Artist	Song
James Taylor	You've Got a Friend
from James Taylor: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2009)
Bill Withers	Lean on Me
from Lean On Me - The Best of Bill Withers (1997)
Queen	You're My Best Friend
from Queen: Greatest Hits (1994)
Ben E. King	Stand By Me
from Rhino Hi-Five: Ben E. King - EP (2006)
Randy Newman & Lyle Lovett	You've Got a Friend In Me
from Toy Story (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) (2006)
Bette Midler	Wind Beneath My Wings
from Rhino Hi-Five: Bette Midler - EP (2005)
Joe Cocker	With a Little Help from My Friends
from Easy Rider (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [Deluxe Edition] (2004)
Sarah McLachlan	I Will Remember You
from Closer - The Best of Sarah McLachlan (Deluxe Version) (2008)
Dionne Warwick	That's What Friends Are For
from Love Songs (2005)
Sister Sledge	We Are Family
from Rhino Hi-Five: Sister Sledge - EP (2005)
The Spinners	I'll Be Around
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Spinners - EP (2005)
Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water
from The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (1999)
The Rembrandts	I'll Be There for You (Theme from Friends)
from The Rembrandts: Greatest Hits (2006)
The Hollies	He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
from Super Hits (2001)
Gary Portnoy	Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers Theme)
from Keeper (2004)
Kenny Loggins	Whenever I Call You "Friend"
from Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins (1997)
Madonna	I'll Remember (Theme from the Motion Picture "With Honors")
from Something to Remember (2005)
Michael Jackson	Ben
from Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson (1995)
Mariah Carey	Anytime You Need a Friend
from Mariah Carey: Greatest Hits (2001)
Bette Midler	Friends
from Experience the Divine - Greatest Hits (2005)
Natalie Merchant	Kind and Generous
from Retrospective 1990-2005 (2005)
The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There
from Motown 1's (2004)
Brandy	Best Friend
from Rhino Hi-Five: Brandy - EP (2005)
Vitamin C	Graduation (Friends Forever)
from Vitamin C (2008)
Pretenders	I'll Stand By You
from Last of the Independents (2004)

Comment:

If your heartstrings are not securely anchored, these tunes will surely tug them loose. "You've Got a Friend" helped cement James Taylor's status as the era's premier singer-songwriter (ironically, since he didn't write it). Brill Building geniuses Leiber & Stoller cowrote "Stand by Me" with Ben E. King, spawning a hit, a movie, and a second Top 10 trip. And the only song on this list that gets played [i]every single day[/i] is by the least-known performer here: Gary Portnoy's "Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers Theme)." Our friendship deepens in Next Steps, so come with us, won't you?

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