50 Best Skateboarding Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Skateboarding Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a certain chaos that clings to skating. You push off, wheels catch pavement, and the world tilts into a mix of risk and rhythm. It isn’t polished or smooth, it’s scraped knees and split decks, but then the right track hits in your headphones or sneaks out of a speaker, and suddenly the fall feels worth it. Some tracks have nothing to do with skating at all, but they carry that reckless pace that makes the ride click. They remind you that landing clean is only half the story, the rest is the noise that keeps you moving.
Skating soundtracks aren’t meant to be tidy. One second it’s guitars spitting out raw energy, the next it’s bass that rattles your chest while you’re trying not to slam. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all carve their way into this space because the mood isn’t locked to a genre. A country hook might feel right for a sunburnt parking lot session, while a bright pop track can match the goofy clips you throw on your Story. R&B might lean smoother but still rides that edge when the beat hits in the middle of a trick attempt. Rock tends to scream the loudest, but it isn’t always the winner.
The thing is, skate clips live off that strange blend of freedom and clumsiness. Not every track lines up with the grind or the flip, but when it catches the air at the right second it feels like it was made for it. These songs lean into the mess, the risk, the flicker of fun that comes before or after a crash. They aren’t literal skate anthems but they fit the vibe. Here are the best skateboarding songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Skateboarding Instagram Songs
1. 'Kick, Push' by Lupe Fiasco
2. 'Sabotage' by Beastie Boys
3. 'Superman' by Goldfinger
4. 'Ace of Spades' by Motörhead
5. 'Bulls on Parade' by Rage Against the Machine
6. 'The Way We Get By' by Spoon
7. 'Skate' by Silk Sonic
8. 'King of the Beach' by Wavves
9. 'Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones
10. 'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala
Popular Skate Video Selections #11 to 20
11. 'Blitzkrieg Bop' by Ramones
12. 'Another Girl, Another Planet' by The Only Ones
13. 'Brave Captain' by fIREHOSE
14. 'Sk8er Boi' by Avril Lavigne
15. 'Pumped Up Kicks' by Foster The People
16. 'The Middle' by Jimmy Eat World
17. 'I'm Just a Kid' by Simple Plan
18. 'Kids with Guns' by Gorillaz
19. 'Let It Whip' by Dazz Band
20. 'Tongue Tied' by Grouplove
High Energy and Upbeat Skate Music #21 to 30
21. 'Search and Destroy' by The Stooges
22. 'Holiday in Cambodia' by Dead Kennedys
23. 'Institutionalized' by Suicidal Tendencies
24. 'Skate and Destroy' by The Faction
25. 'My Own Worst Enemy' by Lit
26. 'I Don't Sleep' by Lil Wayne
27. 'You Get What You Give' by New Radicals
28. 'Last Resort' by Papa Roach
29. 'All the Small Things' by Blink-182
30. 'Check Yo Self' by Ice Cube
Iconic Skateboard Culture Songs #31 to 40
31. 'Guerrilla Radio' by Rage Against the Machine
32. '93 'til Infinity' by Souls of Mischief
33. 'Where Is My Mind?' by Pixies
34. 'No Cigar' by Millencolin
35. 'The World's an Apple' by Billy Stewart
36. 'Sound System' by Operation Ivy
37. 'Skate to Hell' by Gang Green
38. 'We Are One' by The Offspring
39. 'My Life' by The Game ft. Lil Wayne
40. 'Let's Go' by Trick Daddy ft. Twista and Lil Jon
More Great Skateboard Songs #41 to 50
41. 'Passin' Me By' by The Pharcyde
42. 'Hanging On the Telephone' by Blondie
43. 'The Rockafeller Skank' by Fatboy Slim
44. 'Skateboard' by The Vandals
45. 'Say It Ain't So' by Weezer
46. 'Reptilia' by The Strokes
47. 'Come As You Are' by Nirvana
48. 'The Boys Are Back in Town' by Thin Lizzy
49. 'Get By' by Talib Kweli
50. 'I Wanna Be Sedated' by Ramones
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