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Touching Western songs recommended for high school students: world classics and popular hits

Have you ever experienced a moment when music moved you to your core?

It’s said that music can have many effects that stir our emotions—giving a push when we’re trying our best, or easing a heavy heart just a little.

This time, we’re introducing inspiring English-language songs that are perfect for sensitive and empathetic high school students!

Playlist

Touching Western songs recommended for high school students: world classics and popular hits
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1eastBeautiful ThingsBenson Boone
Beautiful ThingsBenson Booneplay_arrow
A powerful new song by a social media–popular singer
2eastThis SongConan Gray
This SongConan Grayplay_arrow
Conan Gray’s soulfully introspective self-discovery song
3eastThinking Out LoudEd Sheeran
Thinking Out LoudEd Sheeranplay_arrow
Ed Sheeran's heartwarming romantic songs
4eastTry EverythingShakira
Try EverythingShakiraplay_arrow
Positive vibes from Shakira’s Zootopia theme song
5eastWake Me UpAvicii
Wake Me UpAviciiplay_arrow
Comfortable music and captivating vocals
6eastI Want It That WayBackstreet Boys
I Want It That WayBackstreet Boysplay_arrow
The Backstreet Boys' classic song
7eastBad DayDaniel Powter
Bad DayDaniel Powterplay_arrow
A song with a bright melody that cheers you on
8eastSugarMaroon 5
SugarMaroon 5play_arrow
A happy song to sing as a wedding surprise
9eastSee You AgainWiz Khalifa
See You AgainWiz Khalifaplay_arrow
The movie’s theme song continues to gain popularity.
10eastParadiseColdplay
ParadiseColdplayplay_arrow
Coldplay's iconic masterpiece
11eastSanta Tell MeAriana Grande
Santa Tell MeAriana Grandeplay_arrow
Ariana’s Christmas song sings of love
12eastHigh HopesPanic! At The Disco
High HopesPanic! At The Discoplay_arrow
Anthem of Panic! At The Disco
13eastThis Is MeThe Greatest Showman Cast
This Is MeThe Greatest Showman Castplay_arrow
An anthem that encourages you to proudly be yourself just as you are
14eastDie YoungKe$ha
Die YoungKe$haplay_arrow
When it comes to songs that get everyone clapping along and hyped, Keshi...
15eastSend My LoveAdele
Send My LoveAdeleplay_arrow
An album that showcases a vocal-centric musical style
16eastThe PrayerAndrea Bocelli
The PrayerAndrea Bocelliplay_arrow
Singer Bocelli who overcame visual impairment
17eastBreak Free ft. ZeddAriana Grande
Break Free ft. ZeddAriana Grandeplay_arrow
Ariana Grande’s hit songs and outstanding vocal ability
18eastDirty WorkAustin Mahone
Dirty WorkAustin Mahoneplay_arrow
Music works that support tough jobs
19eastIt’s My LifeBon Jovi
It’s My LifeBon Joviplay_arrow
Bon Jovi’s hit songs are hugely popular around the world.
20eastComplicatedChristina Aguilera
ComplicatedChristina Aguileraplay_arrow
A Heartfelt Song by Avril Lavigne
21eastMy Heart Will Go OnCéline Dion
My Heart Will Go OnCéline Dionplay_arrow
The moving theme song of the movie Titanic
22eastCastle on the HillEd Sheeran
Castle on the HillEd Sheeranplay_arrow
A story of Ed Sheeran’s youth and love for his hometown
23eastWe’re All In This Together (From “High School Musical”)High School Musical Cast
We're All In This Together (From "High School Musical")High School Musical Castplay_arrow
An inspiring hit song from a youth musical
24eastSo YesterdayHilary Duff
So YesterdayHilary Duffplay_arrow
A song that gives you the courage to face forward and move ahead
25eastYou’re BeautifulJames Blunt
You’re BeautifulJames Bluntplay_arrow
A bittersweet unrequited love song that encourages many women.
