jukebox hits

Jukebox hits are popular songs of the kind once commonly played on coin-operated jukeboxes—typically upbeat, memorable tracks with broad appeal.

The term evokes mid-20th-century rock and roll, doo-wop, and Motown, though it applies to any era's crowd-pleasers: The band played nothing but jukebox hits all night.

A jukebox musical is a stage show built around such songs rather than an original score.