| Title | Artist | Record Label | Year of Release | Genre | Format | Year Inducted | 
| "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Doris Day | Columbia Records | 1956 | Soundtrack | Single | 2012 | 
| Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor | Sergei Rachmaninoff (on piano) (with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski) | Victrola | 1929 | Classical | Album | 1976 | 
| Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | Sergei Rachmaninoff (on piano) (with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski) | RCA Victor | 1934 | Classical | Album | 1979 | 
| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | B. J. Thomas | Scepter | 1969 | Easy Listening | Single | 2014 | 
| Ramones | Ramones | Sire | 1976 | Punk Rock | Album | 2007 | 
| Randy Newman | Randy Newman | Reprise | 1968 | Baroque Pop | Album | 2016 | 
| "Rapper's Delight" | The Sugarhill Gang | Sugar Hill | 1979 | Old-school hip hop | Single | 2014 | 
| "Raunchy" | Bill Justis And His Orchestra | Phillips International | 1957 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1998 | 
| Ravel: Boléro | Lamoureux Orchestra conducted by Maurice Ravel | Brunswick | 1930 | Classical | Album | 1992 | 
| Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe | Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch (featuring New England Conservatory Chorus) | RCA Red Seal | 1955 | Classical | Album | 2008 | 
| Ray Charles in Person | Ray Charles | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Album | 1999 | 
| "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Four Tops | Motown | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1998 | 
| Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | Columbia Records | 1975 | Country | Album | 2002 | 
| Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet | Miles Davis & his Quintet | Prestige | 1958 | Jazz | Album | 2014 | 
| "Rescue Me" | Fontella Bass | Chess | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2015 | 
| "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | Atlantic | 1967 | Soul | Single | 1998 | 
| "Respect Yourself" | The Staple Singers | Stax | 1971 | Soul | Single | 2002 | 
| "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" | Gil Scott-Heron | Flying Dutchman | 1971 | Funk | Single | 2014 | 
| Revolver | The Beatles | Parlophone | 1966 | Rock | Album | 1999 | 
| "Riders on the Storm" | The Doors | Elektra | 1971 | Rock | Single | 2010 | 
| "Ring of Fire" | Johnny Cash | Columbia Records | 1963 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | David Bowie | RCA | 1972 | Rock | Album | 1999 | 
| "River Deep - Mountain High" | Credited to: Ike & Tina Turner Actual Performer: Tina Turner
 | Philles | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | Al Jolson | Columbia Records | 1918 | Musical theatre | Single | 2004 | 
| "Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | Decca | 1954 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1982 | 
| "Rock Island Line" | Lead Belly | Asch Records | 1937 | Blues | Single | 2016 | 
| "Rocket 88" | Credited to: Jackie Brenston & his Delta Cats Actual Performers: Kings of Rhythm
 | Chess | 1951 | R&B | Single | 1998 | 
| "Rockin' Chair" | Mildred Bailey | Vocalion | 1937 | Jazz | Single | 2011 | 
| "Roll Over Beethoven" | Chuck Berry | Chess | 1956 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1990 | 
| "Rollin' Stone" | Muddy Waters | Chess | 1950 | Electric Blues | Single | 2000 | 
| "'Round About Midnight" | Thelonious Monk Quintet | Blue Note | 1947 | Bebop | Single | 1993 | 
| "Roxanne" | The Police | A&M | 1978 | Reggae Rock | Single | 2008 | 
| Rubber Soul | The Beatles | Parlophone | 1965 | Folk Rock | Album | 2000 | 
| "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Gene Autry | Columbia Records | 1949 | Country | Single | 1985 | 
| Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. | 1977 | Soft Rock | Album | 2003 | 
| "Runaround Sue" | Dion | Laurie | 1961 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2002 | 
| "Runaway" | Del Shannon | London | 1961 | Pop rock | Single | 2002 | 
| "San Antonio Rose" | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys | Vocalion | 1939 | Western Swing | Single | 2015 | 
| Santana | Santana | Columbia Records | 1969 | Rock | Album | 2012 | 
| Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown | Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown | EmArcy | 1954 | Vocal Jazz | Album | 1999 | 
