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Click here for our lists from 2010.
Click here for our lists from 2009. Click here for our lists from 2007. December 29, 2008 SONGS FOR 2009: Another Fresh Start
Bringing In A Brand New Year
B.B. King; A Christmas Celebration Of Hope (MCA)
Brand New Year
SHeDAISY; Brand New Year (Lyric Start)
Let’s Get It Started
Black Eyed Peas; Elephunk (A&M/Interscope)
New Attitude
Patti LaBelle; Classic Soul-C (MCA)
Pick Yourself Up
Natalie Cole; Stardust (Elektra)
Promise Of A New Day
Paula Abdul; Spellbound (Captive)
December 12, 2008
SONGS ABOUT CHRISTMAS:
For Soldiers & Their Families
Bring Him Home Santa
Music Trust; Single-Bring Him Home Santa (Stroudavarious)
Christmas In The Desert
Paul Parr; Single-Christmas In The Desert (Myspace)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Vince Gill; Let There Be Peace On Earth (MCA)
Love’s In Our Hearts On Christmas Day
’N Sync; Home For Christmas (RCA)
Merry Christmas, Darling
Carpenters; From The Top (A&M)
Sailing Home For Christmas
Doug Stone; First Christmas (Epic)
Santa Will Find You
Mindy Smith; My Holiday (Vanguard)
When You Trim Your Christmas Tree
Bing Crosby; Christmas Album (PSM)
December 5, 2008
SONGS ABOUT CHRISTMAS:
Bad Economy for Christmas
Christmas Bonus
Hollytones; Gridlock Christmas (Eaglestone)
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton; Best Of Christmas-C (RCA)
If We Make It Through December
Merle Haggard; Goin’ Home For Christmas (Epic/Legacy)
Junk Bond Christmas Blues
Elmo Shropshire; Dr. Elmo’s Twisted Christmas (Laughing Stock)
New Deal For Christmas
Original Broadway Cast; Annie (Columbia)
Santa I'm Right Here
Toby Keith; Christmas To Christmas (Polydor Country)
Wall Street Christmas
Phil Coley; Season Of Jesus-#8 (E.H. King)
November 13, 2008
SONGS FOR THANKSGIVING
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
George Winston; Linus & Lucy-The Music Of Vince Guaraldi (Dancing Cat)
My Beautiful America
Charlie Daniels Band; Freedom & Justice For All (Audium)
Over The River And Through The Wood
Paul Lippert; Rainbow In The Sky (Raspberry)
Sailing To America
Saxon; Crusader (Carrere)
Thankful
Josh Groban; Noel (143/Reprise)
Thankful N’ Thoughtful
Sly & The Family Stone; Fresh (Legacy)
Thanksgiving Song
Mary Chapin Carpenter; Come Darkness, Come Light-Twelve Songs Of Christmas (Zoe)
We Gather Together
Cedarmont Kids; Songs Of America Classics (Benson)
November 1, 2008
Songs For Election 2008: Reasons To Vote
America
Neil Diamond; ST/The Jazz Singer (Capitol)
America, I Believe In You
Charlie Daniels Band; America, I Believe In You (Audium)
Breadline Blues 1932
Bernard “Slim” Smith; Moneyland-C (McCoury)
Freedom Train, The
Bing Crosby; Bing Crosby-The Complete Recordings (MCA)
Funky President (People It’s Bad)
James Brown; Star Time (Polydor)
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Around The World-A Musical Journey Of Best-Loved Favorites (Sony Music Classical)
Going To The Polls
Elizabeth Knight; Songs Of The Suffragettes (Folkways)
My Dear Country
Norah Jones; Not Too Late (Blue Note)
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie; Woody Guthrie (Vanguard)
C = Compilation
October 17, 2008
SONGS ABOUT HALLOWEEN
From our newest category “Holidays: Halloween”
Carnival Of Souls
Music For Zombies; Fright Fest-The Ultimate Halloween Party-C (Selector Series)
Creature From The Tub
Beau and Evelyn Cassidy; Halloween Howls-C (Music Little People)
Dead Man’s Party
Oingo Boingo; New Wave Halloween-C (Selector Series)
Dinner With Drac
John Zacherie; Rock-O-Rama-#2-C (Abkco)
Me And My Mummy
Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers; The Original Monster Mash (Polydor)
Ghost In The Graveyard
Prairie Ramblers; Halloween Classics-Songs That Scared The Bloomers Off Your Great-Grandma-C (Legacy)
Theme From “Nightmare On Elm Street”
101 Strings Orchestra; Music From Scary Movies (Madacy)
Werewolf
Cat Power; You Are Free (Matador)
C = Compilation
September 22, 2008
SONGS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)
Merle Haggard; Big City (Epic)
Can I Have My Money Back?
