# List of songs in Glee season 1

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the William McKinley High School glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and features many cover versions of songs performed on-screen by the characters. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as he wants there to be "something for everybody in every episode". Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P.J. Bloom, and music producer Adam Anders rearranges it for the Glee cast. Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while choreographer Zach Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins.
At the beginning of the season, Murphy intended for the performances to remain reality-based, as opposed to having the characters spontaneously burst into song. As the season progressed, however, Glee began to utilize fantasy sequences, with paraplegic character Artie imagining himself dancing to "The Safety Dance", and six separate characters performing a fantasy version of "Like a Virgin". The first thirteen episodes of the season averaged five songs per episode. For the final nine episodes, the number of performances increased to eight. The list below contains all 132 musical performances of the first season, with each performance delivering an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance.
Murphy was surprised at the ease with which use of songs was approved by the record labels approached. Recording artist Rihanna offered her single "Take a Bow" for use at a reduced licensing rate, and other artists offered use of their songs free. Madonna granted the show rights to her entire catalog, and the 2010 episode "The Power of Madonna" featured cover versions of eight of her songs. A series of Glee albums were released through Columbia Records. Accompanying the first season were the studio albums Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2 and Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, extended plays (EP) Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna and Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals, and the compilation album Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One, featuring 100 recordings from the season. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through the iTunes Store up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.

## Performers

The majority of songs are performed by New Directions, which is composed of Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.), Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz), Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron), Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Noah "Puck" Puckerman (Mark Salling) and Matt Rutherford (Dijon Talton). Club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) also performs several songs. The season features some performances by rival glee clubs Vocal Adrenaline, which is sometimes led by Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), Jane Addams Girls Choir, Haverbrook Deaf Choir and Aural Intensity, as well as McKinley High's cheerleaders, the Cheerios, and the football team.
Guest stars who gave vocal performances during the season were Ben Bledsoe as former glee club member Hank Saunders, Jerry Phillips as a younger Finn, and Aaron Hendry as Darren in the pilot episode, Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris as former glee club members April Rhodes and Bryan Ryan, Zack Weinstein as Sean Fretthold, Olivia Newton-John as herself, Wendy Worthington as an auditionee for Les Misérables in "Dream On", and Idina Menzel as Vocal Adrenaline director Shelby Corcoran.
Songs included on the three soundtrack albums accompanying the season feature additional vocals by non-cast members. Adam Anders, Kamari Copeland, Tim Davis, Emily Gomez, David Loucks, Chris Mann and Windy Wagner appear on all three albums, as does Nikki Anders, née Hassman, who is credited as Hassman on the first two and Anders on the third; Zac Poor sings on the second and third albums. Jasper Randall appears on Glee: The Music, Volume 1, and David Baloche, Jenny Karr, Kerri Larson and Tiffany Palmer feature on Glee: The Music, Volume 2. Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers features additional vocals by Kala Balch, David Baloche, Colin Benward, Ravaughn Brown, Storm Lee, Chaz Mason, Jeanette Olsen, Jimmy Andrew Richard, Drew Ryan Scott, Shelley Scarr and Onitsha Shaw. While recurring cast members Morris, Rivera, Shum, Jr., and Talton perform in the group numbers on screen, only Rivera is credited with performing vocally on any soundtrack albums or EPs, gaining her first solo part on "Like a Virgin" in the episode "The Power of Madonna", and appearing on Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers as well as the two EPs, Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna and Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals.

