October Playlists to Sing and Dance Along to

We have curated a variety of different playlists for you to enjoy throughout October. In addition to a spooky Halloween-themed calendar, we have wake-up songs, decade-themed dance-a-longs, and plenty more.

Songs to Wake Up to

Start those October mornings with our selection of upbeat songs to get you excited and ready for the day.

• “Best Day of My Life” American Authors
• “I’ll Be There for You” The Rembrandts
• “Good Morning” Mandisa (changed from“Surface Pressure” from Encanto)
• “I Aint’ Worried” OneRepublic
• “Good to Be Alive” from The Peanuts Movie
• “All Star” Smash Mouth
• “A Whole New World” from Aladdin
• “Best Song Ever” One Direction
• “Life Is a Highway” Tom Cochrane
• “Whatever It Takes” Imagine Dragons
• “Sunshine on a Rainy Day” Zoë
• “Circle of Life” from The Lion King
• “Let the Day Begin” The Call
• “Walking on a Dream” Empire of the Sun
• “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story
• “Tubthumping” Chumbawamba
• “A Spoonful of Sugar” from Mary Poppins
• “The Middle” Jimmy Eat World
• “Go the Distance” from Hercules
• “Keep Your Head Up” Andy Grammer
• “Hair Up” from Trolls
• “Superheroes” The Script
• “Let’s Go” Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo
• “Sunroof” Nicky Youre & hey daisy
• “Underdog” Alicia Keys
• “Break My Stride” Matthew Wilder
• “Touch the Sky” from Brave
• “Champion” Fall Out Boy
• “Hall of Fame” The Script & will.i.am
• “We Are the Champions” Queen
• “Life’s a Happy Song” from The Muppets

The Spotify playlist is available here.

Get the ‘Good-Mood’ Wake-Up Songs printable here.

60s Songs to Dance to

Our fun ’60s songs take you back to a decade full of timeless classics. If this was your era for dancing, be sure to get your friends involved, too!

• “I’m a Believer” The Monkees
• “Do You Love Me” The Contours
• “Mony Mony” Tommy James & The Shondells
• “Dancing in the Street” Martha & The Vandellas
• “Dance to the Music” Sly & The Family Stone
• “Land of 1000 Dances” Wilson Pickett
• “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” The Rolling Stones
• “It’s Not Unusual” Tom Jones
• “Respect” Aretha Franklin
• “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” Nancy Sinatra
• “You Can’t Hurry Love” The Supremes
• “Ring of Fire” Johnny Cash
• “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” Etta James
• “Sunshine of Your Love” Cream
• “A Hard Day’s Night” The Beatles
• “Please Mr. Postman” The Marvelettes
• “The Twist” Chubby Checker
• “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” Dean Martin
• “The Locomotion” Little Eva
• “Rescue Me” Fontella Bass
• “Twistin’ the Night Away” Sam Cooke
• “This Old Heart of Mine” The Isley Brothers
• “Sugar Sugar” The Archies
• “For Once in My Life” Stevie Wonder
• “Born to Be Wild” Steppenwolf
• “Sweet Caroline” Neil Diamond
• “Good Vibrations” The Beach Boys
• “Mashed Potato Time” Dee Dee Sharp
• “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar, Pie, Honey Bunch)” Four Tops
• “Tighten Up” Archie Bell & The Drells
• “I Got You (I Feel Good)” James Brown

The Spotify playlist is available here.

Get the 60s songs to dance to in October printable here.

70s Songs to Dance to

• “I Feel Love” Donna Summer
• “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” Barry White
• “Young Hearts Run Free” Candi Staton
• “Hooked on a Feeling” Blue Swede
• “Boogie Fever” The Sylvers
• “Ladies Night” Kool & The Gang
• “Boogie on Reggae Woman” Stevie Wonder
• “Love Machine” The Miracles
• “You to Me Are Everything” The Real Thing
• “Copacabana” Barry Manilow
• “Fantasy” Earth, Wind & Fire
• “He’s the Greatest Dancer” Sister Sledge
• “Never Can Say Goodbye” Gloria Gaynor
• “Heart of Glass” Blondie
• “So You Win Again” Hot Chocolate
• “Turn the Beat Around” Vicki Sue Robinson
• “More Than a Woman” Bee Gees
• “Don’t Take Away the Music” Tavares
• “Voulez-Vous” ABBA
• “Is It Love You’re After” Rose Royce
• “Daddy Cool” Boney M.
• “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” McFadden & Whitehead
• “Everybody Dance” Chic
• “You Should Be Dancing” Bee Gees
• “And the Beat Goes On” The Whispers
• “I Love the Nightlife” Alicia Bridges
• “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” ABBA
• “Shake Your Booty” KC & The Sunshine Band
• “Got to Give It Up” Marvin Gaye
• “Brick House” Commodores
• “Disco Inferno” The Trammps

Get the 70s Songs Printable here.

The 70s playlist is on Spotify here.

80s Songs to Dance to in October

For anyone who was on the dancefloor in the ‘80s, this is the calendar for you. Enjoy a month of classic songs to dance to in a decade renowned for its distinctive music style.

1. “Call Me” Blondie
2. “Genius of Love” Tom Tom Club
3. “Don’t You Want Me?” Human League
4. “All Night Long (All Night)” Lionel Richie
5. “Another One Bites the Dust” Queen
6. “Blue Monday” New Order
7. “Wild Thing” Tone-Loc
8. “Situation” Yazoo
9. “When Doves Cry” Prince
10. “Conga” Miami Sound Machine
11. “Word Up!” Cameo
12. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!
13. “Venus” Bananarama
14. “Hungry Like the Wolf” Duran Duran
15. “We Got the Beat” The Go-Go’s
16. “Material Girl” Madonna
17. “Freeway of Love” Aretha Franklin
18. “Two of Hearts” Stacey Q
19. “Get Down on It” Kool & The Gang
20. “Party All the Time” Eddie Murphy
21. “In My House” Mary Jane Girls
22. “Let the Music Play” Shannon
23. “Rhythm of the Night” DeBarge
24. “Ain’t Nobody” Rufus & Chaka Khan
25. “Give It Up” KC & The Sunshine Band
26. “It Takes Two” Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
27. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Tears for Fears
28. “The Loco-Motion” Kylie Minogue
29. “Need You Tonight” INXS
30. “Thriller” Michael Jackson
31. “Ghostbusters” Ray Parker Jr.

Get the 80s Songs Printable here.

And the Spotify playlist is here.

90s Playlist for October

1. “Get Ready” 2 Unlimited
2. “I Like to Move It” Reel 2 Reel
3. “Lovefool” The Cardigans
4. “Better Off Alone” Alice Deejay
5. “Groove Thang” Zhané
6. “No Diggity” Blackstreet
7. “This Is How We Do It” Montell Jordan
8. “Shoop” Salt-n-Pepa
9. “Finally” CeCe Peniston
10. “Jump” Kris Kross
11. “Go” Moby
12. “Beautiful Life” Ace of Base
13. “We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)” Vengaboys
14. “Dreamer” Livin’ Joy
15. “Good Vibrations” Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
16. “Ray of Light” Madonna
17. “It Feels So Good” Sonique
18. “The Rhythm of the Night” Corona
19. “Where Do You Go” No Mercy
20. “Smooth” Santana & Rob Thomas
21. “Don’t Call Me Baby” Madison Avenue
22. “Please Don’t Go” K.W.S.
23. “How Bizarre” OMC
24. “Waiting for Tonight” Jennifer Lopez
25. “Suavemente” Elvis Crespo
26. “Another Night” Real McCoy
27. “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” Eiffel 65
28. “Return of the Mack” Mark Morrison
29. “C’mon N’Ride It (The Train)” Quad City DJ’s
30. “No Scrubs” TLC
31. “Just a Girl” No Doubt

The 90s playlist is available on Spotify here.

Get the 90s songs printable here.

2000s Songs to Dance to in October

• “One More Time” Daft Punk
• “Just Dance” Lady Gaga
• “Shake It” Metro Station
• “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)” Modjo
• “I Gotta Feeling” Black Eyed Peas
• “Right Round” Flo Rida & Kesha
• “D.A.N.C.E” Justice
• “SOS” Rihanna
• “1, 2 Step” Ciara & Missy Elliott
• “Music” Madonna
• “Everytime We Touch” Cascada
• “Around the World (La La La La La)” A Touch of Class
• “Move Your Feet” Junior Senior
• “Don’t Stop Movin’” S Club
• “Rock Your Body” Justin Timberlake
• “Beautiful” Akon
• “When Love Takes Over” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland
• “Candyman” Christina Aguilera
• “Circus” Britney Spears
• “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” Beyoncé
• “Alors on Danse” Stromae
• “All I Ever Wanted” Basshunter
• “Superstar” Jamelia
• “My My My” Armand Van Helden
• “Ready for the Floor” Hot Chip
• “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” Kylie Minogue
• “Replay” Iyaz
• “Fire Burning” Sean Kingston
• “Call on Me” Eric Prydz
• “Dragostea din Tei (Numa Numa/Mă Ya Hi)” O-Zone
• “Ghosts ’n’ Stuff” deadmau5

Get the 2000s songs printable here.

The Spotify playlist is available here.

Spooky Songs

Our spooky songs give you a whole month to get ready for Halloween on the 31st!

See the written list and get the playlist & printable here.

We hope you enjoy singing and dancing along to this month’s songs! Whether it’s early in the morning, in the evenings after work, or as part of a daily routine with loved ones, music can bring so much joy to our lives.

You may also want to check out our other October printables and ideas.