April Songs and Playlists

Bring variety to your routine and discover some new music this April with our playlists. Take a trip back in time with the decade-themed playlists, and use the playlists for other reasons, like songs to wake up to or to motivate you on a busy day.

All of the playlists come with printables. Print the calendars, put them on your noticeboard or refrigerator, and dance along every day of the month.

Wake-Up Songs

1. “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
2. “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” Stevie Wonder
3. “Lovely Day” Bill Withers
4. “Don’t Worry Be Happy” Bobby McFerrin
5. “Here Comes the Sun” The Beatles
6. “Sunny” Bobby Hebb
7. “That’s Life” Frank Sinatra
8. “Three Little Birds” Bob Marley
9. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!
10. “Daydream Believer” The Monkees
11. “Beautiful Day” U2
12. “Walking on a Dream” Empire of the Sun
13. “I Got You Babe” Sonny & Cher
14. “Mr. Blue Sky” Electric Light Orchestra
15. “Good Vibrations” The Beach Boys
16. “Sunrise” Norah Jones
17. “What a Wonderful World” Louis Armstrong
18. “Everywhere” Fleetwood Mac
19. “Cover Me in Sunshine” P!nk
20. “Walking on Sunshine” Katrina & The Waves
21. “Hakuna Matata” (from the Lion King)
22. “Pocketful of Sunshine” Natasha Bedingfield
23. “Clocks” Coldplay
24. “Brave” Sara Bareilles
25. “Soak Up the Sun” Sheryl Crow
26. “Free Bird” Lynyrd Skynyrd
27. “Fly Like a Bird” Mariah Carey
28. “I’m Like a Bird” Nelly Furtado
29. “Be OK” Ingrid Michaelson
30. “Send Me On My Way” Rusted Root

Get the April Wake-Up Songs printable here.

Find the Spotify playlist here.

70s Songs

1. “Boogie Shoes” KC and the Sunshine Band
2. “Play That Funky Music” Wild Cherry
3. “Let Your Love Flow” The Bellamy Brothers
4. “Nutbush City Limits” Tina Turner
5. “What I Like About You” The Romantics
6. “September” Earth, Wind & Fire
7. “I Will Survive” Gloria Gaynor
8. “Le Freak” CHIC
9. “Dancing Queen” ABBA
10. “Car Wash” Rose Royce
11. “Old Time Rock & Roll” Bob Seger
12. “Get Down Tonight” KC and the Sunshine Band
13. “Eagle Rock” Daddy Cool
14. “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” Leo Sayer
15. “Waterloo” ABBA
16. “Stayin’ Alive” Bee Gees
17. “Joy to the World (Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog)” Three Dog Night
18. “You Should Be Dancing” Bee Gees
19. “Brick House” The Commodores
20. “Mr. Blue Sky” Electric Light Orchestra
21. “Domino” Van Morrison
22. “I Go to Rio” Peter Allen/Pablo Cruise
23. “Boogie Wonderland” Earth, Wind & Fire & The Emotions
24. “The Rubberband Man” The Spinners
25. “Shake Your Groove Thing” Peaches & Herb
26. “Mamma Mia” ABBA
27. “Brass in Pocket” The Pretenders
28. “Got to Be Real” Cheryl Lynn
29. “Dancing Machine” The Jackson 5
30. “Jamming” Bob Marley & The Wailers

Get the April 70s Songs Printable here.

See the Spotify playlist here.

80s Songs for April

1. “Footloose” Kenny Loggins
2. “Holiday” Madonna
3. “Dancing on the Ceiling” Lionel Richie
4. “Jump” Van Halen
5. “Just Can’t Get Enough” Depeche Mode
6. “Let’s Dance” David Bowie
7. “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rick Astley
8. “Dancing in the Dark” Bruce Springsteen
9. “I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)” Taffy
10. “Pink Cadillac” Bruce Springsteen
11. “Birdhouse in Your Soul” They Might Be Giants
12. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” Starship
13. “Freeway of Love” Aretha Franklin
14. “Love Shack” The B-52’s
15. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Whitney Houston
16. “All Over the World” Electric Light Orchestra
17. “Walking on Sunshine” Katrina & The Waves
18. “You Make My Dreams (Come True)” Daryl Hall & John Oates
19. “Upside Down” Diana Ross
20. “Celebration” Kool & TheGang
21. “Jump (For My Love)” The Pointer Sisters
22. “Let’s Groove” Earth, Wind & Fire
23. “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Cyndi Lauper
24. “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” The Proclaimers
25. “Dancing in the Street” Mick Jagger & David Bowie (cover)
26. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!
27. “Mony Mony” Billy Idol (cover)
28. “Karma Chameleon” Culture Club
29. “Rhythm of the Night” DeBarge
30. “What a Feeling” Irene Cara

Get the 80s Songs to Dance to printable here.

