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- "Lady" by Die Ärzte, Lenny Kravitz, Little River Band, Modjo, Kenny Rogers, Styx; "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" by The Commodores
- "Land of Hope and Glory" by Edward Elgar, Madness
- "Last Song" by Edward Bear, The Cardigans, Theory of a Deadman, Too Phat; "The Last Song" by Elton John
- "Last Dance" by The Raspberries, Donna Summer
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" by Bon Jovi, Peter Gabriel, the Thompson Twins
- "Layla" by Derek and the Dominoes, Richard Thompson (though the titles are pronounced differently)
- "Leave" by Matchbox Twenty, R.E.M; "Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo; "Had To (Leave)" by Katatonia
- "The Ledge" by Fleetwood Mac, The Replacements
- "Let It Rock" by Chuck Berry, Bon Jovi
- "Let It Shine" by Agnetha Fältskog, Al Green, Olivia Newton-John, Santana, Starsailor, Rick Springfield, Brian Wilson, Neil Young
- "Let The Music Play" by Robert Earl Keen, Shannon
- "Let Me Go" by Cake, Good Charlotte, Heaven 17
- "Let's Dance" by 5ive, David Bowie, The Monkees, Chris Montez (covered by The Ramones)
- "Let's Go" by The Bay City Rollers, The Cars, Eurythmics, The Fleshtones, New Order, The Ramones, Rancid, The Sweet, Johnny Thunders, The Ventures
- "Let's Go Crazy" by The Clash, Prince and the Revolution
- "Let's Pretend" by The Germs, The Raspberries
- "Let's Work" by Mick Jagger, Prince
- "The Letter" by The Box Tops, Polly Jean Harvey, Kristin Hersh
- "Liberate" by Disturbed, Slipknot
- "Lights Out" by The Angry Samoans, UFO, Johnny Winter
- "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley, The Runaways
- "Little Things" by Bush, Good Charlotte, Scott Walker; "The Little Things" by Matthew Ryan
- "London Boys" by T. Rex, Johnny Thunders
- "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka, Andrew Gold
- "The Look of Love" by ABC, Dusty Springfield
- "Look What You Done" by Al Green, Jet, Slade
- "Looking Through The Eyes Of Love" by Gene Pitney; "(Looking) Through The Eyes Of Love (Theme from 'Ice Castles')" by Melissa Manchester
- "Loser" by Beck, 3 Doors Down, Z
- "Love for Sale" by Bon Jovi, Cole Porter, Talking Heads
- "Lost and Found" by The Saints (covered by The Hives), Sparks
- "Love Machine" by The Miracles, The Time
- "Love Me Do" by the Beatles, Badfinger
- "Love Will Find a Way" by Christina Aguilera, Pablo Cruise, Jackie DeShannon, Donovan, Nick Glennie-Smith, Amy Grant, Lionel Richie, Yes
- "Love Song" by Alice in Chains, Blue Cafe, The Damned, Madonna, Sky, Tesla; "Lovesong" by The Cure
- "Loving The Alien" by David Bowie, Velvet Revolver
- "Lucille" by The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers
- "The Lucky One" by Laura Branigan, Amy Grant
- "Lullaby" (or "Lullabye") by Johannes Brahms, Pieta Brown, Concrete Blonde, The Cure, Ben Folds Five, Billy Joel, Shawn Mullins, Starsailor
Note: Brahms' song is sometimes titled "Brahms Lullaby" or "Lullaby and Good Night"
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- "Maggie Mae" (AKA "Maggie May"), a traditional sea shanty (covered by Judy Garland, the Beatles); "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart
