List of notable cover versions N-Z

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This page lists some examples of commercially successful or otherwise notable cover versions.

The table shows the song title, original artist and year of original version, followed by the covering artist(s) and the year(s) of release. For further information see List of notable cover versions

• List of notable cover versions, by title:

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• List of notable cover versions A-M

N

{| class="wikitable" ! Song !! Original recording artist !! Cover artist !! Notability |- | "[...] Punks [...] Off!" | Dead Kennedys, 1981 | H2O, 1997
Napalm Death, 1993 | |- | "Neon Lights" | Kraftwerk | U2 |- | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | Jackson 5, 1971 | Isaac Hayes, 1971
Gloria Gaynor, 1975
Communards, 1987
Yazz, 1997
Sheena Easton, 2000 | |- | "Next To You" | The Police, 1978 | The Offspring, 2005 | |- | "The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia" | Vicki Lawrence, 1973 | Reba McEntire, 1991 | |- | "No Fun" | The Stooges, 1969 | [...] Pistols, 1977 | |- | "No More I Love You's" | The Lover Speaks, 1986 | Annie Lennox, 1995 | |- | "No Quarter" | Led Zeppelin, 1973 | Tool, 2000 | |- | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | The Family, 1985 | Sinéad O'Connor, 1990 | |- | "No Woman, No Cry" | Bob Marley and the Wailers, 1974 | Boney M, 1976
Gilberto Gil, 1980
The Fugees, 1996
Spunge, 2000 | |- | "The Nurse Who Loved Me" | Failure, 1996 | A Perfect Circle, 2003 | |}

O

{| class="wikitable" | "O Carolina" | The Folkes Brothers, 1960 | Shaggy, 1993 |- | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | The Beatles, 1968 | The Marmalade, 1968 |- | "Ol' 55" | Tom Waits | The Eagles |- | "On Broadway" | The Drifters, 1958 | George Benson, 1978
Neil Young, 1989 |- | "On The Road Again" | Canned Heat, 1968 | Telex, 2006 |- | "One" | Harry Nilsson, 1968 | Three Dog Night, 1969
Filter, 1998
Aimee Mann, 1999 |- | "One" | U2, 1991 | Johnny Cash, 2000
Joe Cocker, 2005
Mary J. Blige & U2, 2006 |- | "One" | Metallica | Children of Bodom
Impious
Total Chaos
Korn
Iron Horse
Apocalyptica
Crematory
Metallica & San Francisco Symphony
|- |"One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)" |Bob Dylan, 1976 |The White Stripes, 1999 |- | "One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)" | Original Caste, 1969 | Coven, 1971 |- | "Only Love Can Break a Heart" | Gene Pitney, 1962 | Jody Miller, 1965
Sonny James, 1973
Chairmen of the Board, 1974
Bobby Vinton, 1977
Dionne Warwick, 1977 |- | "Only You" | Yazoo, 1982 | Flying Pickets, 1983 |- | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Britney Spears, 2000 | Children Of Bodom, 2005 |- | "Our Love" | Natalie Cole, 1977 | Mary J. Blige, 1996 |- | "Overjoyed" | Stevie Wonder, 1983 | Mary J. Blige, 2002 |- | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Gary Moore, 1987 | Thyrfing, 2000
Nightwish, 2001 |- | "Overdose" | AC/DC | Exodus, 1988 |- |"Oye Como Va" | Tito Puente | Santana |}

P

{| class="wikitable" |- | "Paint it Black" | Rolling Stones | Smack, 1986
Deranged, 1995
Earth Crisis, 2001
The Black Dahlia [...], 2002
The Tea Party
U2
Vanessa Carlton, 2002
The Animals, 1967 |- | "Paranoid" | Black Sabbath | Silverchair,
Megadeth
The Boxhedge Clippers |- | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | The Undisputed Truth, 1971 | The Temptations, 1972 |- | "People Are People" | Depeche Mode, 1984 | RuPaul
A Perfect Circle, 2004
Dope, 2005 |- | "People Are Strange" | The Doors, 1967 | Echo and the Bunnymen, 1987 Twiztid |- | "Personal Jesus" | Depeche Mode, 1989 | Marilyn Manson, 2004
Johnny Cash, 2002 |- | "Phantom of the Opera" | Michael Crawford & Sarah Brightman, from the musical The Phantom of the Opera, 1988 | Harajuku
Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
Nightwish, 2002 |- | "Pinball Wizard" | The Who, 1969 | The New Seekers, 1973
Elton John, 1976
Petula Clark, 1998
Mcfly, 2005 |- | "Pipeline" | The Chantays, 1963 | Agent Orange, 1981
Anthrax, 1991
The Astronauts, 1963
Bad Manners, 1994
Bill Justis
The Blue Hawaiians
Bobby Fuller Four
Bruce Johnston, 1977
California Guitar Trio
[...] Dale, 1989
The Doors
Duane Eddy
Eagles
Exploding White Mice
Hank Marvin
Hanoi Rocks
Hot Butter
Johnny Thunders, 1978
The Lively Ones, 1963
The Pyramids
The Shadows
The Ventures, 1963
The Wailers |- | "Planet Caravan" | Black Sabbath, 1970 | Pantera, 1996 |- | "Please Please Me" | The Beatles, 1963 | Petula Clark, 1963
Tsunku, 2000 |- | "Please Don't Go" | KC & the Sunshine Band, 1980 | KWS, 1994
Rod Stewart, 1981 |- | "Please Mr. Postman" | The Marvelettes, 1961 | The Beatles, 1964
The Carpenters, 1973 |- | "Pretty Please Me" | Quick, 1977 | Redd Kross, 1997 |- | "Pretty Woman" | Roy Orbison, 1964 | Van Halen, 1982
The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada, 1986 |- | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969 | Ike and Tina Turner, 1971 |- | "Pure Imagination" (Theme from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) | Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, 1971 | Michael Feinstein, 1992
Lou Rawls, 1978
Maroon 5, 2004
Bradley Joseph, 2006 |- | "Purple Haze" | Jimi Hendrix | Ozzy Osbourne
The Cure
Winger
Frank Zappa, 1988
Six Feet Under |- | "Put a Little Love Away" | The Four Tops, 1972 | Chuck Jackson, 1973
Bill Medley, 1973
Sergio Mendes, 1973
Maureen McGovern, 1974
The Emotions, 1977 |- | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Jackie DeShannon, 1969 | David Ruffin, 1969
Andy Williams, 1969
Martha and the Vandellas, 1970
The Isley Brothers, 1972
The Circle Jerks, 1982
Annie Lennox and Al Green, 1988 |- | "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" | Paul Anka, 1959 | Maureen McGovern, 1992 |}

Q

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R

{| class="wikitable" | "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" | B.J. Thomas, 1969 | Mel Tormé, 1969
Perry Como, 1970
The Four Tops, 1970
Bobbie Gentry, 1970
Engelbert Humperdinck, 1970
Dean Martin, 1970
Johnny Mathis, 1970
Patti Page, 1970
Ray Stevens, 1970
Bobby Vinton, 1970
Dionne Warwick, 1970
Andy Williams, 1970
Young-Holt Unlimited, 1970
The Ventures, 1975
Ben Folds five, 1998 |- | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | Carpenters, 1971 | Freda Payne, 1971 |- |"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" | Bob Dylan | Sammy Hagar, 2006 |- | "Red Red Wine" | Neil Diamond, album 1967/single 1968 | Tony Tribe, 1969
UB40, 1983 (UK)/1988 (US) |- | "Relight My Fire" | Dan Hartman, 1979 | Take That featuring Lulu, 1994 |- | "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" | The Shangri-Las, 1964 | Aerosmith, 1979 |- | "Respect" | Otis Redding, 1965 | Aretha Franklin, 1967
Dexy's Midnight Runners, 1982 |- | "Ribbon in the Sky" | Stevie Wonder, 1971 | Intro, 1993 |- | "Riders on the Storm" | The Doors, 1971 | Creed, 2000
Benediction
Snoop Dogg |- | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx, 1989 | Monica, 1998 |- | "Rio" | Duran Duran | Nirvana |- | "Ring of Fire" | Johnny Cash, 1962 | Wall of Voodoo, 1982
Frank Zappa, 1988
Social Distortion, 1990 |- | "Rise Above" | Black Flag, 1981 | Knockout Kings, 2004 |- | "River Deep - Mountain High" | Ike & Tina Turner, 1966 | Deep Purple, 1969
Supremes and The Four Tops, 1970
Tina Turner (without Ike), 1971
Erasure, 1988
Céline Dion, 1996
The Saints |- | "Rock and Roll Music" | Chuck Berry, 1957 | The Beatles, 1964
The Beach Boys, 1975
REO Speedwagon, 1979 |- | "Rock Around The Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets, 1956 | Telex, 1979 |- | "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry, 1956 | The Beatles, 1963
Electric Light Orchestra, 1973 |- | "Rollin' & Tumblin'" | Muddy Waters | Cream, 1966 |- | "Room Full of Mirrors" | Jimi Hendrix, 1968 | The Pretenders, 1986 |- | "Roxanne" | The Police, | Fall Out Boy, 2003 |- | "Ruby Tuesday" | The Rolling Stones, 1967 | Melanie, 1972 |- | "Runaway" | Del Shannon, 1961 | Bonnie Raitt, 1977
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, 2001
The Misfits, 2003 |- | "Run Like Hell" | Pink Floyd, | Kittie |}

