The table below lists all A-listed songs by artists beginning with symbols, numerals or A. Some artists are also linked to their own individual pages.
| Artist | Song Title | Topic |
| !!! | Dancing Is the Best Revenge | resilience |
| Even When the Water’s Cold | refreshment & cooling down | |
| Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) | politicians | |
| Pardon My Freedom | freedom | |
| ? and the Mysterians | 96 Tears | crying |
| µ-Ziq (see Mu Ziq) | ||
| 1 Giant Leap | Braided Hair (ft Speech & Neneh Cherry) | knots & ties |
| The Way You Dream (ft Michael Stipe, Whirimako Black & Asha Bhosle) | unlikely collaborations | |
| 2Cellos | Thunderstruck | songs that build |
| Whole Lotta Love / Symphony No. 5 | cello | |
| 3 Mustaphas 3 | Taxi Driver (I Don’t Care) / Benga Taxi | taxis |
| 3rd Line Butterfly | Smoke Hot Coffee Refill | coffee |
| Today, the Day of Separation | screams, howls, grunts & shrieks | |
| 4hero | Les Fleur | mixtape closers |
| Loveless (ft Ursula Rucker) | end of the world | |
| 5th Dimension | Puppet Man | puppets |
| Up – Up and Away | notable key changes | |
| 10cc | Dreadlock Holiday | the Commonwealth |
| Headline Hustler | journalism & the news | |
| I’m Mandy, Fly Me | gripping or intriguing narrative | |
| I’m Not in Love | great backing vocals | |
| Old Wild Men | old age | |
| The Sacro-Iliac | joints of the body | |
| The Wall Street Shuffle | banks & banking | |
| The Worst Band in the World | ironic songs | |
| 12 Ton Method | Crucify Me | musically adventurous |
| 13th Floor Elevators | Kingdom of Heaven | paradise |
| Reverberation (Doubt) | psychedelia | |
| You’re Gonna Miss Me | missing someone | |
| 17 Hippies | El Dorado | treasure |
| The Moving Song | moving on | |
| ‘22’ | Early in the Mornin’ (with Alan Lomax, Little Red, Tangle Eye & Hard Hair) | odd noises & instruments |
| 22-Pistepirkko | Birdy | stop-start songs |
| Broken Toys | toys | |
| Coffee Girl | coffee | |
| 23 Skidoo | Kundalini | raise the heartrate |
| Last Words | choosing & using words | |
| 24-Carat Black | 24-Carat Black (Theme) | black |
| 40mP | Eye Examination (ft GUMI) | eyewear |
| 45 Adapters | Vinyl Fetishists | hearing, choosing & playing records |
| 45 King | The 900 Number | numbers |
| 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) | Don’t Scratch Where It Don’t Itch | itching & scratching |
| 801 | TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows) | Beatles covers |
| 808 State | Pacific 202 | dance instrumentals |
| 10,000 Maniacs | Among the Americans | fallen heroes |
| Cherry Tree | eureka moments | |
| The Colonial Wing | museums, galleries & exhibitions | |
| Eat for Two | mothers | |
| Hey Jack Kerouac | tribute songs | |
| Hey Jack Kerouac | writing | |
| The Latin One | gases | |
| Like the Weather | beds | |
| My Sister Rose | brothers & sisters | |
| Peace Train | community | |
| Planned Obsolescence | science | |
| Poison in the Well | wells | |
| Verdi Cries | holidays | |
| What’s the Matter Here? | surveillance | |
| You Happy Puppet | puppets | |
| A Camp | Bear on the Beach | bears |
| Elephant | elephants & mammoths | |
| A Certain Ratio | Knife Slits Water | knives |
| Mickey Way | big and meaty | |
| A Guy Called Gerald | Escape | escape |
| Voodoo Ray | Halloween | |
| a-ha | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | television |
| Take On Me | shyness | |
| A House | 13 Wonderful Love Songs | songs about love songs |
| Endless Art | chicken and egg | |
| A Place to Bury Strangers | Broken | breaking things |
| A Sunny Day in Glasgow | In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing) | provocative, strange or humorous titles |
| A Taste of Honey | Boogie Oogie Oogie | tautonyms |
| A Tribe Called Quest | Check the Rhime | conversations |
| Ham ‘n’ Eggs | meals & mealtimes | |
| I Left My Wallet in El Segundo | travelling | |
| Midnight | midnight | |
| Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts) | rhythm, beat & boogie | |
