Songs About the Beach & Being on the Beach
Last Updated: September 6, 2022 | Written by Matthew Campbell (Editor of My Wedding Songs and wedding DJ)
What better way to celebrate summer than a list of the top beach songs?
When you think of beach songs, you think of swimming in the ocean, surfing the waves, dipping your toes in the sand, playing beach volleyball with friends, building sandcastles, burying friends in the sand, relaxing under an umbrella drinking your favorite cold beverage, walking on the boardwalk, sitting on the dock and watching people fish from it, and people watching wearing their bikinis and swim trunks.
I tried to provide a mixed list of music genres including Country, Rock, Hip Hop, and R&B. We also included many different eras that the songs were released from 1963.
Top 10 Beach Songs
(by Amazon downloads)
- “Beach House” by Carly Rae Jepsen
- “Some Beach” by Blake Shelton
- “Slaughter Beach” by Clutch
- “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz
- “The Beach” by Giveon
- “The Beach” by The Neighbourhood
- “Queen of Daytona Beach” by Seaforth feat. Sean Kingston
- “On the Beach” by Neil Young
- “Somewhere On A Beach” by Dierks Bentley
- “Beach Ain’t One” by Drew Baldridge
Spotify Beach Playlist
Popular Beach Songs List
Down at the Lah De Dah – Jimmy Buffett
2020, Life On the Flip Side
Barefootin’ – Scotty McCreery
2018, Seasons Change
Written in the Sand – Old Dominion
2017, Happy Endings
Somewhere On A Beach – Dierks Bentley
2016, Black
Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
2016, DNCE
Starships – Nicki Minaj
2012, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up
Toes – Zac Brown Band
2009, The Foundation
Country
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
2007, Rock N Roll Jesus
Some Beach – Blake Shelton
2004, Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill
Country
When The Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney
2004, When the Sun Goes Down
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – Kenny Chesney
2002, No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
Soak Up The Sun – Sheryl Crow
2002, C’mon, C’mon
Rock
Two Pina Coladas – Garth Brooks
1998, Sevens
Country
Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
1991, Homebase
Hip Hop
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
1988, Simple Pleasures
Kokomo – The Beach Boys
1988, Cocktail Soundtrack
Summer Of ’69 – Bryan Adams
1984, Reckless
Red Red Wine – UB40
1983, Labour Of Love
Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
1982, Just Another Day in Paradise
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
1979, Partners In Crime
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
1977, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Rock
Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
1968, The Dock of the Bay
R&B
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
1966, Good Vibrations
Rock
Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
1964, Under the Boardwalk
R&B
Surf City – Jan & Dean
1963, Surf City and Other Swingin’ Cities
Wipe Out – The Surfaris
1963, Wipe Out
Instrumental Rock
Surfin’ U.S.A. – The Beach Boys
1963, Surfin’ U.S.A.
Have a favorite beach song, not on our list? Please share it below so that it can be added.
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