New Year’s Eve Songs Better Than Fireworks – Top 10 List
New Year’s Eve is the day to celebrate the end of a calendar year and also a day to celebrate the beginning and restart of a new year. It is celebrated on December 31st when the clock strikes midnight to become January 1st. What better way to do so that with a list of the top New Year’s Eve songs?
The beginning of a new year is typically celebrated with fireworks, resolutions, and a kiss. The songs played to reflect the same feelings events. Songs about fireworks, about having a party, songs about hope are all great songs to celebrate a re-start of your life. Out with the old and in with the new.
New Year’s Eve Songs
10. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night
Released in 1971
Genre – Rock
9. 1999 – Prince
Released in 1982
Genre – R&B Pop Rock Funk
8. Let’s Start The New Year Off Right – Bing Crosby
Genre – Vocal
The album Holiday Inn by Fred Astaire features this song.
7. The New Year – Death Cab For Cutie
Released in 2003
Genre – Indie Rock
6. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – Ella Fitzgerald
Released in 1960
Genre – Jazz
5. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Released in 1981
Genre – Rock
4. Firework – Katy Perry
Released in 2010
Genre – Pop
3. New Year’s Day – U2
Released in 1983
Genre – Rock
2. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M.
Released in 1987
Genre – Rock
1. Auld Lang Syne – Mariah Carey
Released in 2010
Genre – R&B
Other Top New Year’s Eve Songs
New Year’s Eve – Snoop Dogg featuring Marty James
Happy New Year – ABBA
It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve – Barry Manilow
Next Year – Foo Fighters
Gonna Make It Through This Year – Great Lake Swimmers
Happy New Year – Judy Garland
Celtic New Year – Van Morrison
Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
11:59 (It’s January) – Scrawl
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
New Year’s Resolution – Otis Redding and Carla Thomas
My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) – Regina Spektor
Raise Your Glass – P!nk
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Welcome To The Future – Brad Paisley
New Year’s Prayer – Jeff Buckley
Rock and Roll All Nite – KISS
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
After Midnight – Eric Clapton
The Final Countdown – Europe
Shout – The Isley Brothers
Here’s a song as you wake up after the celebration.
New Year’s Day – Taylor Swift
New Year’s Eve song list curated by Matthew Campbell
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