| Song Title | Artist | Topic |
| N17 | The Saw Doctors | Ireland |
| NaCl (Sodium Chloride) | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | science |
| Nadia | Jeff Beck | vibrato, tremolo & oscillations |
| Nadie Sabe | Mabe Fratti | cello |
| Nag Nag Nag | Cabaret Voltaire | made you fall in love with music |
| Nagasaki Nightmare | Crass | murder |
| Naked | Neneh Cherry | nudity |
| Naked | Lizzo | nudity |
| Naked | Anoushka Shankar | nudity |
| Naked All Night | Rita Coolidge | nudity |
| Naked Checkers | Hayes Carll | board games |
| Naked Cousin | PJ Harvey | nudity |
| The Naked Dutch Painter | Stew | unusual rhymes |
| Naked Man | Randy Newman | nudity |
| The Name of the Game | ABBA | falling in love |
| Names | Cat Power | ages |
| Nancy (With the Laughing Face) | John Coltrane Quartet | faces |
| Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) | Mountain | books #2 |
| Napoleon | Ani DiFranco | France |
| Napoleon Loves Josephine | We Are the Physics | odd couples |
| Narcissist | The Libertines | narcissism |
| Narcissus | Alanis Morissette | narcissism |
| Narcissus (Bar & Grill) | Peter Hammill | narcissism |
| Nasty Gal | Betty Davis | gossip |
| Nat West-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds | Manic Street Preachers | companies & corporations |
| Nata di marzo | Pizzicato Five | months of the year |
| Nathan Jones | The Supremes | named after men |
| National Anthem | Lana Del Rey | greed |
| National Express | The Divine Comedy | buses |
| National Shite Day | Half Man Half Biscuit | companies & corporations |
| Native New Yorker | Odyssey | New York |
| Natty Supper | The Chantells | meals & mealtimes |
| Natural Born Killaz | Ice Cube & Dr. Dre | crime |
| Nature Boy | Nat King Cole | great songwriting 1900-1955 |
| Nature, the Gentlest Mother | Aaron Copland (performed by Sanford Sylvan and David Breitman) | gentleness |
| The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane | Ray Charles | babies & childbirth |
| Naughty Miranda | Indians in Moscow | startling songs |
| Nautilus | Bob James | underwater |
| Navigator | The Pogues | jobs |
| Naxalite | Asian Dub Foundation | Asia |
| Ne me quitte pas | Jacques Brel | songs that make you cry |
| Né So (Home) | Rokia Traoré | migrants & refugees |
| Neat Neat Neat | The Damned | tautonyms |
| Necessary Genius | David Holmes ft Raven Violet | single-mindedness |
| Necromancer | Van der Graaf Generator | magic |
| Necropolis | Julian Cope | krautrock |
| The Needle and the Damage Done | Neil Young | cocaine & heroin |
| Needle in the Camel’s Eye | Brian Eno | raise the heartrate |
| Needle in the Hay | Elliott Smith | cocaine & heroin |
| Needle of Death | Bert Jansch | futility |
| Needles | System of a Down | addiction |
| Needles in My Eyes | The Beta Band | tools |
| Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) | Arcade Fire | children |
| Neighborhood #2 (Laïka) | Arcade Fire | oddballs, outcasts & outsiders |
| Neighborhood Watch | Dilated Peoples | surveillance |
| Neighbour Neighbour | Davey Graham | neighbours |
| Neighbourhood | Space | neighbours |
| The Neighbours’ Cat | Leon Rosselson | cats |
| Nel cimitero di Tucson | Gianfranco & Gian Piero Reverberi | Italy |
| Nella Fantasia | Unknown opera singer and cellist | songs by buskers |
| Nellie the Elephant | Mandy Miller | elephants & mammoths |
| Nellie the Elephant | Toy Dolls | the circus |
| Nem Vem Que Não Tem | Wilson Simonal | laughter |
| Neon Baby | The Comet Is Coming | bright and beautiful |
| Neon Lights | Kraftwerk | light |
| Neon Rainbow | The Box Tops | gases |
| Neon Sign | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | bright and beautiful |
| N.E.P.A. (Never Expect Power Always) | Tony Allen with Afrobeat 2000 | never |
| Neptune | The Poozies | crisis |
| Nerve Gas | The Destructors | gases |
| Nervous Breakdown | Eddie Cochran | anxiety |
| Network News | Robert Plant | news & media |
| Neuköln | David Bowie | electronic music to 1983 |
| Never | The House of Love | never |
| Never as Tired as When I’m Waking Up | LCD Soundsystem | tiredness |
| Never Buy the Sun | Billy Bragg | reading |
