50 Best Rock Songs About Rich People
Rock Tracks That Tear Into the World of the Wealthy
There’s a strange pull to songs that peek behind the mansion gates. They catch that uneasy mix of envy and disgust that money always drags around. The guitars snarl a little harder, the vocals sound worn from watching gold drip through cracked hands. You can feel it in those riffs that stomp instead of strut, where luxury starts to rot under the noise. It’s less protest, more a smirk from the cheap seats, watching excess stumble in designer shoes.
Sometimes the lyrics drift into fantasy or mockery, and sometimes they lean into the glitter without apology. Even tracks that never mention wealth outright still land in that orbit, wired with the same tension. Power chords don’t need bank statements to tell you who’s rich and who’s faking it. Across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, that energy repeats—the glint of success turning sour under stage lights. The tone flips between fascination and frustration, loud enough to feel like a mirror cracking.
These songs don’t moralize. They hang out in the chaos where money buys everything except peace, love, or sleep. Some aren’t literally tied to rich people at all, but the feeling fits, like watching smoke curl from a burning credit card. The sound of it stays loud long after the final chord. Here are the best rock songs about rich people.
Top 10 Wealthy Class Rock Songs
1. 'Money' by Pink Floyd
2. 'Rich Girl' by Hall & Oates
3. 'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revival
4. 'Moneytalks' by AC/DC
5. 'Working Class Hero' by John Lennon
6. 'Common People' by Pulp
7. 'Take the Money and Run' by Steve Miller Band
8. 'Mercedes Benz' by Janis Joplin
9. 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' by Good Charlotte
10. 'Taxman' by The Beatles
Essential Rock Songs About Money and Privilege #11 to 20
11. 'Sleep Now in the Fire' by Rage Against the Machine
12. 'Mansion on the Hill' by Bruce Springsteen
13. 'Easy Money' by Billy Joel
14. 'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)' by Pet Shop Boys
15. 'Eat the Rich' by Aerosmith
16. 'Everything Counts' by Depeche Mode
17. 'Big Shot' by Billy Joel
18. 'I Wanna Be Rich' by Calloway
19. 'Baby You're a Rich Man' by The Beatles
20. 'Money Changes Everything' by Cyndi Lauper
Rock and Pop Rock Songs About Affluence #21 to 30
21. 'She Works Hard for the Money' by Donna Summer
22. 'Man With Money' by The Who
23. 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits
24. 'Pigs (Three Different Ones)' by Pink Floyd
25. 'Millionaire' by Kelis featuring André 3000
26. 'Keep Your Eyes On The Money' by Motley Crue
27. 'Can't Buy Me Love' by The Beatles
28. 'New Millenium Homes' by Rage Against the Machine
29. 'Easy Money' by Electric Light Orchestra
30. 'Kill the Poor' by Dead Kennedys
Classic Rock Songs on Wealth and Greed #31 to 40
31. 'I Hate the Rich' by The Dils
32. 'It's Money That Matters' by Randy Newman
33. 'Money (That's What I Want)' by Barrett Strong
34. 'The Man That Waters the Workers' Beer' by Paddy Ryan
35. 'How To Be A Millionaire' by ABC
36. 'Dirty Work' by Steely Dan
37. 'Working Man' by Rush
38. 'The Gold Digger' by Fountains of Wayne
39. 'Free Money' by Patti Smith
40. 'Blood Money' by Bon Jovi
Rock Song Selections on Social Economics #41 to 50
41. 'Money, Money, Money' by ABBA
42. 'The Price' by Twisted Sister
43. 'Millionaire' by Die Prinzen
44. 'Working for the Knife' by Mitski
45. 'Busted' by Johnny Cash
46. 'Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)' by Styx
47. 'Know Your Enemy' by Rage Against the Machine
48. 'We Hate Money' by Spose
49. 'Millionaire' by Udo Lindenberg
50. 'Cash Machine' by Hard-Fi
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