Best Songs for Father’s Day: Soundtrack Your Family’s Celebrations

Looking for the perfect soundtrack to your Father’s Day celebrations? Check out our handpicked selection of 80 of the best songs for Father’s Day.

Let’s recognize our father figures by celebrating parental bonds, recognizing selfless sacrifices, and more — through song. From Beyoncé to Bowie, Nancy Sinatra to George Strait, these artists all have something to say about the wonder of dads.

80 best Father’s Day songs

“Danny’s Song” – Loggins and Messina
“What Makes a Man” – Ben Rector
“Daughters” – John Mayer
“Beautiful Boy” – John Lennon
“Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
“Daddy Lessons (Lemonade Version)” – Beyoncé
“My Old Man” – Zac Brown Band
“Father and Son” – Cat Stevens
“Simple Man” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Father to Son” – Queen
“Father and Daughter” – Paul Simon
“Kooks” – David Bowie
“Forever Young (Slow Version)” – Bob Dylan
“Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was” – Chi-Lites
“They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy” – Loretta Lynn
“Right By You (For Luna)” – John Legend
“5 Leaf Clover” – Luke Combs
“Tough Little Boys” – Gary Allan
“Years” – Sierra Ferrell
“I Love You So Much” – DJ Khaled, Chance the Rapper
“Comes a Time” – Neil Young
“It Won’t Be Like This for Long” – Darius Rucker
“I’ll Stand By You” – Pretenders
“He Didn’t Have to Be” – Brad Paisley
“Love Without End, Amen” – George Strait
“You Should Be Here” – Cole Swindell
“Most of All” – Brandi Carlile
“In Color” – Jamie Johnson
“Son of Man” – Phil Collins
“Color Him Father” – Linda Martell
“Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore” – Chris Stapleton
“I’ve Got a Darlin’ (For a Wife)” – Merle Haggard
“Dance With My Father” – Luther Vandross
“Your Daddy Loves You (For Gia Louise)” – Gil Scott-Heron
“My Boy” – Elvie Shane
“First Man” – Camila Cabello
“My Father’s House” – Bruce Springsteen
“My Old Man” – Mac DeMarco
“Tank Park Salute” – Billy Bragg
“There Goes My Life” – Kenny Chesney
“Outfit” – Drive-By Truckers
“I Learned From You” – Miley + Billy Ray Cyrus
“For My Daughter” – Kane Brown
“Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) (‘Cuttin’ Grass’ Version)” – Sturgill Simpson
“Your Dad Did” – John Hiatt
“The Circle Game” – Tom Rush
“Song for Dad” – Keith Urban
“Montezuma” – Fleet Foxes
“Daddy Rolling Stone” – The Who
“Good Man” – Josh Ritter
“What Makes a Good Man?” – The Heavy
“Better Man” – Leon Bridges
“You’re Gonna Miss This” – Trace Adkins
“Home” – Daughtry
“My Father’s Daughter” – Eddie & more
“Man in Black” – Johnny Cash
“Daddy’s Working Boots” – Dolly Parton
“The Randall Knife” – Steve Earle
“When You’re My Age” – Lori McKenna
“Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw
“Things He Handed Down” – Lady A
“His Dream” – Asher Roth
“Tenderness on the Block” – Warren Zevon
“Just Fishin'” – Trace Adkins
“I Loved Her First” – Heartland
“Daughters” – Nas
“Song for My Father” – Sarah McLachlan
“I Wish Grandpas Never Died” – Riley Green
“A Father and a Son” – Loudon Wainwright III
“With Arms Wide Open” – Creed
“Lean on Me” – Keb’ Mo’
“I Hope You Dance” – Lee Ann Womack
“With You Daddy” – Sawyer Brown
“One Call Away” – Charlie Puth
“Reach Out I’ll Be There” – Four Tops
“Beautiful Boy” – Ben Harper
“Grow Old With Me (Ultimate Mix)” – John Lennon
“All Things Must Pass” – George Harrison
“When I Get to Heaven” – John Prine
“That’s Life” – Frank Sinatra