228 200+ Best songs about being happy
Who doesn’t like being happy? After all, the pursuit of happiness is what it’s all about, right? No matter what you are going through in life, songs about being happy will lift you and help you feel better than you’ve ever felt. There are several times in life when we use songs about happiness to elevate an already fantastic mood. In these times, the songs about happiness boost our confidence and help us celebrate a job well done. Other times, we need songs about joy to remind us how to be happy. Of course, it’s human nature to want to be overcome with sadness, but hearing an uplifting song may be just the thing needed to push us out of our funk.
Everyone wants to be happy, and sometimes all we need is the right song to make us feel that way. When we are happy, we are content and full of joy. So, just like Pharrell says, “clap along if you know what happiness is to you (because I’m happy); clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do.”
This list of unique 200+ best songs about being happy showcases famous and not-so-famous songs. Pop, Rock, R&B, Hip Hop and Folk/Acoustic hits from the 2010s, 2020s, 2000s and 1970s by artists like Ruth B. and Billie Eilish and many others.
228 Songs
Genres: Alt zCanadian contemporary r&bCanadian pop
Genres: Art popElectropopPop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: BeatlesqueBritish invasionClassic rock
Genres: EuropopSwedish pop
Genres: Modern alternative rockModern rockPop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Atl hip hopDirty south rapHip hop
Genres: AustindieIndie popModern rock
Genres: Pop
Genres: Modern alternative rockModern rockPop rock
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Indie rockIndietronicaLa indie
Genres: New wave pop
Genres: Modern rockPopPop rock
Genres: BubblegrungeChicago indieIndie pop
Genres: Classic soulFunkMemphis soul
Genres: Hip hopLgbtq+ hip hopNeo soul
Genres: Rock-and-rollRockabilly
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Bedroom soulPop
Genres: Glam rockMellow goldPiano rock
Genres: Album rockClassic rockMellow gold
Genres: Dance popEuropopNeo mellow
Genres: New romanticNew waveNew wave pop
Genres: FunkQuiet stormSoul
Genres: Atl hip hopHip hopMelodic rap
Genres: Dance popEscape roomMinnesota hip hop
Genres: AustindieIndie popModern rock
Genres: Indie folkIndie rockModern folk rock
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Dance popEscape roomMinnesota hip hop
Genres: Bedroom popPopDutch pop
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Australian popDance popDance rock
Genres: Canadian popCandy popDance pop
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Alternative metalNeo mellowPop rock
Genres: Indonesian jazzIndonesian popIndonesian singer-songwriter
Genres: Pop
Genres: Dance popPiano rockPop
Genres: EuropopSwedish pop
Genres: Classic rockGlam rockRock
Genres: Indie popModern rockPop
Genres: BubblegrungeChicago indieIndie pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Baroque popBrill building popClassic rock
Genres: Bedroom popPop
Genres: Bedroom popPop
Genres: Indie popModern rockPop
Genres: Modern alternative rockModern rockPop rock
Genres: FunkMotownQuiet storm
Genres: Boy bandDance popNeo mellow
Genres: Adult standardsLoungeMellow gold
Genres: ReggaeRoots reggae
Genres: Indie popVancouver indie
Genres: ComplextroDance popEdm
Genres: Dance popModern rockNeo mellow
Genres: Folk-popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Canadian popCandy popDance pop
Genres: EuropopSwedish pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Modern alternative rockModern rockPop
Genres: Brill building pop
Genres: A cappella
Genres: Canadian popCandy popDance pop
Genres: Neo mellowSinger-songwriter
Genres: Album rockHeartland rockMellow gold
Genres: Hip popPop rapPiano rock
Genres: Dance popPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Modern rockRock
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Folk-popModern rockNeo mellow
