| Year released | Song title | Artist | Notes |
| 1920 | "The Lavender Song" ("Das Lila Lied") | | |
| 1928 | "Prove It On Me" | Ma Rainey | |
| 1929 | "If Love Were All" | | Written for the operetta Bitter Sweet. |
| 1932 | "Mad About the Boy" | | |
| 1937 | "Easy Living" | , Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra | |
| 1937 | "My Funny Valentine" | Rodgers and Hart | |
| 1938 | "Lush Life" | | |
| 1939 | "Over the Rainbow" | | Featured in the film The Wizard of Oz. Written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. This song and the film gained such a following that gay men would use the phrase "friends of Dorothy" to refer to themselves. |
| 1952 | "Hound Dog" | Big Mama Thornton | |
| 1953 | "Secret Love" | | Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster for a well known queer coded film, Calamity Jane, the song was embraced by the LGBTQ community as an anthem for expressing the joy of gay liberation. When asked about how she felt during a 2011 interview with The Advocate, she replied, "I was not aware of that, but that's wonderful." |
| 1954 | "The Man That Got Away" | | |
| 1955 | "Tutti Frutti" | Little Richard | |
| 1957 | "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" | From the musical West Side Story | |
| 1958 | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | Nina Simone | |
| 1958 | "Secretly" | Jimmie Rodgers | |
| 1960 | "As Long as He Needs Me" | Shirley Bassey | |
| 1961 | '"Nous les amoureux" | Jean-Claude Pascal | Pascal later claimed that the song was about a homosexual relationship and the difficulties it faced. |
| 1962 | "The Man I Love" | Gene Howard | |
| 1962 | "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" | Troy Walker | |
| 1963 | "Hello Stranger" | Barbara Lewis | |
| 1964 | "You Don't Own Me" | Lesley Gore | |
| 1966 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Dusty Springfield | |
| 1966 | "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" | Roberta Flack | |
| 1968 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Barbra Streisand | |
| 1970 | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | | |
| 1970 | "Lola" | The Kinks | |
| 1970 | "You Don't Own Me" | Dusty Springfield | |
| 1971 | "March from a Clockwork Orange" | Wendy Carlos | |
| 1971 | "Stonewall Nation" | Madeleine Davis | |
| 1971 | "It Must Be Love" | Labi Siffre | |
| 1972 | "Walk on the Wild Side" | Lou Reed | |
| 1972 | "All the Young Dudes" | Mott the Hoople | |
| 1972 | "Friends" | | |
| 1972 | "Starman" | | |
| 1974 | "Rebel Rebel" | | |
| 1974 | "I Will Always Love You" | | |
| 1974 | "Jolene" | | |
| 1974 | "Love Is the Message" | MFSB | |
| 1974 | "The Bitch Is Back" | Elton John | |
| 1975 | "I Was Born This Way" | Carl Bean | |
| 1975 | "I Was Born This Way" | Valentino | |
| 1975 | "Home" | Introduced by Stephanie Mills
Popularised by Diana Ross | |
| 1975 | "Landslide" | Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac | |
| 1976 | "Dancing Queen" | ABBA | |
| 1976 | "The Killing of Georgie" | Rod Stewart | |
| 1976 | "Turn the Beat Around" | Vicki Sue Robinson | |
| 1976 | "Somebody to Love" | Queen | |
| 1977 | "I Feel Love" | Donna Summer | |
| 1977 | "Gold Dust Woman" | Fleetwood Mac | |
| 1978 | "Got to Be Real" | Cheryl Lynn | |
| 1978 | "Baby I'm Burning" | | |
| 1978 | "I Will Survive" | Gloria Gaynor | |
| 1978 | "Glad to Be Gay" | Tom Robinson Band | |
| 1978 | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | Sylvester | |
| 1978 | "I Love the Nightlife" | | |
| 1978 | "Macho Man" | Village People | |
| 1978 | "Y.M.C.A." | Village People | |
| 1978 | "Last Dance" | Donna Summer | |
| 1978 | "I'm Every Woman" | Chaka Khan | |
| 1978 | "Pride" | Grace Jones | |
| 1979 | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | ABBA | |
| 1979 | "Boys Keep Swinging" | | |
| 1979 | "You Know How to Love Me" | Phyllis Hyman | |
| 1979 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Queen | |
| 1979 | "It's My House" | | |
| 1979 | "We Are Family" | Sister Sledge | |
| 1979 | "Knock on Wood" | | |
| 1979 | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" | Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand | |
| 1979 | "Go West" | Village People | |
| 1979 | "Stars" | Sylvester | |
| 1980 | "I'm Coming Out" | | |
| 1980 | "9 to 5" | | |
| 1980 | "i=unset" | Idoli | One of the first songs with a gay theme from Serbia. |
| 1980 | "Private Idaho" | The B-52's | |
| 1980 | "Never Knew Love Like This Before" | Stephanie Mills | |
| 1981 | "Menergy" | Patrick Cowley | |
| 1981 | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | Grace Jones | |
| 1981 | "Puerto Pollensa" | Written by Marilina Ross.
