30+ Songs to Make You Happy and Motivate You

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Feeling uninspired and blah?  Need to get serious stuff done today?  Here are 30+ songs to make you happy and motivate you to take on the day when you need a little boost.

Songs to Make You Happy and Motivate You

Note: some of these are, um, NOT G-rated.  More like somewhat (a lot) inappropriate dance or frat music. 😉

30+ Songs to Make You Happy and Motivate You

  1. “Boom Clap” by Charli XCX

2. “Shower” by Becky G

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3. “This is How We Do” by Katy Perry

4. “Chandelier” by Sia

5. “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha

6. “We Found Love” by Rihanna

7. “Levels” by Avicii

8. “Rain Over Me” by Pitbull

9. “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce

10. “Turn Up the Music” by Chris Brown

11. “Work” by Iggy Azalea

Songs to Motivate You

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(Some of these will reveal my unashamed love of early 2000’s top 40 music ;)).

Uplifting Songs to Brighten Your Day

11 Uplifting Songs to Brighten Your Day

1. “Stand By You” by Rachel Platten

2. “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic

3. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” by Usher and Pitbull

4. “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz

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5. “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj

6. “Rock Bottom” by Hailee Steinfeld and DNCE

7. “Heroes (We Could Be)” by Alesso

8. “Crazy Beautiful Life” by Kesha

9. “You Make Me Feel…” by Cobra Starship

10. “We Found Love” by Rihanna and Calvin Harris

11. “Domino” by Jessie J

What’s your favorite uplifting song? 🙂

Sometimes you just need a little kick in the pants to stop procrastinating and take action on the things you knoooowww you’re supposed to be doing and get a little extra motivation. So, here are 23 more songs to inspire you to kick butt and take names.

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From time to time I like to blast some butt-kicking music (with earbuds, of course. 🙂  Can’t let my neighbors know that I secretly love Justin Bieber’s “Sorry”) and just get a ton of stuff done in one sitting.

Note: some of these songs / videos are explicit!

1. “Broken Glass” by Rachel Platten

2. “Starships” by Nicki Minaj

3. “Outta Your Mind” by Lil Jon and LMFAO

4. “All I Do is Win” by DJ Khaled

5. “I Don’t Get Tired” by Kevin Gates

6. “Go Get It” by T.I.

7. “Work B**ch” by Britney Spears

8. “Warrior” by Havana Brown

9. “We Run the Night” by Havana Brown and Pitbull

10. “Shots” by LMFAO

11. “Story of My Life” by One Direction

12. “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti (from Rocky)

13. “Remember the Name” by Fort Minor

14. “Part of Me” by Katy Perry

15. “Firework” by Katy Perry

16. “Hall of Fame” by The Script and will.i.am

17. “Eyes Open” by Taylor Swift

18. “Wavin’ Flag” by K’NAAN

19. “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” by Mulan

20. “The Fighter” by Gym Class Heroes

21. “Time of Our Lives” by Pitbull and Ne-Yo

22. “Sorry” by Justin Bieber

23. “I am Invincible” by Cassadee Pope

When bad days happen, it’s nice to have some inspirational or motivational songs to lift your spirits and make you feel better.  Here are 12 motivational songs for bad days.

This list of songs will help pump you up and empower you if you’re just feeling low or a little sad.

Motivational Songs for Bad Days

12 Motivational Songs for Bad Days

“Sit Still, Look Pretty” by Daya

“Rise” by Katy Perry

“Stand by You” by Rachel Platten

“Rock Bottom” by Hailee Steinfeld

“Cheap Thrills” by Sia

“Go Get It” by T.I.

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“Eyes Open” by Taylor Swift

“Roar” by Katy Perry

“Best Day of My Life” by American Authors

“Keep Holding On” by Avril Lavigne

“What Are You Waiting For?” by Nickelback

“Stronger Than Ever” by Raleigh Ritchie