| Song Title | Artist | Topic |
| Ja Funmi | King Sunny Adé | great drumming |
| Jaan Pehechan Ho | Mohammed Rafi | personal theme songs |
| Jabberwock | Boeing Duveen & the Beautiful Soup | whimsical songs |
| J’accuse | Awadi | assassination |
| Jack and Jill | Raydio | famous or notable duos |
| Jack-Ass | Beck | sampling & recycling |
| Jack in the Box | The Jackpots | toys |
| Jack Ironside | The Young’uns | personification |
| Jack Nicholson | Head of David | horror-inspired songs |
| Jack O’Diamond Blues | Blind Lemon Jefferson | games |
| Jack Pelter and His Sex-Change Chicken | Indians in Moscow | provocative, strange or humorous titles |
| Jack Shit George | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | education |
| Jack Straw | Grateful Dead | gripping or intriguing narrative |
| Jack the Bear | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | best bass lines |
| The Jackal | Ronny Jordan ft Dana Bryant | glamour & style |
| Jackie | Sinéad O’Connor | named after men |
| Jackie | Scott Walker | ambition |
| Jackson | Johnny Cash & June Carter | US cities & states |
| Jacob Street 7am | The Sabres of Paradise | morning |
| Jacob’s Dream | Alison Krauss | volunteering |
| Jacob’s Ladder | The Monochrome Set | weddings |
| Jacob’s Ladder | Bruce Springsteen | stairs, ladders & elevators |
| Jacqueline | The Durutti Column | super solos |
| Jacques Derrida | Scritti Politti | named after men |
| Jagerbomb | Tequila Mockingbyrd | cocktails & spirits |
| Jah Is One | Mosh Ben-Ari | left wing politics |
| J’ai été au bal | Iry LeJeune | from New Orleans |
| Jai Hanuman! | L. Subramaniam, Nyoman Wenten & Burat Wangi Choir | choirs |
| Jai Ho | A. R. Rahman | winners |
| Jail Bait | Andre Williams | immaturity |
| Jailer | Aṣa | stick it to the man |
| Jailhouse Blues | Lightnin’ Hopkins | prisons |
| Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | gender & LGBTQ+ |
| J’aimerais bien être mon chien | Frédérik Mey | dogs |
| Jake the Peg | Rolf Harris | children’s songs |
| Jam Love Dub | Prince Douglas | big and meaty |
| Jamaica Farewell | Harry Belafonte | islands |
| Jamaica Hurricane | Lord Beginner | wind |
| Jamaica Land We Love | Richie Stephens | national anthems |
| Jamaican Rum | Phil Lynott | cocktails & spirits |
| Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | Hank Williams | food |
| James K. Polk | They Might Be Giants | elections |
| Jamming | Bob Marley & the Wailers | idioms & common expressions |
| Jams Run Free | Sonic Youth | running |
| Jan Brady | Lunachicks | eggs |
| Jane Says | Jane’s Addiction | steelpan |
| Janie’s Got a Gun | Aerosmith | shooting |
| Janitor | Suburban Lawns | strange & surreal |
| January | Hank Snow | months of the year |
| Jarabi | Sona Jobarteh | harp, lyre & zither |
| Jarrow Song | Alan Price | adversity |
| Jason and the Argonauts | XTC | treasure |
| Java Jive | The Ink Spots | simple pleasures |
| Jaws Theme | John Williams | fear |
| teeth |
| Jazz Hands | Thea Gilmore | hands |
| JCB Song | Nizlopi | yellow |
| Je n’en connais pas la fin | Édith Piaf | carnivals & funfairs |
| Je pense à toi | Amadou & Mariam | songs in French |
| Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais | Serge Gainsbourg | goodbye |
| Je t’aime… moi non plus | Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg | lust |
| Je veux | Zaz | songs by buskers |
| Je veux te voir | Yelle | songs in French |
| Je veux tes yeux | Angèle | eyes |
| Jealous Guy | John Lennon | guilt & apology |
| Jean | Be-Bop Deluxe | tribute songs |
| Jean Harlow | Lead Belly | tribute songs |
| Jed the Humanoid | Grandaddy | sci-fi & space |
| Jeepers Creepers | Louis Amstrong | asking, begging & pleading |
| Jeff Koons | Momus | works of art |
