The 60+ Best Songs with Names in the Title

The best songs are personal, and what’s more personal than a name.

Songwriters can be inspired by locations, emotions, events, and more. But often a person is the “muse” behind the creation of a song, and often the artist will credit that person by putting their name in the title. Here is a list of the 60 best songs with names in the title.

Classic Songs with Names in the Title

These are some of the best songs with names in the title because it’s impossible to hear this name and not sing it like it’s done in the song, they’re just too classic!

“Alison” – Elvis Costello
“Rock Me Amadeus” – Falco
“Angelina” – Louis Prima
“Brandy” – Looking Glass
“Sweet Caroline” – Neil Diamond
“Angelica” – Wet Leg
“Cecilia” – Simon & Garfunkel
“Come on Eileen” – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
“Gloria” – Laura Branigan
“Jack and Diane” – John Mellencamp
“Jolene” – Dolly Parton
“Josie” – Steely Dan
“Louie Louie” – The Kingsmen
“Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds” – The Beatles
“Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin
“Hey Jude” – The Beatles
“Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
“Melissa” – The Allman Brothers

Songs with Famous People’s Names in the Title

“Barbra Streisand” – Duck Sauce
“Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
“Brian Wilson” – Barenaked Ladies
“Diane Young” – Vampire Weekend
“Drew Barrymore” – SZA
“Ellen Degeneres” – Lil B
“Forrest Gump” – Frank Ocean
“Grace Kelly” – MIKA
“Jackie Wilson Said” – Van Morrison
“Jackie Onassis” – Sammy Rae & The Friends
“Tim McGraw” – Taylor Swift
“Tom Sawyer” – Rush

Songs with “Mr., Mrs., and Ms.” Names in the Title

“Mr. Jones” – Counting Crows
“Mrs. Robinson” – Simon & Garfunkel
“Ms. Jackson” – Outkast
“Mr. Sandman” – The Chordettes
“Mr. Tambourine Man” – Bob Dylan

Newer Songs with Names in the Title

“Alejandro” – Lady Gaga
“Caroline” – Amine
“Oh Caroline” – The 1975
“Jackie and Wilson” – Hozier
“Jimmy Cooks” – Drake & 21 Savage
“Black Betty” – Ram Jam
“Kathleen” – Catfish & The Bottlemen
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“I’m Just Ken” – Ryan Gosling
“Matilda” – Harry Styles
“Something Like Olivia” – John Mayer
“Ophelia” – The Lumineers
“Sofia” – Clairo

Songs with Girl’s Names in the Title

“Suite Judy Blue Eyes” – Crosby, Stills & Nash
“Hey There Delilah” – Plain White T’s
“Why Georgia” – John Mayer
“Iris” – The Goo Goo Dolls
“Peg” – Steely Dan
“Roxanne” – The Police
“Rosalita” – Bruce Springsteen
“Queen Jane Approximately” – Bob Dylan
“Valerie” – Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson
“Meet Virginia” – Train

Songs with Boy’s Names in the Title

“Casey Jones” – Grateful Dead
“Danny’s Song” – Loggins & Messina
“Return of the Mack” – Mark Morrison
“Uncle John’s Band” – Grateful Dead
“William, It Was Really Nothing” – The Smiths

If you were having trouble naming a few of the best songs with names in the title, hopefully you are struggling no longer!

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