My Old Kentucky Home, written by Stephen Foster in 1853, is widely regarded as the first recorded popular song.

Henry Carey is believed to have written the lyrics for the song 'God Save the Queen' in 1740.

Over There, a patriotic song written by George M. Cohan during World War I, was the first song to sell over one million copies.

John Lennon wrote the lyrics for the song 'Imagine', which was released in 1971.

Old Town Road by Lil Nas X holds the record for the longest-running number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 19 weeks at the top.

Stardust, written by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish, was the first song to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1959.

Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics for the song 'Like a Rolling Stone', which was released in 1965.

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles was the first music video to be played on MTV when the channel launched in 1981.

Freddie Mercury wrote the lyrics for the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody', which was released in 1975.

Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with 16 weeks.

Robert Plant wrote the lyrics for the song 'Stairway to Heaven', which was released in 1971.

Shape of You by Ed Sheeran was the first song to be streamed over one billion times on Spotify.

Don Henley wrote the lyrics for the song 'Hotel California', which was released in 1976.

Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) by Domenico Modugno was the first song to win a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1959.

Michael Jackson wrote the lyrics for the song 'Billie Jean', which was released in 1982.