100 Best Songs About Secret Crush
Songs That Catch the Feeling of Wanting Someone You Shouldn't
There’s a certain kind of restlessness that creeps in when you’re holding onto a crush you’re not supposed to have. You’re texting like nothing’s weird while your brain spins out behind the scenes. Every glance feels loaded. Every hug lasts a second too long. You’re reading too deep, pulling meaning out of nonsense, looping a track on your earbuds like it holds the answer. This playlist lives in that space—songs that don’t tidy up the tension, songs that let it hang.
These aren’t tracks for fairytales or sweeping declarations. These are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs where things get messy and unspoken and stuck. You’ve got the ones where the lyrics sound like confessions whispered at 2 AM. Some of them play it cool and fail spectacularly. Others spiral. There’s a whole genre of pretending you're fine while secretly hoping your laugh gave something away. These aren’t love songs. They’re proximity songs. They sit in the passenger seat of your own denial.
The feeling doesn’t always burn loud. Sometimes it’s quiet and dumb and lives in the background of your week. You know you’re being weird. You know they don’t know. You know maybe they do. These songs lean into that quiet static and let it buzz. Here are the best secret crush tracks to keep you company while you try and fail to act normal.
Top 10 Secret Crush Songs
1. 'Secret Love Song'—Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo
2. 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic'—The Police
3. 'Creep'—Radiohead
4. 'I Can't Make You Love Me'—Bonnie Raitt
5. 'Sitting, Waiting, Wishing'—Jack Johnson
6. 'Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)'—The Temptations
7. 'Just a Friend'—Biz Markie
8. 'I'm in the Corner'—The Pussycat Dolls
9. 'How Will I Know'—Whitney Houston
10. 'Delicate'—Taylor Swift
Captivating Secret Admiration Songs #11—30
11. 'Enchanted'—Taylor Swift
12. 'You Belong With Me'—Taylor Swift
13. 'Hey Stephen'—Taylor Swift
14. 'Perfect'—Ed Sheeran
15. 'Adore You'—Harry Styles
16. 'What Makes You Beautiful'—One Direction
17. 'King of My Heart'—Taylor Swift
18. 'Halo'—Beyoncé
19. 'Lovefool'—The Cardigans
20. 'You'—Candlebox
21. 'Die For You'—Otherwise
22. 'Like or Like Like'—Miniature Tigers
23. 'Boyfriend'—Best Coast
24. 'When the Sun Hits'—Slowdive
25. 'Under Your Spell'—Desire
26. 'Special K'—Placebo
27. 'Vermilion Pt. 2'—Slipknot
28. 'Yen'—Slipknot
29. 'Cardiac Arrest'—Bad Suns
30. 'Puppy Princess'—Hot Freaks
Popular Songs About Unexpressed Love #31—50
31. 'Don't You Want Me'—The Human League
32. 'Awkward'—FIDLAR
33. 'Falling For You'—Weezer
34. 'Tear You Apart'—She Wants Revenge
35. 'Something About Us'—Daft Punk
36. 'Do I Wanna Know?'—Arctic Monkeys
37. 'Eternal Flame'—The Bangles
38. 'Crazy'—K-Ci & JoJo
39. 'If I'm Crazy'—Amigo The Devil
40. 'I Fell In Love'—Carlene Carter
41. 'I Try To Think About Elvis'—Patty Loveless
42. 'It Must Be Love'—Don Williams
43. 'I Wish I Had A Girl'—Henry Lee Summer
44. 'I See Your Everything'—Erothyme
45. 'Phantom & Clairvoyant'—The Story So Far
46. 'Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight'—The Marías
47. 'Magazines'—Brand New
48. 'Waiting for a Girl Like You'—Foreigner
49. 'One Chance'—Phaeleh
50. 'Eddie My Love'—The Teen Queens
More Songs About Developing Secret Feelings #51—75
51. 'You Really Got Me'—The Kinks
52. 'Arms and Distance'—Christina Perri
53. 'Sleepover'—Hayley Kiyoko
54. 'Anything For You'—Evanescence
55. 'I've Got a Crush on You'—Linda Ronstadt
56. 'Lover You Should've Come Over'—Jeff Buckley
57. 'Waiting in Vain'—Bob Marley
58. 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'—Amy Winehouse
59. 'Catch the Wind'—Donovan
60. 'Take This Longing'—Leonard Cohen
61. 'Nicest Thing'—Kate Nash
62. 'Two Out of Three Ain't Bad'—Meat Loaf
63. 'Black Cloud'—Morrissey
64. 'I Hate Myself For Loving You'—Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
65. 'Someone Like You'—Adele
66. 'Jar of Hearts'—Christina Perri
67. 'Bleeding Love'—Leona Lewis
68. 'Gravity'—Sara Bareilles
69. 'The Scientist'—Coldplay
70. 'Somebody That I Used To Know'—Gotye ft. Kimbra
71. 'Un-Break My Heart'—Toni Braxton
72. 'I Want to Know What Love Is'—Foreigner
73. 'Wicked Game'—Chris Isaak
74. 'Out of Love'—Adele
75. 'Crazy for You'—Madonna
Timeless Secret Crush Music #76—100
76. 'Unthinkable (I'm Ready)'—Alicia Keys
77. 'Hello'—Lionel Richie
78. 'In The Closet'—Michael Jackson
79. 'Bad Religion'—Frank Ocean
80. 'I Just Can't Stop Loving You'—Michael Jackson ft. Siedah Garrett
81. 'Never Gonna Give You Up'—Rick Astley
82. 'Can't Help Falling in Love'—Elvis Presley
83. 'God Only Knows'—The Beach Boys
84. 'I Want You To Want Me'—Cheap Trick
85. 'Your Love'—The Outfield
86. 'Crush'—Jennifer Paige
87. 'Teardrops on My Guitar'—Taylor Swift
88. 'Invisible'—Taylor Swift
89. 'The Only Exception'—Paramore
90. 'Fallin''—Alicia Keys
91. 'Dreaming of You'—Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
92. 'If You're Not The One'—Daniel Bedingfield
93. 'Secret'—The Pierces
94. 'Teenage Dream'—Katy Perry
95. 'I Knew You Were Trouble'—Taylor Swift
96. 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'—The Police
97. 'Saving All My Love For You'—Whitney Houston
98. 'Take a Bow'—Rihanna
99. 'Hopelessly Devoted to You'—Olivia Newton-John
100. 'The Words I Never Said'—Zoe Rodriguez
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