| Saturday Night Fever Original Film Soundtrack | Bee Gees and Various Artists | RSO | 1977 | Disco | Album | 2004 | 
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2001 | 
| Saxophone Colossus | Sonny Rollins Quartet | Prestige | 1956 | Hard Bop Jazz | Album | 1999 | 
| Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder | Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski (with Rose Bampton, Paul Althouse, Jeanette Vreeland, etc.) | Victor | 1932 | Classical | Album | 2007 | 
| "School's Out" | Alice Cooper & his Band | Warner Bros. | 1972 | Rock | Single | 2015 | 
| Schubert: Ave Maria | Marian Anderson | RCA Victor | 1936 | Opera | Single | 1999 | 
| Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9 | Sergei Rachmaninoff | RCA | 1929 | Classical | Album | 2011 | 
| "Secret Love" | Doris Day | Columbia Records | 1953 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| "See See Rider Blues" | Ma Rainey | Paramount Records | 1924 | Blues | Single | 2004 | 
| "Sentimental Journey" | Les Brown & His Orchestra (featuring vocals sung by Doris Day) | Columbia Records | 1944 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| September of My Years | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1965 | Traditional Pop | Album | 1999 | 
| "September Song" | Walter Huston | Brunswick | 1938 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1984 | 
| "Seven, Come Eleven" | Benny Goodman & his Sextet (featuring Charlie Christian on guitar) | Columbia Records | 1939 | Swing | Single | 2008 | 
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Capitol | 1967 | Rock | Album | 1993 | 
| "Sh-Boom" | The Chords | Cat Records | 1954 | Doo-wop | Single | 2008 | 
| "Shake, Rattle and Roll" | Big Joe Turner | Atlantic | 1954 | Jump Blues | Single | 1998 | 
| The Shape of Jazz to Come | Ornette Coleman | Atlantic | 1959 | Avant-Garde Jazz | Album | 2015 | 
| "She Thinks I Still Care" | George Jones | United Artists | 1962 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| "She's About a Mover" | Sir Douglas Quintet | Tribe Records | 1965 | Garage Rock | Single | 2016 | 
| "She's Not There" | The Zombies | Decca | 1964 | British Beat | Single | 2016 | 
| "Shining Star" | Earth, Wind & Fire | Columbia Records | 1975 | Funk | Single | 2008 | 
| "Shop Around" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1960 | Soul | Single | 2006 | 
 
| Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Op. 107 | Mstislav Rostropovich with Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy | Columbia Masterworks | 1960 | Classical | Album | 2008 | 
| Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 | New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein | Sony Classical | 1959 | Classical | Album | 2007 | 
| Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 99 | David Oistrakh with New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos | Sony Classical | 1956 | Classical | Album | 2003 | 
| "Shotgun" | Jr. Walker & The All Stars | Soul Records | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2002 | 
| "Shout" (Part 1) | The Isley Brothers | RCA | 1959 | R&B | Single | 1999 | 
| Show Boat | Cast: Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, James Melton, Frank Munn, Countess Albani, etc. (with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Victor Young) | Brunswick | 1932 | Musical Show | Album | 1991 | 
| The Sidewinder | Lee Morgan | Blue Note | 1964 | Jazz | Album | 2000 | 
| Sign o' the Times | Prince | Paisley Park and Warner Bros. | 1987 | R&B | Album | 2017 | 
| "Sincerely" | The Moonglows | Chess | 1954 | Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| Sing a Song of Basie | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | ABC-Paramount | 1957 | Jazz | Album | 1998 | 
| "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" | Benny Goodman | Victor | 1937 | Jazz | Single | 1982 | 
| "Singin' in the Rain (From the Motion Picture Soundtrack)" | Gene Kelly | MGM | 1952 | Soundtrack | Single | 1999 | 
| "Singin' the Blues" | Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra Featuring Bix Beiderbecke On Cornet And Eddie Lang On Guitar | Okeh | 1927 | Jazz | Single | 1977 | 
| "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Otis Redding | Atco | 1968 | R&B | Single | 1998 | 
| "Sitting on Top of the World" | Mississippi Sheiks | Okeh | 1930 | Country Blues | Single | 2008 | 
