[2026] Recommended for high school students! A roundup of popular Western songs

FifteenTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift – Fifteen

It’s a song by Taylor Swift released in 2009.

As the title suggests, she sings about being fifteen, but the content fits perfectly for high schoolers in general.

The teenage years are full of experiences, mistakes, and worries, but this song reminds us that all of that is a page in our youth.

We’ll Be the StarsSabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter – We’ll Be the Stars (Official Video)

It’s a track from Sabrina Carpenter’s 2015 album “Eyes Wide Open.” Its gentle sound and the beautiful chorus in the hook are striking, and it makes you want to lie down in a field under a blue, music-video-like sky and listen.

I also recommend the lyrics, which I especially hope younger listeners will take the time to absorb.

Side To SideAriana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj

Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – Side To Side (Official Video) ft. Nicki Minaj

A track about a woman dating a bad man despite warnings from her friends.

A collaboration by Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, it was released as a digital download in 2016.

The music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.

What I’ve DoneLinkin Park

What I’ve Done (Official Music Video) [4K Upgrade] – Linkin Park

A track about acknowledging and accepting past mistakes and moving forward toward a better life.

Released by Linkin Park in 2007, it reached the Top 10 on charts around the world.

It samples Wilson Pickett’s 1970 track “Get Me Back on Time, Engine #9.”

SuperloveTinashe

Tinashe – Superlove (Official Video)

A track released as a digital download in 2016 by American singer Tinashe.

Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, who have also worked on tracks for artists like Rihanna and Justin Bieber, were involved in the production.

It reached No.

7 on the U.S.

charts.