37 Top Hero, Heroes, & Superhero Songs In the Title

Typically, our song lists will only target one word. However, this list felt like it needed to be a combination of three words – hero, heroes, and superheroes. All three designate a remarkable person or persons. We pay tribute to all heroes with a playlist of hero songs, heroes songs, and superhero songs with the words in the song title.

Hero Songs

Here is a list of popular songs with Hero in the song title. No, we don’t mean the sandwich. We are listing songs when a hero means a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Hero – Mariah Carey
1993, Music Box
Pop

Hero – Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott
2002, Hero
Rock

Hero – Family of the Year
2012, Loma Vista
Indie

My Hero – Foo Fighters
1997, The Colour And The Shape
Rock

Hero – Enrique Iglesias
2001, Escape
Pop

Hero – Skillet
2009, Awake
Rock

Hero – Weezer
2021
Alternative Rock

Somebody’s Hero – Jamie O’Neal
2005, Brave
Country

Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler
1984, Footloose
Pop Rock

Short Change Hero – The Heavy
2009, The House That Dirt Built
Rock

Working Class Hero – Green Day
2007, Working Class Hero
Rock

Hero – David Crosby & Phil Collins
1993, Thousand Roads
Rock

We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) – Tina Turner
1985, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Soundtrack
Pop

Juke Box Hero – Foreigner
1981, 4
Rock

Heroes Songs

Here is a list of popular songs with Heroes in the song title. No, we don’t mean a bunch of sandwiches. We are listing songs when a group of people is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Heroes – David Bowie
1977, “Heroes”
Rock

Heroes (we could be) – Alesso feat. Tove Lo
2014, Forever
EDM

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson
1979, The Electric Horseman
Country

Heroes – Zayde Wølf
2016, Rare Breed
Rock

Heroes – Peter Gabriel
2010, Scratch My Back
Rock

Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Owl City
2017, Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Pop

Heroes And Friends – Randy Travis
1990, Heroes & Friends
Country

Heroes – Amanda Lindsey Cook
2015, Brave New World
Christian

Heroes – Shinedown
2005, Us and Them
Rock

Don’t Wait For Heroes – Dennis DeYoung
1984, Desert Moon
Rock

Heroes – Paul Overstreet
1991, Heroes
Country

Heroes – Motörhead
2008, Motörizer
Rock

We also must mention the music group Gym Class Heroes and their song Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine).

Superhero Songs

Here is a list of popular songs with Superhero in the song title. The term superhero is used on songs as a fictional character with superhuman powers, such as Black Panther, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

Superheroes – The Script
2014, No Sound Without Silence
Pop