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Famous Singles by first lyrics

These are the most well-known singles by number of Wikipedia languages (in Sep 22), in descending order (limited to two per artist for variety). Can you name song and artist from the first two lines of lyrics?
Blue indicates the song won Eurovision that year
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Last updated: September 28, 2022
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Lyrics
Year
Song
Artist
Oppan _______ ____ (2×)
Najelu dasun ono igajagi yoja
2012
Gangnam Style
Psy
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
1975
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
[…] Si, sabes que ya llevo un rato mirándote
Tengo que bailar contigo hoy
2017
Despacito
Luis Fonsi &
Daddy Yankee
I've paid my dues
Time after time
1977
We Are the Champions
Queen
She was more like a beauty queen
From a movie scene
1983
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
______ there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
1971
Imagine
John Lennon
There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
1971
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Caught in a ___ _______
2009
Bad Romance
Lady Gaga
Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
1991
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
________ all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
1965
Yesterday
The Beatles
Why, why can't this moment last forevermore?
Tonight, tonight eternity's an open door
2012
Euphoria
Loreen
Lately, I've been stuck imagining
What I wanna do and what I really think
2011
I Wanna Go
Britney Spears
Hello, hello, baby, you called?
I can't hear a thing
2010
Telephone
Lady Gaga
When strangers are coming
They come to your house
2016
1944
Jamala
They told him, "Don't you ever come around here.
Don't wanna see your face. You better disappear."
1983
Beat It
Michael Jackson
Hey, over there
Please, forgive me
2011
Hold It Against Me
Britney Spears
On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
1977
Hotel California
Eagles
I went everywhere for you
I even did my hair for you
2010
Satellite
Lena Meyer-Landrut
There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
1985
We Are the World
USA for Africa
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
2013
Let It Go
Idina Menzel
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
1994
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime
1965
Like a Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan
My, my, at _______
Napoleon did surrender
1974
Waterloo
ABBA
___ _______, I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
1984
Last Christmas
Wham!
Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you
1997
My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
I can't get no ________ (2×)
'Cause I try', and I try
1965
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
The sky is red tonight
We're on the edge tonight
2013
Only Teardrops
Emmelie de Forest
Oh oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh, oh oh-oh (2×)
Come to me, come to me tonight
2011
Running Scared
Ell & Nikki
All the _____ ______ (5×)
Now put your hands up
2008
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé
[…] You're a good soldier
Choosing your battles
2010
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Shakira
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
1958
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Vor der Kaserne, vor dem großen Tor
Stand eine Laterne, und steht sie noch davor
1939
Lili Marleen
Lale Andersen
Somewhere ___ __ ______
Way up high
1939
Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
Waking in the rubble
Walking over glass
2014
Rise Like a Phoenix
Conchita Wurst
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
2008
Viva la Vida
Coldplay
I follow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
1991
Wind of Change
Scorpions
Ooh, you can dance, you can jive
Having the time of your life
1976
Dancing Queen
ABBA
____ ____ ________! (2×)
The saints are crippled on this sinners' night
2006
Hard Rock Hallelujah
Lordi
____, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
2015
Hello
Adele
Don't tell the gods I left a mess
I can't undo what has been done
2015
Heroes
Måns Zelmerlöw
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
1987
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
Ree, ouch, hey, hm, la (4×)
[…] Look at me, I'm a beautiful creature
2018
Toy
Netta
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