Top Songs For Your Best Friend, According To BFFs

Sometimes when we have real friends or even best friend, we don’t know how to tell them how we feel about them.

That’s when you need these songs that speak of best friends without having to go through the awkward stuff.

They will all tell your best friend just how much you love and appreciate them.

The Greatest Tunes To Herald A True Best Friend

Queen – You’re My Best Friend

You probably heard this playing in your head when you heard about a list of best friend songs, right?

And it’s a great call. This has Freddie on fine form and Brain May rocking out with a stunning guitar line. It speaks of good times with good friends and it’s one of the best friendship songs ever written.

Listen to it online here.

The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You

This one’s for old “Friends”, yes, of course, it’s from the TV series but however you felt about the flatmates, this is a great song and the music video is awesome too – it’s a solid way to tell all my friends that I love their company and we think your friends will love it too.

Listen to it online here.

Bill Withers – Lean On Me

This is the perfect song to talk to an old friend about how you are there for them and you’d be happy for them to unburden themselves a little because you’ve got their back.

If you and your bestie have been through some tough times and you’re now on your way back? This is the tune to carry the day.

Listen to it online here.

Andrew Gold – Thank You For Being A Friend

Yes! This is the Golden Girls theme song and it’s all about the simple joy of having a friend that really matters to you.

This is a feel-good song with a catchy melody that everyone can appreciate.

Listen to it online here.

The White Stripes – We’re Going To Be Friends

In a step away from their usual playing style, this one of our songs about friendship is, in fact, softly sung and softly spoken to the background of an acoustic guitar.

It’s the perfect tune for a good friend who has just come into your life and whom you’re looking forward to becoming close friends with.

Listen to it online here.

Randy Newman – You’ve Got A Friend In Me

If you’ve seen the first epic movie of the Toy Story series then you’ve heard this wonderful song about new friends.

It’s all about having the gift of a friend who is happy to stand by you through the good times and the bad.

Listen to it online here.

The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends

This song has been covered many times, perhaps most memorably by Joe Cocker, but it’s the Beatles’ original that really lets this tender-hearted tune land effectively.

It was written in the good times before John Lennon and Paul McCartney fell out and the two friends were the biggest stars in the music industry.

Listen to it online here.

Cyndi Lauper – True Colors

This classic tune was fresh from Cyndi’s second album and it went straight to number one.

It’s a reminder to have authentic friendships and to see each other’s “true colors” as a true friend would.

Listen to it online here.

Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – See You Again

‘It’s been a long day without you, my friend/And I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again’

This was, of course, a song about the loss of Paul Walker after his death in the Fast and Furious movie – Furious 7 and it speaks of the pain of losing a friend in the worst way possible.

Listen to it online here.

Taylor Swift – I’m Only Me When I’m With You

This 2004 song is simply a collection of heartwarming recollections of hanging out with her best friend and her family in a flowing musical montage. It’s lovely.

Listen to it online here.

The Spice Girls – Wannabe

“If you wannabe my lover, you gotta get with my friends,” this song tells your friend that they come first and it’s a ton of fun to dance around to too.

Just don’t ask us what a “zig-a-zig-ah” is.

Listen to it online here.

Vitamin C – Graduation (Friends Forever)

This is a song that acknowledges that childhood best friends must grow up but that doesn’t mean that they must grow apart.

It’s a testament to the idea that your friendships can stand the test of time.

Listen to it online here.

It’s good to have a best friend and it’s even better to remind real friends how much you care. So, why not put together a playlist of these best friend songs and invite your friend over for a few beers (or coffees) and while the afternoon away to the best songs a best friend could have?

And if you’re done serenading your BFF, then why not check out these songs to listen to when high or these songs for running we recommend. We think you’re going to enjoy them!