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50 Best IKEA Trip Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 14, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Music for an IKEA Shopping Trip

There’s a certain mood that kicks in when you wander through the maze of IKEA. It’s not exactly fun, not fully stressful, but something stuck between impulse and fatigue. You’re balancing a half-written shopping list, grabbing cinnamon rolls on the way in, trying to keep track of your cart, and suddenly the right song clicks. The kind of track that makes pushing a wobbly trolley under fluorescent lights feel like part of a scene. Some of these aren’t literally tied to furniture or flat packs, but they hit the energy of the trip in their own way.

An IKEA run rarely feels smooth. It’s chaotic displays, crowded aisles, that thump of footsteps echoing in warehouse sections where everything looks the same. Somewhere in there, a song leaks from your earbuds or a speaker, and it reshapes the moment. Maybe it’s indie pop pretending everything’s easy, or a soulful R&B cut that makes you feel like you’re gliding, or a country tune that adds humor to the struggle of finding the right shelf. These tracks sit inside the moment instead of glossing it over. They make the weirdness of flat-pack shopping feel intentional, like it’s all part of the vibe.

Not every IKEA trip feels calm. Some are chaotic and funny, some drag on until you lose track of time, and others feel like a spontaneous adventure with friends that only makes sense later. These songs carry that scattered energy and stretch it into something reel-worthy. The mix pulls from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that match the mood in unexpected ways. Here are the best IKEA trip songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Instagram Songs

1. 'Good Life' by OneRepublic

2. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

3. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves

4. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers

5. 'Feels Like Summer' by Samuel Jack

6. 'The House We Built' by The White Buffalo

7. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams

8. 'Come On Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners

9. 'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge

10. 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA

Popular Home Decor Music #11 to 20

11. 'Just the Way You Are' by Bruno Mars

12. 'Happy Together' by The Turtles

13. 'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees

14. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

15. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen

16. 'Let's Get Loud' by Jennifer Lopez

17. 'You Make My Dreams (Come True)' by Daryl Hall & John Oates

18. 'I Want You Back' by The Jackson 5

19. 'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations

20. 'Our House' by Madness

Essential Music For Home Projects #21 to 30

21. 'This Is What You Came For' by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna

22. 'To Build a Home' by The Cinematic Orchestra

23. 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii

24. 'Life is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane

25. 'A Sky Full of Stars' by Coldplay

26. 'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas

27. 'Pocketful of Sunshine' by Natasha Bedingfield

28. 'All Star' by Smash Mouth

29. 'Best Day of My Life' by American Authors

30. 'Feel So Close' by Calvin Harris

Songs for Instagram IKEA Reels #31 to 40

31. 'I Lived' by OneRepublic

32. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' by Coldplay

33. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac

34. 'New Reality' by Marc Philippe

35. 'The Walker' by Fitz and The Tantrums

36. 'Hey Ya!' by OutKast

37. 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire

38. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

39. 'Walking on a Dream' by Empire of the Sun

40. 'On Top of the World' by Imagine Dragons

IKEA Trip Video Songs #41 to 50

41. 'Shotgun' by George Ezra

42. 'Honey' by Moby

43. 'Take on Me' by a-ha

44. 'You've Got the Love' by Florence + The Machine

45. 'Happy People' by Little Big Town

46. 'Homegrown' by Zac Brown Band

47. 'Golden' by Harry Styles

48. 'Daylight' by David Kushner

49. 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish & Khalid

50. 'Beautiful Day' by U2

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