S

{| class="wikitable" | "See the Day" | Dee Cee Lee, 1985 | Girls Aloud, 2005 |- | "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" | Hank Locklin, 1958 | Pat Boone, 1960
Johnny Tillotson, 1962
The Everly Brothers, 1963
Dean Martin, 1965
Daniel O'Donnell, 1993 |- | "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" | The Four Tops, 1966 | The Supremes, 1966 |- | "Shameless" | Billy Joel, 1989 | Garth Brooks, 1991 |- | "She Bangs" | Ricky Martin, 1999 | William Hung, 2004 |- | "She Came in through the Bathroom Window" | The Beatles, 1969 | Joe Cocker, 1969 |- | "She Loves You" | The Beatles, 1963 | Tsunku, 2000 |- | "Shhh" | Tevin Campbell, 1993 | Prince, 1995 (The song was written by the cover artist.) |- | "Shout" | Tears For Fears, 1986 | Disturbed |- | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Betty Everett, 1964 | Cher, 1990
Vonda Shepard, 2001 |- | "Shop Around" | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1960 | Captain & Tennille, 1976 |- | "Show and Tell" | Al Wilson, 1973 | Peabo Bryson, 1999 |- | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" | Stevie Wonder | Blue, 2003 |- | "Silent Scream" | Slayer, 1988 | Children of Bodom, 2004
Vader |- | "Sin City" | AC/DC | Bruce Dickinson |- | "Sincerely" | The McGuire Sisters, 1956 | The Moonglows, 1956
Connie Francis, 1959
Bobby Vee, 1960
The Tokens, 1961
The Four Seasons, 1963
Bobby Vinton, 1963
The Lettermen, 1964
Maureen McGovern, 1992 |- | "Sinister Exaggerator" | The Residents, 1977 | Primus, 1991 |- | "Smash" | The Offspring, 1994 | Norther, 2003 |- | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana, 1991 | Tori Amos, 1992
The Melvins, 2000
Metallica, 2003 (at the MTV Video Music Awards)
The Bad Plus, 2003
Paul Anka, 2005 |- | "Smooth Criminal" | Michael Jackson, 1987 | Alien Ant Farm, 2001 |- | "Smoke On The Water" | Deep Purple,1973 | Sepultura
G3,tokyo live 2005
|- | "Smokin' In The Boys' Room" | Brownsville Station, 1973 | Mötley Crüe, 1985 |- | "Solitary Man" | Neil Diamond, 1967 | T.G. Sheppard, 1976
The Sidewinders, 1989
Chris Isaak, 1993
Johnny Cash, 2000 |- | "Some Candy Talking" | The Jesus And Mary Chain, 1985 | Richard Hawley, 2006 |- | "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" | The Smiths, 1986 | Supergrass, 1997 |- | "Something Stupid" | Frank & Nancy Sinatra, 1967 | The Smithereens with Marti Jones, 1992
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman, 2001 |- | "Something in the Air" | Thunderclap Newman, 1969 | Fish, 1991
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, 1993
Elbow, 2002 |- | "Somewhere in the Night" | Helen Reddy, 1976 | Barry Manilow, 1979 |- | "Son-of-a-Preacher Man" | Dusty Springfield, 1968 | Aretha Franklin, 1976
Reba McEntire
Linda Eder |- | "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" | Elton John, 1975 | Blue, 2002 |- | "A Song for You" | Leon Russell, 1970 | | Donny Hathaway
The Carpenters
Lou Rawls
The Temptations
Willie Nelson
Natalie Cole
Ray Charles
Michael Buble
Herbie Hancock and Christina Aguilera
Ben Barnett
Simply Red
|- | "S.O.S." | ABBA, 1975 | Erasure, 1992
A-Teens, 2000 |- | "Soul Kitchen" | The Doors | X, 1980 |- | "Soul Power" | James Brown | The Smashing Pumpkins, 2002 |- | "Soul Provider" | Michael Bolton | Peabo Bryson, 1991 |- | "Sound of the Underground" | Orchid | Girls Aloud, 2002 |- | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel, 1964 | Nevermore, 2000 |- | "Spanish Harlem" | Ben E. King, 1961 | Aretha Franklin, 1971 |- | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum, 1970 | Doctor and the Medics, 1986
Gareth Gates with The Kumars, 2003 |- | "Spoonful" | Willie Dixon | Cream, 1966 |- | "Stand By Your Man" | Tammy Wynette, 1968 | Kikki Danielsson, 1981
Motörhead, 1982
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, 2001 |- | "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin, 1971 | Frank Zappa, 1988
Fair Corporation
Rolf Harris
Dolly Parton, 2004
Dave Matthews Band
Foo Fighters,(Live) |- | "Stardust" | Nat King Cole, 1943 | Katie Melua, 2005 |- | "Stayin' Alive" | Bee Gees | Anal [...], Ozzy Osbourne, 2005
Adam Garcia, 1998 |- | "Stay" | Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, 1960 | Jackson Browne, 1977 |- | "Stone Cold Crazy" | Queen, 1974 | Metallica, 1991 |- | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes, 1965 | globe, 2001 |- | "Stop Your Sobbing" | The Kinks, 1964 | The Pretenders, 1979 |- | "Straight from the Heart" | Bryan Adams, 1980/1983 | Bonnie Tyler, 1983 |- | "Strange Fruit" | Billie Holiday, 1938 | Robert Wyatt, 1981
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1987 |- | "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra, 1966 | Petula Clark, 1966
Brenda Lee, 1966
Kate Smith, 1966
Mel Tormé, 1966
Young-Holt Unlimited, 1966
Ace Cannon, 1967
Ray Conniff, 1967
Johnny Mathis, 1967
Andy Williams, 1967
The Ventures, 1970
Bette Midler, 1976 |- | "Street Fighting Man" | The Rolling Stones, 1968 | Oasis, 1999
Rage Against The Machine, 2000
Mötley Crüe, 2005 |- | "Sripped" | Depeche Mode | Rammstein |- | "Stuck in the Middle With You" | Stealers Wheel, 1973 | Jeff Healey, 1995 |- | "Subterranian Homesick Blues" | Bob Dylan | Red Hot Chili Peppers |- | "Summertime" | Written by George Gershwin, from the opera Porgy and Bess, 1934 | The Shake Spears, 1966
Janis Joplin, 19671
Charlotte Church, 1999
Fantasia Barrino, 2005 |- | "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran, 1958 | The Who, 1967
Blue Cheer, 1968
T. Rex, 1970
Alan Jackson, 1995
Rush, 2004 |- | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | Frankie Valli and the The Four Seasons, 1965 | The Walker Brothers, 1966
Cher, 1996 |- | "Superstar" | Leon Russell | The Carpenters, 1971
Luther Vandross, 1988
Sonic Youth, 1994
Ruben Studdard, 2003
Usher, 2005 |- | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder, 1972 | Beck, Bogert & Appice, 1973
Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1986
Glenn Lewis, 2002 |- | "Surfin' USA"

| The Beach Boys, 1962 | Blind Guardian,1996 |- | "Suzie Q" | Dale Hawkins, 1957 | The Rolling Stones, 1964
Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968 |- | "Suspicion" | Elvis Presley, 1962 | Terry Stafford, 1964 |- | "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond, 1969 | Bobby Womack, 1972 |- | "Sweet Child O'Mine" | Guns N' Roses, 1987 | Sheryl Crow, 1999 |- | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" | Eurythmics, 1983 | Marilyn Manson, 1996 |- | "Sweet Jane" | The Velvet Underground, 1970 | Mott The Hoople, 1973
Cowboy Junkies, 1988 |- | "Sweet Sixteen" | Jody Watley, 1998 | Destiny's Child, 1999 |- | "Sweet Thing" | Chaka Khan featuring Rufus, 1975 | Mary J. Blige, 1993 |- | "Sympathy for the Devil" | The Rolling Stones, 1968 | Jane's Addiction, 1987
Laibach 1988
Guns N' Roses, 1994
The Electric Hellfire Club, 1999
Ozzy Osbourne, 2005 |}

T

{| class="wikitable" | "Tainted Love" | Gloria Jones, 1964 | The Living End
Soft Cell, 1981
Depeche Mode
Marilyn Manson, 2002 |- | "Take Me to the River" | Al Green, 1974 | Talking Heads, 1978
Annie Lennox, 1992 |- | "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin, from the movie Top Gun, 1986 | Jessica Simpson, 2004 |- | "Take on Me" | A-Ha, 1985 | Reel Big Fish, 1998 |- | "Tears on My Pillow" | Gene Autry, 1941 | Jimmie Davis, 1942
Jimmy Dean, 1963
Slim Whitman, 1967
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Reg Lindsay
Kate Smith |- | "Tears on My Pillow" | Little Anthony & the Imperials, 1958 | Chuck Jackson, 1961
Bobby Vee, 1961
The Fleetwoods, 1962
Lou Christie, 1963
Martha and the Vandellas, 1963
Bobby Vinton, 1963
The Shirelles, 1964
Vikki Carr, 1968
Johnny Tillotson, 1969
Sha Na Na, 1973
Gwen McCrae, 1976
Reba McEntire, 1980
Neil Sedaka, 1984
New Edition, 1986
Kylie Minogue, 1989
Lorrie Morgan, 1991
S Club 8, 2003 |- | "Tears on My Pillow (I Can't Take It)" | Johnny Nash, 1975 | The Countdown Singers
Kapena |- | "Tell Him" | The Exciters, 1963 | Vonda Shepard, 1997 |- | "Tell Me Why" | The Beatles, 1964 | April Wine, 1982 |- | "Telstar" | The Tornados, 1962 | The Shadows, 1981
James Last, (1966) |- | "That Girl" | Stevie Wonder, 1984 | Joe, 2003 |- | "That'll Be the Day" | Buddy Holly, 1957 | Linda Ronstadt, 1976 |- | "That's Entertainment" | The Jam, 1981 | Morrissey, 1997? |- | "That's What Friends Are For" | Rod Stewart, from the movie Night Shift, 1982 | "Dionne and Friends" (Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Elton John), 1985 (UK), 1986 (US) |- | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Roberta Flack, 1973 | Celine Dion
Elvis Presley
Mary Travers
Johnny Cash
Mel Torme
George Michael
Isaac Hayes
Bert Jansch
Gordon Lightfoot
Maria Taylor
Vanessa Williams
The Stereophonics
Bradley Joseph, 2006 |- | "The Tide Is High" | The Paragons, 1967 | Blondie, 1980
Atomic Kitten, 2002 (renamed The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)) |- | "Them Bones" | Alice in Chains | Grave, 2006 |- | "Theme from New York, New York" | Liza Minnelli, from the movie New York, New York, 1977 | Frank Sinatra, 1980 |- | "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | John D. Loudermilk | Johnny Tillotson, 1964
Al Martino, 1965
The Casinos, 1967
William Bell, 1967
Andy Williams, 1967
Eddy Arnold, 1968
Perry Como, 1975
The Manhattans, 1978
Daniel O'Donnell, 1988
Johnny Mathis, 1989 |- | "There She Goes" | The La's, 1989 | Sixpence None The Richer, 1999 |- | "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" | The Crystals, 1961 | The Beach Boys, 1965 |- | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Nancy Sinatra, 1966 | The Supremes, 1966
