Songs with one word titles

Pop culture is made for lists – what with the Top 40, Billboard Charts and not forgetting all the awards each year. This time it’s the turn of songs with one word titles.

There’s a lot more of these one word title songs than I expected. I’m sure there’s still a lot missing from over the years so let me know and I’ll add them in.

It seems there are also quite a few bands and singers who release lots of one word titled songs.

How many of these songs do you know? Which songs would you add to the list? (note that / indicates those songs that have titles used by multiple singers or bands)

One word song titles that are names

• Alejandro – Lady Gaga
• Alison – Elvis Costello
• Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel
• Christine – Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Daniel – Elton John
• Derek – Animal Collective
• Jessica – The Allumn Brother’s Band
• Jolene – Dolly Parton
• Kristina – Rick Springfield
• Layla – Eric Clapton
• Lenny – Supergrass
• Lola – the Kinks
• Matilda – Harry Styles
• Mandy – Barry Manilow
• Mary – Supergrass
• Michelle – The Beatles
• Orpheus – Sara Bareilles
• Roxanne – The Police/Sting
• Sara – Fleetwood Mac
• Valerie – Mark Ronson feat Amy Winehouse / Steve Winwood
• Vincent – Don McLean
• Stan – Eminem

Places in one word song titles

• Africa – Toto
• America – Simon & Garfunkel / Prince
• Babylon – David Gray
• Budapest – George Ezra
• Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
• Massachusetts – The Bee Gees
• Tennessee – Bob Sinclair
• Vienna – Ultravox

And the rest

• Afterglow – Ed Sheeran / Taylor Swift / INXS / Genesis
• Adore – Prince
• Airplanes – B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams
• Alarm – Anne-Marie
• Alive – Daft Punk / Sia
• Alone – Heart
• Alright – Supergrass
• Americano – Lady Gaga
• Anaconda – Nicki Minaj
• Angel – Sara McLachlan / The Corrs
• Angels – Robbie Williams
• Anywhere – Rita Ora
• Apologize – OneRepublic
• Applause – Lady Gaga
• As – Stevie Wonder / Mary J Blige
• Atomic – Blondie
• Attention – Charlie Puth
• Automatic – Prince
• Bad – Michael Jackson
• Baila – Jennifer Lopez
• Bailando – Enrique Iglesias feat Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
• Battlefield – Jordin Sparks
• Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
• Because – The Beatles
• Beggin’ – Madcon
• Bejeweled – Taylor Swift
• Believe – Cher
• Believer – Imagine Dragons
• Better – Khalid
• Blossom – Dermot Kennedy
• Blue – Patsy Cline
• Bombast – The Fall
• Boyfriend – Ariana Grande and Social House
• Boys – Lizzo
• Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson
• Breakdown – Tom Petty
• Breath – Breaking Benjamin
• Breathe – Years & Years / Taylor Swift / Pink Floyd
• Breathin – Ariana Grande
• Breathless – The Corrs
• Breezin’ – George Benson
• Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
• Bulletproof – La Roux
• Burn – Ellie Golding / Usher
• Butter – BTS
• Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Candy – Robbie Williams
• Cardigan – Taylor Swift
• Castles – Freya Riding
• Celebration – Kool and the Gang
• Celestial – Ed Sheeran
• Centuries – Fall Out Boy
• Chains – Tina Arena
• Chandelier – Sia
• Children – Robert Miles
• Clocks – Coldplay
• Clout – Offset featuring Cardi B
• Changes – David Bowie
• Choices – The Hoosiers
• Circus – Britney Spears
• Cocaine – JJ Cale
• Cold – Maroon 5
• Controversy – Prince
• Complicated – Avril Lavigne
• Crawling – Linkin Park
• Crazy – Gnarls Barkley / Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson / Seal
• Creep – Radiohead / TLC / Kina Grannis
• Criminal – Fiona Apple
• Cruise – Florida Georgia Line
• Cruisin – Smokey Robinson
• Crush – Jennifer Paige
• Crying – Roy Orbison
• Daughter – Pearl Jam
• Days – The Kinks
• Decades – Joy Division
• Delirious – Prince
• Desire – U2 / Years & Years
• Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
• Desperado – The Eagles
• Diamonds – Rihanna
• Disappear – INXS
• Disturbia – Rihanna
• Divide – Demot Kennedy
• Dominion – The Sisters of Mercy
• Domino – Jessie J
• Down – Jay Sean feat Lil Wayne
• Dreamer – Livin Joy / Dermot Kennedy
• Dreams – Fleetwood Mac / The Corrs
• Drive – The Cars
• Drowning – Backstreet Boys
• Dynamite – BTS / Taio Cruz
• Eastside – Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid
• Elevator – Flo Rida feat. Timbaland
• Empty – The Cranberries
• Euphoria – Loreen
• Everlong – Foo Fighters
• Evergreen – Will Young / Roy Orbison
• Everything – Michael Buble
• Exhale – Whitney Houston
• Expectations – Anne-Marie
• Faded – Alan Walker
• Failure – Breaking Benjamin
• Fairground – Simply Red
• Faith – George Michael
• Faithfully – Journey
• Fall – St Lundi
• Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
• Falling – Harry Styles
• Fame – David Bowie / Irene Cara
• Fantasy – Aldo Nova / Mariah Carey
• Feel – Robbie Williams
• Fever – Peggy Lee / Dua Lipa / Elvis Presley
• Finesse – Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B
• Fire – Sara Bareilles
• Fireflies – Owl City
• Firefly – Breaking Benjamin
• Firework – Katy Perry
• Flowers – Miley Cyrus
• Fly -Jon Stevens (Planes soundtrack)
• Foolin – Def Leppard
• Footloose – Kenny Loggins
• Forget – Marina and the Diamonds
• Fragile – Sting
• Freedom – Wham
• Galileo – Indigo Girls
• Ghost – Justin bieber / Ella Henderson
• Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr
• Giant – Calvin Harris featuring Rag n Bone Man
• Gigantic – Pixies
• Gloria – Van Morrison / U2 / Laura Brannigan / The Lumineers
• Gold – Spandau Ballet
• Good – Better Than Ezra
• Grenade – Bruno Mars
• Guilty – Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand
• Hair – Little Mix
• Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke
• Halo – Beyonce
• Happier – Marshmello and Bastille
• Happy – Pharrell WIlliams
• Havana – Camila Cabello feat Young Thug
• Heartbeats – The Knife
• Heartless – Kanye West
• Heaven – Bryan Adams / DJ Sammy / Niall Horan
• Hello – Adele / Lionel Richie
• Hero – Enrique Inglesias
• Hey – Pixies
• Help – The Beatles
• Here – Tom Grennan
• Heroes – David Bowie
• Heroine – Velvet Underground
• Higher – Taio Cruz ft Kylie
• History – One Direction / Becky Hill and Joel Cory
• Holiday – Green Day
• Home – LCD Soundsystem / Michael Buble / Daughtry
• Horses – Patti Smith
• Housequake – Prince
• Human – The Killers / Rag n Bone Man
• Hurt – Johnny Cash / Nine Inch Nails
• Hypnotized – Fleetwood Mac