| Never Can Say Goodbye | The Jackson 5 | goodbye |
| Never Ending Happening | Bill Fay | eternity |
| Never Give Up | Nocturnal Emissions | single-mindedness |
| Never Give Up on a Dream | Rod Stewart | Canada |
| Never Go West | Seasick Steve | compass points |
| Never Gonna Break My Faith | Aretha Franklin ft the Boys Choir of Harlem | resilience |
| Never Gonna Cry Again | Eurythmics | never |
| Never Here | Elastica | hatchet jobs |
| Never Is Enough | Barenaked Ladies | alternative outcomes |
| Never Loved You More | Trembling Blue Stars | never |
| Never Never | The Assembly | never |
| Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up | Barry White | everlasting love |
| Never Played a 45 | Macka B | plastic |
| Never Say Goodbye | My Bloody Valentine | conversations |
| Never Say Nups to a Nepalese | Man | Welsh songs |
| Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth | Sparks | COVID-19 lockdown |
| Never Went to Church | The Streets | legacy |
| New Age | The Velvet Underground | celebrity |
| New Birds | Arab Strap | decisive songs |
| A New Career in a New Town | David Bowie | instrumentals |
| New Dawn Fades | Joy Division | songs of desperation |
| New Day Rising | Hüsker Dü | dawn |
| A New Day Yesterday | Jethro Tull | old and new |
| A New Dug Grave | Gillian Welch | funerals |
| New England | Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers | New England |
| New Face in Hell | The Fall | books |
| New Generation | Albert Ayler | euphoria |
| New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) | Simple Minds | getting brighter |
| New Immigration Law | Cocoa Tea | migrants & refugees |
| New Kicks | Le Tigre | peace |
| New Kid in Town | Eagles | old and new |
| The New Lee Highway Blues | David Bromberg | road trips |
| New Life | Depeche Mode | fresh starts |
| New Orleans | Gary U.S. Bonds | New Orleans |
| New Orleans (After the City) | Hot 8 Brass Band | New Orleans |
| The New Pollution | Beck | natural disasters |
| New Rose | The Damned | falling in love |
| New Shoes | Eric Bibb | footwear |
| New Shoes | Paolo Nutini | old and new |
| New Skin | Siouxsie and the Banshees | skin |
| The New Soft Shoe | Gram Parsons | shoes |
| New Speedway Boogie | Grateful Dead | concerts |
| New Way New Life | Asian Dub Foundation | inspired by India |
| New World in the Morning | Roger Whittaker | tomorrow |
| New World Water | Mos Def | reckless consumption |
| New Year | The Breeders | new year |
| New Year | The Go Find | new year |
| New Year Son | The Amazing Broken Man | new year |
| New Year’s Day | Atlas Sound | new year |
| New Year’s Day | U2 | super solos |
| New Year’s Resolution | Lootpack | new resolutions |
| New Year’s Resolution | Lootpack | new year |
| New Year’s Resovolution | Donovan | new year |
| New York City | John Lennon | from New York City |
| New York City | They Might Be Giants | New York |
| New York City Song | Dion | genre switch |
| New York Girls | Bellowhead | songs that fit every topic |
| New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down | LCD Soundsystem | love songs to places |
| New York Mining Disaster 1941 | Bee Gees | Jones & Joneses |
| New York Minute | Don Henley | estimates of distance & time |
| New York State of Mind | Billy Joel & Tony Bennett | from New York City |
| Newest Industry | Hüsker Dü | wastelands |
| Newmyer’s Roof | Craig Finn | September 11 attacks |
| News at Ten | The Vapors | news & media |
| News for the Delphic Oracle | The Waterboys | philosophers |
| News from Verona | Portico Quartet | songs by buskers |
| News of the World | The Jam | newspapers |
| Newspaper Man | The Tate Gallery | newspapers |
| Next | The Sensational Alex Harvey Band | songs that express excess |
| Next Door Neighbour | Ray Davies | neighbours |
| The Next Step | Kamasi Washington | bodily motion & exercise |
| Next to the Trash | Punch Brothers | trash |
| Next Year People | Colin Hay | farming |
| Ni Tú ni Nadie | Alaska y Dinarama | Spain |
| Nibelungen | Nico | myths & legends |
| Nicaragua, Nicaraguita | Carlos Mejía Godoy | Mexico & Central America |