- "Magic" by Ben Folds Five, The Cars, Olivia Newton-John, Pilot
- "Mamma Mia" by ABBA, Queen
- "Maria" by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (from West Side Story), Blondie, Sarah Brightman, Green Day, Ricky Martin, Rage Against the Machine, Scooter; "Maria Maria" by Santana featuring The Product G&B;
- "Marianne" by Tori Amos, The Easy Riders, Cliff Richard; "Mary Ann" by Ben Arthur
- "Miami" by Will Smith, U2
- "Midnight Blue" by Lou Gramm, Melissa Manchester
- "Millions Miles Away" by Dune, Hanoi Rocks, The Offspring, Toto
- "Missing You" by Diana Ross, John Waite (covered by Tina Turner)
- "Misunderstood" by Bon Jovi, Wilco; "Missundaztood" by Pink
- "Monkey Island" by J. Geils, 13th Floor Elevators
- "Monkey Man" by The Rolling Stones, Toots and the Maytals (covered by The Specials)
- "More than This" by Roxy Music (covered by 10,000 Maniacs), Matt Nathanson
- "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich; "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" by Prince
- "Mother" by Tori Amos, Chicago, Danzig, John Lennon, Pink Floyd
- "My Love" by Petula Clark, Paul McCartney/Wings, Vangelis
- "My Way" by Banya, Eddie Cochran, Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit Usher
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- "Narcolepsy" by Ben Folds Five, Third Eye Blind
- "Naughty Boy" by Günther, Killer, The Mavis's
- "Naughty Naughty" by Danger Danger, John Parr
- "Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag, Eddie Cochran
- "New York, New York" by Ryan Adams, Boney M, The Dictators, Frank Sinatra; "New York" by The Sex Pistols, U2
- "Never Again" by Discharge, Ja Rule, Killer, Nickelback
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley; "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" by Barry White
- "New York City" by Cub (covered by They Might Be Giants), John Lennon
- "Night and Day" composed by Cole Porter; "Nite and Day" by Al B. Sure
- "Night Train" by James Brown, Bruce Cockburn; "Nightrain" by Guns N' Roses, Public Enemy
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy" by Alice Cooper, Sparks
- "No More Tears" by The KLF, Ozzy Osbourne; "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer
- "The Noose" by The Offspring, A Perfect Circle
- "No Way" by The Adolescents, Back in 92, Freakpower,
- "Numb" by Disturbed, Ill Nińo, Linkin Park, Holly McNarland, Pink, U2
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- "Obsession" by Animotion, Asia, Sarah Vaughan
- "Ohio" by Modest Mouse, Neil Young (covered by The Isley Brothers)
- "One" by Creed, Eddie From Ohio, Madhouse, Metallica, Harry Nilsson (notably covered by Three Dog Night), U2; "The One" by Backstreet Boys, Foo Fighters, Elton John, Shakira
- "One in a Million" by Aaliyah, Bodyjar, Bosson, Guns N' Roses, Pet Shop Boys, The Romantics, S Club 7
- "One Love" by A'Sa, Andy Gibb, Celi Bee, Black Uhuru, Blue, Bob Marley, Bobby Caldwell, Brent Bourgeois, Bunny Wailer, Carlene Carter, Cheryl Wheeler, Chico DeBarge, Cobbs, Delakota, Dr. Alban, Eddie Money, Frank Sinatra, Jonathan Pierce, Lil Raskull, Logics, Tony Marino, Massive Attack, MC Luscious, Nas, Pat Benatar, The Prodigy, Regina Belle, Spice 1, The Gypsy Kings, The Stone Roses, Vera Lynn, Whodini.
