Music for the Soul

Music is a powerful tool that can enhance emotional wellbeing and increase connection to our emotions. Below is a list of my favourite 100 feel good songs, and 85 songs of my staying strong playlist. 

Warning : The Staying Strong playlist includes songs about mental health struggles such as depression, anxiety, eating disorder and suicide. Please be self-aware and stop listening if it starts to impact you negatively. 

Feel Good Playlist 

1. New Year - Dotter

2. This Is Me - Camp Rock

3. Light in the Dark - Kate Ryan

4. Madison Beer - Unbreakable

5. Here I am - Bryan Adams

6. Brand New Day - Bryan Adams

7. Hit the Lights - Selena Gomez

8. Who Says - Selena Gomez

9. Revival - Selena Gomez

10. Rise - Selena Gomez

11. Titanium -  David Guetta ft. Sia

12. Summer Vibe - Walk Off the Earth

13. I’ll Be There For you - The Rembrandts

14. Girls - Rachel Platten

15. Wings - Little Mix

16. Little Me - Little Mix

17. Change Your Life - Little Mix

18. Brave Honest Beautiful - Little Mix

19. Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Caillat

20. Love Make the World Go Round - Jennifer Lopez ft. Lin Manuel Miranda

21. Feel The Light - Jennifer Lopez

22. The Climb - Miley Cyrus

23. Flowers - Miley Cyrus

24. The Sun Will Rise - Kelly Clarkson

25. Confident - Demi Lovato

26. The Art of Starting Over - Demi Lovato

27. Let it go - Demi Lovato

28. I Love Me - Demi Lovato

29. Courage - Pink

30. Just Like Fire - Pink

31. Cover Me in Sunshine - Pink & Willow Sage Hart

32. Roar - Katy Perry

33. Rise - Katy Perry

34. Fireworks - Katy Perry

35. Smile - Katy Perry

36. Most Girls - Hailee Steinfeld

37. Phoenix - Olivia Holt

38. Don’t Stop Believin’ - Glee

39. Walking on Sunshine - Aly & AJ

40. Choose Your Fighter - Ava Max

41. Love - Jhené Aiko

42. Live More & Love More - Cat Burns

43. Breathe It In - Beautiful Chorus

44. Infinite Universe - Beautiful Chorus

45. In The Stillness - LeAnn Rimes

46. I Am a Light - Alexa Sunshine Rose

47. I Am Light - India.Arie

48. Just Let It Go - India.Arie

49. What You Are - Jewel

50. Still Learning - Halsey

51. Happy - Pharrel Williams

52. All the Girls - Marija

53. Good Life - OneRepublic

54. Fire N Gold - Bea Miller

55. Better When I’m Dancin’ - Meghan Trainor

56. I Love Me - Meghan Trainor & LunchMoney

57. I Am Woman - Emmy Meli

58. Moments We Live For - In Paradise

59. Wonderful Life - Zendaya

60. Try Everything - Shakira

61. Girl in the Mirror - Bebe Rexha

62. You Can’t Stop the Girl - Bebe Rexha

63. Good Time to be Alive - Lady A

64. Live Your Beautiful Life - Lights Follow

65. Loving Me - Janine

66. Look At Me Now - Rita Ora

67. My Wish - Rascal Flatts

68. Cloudy Days - Tones and I

69. Brave - Sara Bareilles

70. Brave - Ella Henderson

71. Daydream - Lily Meola

72. Feeling so Good - Ashley Tisdale

73. Under the Sun - Kylie Odetta

74. Can’t Stop Believin - Journey

75. The Champion - Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris

76. Small - Carrie Underwood

77. How Far I’ll Go - Alessia Cara

78. Scars to Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara

79. The Middle of Starting Over - Sabrina Carpenter

80. Broken Glass - Rachel Platten

81. Try - Colbie Caillat

82. Love Into the Light - Kesha

83. This is Me - Kesha

84. Rainbow - Kesha

85. True Colors - Zedd & Kesha

86. True Colors - Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake

87. I Feel Good - Pink Sweat$

