100 Songs to Add to Your Quarantine Playlist

With self-isolation and the government-mandated stay-at-home order in full swing, one way to keep yourself occupied when it seems that going stir crazy is inevitable is to partake in at-home workouts or runs to stay in shape during this crazy time. Many people during this quarantine have taken to the streets of their neighborhood to go on runs and to the floors of their house to complete at-home virtual exercise classes with playlists that are not engineered to pump them up and get their blood flowing. So, here are 100 songs from various genres to add to your workout playlist to whip you into shape while social-distancing.

Hip-Hop/Rap: Hip-Hop/Rap songs are especially good to listen to when completing strength and core conditioning exercises, as well as when you’re lifting weights. So, the next time you do an at-home abs routine or follow along to a pilates video on YouTube, consider adding these songs to your playlist to make the most of your workout.

1. WHAT’S GOOD – Tyler, The Creator

2. Money in The Grave – Drake, Rick Ross

3. Watch (feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Kanye West) – Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Kanye West

4. Suge – De Baby

5. Don’t Stop the Party (feat. TJR) – Pitbull, TJR

6. Remember the Name – Fort Minor, Styles of Beyond

7. Take What You Want – Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott

8. Hot in Herre – Nelly

9. ‘Till I Collapse – Eminem, Nate Dogg

10. Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg

11. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody – Fergie, Q-Tip, and GoonRock

12. Push It – Salt-N-Pepa

13. I’ve Got the Power – SNAP

14. Jump Around – House of Pain

15. Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer

16. All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled (feat T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Rick Ross)

17. Wow – Post Malone

18. Black Widow – Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora

19. Monster – Kanye West

20. Freaky Friday – Lil Dicky and Chris Brown

Classic Rock: For anyone who prefers cardio over leg-day, classic rock songs should definitely be on your playlist. With the fast and loud guitar usually associated with classic rock songs, your heart rate will be elevated and you’ll burn maximum calories if you implement some of these songs into your run, cycle, or HIIT playlists.

1. Live Wire – Motley Crue

2. Shoot to Thrill – ACDC

3. Kickstart My Heart – Motley Crue

4. Rebel Yell – Billy Idol

5. Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard

6. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses

7. Barracuda – Heart

8. Keep the Faith – Bon Jovi

9. Panama – Van Halen

10. Enter Sandman – Metallica

11. You Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC

12. Round and Round – Ratt

13. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

14. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) – Journey

15. Rock You Like A Hurricane – Scorpions

16. Dude (Looks Like A Lady) – Aerosmith

17. Another One Bites the Dust – Queen

18. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin

19. Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks

20. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne

Pop/Dance-Electronica: With their catchy choruses and their killer beat drops, pop/dance-electronica songs are perfect for any workout. Whether you are running outside, following along to an at-home workout video, or just doing your own thing, songs from this genre are sure to elevate your heart rate and get you moving.

1. Everytime We Touch – Cascada

2. Cannibal – Ke$ha

3. Just Dance – Lady Gaga

4. When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls

5. Who’s That Chick – David Guetta Feat. Rihanna

6. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson

7. In My Head – Jason Derulo

8. Turn Up the Music – Chris Brown

9. Work B*tch – Britney Spears

10. Imma Be – Black Eyed Peas

11. Stay the Night – Zedd ft Hayley Williams

12. Nightmare – Halsey

13. Hey Ya! – Outkast

14. Talk Dirty – Jason Derulo (feat 2 Chainz)

15. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers

16. Look at Me Now – Chris Brown

17. Clarity (Tiesto Remix) – Zedd (feat. Foxes)

18. Shots – LMFAO

19. I Love It – Icona Pop

20. Gettin’ Over You – David Guetta and Chris Willis (feat. Fergie and LMFAO)

Country: Most people don’t think of country songs when they think about songs to workout to. But within the genre, some really good songs that get your heart rate flowing and get your body moving that makes them perfect for any type of cardio workout and your ending cool-down.

1. Something Bad – Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert

2. Country Girl (Shake it For Me) – Luke Bryan

3. House Party – Sam Hunt

4. Little Red Wagon – Miranda Lambert

5. Cowboy Cassanova – Carrie Underwood

6. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

7. Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) – Big & Rich

8. Goodbye Earl – Dixie Chicks

9. Without a Fight – Brad Paisley feat. Demi Lovato

10. This is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan

11. That’s My Kind of Night – Luke Bryan

12. Red – Taylor Swift

13. Chainsaw – The Band Perry

14. Storyline – Hunter Hayes

15. God’s Country – Blake Shelton

16. I Hold On – Dierks Bentley

17. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

18. Kerosene – Miranda Lambert

19. Ready Set Roll – Chase Rice

20. Where it’s At – Dustin Lynch

Pop-Punk/Alternative Rock: Similar to the Classic Rock genre mentioned before, pop-punk/alternative rock songs are the perfect addition to any playlist you like to listen to when doing a cardio workout. With their fast-paced tempo and killer guitar, songs from this genre are sure to motivate you to climb that next hill or run that extra mile.

1. XO – Fall Out Boy

2. The Anthem – Good Charlotte

3. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

4. Dear Maria, Count Me In – All Time Low

5. Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) – Shinedown

6. American Idiot – Green Day

7. Still Waiting – Sum 41

8. Heavydirtysoul – twenty one pilots

9. Anthem, Pt. 2 – blink-182

10. Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters

11. If You Can’t Hang – Sleeping With Sirens

12. Caraphernelia – Pierce the Veil

13. Love Drunk – Boys Like Girls

14. Drug in Me is You – Falling in Reverse

15. Face Down – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

16. I Think I’m Okay – Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD, Travis Barker

17. This is How I Disappear – My Chemical Romance

18. All I Want – A Day to Remember

19. Bruised and Scarred – Mayday Parade

20. Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have… – Panic! At the Disco

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