Megadeth, 1985
Kon Kan, 1989
Operation Ivy, 1989
Crispin Glover, 1990
Billy Ray Cyrus, 1992
David Hasselhoff, 2004
Jessica Simpson, 2005
|- | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | Richard Chamberlain, 1962 | Dionne Warwick, 1964
Dusty Springfield, 1967
Carpenters, 1970 |- | "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" | Bill Anderson, 1966 | Charlie Louvin, 1966
Al Martino, 1966 |- | "This Girl Is a Woman Now" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, 1969 | Freda Payne, 1970 |- | "This Guy's in Love With You" | Herb Alpert, 1968 | Robert Goulet, 1968
Bobby Vinton, 1969 |- | "This Is It" | Melba Moore, 1976 | Dannii Minogue, 1993 |- | "This Is My Song" | Engelbert Humperdinck, 1966 | Harry Secombe, 1967
Petula Clark, 1967
James Darren, 1967
Bobby Vinton, 1967
Frank Sinatra, 1968
Andy Williams, 1968 |- | "This Magic Moment" | The Drifters, 1960 | Jay and the Americans, 1969 |- | "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | The Isley Brothers, 1966 | The Supremes, 1966
Rod Stewart, 1975
Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley, 1990 |- | "This Woman's Work" | Kate Bush, 1989 | Maxwell, 1997 |- | "Too Close" | Next, 1997 | Blue, 2001 |- | "Those Were the Days" | Gene & Francesca | Engelbert Humperdinck, 1967
Robert Goulet, 1968
Mary Hopkin, 1968
Johnny Mathis, 1968
Sandie Shaw, 1968
Bobby Vinton, 1968
The 5th Dimension, 1969
Chet Atkins, 1969
Dexter Gordon, 1969
Jerry Vale, 1969
The Ventures, 1970
Wanda Jackson, 1971
Carol Burnett, 1972
Max Bygraves, 1993
Dolly Parton, 2005 |- | "Time" | Tom Waits, 1967 | Rod Stewart, 1970 |- | "Time After Time" | Cyndi Lauper, 1983 | Miles Davis, 1984
Tuck & Patti, 1988
Nana Mouskouri, 1991
INOJ, 1999
Eva Cassidy, 2000
Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan, 2005 |- | "Tippi-Toes" | The Meters, 1970 | Primus, 1991 |- | "Tomorrow" | Written by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, from the musical Annie, 1977 | Barbra Streisand, 1978,
Grace Jones, 1979,
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, 1997 |- | "Top of the World" | Carpenters, 1972 | Shonen Knife, 1994 |- | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler, 1983 | Nicki French, 1995 |- | "Toxic" | Britney Spears, 2004 | Local H, 2005
Murdock's Revenge, 2005
Chapin Sisters, 2006 |- | "The Tracks of My Tears" | The Miracles, 1965 | Johnny Rivers, 1967
Linda Ronstadt, 1976
Graham "Shirley" Strachan, 1977
The Q-Tips featuring Paul Young, c.1981
Go West, 1993
Dogbowl & Kramer, c. 1993. |- | "Tragedy" | The Bee Gees, 1979 | Steps, 1998 |- | "Tro" | Marie Fredriksson, 1996 | Shirley Clamp, 2006 |- | "Trouble" | Cat Stevens, 1970 | Elliott Smith, 2005 (posthumously released) |- | "Trouble Every Day" | The Mothers of Invention, 1966 | George Thorogood & The Destroyers, 1997 |- | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper, 1986 | Phil Collins
Sarina Paris
Lea Salonga
Fredro Starr feat. Jill Scott
Make Your Momma Proud |- | "True Love Never Runs Smooth" | Gene Pitney, 1963 | Petula Clark, 1964 |- | "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden, 1997 | Cascada, 2006 |- | "Tripping Billies" | Dave Matthews Band | Jimmy Buffett(and the Coral Reefer Band), 2005 |- | "Turn the Beat Around" | Vicki Sue Robinson, 1977 | Gloria Estefan, 1994 |- | "Turn the Page" | Bob Seger, 1973 | Metallica, 1998 |- | "Twist and Shout" | The Isley Brothers, 1962 | The Beatles, 1963 (rereleased 1986)
Tsunku, 2000 |}

