Football has two soundtracks: the handful of songs written about the game itself, and the anthems that get blasted over the stadium speakers until the whole crowd is on its feet. This list covers both, then ends with the global game.
Updated 2026
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight by Hank Williams Jr. 1989
Are you ready for some football? The Monday-night intro a generation grew up on.
The Super Bowl Shuffle by Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew 1985
An actual NFL team rapping about their season, weeks before they won it.
The Boys of Fall by Kenny Chesney 2010
A love letter to Friday-night high school football and the team you bled for.
We Are the Champions by Queen 1977
The victory anthem that follows every trophy lift.
We Will Rock You by Queen 1977
Stomp, stomp, clap. The stadium beat that needs no instruments.
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes 2003
That seven-note riff every crowd now hums back at the field.
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 1982
The training-montage anthem that escaped the boxing ring long ago.
Jump Around by House of Pain 1992
The fourth-quarter song that gets entire student sections bouncing.
Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne 1980
That opening riff still means kickoff is close.
Renegade by Styx 1978
The slow build the Steelers crowd waits on to rattle a defense.
Sandstorm by Darude 2000
The build-up the whole arena screams along to before the drop.
For the football the rest of the world means by the word.
Three Lions (Football's Coming Home) by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds 1996
The England terrace anthem that refuses to die.
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira 2010
The official song of the first World Cup held on the continent.
World in Motion by New Order 1990
An indie band, a national squad and a surprisingly great pop song.