• Idioteque – Radiohead
• If – Janet Jackson
• Imagine – John Lennon
• Immortality – Pearl Jam
• Impossible – James Arthur
• Irresistable – The Corrs
• Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
• Ironic – Alanis Morrisette
• Issues – Julia Michaels
• Jaded – Miley Cyrus
• Jazzman – Carole King
• Jeopardy – Greg Kihn
• Jokerman – Bob Dylan
• Jolene – Dolly Parton / Miley Cyrus
• Judas – Lady Gaga
• Juice – Lizzo
• Jump – Van Halen
• Jumpin’ – Liberty X
• Just – Radiohead
• Karma – Taylor Swift
• Kids – Robbie Williams
• Killer – Seal
• King – Florence and The Machine / Years & Years
• KISS – Prince
• Kiss – Holly Valance
• Labyrinth – Taylor Swift
• Lady – Jenny Rogers
• Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
• Lava – B52s
• Levitating – Dua Lipa
• Lights – Ellie Goulding
• Linger – The Cranberries
• Lionheart – Joel Corry & Tom Grennan
• Lonely – Akon
• Loser – Beck
• Love – Barbra Streisand
• Lovefool – The Cardigans
• Lovely – Billie Eilish feat Khalid
• Lovesexy – Prince
• Low – Florida feat T.Pain
• Lucky – Jason Mraz feat Colbie Caillat
• Lullaby – Sigrid & Paloma Faith
• Macarena – Los Del Rios
• Madness – Muse
• Magic – Olivia Newton John
• Mainstreet – Bob Seger
• Malibu – Miley Cyrus
• Mama – Spice Girls / Jonas Brothers
• Maneater – Nelly Furtado
• Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Maroon – Taylor Swift
• Mastermind – Taylor Swift
• Meltdown – Niall Horan
• Memories – Maroon 5
• Millionaires – The Script
• Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
• Missing – Everything about the Girl
• Money – Pink FLoyd / Cardi B
• Moonlight – Viper
• Mountain – Sam Ryder
• More – Sam Ryder
• Mother – Meghan Trainor
• Mountains – Prince and The Revolution
• Moves – Olly Murs
• Moving – Supergrass
• No – Meghan Trainor
• Nonstop – Drake
• Numb – Linkin Park
• Oblivious – Aztec Camera
• One – U2 / Metallica
• Outside – George Michael
• Paintwork – the Fall
• Panic – The Smiths
• Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
• Paradise – George Ezra / Coldplay
• Paranoid – Black Sabbath
• Paris – Taylor Swift
• Payphone – Maroon 5
• Perfect – Fairground Attraction / Ed Sheeran
• Photograph – Ed Sheeran
• Physical – Olivia Newton John / Dua Lipa
• Pillowtalk – Zayn
• Poison – Rita Ora
• Polaroids – Shawn Colvin
• Pompeii – Bastille
• Positions – Ariana Grande
• Pray – Sam Smith
• Pride – U2
• Problems – Tom Grennan
• Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado feat Timberland
• Promises – Calvin Harris and Sam Smith / The Cranberries
• Psycho – Muse / Anne-Marie / Maisie Peters
• Radio – The Corrs
• Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
• Rain – The Script
• Rapture – Blondie
• Rasputin – Boney M
• Reach – S Club 7
• Reckoner – Radiohead
• Red – Taylor Swift
• Rehab – Amy Winehouse
• Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Remember – Becky Hill
• Resistance – Muse
• Respect – Aretha Franklin
• Ride – JRand feat Florida and T-Pain
• Riot – Grace Carter
• Riptide – Vance Joy
• Ritual – Rita Ora
• River – Joni Mitchell
• Roar – Katy Perry
• Rockstar – DaBaby and Roddy Ricch
• Rooster – Alice in Chains
• Royals – Lorde
• Rude – Magic!
• Rules – The Hoosiers
• Run – Pink Floyd / Snow Patrol / Collective Soul / Leona Lewis / Air
• Runaway – The Corrs
• Rumours – Fleetword Mac / Lizzo
• Runaway – Del Shannon
• Sacrifice – Elton John
• Sandstorm – Darude
• Santeria – Sublime
• Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
• Scattered – Green Day
• Science – Niall Horan
• Seasons – Bebe Rexha & Dolly Parton
• Senorita – Justin Timerlake and Camila Cabello
• September – Earth, Wind and Fire / Daughtry
• Shallow – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
• Shattered – Rolling Stones
• She – Elvis Costello
• Shine – Take That / Years & Years
• Shivers – Ed Sheeran
• Shotgun – George Ezra
• Shout – Lulu / Tears for Fears
• Sing – Ed Sheeran
• Sinner – Neil Finn
• Situation – Yazoo
• Skyfall – Adele
• Skylark – Ella Fitzgerald / Linda Ronstadt
• Smile – Uncle Kracker / Katy Perry
• Smooth – Santana and Rob Thomas
• Snowman – Sia
• Sober – Pink
• Something – The Beatles
• Sometimes – Erasure
• Sonnet – The Verve
• Sorry – Justin Bieber / Beyonce / Joel Corry
• Spaceman – Babylon Zoo
• Special – Garbage / Lizzo
• Stan – Eminem feat. Dido
• Stand – REM
• Starboy – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
• Stardust – Nat King Cole
• Starman – David Bowie
• Starships – Nikki Minaj
• Stay – Justin Bieber and the Kid LARCI / Najee / Zedd and Alessia Cara
• Stitches – Shawn Mendes
• Still – Niall Horan / Lionel Ritchie
• Strange – Patsy Cline
• Stronger – Britney Spears
• Style – Taylor Swift
• Sucker – Jonas Brothers
• Suddenly – Billy Ocean
• Sugar – Maroon 5
• Suge – DaBaby
• Summer – Calvin Harris
• Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
• Sunchyme – Dario G
• Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
• Sunlight – Joel Corry / Round Robin / Hoosier
• Sunny – Bony M / Marvin Gaye
• Superheroes – The Script
• Superman – REM
• Superstar – Jamelia / The Carpenters
• Superstition – Stevie Wonder
• Supreme – Robbie Williams
• Symphony – Clean Bandit feat Zara Larsson

