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Crocodile Rock
Crocodile Rock is a 1972 Elton John and Bernie Taupin single about a fictional 1950s dance craze, his first US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 (three weeks from February 3, 1973) and a UK number 5, from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player.
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) is the second studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released on Matador Records. Also known for the 2004 reissue LA's Desert Origins, it features "Cut Your Hair", "Gold Soundz", and "Range Life" and peaked at #121 on the US chart.
Crosby, Stills & Nash (album)
Crosby, Stills & Nash (album), the 1969 Atlantic debut by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash; folk rock with three-part harmonies, No. 6 Billboard, 4x platinum, featuring Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.
Cross (Justice album)
Cross (†) is the 2007 debut album by French electronic duo Justice (Gaspard Augé, Xavier de Rosnay) on Ed Banger/Because Music; a 12-track, 48-minute 'disco opera' with D.A.N.C.E., Genesis, and Stress, Grammy-nominated and reissued in 2022.
Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes is Black Sabbath's seventeenth studio album, released January 31, 1994 on I.R.S. Records; the only Martin-era album with Geezer Butler, featuring Eddie Van Halen uncredited on Evil Eye, remastered in 2024.
Cruel Summer (Bananarama song)
"Cruel Summer" is a 1983 synth-pop song by the British group Bananarama that reached No. 8 in the UK and became their first US top ten hit in 1984.
Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)
Cruel Summer is a 2012 hip hop compilation album by Kanye West's label GOOD Music, its debut release as a collective, featuring Pusha T, Big Sean, and Jay-Z.
Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift song)
Cruel Summer: Taylor Swift synth-pop song from Lover (2019), written with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent; a 2019 album track that reached Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2023 via the Eras Tour and TikTok.
Crush (Zara Larsson song)
Crush, a dance-pop and electropop single by Swedish singer Zara Larsson, released 15 August 2025 as the third single from Midnight Sun (Sommer House/Epic). Written with MNEK and others, produced by Zhone and Margo XS; Swedish chart peak number 32.
Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez album)
Cry Baby is Melanie Martinez's 2015 Atlantic debut concept album about her alter ego Cry Baby, using childhood imagery for adult themes; 13 tracks, number six on the Billboard 200, 2x-Platinum, with a music video for every song.
Cry Baby (Vince Staples album)
Cry Baby is Vince Staples' seventh studio album and first independent release (Section Eight Arthouse/Loma Vista, June 5, 2026): a 10-track, 35-minute noise rock and post-punk album critiquing racism, war, and media, scoring 87 on Metacritic.
Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)
Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song): 2002 Timbaland-produced breakup single from Justified, written with Scott Storch; peaked at number 3 Billboard Hot 100, number 2 UK, won a Grammy; unrelated to the 1955 Julie London song.
Crying (album)
Crying (1962) is the third studio album by Roy Orbison on Monument Records, produced by Fred Foster in Nashville. Its title track, written with Joe Melson, hit No. 2 on the Billboard chart; the 12-track LP collects his operatic ballads.
Cryogen (song)
Cryogen (song): 2026 single by English rock band Muse, third preview of their tenth album The Wow! Signal, released 24 April 2026 via Warner Records. Written with producer Dan Lancaster; Plug In Baby-style riff; first performed live 3 April 2026 at O2 Academy Brixton; reached number one on iTunes in five countries.
Cryptic Writings
Cryptic Writings, Megadeth's seventh studio album (Capitol, June 17, 1997), produced by Nashville's Dann Huff, reached US number 10, launched the hit single Trust, and was Nick Menza's last Megadeth record.
Crystal (Fleetwood Mac song)
"Crystal" is a folk-pop ballad written by Stevie Nicks, first recorded by Buckingham Nicks in 1973 and re-recorded by Fleetwood Mac for its self-titled 1975 album, sung by Lindsey Buckingham.
CSN (album)
CSN (1977) is Crosby, Stills & Nash's third album, the second trio record and first without Neil Young, released by Atlantic. It peaked at number 2 on Billboard, sold over four million copies, and yielded the top-ten single "Just A Song Before I Go".
Ctrl (SZA album)
Ctrl (pronounced "control") is SZA's debut studio album, released June 9, 2017 on Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA. Originally titled A and long delayed, it earned five Grammy nominations, a Metacritic score of 87, and record Billboard 200 longevity for a Black female artist's debut.
Cuban Pete (song)
Cuban Pete (song): 1936 rumba number by José Norman (Norman Henderson), first recorded by Mantovani; famous through Desi Arnaz's 1946 film and recording, I Love Lucy, and Jim Carrey's The Mask.
Cuck (album)
Cuck (CUCK/CUKKK, formerly WW3) is an unreleased Kanye West (Ye) album with lyrics written by Dave Blunts, antisemitic content, the singles WW3 and Heil Hitler, a May 2025 leak, and a June 2025 rename to In a Perfect World; never officially released.
Cult of Personality (song)
"Cult of Personality" is a 1988 hard rock song by Living Colour from Vivid, written by all four members, titled after Khrushchev's 1956 speech, a Billboard Hot 100 No. 13 hit and Grammy-winning signature anthem later used by CM Punk.
Cum On Feel the Noize
Cum On Feel the Noize: 1973 Slade glam rock single written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, produced by Chas Chandler; entered UK chart at number 1 for four weeks, later a US number 5 hit for Quiet Riot in 1983.
Cupid's Chokehold
Cupid's Chokehold is a 2005 Gym Class Heroes song featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, built on Supertramp's 'Breakfast in America'; it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the UK.
Cups (song)
"Cups", also called "The Cup Song", is a folk-pop song Anna Kendrick performs in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, reworking a 1931 Carter Family song.
Curious Ruminant
Curious Ruminant is Jethro Tull's 24th studio album, released March 7, 2025 on InsideOut Music; nine folk-progressive tracks, third album in four years, with the 16:42 epic Drink From The Same Well.
Curse of the ninth
The curse of the ninth is a superstition that composers die after completing a ninth symphony, with Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, and Mahler as its standard examples.
Cursum Perficio
Cursum Perficio is Anthrax's twelfth studio album, released September 18, 2026 on Nuclear Blast and Megaforce, its first since 2016's For All Kings; the Latin title means 'I complete my journey' and hints it may be the thrash band's last.
Curtain Call: The Hits
Curtain Call: The Hits is Eminem's first greatest-hits compilation, released December 6, 2005 on Aftermath/Interscope. 17 tracks (24 deluxe) spanning 1999-2005 singles plus FACK, Shake That, and When I'm Gone; it topped the UK and Billboard 200 charts.
Curtis (50 Cent album)
Curtis is 50 Cent's third studio album, released September 11, 2007 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope. It lost its famous first-week sales battle with Kanye West's Graduation (691,000 vs 957,000 copies), peaked at number 2, and scored 58 on Metacritic.
Cut the Crap
Cut the Crap is the sixth and final studio album by the English punk band the Clash, released in 1985 and disowned by Joe Strummer.