| Jefferson and Liberty | Pete Seeger | elections |
| Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin’s Revenge) | De La Soul | first love |
| Jenin | Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble | historical events |
| Jennifer | Faust | volume changes |
| Jennings Farm Blues | Led Zeppelin | rough & smooth |
| Jenny Again | Tunng | knives |
| Jenny Ondioline | Stereolab | more questions than answers |
| Jenny Was a Friend of Mine | The Killers | crime |
| Jerdacuttup Man | The Triffids | unusual narrators |
| Jeremy | Pearl Jam | male names |
| Jerk It | Thunderheist | songs that command or instruct |
| Jersey Girl | Tom Waits | na-na-hey-hey songs |
| Jerusalem | Mark Stewart & the Maffia | England |
| Jerusalema | Master KG | COVID-19 lockdown |
| Jesse | Scott Walker | strange & surreal |
| Jesse James Bolero | Prefab Sprout | outlaws & rebels |
| Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet | Gavin Bryars | blood |
| Jesus Buddha Moses Gauranga | Quintessence | religion |
| Jesus Built My Hotrod | Ministry | God & the Devil |
| Jesus Christ | Big Star | biblical songs |
| Jesus Gave Me Water | The Soul Stirrers | Jesus |
| Jesus Hates Faggots | John Grant | Jesus |
| (Jesus Hits Like the) Atom Bomb | The Blind Boys of Alabama | God & the Devil |
| Jesus Is in My Body, My Body Has Let Me Down | Slim Cessna’s Auto Club | geology |
| Jesus Is Waiting | Al Green | waiting |
| The Jesus Stag Night Club | Babybird | Jesus |
| Jesus the Missing Years | John Prine | gripping or intriguing narrative |
| Jesus Tone | Swamp Cabbage | Jesus |
| Jesus Walks | Kanye West | God & the Devil |
| Jesus Was a Capricorn (Owed to John Prine) | Kris Kristofferson | star signs |
| Jesus Was a Cross Maker | Judee Sill | biblical songs |
| Jesus Was Way Cool | King Missile | miracles |
| Jet Boy, Jet Girl | Elton Motello | homosexuality |
| The Jet Set Junta | The Monochrome Set | gangs |
| Jet Song (from West Side Story) | Tucker Smith (written by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim) | bad boys & bad girls |
| The Jezebel Spirit | Brian Eno & David Byrne | ghosts |
| Jigsaw Feeling | Siouxsie and the Banshees | raise the heartrate |
| Jilted John | Jilted John | separation |
| Jim Jones | Bob Dylan | Australia |
| Jim O Windygates | Jackie Leven | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
| Jimmy Choo’s | The Lucinda Belle Orchestra | footwear |
| Jimmy Mack | Martha and the Vandellas | long-distance relationships |
| Jimmy mó Mhíle Stór | The Chieftains & the Rankins | Gaelic songs |
| Jingle Bells | Yuletide Blasphemy | anti-Christmas songs |
| Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par | Mohammed Rafi | disappointment |
| JJ | Windslide | songs by buskers |
| João e Maria | Chico Buarque & Nara Leão | famous or notable duos |
| Jobs in Steeltown | Mischief Brew | iron & steel |
| Jobseeker | Sleaford Mods | artistic trends of the 21st century |
| Jock-A-Mo | James “Sugar Boy” Crawford | from New Orleans |
| Jockey Full of Bourbon | Tom Waits | incidental music |
| Jocko Homo | Devo | chaos |
| Jodida Peró Contenta | Concha Buika | independence |
| Jodie Foster | Submarine | movie & TV stars |
| Joe | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | leadership |
| Joe Frazier | Burning Spear | misleading or incongruous titles |
| Joe Hill | Joan Baez | historical figures |
| Joe Hill | Paul Robeson | underdogs |
| Joe Louis Strut | Memphis Minnie, Black Bob & Bill Settles | fighting |
| Joe’s Garage | Frank Zappa | guitars |
| Jogging | Freddie McGregor | sand |
| John Allyn Smith Sails | Okkervil River | songs with a twist |
| John Anderson My Jo | Eddi Reader | everlasting love |
| John Barleycorn | Steeleye Span | paganism |