U

{| class="wikitable" | "Unchained Melody" | Les Baxter and His Orchestra, 1955 | Al Hibbler, 1955
Roy Hamilton, 1955
June Valley, 1955
Vito & the Salutations, 1963
Bobby Vinton, 1964
The Righteous Brothers, 1965
The Supremes, 1965
U2, 1989
Sarah McLachlan, 1997
Gareth Gates, 2002
Justin Guarini, 2003 |- | "Under Pressure" | Queen and David Bowie, 1982 | My Chemical Romance and The Used, 2005 |- | "Unforgettable" | Nat King Cole, 1951 | Dinah Washington, 1959
Peggy Lee, 1963
Sammy Davis, Jr., 1965
Marvin Gaye, 1965
Arethra Franklin, 1976
Engelbert Humperdinck, 1980
Kenny Rogers, 1999
Captain & Tennille, 2001
Jackie Chan, 2002
Merle Haggard, 2004
Bradley Joseph, 2006 |- | "Until It's Time for You to Go" | Buffy Sainte-Marie, 1965 | Cher, 1966
Bobby Darin, 1966
Nancy Sinatra, 1966
Eddy Arnold, 1968
Neil Diamond, 1969
Barbra Streisand, 1969
Robert Goulet, 1970
Johnny Mathis, 1970
New Birth, 1970
Shirley Bassey, 1971
Elvis Presley, 1972
Andy Williams, 1972
Maureen McGovern, 1973
Petula Clark, 1974 |- |}

V

{| class="wikitable" | "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls" | Dionne Warwick, 1967 | k.d. lang, 1997 |- | "Venus" | Shocking Blue, 1969 | Bananarama, 1986
Yoko Nagayama, 1986
Southern Culture on the Skids No Angels, 2003
hitomi, 2005 |- | "Video Killed the Radio Star" | The Buggles, 1981
(First-ever MTV video) | The Presidents of the United States of America, 1998
Lolita No.18, 1999
Erasure, 2003
Ben Folds Five, 2005, Amber Pacific, 2005 |- | "Vienna" | Ultravox | Celestial Season |- | "Voulez-Vous" | ABBA, 1979 | Erasure, 1992
A-Teens 2000 |- |}

