50 Best Night Sky Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Night Sky Vibes on Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a certain kind of quiet that comes when you’re looking up at the night sky. It’s not silence exactly, more like a hum you feel in your chest when the stars spread out overhead and you can’t tell where the sky ends. Some songs seem to stretch right into that space, swelling and fading the way the dark does after sunset. They don’t need to be literal stargazing tracks to work. It’s the mood they create, that blend of stillness and something a little untamed, like the world holding its breath for a moment.
The right track can make a night sky clip hit different. A soft acoustic ballad might linger over a city skyline, or a synth-heavy pop track could turn a slow pan of the Milky Way into something electric. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all bring their own textures to it, whether it’s a soaring vocal that feels endless or a low thrum that sounds like deep space. These tracks don’t try to explain the scene or make it poetic. They sit in the space between awe and unease, letting the sky speak for itself.
Some of these picks lean dreamy, others edge closer to haunting, and a few catch that strange rush of being alive under something so big it doesn’t seem real. They might not be literally tied to stars or the sky, but they still carry that same energy. Here are the best night sky songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Night Sky Instagram Songs
1. 'A Sky Full of Stars' by Coldplay
2. 'Counting Stars' by OneRepublic
3. 'Talking to the Moon' by Bruno Mars
4. 'Moonlight' by Ariana Grande
5. 'Rocket Man' by Elton John
6. 'Bad Moon Rising' by Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. 'Fly Me to the Moon' by Frank Sinatra
8. 'Moondance' by Van Morrison
9. 'Midnight Sky' by Miley Cyrus
10. 'The Sound of Silence' by Simon & Garfunkel
Night Sky Music Selection #11 to 20
11. 'Starlight' by Muse
12. 'Electric Feel' by MGMT
13. 'Pink + White' by Frank Ocean
14. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron
15. 'Dreams' by Fleetwood Mac
16. 'Moon River' by Audrey Hepburn
17. 'Night Changes' by One Direction
18. 'Nightcall' by Kavinsky
19. 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish & Khalid
20. 'Lost Boy' by Ruth B.
Celestial-Themed Song Choices #21 to 30
21. 'To the Moon and Back' by Savage Garden
22. 'Night Moves' by Bob Seger
23. 'Dancing in the Moonlight' by King Harvest
24. 'Stars' by P!nk
25. 'A Thousand Stars' by Kathy Young & The Innocents
26. 'Starships' by Nicki Minaj
27. 'Starboy' by The Weeknd
28. 'Starfall' by Two Steps from Hell
29. 'Stars and Shakers' by Jack Johnson
30. 'Starry Eyed' by Ellie Goulding
Instagram Night Sky Music List #31 to 40
31. 'Cosmic Love' by Florence + The Machine
32. 'Night Bird' by The Kinks
33. 'Under the Stars' by Johnny Nash
34. 'The Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd
35. 'Shooting Star' by Owl City
36. 'Starman' by David Bowie
37. 'Black Hole Sun' by Soundgarden
38. 'Galaxies' by Owl City
39. 'Stargazer' by Siouxsie and the Banshees
40. 'Star' by Earth, Wind & Fire
More Night Sky Song Suggestions #41 to 50
41. 'Astronomy' by Connan Mockasin
42. 'Pyramid Song' by Radiohead
43. 'The Great Gig in the Sky' by Pink Floyd
44. 'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven
45. 'Harvest Moon' by Neil Young
46. 'Night Fever' by Bee Gees
47. 'Midnight' by Jessie Ware
48. 'Here Comes the Night' by Van Morrison
49. 'Under the Milky Way' by The Church
50. 'No Quarter' by Led Zeppelin
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