Before we dive into this cheesy party song playlist, I thought it would be prudent to give you my definition of ‘cheese’... after all, it’s a really subjective category of music.
To me, cheesy songs have a few characteristics:
They have simple or repetitive lyrics.
They feature catchy but somewhat superficial melodies.
They sometimes have over-the-top production, like excessive use of synthesisers, auto-tune, or gimmicky sound effects.
They always, always have a nostalgia factor. They take me back to my youth.
With these characteristics in mind, you’ll probably find that my playlists mostly contain songs that were pretty big in the 90s or 2000s but are now, and forever, the cheesy songs I add to my party playlist when I want to get people up and doing some crazy renditions.
So without further ado, here is my cheesy party song playlist.
50 cheesy party songs
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls
"MMMBop" by Hanson
"Believe" by Cher
"Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
"Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC
"Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink
"Hot in Herre" by Nelly
"Complicated" by Avril Lavigne
"Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
"Hey Ya!" by OutKast
"Toxic" by Britney Spears
"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani
"Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls
"Hips Don’t Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
"Poker Face" by Lady Gaga
"I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé
"Fireflies" by Owl City
"California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO
"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Gangnam Style" by Psy
"Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
"Royals" by Lorde
"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift
"Happy" by Pharrell Williams
"Chandelier" by Sia
"Take Me to Church" by Hozier
"Cheerleader" by OMI
"Hello" by Adele
"Lean On" by Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ
"Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" by Silentó
"Sugar" by Maroon 5
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
"All of Me" by John Legend
"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift
"Stay With Me" by Sam Smith
"Animals" by Maroon 5
I hope you can take a few songs from here to inspire your cheesy party song playlist. I have to admit this is about to become my 'cleaning playlist'. If you think of any more cheesy fun songs that should be on this playlist, leave them in the comments and let's help each other build an epic cheesy party song playlist.
If you need more inspiration, check out our blog 'Creating an Epic Party Playlist', which gives some tips on how you can create a playlist to meet a diverse audience.
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For now, enjoy!"