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[Western Music Edition] Songs Frequently Used in YouTube Shorts [2026]

You’ve probably seen them at least once on your smartphone—the memorable Western songs that play on YouTube Shorts.

Catchy melodies and lyrics from short videos are rapidly gaining buzz across social media.

To answer questions like “What’s this song called?” and “Which tracks are trending?”, we’re introducing the most frequently used songs based on current YouTube Shorts trends.

It’s packed with tips for creating short videos and discovering new music!

Playlist

[Western Music Edition] Songs Frequently Used in YouTube Shorts [2026]
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1easti like the way you kiss meArtemas
i like the way you kiss meArtemasplay_arrow
An emotional track with an 80s-style synth sound
2eastOrdinaryAlex Warren
OrdinaryAlex Warrenplay_arrow
Alex Warren's love song
3eastBeautiful ThingsBenson Boone
Beautiful ThingsBenson Booneplay_arrow
An emotional song by Benson Boone popular on social media
4eastEspressoSabrina Carpenter
EspressoSabrina Carpenterplay_arrow
Sabrina’s addictive disco track
5eastDie With A SmileLady Gaga, Bruno Mars
Die With A SmileLady Gaga, Bruno Marsplay_arrow
Even at the end of the world, love will make everything okay.
6eastA Bar Song (Tipsy)Shaboozey
A Bar Song (Tipsy)Shaboozeyplay_arrow
A smash hit that fuses hip-hop and country
7eastMessyLola Young
MessyLola Youngplay_arrow
A song about facing myself as I waver between conflicting expectations
8eastback to friendssombr
back to friendssombrplay_arrow
A popular love-themed song on YouTube
9eastNot Like UsKendrick Lamar
Not Like UsKendrick Lamarplay_arrow
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track is a big hit
10eastThe SubwayChappell Roan
The SubwayChappell Roanplay_arrow
A bittersweet New York story of Chapel Row
11eastShake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
Shake It To The Max (Fly) (Remix)MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addyplay_arrow
Energetic music from Molly
12eastNOKIADrake
NOKIADrakeplay_arrow
A collaboration between Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR
13eastBIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilish
BIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilishplay_arrow
Billie Eilish’s bittersweet love song
14eastAnxietyDoechii
AnxietyDoechiiplay_arrow
A masterpiece that captures the heart with its original music
15eastPaint The Town RedDoja Cat
Paint The Town RedDoja Catplay_arrow
A massively popular song by Doja Cat, a rapper who embraces full-on femininity.
16eastgreedyTate McRae
greedyTate McRaeplay_arrow
Tate McRae’s hit song “greedy”
17eastToo SweetHozier
Too SweetHozierplay_arrow
Hozier’s new song has reached No. 1 in the United States.
18eastStrangersKenya Grace
StrangersKenya Graceplay_arrow
South African R&B singer with global popularity
19eastStarboy ft. Daft PunkThe Weeknd
Starboy ft. Daft PunkThe Weekndplay_arrow
The Struggle with Wealth as Portrayed by The Weeknd and Daft Punk
20eastAPT.ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
APT.ROSÉ & Bruno Marsplay_arrow
A collaborative hit song between a Korean star and American music
21eastSky HighElektronomia
Sky HighElektronomiaplay_arrow
Finnish EDM music is extremely popular.
22eastThe SpectreAlan Walker
The SpectreAlan Walkerplay_arrow
Alan Walker's classic song is popular.
23eastUnstoppableSia
UnstoppableSiaplay_arrow
Sia’s “Alive” is wildly popular around the world.
24eastGigaChad Theme (Phonk House Version)g3ox_em
GigaChad Theme (Phonk House Version)g3ox_emplay_arrow
A musical work that fuses phonk and house