| John Barleycorn | Traffic | resurrection |
| John Henry | Harry Belafonte | iron & steel |
| John Innes | Jo Stephenson & Dan Woods | earth, soil & dirt |
| John Lee Hooker for President | Ry Cooder | ironic songs |
| John Lennon’s Guitar | Barclay James Harvest | guitars |
| John Saw That Number | Neko Case | prophets |
| John the Gun | Sandy Denny | shooting |
| John the Revelator | Son House | ancient history |
| John the Revelator | Blind Willie Johnson | biblical songs |
| John Wayne Gacy Jr | Sufjan Stevens | famous people |
| John Wayne’s Teeth | Eaglebear Singers | teeth |
| Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | named after men |
| Johnny, Come Home | Fine Young Cannibals | forgiveness |
| Johnny Come Lately | Steve Earle | coming home |
| Johnny Got a Boom Boom | Imelda May | volume |
| Johnny Guitar | The Runaways | guitars |
| Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya | Dropkick Murphys | survival |
| Johnny Mathis’ Feet | American Music Club | effects of fame |
| Johnny Ryall | Beastie Boys | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
| Johnny Too Bad | The Slickers | crime |
| Johnny’s Garden | Manassas | gardens |
| John’s Theme (Love Scene) | Pino Donaggio | quiet songs |
| Join In the Chant | Nitzer Ebb | machinery, industry & technology |
| Joining a Fan Club | Jellyfish | memorabilia & souvenirs |
| The Joint Is Jumpin’ | Fats Waller | celebration |
| The Joker | Everclear | songs for your teenage self |
| The Joker | Littler Leroy & the Milestones | laughter |
| Jolene | Dolly Parton | named after women |
| Jonas and Ezekiel | Indigo Girls | prophets |
| The Jones Boy | The Mills Brothers | Jones & Joneses |
| Jones vs Jones | Kool & the Gang | Jones & Joneses |
| Jorge Regula | The Moldy Peaches | laziness |
| Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho | Paul Robeson | biblical songs |
| Joshua Gone Barbados | Tom Rush | broken promises |
| Josie | Steely Dan | outstanding percussion |
| A Journalist Falls in Love with Deathrow Inmate #16 | Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s | capital punishment |
| Journey in Satchidananda | Alice Coltrane | Asia |
| Journey to the Center of a Girl | The Cramps | adventure |
| Joy | Talib Kweli ft Mos Def | empathy |
| Joy Division Oven Gloves | Half Man Half Biscuit | bread & baking |
| Joy in Repetition | Prince | repetition |
| The Joy of Living | Ewan MacColl | mountains |
| Joyful Jukebox Music | The Jackson 5 | jukeboxes |
| Juan Carlos el Bobón | Pablo Hasél | freedom of expression |
| Judas Iscariote | Misty in Roots | coins |
| Judas Rising | Judas Priest | songs that express excess |
| Judge Dread | Prince Buster | spoken word |
| Judge Harsh Blues | Furry Lewis | judges & trials |
| Judge, Jury and Executioner | Atoms for Peace | judges & trials |
| Judges | Colin Stetson | saxophone |
| Judgment, Rage, Retribution and Thyme | Mudhoney | mirrors |
| Judy and the Dream of Horses | Belle and Sebastian | songwriting |
| Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast | Cornershop | meals & mealtimes |
| Judy’s in the Sandbox | Nina Nastasia | flirting |
| Jugband Blues | Pink Floyd | unsettling songs |
| Juicy | The Notorious B.I.G. | victory |
| Juke Box | Fred Buscaglione | Italy |
| Juke Box Blues | June Carter | jukeboxes |
| Juke Joint Jezebel | KMFDM | alliteration |
| Jukebox | Ani DiFranco | jukeboxes |
| Jukebox Sparrows | Shannon McNally | jukeboxes |
| Julia | The Beatles | tribute songs |
| Julie’s Been Working for the Drug Squad | The Clash | girls’ names |
| Julius | Phish | omens & prophecies |
| Jumble Sale | Jake Thackray | sales, selling & bargains |
| Jumbo | Osibisa | elephants & mammoths |