| Scenario | songs with special guests | |
| Show Business | anti-work songs | |
| A Winged Victory for the Sullen | Requiem for the Static King | kings |
| Abaji | Trance Eastern Blues | homelessness |
| ABBA | Dancing Queen | start with the chorus |
| The Day Before You Came | being alone | |
| Eagle | birds | |
| The Name of the Game | falling in love | |
| Ring Ring | tautonyms | |
| S.O.S. | electronic music to 1983 | |
| Thank You for the Music | gratitude | |
| The Visitors | law enforcement | |
| The Visitors | being scared | |
| Waterloo | 19th century life | |
| When All Is Said and Done | autumn | |
| When All Is Said and Done | old age | |
| The Winner Takes It All | pathos | |
| ABC | All of My Heart | the heart |
| How to Be a Millionaire | money | |
| Poison Arrow | poison | |
| Abel, Zak | Same Boat (with Sheku Kanneh-Mason) | cello |
| Aberfeldy | Heliopolis by Night | bright and beautiful |
| Love Is an Arrow | songs that say what love is | |
| Vegetarian Restaurant | restaurants & cafes | |
| Abney Park | Breathe | breathing |
| Herr Drosselmeyer’s Doll | machinery, industry & technology | |
| Absentee | We Should Never Have Children | children performing |
| Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir | Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody | handclaps |
| Abyssinians | Declaration of Rights | formal agreements |
| Poor Jason Whyte | close calls | |
| Satta Massagana | multilingual songs | |
| AC/DC | Back in Black | recovery |
| Big Balls | whimsical songs | |
| Can I Sit Next to You Girl | seduction | |
| Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | alliteration | |
| For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) | physical gestures | |
| Hell’s Bells | heaven & hell | |
| Highway to Hell | the afterlife | |
| It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) | long titles | |
| Let There Be Rock | minimalist songs | |
| Night Prowler | following & chasing | |
| Ride On | melancholy songs | |
| Stiff Upper Lip | spirit of 2021 | |
| Thunderstruck | storms | |
| Whole Lotta Rosie | volume | |
| Whole Lotta Rosie | being fat | |
| You Shook Me All Night Long | one night stands | |
| Ace, Johnny | Pledging My Love | everlasting love |
| Aceyalone | The Faces | faces |
| Acid Gallery | Dance Round the Maypole | months of the year |
| Ackamoor, Idris & the Pyramids | Tinoge Ya Ta’a Ba, Parts 1 and 2 | expressing movement of walking |
| Ackles, David | The Road to Cairo | change of mind |
| Acoustic Guitars | Hidden Well | wells |
| !Action Pact! | Blue Blood | royalty |
| Human Beings | misunderstanding | |
| People | social mobility | |
| Actress | Good Job with Prospects | alternative outcomes |
| Adam and the Ants | Antmusic | self-referential songs |
| Kings of the Wild Frontier | royalty | |
| Stand and Deliver | smuggling & stealing | |
| Adam F. | The Tree Knows Everything (ft Tracey Thorn) | trees |
| Adams, Bryan | Summer of ’69 | coming of age |
| Adams, John | Short Ride in a Fast Machine | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
| Adams, Ryan | Starlite Diner | anticipation |
| Sylvia Plath | historical figures | |
| Adams, Steven James | Get Over Yourself | words of wisdom |
| Adamson, Barry | Black Amour | black |
| Cinematic Soul | children performing | |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | books | |
| Add N to (X) | Metal Fingers in My Body | sci-fi & space |
| Adderley, Cannonball | Capricorn | star signs |
| Matchmaker, Matchmaker | brothers & sisters | |
| Scotch and Water | cocktails & spirits | |
| Adé, King Sunny | Ja Funmi | great drumming |
| The Message | dance instrumentals | |
| Adebambo, Jean | Paradise | slow, sexy love songs |
| Adele | Make You Feel My Love | everlasting love |
| Rolling in the Deep | disappointment | |
| Adem | These Lights Are Meaningful | star signs |
| Adicts | Black Sheep | black |
| Adjágas | Mun ja mun | wordless vocals |
