The table below lists all A-listed songs by artists beginning with K. Some artists are also linked to their individual pages.
| Artist | Song Title | Topic |
| K-Doe, Ernie | Here Come the Girls | from New Orleans |
| Mother-in-Law | marriage | |
| Kaapana, Ledward | Pa’ahana (with Bob Brozman) | steel guitar |
| Ka‘au Crater Boys | Guava Jelly | stomach & guts |
| Kabasele, Joseph | Indépendance Cha Cha (as Kale et l’African Jazz) | historical events |
| Indépendance Cha Cha (as Kale et l’African Jazz) | freedom of expression | |
| Kabeedies | Fuzzy Felt | toys |
| Kaempfert, Bert | A Swingin’ Safari | easy listening |
| Kahn, Brenda | Mojave Winters | deserts |
| Kaiser Chiefs | The Angry Mob | news & media |
| Everyday I Love You Less and Less | great middle eights | |
| I Predict a Riot | songs that go ‘la’ | |
| Saturday Night | parties & going out | |
| Kaisers | Alligator Twist | reptiles |
| Kaji, Meiko | Urami Bushi (My Grudge Blues) | stupidity |
| Kakar, Akriti | Saturday, Saturday (with Indeep Bakshi & Badshah) | days of the week |
| Kakinohara, Kou | Kimigayo (with Chie Hanawa & Yoshimi Tsujimoto) | national anthems |
| Kaleidoscope (UK band) | Flight from Ashiya | flying |
| In My Box (as Fairfield Parlour) | bags & containers | |
| Kaleidoscope (US band) | Egyptian Gardens | genre defying |
| Kallé, Pepé | Amour perdu (with Nyboma) | lost and found |
| Kallmann, Günter (see Günter Kallmann Choir) | ||
| Kamakahi, Dennis | Koke’e | quiet songs |
| Kamakawiwo’ole, Israel | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | rainbows |
| Kane, Big Daddy | Warm It Up, Kane | great opening lines |
| Kane, Kieran | Cool Me Down | refreshment & cooling down |
| Kane, Silvana | Cardo o Ceniza | opposites |
| Kanneh-Mason, Sheku | Same Boat (with Zak Abel) | cello |
| Kansas Joe (see McCoy, Kansas Joe) | ||
| Kantner, Paul | Starship (with Jefferson Starship) | striking album endings |
| When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves (with Grace Slick) | dogs | |
| Karas, Anton | The Third Man Theme | fairgrounds |
| Karbasi, Mor | Shecharhoret | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Kardemimmit | Tuonen tyttö | from Nordic countries |
| Karnataka | The Gathering Light | moving on |
| Kartel, Vybz | Clarks (ft Popcaan & Gaza Slim) | feet |
| Kassav’ | Zouk la sé sél médikaman nou ni | the Caribbean |
| Katerine, Philippe | Bla Bla Bla | worst songs |
| Kathryn Tickell Band (see Tickell, Kathryn) | ||
| Katie Elliott Quartet | Bicycles | surreal songs |
| Kato, Kuniko | Peaux | great solo performances |
| Katrina and the Waves | Going Down to Liverpool | Liverpool & Merseyside |
| Katzenjammer | A Bar in Amsterdam | resistance |
| Cherry Pie | inheritance | |
| Curvaceous Needs | being fat | |
| God’s Great Dust Storm | persistence | |
| Hey Ho on the Devil’s Back | mythical beasts | |
| I Will Dance | leaving or being left behind | |
| Lady Grey | passage of time | |
| Lady Marlene | honorific titles | |
| Land of Confusion | confusion & delusion | |
| My Own Tune | whimsical songs | |
| Oh My God | genre defying | |
| Rock-Paper-Scissors | decisive songs | |
| Tea with Cinnamon | meals & mealtimes | |
| Wading In Deeper | legs & pants | |
| Kauan | Valveuni | wind |
| Kawase, Tomoko | Living Dead Diner Girls (as Tommy heavenly6) | zombies |
| Kay, Janet | Silly Games | flirting |
| Kaye, Danny | The Square of the Hypotenuse | mathematics |
| The Ugly Duckling | rejection | |
| Kaye, Debbie Lori | Iron Cross | crosses |
| Kaye, Stubby | Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat | sitting & standing |
| KC and the Sunshine Band | That’s the Way (I Like It) | start with the chorus |
| Keane | Somewhere Only We Know | secrets & secrecy |
| Keating, Johnny & the Z-Men | Theme from Z-Cars | Liverpool & Merseyside |
| Keawe, Genoa | Papalina Lahilahi | falsetto |
| Keb’ Mo’ | Perptual Blues Machine | rejection |
| Keelaghan, James | Cold Missouri Waters | starting fires |
| Kiri’s Piano | furniture | |
| Keen, Robert Earl | Feelin’ Good Again | reunions |
