50 Best Rock Songs About Football
Best Rock Songs for Football Fans
There’s a certain sound that rattles around a stadium, even when it’s only a high school field with bleachers half full. The noise hits before the kickoff, when the air feels charged but not settled, and the right track can make the whole thing crack open. Guitars cut sharp, drums pile on heavy, and suddenly the moment feels way bigger than the scoreboard. The crowd might not know the words, but they know the riff, and that’s enough to carry the weight. Some tracks slip in from old records, some blast like they were built for halftime, and either way they live in that zone where the game feels less like a routine and more like theater.
Not every track here was written with football in mind, and that’s fine. Sometimes it’s not the literal lyrics that tie in, but the way the music churns up adrenaline or carries a chant loud enough to roll across a field. Rock has a knack for that, the kind of sound that makes you clench your teeth without even noticing. Other genres lean in too, so you’ll hear echoes of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that sneak into the playlist when the night gets rowdy. It’s all part of the atmosphere, the strange collision of ritual, chaos, and pure noise that surrounds the game.
The truth is football lives in music as much as it lives in stadium lights, and the tracks that stick are the ones that never feel too smooth. They’re messy, sometimes corny, sometimes tougher than they need to be, but always loud enough to drown out the quiet. Some feel like tailgate anthems, others like fight songs in disguise, and a few slip in because the mood fits even if the topic is off to the side. With that in mind, here are the best rock songs for football.
Top 10 Rock Football Songs
1. 'We Will Rock You' by Queen
2. 'Seven Nation Army' by The White Stripes
3. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC
4. 'Crazy Train' by Ozzy Osbourne
5. 'You'll Never Walk Alone' by Gerry & The Pacemakers
6. 'The Final Countdown' by Europe
7. 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor
8. 'Welcome to the Jungle' by Guns N' Roses
9. 'Blitzkrieg Bop' by Ramones
10. 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica
Rock and Stadium Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Kernkraft 400' by Zombie Nation
12. 'Jump Around' by House of Pain
13. 'Song 2' by Blur
14. 'Total Football' by Parquet Courts
15. 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' by Dropkick Murphys
16. 'Centuries' by Fall Out Boy
17. 'Chelsea Dagger' by The Fratellis
18. 'Lose Yourself' by Eminem
19. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
20. 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond
Football Themed Rock Songs #21 to 30
21. 'We Are the Champions' by Queen
22. 'All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight' by Hank Williams Jr.
23. 'El Rock Del Mundial' by Los Ramblers
24. 'Three Lions' by The Lightning Seeds
25. 'All Kinds of Time' by The Go! Team
26. 'I Can't Stop' by The Black Keys
27. 'The Boys of Fall' by Kenny Chesney
28. 'Burn It to the Ground' by Nickelback
29. 'Hells Bells' by AC/DC
30. 'Click Click Boom' by Saliva
Popular Rock Songs at Games #31 to 40
31. 'Bodies' by Drowning Pool
32. 'This Is the One' by The Stone Roses
33. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey
34. 'Shipping Up to Boston' by Dropkick Murphys
35. 'Start Me Up' by The Rolling Stones
36. 'Live Is Life' by Opus
37. 'Final Score' by Half Man Half Biscuit
38. 'The Game' by Motörhead
39. 'The World at their Feet' by John Shakespeare Orchestra
40. 'My Rival' by Alex Chilton
Game Day Rock Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' by Pat Benatar
42. 'T.N.T.' by AC/DC
43. 'Back in Black' by AC/DC
44. 'Dirty Water' by The Standells
45. 'Worlds Collide' by Powerman 5000
46. 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles' by Cockney Rejects
47. 'The One' by Foo Fighters
48. 'Take It All' by Pop Evil
49. 'Dropkick Me Jesus' by The Go! Team
50. 'I Will Not Bow' by Breaking Benjamin
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