50 Best Songs About Gay Love
Songs That Capture the Feeling of Gay Love
There’s a pulse that runs through songs that touch on gay love. It’s not all fireworks or heartbreak, more like a thousand small sparks that flare and fade and flare again. There’s a tension in it, like wanting to be seen and hidden at the same time. Some of these tracks were made for that moment on the dance floor when everything feels possible. Others hum quietly in the corner, the kind that pull you in with a single line that sounds truer than it should. They spill over genres—pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that manage to sound like someone fumbling through feeling without naming it outright.
There’s something raw in the way they unfold. You can hear the hesitation in Troye Sivan’s voice, the longing in Frank Ocean’s quiet spaces, the flash of pride in Sam Smith’s choruses that still carry a trace of ache. These aren’t stories wrapped up neatly with acceptance and clarity. They stumble a bit, trip into affection, and hold it close before it slips away. Some songs may not be literally tied to gay love, but they sit in the same emotional orbit, carrying that same pulse of connection that feels both fleeting and unshakable.
These tracks sound like the in-between places—late-night drives, quiet mornings, the static before someone says what they really mean. They don’t spell things out. They hum around the edges of it, letting the feeling linger instead of resolving. Here are the best songs about gay love to soundtrack that space.
Top 10 Gay Love Songs
1. 'Forrest Gump' by Frank Ocean
2. 'THAT'S WHAT I WANT' by Lil Nas X
3. 'Silk Chiffon' by MUNA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
4. 'Hold Each Other' by A Great Big World featuring Futuristic
5. '1950' by King Princess
6. 'My My My!' by Troye Sivan
7. 'Come to My Window' by Melissa Etheridge
8. 'Honey' by Kehlani
9. 'Tongue' by MNEK
10. 'She Keeps Me Warm' by Mary Lambert
Finding Queer Connection in Pop Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Closer' by Tegan and Sara
12. 'Cherry' by Rina Sawayama
13. 'Alan' by Perfume Genius
14. 'Love is Love' by Trey Pearson
15. 'Better Than Love' by Hayley Kiyoko
16. 'Just Some Guy' by Anthony Rapp
17. 'Power of Two' by Indigo Girls
18. 'Capers' by Kele
19. 'Make Me Feel' by Janelle Monáe
20. 'We Fell in Love in October' by girl in red
Timeless Love Songs from LGBTQ+ Artists #21 to 30
21. 'Him' by Sam Smith
22. 'Constant Craving' by k.d. lang
23. 'Girl (feat. KAYTRANADA)' by The Internet
24. 'Kiss the Boy' by Keiynan Lonsdale
25. 'Lucky Strike' by Troye Sivan
26. 'I Belong to You' by Brandi Carlile
27. 'If U Think About Me...' by Kim Petras
28. 'Real' by Years & Years
29. 'I Just Want to Talk to You' by Charles Brown with Sleepy Creek
30. 'She' by Jen Foster
Modern Queer Relationship Pop Songs #31 to 40
31. 'Sofia' by Clairo
32. 'Kerosene' by Joesef
33. 'Sing to Her' by Kodie Shane
34. 'Empty' by Kevin Abstract
35. 'What a Heavenly Way to Die' by Troye Sivan
36. 'Color' by Todrick Hall featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson
37. 'All I Want Is to Be Your Girl' by Holly Miranda
38. 'Fixerupper' by Tayla Parx
39. 'Be Your Man' by G Flip
40. 'Mystery of Love' by Sufjan Stevens
Romantic Feelings and Queer Identity in Music #41 to 50
41. 'Cupid' by Ryan Beatty
42. 'Daydream' by The Aces
43. 'Dancing With a Stranger' by Sam Smith and Normani
44. 'Talk Me Down' by Troye Sivan
45. 'Headaches' by girl in red
46. 'L.O.V.E. Me' by Hayley Kiyoko
47. 'From The Back of a Cab' by Rostam
48. 'I Lost My Innocence' by Ezra Furman
49. 'What a Beautiful Day' by Brett Every
50. 'Everybody Is Gay' by A Great Big World
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