This Ray Charles hit was on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in October 1961 and topped the R&B charts for five weeks
Here’s a little song Bobby McFerrin wrote, you might want to sing it note for note…
“Don’t Worry Be Happy”
*Welcome To The Jungle*
Welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games
We got everything you want, honey, we ___ __ ____
“know the names”
Michael Jackson's (1983) pop-culture phenomenon, famously featuring a horror-themed, 14-minute music video
“Thriller”
The title track to AC/DC’s most popular album
“Back in Black”
This artist famously sang “I don’t like no whips and chains, and you can’t tie me down”
Jack Harlow
What is the phone number featured in the title of the 1981 hit by Tommy Tutone?
867-5309
*No Tears Left To Cry*
Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in, like, __ ___ ____
Ain't got no tears left to cry
“all the time”
This Miley Cyrus hit won Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024
“Flowers”
Do anything that you wanna do, but lay off of this piece of Elvis’s wardrobe
“Blue Suede Shoes”
This 1982 chart-topper was the only Number 1 hit for its artist, who originally recorded it under the stage name John Cougar
“Jack & Diane”
While it was first featured on the Legally Blonde soundtrack, it gained a second life and massive meme status from the 2004 movie White Chicks, where actor Terry Crews sings along to it
“A Thousand Miles”
*Paint Me A Birmingham*
Porch goin' all the way around
Put her there in the front yard swing
___ ___, make it early spring
“Cotton dress”
A dance-pop song by Maroon 5 from their 2014 album V
“Animals”
In 2023, this song earned Zach Bryan his first-ever Grammy nomination in the Best Country Solo Performance category
“Something in the Orange”
This high-energy, blues-rock anthem was inspired by the heavy boots of Keith Richards' gardener, Jack Dyer
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”
The song was inspired by the death of a close friend whose birthday was in June, explaining the lyric "Late nights in the middle of June."
“Heat Waves”
*Hotline Bling*
Ever since I left the city, you
Got a reputation for yourself now
Everybody knows and __ ___ ___ __
“I feel left out”
Released in 2011 on Speak Now, this Grammy-winning country anthem Taylor Swift wrote in response to harsh, repetitive criticism from a male critic
“Mean”
This song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its fifth week, marking Doja Cat's second No. 1 hit
“Paint The Town Red”
Born John Anthony Gillis, this man is a 12-time Grammy winner who revolutionized garage rock with hits like "Seven Nation Army"
Jack White
This 2003 pop hit peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Co-writer Adam Schlesinger said the song was inspired by a friend who had a crush on his grandmother
“Stacy’s Mom”
*Savin’ Me*
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the ______ story
And oh, I scream for you
“eighteenth”
The chorus of this song was written in about 10 minutes by David Paich, who was inspired by Catholic missionary stories and footage of this place
“Africa”
Released on August 26, 2008, this is a funk-electro single by John Legend featuring André 3000 from Outkast
“Green Light”