26eastCAN’T STOP THE FEELING!Justin Timberlake
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!Justin Timberlakeplay_arrow
Justin's bright and refreshing hit song
27eastRoarKaty Perry
RoarKaty Perryplay_arrow
A globally popular song by Katy Perry
28eastOne Sweet DayMariah Carey
One Sweet DayMariah Careyplay_arrow
Legendary duet song, No. 1 on the charts in 1995
29eastTo Be With YouMr. BIG
To Be With YouMr. BIGplay_arrow
A signature ballad by Mr. Big
30eastMemory Of The WindNAUL
Memory Of The WindNAULplay_arrow
Korean songs with clear, airy vocals
31eastHomePhillip Phillips
HomePhillip Phillipsplay_arrow
A heartwarming song stirs the emotions of someone longing for love.
32eastAPT.ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
APT.ROSÉ & Bruno Marsplay_arrow
Expressing the exhilaration of a party and the sweet feelings of romance
33eastEspressoSabrina Carpenter
EspressoSabrina Carpenterplay_arrow
A powerful song that supports the dreams of young people
34eastWriting’s On The WallSam Smith
Writing's On The WallSam Smithplay_arrow
The soaring vocals of the 007 theme are captivating, wrapped in an enigmatic composition.
35eastTime To SaySarah Brightman
Time To SaySarah Brightmanplay_arrow
Sarah and Andrea’s Supreme Duet
36eastWhenever, WhereverShakira
Whenever, WhereverShakiraplay_arrow
Shakira became a successful singer.
37eastGimme LoveSia
Gimme LoveSiaplay_arrow
A heart-stirring song that conveys the importance of emotions and love
38eastLong LiveTaylor Swift
Long LiveTaylor Swiftplay_arrow
A moving song that portrays the fulfillment of life with the image of a king
39eastBlank SpaceTaylor Swift
Blank SpaceTaylor Swiftplay_arrow
Introduction to Popular Western Music Classics Around the World
40eastHere Comes the SunThe Beatles
Here Comes the SunThe Beatlesplay_arrow
A classic song that celebrates the arrival of spring and hope
41eastA Million DreamsThe Greatest Showman Cast
A Million DreamsThe Greatest Showman Castplay_arrow
A moving song that sings of dreams and hope
42eastI Look to YouWhitney Houston
I Look to YouWhitney Houstonplay_arrow
Whitney’s classic that sings of love and bonds
43eastWild Flower박효신
Wild Flower박효신play_arrow
Park Hyo-shin’s powerful soul song
44eastWe are the WorldUSA For Africa
We are the WorldUSA For Africaplay_arrow
A charity song for African hunger relief
45eastXoBeyoncé
XoBeyoncéplay_arrow
Beyoncé’s powerful ballad
46eastJust The Way You AreBruno Mars
Just The Way You AreBruno Marsplay_arrow
Bruno Mars’s love song masterpiece
47eastCall Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen
Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsenplay_arrow
Carly Rae Jepsen's coming-of-age pop song
48eastWe Are Young ft. Janelle MonáeFun
We Are Young ft. Janelle MonáeFunplay_arrow
A global hit song that celebrates the vibrant spirit of youth
49eastLet It GoIdina Menzel
Let It GoIdina Menzelplay_arrow
A global hit song from Frozen's theme song
50eastDon’t stop believingJourney
Don't stop believingJourneyplay_arrow
Journey's classic hit is back in the spotlight thanks to a TV drama
51eastPrayingKe$ha
PrayingKe$haplay_arrow
Proud of myself even when I'm alone
52eastLean On (feat. MØ)Major Lazer & DJ Snake
Lean On (feat. MØ)Major Lazer & DJ Snakeplay_arrow
A popular song filled with the radiance of youth
53eastThe ClimbMiley Cyrus
The ClimbMiley Cyrusplay_arrow
A song of hope that gives us the courage to pursue our dreams
54eastWhat Makes You BeautifulOne Direction
What Makes You BeautifulOne Directionplay_arrow
The appeal of One Direction’s debut song
55eastWaka Waka (This Time for Africa)Shakira
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)Shakiraplay_arrow
Shakira’s official World Cup cheering song
56eastSomething Just Like ThisThe Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Something Just Like ThisThe Chainsmokers & Coldplayplay_arrow
A fusion track of EDM and warm melodies
57eastShut Up and DanceWalk the Moon
Shut Up and DanceWalk the Moonplay_arrow
A positive song that gives you a push to take a step forward in life.