| Merry Christmas from the Family | cocktails & spirits | |
| The Road Goes On Forever | songs that fit every topic | |
| Keetman, Gunild | Gassenhauer nach Hans Neusiedler (with Carl Orff) | instrumental soundtracks |
| Keïta, Salif | Wamba | high-pitched vocals |
| Yamore (with Cesária Évora) | androgynous vocals | |
| Keita, Seckou | Bamba (with Catrin Finch) | two – part 1 |
| Clarach (with Catrin Finch) | wings | |
| Future Strings (with Catrin Finch) | artistic trends of the 21st century | |
| Les bras de mer (with Catrin Finch) | quiet songs | |
| Mikhi Nathan Mu-Toma | the invisible | |
| Keith, Toby | Red Solo Cup | plastic |
| Kékélé | Mbote Ya Pamba | hello |
| Kelis | Caught Out There | hatchet jobs |
| Milkshake | showing off | |
| Suspended | nightmares | |
| Kelly, Gene | Singin’ in the Rain | clouds |
| Kelly, Paul (Australian artist) | Alone and Forsaken (with Lucky Oceans) | steel guitar |
| The Ballad of Queenie and Rover | famous or notable duos | |
| Beautiful Promise | promises & choices | |
| Bradman | winners | |
| Clean This House (with the Dots) | spring cleaning & household chores | |
| Every Fucking City | travelling | |
| Everything’s Turning to White (with the Messengers) | discovery | |
| From Little Things Big Things Grow (with the Messengers) | justice | |
| God Told Me To | murder | |
| How to Make Gravy | recipe songs | |
| Maralinga (Rainy Land) (with the Coloured Girls) | specific or obscure places | |
| Melting | starting fires | |
| Our Sunshine | outlaws & rebels | |
| Rally Round the Drum | fighting | |
| Shane Warne | fallen heroes | |
| South of Germany (with the Messengers) | alternative outcomes | |
| Stolen Apples Are the Sweetest | sinners | |
| They Thought I Was Asleep (with the Stormwater Boys) | road trips | |
| Time and Tide | tides | |
| Kelly, Paul (US artist) | Stealing in the Name of the Lord | warnings |
| Stealing in the Name of the Lord | preachers, priests & religious leaders | |
| Kelly, R. | Trapped in the Closet | dialogue |
| Kembe, Emmanuel | Intikhabat | elections |
| Kendricks, Eddie | Intimate Friends | slow, sexy love songs |
| Keep On Truckin’ | driving songs | |
| Kennedy, Bap | King of Mexico | kings |
| Kenny | Fancy Pants | legs & pants |
| Kent, Stacey | La Venus du Mélo | works of art |
| Kenton, Stan | Opus in Beige | colours |
| Prologue (This Is an Orchestra!) | meta-songs | |
| Kerr, Nancy | I Am the Fox (with James Fagan) | unusual narrators |
| Kershaw, Nik | Dark Glasses | eyewear |
| Kestner, Lotte | Halo | crowns |
| Ketama | Mali Sajio (with Toumani Diabaté & José Soto) | famous or notable animals |
| Vente pá Madrid | Spain | |
| Keys, Alicia | Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down | pockets |
| Superwoman | superheroes | |
| Khalifa, Wiz | Ink My Whole Body | tattoos & piercings |
| Khan, Ali Akbar | Rainbow Serenade (with John Handy & Dr. L. Subramaniam) | rainbows |
| Khan, Chaka | Fate | fate & destiny |
| I Feel for You | super solos | |
| Roll Me Through the Rushes | influenced by gospel | |
| Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali | Allah Hoo Allah Hoo | saints & martyrs |
| Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar | handclaps | |
| The Long Road (with Eddie Vedder) | unlikely collaborations | |
| Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack remix) | Asia | |
| Khan, Ustad Amir | Raag Darbari Sargam | drone music |
| Khusugtun | Mongol | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Kid Acne | South Yorks | Yorkshire |
| Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Going Places | long-distance relationships |
| Stool Pigeon | villains | |
| Kid Koala | Flu Season | illness |
| Kidd, Johnny & the Pirates | Shakin’ All Over | body language |
| Kidjo, Angélique | Congoleo | the Caribbean |
| Once in a Lifetime | underwater | |
| Open Your Eyes | eyes | |
| Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) | old meets new | |
| Kilbey, Steve | A Loveletter from Sydney | Australia |
| Kilburn and the High Roads | Crippled with Nerves | anxiety |
