Top Hits for Youth Programs! It is sometimes tough to find appropriate music for youth programs, so here are some lists/categories to build your playlist. Music makes programs fun, try to incorporate this into almost everything you do.
My Current Top 10 Assembly (Large Group) Jams
- 22 – Taylor Swift
- Baby – Justin Bieber
- Best Love Song – T-Pain
- Cha Cha Slide – Mr. C
- Single Ladies – Beyonce
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
- Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
- The Middle – Grey, Maren Morris, and Zedd
- Break Your Heart – Taio Cruz
- Basketball – Lil Bow Wow
Leading A Contest/Hype Up The Crowd Jams
- Sandstorm – Darude
- The Final Countdown – Europe
- Rock and Roll Part 2 – Gary Glitter
- Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
- Interlude – Attack Attack
- Jump – Van Halen
- Bring Em Out Instrumental – T.I.
- It’s Going Down Instrumental – Yung Joc
- Celebration – Kool And The Gang
- We Are The Champions – Queen
- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam
- Going The Distance – Bill Conti
- The Best – Tina Turner
- Lets Get Ready To Rumble Sound Effect – Master Hit (Sound Effects)
- Chicago Bulls Theme Song (Sirius) – Sports Machine
- The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) – John Williams
- Chariots Of Fire – Vangelis
- Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
- What Time Is It? – High School Musical Cast
- Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic
- Good Feeling – Flo Rida
- The Champ – Nelly
- Rhythm Is A Dancer – SNAP!
- Wake Me Up -Avicii
- Never Say Never – Justin Bieber
- I Get Loose – Koo Koo Kanga Roo
- Get Yo Body Movin – Koo Koo Kanga Roo
- Lit Right Now – Ayo & Teo
- Jumpin, Jumpin – Destiny’s Child
- Under Pressure – Queen, David Bowie
- Dynamite – Taio Cruz
- Level Up – Ciara, Missy Elliott, Fatman Scoop
Group Dances/Staff Training
- Bikers Shuffle – Big Mucci
- Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
- Apache – The Sugarhill Gang
- Watch Me Whip – Silento
- Chainsaw – Family Force 5
- Cotton Eyed Joe – Rednex
- What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
- Follow The Leader – The Soca Boys
- My Boo – Ghost Town DJ’s
- Cha Cha Slide – Mr. C
- Baby Shark – Pinkfong
More Great Songs For Your Programs/Staff Trainings
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
- I Knew Your Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
- Bad Blood – Taylor Swift
- Live While We’re Young – One Direction
- One Thing – One Direction
- Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
- Brand New – Ben Rector
- U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
- Break My Stride – Mathew Wilder (1999 Camp Jam!)
- End of the Road – Boyz II Men
- Motown Philly – Boyz II Men
- What Is Love – Haddaway
- U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- Gonna Make You Sweat – C & C Music Factory
- Bills, Bills, Bills – Destiny’s Child
- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme – DJ Jazzy Jeff
- MMMBop – Hanson
- Jump – Kriss Kross
- Fantasy – Mariah Carey
- Black or White – Michael Jackson
- Step By Step – New Kids On The Block
- Under The Sea – Samuel E. Wright
- Hakuna Matata – Nathan Lane
- 11:11 – Austin Mahone
- Catch My Breath – Kelly Clarkson
- Water Tower Town – Scotty McCreery
- Give Your Heart A Break – Demi Lovato
- Happy – Pharell Williams
- I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
- Let It Go (Frozen) – Idina Menzel
- Shower – Becky G
- Party In The USA – Miley Cyrus
- Something Big – Shawn Mendes
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
- I Would Walk 500 Miles – Kenny And The Scots
- Rhythm Of The Night – DeBarge
- With You – Jessica Simpson
- Hero – Enrique Inglesias
- Heaven – DJ Sammy
- Revolution – Kirk Franklin
- Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like) – Grits, TobyMac
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
- Born In The USA -Bruce Springsteen
- Jack and Diane – John Mellencamp
- Fight Song – Rachel Platten
- Going On A Trip (Little Einsteins) – 2015 Tonation Little Einsteins
- The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby
- Closing Time – Semisonic
- If It Ain’t Love – Jason Derulo
- I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
- Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
- I Lived (Glee Cast Version) – Glee Cast
- The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
- St. Elmo’s Fire – John Parr
- God Bless The USA – Lee Greenwood
- Something Beautiful – NEEDTOBREATHE
- Beautiful Soul – Jesse McCartney
- Leavin – Jesse McCartney
- Every time We Touch – Cascada
- Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
- Ants Marching – Dave Matthews Band
- Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
- Bye Bye Bye – NYSNC
- Getting Jiggy With It – Will Smith
- Blue (Da Bee Dee) – Eiffel 65
- Burnin Up – Jonas Brothers
- A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme) – Peabo Bryson
- Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys
- Welcome Back – Mase
- Breathe, Stretch, Shake – Mase
- Standing Outside The Fire – Garth Brooks
- Glory Of Love – Peter Cetera
- Forever Your Girl – Paula Abdul
- Take Me There – Blackstreet
- Centerfold – The J.Geils Band
- Walk Away – Paula De Anda
- Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
- Fireflies – Owl City
- You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins
- 100 Years – Five For Fighting
- Walk Of Life – Dire Straits
- Crush On You – The Jets
- My Boo – Ghost Town DJ’s
- Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
- Boomerang – JoJo Siwa
- Boot Scootin Boogie – Brooks and Dunn
- All Star – Smash Mouth
- Have It All – Jason Mraz
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- Best Day Of My Life – American Authors
- They Don’t Know – Ariana Grande
- Dancing In The Dark – Rihanna
- Better When I’m Dancin – Meghan Trainor
- Crush On You – The Jets
- Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson
- Summer Nights – John Travolta, Olivia Newton John
- The Duck Song – Bryant Oden
- New Rules – Dua Lipa
- Play That Song – Train
- Last Time For Everything – Brad Paisley
- Say My Name – Destiny’s Child
- Thunder – Imagine Dragons
- On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
- Happier – Marshmello, Bastille