50 Best Metro Songs for IG Reels & Stories

There’s a strange rhythm to metro rides. The shuffle of shoes on tile, the rush of air as trains slide in, the weird quiet that fills the car even with people pressed too close. You catch your reflection in a window, blurred by tunnels, and some track cuts through the noise in your earbuds. It’s not always about glamour. Sometimes it’s a tired voice on a late-night ride, sometimes it’s a beat that matches the grind of wheels. These aren’t songs meant for perfect scenery, they sit in that moving box where everyone pretends not to look at each other.

What works on a metro ride doesn’t always spell it out. Some tracks might not be literally tied to commuting but they click into that headspace anyway. You get a blend of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, each throwing a different shade over the same ride. A track can stretch a short stop into something heavier or make a long haul feel like a music video. It can be moody, upbeat, or something that hums in between, but it always seems to hang in that echo of steel and lights.

Think of it like this: you’re half awake, gripping the rail, maybe scrolling, maybe people-watching. The station names blur, and the right song makes the whole ride oddly cinematic. You might not even notice it until the track fades and you’re left with the sound of brakes squealing. These are the songs that catch that restless energy of the metro and turn it into a soundtrack worth posting. Here are the best metro songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Empire State of Mind' by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys

2. 'New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down' by LCD Soundsystem

3. 'Dancing in the Street' by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

4. 'Home' by Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, and Lil Uzi Vert

5. 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks

6. 'New York State of Mind' by Billy Joel

7. 'Take the A Train' by Duke Ellington

8. 'Paper Planes' by M.I.A.

9. 'Creepin'' by Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage

10. 'The City' by The 1975

11. 'Another One Rides the Bus' by "Weird Al" Yankovic

12. 'Welcome to New York' by Taylor Swift

13. 'Downtown' by Petula Clark

14. 'A-Punk' by Vampire Weekend

15. 'Galveston' by Glen Campbell

16. 'Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down' by Alicia Keys

17. 'King Kunta' by Kendrick Lamar

18. 'I'm Shipping Up To Boston' by Dropkick Murphys

19. 'Brooklyn Baby' by Lana Del Rey

20. 'Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)' by The Wombats

21. 'Jet Airliner' by Steve Miller Band

22. 'Like That' by Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar

23. 'Life is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane

24. 'Coming Home' by Leon Bridges

25. 'Station to Station' by David Bowie

26. 'Trainspotting' by Primal Scream

27. 'Ticket to Ride' by The Beatles

28. 'City of New Orleans' by Arlo Guthrie

29. 'Slow Train Coming' by Bob Dylan

30. 'Last Train to London' by Electric Light Orchestra

31. 'Midnight Train to Georgia' by Gladys Knight & The Pips

32. 'This Is America' by Childish Gambino

33. 'Runnin' by Metro Boomin

34. 'The Way I Am' by Ingrid Michaelson

35. 'Young Folks' by The Kooks

36. 'Watermelon Sugar' by Harry Styles

37. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd

38. 'Walking in Memphis' by Marc Cohn

39. 'Chicago' by Sufjan Stevens

40. 'New York City' by They Might Be Giants

41. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel

42. 'Subway Train' by New York Dolls

43. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron

44. 'Ric Flair Drip' by Offset & Metro Boomin

45. 'Hotel California' by Eagles

46. 'Streets' by Doja Cat

47. 'Golden Hour' by JVKE

48. 'City of Stars' by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

49. 'Allentown' by Billy Joel

50. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd