50 Best Staycation Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Best Songs for a Staycation Playlist on Instagram

There’s a weird mood that hits when you’re staying put instead of jetting off somewhere. The house feels too familiar, the couch caves in the same way it always does, and the streets outside look like reruns of themselves. Then the right track plays and suddenly the ceiling fan doesn’t feel so dull. It could be a beachy tune bleeding through your phone speaker or a slow groove that makes a plain room feel softer. These picks don’t always spell out the staycation vibe in their lyrics, but they sit in that pocket where staying in feels like its own trip.

The truth is no one’s staycation looks like an influencer’s grid. It’s reheated leftovers, board games that trail off halfway, the hum of traffic outside that never quite goes quiet. But that’s where the music comes in. A pop chorus can turn a living room into something brighter. A country ballad can lean into that stillness. An R&B slow burn can make the walls feel less close. Even the right rock anthem can turn an aimless night into a reel that feels alive. It’s the sound that reframes the boredom and makes people double tap.

Not every track fits the theme word for word, and that’s part of what makes the playlist work. Some of the best staycation tracks aren’t literal, but they carry the right temperature. These pop, rock, country, and R&B songs throw their weight behind the mood you’re trying to catch and give your Stories something that sticks. Here are the best staycation songs for Instagram reels and stories.

1. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers

2. 'Good Vibrations' by The Beach Boys

3. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

4. 'Feels Like Summer' by Samuel Jack

5. 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces

6. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

7. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

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

9. 'Our House' by Madness

10. 'Heat Waves' by Glass Animals

11. 'Don't Worry Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin

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

13. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer

14. 'Home' by Michael Bublé

15. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

16. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams

17. 'Soak Up the Sun' by Sheryl Crow

18. 'My House' by Flo Rida

19. 'Hold On, We're Going Home' by Drake

20. 'death bed (coffee for your head)' by Powfu

21. 'Summer' by Calvin Harris

22. 'Come Fly With Me' by Frank Sinatra

23. 'Kokomo' by The Beach Boys

24. 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley

25. 'Under the Boardwalk' by The Drifters

26. 'I'm a Believer' by The Monkees

27. 'Home Again' by Michael Kiwanuka

28. 'Homeward Bound' by Simon & Garfunkel

29. 'Escape (The Piña Colada Song)' by Rupert Holmes

30. 'Summertime, Summertime' by The Jamies

31. 'Vacation' by The Go-Go's

32. 'Easy' by Commodores

33. 'Good Days' by SZA

34. 'Golden Hour' by JVKE

35. 'L-O-V-E' by Nat King Cole

36. 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong

37. 'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett

38. 'The House That Built Me' by Miranda Lambert

39. 'Feels Like Home' by Bonnie Raitt

40. 'Walking On The Moon' by The Police

41. 'Take Me Home Tonight' by Eddie Money

42. 'The Lazy Song' by Bruno Mars

43. 'Daylight' by David Kushner

44. 'Toes' by Zac Brown Band

45. 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding

46. 'Home Sweet Home' by Mötley Crüe

47. 'Our House' by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

48. 'Come Away With Me' by Norah Jones

49. 'Cruel Summer' by Taylor Swift

50. 'I Lived' by OneRepublic