W

{| class="wikitable" | "Walk Away" | The Sisters Of Mercy | Paradise Lost |- | "Walk Away Renée" | Left Banke, 1966 | The Four Tops, 1967
Rick Price, 1992
Vonda Shepard, 1997 |- | "Walk on By" | Dionne Warwick, 1964 | Aretha Franklin, 1964
The Lettermen, 1964
Little Anthony & the Imperials, 1964
The Four Seasons, 1965
The Miracles, 1966
Mel Tormé, 1966
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, 1967
The Carnival, 1969
Isaac Hayes, 1969
Steve Lawrence, 1969
Johnny Mathis, 1970
Kool and the Gang, 1971
Gloria Gaynor, 1975
The Stranglers, 1978
D Train, 1982
Gabrielle, 1997
Melanie Thornton, 2001
Cyndi Lauper, 2003
Seal, 2004 |- | "Walk This Way" | Aerosmith, 1975 | Run DMC and Aerosmith, 1986
Hayseed Dixie, 2002
Macy Gray, 2004 |- | "The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand, 1973 | Perry Como, 1974
Andy Williams, 1974
Shirley Bassey, 1975
Johnny Mathis, 1975
Bing Crosby, 1976
Robert Goulet, 1976
Nana Mouskouri, 1993
Maureen McGovern, 1997
Michael Ball, 1999 |- | "We Can Work It Out" | The Beatles, 1966 | Deep Purple, 1969
Stevie Wonder, 1971 |- | "We've Only Just Begun" | The Carpenters 1970 | Perry Como, 1970
Dionne Warwick, 1970
Andy Williams, 1971
Johnny Mathis, 1971
Henry Mancini, 1972
Ray Conniff, 1986
Liberace, 1989
Richard Clayderman, 1986
Bradley Joseph, 2005 |- | "What a Waster" | The Libertines, 2002 | Adam Green, 2003 |- | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" | Jimmy Ruffin, 1966 | Diana Ross & the Supremes, 1969 |- | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Cliff Edwards, 1940 | Guy Lombardo, 1940
Glenn Miller, 1940
Rosemary Clooney, 1952
Eddie Fisher, 1955
Little Anthony & the Imperials, 1959
Dion, 1960
The Lettermen, 1962
Stevie Wonder, 1963
Chet Atkins, 1970
Leon Redbone, 1981
Johnny Mathis, 1986
Michael Crawford, 1988
Olivia Newton-John, 1989
Billy Joel, 1991
All-4-One, 1995 |- | "Where Did the Feeling Go?" | Russell Hitchcock, 1988 | Air Supply, 1992
Selena, 1997 (released two years after her [...]) |- | "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" | Leadbelly | Nirvana, 1994 |- | "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | Pete Seeger, | Marlene Dietrich |- | "White Rabbit" | Jefferson Airplane, 1966 |
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Sanctuary (band), 1988 |- | "Whisky in the Jar" | Thin Lizzy | Metallica |- | "Who's Lovin' You" | The Miracles, 1961 | The Supremes, 1961
Brenda Holloway, 1964
The Temptations, 1965
The Jackson 5, 1969
En Vogue, 1990 (attached to beginning of "Hold On") |- | "Who Can I Run To?" | The Jones Girls, 1979 | Xscape, 1995 |- | "Why" | Annie Lennox, 1991 | DJ Sammy, 2005 |- | "Wild Boys" | Duran Duran, 1984 | Phixx, 2004 |- | "Wild Night" | Van Morrison, 1971 | John Cougar Mellencamp & Me'Shell NdegeOcello, 1994 |- | "Wild Thing" | The Troggs, 1966 | Jimi Hendrix
Sam Kinison, 1986
Joan Jett |- | "Wild World" | Cat Stevens, 1970 | Jimmy Cliff, 1970
Mr. Big, 1993
Maxi Priest 1988
UB40
Matt Nathanson
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |- | "The Wind Beneath My Wings" | Roger Whittaker, 1982 | Gary Morris, 1983
B.J. Thomas, 1983
Patti LaBelle, 1986
Perry Como, 1987
Bette Midler, 1988
Nana Mouskouri, 1993
Michael Ball, 1999 |- | "Wish" | Nine Inch Nails, 1992 | Linkin Park |- | "Wish You Were Here" | Pink Floyd, 1975 | Johnny Rzeznik from Goo Goo Dolls with Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit |- | "Wishin' and Hopin'" | Dusty Springfield, 1964 | The Merseybeats, 1965
Ani DiFranco, 1997 |- | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | The Beatles, 1967 | Joe Cocker, 1969
Wet Wet Wet, 1988
Sam and Mark, 2004 |- | "Without You" | Badfinger, 1970 | Harry Nilsson, 1971
Mariah Carey,1994 |- | "Woman, Woman" | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, 1967 | Glen Campbell, 1968
Robert Goulet, 1968
The Lettermen, 1968 |- | "Wonderwall" | Oasis, 1995 (UK)/1996 (US) | Mike Flowers POPS, 1995
Cat Power, Peel Session, 2000
Ryan Adams, 2003,
Paul Anka2005
Cartel 2006 |- | "Woodstock" | Joni Mitchell, 1970 | Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 1970
Matthews Southern Comfort, 1970 |- | "Word Up!" | Cameo, 1986 | Gun, 1995
Korn, 2004 |- | "Words" | The Bee Gees, 1968 | Boyzone, 1996 |- | "Working Class Hero" | John Lennon | Marianne Faithfull (on "Broken English", 1979)
Cyndi Lauper
Tin Machine, 1989
Ozzy Osbourne, 2005 |- | "A World Without Love" | Peter & Gordon, 1964 | The Supremes, 1964 |- |}

