This is a list of songs from Sesame Street. It includes the songs are written for used on the TV series. They have a variety of styles, including R&B, opera, show tunes, folk, and world music. They were chosen for their skill and popularity, but also for having a public perception that was compatible with the show's values. For example, musicians who were associated with illegal drugs were not invited to perform.

The songs' lyrics had to be wholesome. They could not suggest sexual activity or dangerous actions, such as leaning out of a window.

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|"14 Carrot Love"

|Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit

|Nancy Sans (lyrics) and Cheryl Hardwick (music)

|#2811

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|"A Baby's Life"

|Anything Muppets

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|#1423

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|"'A' You're Adorable"

|Jack (Jim Henson)

|Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise (lyrics) and Sidney Lippman (music)

|#23

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|"A Little Bit"

|Joe Raposo

|Joe Raposo (lyrics and music)

|#160

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|"A New Way to Walk"

|The Oinker Sisters, later by Destiny's Child

|Mark Saltzman (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music)

|#2268

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|"A Very Simple Dance"

|originally sung in audio track by David (Northern Calloway) in Bert & Ernie Sing-Along, later sung by Mike (Ward Saxton) and the kids

|Carol Hall (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)

|#737

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|"ABC-DEF-GHI"

|Big Bird (Caroll Spinney)

|Jon Stone (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music and lyrics)

|#96

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|"Adding"

|Lavender Anything Muppet singer (Jerry Nelson)

|Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Jeff Moss (music)

|#243

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|"Adventure"

|En Vogue

|Christopher Cerf (lyrics)

|#2951

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|"African Alphabet"

|Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, and Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)

|Joe Raposo (lyrics)

|#2360

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|"African Animal Alphabet"

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|Sarah Durkee (lyrics) and Paul Jacobs (music)

|#3396

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|"Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside"

|a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson)

|David Axlerod (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music)

|#1008

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|"The Alligator King"

|Bud Luckey

|Don Hadley (lyrics), Turk Murphy (music), and Bud Luckey (music)

|#411

|Later sung by Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt

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|"Air"

|Bip Bippadotta (Jim Henson), (Martin P. Robinson), (David Rudman), and (Richard Hunt)

|Luis Santeiro (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music)

|#2568

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|"Air"

|Guy Smiley (Jim Henson)

|Emily Kingsley (lyrics) and Christopher Cerf (music)

|#2682

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|"All by Myself"

|Prairie Dawn and the Oinker Sisters (Fran Brill) with Soo-ey Oinker of the Oinker Sisters (Ivy Austin), (Angela Cappelli), and (Tawatha Agee)

|Jeff Moss (lyrics)

|#1824

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|"Alone Song"

|Big Bird

|Sam Pottle (lyrics)

|#921

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|"Alphabet Jungle"

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|Dennis Scott (lyrics)

|#2733

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|"Alphabet Polka"

|John Candy

  • "The Letter N", sung by Nick Normal (Jerry Nelson) and the Nickmatics, written by Stephen Lawrence (music) and Mark Saltzman (lyrics).
  • "Lincoln Park Zoo", written and animated by Bob Kurtz with lyrics by Big Daddy, sung by Big Daddy. Later sung by Gordon, Big Bird, Elmo, Grover, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Snuffy, Herry, Ernie, and Bert in one episode.
  • "Listen to the Bells", sung by a hippy Anything Muppet in sunglasses (Jim Henson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Listen to the Music", sung by David (Northern Calloway) and the Ringers, written by Sam Pottle and David Axlerod.
  • "Little Miss Count Along", sung by Count von Count (Jerry Nelson) and Zoe (Fran Brill) to the tune of "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" by Spin Doctors, written by Adam Rudman (lyrics) and Robby Merkin (music).
  • "Little Plant", sung by Ernie about how he takes care of his plant, who "thanks" him, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).
  • "Little Things", sung/written by Joe Raposo; Prairie Dawn later covered it for Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo. And later sung by Tony Bennett and Lexine for Sesame Street: 35 years of Songs on the Street.
  • "Look a Little Closer", sung by Bob (Bob McGrath), written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Lowercase N" written by Steve Zuckerman over an animated film of a lonely lowercase N
  • "Long Hard Climb", sung/written by Joe Raposo; a version by Jerry Nelson is recorded on Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown, and retitled Long Hard Road.
  • "Love the Ocean", sung by The Beach Monsters (Jerry Nelson, Camille Bonora, Kevin Clash, and Martin P. Robinson), to the tune of "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" by Jan and Dean, music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Lovely Eleven Morning", written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Lucky Thirteen", sung by a mouse (Jerry Nelson), animated by Loring Doyle, music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", sung by Betty Lou and Little Jerry and the Monotones. Originally sung by The Beatles.
  • "Lulu's Back in Town", sung by Tony (Jim Henson) and Beautiful Day Monster (Frank Oz)
  • "M-M-M Meal Monster", sung by Cookie Monster (Frank Oz) and Herry Monster (Jerry Nelson), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Mad", sung by Little Jerry (Jerry Nelson) and the Monotones in their debut performance, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Mad Goat Song", written/animated by Derek Lamb
  • "Magic Pig Calypso Song"
  • "Mahna Mahna" (first aired 1969, episode 14), written by Piero Umiliani.
  • "Martian Beauty", sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "Me and My Chair", sung by (Northern Calloway), later covered by animated character Traction Jackson, written by Luis Santeiro.
  • "Me Gotta Be Blue", sung by Cookie Monster, written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles.
  • "Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco", sung by Cookie Monster, written by Joe Raposo.
  • "Me Want It (But Me Wait)", a spoof of Icona Pop's "I Love It", sung by Cookie Monster.
  • "Milk", sung by Lesley Miller, bass clarinet by Leslie Scott, flute by Paul Dunkel, written by Robert Dennis
  • "Monster in the Mirror", sung by Grover (Frank Oz), written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles. There was a celebrity version of it which featured celebrity appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Chubby Checker, Geena Davis, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bo Jackson, Ray Charles, Jeff Goldblum, Maria Conchita Alonso, Kadeem Hardison, Robert MacNeil, Jeff Smith, Robin Williams, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Candice Bergen, Bo Diddley, Julia Roberts, Tyne Daly, Blair Underwood, Siskel and Ebert, Tracey Ullman, Glenn Close, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Kid 'n Play. It was arranged by Paul Jacobs, produced by Jim Blashfield and directed by Laura DiTrapani
  • "Mom and Me", sung by a girl in voice-over about how great having a family can be, written by Joe Raposo; the vocals were later rerecorded by Lexine Bondoc.
  • "Moonshine", sung by Jerry Nelson as a little boy wondering at the Moon's beauty and light, written by Jeff Moss and animated by Klasky Csupo; it was later sung by Zoe (Fran Brill) and Herry Monster (Jerry Nelson).
  • "Mother Goose Jamboree", sung by Cab Callowmouse (a parody a Cab Calloway) and various Mother Goose characters having a party at a bookstore all night, Ivy Austin performs the introduction, music by Paul Jacobs and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Muppets Rhyme in School", sung by Mr. Essex's students, such as Prairie Dawn (Fran Brill), as he (Jim Henson) teaches them about rhymes (such as nose and goes), to the tune of "Moses" from Singin' in the Rain, written by Sonia Manzano (lyrics) and Joe Raposo (music).
  • "My Name is Zoe", sung by Zoe (Fran Brill), written by Sarah Durkee and Robby Merkin.
  • "My Name", sung by Maya Angelou, Carlo Alban, Lexine Bondoc, and Elmo (Kevin Clash)
  • "My New Computer", sung by Lillias White, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "My Triangle Home", sung by Clementine (Camille Bonora) to the tune of "Home on the Range", music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Nancy Sans.
