Okay, this is one of those fun little music trivia bits that makes playlists feel like time machines.
The big names who definitely released a song called 'Dirty Laundry' are Don Henley (his 1982 single that skewers tabloid culture), Kelly Clarkson (a biting pop-R&B single from 2016 about messy relationships), and Carrie Underwood (also 2016, a country-tinged single that flips the phrase into jealousy and betrayal). Those three are the ones most people will recognize immediately, and they each take wildly different angles on the phrase.
Beyond those, the title keeps popping up across genres: a lot of indie bands, rappers, and solo artists have tracks called 'Dirty Laundry' as well, often dealing with secrets, reputation, or relationship fallout. I love hearing how the same title can spawn such different moods — Henley’s sardonic news-cycle critique versus Clarkson’s empowered pop scowl — and it makes compiling a themed playlist unexpectedly entertaining.