50 Best Polaroid Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Polaroid Music for Instagram Stories and Reels
There’s a certain mood that comes with a Polaroid photo. It’s not clean or perfect, and that’s the charm. The colors are a little off, the edges are rough, and the moment feels frozen in a way that phone cameras never catch. The right song works the same way. It doesn’t need to spell out nostalgia or happiness to match the vibe. Some tracks on this list have nothing to do with Polaroids at all, but they still carry that same warm, hazy feeling you get when a flash goes off and you’re caught mid-laugh with friends.
Scrolling through Stories, you can tell when a song clicks with the image. A grainy picture of friends crammed into a booth hits different when paired with an indie track that wobbles between joy and chaos. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all work here, depending on the mood. It might be a smooth R&B hook under the glow of fairy lights, or a messy guitar riff layered over a night that went sideways fast. The point isn’t to be literal. It’s to set a tone that feels lived-in and slightly imperfect, like the photo itself.
These are the tracks that fit right into those snapshots, the ones that make someone stop mid-scroll because the moment feels real. They bring a little texture to feeds filled with filters and over-edited clips. Here are the best Polaroid songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Polaroid Instagram Songs
1. 'Polaroid' by Jonas Blue, Liam Payne & Lennon Stella
2. 'Photograph' by Ed Sheeran
3. 'Kodachrome' by Paul Simon
4. 'Instant Crush' by Daft Punk
5. 'Polaroid Love' by ENHYPEN
6. 'Memories' by Maroon 5
7. 'Pictures of You' by The Cure
8. 'Photographs' by Rihanna ft. will.i.am
9. 'Take My Picture' by Filter
10. 'Photograph' by Nickelback
Instagram Nostalgia and Vintage Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Pictures' by Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow
12. 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perri
13. 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper
14. 'In My Life' by The Beatles
15. 'Remember When' by Alan Jackson
16. 'Yesterday' by The Beatles
17. 'Landslide' by Fleetwood Mac
18. 'Do You Remember' by Jay Sean
19. 'Moments to Memories' by Adeline Hill
20. 'It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday' by Boyz II Men
Trending Audio for Instagram Videos #21 to 30
21. 'Best Day Of My Life' by American Authors
22. 'Little Wonders' by Rob Thomas
23. 'Everything Has Changed' by Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran
24. 'Fields of Gold' by Sting
25. 'Make It Mine' by Jason Mraz
26. 'American Honey' by Lady A
27. 'Our Lives' by The Calling
28. 'Simple Things' by Usher
29. 'If We Hold On Together' by Diana Ross
30. 'Daydream' by Bobby Darin
Songs for Instagram Reel Transitions #31 to 40
31. 'I'll Be There for You' by The Rembrandts
32. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
33. 'Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)' by Green Day
34. 'The Way I Am' by Ingrid Michaelson
35. 'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's
36. 'You Are the Best Thing' by Ray LaMontagne
37. 'Walking on a Dream' by Empire of the Sun
38. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
39. 'Golden' by Harry Styles
40. 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces
Reel Soundtracks and Background Music #41 to 50
41. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel
42. 'Young and Beautiful' by Lana Del Rey
43. 'Daylight' by David Kushner
44. 'Too Sweet' by Hozier
45. 'Golden Hour' by JVKE
46. 'I Wanna Be Yours' by Arctic Monkeys
47. 'Iris' by The Goo Goo Dolls
48. 'We Are the Champions' by Queen
49. 'Cruisin' ' by Smokey Robinson
50. 'Easy Love' by Lauv
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