| "Sixteen Tons" | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Capitol | 1955 | Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "Sixty Minute Man" | Billy Ward and his Dominoes | Federal | 1951 | R&B | Single | 2015 | 
| Sketches of Spain | Miles Davis And Gil Evans | Columbia Records | 1960 | Third Stream Jazz | Album | 1997 | 
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | DGC | 1991 | Grunge | Single | 2017 | 
| "Smoke on the Water" | Deep Purple | EMI (UK), Warner Bros. (US) | 1973 | Hard Rock | Single | 2017 | 
| "Smokestack Lightning" | Howlin' Wolf | Chess | 1956 | Blues | Single | 1999 | 
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Motion Picture Soundtrack | Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell | Victor | 1937 | Soundtrack | Album | 1998 | 
| "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" | Janis Ian | Verve | 1966 | Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| "Some of These Days" | Sophie Tucker | Edison | 1911 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1995 | 
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Gertrude Lawrence | Victor | 1926 | Jazz | Single | 2008 | 
| "Somewhere a Voice is Calling" | John McCormack | Victor | 1914 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| Song for My Father | The Horace Silver Quintet | Blue Note | 1965 | Jazz | Album | 1999 | 
| Songs of Leonard Cohen | Leonard Cohen | Columbia Records | 1967 | Contemporary Folk | Album | 2015 | 
| Songs for Swingin' Lovers! | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | 1956 | Traditional Pop | Album | 2000 | 
| Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1976 | Pop | Album | 2002 | 
| "Sonny Boy" | Al Jolson | Brunswick | 1928 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| "Soul Man" | Sam & Dave | Stax | 1967 | Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| The Sound of Music Motion Picture Soundtrack | Cast: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Bill Lee, Charmian Carr, Daniel Truhitte, Margery McKay, etc. | RCA | 1965 | Soundtrack | Album | 1998 | 
| "The Sounds of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | Columbia Records | 1965 | Folk Rock | Single | 2004 | 
| South Pacific Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Ezio Pinza, Mary Martin, Juanita Hall, William Tabbert, Myron McCormick, etc. | Columbia Records | 1949 | Musical Show | Album | 1987 | 
| "Spanish Harlem" | Ben E. King | Atco | 1960 | Soul | Single | 2002 | 
| "St. Louis Blues" | Bessie Smith featuring Louis Armstrong (cornet), & Fred Longshaw (Harmonium) | Columbia Records | 1925 | Blues | Single | 1993 | 
| "St. Louis Blues" | Louis Armstrong | Okeh | 1929 | Jazz | Single | 2008 | 
| St. Louis Woman Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas, Pearl Bailey, Robert Pope, June Hawkins, etc. | Capitol | 1946 | Musical show | Album | 2012 | 
| "Stack O' Lee Blues" | Mississippi John Hurt | Okeh | 1928 | Blues | Single | 2017 | 
| "Stairway to Heaven" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | 1971 | Rock | Track | 2003 | 
| Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America | Stan Freberg | Capitol | 1961 | Comedy | Album | 1999 | 
| Stand! | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | 1969 | Funk | Album | 2015 | 
| "Stand By Me" | Ben E. King | Atco | 1961 | Soul | Single | 1998 | 
| "Stand by Your Man" | Tammy Wynette | Epic | 1968 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| "Star Dust" | Louis Armstrong | Okeh | 1931 | Jazz | Single | 2009 | 
| "Star Dust" | Hoagy Carmichael & his Pals | Gennett | 1927 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1995 | 
| "Star Dust" | Artie Shaw & his Orchestra (featuring Billy Butterfield on trumpet) | RCA Victor | 1940 | Jazz | Single | 1988 | 
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" | Jimi Hendrix | Reprise | 1970 | Rock | Track | 2009 | 
| Star Wars Film Soundtrack | London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams | 20th Century | 1977 | Classical | Album | 2007 | 
| Stardust | Willie Nelson | Columbia Records | 1978 | Pop | Album | 2015 | 
| "The Stars and Stripes Forever" | John Philip Sousa & his Band | Edison | 1909 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "Statesboro Blues" | Blind Willie McTell | Victor | 1928 | Pedmont blues | Single | 2017 | 
