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Billie Jean
A 1982 Michael Jackson single built on a distinctive bass riff, addressing a fan who claimed he had fathered her child, and a landmark in pop dance production.
Below are songs that contain the letter J anywhere in the name. Each of the 10 songs below opens to a full profile.
List of Songs That Contain J
2
Hallelujah
A 1984 Leonard Cohen song, drawn from a long writing process and made widely famous through later interpretations by Jeff Buckley and others.
3
Hey Jude
A 1968 Beatles single written by Paul McCartney for John Lennon's son Julian, with a sustained four-minute coda built on a repeated "na na na" refrain.
4
Jailhouse Rock
A 1957 Elvis Presley single written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the film of the same name, opening with a famous repeated guitar punctuation.
5
Jeremy
A 1991 Pearl Jam single inspired by the real-life suicide of a 15-year-old Texas student in front of his classmates, with a music video that received heavy MTV play.
6
Jolene
A 1973 Dolly Parton country single, an address to another woman pleading with her not to take the singer's partner, set to a fast acoustic strum.
7
Juicy
A 1994 hip-hop single by The Notorious B.I.G., built on a sample of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit," recounting his rise from Brooklyn to stardom.
8
Jump
A 1984 Van Halen single built on a synthesizer hook by Eddie Van Halen, becoming the band's only Billboard Hot 100 number-one single.
9
Just the Way You Are
A 1977 Billy Joel ballad addressed to his first wife Elizabeth, featuring a soprano saxophone solo by Phil Woods on the original recording.
10
Moves Like Jagger
A 2011 single by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, a whistled-hook dance-pop track named after Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
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