Gerry Rafferty; Can I Have My Money Back (MCA)
Economists With No Plan
Freedom Toast; Sing Along With The Republicans (Freedom Toast)
Shine Over Babylon
Sheryl Crow; Detours (A&M/Interscope)
Wall Street Shuffle 10 CC; 10 CC’s Greatest Hits-1972-1978 (Polydor)
Welcome To The Occupation
R.E.M.; Document (EMI/Capitol Entertainment)
September 12, 2008
SONGS ABOUT STORMS & HURRICANES: Hurricane Ike Hits Texas
Back Water Blues
Irma Thomas; Our New Orleans-C (Nonesuch)
Hurricane Party
James McMurtry; Just Us Kids (Lightning Rod)
L’ouragon
Beausoleil; Our New Orleans-C (Nonesuch)
Safe Place From The Storm Michael Bolton; All That Matters (Columbia)
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Taste Of Texas-Songs ’Bout Texas By Texans-C(Columbia)
Tryin’ to Reason With Hurricane Season
Jimmy Buffett; A1A (MCA)
Walking In A Hurricane
John Fogerty; Blue Moon Swamp (Warner Bros.)
Wasn’t That A Mighty Storm [Galveston 1900]
Nanci Griffith; Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back To Bountiful) (Elektra)
C = Compilation
September 2, 2008
SONGS ABOUT 9/11
Day America Cried, The
Johnny Van Zant and Jim Peterik; The Day America Cried-Songs Of Hope For A Unified Nation (Transcension)
For Your Heart
Tim Robinson; Vigil-N.Y. Songs Since 9/11-C (Conscious)
I Don’t Know Why
Amy Grant; Simple Things (A&M/Word)
On That Day
Leonard Cohen; Dear Heather (Columbia)
One Last Time
Dusty Drake; Patriotic Country-C (BMG)
Skylines And Turnstiles
My Chemical Romance; I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love (Eyeball)
Tattered Flag In The Breeze (Michael’s Song)
Terry Cashman; A Tattered Flag In The Breeze (Michael’s Song)/…And Brooklyn Almost Died (Metrostar)
Undivided
Bon Jovi; Bounce (Island/IDJMG)
C = Compilation
August 25, 2008
SONGS FOR LABOR DAY
Employment Comas; Conductor (Yep Roc)
Factory
Bruce Springsteen; Darkness On The Edge Of Town (Columbia)
Forty Hour Week (For A Livin’)
Alabama; Forty Hour Week (RCA)
Labor Day
John McCutcheon; Four Seasons-Autumnsong (Rounder)
Lap Of Luxury
Jethro Tull; Under Wraps (Chrysalis)
No Work Today
Brave Combo; Holidays! (Rounder)
On The Picket Line
Joe Glazer; Textile Voices-Songs And Stories Of The Mills (Collector)
Prayer Of A Common Man
Phil Vassar; Prayer Of A Common Man (Universal South)
Something To Be Proud Of
Montgomery Gentry; You Do Your Thing (Columbia)
Workin’ For A Livin’
Huey Lewis And The News; The Heart Of Rock & Rock-Best Of Huey Lewis And The News (Chrysalis)
July 27, 2008
SONGS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Champion In Me, The
3 Doors Down; AT&T Team USA Soundtrack (AT&T Team USA)
Chariots Of Fire
Vangelis; ST/Chariots Of Fire (Polydor)
Eyes On The Prize
Wayne Wonder/Nenah Cherry; Unity-The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album-C (Capitol/EMI)
Flame, The
Trisha Yearwood; Your Love Amazes Me-C (MCA)
Light The Fire Within
LeAnn Rimes; I Need You (Curb)
Light The Passion, Share The Dream
Miss World 2007 Contestants; Light The Passion, Share The Dream (YouTube.com)
Olympic Fanfare & Theme
John Williams; Official Music Of The XXIIIrd Olympiad (Columbia)
One Moment In Time
Whitney Houston; One Moment In Time-1988 Summer Olympics-C (Arista)
World’s Greatest, The
R. Kelly; ST/Ali (Interscope)