| "Stealin' Stealin'" | Memphis Jug Band | Victor | 1928 | Folk | Single | 2013 | 
| "Steel Guitar Rag" | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys (featuring Leon McAuliffe) | Vocalion | 1936 | Western Swing | Single | 2011 | 
| Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones Records | 1971 | Hard Rock | Album | 1999 | 
| Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon | Columbia Records | 1975 | Folk Rock | Album | 2003 | 
| "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes | Motown | 1965 | Pop | Single | 2001 | 
| "Stormy Weather" | Lena Horne | RCA Victor | 1941 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2000 | 
| "Stormy Weather" | Ethel Waters | Brunswick | 1933 | Blues | Single | 2003 | 
| Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A | Ruthless and Priority | 1988 | Gangsta rap | Album | 2017 | 
| "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | Nat King Cole & his Trio | Capitol | 1943 | Jazz | Single | 1998 | 
| "Strange Fruit" | Billie Holiday | Commodore | 1939 | Blues | Single | 1978 | 
| "Strange Things Happening Every Day" | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Decca | 1944 | Negro Spiritual | Single | 2014 | 
| The Stranger | Billy Joel | Columbia Records | 1977 | Rock | Album | 2008 | 
| "Strangers in the Night" | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1966 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2008 | 
| Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps | Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux | RCA | 1951 | Classical | Album | 1993 | 
| Stravinsky: Petrouchka | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet | Decca | 1949 | Classical | Album | 1999 | 
| Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Le Sacre du Printemps | Igor Stravinsky cond. Columbia Symphony Orchestra (plus spoken reminiscing apropos of Le Sacre) | Columbia Records | 1960 | Classical | Album | 2000 | 
| "Strawberry Fields Forever" | The Beatles | Capitol | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock | Single | 1999 | 
| "Summer in the City" | The Lovin' Spoonful | Kama Sutra | 1966 | Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| "Summertime" | Sidney Bechet | Blue Note | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 2011 | 
| "Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran | Liberty | 1958 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1999 | 
| Sunday at the Village Vanguard | Bill Evans & his Trio | Riverside | 1961 | Jazz | Album | 2011 | 
| Super Fly | Curtis Mayfield | Curtom | 1972 | Funk | Album | 1998 | 
| "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Funk | Single | 1998 | 
| Surrealistic Pillow | Jefferson Airplane | RCA Victor | 1967 | Rock | Album | 1999 | 
| "Suspicious Minds" | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | 1969 | Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| "Swanee" | Al Jolson | Columbia Records | 1920 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| Sweet Baby James | James Taylor | Warner Bros. | 1970 | Pop | Album | 2002 | 
| "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | MCA | 1974 | Southern Rock | Single | 2009 | 
| "Sweet Home Chicago" | Robert Johnson | Vocalion | 1936 | Blues | Single | 2014 | 
| Sweetheart of the Rodeo | The Byrds | Columbia Records | 1968 | Country Rock | Album | 2000 | 
| "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Fisk Jubilee Singers | Victor | 1909 | Negro Spiritual | Single | 2015 | 
| "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" | Paul Robeson | His Master's Voice | 1926 | Gospel | Single | 2015 | 
| "Swinging on a Star" | Bing Crosby with The Williams Brothers and John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra | Decca | 1944 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| Switched-On Bach | Wendy Carlos | Columbia Masterworks | 1968 | Electronic | Album | 1999 | 
| Synchronicity | The Police | A&M | 1983 | New wave | Album | 2009 | 
| "Take Five" | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia Records | 1959 | West Coast Jazz | Single | 1996 | 
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | John Denver | RCA | 1971 | Country Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "Take the 'A' Train" | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Victor | 1941 | Jazz | Single | 1976 | 
| "Take Me to the River" | Al Green | Hi | 1974 | Soul | Track | 2011 | 
| Talking Book | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Soul | Album | 1999 | 
| Tapestry | Carole King | Ode | 1971 | Pop | Album | 1998 | 
| "A Taste of Honey" | Herb Alpert & his Tijuana Brass | A&M | 1965 | Jazz | Single | 2008 | 
| Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23 for piano and orchestra (live performance) | Vladimir Horowitz with NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini | RCA Victor | 1943 | Classical | Album | 1998 | 
| Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor Op. 23 | Van Cliburn with RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Kondrashin | RCA Victor | 1958 | Classical | Album | 2002 | 
| Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/Capriccio Italien | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti | Mercury | 1954 | Classical | Album | 1998 | 
| "Tea for Two" | Art Tatum, Piano Solo | Decca | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 1986 | 
| "Teach Me Tonight" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1954 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | Tamla | 1967 | Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| "Tell It Like It Is" | Aaron Neville | Par-Lo Records | 1966 | R&B | Single | 2015 | 
| "Ten Cents a Dance" | Ruth Etting | Columbia Records | 1930 | Musical theatre | Single | 1999 | 
| "Tennessee Waltz" | Patti Page | Mercury | 1950 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "Tequila" | The Champs | Challenge | 1958 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2001 | 
| "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" | Sly & The Family Stone | Epic | 1969 | Funk | Single | 2017 | 
| "Thanks for the Memory" | Bob Hope and Shirley Ross (with Shep Fields & his Orchestra) | Paramount Pictures | 1938 | Soundtrack | Single | 2005 | 
| "That'll Be the Day" | The Crickets | Brunswick | 1957 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1998 | 
| "That's All Right" | Elvis Presley | Sun Records | 1954 | Rockabilly | Single | 1998 | 
| "That's My Desire" | Frankie Laine with Manny Klein & his All-Stars | Mercury | 1946 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| That's the Way of the World | Earth, Wind & Fire | Columbia Records | 1975 | Soul | Album | 2004 | 
| The Beatles (The White Album) | The Beatles | Apple | 1968 | Rock | Album | 2000 | 
| Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane | Jazzland | 1961 | Jazz | Album | 2007 | 
| "Theme from A Summer Place" | Percy Faith And His Orchestra | Columbia Records | 1959 | Easy Listening | Single | 2000 | 
| "Theme from New York, New York" | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | 1979 | Jazz | Single | 2013 | 
| "Theme from Shaft | Isaac Hayes | Stax | 1971 | Funk | Single | 1999 | 
| "There Goes My Baby" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Single | 1998 | 
| There's a Riot Goin' On | Sly and the Family Stone | Epic | 1971 | Funk | Album | 1999 | 
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & his Orchestra | Paramount Pictures | 1937 | Soundtrack | Single | 2005 | 
| "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | The Carpenters | A&M | 1970 | Pop | Single | 2000 | 
| "The Third Man Theme" | Anton Karas | London | 1949 | Soundtrack | Single | 2006 | 
| "This Land Is Your Land" | Woody Guthrie | Asch Records | 1944 | Folk | Single | 1989 | 
| "This Train" | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Decca | 1939 | Gospel | Single | 2016 | 
| "3 O'Clock Blues" | B.B. King | RPM | 1951 | R&B | Single | 2014 | 
| "The Thrill Is Gone" | B.B. King | BluesWay | 1969 | Blues | Single | 1998 | 
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | Epic | 1982 | Pop | Album | 2008 | 
| "Till the End of Time" | Perry Como | RCA Victor | 1945 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| Time Out | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Columbia Records | 1959 | Cool Jazz | Album | 2009 | 
| "The Times They Are a-Changing" | Bob Dylan | Columbia Records | 1964 | Folk | Track | 2013 | 
| "Tipitina" | Professor Longhair And His Blues Scholars | Atlantic | 1953 | Blues | Single | 1998 | 
| "The Titanic" | Ernest Stoneman | Okeh | 1924 | Country | Single | 2013 | 
| "Tom Dooley" | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | 1958 | Folk | Single | 1998 | 
| Tommy | The Who | Decca | 1969 | Rock | Album | 1998 | 
