If you're stumped about the title of a song but know a word or two, you can use a website that lets you search for songs by only using a few words. Go to sites such as AudioTag.com that have a search bar. Enter the words you know or think are in the song. Wait for the results to pop up and see if the song you're searching for is listed.
If you know who sung the song, or the name of the band or orchestra if the song was instrumental, search to see if the artist has a website. If so, review the tabs on the site for a "discography" (which is like a biography of all recordings) or a page that lists songs by title. Read each title to find the entire correct title for the song you're looking for. Listen to samples of the song if the site has this capability.
If you know the song was a major hit, go to websites that give awards to different genres of music. Visit sites such as those of the Grammys, the Country Music Awards or the Soul Train Awards. Look for a page on the site that lists recent award winners and nominees. If the song title you're searching for is from years gone by, check to see if the site has an archive of past winners and nominees.
Check listings on Billboard.com, the major source of information about the recording industry. Review charts such as the Billboard Top 100, Top 200 and more.
Go to sites like iTunes and Rhapsody, or LetsSingIt.com or WorldMusicCentral.org if the song is from another country. Enter the words you remember from the lyrics or the name of the artist into the search bar. See if the full title pulls up in the results, or whether you can match the title to the song's performer if you know who sang or played the song. Listen to the song sample to confirm that it's the right song.
If you heard the song on the radio while at work or driving, call the station and see if they can identify the title. Or go to the website for the radio station and see if the disc jockeys enter their playlists for the day.
If you remember how a song sounded, even an instrumental, you can use some techy online detective work to find out the title. Go to Midomi.com or Musicpedia.com and whistle what you heard into your computer's microphone, and the site will pull up potential matches.
If you subscribe to MusicID or Shazam and you're ever listening to a song on an untitled mix on your smart phone or MP3 player, you can simply hold your device to the microphone on your computer and the software will search for the song, artist and title.