88. Find Me Here - Sherwin Gardner

89. Glow - Ella Henderson

90. Daylight - Maroon 5

91. Brave - Sara Bareilles

92. Unstoppable - Sia

93. Belong - Hillary Duff

94. Can’t Stop Dancin’ - Becky G

95. Good Life - Ryan Mack

96. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - Jess Glynne

97. She’s Me - Dayna Read

98. Incredible - Celine Dion & Ne-Yo

99. Masterpiece - Jessie J

100. Ton Histoire - Marie-Mai

Staying Strong Playlist

1. Skyscraper - Demi Lovato

2. Warrior - Demi Lovato

3. Happy Place - Demi Lovato

4. Sober - Demi Lovato

5. Anyone - Demi Lovato

6. You’ll Be OK, Kid - Demi Lovato

7. Prayin - Kesha

8. Breathin - Ariana Grande

9. Fake Smile - Ariana Grande

10. Beautiful - Bethany Dillon

11. Beautiful Girl - IMXS

12. Keep Breathing – Ingrid Michaelson

13. People Like Us - Kelly Clarkson

14. Broken & Beautiful - Kelly Clarkson

15. Lighthouse - Kelly Clarkson

16. Still Breathing - Mayday Parade

17. Save You - Simple Plan

18. I Believe - Christina Perri

19. Human - Christina Perri

20. I Don’t Wanna Break - Christina Perri

21. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood

22. There’s A Place for You - Carrie Underwood

23. Small - Carrie Underwood

24. You’re Safe - Carrie Underwood

25. Another Empty Bottle - Katy McAllister

26. When She Cries - Britt Nicole

27. Broken - Lindsey Haun

28. I Will Be - Chantal Kreviazuk

29. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

30. Perfect - Pink

31. Happy - Pink

32. Beautiful Disaster - Jon McLaughlin

33. Who You Are - Jessie J

34. You’re Not Innocent - Codie Kaye

35. Pretty Hurts - Beyonce

36. Cannonball - Lea Michelle

37. Bad Thoughts - Rachel Platten

38. Soldiers - Rachel Platten

39. Begin Again - Rachel Platten

40. Fight Song - Rachel Platten

41. Truce - 21 Pilots

42. Alive - Jennifer Lopez

43. Recovery - James Arthur

44. I was Here - Beyonce

45. Believer - Imagine Dragons

46. Memories - Maroon 5

47. Sunrise - Our Last Night

48. Paper Doll - Bea Miller

49. I Can’t Breathe - Bea Miller

50. Fly - Hilary Duff

51. Part of Me - Katy Perry

52. I Am Invincible - Cassadee Pope

53. Anxiety - Julia Michaels & Selena Gomez

54. My Mind & Me - Selena Gomez

55. DNA - Lia Marie Johnson

56. Can’t Break Me - BriaAndChrissy

57. Last Hope - Paramore

58. R.O.S.E. - Jessie J

59. 1-800-273-8255 - Logic, Alessia Cara & Khalid

60. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne

61. It Was in Me - Avril Lavigne

62. Fall In Line - Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato

63. OK Not To Be OK - Marshmellow & Demi Lovato

64. Not Afraid - Eminem

65. OK (Anxiety Anthem) - Mabel

66. Soft To Be Strong - Marina

67. Overwhelmed - Ryan Mack

68. Only Human - Ryan Mack

69. Gonna Be Okay - Brent Morgan

70. Numb Little Bug - Em Beihold

71. A Safe Place to Land - Sara Bareilles

72. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart - Taylor Swift

73. To My Younger Self - Britton

74. You’ll Be Alright, Kid - Alex Warren

75. Face Myself - Elley Duhé & Teddy Swims

76. Lean on Me - ArtistsCAN

77. Five Years - Robyn Ottolini

78. Keeping Your Head Up - Birdy

79. Rise Up – Andra Day

80. Fix You - Coldplay

81. Breathe Me - Sia

82. Don't Matter Now - Abby Anderson

83. Thick and Thin - Faouzia

84. Healing - Fletcher

85. The Next Right Thing - Kristen Bell

Music can help you feel understood and provide hope. Let these songs be a reminder that it's okay to struggle, and that you don't have to face it alone.