This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wisconsin chapter.
If you’re ever in an awful mood, march yourself on over to my apartment and have a jam sesh with my roommates and me. We have the finest selection of pick-me-up songs to ever exist – our playlist maxes out at 245 songs. Thus, I’ve compiled just a few (or twenty) of the best ones of all time. I even made an easily accessible playlist for you to listen to all 20 right now – click here to listen! I beg you to try to be in a bad mood after listening to some of these.
- Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind – Doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doo! Too catchy.
- Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani – This song will forever run through my head every time I spell the world banana. I’m okay with it.
- Crazy Rap (Colt 45) by Afroman – If you’ve ever had the urge to rap profanely disgusting things that no person should ever dream up, Afroman’s Crazy Rap (Colt 45) is the song for you. I shamefully could sing you every single word to this song – I kid you not.
- 5 Years Time by Noah and the Whale – How could this song not help you take a breather from life’s overbearing struggles.
- Stanky Legg by GS Boyz – Once upon a time, my high school staged a revolution during our Homecoming dance because they wouldn’t turn off the lights. Our revolution was cut short when the DJ played Stanky Legg. Dedication.
- Jump Around by House of Pain – If this song doesn’t automatically make you the happiest person on earth, you clearly are not a Badger. JUMP UP, JUMP UP, AND GET DOWN!
- Aaron’s Party by Aaron Carter – Yet another song I know every word to. Aaron’s just the man. That’s probably how he beat Shaq too.
- Dirty Little Secret by All American Rejects – Reminds me of John Tucker Must Die, the best movie ever.
- F*** It by Eamon – PREACH IT, GURL. PREACH IT.
- Mmm Bop! by Hansen – I don’t actually know the chorus to this song, but I flawlessly make it seem like I do by making bizarre noises that rhyme with bop.
- Sugar, How You Get So Fly by Baby Bash – This song is just too soulful for words.
- Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show – Don’t let this get stuck in your head. It will not come out. At the same time though, best song ever. Enough said.
- Check On It by Beyoncé – This bootylicious diva taught me if you got it, flaunt it.
- The Real Slim Shady by Eminem – This song brings out the gangster that lies deep within me. CHICKA-CHICKA SLIM SHADY.
- Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney – Jesse, I’m looking for a beautiful soul too. Want to help me out?
- Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears – Let’s retreat back to a time before “Its Britney, bitch”. This song was my JAM.
- Holidae Inn by Chingy – I am more than proud to say this song made me fall in love with rap. What choo doin’?
- Run It by Chris Brown – Chris Breezy, why can’t you back to your sexy former self and talk about all the hoppin’ and jockin’ you do.
- Tubthumping by Chumbawamba – For some reason, when I was a child, I used to lie on the ground and get up every time I sang “I get knocked down, but I get up again”. It happens.
- World’s Greatest by R. Kelly – Holy most motivational song ever.
Shout out to my girl Brianna Sewell for the help!