Rush
Rush
Troye Sivan
A rush of communal dance-floor energy, built around a chant that begs for a crowd.
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Gay Songs: 20 Queer Tracks Worth Hearing
Gay songs come in more shapes than the playlists admit. These are the queer tracks we actually listen to, by openly LGBTQ+ artists, sorted by what you want them for. Every one links straight to Spotify or Apple Music.
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Pink Pony Club
Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan
A story of finding belonging in a queer club, with a chorus made for singing together.
Unholy
Unholy
Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Sam Smith and Kim Petras bring theatrical tension and a heavy hook to the pregame.
Head & Heart
Head & Heart
Joel Corry feat. MNEK
MNEK’s vocal turns this Joel Corry collaboration into an instant dance-floor lift.
Polo
Polo
Kim Petras
A Kim Petras pick for the pop side of this club-ready selection.
Stronger (Adamusic Remix)
Stronger (Adamusic Remix)
Adamusic
Our remix pick for keeping the party moving between the big singalongs.
In My Dreams
In My Dreams
Adamusic
An Adamusic pick to keep the set moving beyond its familiar headliners.
The Subway
The Subway
Chappell Roan
A breakup singalong rather than a club banger, for the emotional end of the night.
Queer love songs
My My My!
My My My!
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan turns romantic desire into a declaration of freedom.
Sunshine Baby
Sunshine Baby
The Japanese House
Amber Bain, who records as The Japanese House, looks back at a relationship with tenderness and uncertainty.
Lovestained
Lovestained
Hope Tala
Hope Tala’s warm vocal and gently rolling rhythm make this our soft-focus falling-in-love pick.
Good Luck, Babe!
Good Luck, Babe!
Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro and Justin Tranter wrote this sharp account of a woman denying her feelings for another woman.
Boyhood
Boyhood
The Japanese House
Amber Bain’s song explores identity, change and the selves we leave behind.
All My Girls Like To Fight
All My Girls Like To Fight
Hope Tala
Hope Tala wrote a cinematic song of desire, danger and female power, drawing inspiration from West Side Story.
Gay rap & R&B
Anxiety
Anxiety
Doechii
Doechii gives restless thoughts a hook you can carry out of your headphones.
Denial Is a River
Denial Is a River
Doechii
Doechii’s conversational storytelling makes a messy personal history impossible to tune out.
Tongue
Tongue
MNEK
MNEK turns the struggle to say how you feel into sleek, urgent pop and R&B.
Coming of age
Youth
Youth
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan captures the freedom and uncertainty of being young and falling hard.
Sick to My Stomach
Sick to My Stomach
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black puts uncomfortable feelings front and center in this growing-pains pick.
Crumbs
Crumbs
Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black brings a harder electronic edge to the vulnerable side of this selection.
Your music questions
What are the best gay songs?
Start with Rush by Troye Sivan, Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan and Tongue by MNEK. This is an editorial selection, not a chart ranking, with room for both dance tracks and quieter songs.
What are good gay love songs for a wedding?
Try My My My! by Troye Sivan for an upbeat celebration or Lovestained by Hope Tala for a gentler mood. Listen to the full lyrics together before choosing a first dance, since several queer favorites are actually breakup songs.
What are the best pride songs?
Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan and Rush by Troye Sivan are our singalong and dance-floor starting points. Add Head & Heart for another burst of energy.
Are there gay rap songs?
Yes: this selection includes Anxiety and Denial Is a River by Doechii. Queer rap can tell stories about everyday life as well as sexuality, and these tracks belong here because of the artist and the music.