C = Compilation
July 7, 2008
SONGS ABOUT GAS PRICES
Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon
Tom T. Hall; Soldier Of Fortune (RCA)
Gallon Of Gas
Kinks; Low Budget (Arista)
Gasoline
Sheryl Crow; Detours (A&M/Interscope)
Gasoline Blues
John Mayall; Room To Move-1969-1974-Chronicle Series (Polydor)
Get That Gasoline Blues
NRBQ; Workshop (Sundazed)
Hey Mr. Oilman
Ronnie McDowell; Hey Mr. Oilman (Ronnie McDowell)
Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Tower Of Power; Very Best Of Tower Of Power-The Warner Years (Rhino/WEA)
Price Gouge’n
Jay Weinberg; Price Goug’n (Gasolinesong.com)
Price Of Gas
Bloc Party; Silent Alarm (Vice)
Price Of Oil
Billy Bragg; Peace Not War-C (Peace Not War)
C = Compilation
June 17, 2008
SONGS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY: Celebrating Old Glory
America Will Always Stand
Randy Travis; Patriotic Country-C (BMG)
I Am Old Glory (And I Welcome Your Return)
Jeff Riales; Single-I Am Old Glory (And I Welcome Your Return) (Dynamic)
Let’s Keep Old Glory Waving
Ricky Skaggs; My America (Jukebox)
Old Glory
Bing Crosby; Sound Of The Movies-Bing Crosby (Membran)
Ragged Old Flag
Johnny Cash; Patriot (Columbia)
Red, White And Blue
Brian McKnight with Rascal Flatts; Ten (Warner Bros.)
Stars And Stripes Forever
Boston Pops Orchestra/Arthur Fiedler; Greatest Hits (Polydor)
There’s A Star-Spangled Banner
Ray Stevens; Greatest Hits (Curb)
Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagles Fly
Aaron Tippin; Stars & Stripes (Lyric Street)
You’re A Grand Old Flag
Jon Peterson; George M. Cohan Tonight! (Sh-K-Boom)
C = Compilation
May 27, 2008
SONGS FOR FATHER’S DAY
Bigger Than Elvis
Chicago; Chicago-The Box (Rhino)
Bless You
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas; Anthology (Motown)
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Loretta Lynn; Coal Miner’s Daughter (MCA)
Cowgirls Don’t Cry
Brooks & Dunn; Cowboy Town (Arista Nashville)
Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross; Dance With My Father (J)
Happy Father's Day
Poco; The Wildwood Sessions (Drifter's Church)
He Didn’t Have To Be
Brad Paisley; Who Needs Pictures (Arista)
I Learned From You
Miley Cyrus with Billy Ray Cyrus; ST/Hannah Montana (Walt Disney)
Leader Of The Band
Dan Fogelberg; Dan Fogelberg’s Greatest Hits (Full Moon)
Measure Of A Man
Jack Ingram; This Is It (Big Machine)
My Father’s Song
Barbra Streisand; Lazy Afternoon (Columbia)
Seein’ My Father In Me
Paul Overstreet; Sowin’ Love (RCA)
Walkin’ In My Father’s Shoes
Craig Morgan; Craig Morgan (Atlantic)
May 12, 2008
SONGS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
All The Unsung Heroes
Lane Brody; Home Free-A Tribute To American Veterans (CD Baby)
Bang The Drum Slowly
Emmylou Harris; Red Dirt Girl (Nonesuch)
Hey Mr. President
Warren Brothers; Patriotic Country-C (BMG)
I’m In Korea
J.B. Lenoir; Eisenhower Blues (Copyright Group)
Just A Dream
Carrie Underwood; Carnival Ride (Arista Nashville)
More Than A Name On A Wall
Statler Brothers; Statler Brothers’ Greatest Hits (Mercury)
P.T. 109
Jimmy Dean; Jimmy Dean’s Greatest Hits (Columbia)
Riding With Private Malone
David Ball; Amigo (Razor & Tie)
Soldiers
James Taylor; Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (Warner Bros.)