| Adkins, Hasil | Chicken Walk | poultry |
| Adler, Larry | Genevieve Waltz | harmonica |
| Adult Net | Waking Up in the Sun | the sun |
| Adultchild | Stairway of Dreams (The Stair) | ascension |
| Adverts | Bored Teenagers | adolescence |
| Gary Gilmore’s Eyes | famous people | |
| Great British Mistake | bad decisions | |
| One Chord Wonders | the number one | |
| Advisory Circle | Mind How You Go | safety & danger |
| Aerosmith | Eat the Rich | austerity |
| Janie’s Got a Gun | shooting | |
| Sweet Emotion | best bass lines | |
| Walk This Way (with Run-D.M.C.) | collaborations & side projects | |
| Aerovons | Resurrection | sound like other songs |
| Aesop Rock | Long-Legged Larry | amphibians |
| Afghan Whigs | 66 | flirting |
| Somethin’ Hot | heat #2 | |
| What Jail Is Like | stuck or trapped | |
| African Head Charge | Language and Mentality | the brain |
| Microdosing | recreational drugs | |
| Somebody I Touch | touch | |
| African Tribal Orchestra | The Desert of Namibia | wide open spaces |
| Afro Celt Sound System | Release (ft Sinéad O’Connor) | Gaelic songs |
| Afronaught | Transcend Me | raise the heartrate |
| Afu-Ra | Mortal Kombat (ft Masta Killa) | fighting |
| Age of Chance | Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Noise? | noise |
| ahbez – eden | Full Moon | gentleness |
| Ahmed – Kamal | I Am Very Sorry (ft Noor Jehan) | apologies |
| Aim | Original Stuntmaster | safety & danger |
| Air | Alone in Kyoto | Asia |
| Electronic Performers | machines, robots & computers | |
| Kelly Watch the Stars (Remix Par Moog Cookbook) | sci-fi & space | |
| La Femme d’argent | opening album tracks | |
| Playground Love | adolescence | |
| Run | running | |
| Sexy Boy | synth pop 1980-2000 | |
| Air Traffic Controller | The House | family |
| Airborne Toxic Event | Sometime Around Midnight | without a chorus |
| Aislers Set | Balloon Song | ‘high’ songs |
| Akala | Comedy Tragedy History | Shakespeare |
| AKB48 | Halloween Night | time travel |
| Overtake | Japan | |
| River | borders, barriers, walls & fences | |
| Akiakane | Last Flight | futility |
| Akiyoshi, Toshiko (see Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band) | ||
| Akon | Locked Up | prisons |
| Al Qadiri, Fatima | Desert Strike | shooting |
| Alabama 3 | Ain’t Goin’ to Goa | fads & crazes |
| Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds? | smuggling & stealing | |
| How Can I Protect You? | asking, begging & pleading | |
| Mao Tse Tung Said | propaganda | |
| Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix) | guns | |
| Alabama Shakes | Don’t Wanna Fight | compromise |
| I Found You | discovery | |
| Alan Parsons Project | Don’t Let It Show | deceptive appearances |
| I Robot | artificial intelligence | |
| Alaska y Dinarama | Ni Tú ni Nadie | Spain |
| Alberstein, Chava | Chad Gadya | peace |
| Albertine, Viv | Home Sweet Home (…At Christmas) | reunions |
| Albinoni, Tomaso | Adagio in G minor | organ |
| Albion Country Band | Van Dieman’s Land (with Shirley Collins) | islands |
| Aldridge, Jimmy & Sid Goldsmith | Reedcutter’s Daughter | drone music |
| Alestorm | Magnetic North | compass points |
| Alewya | Sweating | perspiration |
| Alexander, Harold | Mama Soul | instruments imitating voice & vice versa |
| Alexander Brothers | Nobody’s Child | worst songs |
| Alexandria, Lorez | Baltimore Oriole | birds |
| Alexandrov Ensemble Choir | Kalinka | Russia |
| Alice Cooper (see Cooper, Alice) | ||
| Alice Donut | Come Up with Your Hands Out | coffee |
| Cow’s Placenta to Armageddon | discovery | |
| Green Pea Soup | horror-inspired songs | |
| The Son of a Disgruntled X-Postal Worker Reflects on His Life While Getting Stoned in the Parking Lot of a Winn Dixie Listening to Metallica | doom | |
| Alice in Chains | Down in a Hole | holes |
| Aliens | I Am the Unknown | unexplained phenomena |
| Alkaholiks | Only When I’m Drunk | drinking |
| All About Eve | Martha’s Harbour | the sea |
| All Saints | Black Coffee | incidental music |
