Grab your air guitar. This rock anthems playlist packs 50 songs made for shouting every word, from Queen and AC/DC through Oasis and Foo Fighters to The Killers and Arctic Monkeys.
Every track has a riff you'll recognise in two notes or a chorus that turns a room into a stadium. With headphones on, guests can go full rock star without a single noise complaint.
The Full Tracklist
Classic rock
- Don't Stop Me Now - Queen (1978)
- Highway to Hell - AC/DC (1979)
- Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi (1986)
- Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses (1987)
- Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (1969)
- Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (1975)
- Hotel California - Eagles (1976)
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (1977)
- More Than a Feeling - Boston (1976)
- Jump - Van Halen (1983)
- Here I Go Again - Whitesnake (1987)
- The Final Countdown - Europe (1986)
- Back in Black - AC/DC (1980)
- I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1981)
- Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (1982)
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (1975)
- Paradise City - Guns N' Roses (1987)
Nineties and noughties
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (1991)
- Wonderwall - Oasis (1995)
- Song 2 - Blur (1997)
- Everlong - Foo Fighters (1997)
- A Design for Life - Manic Street Preachers (1996)
- Dakota - Stereophonics (2005)
- Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve (1997)
- Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine (1992)
- Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
- Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)
- Mr. Brightside - The Killers (2003)
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (2003)
- Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
- Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis (2006)
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys (2005)
- Last Nite - The Strokes (2001)
- Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis (1996)
Stadium singalongs
- Times Like These - Foo Fighters (2002)
- Use Somebody - Kings of Leon (2008)
- Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys (2007)
- Uprising - Muse (2009)
- Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (2008)
- When You Were Young - The Killers (2006)
- Knights of Cydonia - Muse (2006)
- Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (2013)
- Somebody Told Me - The Killers (2004)
- Seven Devils - Florence + the Machine (2011)
- Lonely Boy - The Black Keys (2011)
- Gold Lion - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2006)
- Beggin' - Måneskin (2017)
- Figure It Out - Royal Blood (2014)
- My Hero - Foo Fighters (1997)
- Walk This Way - Aerosmith (1975)
Why these songs work
Rock is the great leveller at mixed age parties. Parents know Livin' on a Prayer, their kids know Mr. Brightside and everyone knows Don't Stop Me Now.
We picked songs with big choruses over deep cuts. A silent disco is the best karaoke there is, as guests take their headphones off mid song and hear a whole room singing without music.
The order rolls from 1970s classics through Britpop and 2000s indie rock to modern stadium fillers, so nobody waits long for their era.
Bring this playlist to life at a silent disco
Give rock fans a whole headphone festival:
- Red: these rock anthems.
- Blue: our punk and emo playlist for the pop punk crowd.
- Green: our metal playlist for the headbangers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best rock anthems for a party?
Livin' on a Prayer, Mr. Brightside, Don't Stop Me Now, Seven Nation Army and Wonderwall always get the loudest singalongs.
How many rock songs are on the playlist?
50, covering roughly 50 years of rock.
Does the playlist include Welsh bands?
Yes. Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics both feature.
Is this different from your other rock list?
Our News blog list has 100 rock songs. This one is a tighter party edit with a silent disco running order.
Is it free?
Yes. The rock anthems are on the V360 Silent Disco Spotify profile, free for anyone to play.
More free playlists
- Indie Playlist
- Guilty Pleasures Playlist
- Best Karaoke Songs
- Rock Playlist (100 songs)
- All our free playlists
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