Soldier’s Prayer, A
Collin Raye; Collected Hits (Starpointe)
Somebody’s Darling
Kathy Mattea; Songs Of The Civil War-C (Columbia)
That’s The News
Merle Haggard; Haggard Like Never Before (Compendia)
Travelin’ Soldier
Dixie Chicks; Home (Monument)
Unknown Soldier
Don Ellis; Home Free-A Tribute To American Veterans (CD Baby)
C = Compilation
May 6, 2008 SONGS FOR MOTHER’S DAY
‘Fore She Was Mama
Clay Walker; Fall (Asylum/Curb)
Another Side Of You
Joe Nichols; Real Things (Universal South)
Don’t Forget To Remember Me
Carrie Underwood; Some Hearts (Arista)
If I Could
Barbra Streisand; Higher Ground (Columbia)
Mama
Spice Girls; Spice (Virgin)
Strong One, The
Clint Black; The Strong One (Equity)
Use A Napkin (Not Your Mom)
Kathy Kallick; Mother, Queen Of My Heart-A Collection Of Songs Inspired By Mom-C (Sugar Hill)
You Can’t Lose Me
Faith Hill; It Matters To Me (Warner Bros.)
C = Compilation
April 16, 2008 SONGS FOR EARTH DAY
All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands
Sufjan Stevens; ST/Weeds-Music From The Original Series (Rykodisc)
Ecology Song
Stephen Stills; Stephen Stills 2 (Atlantic)
Grand Canyon Song
TR Ritchie; River Of Song-An Anthology Of River Songs (Music Of Moab)
I Need To Wake Up
Melissa Etheridge; I Need To Wake Up (Island)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye; What’s Going On (Motown)
Nature’s Disappearing
John Mayall; Wake Up Call (Silvertone)
One Hundred Children
Tom T. Hall; Tom T. Hall’s Greatest Hits-#1 (Mercury)
Planet Earth
Prince; Planet Earth (NPG/Columbia)
Victims Of Comfort
Keb’ Mo’; Fish Tree Water Blues-C (Bullseye Blues)
C = Compilation
April 7, 2008
SONGS ABOUT TAXES: April 15 Tax Deadline Nears
1040 Blues
Robert Cray Band; Shame + A Sin (Mercury)
Taxman, Mr. Thief
Cheap Trick; Cheap Trick (Epic)
Me & The I.R.S.
Johnny Paycheck; 16 Biggest Hits (Epic)
Money
Pink Floyd; Dark Side Of The Moon (Capitol)
Tax Cuts
Freedom Toast; Sing Along With The Republicans (The Freedom Toast)
Tax Payin’ Blues
J.B. Lenoir; Passionate Blues (L&R)
Taxman
Beatles; Revolver (Capitol)
Wash No Dishes No More
Mojo Nixon; Bo-Day-Shus!!! (Capitol)
March 20, 2008
SONGS ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR: Perspectives on Iraq, Pro and Con
Black Rain
Ozzie Osbourne; Black Rain (Epic)
Coming Home
John Legend; Once Again (G.O.O.D./Columbia)
Fort Hood
Mike Doughty; Golden Delicious (ATO/Red)
Have You Forgotten?
Darryl Worley; Have You Forgotten? (DreamWorks/SKG)
I Just Came Back From A War
Darryl Worley; Here And Now (903)
If You’re Reading This
Tim McGraw; Let It Go (Curb)
Last Fallen Hero
Charlie Daniels Band; Freedom And Justice For All (Audium)
Long Dark Night
John Fogerty; Revival (Fantasy)
Shine Over Babylon
Sheryl Crow; Detours (A&M/Interscope)
Warring Ways
Will Kimbrough; Americanitis (Daphne)
March 3, 2008
SONGS ABOUT WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Fighting For Equality Through The Years
Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight
Plainsong; Plainsong (Water)
Can’t Hold Us Down
Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim; Stripped (RCA)
Let Us All Speak Our Minds
Elizabeth Knight; Songs Of The Suffragettes (Folkways)
Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves
Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin; Eurythmics’ Greatest Hits (Arista)
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick; Ballads Of Black America (Folkways)
Who Said
Miley Cyrus; ST/Hannah Montana (Walt Disney)
Who’s The Best Female Pitcher?
