50 Best Animal Lover Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Animal Lovers on Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange mix of tenderness and chaos that comes with being someone who lights up at the sight of animals. It could be a goofy dog running laps in the yard, a cat pretending it rules your apartment, or a horse that makes you feel small in the best way. Music that ties into that feeling doesn’t always need to namecheck animals directly. Sometimes it’s in the way a lyric makes loyalty sound simple, or the way a melody mirrors the comfort of fur against your hand. Those are the tracks that sneak into reels and stories and suddenly make scrolling stop for a second.
You won’t find this playlist trying to be overly cute. It’s not cartoon themes and novelty tracks layered over shaky videos. These are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that hit different when you pair them with a pet’s sidelong glance or a wild clip of nature doing its thing. Some of them actually celebrate animals, while others bend into the theme in a way that feels right even if the lyrics point somewhere else. That’s part of the charm, the way music can be pulled into whatever story you’re trying to tell.
Not all of it feels soft either. Some songs bring energy that fits a galloping horse or a pack of friends howling along in the car with the windows down. Others lean into warmth, perfect for late-night cuddles with the dog curled up beside you. It’s that uneven mix of playful, loud, calm, and heartfelt that makes these tracks stick. Here are the best animal lover songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Instagram Songs for Animal Lovers
1. 'I Love My Dog' by Yusuf / Cat Stevens
2. 'Hound Dog' by Big Mama Thornton
3. 'Who Let the Dogs Out' by Baha Men
4. 'Blackbird' by The Beatles
5. 'Me and You and a Dog Named Boo' by Lobo
6. 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' by The Stooges
7. 'Dog Days Are Over' by Florence + The Machine
8. 'Wild Horses' by The Rolling Stones
9. 'The Love Cats' by The Cure
10. 'The Puppy Song' by Harry Nilsson
More Top Animal Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Birds of a Feather' by Billie Eilish
12. 'A Horse With No Name' by America
13. 'Martha My Dear' by The Beatles
14. 'Old Red' by Blake Shelton
15. 'Rockin' Robin' by Bobby Day
16. 'Honky Cat' by Elton John
17. 'Walking the Dog' by Rufus Thomas
18. 'Animal' by Kesha
19. 'Jungle Drum' by Emiliana Torrini
20. 'Black Dog' by Led Zeppelin
Top Rated Animal Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
22. 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' by The Tokens
23. 'Dog and Butterfly' by Heart
24. 'Pigs on the Wing, Part 2' by Pink Floyd
25. 'What's New Pussycat?' by Tom Jones
26. 'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees
27. 'Man of the Hour' by Norah Jones
28. 'Kitty' by The Presidents of the United States of America
29. 'Octopus's Garden' by The Beatles
30. 'Cracker Jack' by Dolly Parton
Popular Songs About Animals #31 to 40
31. 'The Fox' by Ylvis
32. 'Spiders and Snakes' by Jim Stafford
33. 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane
34. 'The Cat' by The Cure
35. 'Batdance' by Prince
36. 'The Bear Necessities' by Phil Harris & Bruce Reitherman
37. 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' by Various Artists
38. 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm' by Various Artists
39. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
40. 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf
Music for Animal Reels #41 to 50
41. 'Stray Cat Strut' by Stray Cats
42. 'Crocodile Rock' by Elton John
43. 'When Doves Cry' by Prince
44. 'Cool Cat' by Queen
45. 'The Chipmunk Song' by The Chipmunks
46. 'I've Got a Horse' by The Go-Go's
47. 'Disco Duck' by Rick Dees
48. 'The Fox' by Ylvis
49. 'Dogtown' by Sudan Archives
50. 'Alligator Sky' by Owl City
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