36 Graduation Party Jams for the Ultimate Celebration Playlist

Last year as my friend Yvonne was in planning mode for her own son’s high school graduation party I asked her to help me come up with the ultimate playlist.  Yvonne and I are of the same generation and have very similar tastes in music, which we think are the BEST tastes.

As we enter in Graduation Celebration season, here’s a list of 36 beloved party jams from different eras that also hit the graduation-meets-summer-spirit.  You can find the vast majority of these songs available for unlimited streaming on our affiliate Amazon’s Music service (you can sign up for a 30-day free trial here.)

1. This is How We Do it- Montell Jordan
2. Lean on Me – Club Nouveau
3. Celebration – Kool & the Gang
4. Get the Party Started – Pink
5. Best Day of My Life – American Authors
6. Count on Me-  Bruno Mars
7. We Are the Champions – Queen
8. Summertime-  DJ Jazzy Jeff &  The Fresh Prince
9. Yeah – Usher
10. Can’t Hold Us- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
11. Happy – Pharrell Williams
12. Hey Ya –  Outkast
13. Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
14. Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna
15. Let’s Go Crazy- Prince
16. Changes – 2pac
17. See You Again- Wiz Kalifa
18. Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
19. Wobble – V.I.C. YES
20. Teach Me How to Dougie – California Swag District (explicit)
21. My House – Flo Rida
22. Good Time-  Owl City
23. Holiday- Madonna
24. We Are Young – Fun
25. Time of Our Lives- Pitbull
26. Love on Top- Beyonce
27. Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus
28. Poison- Bell Biv Devoe
29. Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO
30. Single Ladies- Beyonce
31. I Gotta Feeling- Black Eyed Peas
32. Umbrella- Rihanna
33. What About Your Friends- TLC
34. Summer- Calvin Harris
35. Don’t Stop Believin’- Journey
36. Firework- Katy Perry

 

What records would you add to our Graduation Party Playlist?

 

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