Phil Coley; Sports Songs And Beyond (King Of The Road Music)
ST = Soundtrack
February 25, 2008
SONGS ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Heroes in African-American History
Black, Red, White & Blue
Si Kahn; I Have Seen Freedom (Flying Fish)
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick; Ballads Of Black America (Folkways)
Harriet Tubman
Holly Near & Ronnie Gilbert; Lifeline (Redwood)
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King Sweet Honey In The Rock; Live At Carnegie Hall (Flying Fish)
Sister Rosa
Neville Brothers; Yellow Moon (A&M)
February 15, 2008
SONGS ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: Deaths on Illinois Campus
Having A Blast
Green Day; Dookie (Reprise)
It’s Not Supposed To Go Like That
Rascal Flatts; Still Feels Good (Lyric Street)
Jeremy
Pearl Jam; Ten (Epic Portrait Association)
Kids With Guns
Gorillaz; Demon Days (Virgin)
Livin’ In A World (They Didn’t Make)
Janet Jackson; Rhythm Nation 1814 (A&M)
Stole
Kelly Rowland; Simply Deep (Columbia)
Ronnie
Metallica; Load (Elektra)
So Long
Everlast; ST/End Of Days (Interscope)
Time Bomb
Rancid; …And Out Come The Wolves (Epitaph)
Youth Of The Nation
P.O.D.; Satellite (Atlantic)
ST = Soundtrack
February 4, 2008
SONGS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY: Songs of Devotion from Five Decades
Always And Forever [1994]
Luther Vandross; Songs (Epic)
Everything [2007]
Michael Buble; Call Me Irresponsible (143/Reprise)
God Only Knows [1966]
Beach Boys; Pet Sounds (Capitol)
In My Life [1965]
Beatles; Rubber Soul (Capitol)
Lost In Love [1980]
Air Supply; Lost In Love (Arista)
My Baby Loves Me [1993]
Martina McBride; The Way That I Am (RCA)
No One [2007]
Alicia Keys; As I Am (J/RMG)
Time In A Bottle [1973]
Jim Croce; Time In A Bottle-Jim Croce’s Greatest Love Songs (Atlantic)
We Belong [1984]
Pat Benatar; Tropico (Chrysalis)
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything [1974]
Barry White; The Ultimate Collection (Hip-O)
January 23, 2008
SONGS ABOUT FOOTBALL: Songs for Super Bowl 42
#1
Nelly; Nellyville (Fo’ Reel/Universal)
Eli’s Coming
Three Dog Night; Best Of Three Dog Night (MCA)
Friendly Game Of Football
High & Mighty; Home Field Advantage (Rawkus)
Football
Iggy Pop; Beat Em Up (Virgin)
Football Season’s Over
Shelly Fabares; Best Of Shelly Fabares (Rhino)
I Love Football
Keith Sykes; It’s About Time (Oh Boy)
Our Dynasty Of Heart
Phil Coley; Sports Songs And Beyond (King Of The Road Music)
Victory
Alphabet City All-Stars; New England Patriots-Greatest Hits-#1-C (Alphabet City)
C = Compilation
January 17, 2008
SONGS ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING’S BIRTHDAY: Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Struggle
Ballad Of Martin Luther King
Mike Millius; Best Of Broadside 1962-1968 (Smithsonian Folkways)
Death Of Emmett Till
Joan Baez; In Concert-#2 (Vanguard)
Happy Birthday
Stevie Wonder; Hotter Than July (Motown)
He Was My Brother
Simon & Garfunkel; Wednesday Morning 3 AM (Columbia)
I Know Where I’ve Been
Queen Latifah; ST/Hairspray-Soundtrack To The Motion Picture (New Line)
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2; Rattle And Hum (Island)
Some People Change
Montgomery Gentry; Some People Change (Columbia)
Someday
John Mellencamp; Freedom’s Road (Universal Republic)
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday; Lady Sings The Blues (Verve)
Up To The Mountain (MLK Song)
Patty Griffin; Children Running Through (ATO)
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