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 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