Brass in Pocket
1979 · From Pretenders
Honeyman-Scott's guitar lick came first, and Hynde told her producer he could release the thing over her dead body.
★ 6.7
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.
Promiscuous
2006
Nicknamed the BlackBerry Song because every line could be text-messaged, and Timbaland trades verses instead of just producing.
★ 5.9
Milkshake
2003
A darbuka drum, finger cymbals, and almost nothing else; the Neptunes' emptiest beat became Kelis's biggest hit.
★ 5.9
Physical
1981
Written for Rod Stewart, declined by Tina Turner, and parked at number one for ten weeks by Newton-John.
★ 5.8
Only the Good Die Young
1977 · From The Stranger
Liberty DeVitto hated reggae, so the demo's lilt became a shuffle; the radio bans only sold more copies.
★ 5.7
Get BusySean Paul
Get Busy
2003
Lenky Marsden's Diwali riddim is mostly handclaps and space, and Sean Paul rode it to three weeks at number one.
★ 5.7
Rock Your Body
2003 · From Justified
The Neptunes wrote it for Michael Jackson's Invincible; he passed, Timberlake took it, and the falsetto glides straight into disco.
★ 5.6
Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
2007
Auto-Tune used as an instrument rather than a fix, T-Pain producing himself, Yung Joc riding a snap beat.
★ 5.6
Lady Marmalade (Christina Aguilera)
2001
Four singers, one Rockwilder beat, and Missy Elliott turning a Labelle cover into 2001's best-selling single worldwide.
★ 5.6
Santa BabyEartha Kitt
Santa Baby
1953
Recorded live with Henri René's orchestra in October 1953, and Kitt's purr makes every extravagant request land.
★ 5.4
Temperature
2005
Rohan Fuller's Applause riddim, a Hot 100 number one, and dancehall running American radio through 2006.
★ 5.3
Body Party
2013
Ghost Town DJ's 'My Boo' flipped by Mike Will Made It, Future co-writing, and Ciara singing barely above a whisper.
★ 5.3
Hey Ma
Cam'ron and Juelz Santana
2002
DR Period built it on the Commodores' "Easy," and Cam'ron and Juelz Santana rode it to number three.
★ 5.2
What's My Name
2010
Stargate's synth organ, Drake's first number one, and Rihanna turning a chorus of nonsense syllables into flirtation.
★ 5.2
I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990 · From I'm Your Baby Tonight
A new jack swing pivot from L.A. Reid and Babyface, and by Reid's account the vocal took one take.
★ 5.2
Lodi Dodi
1993 · From Doggystyle
Dre put music under Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's a cappella original, and Snoop made the story his.
★ 5.0
Hot BloodedForeigner
Hot Blooded
1978
One riff played idly in Jones's apartment, and Gramm making him stop and play it again.
★ 5.0
Open Your Heart
1986 · From True Blue
Written as a rock song for Cyndi Lauper, then rebuilt with Patrick Leonard into Madonna's fifth American number one.
★ 5.0
Candy Shop
2005 · From The Massacre
Scott Storch's synth strings borrow from Middle Eastern melody, and nine weeks at number one followed for 50 Cent.
★ 4.9
Jump (For My Love)
1983
Marti Sharron said the writers jumped around at the playback and named it for that; June Pointer does the rest.
★ 4.8
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
1978 · From Blondes Have More Fun
Stewart heard Jorge Ben's Taj Mahal at Rio Carnival, absorbed the melody unwittingly, and signed the royalties over to UNICEF.
★ 4.5
Take Me Home Tonight
1986
Told it was impossible, Money phoned Ronnie Spector himself, and she sings her 1963 hook right back.
★ 4.4
Senorita
2003 · From Justified
Pharrell and Chad Hugo hand him an electric piano strut and a cowbell; Timberlake splits the room to sing back.
★ 4.3
Blame It
Jamie Foxx and T-Pain
2009
Fourteen straight weeks atop the R&B chart, T-Pain's Auto-Tune at its peak, and a Grammy for the pair.
★ 4.3
Motivation
2011
Cut at Miami's Circle House, Jonsin's sparse keys and Lil Wayne's verse gave Rowland seven weeks atop the R&B chart.
★ 4.2
Boombastic
1995
A King Floyd sample, Sting International's production, and a Levi's ad that carried it to number one in Britain.
★ 4.1
Love in This Club
2008
Three weeks at number one, built on synth loops Polow da Don pulled from a GarageBand pack.
★ 4.1
Twisted
1996
Eric McCaine and Sweat cut the track together, Athena Cage answering him line for line, his biggest pop hit.
★ 4.0
Funky Cold MedinaTone Loc
Funky Cold Medina
1989
Foreigner's riff, a Funkadelic drum break, and a phrase borrowed from Flavor Flav, built into a top-three hit.
★ 3.8
Smack That
2006
Akon met Eminem at an Obie Trice session, flew to Detroit's 54 Sound, and left with five weeks at number two.
★ 3.5
Blurred Lines
2013
Ninety minutes in the studio, twelve weeks at number one, and a copyright verdict for Marvin Gaye's estate.
★ 3.3
Bang Bang
2014
Grande recorded it first and disliked her take; Jessie J took over, Minaj added a verse, all three stayed.
★ 3.2
Kiss Kiss
Chris Brown and T-Pain
2007
T-Pain wrote and produced it at Chalice in Los Angeles, and it held number one for three weeks.
★ 3.1
What's Luv?
2002
Tina Turner's chorus rebuilt at Crackhouse Studios, and Ashanti became the first woman to hold the Hot 100's top two.
★ 3.0
Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)
1999
Ron Fair rebuilt an album track into a single, adding a bridge and a rap; four weeks at number one followed.
★ 2.9
(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me
2006
Donovan Bennett's riddim, a Keyshia Cole verse added for the Step Up soundtrack, and a number three Hot 100 peak.
★ 2.8
Overnight Celebrity
2004
Kanye looped a 1978 Lenny Williams record, Miri Ben-Ari sawed the violin, and Twista outran both to number six.
★ 2.8
Come On-a My House
1951
Miller threatened to fire Clooney if she refused, Stan Freeman played harpsichord, and it sat six weeks at number one.
★ 2.8
Buttons
2006
Polow da Don and Sean Garrett built it on Middle Eastern percussion, and Snoop Dogg turned up for the single.
★ 2.6