List of signature songs
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A signature song is the one song (or, in some cases, one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of other songs. There have also been instances where a film actor has acquired a signature song by giving a popular vocal performance in a feature. Signature songs can be the result of spontaneous public identification, or a marketing tool developed by the music industry to promote artists, sell their recordings, and develop a fan base.[1]
Artists and bands with a signature song are often expected to perform it at every concert appearance.[2]
List of selected artists and their signature songs
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- ABBA – "Dancing Queen"[3]
- Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"[4]
- AKB48 - "Aitakatta"[5]
- The Animals – "The House of the Rising Sun"[6]
- Rick Astley – "Never Gonna Give You Up"[7]
- Backstreet Boys - "I Want It That Way"[8]
- Shirley Bassey – "Goldfinger"[9]
- Beck – "Loser"[10]
- Tony Bennett – "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"[11]
- Chuck Berry – "Johnny B. Goode"[12]
- Blue Öyster Cult – "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"[13]
- Bon Jovi – "Livin' on a Prayer"[14]
- Laura Branigan - "Gloria"[15]
- Garth Brooks – "The Dance"[16]
- Jeff Buckley – "Hallelujah"[17]
- Jimmy Buffett – "Margaritaville"[18]
- Ray Charles – "What'd I Say"[19]
- Cheap Trick – "I Want You to Want Me"[20]
- Petula Clark – "Downtown"[21]
- Confederate Railroad - "Trashy Women"[22]
- Bing Crosby – "White Christmas"[23]
- Bobby Darin – "Mack the Knife"[24]
- Sammy Davis Jr. – "I've Gotta Be Me"[25]
- Dead Kennedys – "Holiday in Cambodia"[26]
- Deep Purple – "Smoke on the Water"[27]
- Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"[28]
- Marlene Dietrich – "Falling In Love Again"[29]
- Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On"[30]
- Dishwalla - "Counting Blue Cars"
- The Doors – "Light My Fire"[31]
- Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf"[32]
- Eagles – "Hotel California"[33]
- Brantley Gilbert - "Kick It in the Sticks"[34]
- Gin Blossoms - "Found Out About You"
- Lee Greenwood – "God Bless the USA"[35]
- Bob Hope – "Thanks for the Memory"[36]
- Lena Horne – "Stormy Weather"[37]
- Iron Butterfly – "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"[38]
- Etta James – "At Last"[39]
- Billy Joel – "Piano Man"[40]
- George Jones – "He Stopped Loving Her Today"[41]
- Tom Jones – "It's Not Unusual"[42]
- Journey – "Don't Stop Believin'"[43]
- The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"[44]
- The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"[45]
- Kiss – "Rock and Roll All Nite"[20]
- Gladys Knight & the Pips – "Midnight Train to Georgia"[46]
- Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"[47]
- Led Zeppelin – "Stairway to Heaven"[48]
- John Lennon – "Imagine"[49]
- Letters to Cleo - "Here and Now"
- Jerry Lee Lewis – "Great Balls of Fire"[50]
- Guy Lombardo – "Auld Lang Syne"[51]
- Julie London – "Cry Me a River"[52]
- Loretta Lynn – "Coal Miner's Daughter"[53]
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"[54]
- Barbara Mandrell – "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool"[55]
- Martina McBride – "Independence Day"[56]
- Men at Work - "Down Under"[57]
- Bette Midler – "Wind Beneath My Wings"[58]
- Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head"[59]
- The Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin"[20]
- Motörhead – "Ace of Spades"[60]
- Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit"[61]
- Oasis – "Wonderwall"[62]
- Ozzy Osbourne – "Crazy Train"[63]
- The Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited"[64]
- Lionel Richie - "Hello"[65][66]
- Kenny Rogers – "The Gambler"[67]
- The Rolling Stones – "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"[68]
- Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou[69]
- Savage Garden – "Truly Madly Deeply"[70]
- Neil Sedaka – "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"[71]
- Semisonic – "Closing Time"[72]
- Blake Shelton - "Ol' Red"[73]
- Carly Simon – "You're So Vain"[74]
- Frank Sinatra – "My Way"[75]
- Percy Sledge – "When a Man Loves a Woman"[76]
- Sonny & Cher – "I Got You Babe"[77]
- Spice Girls – "Wannabe"[78][79]
- Bruce Springsteen – "Born to Run"[80]
- Rod Stewart – "Maggie May"[81]
- Eva Tanguay – "I Don't Care"[82]
- James Taylor – "Fire and Rain"[83]
- Shirley Temple – "On the Good Ship Lollipop"[84]
- Conway Twitty – "Hello Darlin'"[85]
- Carrie Underwood – "Before He Cheats"[86]
- The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"[87]
- Village People – "Y.M.C.A."[88]
- Andy Williams – "Moon River"[89]
- Bert Williams – "Nobody"[90]
- Amy Winehouse – "Rehab"[91]
- Tammy Wynette – "Stand by Your Man"[92]
- Xscape - "Just Kickin' It"
See also
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- National anthem
- Subject (music)
- Theme music
- Trademark look
- One-hit wonder
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