[2026] Best Western Songs for Middle School Students to Learn and Study English

Perfect IllusionLady Gaga

Lady Gaga – Perfect Illusion (Official Music Video)

Western music artists are inevitably less popular than Japanese artists.

However, I think Lady Gaga is doing her best in that situation.

In particular, she’s probably very good at self-promotion.

She and even middle schoolers are extremely popular.

Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana

Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

People with sharp tongues call bands like Nirvana “rock for middle schoolers.” Let them talk—arguing with them is a hassle.

More than anything, this song is brimming with the kind of energy that makes middle schoolers obsessed.

So if you don’t know it, that’s a real loss.

Fake My Own DeathSUM41

Sum 41 – Fake My Own Death (Official Music Video)

Once you get into punk rock, you can’t help looking for similar bands.

If you like Green Day or the Pistols, the next one to check out is Sum 41.

Their sound is the kind of rock that even middle schoolers love, and I think it can be a real vitamin boost for boys bursting with energy!

New RomanticsTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift – New Romantics

You start getting into Western music around middle school, right? And you naturally look up to grown-ups like Taylor Swift.

This song was, of course, a huge hit, so I think everyone knows it by now, but if you don’t, you can get a feel for a new side of Taylor.

With or Without YouU2

U2 – With Or Without You (U2 At The BBC)

I think many parents of today’s junior high school students are in their late 30s to around their 40s.

Western music from the 1980s is likely influenced by that generation.

A common reason people come to like Western music is that their parents listened to it, so it’s easy to see why U2 is so popular.