"Venus" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single from their second studio album, At Home (1969). Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the song topped the charts in nine countries. In 1981, it was used to open the "Stars on 45" medley. In 1986, English girl group Bananarama covered "Venus" for their third studio album, True Confessions, reaching number one in six countries. The composition has been featured in numerous films, television shows and commercials, and covered dozens of times by artists around the world.
"Walk Like an Egyptian" is a song recorded by the American band the Bangles. It was released in 1986 as the third single from the album Different Light. It was a million-selling single and became Billboard's number-one song of 1987.
"Living in America" is a 1985 song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard Top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart; it was his only top 10 single in the UK. It was his first Top 40 hit in ten years on the US pop charts, and it would also be his last. In 1987, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and won Brown a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
"A Different Corner" is a song written and performed by George Michael which was released on Epic Records in 1986.
"Tonight" is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for the latter's second solo studio album, Lust for Life, released in 1977. The song was later made into the title-track for Bowie's own album Tonight.
"You Don't Know Me" is a song by American record producer Armand Van Helden, featuring the vocals from German-American singer Duane Harden. It was released on January 25, 1999 as the lead single from his third studio album, 2 Future 4 U. The creation of the song came about when Helden created a looping track composed of several music samples and left Harden to write and record the lyrics alone.
"Say You, Say Me" is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. The single hit number 1 in the US and on the R&B singles chart in December 1985. It became Richie's ninth number-one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is not available on the film's soundtrack album, as Motown did not want Richie's first single following the massive success of his 1983 album Can't Slow Down to appear on another label. It was included by Motown on Richie's 1986 release Dancing on the Ceiling.
"You Give Love a Bad Name" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover, the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986 and became the band's first number one hit. In 2007, the song reentered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol. In 2009 it was named the 20th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. Despite the lyrics of the chorus, the song should not be confused with "Shot Through the Heart", an unrelated song from Bon Jovi's 1984 self-titled debut album.
Krezip is a Dutch band from Tilburg, formed in 1997. It was notable for the band members' young ages during their original break through. The band has had several successful albums and singles in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. The origin of their name remains unclear, though a popular explanation is that the name is an anagram of "perzik", the Dutch word for "peach".
"Nikita" is a love song by English singer Elton John set in the Cold War from his 1985 album Ice on Fire. Released late in the year, the song was successful in many countries and was a top ten hit in almost all of them.
The discography Dutch singer-songwriter Anouk consists of eight studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album, twenty-eight singles as a solo artist, two singles as a featured artist, five promotional singles and five video albums.
"Highwire" is an anti-war song by The Rolling Stones featured on their 1991 live album Flashpoint. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Highwire" is one of the rare examples of the Stones taking on political issues—in this case, the fall-out from Persian Gulf War.
"This Is What It Feels Like" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features vocals and lyrics from Canadian singer and songwriter Trevor Guthrie. The song was released in the Netherlands by Armada Music as a digital download on 29 April 2013 as the second single from van Buuren's fifth studio album Intense. It became a top 10 hit in ten countries. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 3 on the Dutch Top 40. "This Is What It Feels Like" became van Buuren's first top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Shotgun" is a song by Dutch electronic trio Yellow Claw, featuring vocals by Dutch singer Rochelle Perts. It was released in November 2013 as a single through Spinnin' Records. It reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and the top 20 in Belgium.
"Youtopia" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features the vocals from American singer Adam Young, who is also the founder of electronica project Owl City. This song was released in the Netherlands by his label Armada Music as a digital download on 28 November 2011 and as a DVD on 13 December 2011. It was released as the sixth single from his fourth studio album Mirage. It debuted at number 68 on the Dutch Top 40 and number 137 on the Ultratop 50. This song was written by Benno de Goeij, Armin van Buuren and Adam Young.
"Calm After the Storm" is a song by Dutch duo The Common Linnets. It was chosen internally to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. In the contest it placed second with 238 points. The song was first performed live, in an acoustic version, on 12 March 2014 on TV program De Wereld Draait Door. The studio version was presented on 13 March 2014.
Centerfold was a Dutch female pop trio that scored a string of hit records in the Netherlands during the mid to late 1980s. The original line-up consisted of Laura Fygi, Rowan Moore and Cecilia de la Rie.
"Sex, Love & Water" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features the vocals from Australian singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell. The song was released by Armada Music as a digital download on 2 February 2018. The song was written by Armin van Buuren, Angel Lopez, Scott Storch, Conrad Sewell, Flora Cutler, and Charles Edward Treece, and it was produced by van Buuren, Lopez, and Storch.
"Blah Blah Blah" is a song performed by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 18 May 2018 by the label Armada Music and Armind, as the first single from the EP of the same name. Currently, the video of "Blah Blah Blah" on YouTube; has more than 341 million views.
"Arcade" is an English-language song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. It represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and went on to win the competition. The song was released as a digital download on 7 March 2019. The song was written by Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox. After the complete line-up of songs was announced, "Arcade" was the odds' favourite to win the contest, and had remained so until the contest ended. An acoustic version of the song was released on 19 July 2019.