## Songs

List of songs in Glee season one :
| Title | Version covered | Performed by | Episode | Single | Album |
| "Where Is Love?" | Oliver! | Hank Saunders and Sandy Ryerson | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "Respect" | Aretha Franklin | Mercedes Jones | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "Mister Cellophane" | Chicago | Kurt Hummel | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry | Tina Cohen-Chang | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "On My Own" | Les Misérables | Rachel Berry | 1. "Pilot" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" | Guys and Dolls | Artie Abrams with New Directions | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "Can't Fight This Feeling" | REO Speedwagon | Finn Hudson | 1. "Pilot" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | Journey | Young Finn Hudson and Darren | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "You're the One That I Want" | Grease | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson with New Directions | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse | Vocal Adrenaline | 1. "Pilot" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | John Denver | Will Schuester | 1. "Pilot" (Directors cut only) | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "That's the Way (I Like It)" | KC and the Sunshine Band | McKinley High Glee Club – 1993 | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" | KC and the Sunshine Band | McKinley High Glee Club – 1993 | 1. "Pilot" | No | — |
| "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson with New Directions | 1. "Pilot" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Le Freak" | Chic | New Directions | 2. "Showmance" | No | — |
| "Gold Digger" | Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx | Will Schuester, Mercedes Jones and Artie Abrams with New Directions | 2. "Showmance" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | Emma Pillsbury | 2. "Showmance" | No | — |
| "Push It" | Salt-n-Pepa | New Directions | 2. "Showmance" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "I Say a Little Prayer" | Dionne Warwick | Quinn Fabray with Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce | 2. "Showmance" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Take a Bow" | Rihanna | Rachel Berry with Mercedes Jones and Tina Cohen-Chang | 2. "Showmance" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" | Anon | Acafellas | 3. "Acafellas" | No | — |
| "This Is How We Do It" | Montell Jordan | Acafellas | 3. "Acafellas" | No | — |
| "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe | Acafellas | 3. "Acafellas" | No | — |
| "Mercy" | Duffy | Vocal Adrenaline | 3. "Acafellas" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "La Camisa Negra" | Juanes | Noah Puckerman (instrumental version only) | 3. "Acafellas" | No | — |
| "Bust Your Windows" | Jazmine Sullivan | Mercedes Jones | 3. "Acafellas" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "I Wanna Sex You Up" | Color Me Badd | Acafellas | 3. "Acafellas" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | Kurt Hummel with Tina Cohen-Chang and Brittany Pierce; McKinley High football team | 4. "Preggers" | No | — |
| "Taking Chances" | Céline Dion | Rachel Berry | 4. "Preggers" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Tonight" | West Side Story | Tina Cohen-Chang | 4. "Preggers" | No | — |
| "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | Quinn Fabray and Finn Hudson with New Directions | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | No | — |
| "Maybe This Time" | Cabaret | April Rhodes and Rachel Berry | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Cabaret" | Cabaret | Rachel Berry | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | No | — |
| "Alone" | Heart | April Rhodes and Will Schuester | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Last Name" | Carrie Underwood | April Rhodes and New Directions | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Somebody to Love" | Queen | New Directions | 5. "The Rhodes Not Taken" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "It's My Life/Confessions Part II" | Bon Jovi / Usher | New Directions males | 6. "Vitamin D" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Halo/Walking on Sunshine" | Beyoncé / Katrina and the Waves | New Directions females | 6. "Vitamin D" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Hate on Me" | Jill Scott | Mercedes Jones, Tina Cohen-Chang and New Directions: Sue's Kids | 7. "Throwdown" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Ride wit Me" | Nelly feat. City Spud | New Directions | 7. "Throwdown" | No | — |
| "No Air" | Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson with New Directions | 7. "Throwdown" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | Quinn Fabray | 7. "Throwdown" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Keep Holding On" | Avril Lavigne | New Directions | 7. "Throwdown" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Bust a Move" | Young MC | Will Schuester and New Directions | 8. "Mash-Up" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Thong Song" | Sisqó | Will Schuester | 8. "Mash-Up" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "What a Girl Wants" | Christina Aguilera | Rachel Berry | 8. "Mash-Up" | No | — |
| "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | Noah Puckerman with New Directions | 8. "Mash-Up" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" | Louis Prima | Sue Sylvester and Will Schuester | 8. "Mash-Up" | No | — |
| "I Could Have Danced All Night" | My Fair Lady | Emma Pillsbury | 8. "Mash-Up" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Dancing with Myself" | Generation X | Artie Abrams | 9. "Wheels" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Defying Gravity" | Wicked | Kurt Hummel and Rachel Berry | 9. "Wheels" | Yes | Volume 1 |
| "Proud Mary" | Ike and Tina Turner | New Directions | 9. "Wheels" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Endless Love" | Lionel Richie and Diana Ross | Rachel Berry and Will Schuester | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "I'll Stand by You" | The Pretenders | Finn Hudson | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me"/ "Young Girl" | The Police / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | Will Schuester | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Crush" | Jennifer Paige | Rachel Berry | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "(You're) Having My Baby" | Paul Anka and Odia Coates | Finn Hudson | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Lean on Me" | Bill Withers | New Directions | 10. "Ballad" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Bootylicious" | Destiny's Child | Jane Addams Girls Choir | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Don't Make Me Over" | Dionne Warwick | Mercedes Jones | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "You're the One That I Want" | Grease | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson | 11. "Hairography" | No | — |
| "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | Quinn Fabray | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Crazy in Love/Hair" | Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z / Hair | New Directions | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Imagine" | John Lennon | Haverbrook Deaf Choir and New Directions | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | Tina Cohen-Chang and New Directions | 11. "Hairography" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Smile" | Lily Allen | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson | 12. "Mattress" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "When You're Smiling" | Louis Armstrong | Rachel Berry | 12. "Mattress" | No | — |
| "Jump" | Van Halen | New Directions | 12. "Mattress" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Smile" | Nat King Cole | New Directions | 12. "Mattress" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Dreamgirls | Mercedes Jones | 13. "Sectionals" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Dreamgirls | Jane Addams Girls Choir | 13. "Sectionals" | No | — |
| "Proud Mary" | Ike and Tina Turner | Jane Addams Girls Choir | 13. "Sectionals" | No | — |
| "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | Haverbrook Deaf Choir | 13. "Sectionals" | No | — |
| "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Funny Girl | Rachel Berry | 13. "Sectionals" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "You Can't Always Get What You Want" | The Rolling Stones | New Directions | 13. "Sectionals" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Kelly Clarkson | New Directions | 13. "Sectionals" | Yes | Volume 2 |
| "Hello, I Love You" | The Doors | Finn Hudson | 14. "Hell-O" | Yes | Love Songs |
| "Gives You Hell" | The All-American Rejects | Rachel Berry and New Directions | 14. "Hell-O" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Hello" | Lionel Richie | Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James | 14. "Hell-O" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Hello Again" | Neil Diamond | Will Schuester | 14. "Hell-O" | No | — |
| "Highway to Hell" | AC/DC | Vocal Adrenaline | 14. "Hell-O" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Hello, Goodbye" | The Beatles | New Directions | 14. "Hell-O" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Ray of Light" | Madonna | McKinley High Cheerios | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | No | — |
| "Express Yourself" | Madonna | New Directions females | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "Open Your Heart/Borderline" | Madonna | Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "Vogue" | Madonna | Sue Sylvester | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Finn Hudson and Santana Lopez; Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury; Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "4 Minutes" | Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland | Kurt Hummel and Mercedes Jones | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "What It Feels Like for a Girl" | Madonna | Will Schuester and New Directions males | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | New Directions | 15. "The Power of Madonna" | Yes | The Power of Madonna |