25eastSomebody’s Watching MeRockwell
Somebody's Watching MeRockwellplay_arrow
Rockwell’s signature song, a classic featuring Michael
26eastClose EyesDVRST
Close EyesDVRSTplay_arrow
Dieverest, a pioneer of drift phonk
27eastFriendshipsPascal Letoublon
FriendshipsPascal Letoublonplay_arrow
A hit song by a popular French producer on TikTok
28eastParisElse
ParisElseplay_arrow
France’s standout duo gains popularity with their innovative music.
29eastMemory RebootVØJ, Narvent
Memory RebootVØJ, Narventplay_arrow
The electronic track 'Memory Reboot' is popular.
30eastSTAYThe Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber
STAYThe Kid LAROI, Justin Bieberplay_arrow
The hit song by The Kid Laroi and Bieber
31eastClandestinaFilv & Edmofo feat. Emma Peters
ClandestinaFilv & Edmofo feat. Emma Petersplay_arrow
The Appeal of the Latin Track “Clandestina”
32east(It Goes Like) NananaPeggy Gou
(It Goes Like) NananaPeggy Gouplay_arrow
Popular song(s) by South Korean-born Peggy Gou
33eastUntil I Found YouStephen Sanchez
Until I Found YouStephen Sanchezplay_arrow
A love song by an Elvis-style singer becomes a big hit
34eastDancin (KRONO Remix)Aaron Smith
Dancin (KRONO Remix)Aaron Smithplay_arrow
Comforting house music popular on YouTube
35eastTomfoolery (Dante9k Remix)David Snell
Tomfoolery (Dante9k Remix)David Snellplay_arrow
The secret behind the classic cheerful music of YouTube Shorts
36eastWORTH NOTHING (ft. Oliver Tree)TWISTED
WORTH NOTHING (ft. Oliver Tree)TWISTEDplay_arrow
Expressing feelings of self-denial with drift funk
37eastHere With Med4vd
Here With Med4vdplay_arrow
A heartwarming love song is creating a huge buzz
38eastSaharaHensonn
SaharaHensonnplay_arrow
Ukrainian Phonk music producer
39eastOh No (TikTok Remix)Capone
Oh No (TikTok Remix)Caponeplay_arrow
The popular “Oh No” song on YouTube Shorts
40eastIf We Ever Broke UpMae Stephens
If We Ever Broke UpMae Stephensplay_arrow
The song “If We Ever,” which became a big hit on TikTok
41eastDancin ft. Luvli (Krono Remix)Aaron Smith
Dancin ft. Luvli (Krono Remix)Aaron Smithplay_arrow
Aaron Smith, popular in electronic music
42eastMETAMORPHOSISINTERWORLD
METAMORPHOSISINTERWORLDplay_arrow
TikTok hit song from Drift Phonk
43eastMURDER IN MY MINDKORDHELL
MURDER IN MY MINDKORDHELLplay_arrow
The shocking music of Code Hell is popular.
44eastgood 4 uOlivia Rodrigo
good 4 uOlivia Rodrigoplay_arrow
A pop-punk smash hit that portrays the pain of heartbreak
45eastMakebaJAIN
MakebaJAINplay_arrow
“Makeba,” popular on TikTok, a song that suits surreal videos.
46eastPaint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones
Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stonesplay_arrow
The Rolling Stones’ melancholic masterpiece
47eastLevitating Featuring DaBabyDua Lipa
Levitating Featuring DaBabyDua Lipaplay_arrow
Dua Lipa’s high-energy hit song
48eastNEON BLADEMoonDeity
NEON BLADEMoonDeityplay_arrow
A heavy, hardcore techno track popular on social media
49eastFunny SongCavendish Music
Funny SongCavendish Musicplay_arrow
The cheerful song “Funny Song” that’s popular overseas
50eastMamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba)Megan Thee Stallion
Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba)Megan Thee Stallionplay_arrow
Megan Thee Stallion’s bold new song
51eastGreen Green GrassGeorge Ezra
Green Green GrassGeorge Ezraplay_arrow
Music that celebrates life with an optimistic song
52eastToca TocaFly Project
Toca TocaFly Projectplay_arrow
Dance music from Romania is popular.
53eastrockstarPost Malone ft. 21 Savage
rockstarPost Malone ft. 21 Savageplay_arrow
A hit song depicting the extreme life of a rock star