50 Best Bonfire Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Bonfire Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a particular kind of mood that sparks when the flames start popping and the night air cools down. It’s not wild like a party, not calm like a quiet night in, but something pulled from both sides. You’ve got smoke in your clothes, the sound of laughter slipping in and out of the circle, and then a track hits that makes the whole moment feel heavier than it should. It might be a singalong that’s a little off key, or something that floats under the chatter like it belongs there. Either way, the right song at a fire can flip the night into something people remember.
Nobody is sitting around with perfect acoustic vibes like a staged movie scene. Someone is half-shouting lyrics, someone else is poking the logs too much, and the speaker is probably running on low battery. That’s the fun of it. The songs that work here don’t always talk fire or night skies, but they carry the weight of what a bonfire feels like—loud in one second, quiet in the next, smoke making your eyes sting while the track in the background ties it all together. Some nights it’s an anthem, some nights it’s softer than anyone expected, and either way it works.
This mix cuts across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that bring that offbeat spark alive. A few might not be literally tied to fire, but they belong in the space where heat, smoke, and late-night energy collide. Here are the best bonfire songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Bonfire Country Songs
1. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver
2. 'Wagon Wheel' by Old Crow Medicine Show
3. 'Chicken Fried' by Zac Brown Band
4. 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash
5. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
6. 'The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers
7. 'Fishin' in the Dark' by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. 'I Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash
9. 'Mountain Music' by Alabama
10. 'You Are My Sunshine' by Jimmie Davis
Top Bonfire Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Free Fallin'' by Tom Petty
12. 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond
13. 'American Pie' by Don McLean
14. 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison
15. 'Wonderwall' by Oasis
16. 'Let Her Go' by Passenger
17. 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac
18. 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers
19. 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles
20. 'Stand by Me' by Ben E. King
Top Campfire Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' by Green Day
22. 'Blowin' in the Wind' by Bob Dylan
23. 'House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals
24. 'Hotel California' by Eagles
25. 'A Horse with No Name' by America
26. 'I'm Yours' by Jason Mraz
27. 'Budapest' by George Ezra
28. 'More Than Words' by Extreme
29. 'I'm on Fire' by Bruce Springsteen
30. 'Summertime Sadness' by Lana Del Rey
Top Outdoor Fireplace Songs #31 to 40
31. 'Firework' by Katy Perry
32. 'Light My Fire' by The Doors
33. 'Set Fire to the Rain' by Adele
34. 'This Wheel's On Fire' by The Band
35. 'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple
36. 'Burning Down the House' by Talking Heads
37. 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor
38. 'We Didn't Start the Fire' by Billy Joel
39. 'Great Balls of Fire' by Jerry Lee Lewis
40. 'Burning Love' by Elvis Presley
Top Sunset Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer
42. 'Riptide' by Vance Joy
43. 'California Dreamin'' by The Mamas & The Papas
44. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
45. 'The Sound of Silence' by Simon & Garfunkel
46. 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' by Eagles
47. 'Redemption Song' by Bob Marley
48. 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers
49. 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd
50. 'No Woman, No Cry' by Bob Marley & The Wailers
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