Stars give a song somewhere to point: a wish, a lost love, a sense of being small under a wide sky. These picks run from a glam-rock visitor to a quiet wish whispered before sleep.
Updated 2026
Starman by David Bowie 1972
A message from the sky that there is life waiting out there.
Counting Stars by OneRepublic 2013
Trading sleep for dreams, counting stars instead of money.
Yellow by Coldplay 2000
Look at the stars, and how they shine for one person in particular.
Read the meaning behind the songVincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Don McLean 1971
A gentle tribute to Van Gogh painting the night sky he saw.
Stardust by Nat King Cole 1957
A memory of love that lingers like dust from the stars.
When You Wish Upon a Star by Cliff Edwards 1940
The promise that a wish made on a star can come true.
Catch a Falling Star by Perry Como 1957
Pocket a little luck and save it for a rainy day.
Drops of Jupiter by Train 2001
A woman comes back down to earth with the stars still on her.
Shooting Star by Bad Company 1975
The quick, bright rise and fall of a young rock dreamer.
A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay 2014
Seeing one person as a whole sky lit up at once.
Champagne Supernova by Oasis 1995
A hazy, sky-high closer about drifting somewhere far above it all.