X

{| class="wikitable" |}
==Y==
{| class="wikitable" | "Yesterday" | The Beatles, 1965 | The Supremes, 1966
The Toys, 1966
Ray Charles, 1967
Marvin Gaye, 1972
Nana Mouskouri, 1986
Frank Sinatra, 1969
Boyz II Men, 1994
Tsunku, 2000
Eva Cassidy, 2003
|- | "Yesterday Once More" | The Carpenters, 1973 | Kikki Danielsson, 2006 |- | "You" | Marcia Hines, 1977 | Rita Coolidge, 1978 |- | "You Are So Beautiful" | Joe Cocker, 1974 | Kenny Rogers
Bonnie Tyler
Al Green
Tanya Tucker
Bradley Joseph, 2006 |- | "You Can Close Your Eyes" | James Taylor, 1970 | Maureen McGovern, 1992 |- | "You Can't Do That" | The Beatles, 1964 | The Supremes, 1964
Harry Nilsson, 1967 |- | "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes, 1966 | Phil Collins, 1982 |- | "Io che non vivo senza te"
(English title: "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me") | Pino Donaggio, 1966 | Dusty Springfield, 1966
Robert Goulet, 1969
Elvis Presley, 1970
Helen Reddy, 1981
Maureen McGovern, 1992 |- | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi, 1989 | Atreyu, 2004 |- | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes, 1966 | Vanilla Fudge, 1968
Wilson Pickett
Colourbox, 1985
Kim Wilde, 1987
Reba McEntire
Heaven Sent, 2003
The Madness |- | "You Lied" | Peach, 1993 | Tool, 2000 |- | "You Really Got Me" | The Kinks, 1965 | Mott The Hoople, 1969
Brian Eno et al 1974
Van Halen, 1978 |- | "You Were on My Mind" | Ian & Sylvia, 1964 | Barry McGuire, 1965
We Five, 1965
The Lettermen, 1966
Crispian St. Peters, 1966
Jay and the Americans, 1970 |- | "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke, 1957 | The Supremes, 1965 |- | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Dead or Alive, 1984 | Dope, 1999 |- | "You'll Never Know" | Alice Faye, 1943 | [...] Haymes with the Song Spinners, 1943
Frank Sinatra, 1943
Rosemary Clooney, 1952
Eddie Fisher, 1955
Barbra Streisand, 1955 (not released commercially until 1991)
Eddy Arnold, 1956
Johnny Mathis, 1959
Bobby Darin, 1962
Connie Francis, 1962
Jim Reeves, 1965
Brenda Lee, 1967
Engelbert Humperdinck, 1969
Bobby Vinton, 1974
Bernadette Peters, 1980
Michael Ball, 2004
Michael Bublé, 2004
Michael Feinstein, 2005 |- | "You're Lost Little Girl" | The Doors, 1967 | Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1987 |- | "You're My World" | Cilla Black, 1964 | Helen Reddy. 1977 |- | "You're the One" | Petula Clark. 1965 | The Vogues, 1965 |- | "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King, 1971 | James Taylor, 1971 2,
Dusty Springfield, 1971 (not released commercially until 1999)
Brand New Heavies, 1997 |- | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Beatles, 1965 | Pearl Jam
Oasis
Tsunku, 2000 |- | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers, 1965 | Hall & Oates, 1980
The Human League, 1979 |- | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | The Miracles, 1963 | The Beatles, 1963
The Supremes, 1964 |- | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Candi Staton | Sandy Kandau
Respect feat. Hannah Jones
Kym Mazelle
Kerry Norton
Carrie Underwood
Agnes Carlsson
Gloria Estefan, 2005, Desperate Housewives Soundtrack |}

Z

{| class="wikitable" | "Zero the Hero" | Black Sabbath |Cannibal Corpse |- | "Zero" | The Smashing Pumpkins, 1997 |Evanescence (Live) |- | "Ziggy Stardust" | David Bowie, 1972 |Bauhaus, 1982 |}

• List of notable cover versions, by title:

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