Folk ballads

original song written and composed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant; first recorded by Led Zeppelin in 1970 and released in 1971

Australian country folk ballad

"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song. A broadside ballad by the name "A Newe Northen Dittye of ye Ladye Greene Sleves" was registered by Richard Jones at the London Stationers' Company in September 1580, and the tune is found in several late 16th-century and early 17th-century sources, such as ''Ballet's MS Lute Book and Het Luitboek van Thysius'', as well as various manuscripts preserved in the Seeley Historical Library in the University of Cambridge.

original song written and composed by Paul Simon

2018 single by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney, originally recorded by The Beatles and recorded in 1965

1969 David Bowie song

song written and composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, originally recorded by Plastic Ono Band and released in 1969

song written and composed by Don McLean, originally recorded by Don McLean and released in 1971

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

song by John Lennon

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

song by Don McLean written as tribute to Vincent van Gogh

2013 single by Ed Sheeran

1956 song by Elvis Presley

2013 single by Taylor Swift

2004 song by Kelly Clarkson

2020 single by Taylor Swift

original song written and composed by Mirwais, Madonna

2015 single by Justin Bieber

2015 single by Ed Sheeran

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

song by Ed Sheeran

Frederic Weatherly's song

2017 song by Ed Sheeran

2020 single by Taylor Swift

original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney

2012 song by Passenger

"FourFiveSeconds" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna, American rapper Kanye West, and English musician Paul McCartney. It was written and produced by McCartney, West, Mike Dean, Dave Longstreth and Noah Goldstein with additional writing from Kirby Lauryen, Ty Dolla Sign, Dallas Austin, Elon Rutberg and Rihanna. Previewed by West at the iHeartMedia Music Summit on January 21, 2015, it was digitally released on January 24. "FourFiveSeconds" is a folk-pop and soul song with an instrumentation consisting of an acoustic guitar, organ and bass guitar.

2019 single by Jonida Maliqi

2013 single by Taylor Swift featuring Gary Lightbody

"Soon May the Wellerman Come", also known as "Wellerman" or "The Wellerman", is a folk song in ballad style first published in New Zealand in the 1970s. The "wellermen" were supply ships owned by the Weller brothers, three merchant traders in the 1800s who were amongst the earliest European settlers of the Otago region of New Zealand.

song written and composed by Paul Simon, originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel in 1968 and released in 1969

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

original song written and composed by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan; first recorded by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl

2012 song by Taylor Swift

2012 single by Madonna

2018 song by Eugent Bushpepa

original song written and composed by George Harrison; first recorded by The Beatles

2014 song with lyrics by Suzanne Collins performed by James Newton Howard

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney

2015 single by Mike Posner

2019 single by Taylor Swift

2012 single by One Direction

2020 single by Taylor Swift

song written and composed by Mac Davis, originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1969

song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks

song written and composed by Tracy Chapman, originally recorded by Tracy Chapman in 1987 and released in 1988

2006 single by Plain White T's

2011 song by Taylor Swift

1987 single by Suzanne Vega

song by the Beatles, written and sung by George Harrison

song by Pink Floyd

original song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan

single by Paramore

traditional Irish song

original song written and composed by Scott & Wolfe; first recorded by Bonnie Tyler and released in 1977

2021 single by Billie Eilish

2021 song by Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton

2012 song by Ed Sheeran