| Pure Shores | girl groups | |
| All Seeing I | Walk Like a Panther (ft Tony Christie) | mammals |
| Walk Like a Panther (ft Tony Christie) | cats | |
| All Shall Perish | Wage Slaves | left wing politics |
| Allan, Johnnie | Promised Land | accordion |
| Allegri, Gregorio | Miserere | spiritual songs |
| Allen, Geri | Philly Joe (with Timeline) | finger snaps & toe taps |
| Allen, Lily | Alfie | unemployment |
| Cheryl Tweedy | B sides | |
| Chinese | coming home | |
| The Fear | effects of fame | |
| LDN | London | |
| Allen, Tony | Boat Journey | obstacles |
| Moving On | moving on | |
| N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always) (with Afrobeat 2000) | never | |
| No Discrimination (with the Afro Messengers) | ensembles, big bands & orchestras | |
| Secret Agent | mistaken identity | |
| Allin, GG | I Wanna Fuck Myself | narcissism |
| Allison, Luther | Cherry Red Wine | wine |
| Allison, Mose | Parchman Farm | prisons |
| Your Mind Is On Vacation | insulting songs | |
| Your Molecular Structure | small things | |
| Allman, Gregg | I’m No Angel | skin |
| Allman, Sheldon | Crawl Out Through the Fallout | apocalypse |
| Allman Brothers Band | Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More | music for funerals |
| Melissa | reunions | |
| Midnight Rider | motorbikes | |
| Wasted Words | arguments #2 | |
| Whipping Post | similes | |
| Almond, Marc | Autumn | Russia |
| Lavender | purple | |
| Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart (ft Gene Pitney) | comeback songs | |
| Undress Me | seduction | |
| What Makes a Man a Man | homosexuality | |
| Aloof | One Night Stand | one night stands |
| Alpert, Herb & the Tijuana Brass | A Taste of Honey | stop-start songs |
| This Guy’s in Love with You | indirect messages | |
| Alphaville | Forever Young | youthfulness |
| Alphonso, Roland | Dr. Ring-Ding (with the Soul Brothers) | doctors |
| alt-J | Breezeblocks | hardware |
| Tessellate | three | |
| Alter Bridge | Slip to the Void | holes |
| Altered Images | Dead Pop Stars | music industry |
| Happy Birthday | birthdays | |
| I Could Be Happy | optimistic songs | |
| Alternative TV | Let’s Sleep Now | adult lullabies |
| Althea & Donna | Uptown Top Ranking | fashion |
| Alzheimer | Vaporum Purpuro | songs with sudden changes |
| Amechi, Steven | Nylon Skies (with His Empire Rhythm Skies) | fabrics |
| Amadou & Miriam | Beaux dimanches | the weekend |
| Bozos | 3/4 time | |
| Je pense à toi | songs in French | |
| La Realité | alarm sounds | |
| Sénégal Fast Food | close harmony singing | |
| Taxi Bamako | taxis | |
| Amampondo | Victory | victory |
| Amazing Broken Man | New Year Son | new year songs |
| Ambrose & His Orchestra | The Clouds Will Soon Roll By (ft Elsie Carlisle) | hope |
| Ameeba | Illo (ft Mattip & Pijall) | from Nordic countries |
| Amen Corner | (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice | perfection |
| America | A Horse with No Name | wilderness |
| Ventura Highway | driving songs | |
| American Analog Set | Punk as Fuck | misleading or incongruous titles |
| American Music Club | Johnny Mathis’ Feet | effects of fame |
| Myopic Books | literary songs | |
| Outside This Bar | pubs & bars | |
| Royal Café | restaurants & cafes | |
| Amidon, Sam | How Come That Blood | blood |
| Ammons, Albert | Swanee River Boogie | great keyboards |
| Ammons, Gene | When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver | hair |
| Amon Amarth | Hermod’s Ride to Hel – Lokes Treachery Part I | fantasy |
| Amon Düül II | A Short Stop at the Transylvanian Brain-Surgery | provocative, strange or humorous titles |
| Archangels Thunderbird | startling songs | |
| Ludwig | 19th century life | |
| Pig Man | four-legged livestock | |
| Amorphous Strums | Teddy Bear (with Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power) | toys |
| Amos, Tori | Crucify | embarrassment |
| Little Earthquakes | small things | |
| Playboy Mommy | magazines | |