58eastSee You Again ft. Charlie PuthWiz Khalifa
See You Again ft. Charlie PuthWiz Khalifaplay_arrow
Charlie Puth’s moving hit song
59eastGraduationbenny blanco, Juice WRLD
Graduationbenny blanco, Juice WRLDplay_arrow
A moving collaborative song themed around high school graduation
60eastStressed Outtwenty one pilots
Stressed Outtwenty one pilotsplay_arrow
Nostalgia song by Twenty One Pilots
61eastOh My GodAdele
Oh My GodAdeleplay_arrow
A distinctive song: Adele's 'Oh My God'
62eastRap GodEminem
Rap GodEminemplay_arrow
Hip-hop is trending among high school students.
63eastMemoriesMaroon 5
MemoriesMaroon 5play_arrow
Maroon 5's moving tribute song
64eastLose You To Love MeSelena Gomez
Lose You To Love MeSelena Gomezplay_arrow
A timeless song that heals the emotions of high school life, Selena Gomez
65eastCalifornia GurlsKaty Perry
California GurlsKaty Perryplay_arrow
For high school students, classic Western songs are the timeless hits of yesteryear...
66eastSo Far AwayAvenged Sevenfold
So Far AwayAvenged Sevenfoldplay_arrow
A hidden gem by a popular American metal band...
67eastHeroSkillet
HeroSkilletplay_arrow
The hugely popular American twin-vocal duo Chris…
68eastHead Above WaterTheory Of A Deadman
Head Above WaterTheory Of A Deadmanplay_arrow
Discovered by Nickelback, they made their major-label debu...
69eastSummertimeMy Chemical Romance
SummertimeMy Chemical Romanceplay_arrow
A famous song by a world-renowned rock band from the United States...
70eastTiredAlan Walker ft. Gavin James
TiredAlan Walker ft. Gavin Jamesplay_arrow
Western EDM that blows away the fatigue from the scorching heat…
71eastHow Far I’ll GoAlessia Cara
How Far I'll GoAlessia Caraplay_arrow
Speaking of Western songs that feel summery, Disney’s a...
72eastHeroes (we could be) ft. Tove LoAlesso
Heroes (we could be) ft. Tove LoAlessoplay_arrow
We can be heroes! Summer high school baseball...
73eastLet It GoDemi Lovato
Let It GoDemi Lovatoplay_arrow
A Western song that blows away the summer heat, and...
74eastOn Top Of The WorldImagine Dragons
On Top Of The WorldImagine Dragonsplay_arrow
The happiness I had dreamed of since I was a child was sudd...
75eastDon’t Be So Hard On YourselfJess Glynne
Don't Be So Hard On YourselfJess Glynneplay_arrow
Western music that's perfect as a cheer song for summer high school baseball...
76eastFireworkKaty Perry
FireworkKaty Perryplay_arrow
Launch the fireworks of victory! You troublesome star…
77eastStronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)Kelly Clarkson
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)Kelly Clarksonplay_arrow
The audition show American Idol...
78eastAll The StarsKendrick Lamar & SZA
All The StarsKendrick Lamar & SZAplay_arrow
In 2018, it shattered existing box office records…
79eastI See a VictoryKim Burrell, Pharrell Williams
I See a VictoryKim Burrell, Pharrell Williamsplay_arrow
In the ending theme of the movie “Dream,” th...
