She Ain't You
2011
Built on SWV's Right Here and Michael Jackson's Human Nature, Brown sighing over an ex from inside a new relationship.
★ 0.8
The Songs canon
Sourced and sung.
Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
Browse all 2,393 songs or filter by genre, subject, artist, and year.
Browse all 2,393 songs or filter by genre, subject, artist, and year.
Said I Loved You But I Lied
1993
Mutt Lange co-wrote the twist, twelve weeks atop adult contemporary, and Bolton insisting the word love undersells it.
★ 0.8
MacarenaLos del Rio
Macarena
1995
Romero improvised the chorus for a flamenco dancer in Venezuela; the Bayside Boys remix ran fourteen weeks at number one.
★ 0.9
Tarzan Boy
1985
Bassi and Hackett wrote it, McShane mimed it in the video, and the Tarzan yell became the hook.
★ 0.9
I'm Too SexyRight Said Fred
I'm Too Sexy
1991
A gym joke about mirror preening, built on a riff lifted from Hendrix's Third Stone from the Sun.
★ 0.9
Don't Wake Me Up
2012
William Orbit co-wrote and produced it, a Madonna collaborator turning Brown's fourth Fortune single into gleaming EDM.
★ 0.9
Turn Up The Music
2012
Cut at the Record Plant with The Underdogs, 130 BPM of house that gave Brown his first UK number one.
★ 1.0
The Next Time I Fall
1986
Two singers who never planned a duet took Bobby Caldwell's song to number one, David Foster producing.
★ 1.0
Don't Judge Me
2012
Produced by The Messengers with Nasri co-writing, the fifth single from Fortune asks a lover to ignore rumor.
★ 1.1
Say Aah
Trey Songz and Fabolous
2010
Troy Taylor cut it at D2 in Atlanta, and Songz's birthday toast climbed to number nine, then double platinum.
★ 1.1
Barbie Girl
1997
Rasted got the idea at a Danish kitsch exhibition, and Mattel's trademark suit lost to the parody defense.
★ 1.1
Vanilla Twilight
2010
Written in 2007 about a girl who moved away for college, and every synth in it aches accordingly.
★ 1.2
Puttin' On the Ritz
1983
Berlin wrote it in 1927; Taco's synth version made him, at ninety-five, the oldest living songwriter in the top ten.
★ 1.2
Oh Girl (Paul Young)
1990
Eugene Record's Chi-Lites ballad, harmonica and all, remade by Young in 1990 for a number eight American hit.
★ 1.2
Fire Burning
2009
RedOne produced it with Bilal Hajji, a dance-floor emergency that peaked at number five and opened Miss Universe.
★ 1.2
Ass Back Home
2011
Number one in Australia, top ten in Britain, and Neon Hitch trading verses with McCoy over Benny Blanco's beat.
★ 1.2
Place In This World
1990
Wayne Kirkpatrick co-wrote it, Dann Huff played the guitar, and Christian radio's searching ballad reached number six pop.
★ 1.3
The Loveliest Night of the Year
1951
A Juventino Rosas waltz from 1888, fitted with English words for The Great Caruso and sung to number three.
★ 1.3
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
1988
Maurice Starr wrote and produced it, Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg took the leads, and Britain crowned it a year later.
★ 1.3
Just Say Yes
2009
Written for Gwen Stefani, who passed, then offered to Nicole Scherzinger before Snow Patrol reclaimed it with Jacknife Lee.
★ 1.4
Don't Turn AroundAce of Base
Don't Turn Around
1994
Hammond and Warren's song first surfaced on a Tina Turner B-side; Aswad, then Ace of Base, found the hit inside.
★ 1.4
Good Vibrations (Marky Mark)
1991
Donnie Wahlberg produced his brother's number one around a Loleatta Holloway sample, and Holloway herself appeared in the video.
★ 1.4
Shake It
2008
Trace Cyrus, Billy Ray's adopted son, and Mason Musso built a synth hook that went double platinum.
★ 1.5
Break Your Heart
2010
Fraser T Smith produced a UK number one; Mercury then added Ludacris and it leapt to the American top spot.
★ 1.5
This Is Your NightAmber
This Is Your Night
1996
Dutch singer, German producers, and a Gilbert Montagne sample underneath; the Roxbury soundtrack later handed it a second life.
★ 1.5
The Hardest Thing
1999
David Frank and Steve Kipner handed a boy band a breakup song about ending an affair; it reached number five.
★ 1.6
Bump, Bump Bump
2002
R. Kelly wrote and produced it, Diddy guested, and B2K got their only week at number one.
★ 1.6
I Like It
2010
RedOne's beat, Pitbull's verse, and Lionel Richie back at the mic re-cutting his own 'All Night Long' hook.
★ 1.7
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
1989
Written in 1982, handed to Branigan after Bolton refused Clive Davis's rewrite, and reclaimed for a number one.
★ 1.7
C'est La Vie
1986
Gospel singer Beau Williams cut it first; Nevil, an MCA staff writer, took his version to number two.
★ 1.7
Bring It All To Me
1999
A Shalamar interpolation, six weeks atop Rhythmic Airplay, and only JC Chasez singing despite the full NSYNC credit.
★ 1.8
Beautiful LifeAce of Base
Beautiful Life
1995
Written on New Year's Day in the Canary Islands, then finished at Cheiron by Denniz Pop and Max Martin.
★ 1.8
Good Time
2012
One YouTube link from his manager gave Young the voice he wanted, and a top-ten summer duet.
★ 1.9
I Wanna Sex You Up
1991
Dr. Freeze built it on a Betty Wright sample, and the New Jack City soundtrack carried it to number two.
★ 1.9
This I Promise You
2000
Richard Marx wrote it for a girl group, rewrote the harmonies for five men, and topped adult contemporary thirteen weeks.
★ 2.1
Heart and Soul
1987
Decker's rap began as syncopated nonsense syllables, and she overdubbed herself into a duet nobody could play live.
★ 2.1
Yeah 3x
2010
DJ Frank E's video-game synths cut at the Record Plant, and Brown's return to pure pop after the mixtape years.
★ 2.2
Morning Train
1980
Florrie Palmer wrote it, Britain sent it to number three, and America renamed it to dodge Dolly Parton's hit.
★ 2.2