soundtrack, released November 14, 2025; its "SpongeBob big guy pants okay" hook went viral, peaking at number 7 in the UK and number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Big Ideas (album)

Big Ideas is Remi Wolf's second studio album, released 12 July 2024 on Island Records; distinct from LCD Soundsystem's 2008 single and Radiohead's working title. Recorded mainly at Electric Lady Studios, it scored 80 on Metacritic.

Big in Japan (Alphaville song)

"Big in Japan" is a 1984 song by the German synth-pop band Alphaville that reached number one in Germany and the top ten in the UK.

Big Modern!

Big Modern! (BIG MODERN!) is the sixth studio album by Connecticut jam band Goose, released June 12, 2026 on No Coincidence Records: 15 tracks, 69 minutes, produced by D. James Goodwin, with an 1980s synth-pop sound about digital overstimulation.

Big Ole Album Vol. 1

Big Ole Album Vol. 1 is the eighth studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, released through Fueled by Ramen in 2025 as a surprise physical-first release.

Big Poppa

Big Poppa: 1994 hip-hop single by The Notorious B.I.G., second single from Ready to Die, sampling the Isley Brothers' Between the Sheets; peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a 1996 Grammy nomination.

Big Sean discography

The discography of Big Sean, the Detroit rapper Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, spans the Finally Famous mixtapes, six studio albums from 2011 to 2024, and two collaborative LPs.

Big Willie Style

Big Willie Style is Will Smith's debut solo album, released November 25, 1997 on Columbia Records; a 16-track pop-rap record sampling funk and disco hits, with singles Men in Black, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Miami, and Just the Two of Us, certified nine times platinum in the US.

Big Yellow Taxi

Big Yellow Taxi: Joni Mitchell environmental protest song from Ladies of the Canyon (1970), inspired by a Hawaii parking lot view; famous for 'paved paradise', the Foster Botanical Garden tree museum, and covers by Dylan, Amy Grant, and Counting Crows.

Bilingual (album)

Bilingual is the sixth studio album by Pet Shop Boys, released 2 September 1996 on Parlophone. A Latin-influenced synthpop record framed as a reaction against Britpop, it peaked at UK No. 4 and US No. 39.

Billboard charts

Billboard charts: weekly U.S. music popularity rankings by Billboard magazine, led by the Hot 100 (singles, since August 1958) and Billboard 200 (albums). Compiled by Luminate from streaming, sales, and radio airplay; methodology has changed repeatedly, notably in 1991, 2005–2013, and 2026.