Copied and pasted from a message board thread. Essentially the first 25 that came to mind.
The Beatles Please Please Me
Chiaki Naomi Kassai
The Clash Death Or Glory
CoCo Naze?
The Cure In Between Days
Downtown Boogie-Woogie Band Kaimono Boogie
Finger 5 Kojin Jugyou
Fuji Koichi Let's Go, Rider Kick!
Fukuyama Masaharu Melody
Ishikawa Rika Rikaishite! > Onna no Ko
Iruka Nagori Yuki
Itsuki Hiroshi Yozora
Miura Rieko Rakuen no Toriko
Moritaka Chisato Futari Wa Koibito
Morning Musume I Wish
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers The Waiting
Princess Princess M
R.E.M. So. Central Rain
The Replacements Alex Chilton
ribbon Deep Breath
Saijo Hideki Seishun ni Kakeyou
The Smithereens Strangers When We Meet
Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road
Taira Koji Bus Stop
Tracy Ullman They Don't Know
Tried to keep it to one song per artist; couldn't resist the solo nods to Miura and Charmy.
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