| Killdozer | Knuckles the Dog (Who Helps People) | empathy |
| Killer Blues Band | Black Cat Bone | violin |
| Killers | A Dustland Fairytale | impressive videos |
| Jenny Was a Friend of Mine | crime | |
| Mr. Brightside | jealousy | |
| When You Were Young (Lindbergh Palace Remix) | teenagers | |
| Killing Joke | Adorations | forgotten follow-ups |
| Birds of a Feather | collective nouns | |
| Change | change | |
| European Super State | roots | |
| Glitch | power | |
| Requiem | choosing & using words | |
| Turn to Red | influenced by dub | |
| War on Freedom | freedom of expression | |
| Kills | No Wow | songs by duos |
| Kina, Shoukichi | Basha-gua Suncha | markets & fairs |
| King, Albert | Crosscut Saw | crosses |
| The Hunter | following & chasing | |
| Tupelo (with Pop Staples & Steve Cropper) | rare events | |
| King, B.B. | Actions Speak Louder Than Words | proverbs |
| Chains and Things | melancholy songs | |
| Hummingbird | one word titles | |
| Lucille | guitars | |
| Standing on the Edge of Love | edges & ledges | |
| King, Ben E. | I Who Have Nothing | unrequited love |
| On the Horizon | horizons | |
| Stand by Me | best bass lines | |
| King, Carole | Beautiful | motivation |
| Been to Canaan | easy listening | |
| He’s a Bad Boy | villains | |
| It’s Too Late | separation | |
| Legacy | legacy | |
| Nightingale | nightingales & thrushes | |
| So Far Away | home | |
| Tapestry | fabrics | |
| Where You Lead | following & chasing | |
| King, Evelyn “Champagne” | Shame | shame |
| King, Freddie | Lonesome Whistle Blues | ears & hearing |
| Big Legged Woman (In a Short Short Mini Skirt) | legs & pants | |
| Play It Cool | coolness | |
| King, Kaki | Black Pear Tree (with the Mountain Goats) | black |
| Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person? | ears & hearing | |
| King, Ricky | Aloha ’Oe | steel guitar |
| King, Willie | Peg Leg Woman | legs & pants |
| King Biscuit Time | I Walk the Earth | walking & running |
| King Blues | Sex Education | internet |
| King Creosote | And the Racket They Made | famous last words |
| Rims | bicycles | |
| Spystick | spying | |
| You’ve No Clue Do You | board games | |
| King Crimson | 21st Century Schizoid Man | opening album tracks |
| The Court of the Crimson King | myths & legends | |
| Elephant Talk | animal sounds | |
| Exiles | orchestral string instruments | |
| The Night Watch | visual art & photography | |
| THRAK | big and meaty | |
| King Curtis & the Kingpins | A Whiter Shade of Pale | saxophone |
| Memphis Soul Stew | musical instruments | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Han-Tyumi, the Confused Cyborg | artificial intelligence |
| Hell’s Itch | itching & scratching | |
| Muckraker | earth, soil & dirt | |
| King Kurt | Banana Banana | fruit |
| King Mas | Zombie Apocalypse | zombies |
| King Missile | Hamsters | rodents |
| Jesus Was Way Cool | miracles | |
| Sensitive Artist | visual art & photography | |
| King Stitt | Christmas Tree | trees |
| King Trigger | The River | forests & woodlands |
| King Tubby | Chapter of Money | psychedelia |
| Great Stone | doom | |
| Kings Go Forth | Don’t Take My Shadow (Tom Moulton Remix) | shadows |
| Kings of Convenience | Free Fallin’ (Live) | falling |
| Kinks | A Well Respected Man | punctuality |
| Alcohol | accordion | |
| Art Lover | songs that aren’t what they seem | |
| Autumn Almanac | autumn | |
| Celluloid Heroes | celebrity | |
| Come Dancing | nostalgia | |
| Days | upbeat break-up | |
| Dead End Street | poverty | |
| Dedicated Follower of Fashion | shopping | |
| Did You See His Name? | newspapers | |
| Do You Remember Walter? | memory | |
| Here Comes Flash | villains | |
| Holiday in Waikiki | holidays | |
| I’m Not Like Everybody Else | stubbornness | |
| Lola | mistaken identity | |
| Misty Water | ambiguity | |
| People Take Pictures of Each Other | visual art & photography | |
| Picture Book | family | |
| See My Friends | remembrance songs | |
| Shangri-La | social mobility | |
| Sitting by the Riverside | rivers | |
