50 Best Board Game Night Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Board Game Night Reels and Stories
There’s a weird electricity in the air when board games come out. The table feels crowded in a way that isn’t about space, but energy. You’ve got someone slamming dice too hard, another person overthinking every card, and a friend who somehow turns Monopoly into a blood sport. The right track sneaks into that chaos and suddenly the tension feels funny instead of hostile. Songs that aren’t really tied to game night still slip into the vibe because the mood is bigger than the theme itself.
Board game nights aren’t polished scenes with warm lighting and perfect playlists. They wobble between trash talk, laughter that gets too loud, and quiet stretches where everyone’s waiting on one player who’s way too focused. The music in the background has to bend with those shifts. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs manage to hold that strange balance, swinging from playful to dramatic without snapping the energy in half. Some of these picks might feel like curveballs, but that’s what makes them work once the board flips and everyone’s leaning in.
The fun is never clean and that’s what makes it worth catching on camera. A beat drops over a heated argument about house rules, or a hook lands right when someone topples a tower of pieces. That mix of accidental comedy and genuine tension is what turns an ordinary round into a reel worth posting. Here are the best board game night songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Board Game Songs
1. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen
2. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
3. 'Don't Start Now' by Dua Lipa
4. 'Crazy in Love' by Beyoncé
5. 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa
6. 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
7. 'Get Lucky' by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
8. 'I'm So Humble' by The Lonely Island
9. 'Believer' by Imagine Dragons
10. 'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala
Game Night Party Songs #11 to 20
11. 'High Hopes' by Panic! At the Disco
12. 'Feel It Still' by Portugal. The Man
13. 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA
14. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' by Whitney Houston
15. 'Good as Hell' by Lizzo
16. 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers
17. 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire
18. 'Shape of You' by Ed Sheeran
19. 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond
20. 'Wannabe' by Spice Girls
Board Game Challenge Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Lose Control' by Teddy Swims
22. 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' by Cyndi Lauper
23. 'Shut Up and Dance' by Walk the Moon
24. 'All Star' by Smash Mouth
25. 'Raise Your Glass' by P!nk
26. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals
27. 'Stay' by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
28. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd
29. 'I Don't Care' by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
30. 'Bang!' by AJR
Top Music for Board Games #31 to 40
31. 'Circles' by Post Malone
32. 'Poker Face' by Lady Gaga
33. 'Whatever It Takes' by Imagine Dragons
34. 'The Show Goes On' by Lupe Fiasco
35. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
36. 'Live to Win' by Paul Stanley
37. 'Play That Funky Music' by Wild Cherry
38. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
39. 'Good Vibrations' by The Beach Boys
40. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
Social Media Board Game Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Come Away With Me' by Norah Jones
42. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
43. 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley & The Wailers
44. 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac
45. 'The Joker' by Steve Miller Band
46. 'Hey Ya!' by Outkast
47. 'A-Punk' by Vampire Weekend
48. 'The Champion' by Carrie Underwood
49. 'We Are The Champions' by Queen
50. 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
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