| "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" | Fred Astaire | Brunswick | 1935 | Soundtrack | Single | 2008 | 
| "The Tracks of My Tears" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2007 | 
| Trumpet Blues (And Cantabile) | Harry James and His Orchestra | Columbia Records | 1942 | Jazz | Album | 1999 | 
| "Try a Little Tenderness" | Otis Redding | Atco | 1966 | Soul | Single | 2015 | 
| "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | Sons of the Pioneers | Decca | 1934 | Country | Single | 2002 | 
| "Turn On Your Love Light" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | Duke | 1961 | R&B | Single | 1999 | 
| "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" | The Byrds | Columbia Records | 1965 | Folk Rock | Single | 2001 | 
| "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | Specialty | 1955 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1998 | 
| "The Twist" | Chubby Checker | Parkway | 1960 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2000 | 
| "Twist and Shout" | The Isley Brothers | Wand | 1962 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2010 | 
| 2000 and Thirteen | Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks | Warner Bros. | 1973 | Comedy | Album | 1999 | 
| "Un Poco Loco" | Bud Powell | Blue Note | 1951 | Jazz | Single | 1999 | 
| "Unchained Melody" | The Righteous Brothers | Verve | 1965 | Blue-Eyed Soul | Single | 2000 | 
| "Uncloudy Day" | The Staple Singers | Vee-Jay | 1971 | Gospel | Single | 1999 | 
| "Under the Boardwalk" | The Drifters | Atlantic | 1964 | Pop | Single | 2014 | 
| "Unforgettable" | Nat "King" Cole | Capitol | 1951 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2000 | 
| "Unforgettable" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1959 | Pop | Single | 2001 | 
| "Up Up and Away" | The 5th Dimension | Soul City | 1967 | Pop | Single | 2003 | 
| "Vaya Con Dios" | Les Paul and Mary Ford | Capitol | 1953 | Pop | Single | 2005 | 
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground and Nico | Verve | 1967 | Art Rock | Album | 2008 | 
| Verdi: Celeste Aida | Enrico Caruso | Victor | 1904 | Opera | Single | 1993 | 
| Verdi: Otello | Cast: Ramón Vinay, Herva Nelli, Giuseppe Valdengo, etc. (with NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini) | RCA Victor | 1947 | Opera | Album | 2008 | 
| "The Very Thought of You" | Ray Noble & his Orchestra (featuring vocals sung by Al Bowlly) | Victor | 1934 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2005 | 
| Villa-Lobos: "Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 5 – Aria | Bidu Sayão (with a Cello Ensemble conducted by Heitor Villa-Lobos) | Columbia Masterworks | 1945 | Classical | Single | 1984 | 
| Vivaldi: The Four Seasons | Louis Kaufman (Violinist) | Concert Hall | 1947 | Classical | Album | 2002 | 
| "Wabash Cannonball" | Roy Acuff & His Smokey Mountain Boys | Columbia Records | 1947 | Country | Single | 1998 | 
| Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen | Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Georg Solti | London | 1958–1967 | Classical | Album | 1998 | 
| Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Complete) | Cast: Ludwig Suthaus, Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, etc. (with Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler) | RCA Victor | 1952 | Opera | Album | 1988 | 
| "Wake Up Little Susie" | The Everly Brothers | Cadence | 1957 | Country | Single | 2017 | 
| "Walk, Don't Run" | The Ventures | Dolton | 1960 | Rock | Single | 2006 | 
| "Walk On By" | Dionne Warwick | Scepter | 1964 | Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "Walk On the Wild Side" | Lou Reed | RCA | 1972 | Glam Rock | Single | 2015 | 
| "Walk Right In" | Cannon's Jug Stompers | Victor | 1929 | Country Blues | Single | 2007 | 
| "Walk This Way" | Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith | Profile | 1986 | Rap Rock | Single | 2014 | 
| "Walking the Dog" | Rufus Thomas | Stax | 1963 | R&B | Single | 2002 | 
| "Walking the Floor Over You" | Ernest Tubb | Decca | 1941 | Country | Single | 1998 | 
| "Walking to New Orleans" | Fats Domino | Imperial Records | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2011 | 
| The Wall | Pink Floyd | Harvest | 1979 | Progressive Rock | Album | 2008 | 
| "The Wallflower" (aka "Roll With Me Henry") | Etta James | Modern Records | 1955 | Pop | Single | 2008 | 
