New Year’s Eve Playlist Ideas for a Festive Night in

Add these songs to your New Year’s Eve playlist for a fun and cheerful way to count down to midnight or get motivated in January!

I like to think I listen to a wide variety of music, but maybe that’s not true because almost every playlist I make has a Queen song on it. If you’re looking for some music to add to your New Year’s Eve playlist, I’ve put together a collection of 20 songs.

These are mostly pop and rock, or some variation. You’ll find some old songs and a few new ones.

And although I put together this list with counting down to midnight on NYE in mind, these songs would be a great vibe to start off the new year in January too.

NYE playlist

You can listen to this playlist or save it to your Spotify account. I called it Cheers to the New Year. It’s about an hour long, so mix them with your other favorites from the year.

Favorite New Year’s Eve songs

Here’s a quick peek at what’s included on my Spotify playlist.

Parents of little kids may want to note that the Pink song is marked explicit and as you can see, the Brandon Stansell song has hell in it.

• Cheers! – Jukebox the Ghost
• This Will Be Our Year – The Zombies
• Happy New Year – ABBA
• Hell of a Year – Brandon Stansell
• 1999 – Prince
• Raise Your Glass – P!ink
• Better Days – One Republic
• Kiss Me at Midnight – *NSYNC
• Celebration – Kool & the Gang
• High Hopes – Panic! at the Disco
• The Time of Our Lives – Miley Cyrus
• I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
• January Hymn – The Decemberists
• This Year – Plastic Plastic
• New Year’s Day – Pentatonix
• Memories – Maroon5
• Good Times – All Time Low
• Here’s to the Night – Eve 6
• Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
• It’s Gonna Be Okay – The Piano Guys

Printable playlist

I also like to add playlists to my planner. It’s more or less a journal that shows how I was feeling or what my mood was at a particular time.

If you want to add a printable playlist to your planner or bullet journal, this watercolor playlist page is fun year-round.

What’s next? Try these other fun and creative ideas on One Mama’s Daily Drama:

• Nontraditional Christmas Playlist Ideas
• Thanksgiving Playlist with Cozy Fall Vibes
• New Year’s Eve Party Inspired by the 1920s