| Sunny Afternoon | beer | |
| Village Green | villages | |
| The Village Green Preservation Society | community | |
| Waterloo Sunset | London | |
| You Really Got Me | energizing songs | |
| Kippington Lodge | Shy Boy | awkwardness |
| Kirby, Leyland | A Longing to Be Absorbed for a While into a Different and Beautiful World | Manchester |
| Kirk, Rahsaan Roland | Old Rugged Cross | crosses |
| Serenade to a Cuckoo | flutes, pipes & whistles | |
| Volunteered Slavery | volunteering | |
| Kirk Degiorgio’s Offworld (see Degiorgio, Kirk) | ||
| Kirkland, Bo | You’re Gonna Get Next to Me (with Ruth Davis) | persistence |
| Kirton, David | Green Camouflage | green |
| Kiss | Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mi Na (with Momoiro Clover Z) | painting & painters |
| Kitchens of Distinction | Breathing Fear | homosexuality |
| On Tooting Broadway Station | forgiveness | |
| Kitt, Eartha | Monotonous | boredom |
| Toujours gai | famous or notable animals | |
| Uska Dara | Asian cities | |
| Kittel, Jack | Psycho | criminals |
| Kiwanuka, Michael | Black Man in a White World | interlopers |
| Cold Little Heart | shame | |
| Rolling | wheels | |
| Kjellvander, Christian | Roaring 40s (with Nina Persson) | wind |
| Two Souls | deep voices | |
| Kjelsberg, Sverre | Sámiid ædnan (with Mattis Hætta) | frozen north |
| Klaatu | Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft | welcoming |
| Kleenex | Hedi’s Head | underrated artists |
| Kletter, Dana & Karen | We Died in August | ambiguity |
| KLF | 3 a.m. Eternal (Live at the SSL) | times of day |
| It’s Grim Up North (as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu) | northern England | |
| Justified and Ancient (ft Tammy Wynette) | unlikely collaborations | |
| Kluge, Kim Allen & Kathryn | Rain Falls Unceasingly on the Sea | natural disasters |
| KMFDM | Juke Joint Jezebel | alliteration |
| K’naan | Boxing My Shadow | tiredness |
| The Dusty Foot Philosopher | feet | |
| My Old Home | exile | |
| Wavin’ Flag | flags | |
| What’s Hardcore? | Africa | |
| Knack | My Sharona | one-hit wonders |
| Knife | Heartbeats | great keyboards |
| Pass This On | siblings | |
| Reindeer | anti-Christmas songs | |
| Silent Shout | silence | |
| Knight, Frederick | I’ve Been Lonely for So Long | being alone |
| Knight, Gladys | Daddy Could Swear, I Declare (with the Pips) | fathers and daughters |
| Just Walk in My Shoes (with the Pips) | footwear | |
| Midnight Train to Georgia (with the Pips) | US cities & states | |
| The Way We Were | old age | |
| Knight, Jean | Mr. Big Stuff | wealth |
| Knight, Oliver | Midnight Feast (with Lal Waterson) | meals & mealtimes |
| Knopfler, Mark | 5:15 AM | switches & buttons |
| Back to Tupelo | Elvis | |
| Baloney Again | rough & smooth | |
| Done with Bonaparte | leadership | |
| Fare Thee Well Northumberland | North East England | |
| I Dug Up a Diamond (with Emmylou Harris) | precious stones | |
| The Long Highway | road trips | |
| Monteleone | making things | |
| Monteleone | guitars | |
| Rüdiger | collecting & listing | |
| Sailing to Philadelphia (with James Taylor) | pioneers | |
| Song for Sonny Liston | fighting | |
| Speedway at Nazareth | competition | |
| This Is Us (with Emmylou Harris) | photography | |
| Yakety Axe (with Chet Atkins) | guitars | |
| Kočani Orkestar | Bayram Sekeri | weddings |
| Kodaline | Moving On | moving on |
| Kode9 | Am I (with the Spaceape) | being a man or a woman |
| Curious (with the Spaceape) | influenced by reggae | |
| Kodō | Dadan | outstanding percussion |
| Meguru | Japan | |
| Koerner, Spider John | Magazine Lady (with Willie Murphy) | photographs |
| Koffler, Max | The Boldest Cats | dares |
| Kofi | Rent Collector | formal agreements |
| KOKIA | Otona no Ookami | wolves |
| Siúil a Rúin | Gaelic songs | |
| Kongos, John | He’s Gonna Step on You Again | bad boys & bad girls |
| Tokoloshe Man | monsters | |
| Konono Nº1 | Konono Wa Wa Wa | outstanding percussion |
| Kool & the Gang | Celebration | celebration |
| Heaven at Once | dialogue | |