First popularized by Sandra Mihanovich | |
| 1981 | "Tainted Love" | Soft Cell | |
| 1982 | "Edge of Seventeen" | Stevie Nicks | |
| 1982 | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" | Culture Club | |
| 1982 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | | |
| 1982 | "It's Raining Men" | The Weather Girls | |
| 1982 | "Love My Way" | The Psychedelic Furs | |
| 1982 | "Right on Target" | Paul Parker | |
| 1983 | "Church of the Poison Mind" | Culture Club | |
| 1983 | "This Charming Man" | The Smiths | |
| 1983 | "So Many Men, So Little Time" | Miquel Brown | |
| 1983 | "Rise Up" | The Parachute Club | |
| 1983 | "Relax" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | |
| 1983 | "I Am What I Am" | | From the musical La Cage aux Folles. |
| 1983 | "I Am What I Am" | Gloria Gaynor | |
| 1983 | "Holiday" | Madonna | |
| 1984 | "Din Daa Daa" | George Kranz | |
| 1984 | "Smalltown Boy" | Bronski Beat | |
| 1984 | "Why?" | Bronski Beat | |
| 1984 | "You Think You're a Man" | Divine | |
| 1984 | "I Want to Break Free" | Queen | |
| 1985 | "Conga" | Miami Sound Machine | |
| 1985 | "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" | Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin | |
| 1985 | "How Will I Know" | | |
| 1985 | "Miss Celie's Blues" | , Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie | Also known as "Sister" from the film The Color Purple. Sung by the character Shug to Celie in the film, this song has been called an anthem for the Black lesbian community. |
| 1985 | "Running Up That Hill" | Kate Bush | |
| 1985 | "So Macho" | Sinitta, written by George Hargreaves | |
| 1986 | "¿A quién le importa?" | Alaska y Dinarama | Gay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world. |
| 1986 | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | The Communards | |
| 1986 | "Oh L'amour" | Erasure | |
| 1986 | "Libertine" | Mylène Farmer | Gay anthem in the French-speaking world |
| 1986 | "Kiss" | Prince | |
| 1986 | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | |
| 1987 | "Seven Wonders" | Fleetwood Mac | |
| 1987 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | | |
| 1987 | "It's a Sin" | Pet Shop Boys | |
| 1987 | "Sans contrefaçon" | Mylène Farmer | Gay anthem in the French-speaking world |
| 1988 | "A Little Respect" | Erasure | |
| 1988 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | Belinda Carlisle | |
| 1988 | "Fast Car" | Tracy Chapman | |
| 1988 | "Mujer contra mujer" | Mecano | Gay anthem in the Spanish and French-speaking world. |
| 1989 | "Work That Pussy" | Ellis D | |
| 1989 | "Elements of Vogue" | David Xtravaganza and Johnny Dynell | |
| 1989 | "Deep in Vogue" | Malcolm McLaren | |
| 1989 | "Let's Go" | Fast Eddie | |
| 1989 | "In Private" | Dusty Springfield | |
| 1989 | "Express Yourself" | Madonna | |
| 1989 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | |
| 1989 | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | Cher | |
| 1989 | "Closer to Fine" | Indigo Girls | |
| 1989 | "Part of Your World" | Composed by Ashman and Menken
Introduced by Jodi Benson | |
| 1990 | "Vogue" | Madonna | |
| 1990 | "Freedom! '90" | | |
| 1990 | "Show Me Love" | Robin S. | |
| 1991 | "Finally" | CeCe Peniston | |
| 1991 | "Fancy" | Reba McEntire | |
| 1991 | "Better The Devil You Know" | | |
| 1991 | "In My Life" | | |
| 1991 | "Losing My Religion" | R.E.M. | |