| The Power of Orange Knickers | fashion | |
| Yes, Anastasia | historical figures | |
| Anaal Nathrakh | Human, All Too Fucking Human | misanthropic songs |
| I Wish I Could Vomit Blood on You… …People | blood | |
| Analog Players Society | Moula (ft Missia Saran Dioubate & Famoro Dioubate) | hammer & mallet instruments |
| …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | Monsoon | natural disasters |
| Spiral Jetty | works of art | |
| Worlds Apart | September 11 attacks | |
| Andersen, Matt | One Size Never Fits | stereotypes |
| Anderson, Carleen | Mama Said (K-Klassic Mix) | wolves |
| Anderson, Ernestine | Keep an Eye on Love | eyes & sight |
| Anderson, Ian | The Secret Language of Birds | staying |
| Anderson, Laurie | Beautiful Pea Green Boat | nursery rhymes |
| Big Science | songs with talking | |
| Blue Lagoon | quoting Shakespeare | |
| Dance of Electricity | electricity | |
| Gravity’s Angel | books #2 | |
| O Superman (For Massenet) | spoken word | |
| O Superman (For Massenet) | aliens | |
| Smoke Rings | circles | |
| Statue of Liberty | works of art | |
| Anderson, Leroy | The Typewriter | whimsical songs |
| Anderson, Lynn | Rose Garden | trees, grass & flowers |
| Anderson, Marian | Erbarme dich, mein Gott (composed by J. S. Bach) | songs that give you goosebumps |
| Anderson, Ray | Sputniks and Mutniks (with the Home Folks) | space travel |
| Anderson, Vicki | I Want to Be in the Land of Milk and Honey | peace |
| Andión, Patxi | Una Dos y Tres | markets & fairs |
| Ando, Umeko | Iuta Upopo | Japan |
| Andrew Jackson Jihad | Zombie by the Cranberries by Andrew Jackson Jihad | kindness |
| Andrew Oldham Orchestra | The Last Time | lesser known originals |
| Andrews, Barry | Rossmore Road | addresses |
| Andrews, Harvey | Hey! Sandy | songs that capture the zeitgeist |
| Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (with Vic Shoen & His Orchestra) | army |
| South America, Take It Away (with Bing Crosby) | spine & neck | |
| Strip Polka (with Vic Shoen & His Orchestra) | nudity | |
| Andy, Horace | Horse with No Name | deserts |
| Materialist | reckless consumption | |
| Money Money | money | |
| Mr. Bassie | Mr, Mrs, Miss & Ms | |
| Skylarking Dub | great album or mixtape openers | |
| Angel, Ron | Chemical Worker’s Song | safety & danger |
| Angèle | Je veux tes yeux | eyes |
| Angelic Upstarts | Ghost Town | North East England |
| I Understand | influenced by reggae | |
| I’m an Upstart | great riffs | |
| Murder of Liddle Towers | anger | |
| Angelica | You Fake It/You Make It | authenticity & fakery |
| Angelou, Maya | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (with Buckshot LeFonque) | empathy |
| Still I Rise | resilience | |
| Anglos | Incense | heat #2 |
| Animal Collective | Bees | insects |
| My Girls | ambition | |
| My Girls | fathers and daughters | |
| No More Runnin’ | running | |
| Animal Magnet | Welcome to the Monkey House | monkeys & apes |
| Animals | Gonna Send You Back to Walker | northern England |
| Gratefully Dead | the afterlife | |
| The House of the Rising Sun | advice | |
| Inside-Looking Out | redemption | |
| It’s My Life | single-mindedness | |
| San Franciscan Nights | saints & martyrs | |
| We Gotta Get Out of This Place | rallying cries | |
| Animals That Swim | Bed Island | single-mindedness |
| How to Make a Chandelier | glass | |
| Ann Margret | It’s a Nice World to Visit (But Not to Live In) | long titles |
| Annie | Heartbeat | the heart |
| Anohni (see also Antony and the Johnsons) | Crisis | crisis |
| Drone Bomb Me | September 11 attacks | |
| Anonymous | We Are Legion | anonymity |
| Anorak Girl | Anorak Girls | nerds & geeks |
| Billie’s Joined the Fan Club | community | |
| Another Sunny Day | I’m in Love with a Girl Who Doesn’t Know I Exist | unrequited love |
| Antena, Isabelle | Le Poisson des mers du sud | flavour |
| Anthony, Ray & His Orchestra | Rock Around the Rockpile (ft Jayne Mansfield) | alarm sounds |