Genres: Australian psychNeo-psychedelic
Genres: Classic rockFolkFolk rock
Genres: FunkFunk rockMinneapolis sound
Genres: Classic soulJazz bluesMemphis soul
Genres: DancehallDancehall queenJamaican dancehall
Genres: Jam bandPittsburgh rockPop rock
Genres: Alberta hip hop
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Australian indieAustralian popDance pop
Genres: Dance popEuropopGirl group
Genres: Reggae fusion
Genres: A cappella
Genres: Brooklyn indieIndie pop
Genres: BeatlesqueBritish invasionClassic rock
Genres: Opm
Genres: Alternative metalModern rockNu metal
Genres: Bedroom popPop
Genres: Indonesian folk popIndonesian lo-fi pop
Genres: Dance popPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Acoustic popIndiecousticaLds youth
Genres: Bubblegum danceCandy popDance pop
Genres: Classic rockFolkFolk rock
Genres: Pop
Genres: Bubblegum danceDance popEuropop
Genres: Hip hopOhio hip hopRap
Genres: Alt zDance popElectropop
Genres: Dance popEscape roomMinnesota hip hop
Genres: Indie poptimismModern alternative rockModern rock
Genres: Dance popHip popNeo soul
Genres: Acoustic popDance popHollywood
Genres: LilithMellow goldNew wave pop
Genres: Indie popModern indie pop
Genres: Pop
Genres: Contemporary countryCountry dawnPop
Genres: Indie popModern rockPop
Genres: Boy bandPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Dance popPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: Classic rockClassic soulDisco
Genres: Dance popDance rockModern alternative rock
Genres: Classic soulDiscoFunk
Genres: AfrofuturismHip hopLgbtq+ hip hop
Genres: Modern alternative rockModern rockPop
Genres: Brill building pop
Genres: Escape roomHyperpopJapanese electropop
Genres: Indie popModern alternative rockModern rock
Genres: BeatlesqueBritish invasionClassic rock
Genres: K-pop girl group
Genres: Bedroom popPopAlternative r&b
Genres: Adult standardsBrill building popBritish invasion
Genres: Dance popElectropopMetropopolis
Genres: Bedroom popPop
Genres: Bedroom popPop
Genres: AfrofuturismAlternative r&bAtl hip hop
Genres: Dream popDreamoIndie pop
Genres: Glasgow indieModern rockScottish indie rock
Genres: Bubblegum popFolk rock
Genres: Australian popDance popPop
Genres: CcmCedmChristian alternative rock
Genres: Alternative r&bDance popPop
Genres: Edinburgh indieModern alternative rockModern rock
Genres: Indie popModern rockPop
Genres: Art popChamber popChamber psych
Genres: Ambient worshipChamber popPop
Genres: Big roomDance popDutch house
Genres: Brill building popDoo-wopRhythm and blues
Genres: Canadian popDance popElectropop
Genres: Emo rapSacramento hip hop
Genres: Dance popNeo mellowPop
Genres: ElectropopIndie popManchester indie
Genres: Art popBubblegrungeIndie pop
Genres: Alternative rockModern power popModern rock
Genres: Dance popPopUrban contemporary
Genres: Dark trapLo-fi rapMeme rap
Genres: Album rockClassic rockMellow gold
Genres: Alberta countryContemporary countryCountry
Genres: Bedroom pop
Genres: K-popKorean pop
Genres: HollywoodPopShow tunes
Genres: HopebeatIndie poptimismModern alternative rock
Genres: Baroque popSunshine pop
Genres: ElectropopPop r&bAlt z
Genres: DiscoNew wave popPermanent wave
Genres: Dance popGospel r&bHip pop
Genres: Indonesian indieIndonesian pop
Genres: Album rockClassic rockHard rock
Genres: Modern rockPop
Genres: Calming instrumental
Genres: Alternative hip hop
Genres: Canadian popPopCanadian contemporary r&b
Genres: Art popBritish folkBritish singer-songwriter
Genres: Dance popPopPost-teen pop
Genres: Alternative danceDark synthpopElectroclash
Genres: Alt zDance popElectropop
Genres: K-popK-pop boy group
Genres: Karaoke
Genres: Karaoke
Genres: Chicago indie
Genres: Adult standardsDiscoMotown
Genres: Lo-fi beatsLo-fi chillAlt z
Genres: Karaoke
Genres: Alternative rockBoston rockIndie rock
Genres: IndietronicaModern rockPop rock
Genres: Brooklyn indieIndie pop
Genres: Modern rockPopPop rock
Genres: K-popKorean popKorean r&b
Genres: Chamber psychIndie rockModern jangle pop
Genres: Otacore
Genres: Irish rockPop rock