| A Nice Cup of Tea | Gracie Fields | tea |
| Nice Weather for Ducks | Lemon Jelly | water |
| Nick Cave Dolls | Bongwater | toys |
| Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | passage of time |
| Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | punctuality |
| Nickname | Bobby Rush | nicknames & pseudonyms |
| Nicolas and the Pickled Boys (from Saint Nicolas) | Benjamin Britten | resurrection |
| The Night | Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons | night & darkness |
| A Night and a Day | Pepe Deluxé | books |
| Night and Day | Art Tatum & Ben Webster | songs with special guests |
| The Night Before | Lee Hazlewood | hangovers |
| Night Bus | Burial | urban environment |
| Night Falls on Hoboken | Yo La Tengo | towns |
| Night Fever | Bee Gees | youth cults |
| The Night G.G. Allin Came to Town | Drive-By Truckers | restaurants & cafes |
| The Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Bobby Vee | surveillance |
| The Night I Heard Caruso Sing | Everything but the Girl | singing |
| Night Mail | Benjamin Britten & W. H. Auden (narrated by John Grierson) | Britain |
| Night Nurse | Gregory Isaacs | brands |
| Night Nurse | Sinéad O’Connor | nursing & healthcare |
| Night of Chill Blue | The Chills | sky |
| Night of the 4th of May | Al Stewart | arguments #2 |
| Night of the Living Baseheads | Public Enemy | cocaine & heroin |
| Night of the Vampire | Roky Erickson & the Aliens | teeth |
| Night Owl | Dick Dale | owls |
| Night Owl | Gerry Rafferty | owls |
| Night Prowler | AC/DC | following & chasing |
| Night Shift | Siouxsie and the Banshees | horror-inspired songs |
| The Night Shift Lullaby | Magnolia Electric Co. | adult lullabies |
| Night Sweats | Findlay | perspiration |
| The Night the Carousel Burnt Down | Todd Rundgren | fairgrounds |
| The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | The Band | survival |
| (Night Time Is) The Right Time | Ray Charles | great backing vocals |
| Night Train to Munich | Al Stewart with Lawrence Juber | spying |
| Night Vision | Suzanne Vega | eureka moments |
| The Night Watch | King Crimson | visual art & photography |
| A Night with the Jersey Devil | Bruce Springsteen | horror-inspired songs |
| The Nightingale | Angelo Badalamenti & Julee Cruise | nightingales & thrushes |
| Nightingale | Rocco Deluca & the Burden | nightingales & thrushes |
| Nightingale | Gilberto Gil | nightingales & thrushes |
| Nightingale | Carole King | nightingales & thrushes |
| Nightingale | Roxy Music | nightingales & thrushes |
| Nightingale | Laura Veirs | nightingales & thrushes |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Nat King Cole | nightingales & thrushes |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Vera Lynn | London |
| Nightingales and Bombers | BBC Sound Archive | birdsong |
| Nightmare | The Whyte Boots | revenge |
| The Nightmare of J.B. Stanislas | Nick Garrie | nightmares |
| Nightmares | Clipse ft Bilal & Pharrell Williams | anxiety |
| Nights in White Satin | The Moody Blues | rough & smooth |
| Nights on Broadway | Candi Staton | following & chasing |
| Nightswimming | R.E.M. | autumn |
| Nijinoshippo (Trace of a Rainbow) | Contrary Parade | rainbows |
| Nimrod’s Son | Pixies | speed |
| Nina Cried Power | Hozier ft Mavis Staples | tyranny & dictatorship |
| Nincompoop | Desmond Dekker | fools |
| Nine | Patti Smith | movie & TV stars |
| Nine Million Bicycles | Katie Melua | estimates of distance & time |
| Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) | Creedence Clearwater Revival | compromise |
| Nintendo Thumb | Heath McNease | switches & buttons |
| Nippon Manju | Ladybaby | so bad they’re good |
| Nite Flights | The Walker Brothers | genre switch |
| Nite Klub | The Specials | sound effects |
| Nite Owl | Gene Chandler | owls |
| Njia Walk (Street Walk) | The Fatback Band | expressing movement of walking |
| Njilou | Baaba Maal | extraordinary vocals |
| Njósnavélin | Sigur Rós | minimalist songs |
| Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika | Soweto Gospel Choir | Africa |
| No Banker Left Behind | Ry Cooder | pirates |
