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165 Songs For Your Sweet 16 Music Playlist

Stream your sweet 16 party playlist right here.

Lauren Miolene

Editor

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Looking for the best songs to put on your sweet 16 music playlist? After all, extravagant sweet 16 parties are all the rage these days. Shows like MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 have made it cool to host huge parties that become the talk of the high school social scene. One of the key ingredients to throwing a sweet 16 blow-out, is picking the right entertainment and music.  

Selecting a great party DJ and creating a sweet 16 music playlist that will keep guests dancing is crucial for party success with the teenage contingent. We have put together our top picks for sweet sixteen songs that should be on any DJ's playlist for a birthday bash.

Here are the best songs for your sweet 16 music playlist:

  1.  Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
  2.  bad idea right? – Olivia Rodrigo
  3.  I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta, Bebe Rexha
  4.  Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
  5.  As It Was – Harry Styles
  6.  Speed Drive – Charli XCX
  7.  Wake Me Up – Avicii
  8.  I Wanna Know – NOTD, Bea Miller
  9.  Flowers – Miley Cyrus
  10.  0800 HEAVEN – Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry, Ella Henderson
  11.  Starships – Nicki Minaj
  12.  Sugar – Maroon 5
  13.  Barbie World (with Aqua) – Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice
  14.  Lights Out – Meresha
  15.  Karma – Taylor Swift
  16.  Cheerleader – OMI
  17.  I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
  18.  Cake by the Ocean – DNCE
  19.  One Kiss – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
  20.  Truth Hurts – Lizzo
  21.  Havana – Camila Cabello
  22.  Girls Like You – Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B
  23.  One Dance – Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla
  24.  Taki Taki – DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, & Cardi B
  25.  Say So – Doja Cat
  26.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj
  27.  Bad Blood – Taylor Swift
  28.  Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo
  29.  Up – Cardi B
  30.  MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
  31.  A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie, Q–Tip
  32.  Hard Times – Paramore
  33.  Style – Taylor Swift
  34.  Party In The U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus
  35.  Sweet Sixteen – Hilary Duff
  36.  Firework – Katy Perry
  37.  TiK ToK – Kesha
  38.  Just Dance – Lady Gaga
  39.  Good Feeling – Flo Rida
  40.  Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
  41.  I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
  42.  Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding
  43.  Titanium – David Guetta (feat. Sia)
  44.  Wannabe – Spice Girls
  45.  Can't Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton)
  46.  My House – Flo Rida
  47.  DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love – Usher (feat. Pitbull)
  48.  Toxic – Britney Spears
  49.  Umbrella – Rihanna, JAY–Z
  50.  On The Floor–Radio Edit – Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull
  51.  Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
  52.  Hey, Soul Sister – Train
  53.  Fire Burning – Sean Kingston
  54.  What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
  55.  Good Time – Owl City, Carly Rae Jepsen
  56.  Oops!...I Did It Again – Britney Spear
  57.  Tonight Tonight – Hot Chelle Rae
  58.  What Do You Mean? – Justin Bieber
  59.  We Can't Stop – Miley Cyrus
  60.  Classic – MKTO
  61.  Everytime We Touch – Cascada
  62.  Wobble–Radio Version – V.I.C
  63.  Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem) – Zay Hilfigerrr
  64.  Dancing Queen – ABBA
  65.  Tongue Tied – Grouplove
  66.  Hotel Room Service – Pitbull
  67.  What A Man Gotta Do – Jona Brothers
  68.  Sucker – Jona Brothers
  69.  Burnin’ Up – Jona Brothers
  70.  Year 3000 – Jona Brothers
  71.  Bang Bang – Jessie J
  72.  Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya
  73.  She Looks So Perfect – 5 Seconds of Summer
  74.  Rain On Me – Lady Gaga (with Ariana Grande)
  75.  Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
  76.  Circles – Post Malone
  77.  A Year Without Rain – Selena Gomez & The Scene
  78.  We Found Love – Rihanna
  79.  Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
  80.  Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyoncé
  81.  The Way – Ariana Grande
  82.  Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry
  83.  Worth It (feat. Kid Ink) – Fifth Harmony
  84.  Dynamite – Taio Cruz
  85.  34+35 – Ariana Grande
  86.  Right Round – Flo Rida
  87.  Problem – Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea
  88.  Shut Up and Dance – WALK THE MOON
  89.  Ridin’ Solo – Jason Derulo
  90.  Positions – Ariana Grande
  91.  My Head & My Heart – Ava Max
  92.  Stupid Love – Lady Gaga
  93.  Dynamite – BTS
  94.  Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) – Joel Corry, MNEK
  95.  Diamonds – Sam Smith
  96.  Kings & Queens – Ava Max
  97.  Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
  98.  New Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) – Silk City
  99.  Take You Dancing – Jason Derulo
  100.  Faded – Coopex, BRAN, Lunis
  101.  Breaking Me – Topic, A7S
  102.  Where Have You Been – Rihanna
  103.  Shower – Becky G
  104.  Levitating (feat. DaBaby) – Dua Lipa
  105.  Break My Heart – Dua Lipa
  106.  Sweet Melody – Little Mix
  107.  Roses – Imanbek Remix – SAONt JHN, Imanbek
  108.  Ily (i love you baby) – Surf Mesa, Emilee
  109.  Lasting Lover – Sigala, James Arthur
  110.  Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers
  111.  Happier – Marshmello, Bastille
  112.  BED – Joey Corry, RAYE, David Guetta
  113.  The Middle – Zedd, Marren Morris, Grey
  114.  22 (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
  115.  First Class – Jack Harlow
  116.  Woman – Doja Cat
  117.  Late Night Talking – Harry Styles
  118.  THATS WHAT I WANT – Lil Nas X
  119.  Big Energy – Latto
  120.  Shivers – Ed Sheeran
  121.  Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
  122.  About Damn Time – Lizzo
  123.  Low (feat. T–Pain) – Flo Rida
  124.  Timber (feat. Ke$ha) – Pitbull
  125.  Single Ladies – (Beyonce)
  126.  Electric Love – BØRNS
  127.  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
  128.  Dance Monkey – Tones And I
  129.  Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran) – Camila Cabello
  130.  Cold Heart – Elton John, Dua Lipa
  131.  Betty (Get Money) – Yung Gravy
  132.  Crazy What Love Can Do – David Guetta, Becky Hill
  133.  Friday (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman) – Riton, Nightcrawlers
  134.  Love Again – Dua Lipa
  135.  Remember – Becky Hill, David Guetta
  136.  Shout Out to My Ex – Little Mix
  137.  Good as Hell – Lizzo
  138.  Time of Our Lives – Pitbull, Ne–Yo
  139.  Don’t Stop the Music – Rihanna
  140.  Club Can’t Handle Me (feat. David Guetta) – Flo Rida
  141.  New Rules (Freedo Remix) – Dua Lipa
  142.  BUTTERFLY EFFECT – Travis Scott
  143.  Hold Me Close (feat. Ella Henderson) – Sam Feldt
  144.  Physical – Dua Lipa
  145.  Intentions – Justin Bieber, Quavo
  146.  Replay – Iyaz
  147.  Wild Ones – Flo Rida, Sia
  148.  See You Again – Miley Cyrus
  149.  Youngblood – 5 Seconds of Summer
  150.  This Feeling – The Chainsmokers
  151.  So Close – NOTD, Felix Jaehn
  152.  Levels – Avicii
  153.  Take You There – Sean Kingston
  154.  Run the World (Girls) – Beyonce
  155.  Level Up – Ciara
  156.  I Don’t Know Why – NOTD, Astrid S
  157.  Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
  158.  Love Story (Taylor’s Version) – Elvira Remix – Taylor Swift
  159.  Yeah! – Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris
  160.  You Make Me Feel… – Cobra Starship, Sabi
  161.  Body – Loud Luxury, Brando
  162.  Higher – Taio Cruz
  163.  Buy U a Drank – T–Pain, Yung Joc
  164.  Lose Control – MEDUZA, Becky Hill
  165.  Light It Up – Major Lazer, Nyla

Listen to our sweet 16 dance party music playlist on Spotify here.

Now you've got a killer sweet 16 music playlist you can find and book a DJ for your special night.

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