| Anthrax | Bring the Noise (with Public Enemy & Ice T) | noise |
| Only | one word titles | |
| Anti-Flag | One People, One Struggle | the number one |
| Anti-Nowhere League | I Hate…People | misanthropic songs |
| Antisect | Education or Indoctrination | propaganda |
| Antony and the Johnsons | The Cripple and the Starfish | channelling pain |
| Fistful of Love | secret vices | |
| For Today I Am a Boy | uncertainty | |
| Hope There’s Someone | songs that make you cry | |
| Aoife (see Fhearraigh, Aoife Ní | ||
| Apaka, Alfred | Aloha ’Oe | long-distance relationships |
| Lovely Hula Hands | physical gestures | |
| Aphex Twin | Analogue Bubblebath | debut songs |
| Come to Daddy | fathers | |
| Didgeridoo | musical instruments | |
| Flim | Welsh songs | |
| Goon Gumpas | short songs | |
| Gwely Mernans | unsettling songs | |
| i | mixtape closers | |
| Polygon Window (as Polygon Window) | windows | |
| Windowlicker | windows | |
| Aphrodite’s Child | The Four Horsemen | biblical songs |
| The Four Horsemen | prophets | |
| Apple, Fiona | Across the Universe | Beatles covers |
| Fetch the Boltcutters | hardware | |
| Heavy Balloon | resilience | |
| I Want You | covers by the opposite sex | |
| Under the Table | single-mindedness | |
| Window | breaking things | |
| Aqua | Barbie Girl | from Nordic countries |
| Aqualung | Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell on You) | adult lullabies |
| A.R. Kane | A Love from Outer Space | birthdays |
| Arab Strap | (Afternoon) Soaps | television |
| The First Big Weekend | Friday & Saturday | |
| I Work in a Saloon | pubs & bars | |
| I Would’ve Liked Me a Lot Last Night | last night | |
| Love Detective | spying | |
| New Birds | decisive songs | |
| The Shy Retirer | hedonism | |
| The Turning of Our Bones | zombies | |
| Arcade Fire | Half Light I | sunsets & twilight |
| Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders | |
| Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) | children | |
| No Cars Go | songs with vim | |
| Wake Up | rallying cries | |
| Arcángel | Dame Limones | fruit |
| Humeaban las Chozas | homelessness | |
| Arcesia | Butterfly Mind | worst songs |
| Archer, Tasmin | Sleeping Satellite | rare events |
| Archies | Sugar, Sugar | tautonyms |
| Arco Iris | Canción de Cuna Para el Niño Astronauta | space |
| Arctic Monkeys | Brianstorm | insulting songs |
| Dancing Shoes (with Rhythms del Mundo) | footwear | |
| From the Ritz to the Rubble | nightclubs | |
| I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor | flirting | |
| I Want It All | greed | |
| Knee Socks | underwear | |
| My Propeller | spinning | |
| Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured | dialogue | |
| Riot Van | law enforcement | |
| The View from the Afternoon | anticipation | |
| When the Sun Goes Down | prostitution | |
| Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? | self-referential songs | |
| Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? | asking, begging & pleading | |
| A.R.E. Weapons | Headbanger Face | faces |
| Argent | Hold Your Head Up | confidence |
| Arie, India | Brown Skin | skin |
| I Am Not My Hair (ft Akon) | hair | |
| There’s Hope | hope | |
| Wings of Forgiveness | forgiveness | |
| Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (see Pink, Ariel) | ||
| Armatrading, Joan | All the Way from America | telephones |
| Bottom to the Top | overturning the odds | |
| Eating the Bear | provocative, strange or humorous titles | |
| Empty Highway | wide open spaces | |
| Head of the Table | leadership | |
| Love and Affection | arresting opening lines | |
| Mama Papa | islands | |
| No Love | indirect messages | |
| The Weakness in Me | uncertainty | |
| The Weakness in Me | secrets & secrecy | |
| Willow | kindness | |
| Your Letter | reading | |
| Armstrong, Louis | Basin Street Blues | roads & streets |
| The Beat Generation | fads & crazes | |
| Cain and Abel | famous or notable duos | |
| Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans | US cities & states | |
| Go Down Moses (with the All Stars) | prophets | |
| I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (with Ella Fitzgerald) | eggs | |
| Jeepers Creepers | asking, begging & pleading | |
| Just a Closer Walk with Thee (with Mahalia Jackson) | from New Orleans | |
| La Vie en rose | pink | |
| Moonlight in Vermont (with Ella Fitzgerald) | New England | |
| Muskrat Ramble (with his Hot Five) | rodents | |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | hope & resilience | |
| Potato Head Blues (with his Hot Seven) | vegetables | |
| The Real Ambassador (with Dave Brubeck, and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) | pioneers | |
| Shadrack | survival | |
| St. James Infirmary | hospitals | |
| St. Louis Blues | saints & martyrs | |
| Stardust | great songwriting 1900-1955 | |
| Struttin’ with Some Barbecue (with his Hot Five) | without percussion | |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | spiritual songs | |
| They All Laughed (with Ella Fitzgerald) | laughter | |
| Tiger Rag | animals | |
| Tiger Rag | tigers | |
| Under a Blanket of Blue (with Ella Fitzgerald) | blue | |
| We Have All the Time in the World | relaxation & leisure | |
| What a Wonderful World | miracles | |
| Army of Lovers | The Particle Song | small things |
| Arnalds, Ólafur | Himininn er að hrynja en stjörnurnar fara þér vel | remembrance songs |
| Arnold, Kokomo | Sister Jane Cross the Hall | brothers & sisters |
| Arnold, P. P. | Angel of the Morning | one night stands |
| The First Cut Is the Deepest | channelling pain | |
| AronChupa | Llama in My Living Room (ft Little Sis Nora) | four-legged livestock |
| Arrested Development | Tennessee | searching & seeking |
| Arrogant Worms | Carrot Juice Is Murder | farm produce |
| Power Washer | hardware | |
| Arrow | Rhumba Again | the Caribbean |
| Art Brut | Awkward Breakfast | awkwardness |
| DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake | nerds & geeks | |
| Emily Kane | estimates of distance & time | |
| Formed a Band | self-referential songs | |
| Art Ensemble of Chicago | Theme de Yoyo | discordant songs |
| Art of Noise | Moments in Love (Beaten) | 1980s 12” singles |
| Artful Dodger | Rewind (ft Craig David) | reversing |
| Arthur, Joseph | Bed of Nails | sharp objects |
| Kandinsky | shadows | |
| Artistik, Mik (see Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip) | ||
| Artists United Against Apartheid | Sun City | scandal |
| Artman, Gilbert | Canal Music in Venice 1981 (with Urban Sax) | songs by buskers |
| Aṣa | Jailer | stick it to the man |
| Ash | Girl from Mars | space |
| Girl from Mars | aliens | |
| Kung Fu | hobbies | |
| Ashby, Dorothy | Why Did You Leave Me | harps, lyres & zithers |
| Ashcroft, Catherine | Táimse im’ Chodladh / King of the Pipers (with Maurice Dickson) | Gaelic songs |
| Ashton, Gardner and Dyke | The Resurrection Shuffle | chicken and egg |
| Asian Dub Foundation | Free Satpal Ram | scandal |
| Memory War | memory | |
| Naxalite | Asia | |
| New Way New Life | inspired by India | |
| Askew, Ed | The Garden | gardens |
| Askill, Michael | How the Stars Were Made | stars |
| Asobi Seksu | Red Sea | red |
| Strawberries | fruit | |
| Assembly | Never Never | never |
| Associates | The Affectionate Punch | body language |
| Breakfast | meals & mealtimes | |
| Club Country | energizing songs | |
| Party Fears Two | parties & going out | |
| Skipping | jumping | |
| White Car in Germany | places in Europe | |
| Association | Along Comes Mary | marijuana |
| Birthday Morning | birthdays | |
| Rose Petals, Incense and a Kitten | roses | |
| Windy | nicknames & pseudonyms | |
| Astaire, Fred | Cheek to Cheek | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
| Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (with Ginger Rogers) | vegetables | |
| Puttin’ On the Ritz | wealth | |
| The Way You Look Tonight | crooners | |