| 1991 | "Justified and Ancient" | The KLF and Tammy Wynette | |
| 1992 | "Constant Craving" | K.d. lang | |
| 1992 | "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" | Sophie B. Hawkins | |
| 1992 | "Supermodel (You Better Work)" | RuPaul | |
| 1992 | "Deeper and Deeper" | Madonna | |
| 1993 | "Come to My Window" | Melissa Etheridge | |
| 1993 | "Yes I Am" | Melissa Etheridge | |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | | |
| 1993 | "Rebel Girl" | Bikini Kill | |
| 1993 | "What's Up" | 4 Non Blondes | |
| 1994 | "A Deeper Love" | | |
| 1994 | "She Thinks His Name Was John" | Reba McEntire | |
| 1994 | "100% Pure Love" | Crystal Waters | |
| 1994 | "Girls & Boys" | Blur | |
| 1994 | "Feel What You Want" | Kristine W | |
| 1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | |
| 1995 | "Everlasting Love" | | |
| 1995 | "I Kissed a Girl" | | |
| 1995 | "Fastlove" | | |
| 1995 | "Jesus to a Child" | | |
| 1995 | "Waterfalls" | TLC | |
| 1995 | "I Am the Body Beautiful" | Salt N Pepa | |
| 1996 | "Cunty" | Kevin Aviance | |
| 1996 | "Seasons of Love" | Introduced in the musical Rent | |
| 1996 | "Take Me or Leave Me" | and Fredi Walker | |
| 1996 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | |
| 1997 | "Fly Life" | Basement Jaxx | |
| 1997 | "Free" | Ultra Naté | |
| 1997 | "Together Again" | Janet Jackson | |
| 1997 | "Close My Eyes" | Mariah Carey | |
| 1997 | "Outside" | Mariah Carey | |
| 1997 | "One More Hour" | Sleater-Kinney | |
| 1998 | "Heaven's What I Feel" | | |
| 1998 | "Believe" | Cher | |
| 1998 | "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" | Deborah Cox | |
| 1998 | "The Origin of Love" | Introduced in Hedwig and the Angry Inch | |
| 1998 | "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy & Monica | |
| 1998 | "Outside" | | |
| 1999 | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" | Shania Twain | |
| 1999 | "Waiting for Tonight" | | |
| 1999 | "Strong Enough" | Cher | |
| 1999 | "Heartbreaker" | Mariah Carey | |
| 1999 | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | | |
| 2000 | "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" | Mariah Carey | |
| 2000 | "Let's Get Loud" | | |
| 2000 | "Spinning Around" | | |
| 2000 | "Proud" | Heather Small | |
| 2000 | "Stronger" | | |
| 2000 | "Sobreviviré" | Mónica Naranjo | |
| 2001 | "Lady Marmalade" | Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink | |
| 2001 | "Song for the Lonely" | Cher | |
| 2001 | "I'm a Survivor" | Reba McEntire | |
| 2001 | "It's Raining Men" | | |
| 2001 | "Keep on Livin'" | Le Tigre | |
| 2001 | "Murder on the Dancefloor" | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | |
| 2001 | "There You'll Be" | | |
| 2001 | "Your Disco Needs You" | | |
| 2001 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | | |
| 2002 | "¿A quién le importa?" | Thalía | Gay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world and cover of the Alaska and Dinarama song from 1986. |
| 2002 | "All The Things She Said" | t.A.T.u. | |
| 2002 | "Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera | |
| 2002 | "Love at First Sight" | | |
| 2003 | "Defying Gravity" | Idina Menzel | |
| 2003 | "Fighter" | Christina Aguilera | |
| 2003 | "Me Against the Music" | featuring Madonna | |
| 2003 | "Dragostea Din Tei" | O-Zone | |
| 2004 | "Take Your Mama" | Scissor Sisters | |
| 2005 | "Hung Up" | Madonna | |
