45 Best Run Songs – Songs With Run in the Title
Last Updated: September 6, 2022 | Written by Matthew Campbell (Editor of My Wedding Songs and wedding DJ)
National Running Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in June. It is a day when runners everywhere declare their passion for running.
Run songs are also great to play during marathons, or even charity walks as many will still run.
The word run is also used in the English language in scenarios such as running into something.

What a great way to celebrate National Running Day than a list of the Top 10 Run Songs.
Our run songs are special in that each song has the word run in the song title – except for one which is titled “Pumped Up Kicks” – which aptly describes running.
Top 10 Run Songs
(by Amazon downloads)
- “Run Devil Run” by Crowder
- “Run Away to Mars” by Talk
- “Run” by OneRepublic
- “Run” by Lauren Alaina
- “Run” by Flo Rida feat. RedFoo of LMFAO
- “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyoncé
- “Run Like Hell” by Pink Floyd
- “Band On The Run” by Paul McCartney And Wings
- “The Long Run” by Eagles
- “Take It On The Run” by REO Speedwagon
Spotify Run Playlist
Popular Run Songs List
Run – Lauren Alaina
2020, Getting Over Him
Johnny Run Away – Tones And I
2019, The Kids Are Coming
Run To The Father – Matt Maher
2019, Alive & Breathing Vol. I
Run For Cover – The Killers
2017, Wonderful Wonderful
&Run – Sir Sly
2017, Don’t You Worry, Honey
Run Devil Run – Crowder
2016, American Prodigal
Run – BTS
2015, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
Run Away With Me – Carly Rae Jepsen
2015, E·MO·TION
Love Runs Out – OneRepublic
2014, Native
Run – Flo Rida
2012, Wild Ones
Hip Hop
Run For Your Life – The Fray
2012, Scars & Stories
Run the World (Girls) – Beyoncé
2011, 4
Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
2010, Pumped Up Kicks
Indie Pop
Run This Town – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
2009, The Blueprint 3
Hip Hop
I Run To You – Lady A
2008, Lady Antebellum
I Run For Life – Melissa Etheridge
2005, Greatest Hits – The Road Less Traveled
Rock
Run It! – Chris Brown
2005, Run It!
Run Away – Live
2003, Birds of Pray
Run – Snow Patrol
2003, Final Straw
Run – George Strait
2001, The Road Less Traveled
Ready To Run – The Chicks
1999, Fly
Run-Around – Blues Traveler
1994, Four
Rock
Run To You – Roxette
1994, Crash! Boom! Bang!
A Good Run of Bad Luck – Clint Black
1993, No Time to Kill
Let the River Run – Carly Simon
1989, Working Girl Soundtrack
Run To You – Whitney Houston
1987, The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Run To You – Bryan Adams
1984, Reckless
Running With The Night – Lionel Richie
1983, Can’t Slow Down
R&B
Run Runaway – Slade
1983, The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Run to the Hills – Iron Maiden
1982, The Number of the Beast
Take It On The Run – REO Speedwagon
1980, Hi Infidelity
The Long Run – Eagles
1979, The Long Run
Run Like Hell – Pink Floyd
1979, Celtic Pink Floyd
Runnin’ With The Devil – Van Halen
1978, Van Halen
Rock
Running On Empty – Jackson Browne
1977, Running on Empty
Rock
Take The Money And Run – Steve Miller Band
1976, Fly Like an Eagle
Rock
Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
1975, Born to Run
Rock
Fox On The Run – The Sweet
1975, Desolation Boulevard
Band On The Run – Paul McCartney & Wings
1973, Band on the Run
Run Through The Jungle – Creedence Clearwater Revival
1970, Cosmo’s Factory
Run For Your Life – The Beatles
1965, Rubber Soul
Walk, Don’t Run – The Ventures
1960, Walk, Don’t Run
Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
1958, Run Rudolph Run
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