| Astatke, Mulatu | Yèkatit | months of the year |
| Astley, Virginia | From Gardens Where We Feel Secure | alarm sounds |
| Futility | remembrance songs | |
| Over the Edge of the World | horizons | |
| Aswad | Back to Africa | regressing & reversing |
| Warrior Charge | bravery | |
| At Swim Two Birds | In Bed with Your Best Friend | without a chorus |
| At the Drive-In | One Armed Scissor | aliens |
| Ataca Paca | Caja de Manzanas | songs by buskers |
| Atari Teenage Riot | ATR | teenagers |
| Athlete | Wires | overturning the odds |
| Atkin, Pete | Beware of the Beautiful Stranger | fortune tellers |
| Carnations on the Roof | iron & steel | |
| Atkins, Chet | Yakety Axe (with Mark Knopfler) | guitars |
| Atlas, Natacha | Mano Suave (with Yasmin Levy) | hands |
| One Brief Moment | brevity | |
| Atlas Sound | New Year’s Day | new year songs |
| Atmosphere | Became | winter |
| My Lady Got Two Men | two – part 1 | |
| The Waitress (ft Tom Waits) | regrets | |
| The Woman with the Tattooed Hands | tattoos & piercings | |
| You | restaurants & cafes | |
| Atoms for Peace | Judge, Jury and Executioner | judges & trials |
| Attila the Stockbroker | Contributory Negligence | hitchhiking |
| Atwell, Bess | Co-op | distractions & diversions |
| Atwell, Winifred | The Black and White Rag | dance instrumentals |
| Atzmon, Gilad & the Orient House Ensemble | Dal’ouna on the Return | homelessness |
| Jenin | historical events | |
| Au Pairs | Diet | spring cleaning & household chores |
| Headache for Michelle | surveillance | |
| It’s Obvious | feminism | |
| We’re So Cool | Birmingham & the Black Country | |
| Auden, W. H. | Night Mail (composed by Benjamin Britten, narrated by John Grierson) | Britain |
| Audioslave | Cochise | supergroups |
| Audreys | Small Things | discovery |
| Aurora | Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) | patterns & sequences |
| Auteurs | After Murder Park | cello |
| Junk Shop Clothes | clothes | |
| The Rubettes | nostalgia | |
| Automatic | Monster | monsters |
| Avalanches | Because I’m Me | trombone |
| Frontier Psychiatrist | odd noises & instruments | |
| Since I Left You | upbeat break-up | |
| Thank You Caroline | please & thank you | |
| Avalon, Frankie | Venus | myths & legends |
| Avatarium | Pandora’s Egg | chicken and egg |
| Aventura | Obsesión (ft Judy Santos) | songs in Spanish |
| Average White Band | Let’s Go Round Again | time travel |
| Work to Do | multitasking & being busy | |
| Avett Brothers | The Perfect Space | platonic love |
| Awadi | J’accuse | assassination |
| Awasthi, Sapna | Chaiyya Chaiyya (with Sukhwinder Singh) | recorded for movies |
| Axis of Awesome | Rage of Thrones | libraries |
| Settlers of Catan | board games | |
| Ayers, Kevin | All This Crazy Gift of Time | passage of time |
| Blue | blue | |
| The Clarietta Rag | sound like other songs | |
| The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 1: Irreversible Neural Damage | hats | |
| The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 1: Irreversible Neural Damage | reversing | |
| Eleanor’s Cake (Which Ate Her) | bread & baking | |
| Ghost Train | fairgrounds | |
| Girl on a Swing | hanging | |
| It Begins with a Blessing | blessings & curses | |
| The Lady Rachel | stairs, ladders & elevators | |
| May I? | seduction | |
| Song from the Bottom of a Well | wells | |
| Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes | marijuana | |
| Ayers, Roy | Everybody Loves the Sunshine (as Roy Ayers Ubiquity) | summer |
| Running Away (as Roy Ayers Ubiquity) | running | |
| Ayler, Albert | New Generation | euphoria |
| Aznavour, Charles | Au voleur | smuggling & stealing |
| Azpiazú, Don & the Havana Casino Orchestra | El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) | waking up |
| El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) | nuts & edible seeds | |
| Aztec Camera | Good Morning Britain | Britain |
| Knife | sharp objects | |
| Azymuth | Linha do Horizonte | horizons |