| No Buredi (No Bread) | Fela Kuti | bread & baking |
| No Cars Go | Arcade Fire | songs with vim |
| No Children | The Mountain Goats | arguments |
| No Children | The Mountain Goats | the truth |
| No Class | Motörhead | insulting songs |
| No Discrimination | Tony Allen & the Afro Messengers | ensembles, big bands & orchestras |
| No Doubt About It | Hot Chocolate | unexplained phenomena |
| No End to Me | Cadaver Club | immortality & longevity |
| No Escape | The Restarts | climate change |
| No Expectations | The Rolling Stones | departures |
| No Face, No Name and No Number | Traffic | anonymity |
| No Fracking Way | David Rovics | wastelands |
| No Fun | The Stooges | handclaps |
| No Gods and Precious Few Heroes | Dick Gaughan | fallen heroes |
| No Government | Nicolette | left wing politics |
| No Headstone on My Grave | Esther Phillips | funerals |
| No Ism Pon De Riddim | Peter Broggs | rhythm, beat & boogie |
| No Lazy Sunday Afternoon | The Last Resort | days of the week |
| No Loafing (Sit and Wonder) | Black Uhuru | waiting |
| No Looking | The Raincoats | violin |
| No Love | Joan Armatrading | indirect messages |
| No Love Dying | Gregory Porter | hope & resilience |
| No Man’s Land | Eric Bogle | peace |
| No Matter What | Badfinger | Welsh songs |
| No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) | The T-Bones | stomach & guts |
| No Matter What Sign You Are | Diana Ross & the Supremes | star signs |
| No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In (Heigh Ho) | Bonzo Dog Band | elections |
| No Mercy | Nils Lofgren | decisive songs |
| No Milk Today | Herman’s Hermits | loneliness |
| No Money Down | Chuck Berry | shopping |
| No Moon in Paris | Marianne Faithfull | Paris |
| No More | Youth of Today | refusal |
| No More Auction Block for Me | Paul Robeson | fresh starts |
| No More Ghettos in America | Stanley Winston | urban environment |
| No More Heroes | The Stranglers | hero worship |
| No More I Love You’s | Annie Lenox | leaving or being left behind |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy | Alice Cooper | refusal |
| No More Runnin’ | Animal Collective | running |
| No Nose Job | Digital Underground | tattoos & piercings |
| No One Came | Deep Purple | effects of fame |
| No One Knows Nothing Anymore | Billy Bragg | knowledge |
| No One Was Like Vermeer | Jonathan Richman | painting & painters |
| No Other | Gene Clark | tides |
| No Profit in Pain | Gruff Rhys | nursing & healthcare |
| No Pussy Blues | Grinderman | fixing & repairing |
| No Quarter | Led Zeppelin | snow & ice |
| No Return | Brakes | hearing, choosing & playing records |
| No Rust on My Spade | Otis Gibbs | fixing & repairing |
| No Show Jones | George Jones | Jones & Joneses |
| No Stars Shall Hurt You from Above | Henry Purcell | stars |
| No Such Thing | John Mayer | reunions |
| No Surprises | Radiohead | silence |
| No Thugs in Our House | XTC | taboos |
| No Tiene Billete | Fruko y sus Tesos | sound effects |
| No Trouble on the Mountain | Richard “Groove” Holmes | mountains |
| No Woman, No Cry | Bob Marley & the Wailers | the Caribbean |
| No Words | Bahama Soul Club ft Brenda Boykin | quiet |
| No Wow | The Kills | songs by duos |
| No Xmas for John Quays | The Fall | anti-Christmas songs |
| Nobody | Ry Cooder | fairness |
| Nobody But Me | The Human Beinz | narcissism |
| Nobody Cares | Superorganism | authenticity & fakery |
| Nobody Does It Better | Carly Simon | recorded for movies |
| Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine | Bessie Smith | bread, cakes, pastry & biscuits |
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin’ | Clara Smith | waking up |
| Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out | Bessie Smith | poverty |
| Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go to the Party | Courtney Barnett | fear of missing out |
| Nobody Told Me | John Lennon | solo Beatles songs |
| Nobody Wins Till the Game is Over | Sir Mack Rice | competition |
| Nobody’s Child | The Alexander Brothers | worst songs |
| It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine | Blind Willie Johnson | reading |
