50 Best Synthwave Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Synthwave Tracks for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange charge that comes with synthwave. The neon glow in the sound feels like it belongs to a place you’ve never been, but you still know it. It sits in that zone between nostalgia and a kind of made-up future, a sound that makes everyday clips look cinematic even if it’s only a late-night drive or a walk past gas station lights. Some tracks have lyrics that lean closer to pop, rock, country, and R&B songs, while others are instrumental walls of synth. Either way, they end up shaping a mood that works better than silence.
The trick is that not every synthwave track has to spell out the story you’re telling. Some are technically about heartbreak or being restless in a city, but when they hit behind a reel of skyline shots or a messy room in LED light, the meaning shifts. A song can start as someone’s personal anthem and turn into the soundtrack for a friend group’s road trip or a quick clip of sneakers on pavement. The best part is the flexibility. You’re not locked into one vibe, you’re bending it to fit the fragments you post.
Reels and stories thrive on that middle ground where everything feels slightly unreal. A little polished, a little chaotic, and full of colors that don’t quite exist in real life. The right synthwave track doesn’t smooth things over, it pushes the strangeness further, giving regular moments an edge. That’s the sweet spot, and these are the best synthwave songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Instagram Songs
1. 'Nightcall' by Kavinsky
2. 'Running in the Night' by FM-84
3. 'Days of Thunder' by The Midnight
4. 'Tech Noir' by GUNSHIP
5. 'Accelerated' by Miami Nights 1984
6. 'The Perfect Girl' by Mareux
7. 'Paradise Warfare' by Carpenter Brut
8. 'A Real Hero' by College & Electric Youth
9. 'Roller Mobster' by Carpenter Brut
10. 'Lost' by Pylot
Popular Synthwave Music #11 to 20
11. 'Gloria' by The Midnight
12. 'Home' by Karl Casey
13. 'Neo-Tokyo' by Scandroid
14. 'Red Eyes' by ZOMBIE HYPERDRIVE
15. 'Through the Night' by Droid Bishop
16. 'Woken Furies' by GUNSHIP
17. 'Ocean Drive' by Miami Nights 1984
18. 'Nightland' by Droid Bishop
19. 'Only When It's Dark' by Miami Nights 1984 & GUNSHIP
20. 'Nightcry' by Ultraboss
Classic Synthwave Selections #21 to 30
21. 'Voyage' by A.L.I.S.O.N
22. 'Breathe You' by Roxi Drive
23. 'Ghost' by GUNSHIP
24. 'My Only Chance' by The Toxic Avenger
25. 'King of the Streets' by Lazerhawk
26. 'Sweet Nothings' by Robert Parker
27. 'Flashback' by Cassetter
28. 'On the Run' by Wolf and Raven
29. 'Waves' by Dance with the Dead
30. 'After Dark' by Mr. Kitty
Upbeat Synthwave Tracks #31 to 40
31. 'Dark All Day' by GUNSHIP
32. 'Catalyst' by Daniel Deluxe
33. 'Crystalline' by The Midnight
34. 'Golden Dust' by A.L.I.S.O.N
35. 'Telefuture Theme' by Mitch Murder
36. 'The Void' by Cold Cinema
37. 'Quasar' by Lazerhawk
38. 'Chinatown' by Turbo Knight
39. 'Lost Boy' by The Midnight
40. 'Let's Talk' by Timecop1983 & Josh Dally
Driving Synthwave Soundscapes #41 to 50
41. 'Galaxy' by Wolf and Raven
42. 'Miami' by Jasper De Ceuster
43. 'Resonance' by HOME
44. 'Le Matos' by Le Metroid
45. 'The Last Night' by Lazerhawk
46. 'In the News' by Mitch Murder
47. 'Endless Summer' by The Midnight
48. 'Road to Nowhere' by Turbo Knight
49. 'Night Drive' by Lazerhawk
50. 'Starlight' by The Midnight
