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These are lists of songs. In music, a song is a musical composition for a voice or voices, performed by singing or alongside musical instruments. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs. The lyrics of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, though they may be religious verses or free prose.

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By artist

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Cover songs

By dance

Film

By genre

By geography

Countries

Patriotic songs

Anthems

Cities

Australian cities

Canadian cities

English cities

Indian cities

Irish cities

U.S. cities

States and provinces

Number-one songs

By producer

Rated

By session musician

By songwriters

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Television shows

Glee

By reality television contestants

Eurovision

Topical

By music type

Unreleased songs

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Video games

Guitar Hero

Music video game soundtracks

Dance Dance Revolution soundtracks

Rock Band soundtracks

SingStar

Miscellaneous/unsorted

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