50 Best New Year Countdown Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best New Year Countdown Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a certain kind of buzz that hits when the countdown creeps closer to midnight. People half-shout over each other, someone’s trying to pour drinks without spilling, and the TV announcer feels way too rehearsed for how off-the-rails the room feels. The music is always too loud but not loud enough to drown out the noise in your head. Some tracks lean into the chaos, others stretch out that strange pause right before everyone yells at once. Not every song in this mix talks about New Year’s at all, but they carry the mood that sneaks in with it—the rush, the wobble, the push into something new.
The thing about this kind of playlist is that it rarely lines up neat and pretty. A pop hook will crash into a funk groove before a moody indie track cuts the party energy in half, then a beat-heavy rap song shoves it back into overdrive. These moments need music that keeps pace with everything spiraling at once. The playlist jumps between pop, rock, country, and R&B songs because a night like this never stays in one lane anyway. It moves in waves, and the tracks follow right along, no apologies for the whiplash.
Some of the best picks come from artists who didn’t plan on soundtracking a countdown at all, yet somehow nailed it. Their songs slip into that perfect window where the night teeters between reckless and hopeful, where people grin without knowing why. These are the tracks that can turn background noise into something worth remembering, the ones that can light up an Instagram story without even trying. Here are the best new year countdown songs for reels and stories.
Top 10 New Year Instagram Songs
1. 'Happy New Year' by ABBA
2. 'Auld Lang Syne' by Robert Burns
3. 'The Final Countdown' by Europe
4. 'Raise Your Glass' by Pink
5. '1999' by Prince
6. 'New Year's Day' by U2
7. 'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas
8. 'Firework' by Katy Perry
9. 'Countdown' by Beyoncé
10. 'Party in the U.S.A.' by Miley Cyrus
Songs for New Year's Reels #11 to 20
11. 'Good as Hell' by Lizzo
12. 'About Damn Time' by Lizzo
13. 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa
14. 'Don't Start Now' by Dua Lipa
15. 'One More Time' by Daft Punk
16. '24K Magic' by Bruno Mars
17. 'Celebration' by Kool & The Gang
18. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
19. 'Let's Get Loud' by Jennifer Lopez
20. 'I Love It' by Icona Pop
Instagram Countdown Songs for Stories #21 to 30
21. 'Dancing In The Flames' by The Weeknd
22. 'Rush' by Troye Sivan
23. 'Cruel Summer' by Taylor Swift
24. 'Shake It To The Max (FLY)' by MOLIY
25. 'As It Was' by Harry Styles
26. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' by Whitney Houston
27. 'Good Times' by Chic
28. 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' by Katy Perry
29. 'Beggin'' by Måneskin
30. 'Thank U, Next' by Ariana Grande
Best Songs for a New Year's Party #31 to 40
31. 'Funky New Year' by The Eagles
32. 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?' by Ella Fitzgerald
33. 'New Year's Resolution' by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
34. 'New Year's Day' by Taylor Swift
35. 'The New Year' by Death Cab for Cutie
36. 'Let's Start the New Year Right' by Bing Crosby
37. 'New Year's Prayer' by Jeff Buckley
38. 'Maybe Baby (New Year's Day)' by Sugarland
39. 'New Year's Eve' by MØ
40. 'Bringing in a Brand New Year' by Charles Brown
New Year's Eve Instagram Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
42. 'Mr. Brightside' by The Killers
43. 'Hey Ya!' by Outkast
44. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd
45. 'Espresso' by Sabrina Carpenter
46. 'I'm Good (Blue)' by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
47. 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA
48. 'Get the Party Started' by Pink
49. 'Get Lucky' by Daft Punk
50. 'Feel So Close' by Calvin Harris
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