| "Fire" | Bruce Springsteen | April Rhodes and Will Schuester | 16. "Home" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "A House Is Not a Home" | Dionne Warwick | Kurt Hummel with Finn Hudson | 16. "Home" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "One Less Bell to Answer/ A House Is Not a Home" | The 5th Dimension/Dionne Warwick | April Rhodes and Will Schuester | 16. "Home" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera | Mercedes Jones and New Directions | 16. "Home" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Home" | The Wiz | April Rhodes and New Directions | 16. "Home" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | Will Schuester and New Directions | 17. "Bad Reputation" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Artie Abrams, Kurt Hummel, Mercedes Jones, Tina Cohen-Chang and Brittany Pierce | 17. "Bad Reputation" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John | Sue Sylvester and Olivia Newton-John | 17. "Bad Reputation" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Run Joey Run" | David Geddes | Rachel Berry, Noah Puckerman, Jesse St. James and Finn Hudson with Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce | 17. "Bad Reputation" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Total Eclipse of the Heart" | Bonnie Tyler | Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Jesse St. James and Noah Puckerman | 17. "Bad Reputation" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus | Rachel Berry | 18. "Laryngitis" | No | — |
| "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | Finn Hudson | 18. "Laryngitis" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "The Lady Is a Tramp" | Sammy Davis, Jr. | Noah Puckerman and Mercedes Jones | 18. "Laryngitis" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Pink Houses" | John Mellencamp | Kurt Hummel | 18. "Laryngitis" | No | — |
| "The Boy Is Mine" | Brandy and Monica | Mercedes Jones and Santana Lopez | 18. "Laryngitis" | Yes | Love Songs |
| "Rose's Turn" | Gypsy: A Musical Fable | Kurt Hummel | 18. "Laryngitis" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "One" | U2 | Rachel Berry, Sean Fretthold, Finn Hudson and New Directions | 18. "Laryngitis" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Daydream Believer" | The Monkees | Bryan Ryan and Kurt Hummel | 19. "Dream On" | No | — |
| "Piano Man" | Billy Joel | Will Schuester and Bryan Ryan | 19. "Dream On" | No | — |
| "Big Spender" | Sweet Charity | Auditioning woman | 19. "Dream On" | No | — |
| "Dream On" | Aerosmith | Will Schuester and Bryan Ryan | 19. "Dream On" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "The Safety Dance" | Men Without Hats | Artie Abrams | 19. "Dream On" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "I Dreamed a Dream" | Les Misérables | Rachel Berry and Shelby Corcoran | 19. "Dream On" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | The Mamas and the Papas | Artie Abrams and New Directions | 19. "Dream On" | Yes | Love Songs |
| "Funny Girl" | Barbra Streisand | Shelby Corcoran | 20. "Theatricality" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga | New Directions females with Kurt Hummel | 20. "Theatricality" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Shout It Out Loud" | Kiss | New Directions males except Kurt Hummel | 20. "Theatricality" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Beth" | Kiss | New Directions males except Kurt Hummel | 20. "Theatricality" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | Rachel Berry and Shelby Corcoran | 20. "Theatricality" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | Queen | Vocal Adrenaline | 21. "Funk" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Tell Me Something Good" | Rufus and Chaka Khan | Will Schuester | 21. "Funk" | Yes | Love Songs |
| "Loser" | Beck | Noah Puckerman, Finn Hudson, Sandy Ryerson, Howard Bamboo and Terri Schuester | 21. "Funk" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | James Brown | Quinn Fabray | 21. "Funk" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Good Vibrations" | Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway | Noah Puckerman, Finn Hudson and Mercedes Jones | 21. "Funk" | Yes | The Complete Season One |
| "Give Up the Funk" | Parliament | New Directions | 21. "Funk" | Yes | Volume 3 Showstoppers |
| "You Raise Me Up" / "Magic" | Josh Groban / Olivia Newton-John | Aural Intensity | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | No | — |
| "Faithfully" | Journey | Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson and New Directions | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |
| "Any Way You Want It" / "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | Journey | New Directions | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |
| "Don't Stop Believin'" | Journey | New Directions | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | Vocal Adrenaline | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |
| "To Sir, with Love" | Lulu | New Directions | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |
| "Over the Rainbow" | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | Will Schuester and Noah Puckerman | 22. "Journey to Regionals" | Yes | Journey to Regionals |