The power of music is incredible strong and many people underrate this driving force. Music that touches you can give you so much positive energy.
Not only that, it motivates you, gives you power and strength.
Music is an ingenious tool to put you in a good state and to make you feel more confident.
I – being a music nerd – dug through my collection of records and music archives and threw together 70 awesome songs from all kinds of genres. A few commercial songs that you probably already know can be found in the collection, of course. But there are also some real treasures that you haven’t heard yet and will motivate you hugely.
I’ve found that great music in all genres – you just have to search long enough and be a bit open-minded. In order to make it easier on you, I’ve sorted the songs according to style so you can start by listening to your favorite genre.
Long story short
Here’s my list of 70 motivational songs
in the genres Disco, Pop, Funk, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, Rap, Trip Hop, Cosmic, Electronica, Breakbeats, House and D&B.
The tracks, hymns and songs that especially motivate me and inspire me and put me in a happy mood.
Hopefully they’ll do the same for you, too!
Of course there are a lot more songs that can pump you up. However, I tried to include more underground tracks and somewhat lesser-known songs in this selection.
Pop (7 Tracks)
Anthony Hamilton & Elayana Boynton – Freedom (2012) – Youtube Link
Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks (2011) – Youtube Link
Vance Joy – Riptide (2014) – Youtube Link
Moulettes – Glorious Year (2014) – Youtube Link
The Beloved – Sweet Harmony (1992) – Youtube Link
Deichkind – Luftbahn (2008) – Youtube Link
Toto – Africa (1982) – Youtube Link
Disco (7 Tracks)
Ivan – Fotonovela Chapter 1 (1984) – Youtube Link
Hypnosis – Bormaz (1983) – Youtube Link
Wish Key – Orient Express (1984) – Youtube Link
Blue Russell – I Wanna Fly Away (1984) – Youtube Link
Vince DiCola – Training Montage (1985) – Youtube Link
Alden Tyrell – Odessa Theme (2006) – Youtube Link
One, Two, Three – Runaway (1983) – Youtube Link
Funk / Soul (7 Tracks)
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy (1988) – Youtube Link
Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (1973) – Youtube Link
McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (1979) – Youtube Link
Curtis Mayfield – Move on up (1970) – Youtube Link
Jeff Grace / Mike Armstrong – Open Titles (2009) – Youtube Link
Nolan Porter – If I could only be sure – Youtube Link
Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds Of Silence (1972) – Youtube Link
Rock (11 Tracks)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid – Youtube Link
Rage against the Machine – Bombtrack (1992) – Youtube Link
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger (1982) – Youtube Link
A Flock of Seagulls – I ran (1982) – Youtube Link
Slade – Far Far Away (1974) – Youtube Link
Bad Religion – Generator (1992) – Youtube Link
Jamie T – Stick ‘n’ Stones (2009) – Youtube Link
Nirvana – Come as you are (1991) – Youtube Link
Metallica – Eye Of The Beholder (1988) – Youtube Link
The Offspring – Come Out and Play (1994) – Youtube Link
Biohazard – Shades of Grey (1992) – Youtube Link
HipHop (11 Tracks)
Philo Philta – Egotrip (2012) – Youtube Link
Kollegah – Du bist Boss (2014) – Youtube Link
Kontra K – Erfolg ist kein Glück (2015) – Youtube Link
Masta Ace – Every Other Day (2001) – Youtube Link
Wu Tang Clan – A Better Tomorrow (1997) – Youtube Link
The Game feat. 50 Cent – Hate It Or Love It (2005) – Youtube Link
Eminem – Lose Yourself (2002) – Youtube Link
M.O.P – Ante Up Remix (2000) – Youtube Link
Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (1990) – Youtube Link
9th Wonder & Buckshot – Money Makes the World Go Round (2005) – Youtube Link
Mos Def – Sunshine (2004) – Youtube Link
Breakbeats / Electronica (8 Tracks)
Craftsman & LuckyLoop – Manchester Boogie (2008) – Youtube Link
Kraftwerk – It’s More Fun to Compute [Busy P Remix] (1997) – Youtube Link
Röyksopp – Eple (2008) – Youtube Link
MGMT – Kids [Soulwax Remix] (2008) – Youtube Link
The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Terrapin (2003) – Youtube Link
The Wiseguys – Ooh La La (1998) – Youtube Link
Prodigy – Mindfields (1997) – Youtube Link
Modeselektor – Black Block [Hiddensee 2008 Version] – Youtube Link
Triphop / Cosmic (7 Tracks)
GUTS – And the Living is easy (2007) – Youtube Link
Brock Berrigan – Bacon, Egg, and Cheese (2015) – Youtube Link
Thievery Corporation – Shaolin Satellite (1996) – Youtube Link
Paralel Disko – Egri Bugru (2012) – Youtube Link
S&W – Cashmere Green (2016) – Youtube Link
Stereo MC´s – Connected (1992) – Youtube Link
Clandestino feat. Private Agenda – Wonder (2016) – Youtube Link
House (8 Tracks)
Axel Boman – Not So Much (2010) – Youtube Link
Aussteiger – Bangbao (2015) – Youtube Link
Kolombo – Acai (2008) – Youtube Link
Nina Simone – Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat’s Heavenly Vocal Mix) (2012) – Youtube Link
Martin Lewis – Now that we found Love (2015) – Youtube Link
Mighty Dub Katz – Let The Drums Speak (2012) – Youtube Link
Paul Kalkbrenner- Gebrunn Gebrunn Special Berlin Calling Edit (2012) – Youtube Link
Delano Smith – What I do [Reconstructed by Mike Huckaby] (2012) – Youtube Link
Drum n Bass (9 Tracks)
High Contrast – Return of Forever (2002) – Youtube Link
Tommy Knocker – Nuyorican Crush (2003) – Youtube Link
Netsky – Iron Heart (2010) – Youtube Link
J Maijik Vs Hatiras – Space Invader (2001) – Youtube Link
Klute – Part of Me (2002) – Youtube Link
High Contrast – The Agony & The Ecstasy (2012) – Youtube Link
DRS feat. Enei – Count to Ten (2012) – Youtube Link
Netsky – Memory Lane (2012) – Youtube Link
Kanye West – Gold Digger [High Contrast Remix] (2006) – Youtube Link
I wish you much fun and good feelings listening to these tracks.
I’d be happy to read a comment from you – which songs did you like the most, or which song is especially motivating for you but wasn’t in my list?