| Walt Disney's Fantasia Soundtrack | Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski | Walt Disney | 1940 | Classical | Album | 2004 | 
| Waltz for Debby | Bill Evans & his Trio | Riverside | 1962 | Jazz | Album | 1998 | 
| "The Wanderer" | Dion | Laurie | 1961 | R&B | Single | 2017 | 
| Wanted! The Outlaws | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, & Tompall Glaser | RCA Victor | 1976 | Outlaw Country | Album | 2007 | 
| "War" | Edwin Starr | Gordy | 1970 | Psychedelic Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" | Freddy Fender | Dot | 1974 | Swamp Pop | Single | 2012 | 
| "Watermelon Man" | Mongo Santamaría | Battle | 1962 | Jazz | Single | 1998 | 
| "The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand | Columbia Records | 1973 | Traditional Pop | Single | 2008 | 
| "The Way You Look Tonight" | Fred Astaire | Brunswick | 1936 | Soundtrack | Single | 1998 | 
| "Weather Bird" | Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines | Okeh | 1928 | Jazz | Single | 2008 | 
| "We Are Family" | Sister Sledge | Cotillion | 1979 | Soul | Single | 2008 | 
| "We Are the Champions" | Queen | EMI | 1977 | Rock | Single | 2009 | 
| "We Gotta Get out of This Place" | The Animals | Columbia Graphophone | 1965 | Rock | Single | 2011 | 
| We Shall Overcome | Pete Seeger | Columbia Records | 1963 | Folk | Album | 1999 | 
| "We Will Rock You" | Queen | EMI | 1977 | Rock | Single | 2009 | 
| The Weavers at Carnegie Hall | The Weavers | Vanguard | 1957 | Folk | Album | 1998 | 
| Weill: The Threepenny Opera | Cast: Jo Sullivan, Charlotte Rae, Lotte Lenya, Bea Arthur, Scott Merrill, Gerald Price, Martin Wolfson | Decca | 1954 | Musical Show | Album | 1994 | 
| "West End Blues" | Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five | Okeh | 1928 | Blues | Single | 1974 | 
| West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast Recording | Cast: Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert, Chita Rivera, Reri Grist, Mickey Calin, Tony Mondente, etc. | Columbia Records | 1957 | Musical Show | Album | 1991 | 
| West Side Story: Film Soundtrack | Cast: Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon, Tucker Smith, Rita Moreno, etc. | Columbia Masterworks | 1961 | Soundtrack | Album | 2004 | 
| "We've Only Just Begun" | The Carpenters | A&M | 1970 | Soft Rock | Single | 1998 | 
| "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" | Dinah Washington | Mercury | 1959 | Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "(What a) Wonderful World" | Sam Cooke | Keen | 1960 | R&B | Single | 2014 | 
| "What a Wonderful World" | Louis Armstrong | ABC | 1967 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" | Louis Armstrong & his Orchestra | Okeh | 1929 | Jazz | Single | 2016 | 
| "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Sammy Davis Jr. | Reprise | 1962 | Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | Jackie DeShannon | Imperial Records | 1965 | Soul | Single | 2008 | 
| "What'd I Say (Part I)" | Ray Charles | Atlantic | 1959 | R&B | Single | 2000 | 
| What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | Tamla | 1971 | Soul | Album | 1998 | 
| "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Tina Turner | Capitol | 1984 | Pop | Single | 2012 | 
| "Wheel of Fortune" | Kay Starr | Capitol | 1952 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | Atlantic | 1966 | Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| "When the Saints Go Marching In" | Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra | Decca | 1938 | Jazz | Single | 2017 | 
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Cliff Edwards | Victor | 1940 | Soundtrack | Track | 2002 | 
| "Where Did Our Love Go" | The Supremes | Motown | 1964 | R&B | Single | 1999 | 
| "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" | Pete Seeger | Columbia Records | 1960 | Folk | Single | 2002 | 
| "Whispering" | Paul Whiteman And his Ambassador Orchestra | Victor | 1920 | Jazz | Single | 1998 | 
| "White Christmas" | Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter Orchestra) | Decca | 1942 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1974 | 
| "White Rabbit" | Jefferson Airplane | RCA | 1967 | Rock | Single | 1998 | 
| "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | Deram | 1967 | Baroque Rock | Single | 1998 | 
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | Arista | 1985 | Pop | Album | 2013 | 