See the 80s Spotify playlist here.

90s Songs

1. “Groove Is in the Heart” Deee-Lite
2. “Vogue” Madonna
3. “We’re Going to Ibiza!” Vengaboys
4. “No Scrubs” TLC
5. “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” Scatman John
6. “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)” Rozalla
7. “The Sign” Ace of Base
8. “The Power” SNAP!
9. “Queen of the Night” Whitney Houston
10. “Waiting for Tonight” Jennifer Lopez
11. “What Is Love” Haddaway
12. “Unbelievable” EMF
13. “Show Me Love” Robin S.
14. “I Like to Move It” Reel 2 Reel
15. “Around the World” Daft Punk
16. “Believe” Cher
17. “Beautiful Life” Ace of Base
18. “Music Sounds Better with You” Stardust
19. “Barbie Girl” Aqua
20. “This is How We Do It” Montell Jordan
21. “Another Night” Real McCoy
22. “The Rhythm of the Night” Corona
23. “Wannabe” Spice Girls
24. “Let’s Get Loud” Jennifer Lopez
25. “Livin’ la Vida Loca” Ricky Martin
26. “Tearin’ up My Heart” NSYNC
27. “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” Backstreet Boys
28. “Insomnia” Faithless
29. “Freed From Desire” Gala
30. “Canned Heat” Jamiroquai

Get the April 90s songs printable here.

Find the 90s Spotify playlist here.

2000s Songs

1. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Justin Timberlake
2. “Hey Ya” Outkast
3. “Better When I’m Dancin’” Meghan Trainor
4. “Dancing Shoes” Arctic Monkeys
5. “Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah)” Andy Grammer
6. “Party in the U.S.A” Miley Cyrus
7. “Shake It Off” Taylor Swift
8. “Locked Out of Heaven” Bruno Mars
9. “Levitating” Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby
10. “Overdrive” Ofenbach ft. Norma Jean Marine
11. “Shake It” Metro Station
12. “Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)” George Ezra
13. “Glamorous” Fergie & Ludacris
14. “Houdini” Dua Lipa
15. “Classic” MKTO
16. “Timber” Pitbull ft. Kesha
17. “Power” Little Mix
18. “I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like)” Michael Franti & Spearhead
19. “I Don’t Want to Wait” David Guetta & OneRepublic
20. “Happy” Pharrell Williams
21. “Uptown Funk” Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
22. “Moves Like Jagger” Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
23. “Umbrella” Rihanna
24. “Work This Body” Walk the Moon
25. “Temperature” Sean Paul
26. “Cake by the Ocean” DNCE
27. “Dance the Night Away” Dua Lipa
28. “All About That Bass” Meghan Trainor
29. “Poker Face” Lady Gaga
30. “Hips Don’t Lie” Shakira

Get the 2000s songs printable here.

April Country Songs

1. “9 to 5” Dolly Parton
2. “I Walk the Line” Johnny Cash
3. “Ring of Fire” Johnny Cash
4. “Friends in Low Places” Garth Brooks
5. “He Stopped Loving Her Today” George Jones
6. “Walking After Midnight” Patsy Cline
7. “Working Man Blues” Merle Haggard
8. “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” Willie Nelson
9. “Mama Tried” Merle Haggard
10. “Fancy” Reba McEntire
11. “I Hope You Dance” Lee Ann Womack
12. “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way” Waylon Jennings
13. “You’re Still the One” Shania Twain
14. “Somebody Like You” Keith Urban
15. “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Hank Williams
16. “You Belong With Me” Taylor Swift
17. “Wide Open Spaces” The Chicks
18. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” John Denver
19. “Humble and Kind” Tim McGraw
20. “The House That Built Me” Miranda Lambert
21. “Amarillo by Morning” George Strait
22. “Wichita Lineman” Glen Campbell
23. “Need You Now” Lady A
24. “I’m Movin’ On” Hank Snow
25. “Jolene” Dolly Parton
26. “Check Yes or No” George Strait
27. “Springsteen” Eric Church
28. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” Loretta Lynn
29. “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” Shania Twain
30. “Islands in the Stream” Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

Get the April Country songs printable here.

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