  • "Natasha's Lullabye", sung by Humphrey (David Rudman) to Baby Natasha (Kevin Clash), written by Christopher Cerf and Judy Freudberg.
  • "The National Association of "W" Lovers", sung by Bert and various Anything Muppets in an organization devoted to recognizing and celebrating the virtues of the letter W, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Jerry Juhl.
  • "New Baby", sung by Frieda (Fran Brill) about the new baby (Richard Hunt) that her mother (Pam Arciero) recently had, written by Joe Raposo (music and lyrics) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics); all three monsters in this song would become a different monster family, Frieda would eventually be reworked as Ingrid, the same puppet used for Frieda's mother would be later used for Humphrey, and the baby became Baby Natasha.
  • "Night Bug Boogie", sung by three singing bugs (voiced by Ivy Austin) inside a wall full of dancing bugs, written by Nancy Sans (lyrics) and Stephen J. Lawrence (music).
  • "Nineteen Party", sung/written by Paul Jacobs over animation to the tune of "1999" by Prince, with lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "No Matter How You Count Them", sung by a Carmen Miranda-style Anything Muppet, music by Jeff Moss and lyrics by Emily Kingsley.
  • "No Matter What", sung by Kevin Clash with footage of kids playing with a beach ball, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "None, Some, All", sung by Bip Bippadotta with various anything muppets and monsters, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Jeff Moss (lyrics).
  • "Numerical Correspondence Song", sung by a quintet of Anything Muppets in a Gilbert and Sullivan-style operetta, music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Korr and David Axlerod.
  • "Numero Comparsa", sung by Celia Cruz and the anything muppets with a salsa rhythm, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics).
  • "Octopus Blues", sung by an octopus (Kevin Clash), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Octopus's Garden", sung by an Anything Muppet diver (Jim Henson), a Fat Blue fish (Frank Oz), and a clam (voiced by Joe Raposo), written by Ringo Starr.
  • "Ocean Emotion," sung by Elmo
  • "Old Button Hole" sung over footage of kids getting dressed
  • "On My Pond", sung by Kermit the Frog, written by Christopher Cerf (music) and Sarah Durkee (lyrics).
  • "Once Upon a Time", accompanying a short film about an Alaskan sculpturist carving figures of cold climate animals out of wood, written by David Snell.
  • "One Banana", sung by a lavender Anything Muppet (Jim Henson), and a group of Muppet Bananas dressed like Carmen Miranda, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "One Fine Face", sung by Ernie and Elmo, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others)"; written by Joe Raposo and Jon Stone
  • "One", sung by puppeteered numbers.
  • "One Two Three," sung/written/animated by Bud Luckey with lyrics by Don Hadley.
  • "One Way", sung by a green Anything Muppet greaser (Christopher Cerf), written by Christopher Cerf (lyrics) and Sam Pottle (music).
  • "Ooh What a Fabulous Party", sung/written by Paul Jacobs over animation by Sally Cruikshank, with lyrics by Sarah Durkee.
  • "Opposite Stuff", sung by Bip Bippadotta (Jim Henson) and two cows (Richard Hunt and Kevin Clash), written by Joe Raposo (music) and Jeff Moss (lyrics).
  • "Oscar's Junk Band", sung by Oscar the Grouch and his junk band, written by Christopher Cerf (music) and Sarah Durkee (lyrics).
  • "P is My Favorite Letter", sung by a trio of Anything Muppet hillbillies, written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Part of the Whole", sung by Paul Jacobs. Animated by Sally Cruikshank.
  • "The Pasta Song", sung by Kevin Clash
  • "Peanut Butter", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of a peanut butter factory.
  • "The People In Your Neighborhood", usually sung by Bob (Bob McGrath), written by Jeff Moss. Variations highlighted different people and their careers.
  • "Quiet Time Song", sung by Ernie underneath an apple tree, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Tom Dunsmuir (lyrics).
  • "Rain Falls", sung by Oscar the Grouch and Bob McGrath, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Jeff Moss.
  • "Raise Your Hand", sung by Little Chrissy (Christopher Cerf), written by Jeff Moss.
  • "Rap Animation #6", sung by boy and girl
  • "Rap Animation #7", sung by a boy
  • "Rap Animation #9", sung by a girl
  • "Rap Animation #11", sung by a boy
  • "Rap Animation #13", sung by a girl
  • "Rap Animation #15", sung by boy and girl
  • "Rap Animation #17", sung by boy and girl
  • "Rap Animation #19", sung by boy and girl
  • "Readers of the Open Range", sung by Vern (Jerry Nelson) and his group (Kevin Clash and Richard Hunt) who specialize in reading signs and they introduce themselves, music by Joe Raposo and lyrics by Sara Compton; it was also sung in audio track by Elmo and Noel Cowherd (Jerry Nelson) on Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown.
  • "Rebel L", sung by Billy Idle (Kevin Clash), the rebel L (voiced by Christopher Cerf), and the police officers to the tune of "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol, music by Christopher Cerf and lyrics by Sarah Durkee.