| "Who Do You Love?" | Bo Diddley | Checker | 1956 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2010 | 
| Who's Next | The Who | Decca | 1971 | Hard Rock | Album | 2007 | 
| "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" | Jerry Lee Lewis | Sun Records | 1957 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1999 | 
| "Whole Lotta Love" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | 1969 | Rock | Single | 2007 | 
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers | Gee | 1955 | Doo-wop | Single | 2001 | 
| "Wichita Lineman" | Glen Campbell | Capitol | 1968 | Country | Single | 2000 | 
| "The Wild Side of Life" | Hank Thompson & his Brazos Valley Boys | Capitol | 1952 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| The Wildest! | Louis Prima And Keely Smith | Capitol | 1956 | Swing | Album | 1999 | 
| "Wildwood Flower" | The Carter Family | RCA Victor | 1928 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| Will the Circle be Unbroken | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | United Artists | 1972 | Country | Album | 1998 | 
| "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | The Shirelles | Scepter | 1960 | R&B | Single | 1999 | 
| "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Joe Cocker | A&M | 1968 | Rock | Single | 2001 | 
| The Wizard of Oz: Technicolor Film Soundtrack | Cast: Judy Garland, Billie Burke, The Munchkins, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, etc. | MGM | 1939 | Soundtrack | Album | 2006 | 
| "Woodchopper's Ball" | Woody Herman And His Orchestra | Decca | 1939 | Jazz | Single | 2002 | 
| Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More | Various Artists including John Sebastian, Joan Baez, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Cotillion | 1970 | Soundtrack | Album | 2014 | 
| "Wooly Bully" | Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs | MGM | 1965 | Rock & Roll | Single | 2009 | 
| "Worried Life Blues" | Big Maceo Merriweather | Bluebird | 1941 | Blues | Single | 2006 | 
| Workingman's Dead | Grateful Dead | Warner Bros. | 1970 | Rock | Album | 1999 | 
| "Yakety Yak" | The Coasters | Atco | 1958 | Rock & Roll | Single | 1999 | 
| "Yankee Doodle Boy" | Billy Murray | Columbia Records | 1904 | Musical theatre | Single | 2006 | 
| "Yardbird Suite" | Charlie Parker & his Septet | Dial | 1946 | Bebop | Single | 2014 | 
| "Yesterday" | Credited to: The Beatles Actual Performer: Paul McCartney
 | Capitol | 1965 | Baroque Pop | Single | 1997 | 
| "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | Mills Brothers | Decca | 1944 | Pop standard | Single | 2017 | 
| "You Are My Sunshine" | Jimmie Davis | Decca | 1940 | Country | Single | 1999 | 
| "You Are So Beautiful" | Joe Cocker | A&M | 1974 | Pop | Single | 2016 | 
| "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | Stevie Wonder | Tamla | 1972 | Pop | Single | 2002 | 
| "You Belong to Me" | Jo Stafford | Columbia Records | 1952 | Traditional Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "You Don't Own Me" | Lesley Gore | Mercury | 1963 | Pop | Single | 2017 | 
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | Motown | 1966 | Pop | Single | 1999 | 
| "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" | Harry James & his Orchestra | Columbia Records | 1941 | Pop | Single | 2010 | 
| "You Really Got Me" | The Kinks | Reprise | 1964 | Rock | Single | 1999 | 
| "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | Keen | 1957 | R&B | Single | 1998 | 
| "Your Cheatin' Heart" | Hank Williams | MGM | 1953 | Country | Single | 1983 | 
| "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | Jackie Wilson | Brunswick | 1967 | Chicago Soul | Single | 1999 | 
| "Your Song" | Elton John | DJM | 1970 | Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | Elektra | 1972 | Soft Rock | Single | 2004 | 
| "You're The Top" | Ethel Merman | Brunswick | 1934 | Musical theatre | Single | 2008 | 
| "You've Got a Friend" | Carole King | Ode | 1971 | Soft Rock | Track | 2002 | 
| "You've Got a Friend" | James Taylor | Warner Bros. | 1971 | Folk Rock | Single | 2001 | 
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | Philles | 1964 | Pop | Single | 1998 | 
| "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" | The Miracles | Tamla | 1962 | Soul | Single | 1998 | 
| "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" | Johnny Mercer | Capitol | 1946 | Soundtrack | Single | 2010 |