50 Best Rooftop Bar Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Rooftop Bar Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of electricity when you end up on a rooftop bar. The city noise climbs up from below, glasses clink in uneven rhythms, and the sky feels wider than it should in the middle of all those buildings. It’s not smooth or cinematic, it’s messy and scattered, and that’s exactly why the right track matters. Some songs nail that in-between space where conversation drifts, drinks spill, and nobody’s paying attention to the clock. The mix of highs and lows in the music matches the scene, making the reel or story feel like it’s humming with the same charge.

The songs that land here aren’t always literal rooftop anthems. Some lean bright and breezy, others lean heavy and hazy, but they all feel like they belong in that air. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs can all work depending on the mood of the night. It’s the way a beat cuts through the chatter or a lyric slips into the background that makes it stick. A track might be built for a dance floor but somehow clicks when the skyline is the backdrop. Even songs that circle completely different themes can still carry the rooftop spirit when framed in the right moment.

The music that belongs in rooftop reels often surprises you. It could be a summer jam that suddenly feels cold in the wind up there, or a low-key ballad that takes on a sharper edge against city lights. There’s no formula that makes sense, and that’s kind of the point. These are the best rooftop bar songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Watermelon Sugar' by Harry Styles

2. 'Sonnentanz (Sun Don't Shine)' by Klangkarussell

3. 'Golden' by Harry Styles

4. 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa

5. 'On the Roof' by the Drifters

6. 'Sunroof' by Nicky Youre, dazy

7. 'Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset' by Luke Bryan

8. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals

9. 'Uptown Funk' by Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars

10. 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd

11. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' by Whitney Houston

12. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves

13. 'Cool for the Summer' by Demi Lovato

14. 'Good Days' by SZA

15. 'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala

16. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams

17. 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire

18. 'I'm Good (Blue)' by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

19. 'Cruel Summer' by Taylor Swift

20. 'Don't Stop the Music' by Rihanna

21. 'Sunset Lover' by Petit Biscuit

22. 'Feels' by Calvin Harris, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Big Sean

23. 'Waterloo Sunset' by The Kinks

24. 'City of Blinding Lights' by U2

25. 'This Is What You Came For' by Calvin Harris, Rihanna

26. 'One Kiss' by Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa

27. 'Rooftop' by Skylar Stecker

28. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers

29. 'Lights & Shadows' by Jjos

30. 'The Roof' by Mariah Carey

31. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

32. 'American Sunset' by Mark Knopfler

33. 'Where Are You Now' by Lost Frequencies, Calum Scott

34. 'No Quarter' by Led Zeppelin

35. 'Sundress' by A$AP Rocky

36. 'Pink + White' by Frank Ocean

37. 'Lost' by Frank Ocean

38. 'The Morning' by The Weeknd

39. 'Feels Like Summer' by Childish Gambino

40. 'On the Low' by Burna Boy

41. 'Escapism.' by RAYE

42. 'About Damn Time' by Lizzo

43. 'Don't Start Now' by Dua Lipa

44. 'As It Was' by Harry Styles

45. 'Say It Right' by Nelly Furtado

46. 'I Like It' by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin

47. 'Where Is the Love?' by The Black Eyed Peas

48. 'Kiss Me More' by Doja Cat ft. SZA

49. 'Get Lucky' by Daft Punk

50. 'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas