100 Songs for Your Memorial Day Music Playlist
Lauren Miolene
Editor
They say that summer doesn't technically start until June 21st, but that's just crazy. Everybody knows that Memorial Day is when the fun really starts. Luckily, we've put together a Memorial Day music playlist so you've got a rockin' soundtrack for your celebration.
All across the country, folks are planning Memorial Day parties, cookouts and family get together for the long weekend. It's the perfect way to kick off your summer. But you are going to need some good summer barbecue songs to go along with those burgers, beers and hot dogs.
Our Memorial Day music playlist is all about the stuff that makes summer so great. But it's also a tribute to what makes America great since that's what this holiday is really about: Celebrating our great country and all of those that have served it. Enjoy!
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Here are 100 songs to add to your Memorial Day music playlist:
- Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
- American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Made in America - JAY-Z, Kanye West
- Made in America - Toby Keith
- Raise On It - Sam Hunt
- Ants Marching - Dave Mattews Band
- Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
- Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
- Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp
- Hurts So Good- John Mellencamp
- Small Town - John Mellencamp
- California Girls - Katy Parry, Snoop Dogg
- Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
- Rather Be - Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne
- Run-Around - Blues Traveler
- Hook - Blues Traveler
- Beachin' - Jake Owen
- Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard
- Where I Come From - Montgomery Gentry
- American Pie - Don McLean
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
- This Town - O.A.R.
- What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band
- The General - Dispatch
- Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
- Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
- One Margarita - Luke Bryan
- Summer - Calvin Harris
- Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Mr. Blue Sky - Weezer
- Summer Nights - Rascal Flatts
- Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen
- Save Me, San Francisco - Train
- Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith
- Cruise - Florida Georgia Line
- Made In The USA - Demi Lovato
- It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
- All Summer Long - Kid Rock
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
- Left Hand Free - alt-J
- You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
- American Dream - MKTO
- Good Day - DNCE
- The Nights - Avicii
- Chasing The Sun - The Wanted
- Jack and Diane - So Far So Good
- We Built This City - Starship
- Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow
- House Party - Sam Hunt
- Shotgun - George Ezra
- Day Drinking - Little Big Town
- Long Live Rock & Roll - Daughtry
- Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
- Dreaming In The U.S.A. (with Shaggy) - Sting
- Paradise City - Guns N’ Roses
- Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
- Beers And Sunshine - Darius Rucker
- Good Old Days (feat. Kesha) - Macklemore
- Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
- Keep It Gold - Surfaces
- I’m Goin’ Down - Bruce Springsteen
- Rich Girl - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- America’s Sweetheart - Elle King
- You Make My Dreams Come True (Come True) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Only Human - Jonas Brothers
- Cool - Jonas Brothers
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty
- It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett
- Get Your Shine On - Florida Georgia Line
- When It Rains It Pours - Luke Combs
- Summertime - Kenny Chesney
- American Kids - Kenny Chesney
- Magic In The Hamptons (feat. Lil Yachty) - Social House
- Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line
- Knee Deep (feat. Jimmy Buffett) - Zac Brown Band
- Take It Easy - Surfaces
- Small Town - John Mellencamp
- Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
- Jolene - Dolly Parton
- Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas
- Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
- Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money
- Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
- Ramblin’ Man - Allman Brothers Band
- More Than a Feeling - Boston
- Saturday in the Park - Chicago
- Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
- Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Firework - Katy Perry
- Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
- Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
- Any Way You Want It - Journey
- Closing Time - Semisonic
- Body Like A Back Road - Sam Hunt
Find more Memorial Day party tips and ideas here on The Bash.