- "One Man Army" by The Prodigy/Tom Morello, Our Lady Peace
- "One Man Band" by Leo Sayer, Three Dog Night
- "One More Try" by George Michael, Timmy -T-
- "One of Us" by ABBA, Joan Osborne (covered by the artist (then) formerly known as Prince), Nick Glennie-Smith
- "One Step Beyond" by Madness, The Ventures
- "Only You" by Fleetwood Mac, OFF2, the Platters, Portishead, Yazoo
- "On the Radio" by Cheap Trick, Donna Summer; "... On the Radio (Remember the Days)" by Nelly Furtado
- "Open Your Eyes" by Alter Bridge, Guano Apes, Goldfinger, The Lords of the New Church
- "Operator" by Midnight Star, James Taylor
- "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young;, Madness
- "Out in the Street" by The Shangri-Las (covered by Blondie), UFO, The Who
- "Out of Time" by Blur, The Rolling Stones
- "Outlaw" by The Cult, Mission of Burma, Riot, Tristan Da Cunha, Whitesnake
- "Outside" by Aphex Twin, George Michael, Staind, 311
- "Over and Over" by the Dave Clark Five, Madonna
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- "Pause" by The Art of Noise, Run-DMC
- "Peaches" by Nat "King" Cole, OutKast, Presidents of the United States of America, The Stranglers
- "Penetration" by Iggy Pop/ The Stooges, The Ventures
- "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction, Jermaine Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Maren Ord, The Smashing Pumpkins
- "Photograph" by Def Leppard, R.E.M featuring Natalie Merchant, The Pretty Things, Ringo Starr
- "Poison" by Alice Cooper, Bell Biv DeVoe, the MC5, The Prodigy, Rancid
- "Porcelain" by Moby, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- "The Power of Love" by Shirley Bassey (covered by Laura Branigan, Celine Dion, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jennifer Rush), Deee-Lite, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Arlo Guthrie, Huey Lewis and the News, Charley Pride, Joe Simon
- "Problem Child" by AC/DC, The Damned, Roy Orbison, Graham Parker
- "P.S. I Love You" by the Beatles, Frank Sinatra
- "Pump It Up" by Joe Budden, Elvis Costello, Gary Numan
- "Purple Haze" by Groove Armada, Jimi Hendrix
- "Push" by Liquid Liquid, Matchbox Twenty, Moist, Sky, Smash Mouth
- "Push It" by Garbage, Salt-N-Pepa, Static-X
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- "Radio" by Alkaline Trio, The Corrs, Goldfinger, Rancid, Smash Mouth
- "Rag Doll" by Aerosmith, The Four Seasons
- "Rain" by the Beatles, The Corrs, The Cult, Terence Trent D'Arby, Madonna
- "Ready or Not" by After 7, The Fugees
- "Real Love" by The Beatles, The Doobie Brothers, Mary J. Blige, Jody Watley
- "Real Thing" by Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam/Cypress Hill; "The Real Thing" by Russell Morris (covered by Midnight Oil)
- "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy ,The Sweet
- "Red" by Mission of Burma, treble charger; "The Red" by Chevelle
- "Remember Me" by British Sea Power, Otis Redding, The Zutons; "Remember Me?" by Eminem
- "Repetition" by Blur, David Bowie
- "Rescue Me" by The Equators, Fontella Bass, Madonna, Ultra
- "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, Pink
- "Revolution" by Authority Zero, the Beatles, Built to Spill, Eddie From Ohio, Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Spacemen 3 (covered by Mudhoney)
- "Right Here, Right Now" by Fatboy Slim, Jesus Jones
- "Right Now" by Jeanette, Korn, SR71, Van Halen
- "Rio" by Duran Duran, Michael Nesmith
- "Road Runner" by Bo Diddley (covered by many, including The Animals, The Pretty Things, The Who); "Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers
- "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy" by Bad Company, The Kinks
- Both songs were hits in 1978.
- "Rock Steady" by Aretha Franklin, No Doubt, The Whispers; "Rocksteady" by Remy Shand
- "Run Away" by Eric Carmen, Chicago, Real McCoy; "Runaway" by 10cc, Bon Jovi, The Corrs, Deee-Lite, Del Shannon, Earth, Wind & Fire;, Gentle Giant, Loleatta Holloway, Janet Jackson, Jefferson Starship, Linkin Park; "The Runaway" by Danny O'Keefe
- Janet Jackson's "Runaway" and Real McCoy's "Run Away" were both among the top 40 singles of 1995
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