22 Patriotic Songs That Belong on Every July 4th Playlist

July 4th is about many things, like cookouts, parades, the kick-off of summer, and of course patriotic songs. Some songs just make you feel patriotic more than any others. The…

Updated Aug 16, 2024 1:13 PM EDT

What are the songs that belong on your 4th of July playlists? We’ve got 22 of the most patriotic hits that belong there.

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July 4th is about many things, like cookouts, parades, the kick-off of summer, and of course patriotic songs.

Some songs just make you feel patriotic more than any others. The songs that are the soundtrack to fireworks displays and parades throughout the season.

Here's some of those songs for you and your group to jam out to on this special day!

"Star Spangled Banner" by Whitney Houston

"God Bless the U.S.A." by Lee Greenwood

"God Bless America" by Kate Smith

Marines' Hymn (The Halls of Montezuma)

"America" by Neil Diamond

Toby Keith "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue"

"America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles

"Living in America" by James Brown

"Back in the U.S.A." by Chuck Berry

"Surfin’ U.S.A." by The Beach Boys

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." by John Mellencamp

"Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" by James Cagney

Red Skelton & The Pledge of Allegiance

America The Beautiful - Annie Karto

You're a Grand Old Flag

Only in America - Brooks & Dunn

Alexander Hamilton - Cast of Hamilton

Firework - Katy Perry

Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus

Party in the U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus

My Shot - Cast of Hamilton

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