These are the bar-stool singalongs, the last-call anthems and the songs every wedding crowd shouts back word for word. Mostly good times, with the odd morning-after thrown in.
Updated 2026
Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks 1990
The ultimate I-didn't-want-to-be-at-your-party-anyway anthem.
Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett 1977
A lazy ode to wasting away with salt on the rim and no real worries.
Tequila by The Champs 1958
An instrumental that only ever needs to say one word.
Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy 1972
An old folk tale of a highwayman, cranked up to full rock.
Red Red Wine by UB40 1983
Reaching for a glass to quiet a memory that won't leave.
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer by George Thorogood 1977
A long night of bad decisions, ordered three drinks at a time.
Piano Man by Billy Joel 1973
A whole bar full of regulars drinking through their slow week.
Tubthumping by Chumbawamba 1997
He gets knocked down, but he gets up again, drink in hand.
Drink in My Hand by Eric Church 2011
Clocking out on Friday and refusing to think about Monday.
Chug-a-Lug by Roger Miller 1964
A grinning country tune about a first taste of the hard stuff.
Toes by Zac Brown Band 2008
Toes in the sand, a cold drink and not a care left on shore.
Alcohol by Brad Paisley 2005
A wry song sung from the bottle's own point of view.