• Talk – Khalid
• Tattoo – Jordin Sparks / Loreen
• Tequila – The Champs / Dan + Shay
• Think – Aretha Franklin
• Thriller – Michael Jackson
• Thunder – Imagine Dragons
• Thunderstruck – AC DC
• Thursday – Jess Glynne
• Tilted – Christine and the Queens
• Timber – PItbull feat Ke$ha
• Time – David Bowie / Pink Floyd
• Titanium – David Guetta and Sia
• Today – Talk Talk
• Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
• Touch – Little Mix
• Toxic – Britney Spears
• Tragedy – The Bee Gees
• Trampoline – Joel Corry
• Treasure – Bruno Mars
• Troublemaker – Olly Murs
• True – Spandau Ballet
• Trustfall – Pink
• Try – Pink
• Umbrella – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
• Unbelievable – EMF
• Unconditionally – Katy Perry
• Unstoppable – Sia
• Up – Olly Murs
• Uprising – Muse
• Uptown – Prince
• Useless – Depeche Mode
• Valleys – Sam Ryder
• Vamos – Pixies
• Vogue – Madonna
• Wannabe – The Spice Girls
• War – Temptations / Edwin Starr
• Warriors – Imagine Dragons
• Waterfalls – TLC
• Waterfront – Simple Minds
• Wheels – Lone Justice / Foo Fighters
• Whirlwind – Sam Ryder
• Whistle – Florida
• Why – Annie Lennox
• Wings – Little Mix
• Wolves – Salena Gomez and Marshmello
• Womanizer – Britney Spears
• Wonderwall – Oasis
• Words – The Bee Gees
• Work – Rihanna feat. Drake
• Would? – Alice In Chains
• Yeah! – Usher
• Yes – McAlmont and Butler
• Yeah – Joel Corry
• Yellow – Coldplay
• Yesterday – Beatles
• Zombie – Cranberries / Fela Kuti

Which songs have I missed?