| 2006 | "Listen" | Beyoncé | |
| 2006 | "Freakum Dress" | Beyoncé | |
| 2006 | "Stars Are Blind" | | |
| 2006 | "The Best of Both Worlds" | | |
| 2006 | "Buttons" | | |
| 2006 | "Todos Me Miran" | | Gay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world |
| 2006 | "Something Kinda Oooh" | Girls Aloud | |
| 2007 | "Get Me Bodied" | Beyoncé | |
| 2007 | "Gimme More" | | |
| 2007 | "Las de la Intuición" | Shakira | |
| 2007 | "Untouched" | The Veronicas | |
| 2008 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | |
| 2009 | "Untouchable" | Girls Aloud | |
| 2009 | "She Wolf" | Shakira | |
| 2010 | "We R Who We R" | Kesha | |
| 2010 | "All The Lovers" | | |
| 2010 | "Get Outta My Way" | | |
| 2010 | "Firework" | Katy Perry | |
| 2010 | "Raise Your Glass" | Pink | |
| 2010 | "Dancing on My Own" | Robyn | |
| 2010 | "Y'all Get Back Now" | Big Freedia | |
| 2010 | "Vogue | Glee Cast feat. Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester's line reading of "Will Schuester, I Hate You" is a recurring viral meme and pop culturally reference point within the LGBT |
| 2011 | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga |
|
| 2011 | "Run The World (Girls)" | Beyoncé | |
| 2011 | "Love On Top" | Beyoncé | |
| 2012 | "Call Me Maybe" | | |
| 2012 | "Euphoria" | Loreen | |
| 2012 | "Same Love" | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert | |
| 2012 | "Thinkin Bout You" | Frank Ocean | |
| 2012 | "Let's Have a Kiki" | Scissor Sisters | |
| 2013 | "Land of Lola" | Billy Porter | |
| 2013 | "Raise You Up/Just Be" | Billy Porter | |
| 2013 | "Follow Your Arrow" | | |
| 2013 | "People Like Us" | | |
| 2013 | "Closer" | Tegan and Sara | |
| 2013 | "She Keeps Me Warm" | Mary Lambert | |
| 2013 | "Brave" | Sara Bareilles | |
| 2013 | "Girls / Girls / Boys" | Panic! at the Disco | |
| 2013 | "Let It Go" | | |
| 2013 | "Work Bitch" | | |
| 2014 | "True Trans Soul Rebel" | Against Me! | |
| 2014 | "Break Free" | | |
| 2014 | "Born An Angel" | | |
| 2014 | "Can't Remember to Forget You" | Shakira | |
| 2014 | "Really Don't Care" | Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd | |
| 2014 | "Sissy That Walk" | RuPaul | |
| 2014 | "Welcome To New York" | Taylor Swift | |
| 2015 | "Beauty Never Lies" | Bojana Stamenov | |
| 2015 | "Run Away with Me" | | |
| 2015 | "Cool for the Summer" | Demi Lovato | |
| 2015 | "Girls Like Girls" | Hayley Kiyoko | |
| 2015 | "Going Out Like That" | Reba McEntire | |
| 2015 | "King" | Years & Years | |
| 2016 | "Secret Love Song, Pt II" | Little Mix | |
| 2016 | "Vroom Vroom" | Charli XCX | |
| 2016 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony | |
| 2016 | "Into You" | | |
| 2016 | "Only a Girl" | Gia Woods | |
| 2016 | "Formation" | Beyoncé | |
| 2016 | "Hold Up" | Beyoncé | |
| 2016 | "Sorry" | Beyoncé | |
| 2016 | "Change" | Christina Aguilera | |
| 2016 | "Telepathy" | Christina Aguilera | |
| 2016 | "Touch" | Little Mix | |
| 2016 | "LGBT" | CupcakKe | |
| 2016 | "Tomodachi" | Hikaru Utada | |
| 2016 | "I Know a Place" | Muna | |
| 2017 | "Loving Someone" | | |
| 2017 | "The Joke" | Brandi Carlile | |
| 2017 | "Heart Attack" | Chuu | |
| 2017 | "Cut to the Feeling" | | |
| 2017 | "New Rules" | | |
| 2017 | "Chanel" | Frank Ocean | |
| 2017 | "Power" | Little Mix | |
| 2017 | "Boys" | Charli XCX | |
| 2017 | "Call Me Mother" | RuPaul | |
| 2017 | "This Is Me" | Keala Settle | |
