"American Pie" by Don McLean (1971) references dozens of other songs, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, including "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" by Buddy Holly, "Oh, Boy!" by Buddy Holly, "Be Bop a Lula" by Gene Vincent, "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly, "We're Gonna Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets, "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard, "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley, "Lucille" by Little Richard, "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard, "Twist and Shout" by The Isley Brothers, "Shout" by The Isley Brothers, "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens, "Who Do You Love?" by Bo Diddley, "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry, "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry, "Roll Over Beethoven" by Chuck Berry, "Sweet Little Sixteen" by Chuck Berry, "Rip It Up" by Bill Haley & His Comets, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis, "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" by Jerry Lee Lewis, "Reelin' and Rockin'" by Chuck Berry, "Blue Moon" by The Marcels, "Runaway" by Del Shannon, "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin, "Crying" by Roy Orbison, "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra, "Goodnight, Irene" by Leadbelly, "Oh Boy" by Buddy Holly, "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly, and "The Day The Music Died" by Don McLean.
"Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles (1967) references "In the Forest of the King" from the album "The Jungle Book" (1967), as well as "Strawberry Fields" in Central Park, NYC, which was John Lennon's favorite place as a child.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (1975) references several classical music pieces, including "Orleans" by Robert Plant, "God Save the Queen", and "I Was Born in a Trunk".
"We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel (1989) references dozens of cultural and historical events from between when Billy Joel was born in 1949 until around the time of the song's release in 1989.
"Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin (1999) references "All That She Wants" by Ace Of Base, "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, and "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson.
"Oops! I Did It Again" by Britney Spears (2000) references "Oops!… I Did It Again" by The Wallflowers.