50 Best Songs With Whispering
Songs with Soft Vocals That Feel Like They’re Whispering to You
There’s something kind of strange that happens when a whisper shows up in a song. It cuts through louder than a scream, like someone leaned in too close to your ear with something they shouldn’t say out loud. It catches you off guard, especially when the rest of the track is holding steady. Maybe you’re driving, zoning out, then suddenly a voice dips low and it’s like the floor drops out. That shift pulls you into the center of the track, right where the raw part lives. You’re not observing the emotion anymore—you’re in it.
Whispers in pop, rock, country, and R&B songs don’t smooth things over. They slide into verses like secrets, or warnings, or confessions no one meant to record. Sometimes they’re intimate. Sometimes they’re creepy in a way that feels oddly familiar. It’s Britney muttering into your headphones, Billie murmuring like she’s trapped inside your thoughts, or D’Angelo brushing past you in a way that’s too close to call casual. Whispered vocals can wreck a song in the best way, bending the mood with one breath and making the rest feel like it’s unraveling.
They aren’t always the centerpiece, but when they show up, the whole track shifts around them. These are the kind of songs that sneak up, curl around your ribs, and linger longer than you expect. They're the low tones that change the temperature of a room without raising the volume. Here’s a list of tracks that use whispering the way some artists use fire.
Top 10 Whispering Songs
1. 'I'm Not in Love'—10cc
2. 'Lullaby'—The Cure
3. 'Sweet Nothin's'—Brenda Lee
4. 'Down by the Water'—PJ Harvey
5. 'It's Oh So Quiet'—Björk
6. 'Careless Whisper'—Wham!
7. 'Justify My Love'—Madonna
8. 'Candy's Room'—Bruce Springsteen
9. 'Everlong'—Foo Fighters
10. 'Wait (The Whisper Song)'—Ying Yang Twins
More Songs with Whispered Sounds #11—20
11. 'Riders on the Storm'—The Doors
12. 'Whispering'—Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
13. 'Have a Little Faith in Me'—John Hiatt
14. 'Blister in the Sun'—Violent Femmes
15. 'Need You Tonight'—INXS
16. 'The Wind Cries Mary'—Jimi Hendrix
17. 'Angie'—The Rolling Stones
18. 'Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution'—Tracy Chapman
19. 'Wicked Game'—Chris Isaak
20. 'True Colors'—Cyndi Lauper
Deepening Your Listening Experience #21—30
21. 'Mary, Did You Know?'—Mark Lowry
22. 'Dream'—Frank Sinatra
23. 'Hush Hush'—The Pussycat Dolls
24. 'Creeping'—Lil Skies ft. Rich the Kid
25. 'Sleep'—Eric Whitacre Singers
26. 'Somewhere Down the Crazy River'—Robbie Robertson
27. 'Sexual Healing'—Marvin Gaye
28. 'Come On, Come On'—Mary Chapin Carpenter
29. 'Stop Whispering'—Radiohead
30. 'The Sound of Silence'—Simon & Garfunkel
Exploring Vocal Nuances in Songs #31—40
31. 'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)'—John Lennon
32. 'The Invisible Man'—Queen
33. 'Burning'—Yeah Yeah Yeahs
34. 'Breathe (In the Air)'—Pink Floyd
35. 'Marrakesh Express'—Crosby, Stills & Nash
36. 'Trampoline'—Joe Henry
37. 'Voices Carry'—'Til Tuesday
38. 'No More 'I Love You's''—Annie Lennox
39. 'Wait (The Whisper Song)'—Ying Yang Twins
40. 'Do You Want to Know a Secret'—The Beatles
Curated List of Quiet Vocal Songs #41—50
41. 'Goodnight'—The Beatles
42. 'Hello'—Adele
43. 'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?'—Paula Cole
44. 'Sadeness (Part I)'—Enigma
45. 'The Look of Love'—Dusty Springfield
46. 'You're So Vain'—Carly Simon
47. 'Whispering Pines'—The Band
48. 'Into Dust'—Mazzy Star
49. 'A Whisper to a Scream'—Icicle Works
50. 'I Need Love'—LL Cool J
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