| 2017 | "Honey" | Kehlani | |
| 2017 | "Heaven" | and Betty Who | |
| 2017 | "Mystery of Love" | Sufjan Stevens | |
| 2017 | "Visions of Gideon" | Sufjan Stevens | |
| 2018 | "Crayons" | Cupcakke | |
| 2018 | "Curious" | Hayley Kiyoko | |
| 2018 | "Strawberries & Cigarettes" | | |
| 2018 | "My My My!" | | |
| 2018 | "Bloom" | | |
| 2018 | "Make Me Feel" | | |
| 2018 | "Pynk" | | |
| 2018 | "No Tears Left to Cry" | | |
| 2018 | "Thank U, Next" | | |
| 2018 | "I'm Not Afraid" | Holland | |
| 2018 | "Rainbow" | | |
| 2018 | "Immaterial" | Sophie | |
| 2018 | "Colour" | MNEK and Hailee Steinfeld | |
| 2018 | "Eastside" | benny blanco, Halsey and Khalid | |
| 2019 | "On a Roll" | Ashley O | |
| 2019 | "Break Up (Bye Bye)" | The Frock Destroyers | |
| 2019 | "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" | Todrick Hall | |
| 2019 | "Don't Start Now" | | |
| 2019 | "Show Yourself" | | |
| 2019 | "A Little Bit Alexis" | Annie Murphy | |
| 2019 | "Lights Up" | Harry Styles | |
| 2019 | "You Need to Calm Down" | Taylor Swift | |
| 2019 | "Flash Pose" | Pabllo Vittar feat. Charli XCX | |
| 2020 | "Betty" | | |
| 2020 | "Physical" | | |
| 2020 | "Man's World" | Marina Diamandis | |
| 2020 | "Rain On Me" | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | |
| 2020 | "Supernova" | Kylie Minogue | |
| 2020 | "Pink Pony Club" | Chappell Roan | |
| 2021 | "Agatha All Along" | Kathryn Hahn | from the miniseries "WandaVision" |
| 2021 | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | Lil Nas X | |
| 2021 | "UK Hun?" | United Kingdolls | |
| 2021 | "Come Through" | Priyanka feat. Lemon | |
| 2021 | "Walk" | Saucy Santana | |
| 2022 | "Boyfriend" | Dove Cameron | |
| 2022 | "Boys Don't Cry" | Anitta | |
| 2022 | "This Hell" | Rina Sawayama | |
| 2022 | "Cozy" | Beyoncé | |
| 2022 | "Break My Soul" | Beyoncé | |
| 2022 | "Bad Habit" | Steve Lacy | |
| 2022 | "Unholy" | Sam Smith feat. Kim Petras | Replaced Lacy's song "Bad Habits" at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2022, marking the first time two consecutive number one songs were performed by out queer artists. Lacy is bisexual; Petras is a transgender woman and Smith is non-binary |
| 2022 | "Huwag Muna Tayong Umuwi" | Bini | The song was co-written by Nica del Rosario, who is openly queer, Its "genderless" lyrics led it resonate with the LGBTQIA+ community. The song also entered on Billboard Philippines' Hot 100. |
| 2022 | "Casual" | Chappell Roan | |
| 2023 | "Let Loose" | Loosey LaDuca | |
| 2023 | "Not Strong Enough" | Boygenius | |
| 2023 | "Because of You" | Gustaph | |
| 2023 | "Padam Padam" | Kylie Minogue | |
| 2023 | "Rush" | Troye Sivan | |
| 2023 | "Speed Drive" | Charli XCX | |
| 2023 | "Float" | Janelle Monáe | |
| 2023 | "Lipstick Lover" | Janelle Monáe | |
| 2023 | "Ice Slippin" | Omar Apollo | |
| 2023 | "Bongos" | Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion | |
| 2023 | "Got Me Started" | Troye Sivan | |
| 2023 | "Loveher" | Romy | |
| 2023 | "Red Wine Supernova" | Chappell Roan | |
| 2023 | "One of Your Girls" | Troye Sivan | |
| 2024 | "Yes, And?" | Ariana Grande | |
| 2024 | "Bodyguard" | Beyoncé | |
| 2024 | "Good Luck, Babe!" | Chappell Roan | |
| 2024 | "Nasty" | Tinashe | |
| 2024 | "360" | Charli XCX | |
| 2024 | "Lunch" | Billie Eilish | |
| 2024 | "Birds of a Feather" | Billie Eilish | |
| 2025 | "Abracadabra" | Lady Gaga | |