80eastI Won’t Let You DownOK Go
I Won't Let You DownOK Goplay_arrow
How on earth did you film/shoot this? It must have taken a lot of practice...
81eastFight SongRachel Platten
Fight SongRachel Plattenplay_arrow
Rachel, who made her first visit to Japan in 2016, ...
82eastBraveSara Bareilles
BraveSara Bareillesplay_arrow
When it comes to Western songs that give you courage, Sarah…
83eastNever Give UpSia
Never Give UpSiaplay_arrow
Never give up! The phrase from the title…
84eastThis Is MeThe Greatest Showman
This Is MeThe Greatest Showmanplay_arrow
Nominated for the 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Song…
85eastI Miss YouAaron Hall
I Miss YouAaron Hallplay_arrow
A rich and profound taste of Black music...
86eastLonelyAkon
LonelyAkonplay_arrow
Powerful vocals deliver a direct impact…
87eastEvery Time I Close My EyesBabyface
Every Time I Close My EyesBabyfaceplay_arrow
Luxurious, exuding a sexy and mature vibe…
88eastAnytimeBrian McKnight
AnytimeBrian McKnightplay_arrow
Authentic rhythm and blues and neo-soul...
89eastMy First LoveCarl Thomas
My First LoveCarl Thomasplay_arrow
Specializing in melodious rhythm and blues...
90eastHappily Ever AfterCase
Happily Ever AfterCaseplay_arrow
The core is brought out through a melancholic vocal approach…
91eastSay GoodbyeChris Brown
Say GoodbyeChris Brownplay_arrow
Overwhelming party sense and genuine, full-fledged…
92eastWhere I Wanna BeDonell Jones
Where I Wanna BeDonell Jonesplay_arrow
The stylish rhythm-and-blues style is melod…
93eastDifferencesGinuwine
DifferencesGinuwineplay_arrow
A melody so powerful that once you hear it, it never leaves you.
94eastLet’s ChillGuy
Let's ChillGuyplay_arrow
Dance classics and new jack swing...
95eastI Wanna KnowJoe
I Wanna KnowJoeplay_arrow
A rich, full-bodied vocal approach and high sense of style…
96eastThey Don’t KnowJon B.
They Don't KnowJon B.play_arrow
We’ll also incorporate elements of Japanese-style sound...
97eastCrying Out For MeMario
Crying Out For MeMarioplay_arrow
As an artist with overwhelming vocal ability, rhythm...
98eastIf You Love MeMint Condition
If You Love MeMint Conditionplay_arrow
A classical new jack swing ar...
99eastDontchangeMusiq
DontchangeMusiqplay_arrow
A high-level performance with rich neo-soul textures...
100eastMadNe-Yo
MadNe-Yoplay_arrow
The rich, wistful melody line is absolutely incredible…
101eastButta LoveNext
Butta LoveNextplay_arrow
A melodious rhythm-and-blues app...
102eastI’m TrynaOMARION
I'm TrynaOMARIONplay_arrow
It commands an overwhelming presence in street scenes, po...
103eastCandy RainSoul For Real
Candy RainSoul For Realplay_arrow
A universal sense for melody and kids' yo...
104eastMoving MountainsUsher
Moving MountainsUsherplay_arrow
Soaring vocals and a moody track...
105eastHappyPharrell Williams
HappyPharrell Williamsplay_arrow
A song released in 2013, and MTV …
106eastGot The LifeKorn
Got The LifeKornplay_arrow
Powerful vocals and a rockin’ flair are dancing...
107eastMarry The NightLady Gaga
Marry The NightLady Gagaplay_arrow
The American Pop—renowned in Japan for its exceptional name recognition...
108eastI Have NothingGlee
I Have NothingGleeplay_arrow
A classic song from the movie The Bodyguard gets a new interpretation.