| Jones vs Jones | Jones & Joneses | |
| Jungle Boogie | rhythm, beat & boogie | |
| Let’s Go Dancing (Ooh La, La, La) | songs that go ‘la’ | |
| Kooper-Bloomfield Super Session | Stop | supergroups |
| Koshi, S. | Break the Dawn (with Crystal) | piano songs |
| Kouyate, Bassekou | Lament for Ali Farka | bereavement |
| The River Tune (with Ngoni Ba) | rivers | |
| Kozelek, Mark (see also Sun Kil Moon) | What Happened to My Brother? (with Jimmy Lavalle) | brothers & sisters |
| Kraftwerk | Autobahn | cars & driving |
| Elektro Kardiogramm | hospitals | |
| Europe Endless | places in Europe | |
| The Hall of Mirrors | inversions | |
| Home Computer | machines, robots & computers | |
| Kometenmelodie 2 | krautrock | |
| Les Mannequins | foreign language versions | |
| The Man-Machine | books | |
| The Model | magazines | |
| Neon Lights | light | |
| Numbers | numbers | |
| Ohm Sweet Ohm | resistance | |
| Pocket Calculator | synth pop 1980-2000 | |
| Radioland | radio | |
| The Robots | artificial intelligence | |
| Showroom Dummies | krautrock | |
| Spacelab | sci-fi & space | |
| Spiegelsaal (The Hall of Mirrors) | mirrors | |
| Tour de France | sport | |
| Trans-Europe Express | rendezvous | |
| Kramer | Welcome Home | animal sounds |
| Krane, Kristoff | Miracle? | miracles |
| Krauss, Alison | Down to the River to Pray | crowns |
| Fortune Teller (with Robert Plant) | fortune tellers | |
| Ghost in This House | ghosts | |
| Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) (with Robert Plant) | collaborations & side projects | |
| It Doesn’t Matter (with the Union Station) | indifference | |
| Jacob’s Dream | volunteering | |
| Please Read the Letter (with Robert Plant) | departures | |
| Simple Gifts (with Yo-Yo Ma) | New England | |
| Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us (with Robert Plant) | sisters | |
| Whiskey Lullaby (with Brad Paisley) | whiskey | |
| You Don’t Know Me | secret admirers | |
| Kravitz, Lenny | Sister | sisters |
| Kristofferson, Kris | Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) | star signs |
| Me and Bobby McGee | retrospection | |
| Sunday Morning Coming Down | drinking | |
| To Beat the Devil | words of wisdom | |
| Kronos Quartet | Death Is the Road to Awe (with Clint Mansell & Mogwai) | instrumental soundtracks |
| Different Trains: Europe During the War (with Steve Reich & Pat Metheny) | trains | |
| KRS-One | American Flag | flags |
| Sound of Da Police | police | |
| Kumar, Kishore | Aye Mere Bete | stiff upper lip |
| Saara Zamana | songs that express excess | |
| Kumar, Niladri | Untitled | musically adventurous |
| Kumar, Roop | The Beat of Love (with Trilok Gurtu) | unlikely collaborations |
| Kurangan | Mugamoodi (Terrace Jams version) | masks |
| Kursaal Flyers | Little Does She Know | intelligence |
| Kuti, Fela | Equalisation of Trouser and Pant | underwear |
| Expensive Shit | cheating | |
| Fear Not for Man | being scared | |
| Gentleman | social class | |
| He Miss Road | long songs | |
| I.T.T. | the truth | |
| Lady | feminism | |
| Mistake | mistakes | |
| No Buredi (No Bread) | bread & baking | |
| Original Suffer-Head | reckless consumption | |
| Roforofo Fight | offensive, insulting songs | |
| Sorrow Tears and Blood | police | |
| Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense | elections | |
| Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense | teachers | |
| Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am | sleep & insomnia | |
| Unknown Soldier (Pts 1 & 2) | justice | |
| Viva Nigeria | Africa | |
| Water No Get Enemy | the obvious | |
| Witchcraft | magic | |
| Yellow Fever | yellow | |
| Zombie | protest | |
| Walk on the Right Side | songs offering advice | |
| KVB | White Walls | borders, barriers, walls & fences |
| Kvelertak | Ulvetid | wolves |
| Kweli, Talib | Bushonomics (with Cornel West) | villains |
| Joy (ft Mos Def) | empathy | |
| Talk to You (Li’l Darlin’) (ft Bilal) | Valentine’s Day songs | |
| Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | Saigo no Ice Cream | ice cream |