| Nocturn | Kate Bush | the coast |
| Noise, Disorder and Chaos | The Wankys | chaos |
| Noise, Noise, Noise | The Damned | noise |
| Nomathemba | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | a cappella |
| Non-Alignment Pact | Pere Ubu | independence |
| Non, je ne regrette rien | Édith Piaf | nothing |
| None Shall Escape the Judgement | Johnny Clarke | end of the world |
| Norman | Max Romeo & the Upsetters | playing cards |
| Norman Bates | Landscape | id, ego & superego |
| Norman Fucking Rockwell | Lana Del Rey | offensive, insulting songs |
| North of Heaven | Edwyn Collins | paradise |
| Northern Lights | Death Cab for Cutie | rainbows |
| Northern Lites | Super Furry Animals | steelpan |
| Northern Skies | I Am Kloot | sky |
| Northern Sky | Nick Drake | devoted love |
| Northwest Passage | Stan Rogers | searching & seeking |
| Nos Horizontes do Mondo | Virginia Rodrigues | cello |
| Nosferatu Man | Slint | horror-inspired songs |
| Nostalgia | Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo | TV theme songs |
| Nostalgia | Buzzcocks | time travel |
| Nostalgia | Readers Wifes | movie & TV stars |
| Nostradamus | Al Stewart | prophets |
| Not an Easy Road | Buju Banton | searching & seeking |
| Not John | Loudon Wainwright III | assassination |
| Not Lost Enough to Be Rescued | Ian McNabb | loss |
| Not My Responsibility | Billie Eilish | shame |
| Not One of Us | Peter Gabriel | interlopers |
| Not Ready to Make Nice | Dixie Chicks | arguments |
| Not Waving, But Drowning | Loyle Carner | physical gestures |
| Nothin’ | Townes Van Zandt | nothing |
| Nothing | The Fugs | refusal |
| Nothing | Vice Squad | minimalist songs |
| Nothing as It Seems | Pearl Jam | illusions |
| Nothing But a Heartache | The Flirtations | nothing |
| Nothing But Blue Skies | Jackie Wilson | sky |
| (Nothing But) Flowers | Talking Heads | the future |
| Nothing Came Out | The Moldy Peaches | comics & cartoons |
| Nothing Can Stop Us | Saint Etienne | anticipation |
| Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O’Connor | nothing |
| Nothing Else Matters | Scala & Kolacny Brothers | covers by the opposite sex |
| Nothing Ever Happens | Del Amitri | boredom |
| Nothing Has Been Proved | Dusty Springfield | newspapers |
| Nothing in the Silence | Belle and Sebastian | fun |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Echo & the Bunnymen | finishing |
| Nothing on the Dry Land | Tom McRae | tides |
| Nothing to Do with Me | Stereolab | denial |
| Nothing to My Name | Cui Jian | bravery |
| Nottamun Town | Shirley Collins & Davey Graham | surreal songs |
| November Rain | Guns N’ Roses | impressive videos |
| Novocaine for the Soul | Eels | great middle eights |
| Now I’m a Farmer | The Who | farming |
| Now Is the Winter | GLM | quoting Shakespeare |
| Now Is Tomorrow | Definition of Sound | tomorrow |
| Now My Heart Is Full | Morrissey | books |
| Now That We’ve Found Love | Third World | 12″ singles to 1979 |
| Nowhere Is Home | Dexys | roots |
| Nowhere Like Home | Bug Central | urban environment |
| Nowhere Man | The Beatles | stereotypes |
| Nowhere to Run | Martha and the Vandellas | stuck or trapped |
| Now’s the Time | Charlie Parker | new resolutions |
| Nuages | Django Reinhardt | songs in French |
| Nuclear War (Version 2) | Yo La Tengo | nuclear war |
| Nuclear War (Version 2) | Yo La Tengo | children performing |
| Nuclear Waste | Oi Polloi | power |
| The Number of the Beast | Iron Maiden | religion |
| Numbers | Kraftwerk | numbers |
| Numbers | Soft Cell | bad decisions |
| Numbers | Soft Cell | anonymity |
| The Nurse | Nurse | nursing & healthcare |
| The Nurse | The White Stripes | nursing & healthcare |
| Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience | Natalie Merchant | opposites |
| Nursing Home | Ministry | nursing & healthcare |
| Nutbush City Limits | Ike & Tina Turner | funk |
| Nutty | Thelonious Monk | nuts & edible seeds |
| N.Y. State of Mind | Nas | New York |
| NY3 | Robert Fripp | conversations |
| Nyalimagotee | S. E. Rogie | quiet songs |
| NYC | Interpol | New York |
| Nylon Dress | Steven Amechi & His Empire Rhythm Skies | fabrics |