| Jump | David Lee Roth & John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band | jukeboxes |
| Jump | Van Halen | great riffs |
| Jump Around | House of Pain | triggering dancing |
| Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back | Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps | jumping |
| Jump Boys | The Undertones | jumping |
| Jump (For My Love) | The Pointer Sisters | jumping |
| Jump Mama Jump | Poison Girls | spring cleaning & household chores |
| Jumpers | Sleater-Kinney | songs by trios |
| Jumpin’ at the Woodside | Count Basie & His Orchestra | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
| Jumpin’ Jack Flash | The Rolling Stones | great riffs |
| Jumpin’ Jive | Cab Calloway | jumping |
| Jumpin’, Jumpin’ | Destiny’s Child | jumping |
| Jumping Someone Else’s Train | The Cure | jumping |
| Junco Partner | James Booker | from New Orleans |
| June Hymn | The Decemberists | contentment |
| Jungle Boogie | Kool & the Gang | rhythm, beat & boogie |
| Jungle Fever | The Chakachas | audible breaths |
| The Jungle Line | Joni Mitchell | painting & painters |
| Jungle Rhumba | Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra | impressive videos |
| Jungleland | Bruce Springsteen | gangs |
| Junk Bond Trader | Elliott Smith | jobs |
| Junk Shop Clothes | The Auteurs | clothes |
| Junko Partner | Dr. John | parades |
| Jus 1 Kiss | Basement Jaxx | kissing |
| Just | Radiohead | bad decisions |
| Just a Closer Walk with Thee | Mahalia Jackson & Louis Armstrong | from New Orleans |
| Just a Dream | Carrie Underwood | flags |
| Just a Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody | Louis Prima & Keely Smith | great backing vocals |
| Just a Little Lovin’ | Dusty Springfield | morning |
| Just a Lovely Day | Gordon Haskell | happiness |
| Just a Nerd | Shaka Ponk | nerds & geeks |
| Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’ | Ella Fitzgerald | chairs |
| Just a Wristwatch on My Arm | Lightnin’ Hopkins | clocks & watches |
| Just About Seventeen | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | ages |
| Just an English Outlaw | The Dogs D’Amour | outlaws & rebels |
| Just an Illusion | Imagination | illusions |
| Just Be Good to Me | The S.O.S. Band | infidelity |
| Just Can’t Get Enough | Depeche Mode | synth pop 1980-2000 |
| Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) | Kenny Rogers & the First Edition | redefined by film |
| hangovers |
| Just for Kicks | Mike Sarne | bad boys & bad girls |
| Just Got Lucky | JoBoxers | luck |
| Just Like a Woman | Boy Dylan | stiff upper lip |
| Just Like Christmas | Low | alternative Christmas songs |
| Just Like Heaven | The Cure | heaven & hell |
| Just Like Paradise | David Lee Roth | songs that express excess |
| Just Like You | The Brides of Funkenstein | audible breaths |
| Just Me | Music Go Music | decisive songs |
| Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) | The Temptations | secret admirers |
| Just One Look | Doris Troy | brevity |
| Just One Look | Mary Wells | first & last time |
| Just One of Those Things | Frank Sinatra | impermanence |
| Just One Victory | Todd Rundgren | resilience |
| Just Say I Love Him | Nina Simone | indirect messages |
| Just the Right Bullets | Tom Waits | shooting |
| Just the Two of Us | Grover Washington ft Bill Withers | castles & palaces |
| Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel | change #2 |
| Just to Get a Rep | Gang Starr | violence |
| Just Walk in My Shoes | Gladys Knight & the Pips | footwear |
| Just Walkin’ in the Rain | The Prisonaires | water |
| Justice in Ontario | Steve Earle & the Dukes | scandal |
| Justified and Ancient | The KLF ft Tammy Wynette | unlikely collaborations |
| Justify My Love | Madonna | whispering |