Everybody deserves to have a best friend in their lives for the good and bad times. At every point of our lives, we need someone around us to cheer us up when we’re feeling down and under or cheer us on when we have something good going for us.
In addition to sharing a mutual love for each other through the various love languages, we know and are used to, why not take things up a notch and create a beautiful playlist for your friend's soulmate?
It could be a shared playlist on Spotify or even a jewelry-coded playlist that they can stream anytime and anywhere.
Your best friend is as important as your lover and even if you have them both in one person, you certainly should appreciate the friendship part of your relationship often and in special ways.
So, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to make the curation of this playlist easy for you by providing these 20 best songs for a best friend. All you have to do is share the songs with him/her and you’re good to go.
You are welcome!
Here are Your 20 Best Songs for a Best Friend
1. Lean on Me – Bill Withers
‘Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on…’
Tell me what better lyrics scream ‘I love you’ than this. I will wait.
This song is for days your ‘bestie’ feels like the weight of the world is on their shoulder and they can’t go on anymore, or at least, alone.
The magic this song can do is out of this world, I tell you.
2. Count on Me – Bruno Mars
‘You can count on me like 1, 2, 3 and I’ll be there.
And I know when I need you I can count on you like 4, 3, 2, and you’ll be here
‘cause that’s what friends are supposed to do oh yeah…’
My guess is that you bopped your head to the lyrics of this song because you know it and it played in your mind, right?
But, have you really stopped to think deeply about the meaning of the song and its lyrics? See how it tells a beautiful story about selfless friendship? That’s what best friendships are all about.
3. I’ll Be There – Jess Glynne
‘Oh, oh, I’ll be there.
When you need a little love, I got a little love to share.
Yeah, I’m gonna, I’m gonna, I’m gonna come through.
You’ll never be alone, I’ll be there for you…’
This is a beautiful reassurance to let your best friend know that when the chips are down and they feel gloomy, alone, and sad, you will be there for them, wholeheartedly.
4. You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman
‘You’ve got a friend in me,
You’ve got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you’re miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you’ve got a friend in me
Yeah, you’ve got a friend in me…’
Reassurances as such just reinforce the beauty of friendships and how important they are. You know that wherever they are, no matter how far, you both have each other’s backs. At the end of the day, that’s all that matters.
5. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick Ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder
‘Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That’s what friends are for
For good times and bad times
I’ll be on your side forever more
That’s what friends are for…’
This beautiful piece by 4 beautiful singers tells us that best friends are in for a long ride of both good and bad. The role of a best friend doesn’t start and stop when the journey is only rosy or the other way around.
6. You’re My Best Friend – Queen
‘Oh, you’re the best friend that I ever had
Been with you such a long time
You’re my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you…’
If you’re ever looking for a great ‘appreciate your best friend’ song, Queen has this one for you. The lyrics are just so beautiful that you and your best friend will fall in love with each other all over again.
7. I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts
‘I’ll be there for you (when the rain starts to pour)
I’ll be there for you (Like I’ve been there before)
I’ll be there for you (’Cause you’re there for me too)…'
The lyric says it all! Friendship and best friendship is ‘give and take’ It isn’t one-sided and it is selfless!
8. Thank You For Being a Friend – Andrew Gold
‘And if you threw a party
Invited everyone you knew
Well, you would see the biggest gift would be me
And the card attached would say
Thank you for being a friend…’
Thank you for being a friend! This is another beautiful appreciation song to and for best friends.
9. You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King
‘When you’re down and troubled
And you need some lovin’ care
And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night…’
Apparently, it isn’t just twins who have the telepathic ability to feel, sense, and come to the aid of each other.
According to the lyrics of this song, with just a thought of your best friend or you by your best friend, either of you can appear and make the other feel better and lighter.
10. Good Friend and a Glass of Wine – LeAnn Rimes
‘A good friend and a glass of wine
Someone to say it’s gonna be alright
A good friend and a glass of wine
A little pick me up to get me through the night
We talk trash n’ we laugh and cry
That kind of therapy money can’t buy
Every now and then, every now and then
Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine…’
I tell you this for free, everybody, boy and girl, needs such a friend. One you can laugh and cry with after a shitty or beautiful day. One who would be home waiting for you or will rush over with a bottle of wine just to be your therapist because you’re in dire need of one.
11. Best Friend – Brandy
‘Whenever I’m down, I call on you, my friend
A helping hand you lend in my time of need, so I
I’m calling you now, just to make it through
What else can I do? Won’t you hear my plea?...’
There’s a popular saying about a friend in need being a friend in deed and in the lyrics to this song, Brandy buttresses that.
Your go-to in every time of need is that one person you call your best friend and he/she would never complain or turn you down when you need ‘em.
12. Best Friends – Missy Elliott Ft. Aaliyah
‘I’ll still be there for you
In your time of need (time of need)
You can lean on me
Come on (come on)
I’ll be there for you (ayy, I’ll be there)
I’ll be there for you (ayy)
In your time of need (oh yeah)
You can lean on me
Come on (come on)
I’ll be there for you (yeah, yeah, hey, yeah)…’
Sometimes you need that one person to shake you off from your mistakes and help you see better. Missy and Aaliyah gave us the perfect anthem for those moments.
I’ll tell you the bitter truth but you can come into my eyes and cry yourself to sleep.
13. 22 – Taylor Swift
‘We’re happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time
It’s miserable and magical, oh, yeah
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines
It’s time, oh-oh…’
Best friends are also great for bad decisions and shenanigans and this song by Taylor Swift is the morale booster you and your best friend need to do whatever you want and not worry about the consequences.
As long as you both have each other, you’re good to go!
14. Girl – Destiny’s Child
‘Girl, I can tell you’ve been crying and you needing somebody to talk to
Girl, I can tell he’s been lying and pretending that he’s faithful, and he loves you
Girl, you don’t have to be hiding, don’t you be ashamed to say he hurt you
I’m your girl, you’re my girl, we your girls
Don’t you know that we love you...’
Who says best friends only come in pairs? Destiny’s Child showed us that they made a pretty pack while they were together by putting out this cute anthem for a group of friends.
You know you can always run back to your girls when things aren’t particularly going right. They will hold your hands through it all and help you feel better.
15. Started From the Bottom – Drake
‘Started from the bottom, now we’re here
Started from the bottom, now the whole team f**king here…’
There are fewer blissful moments for friends than when the squad is winning. In this song, Drake celebrates the ‘from grass to grace’ wins of him and his friends.
The entire chorus of the song repeats his excitement that he and his friends are making it big, together.
Now, that’s a beautiful song to share with your best friend(s) to let them know that you’re always rooting for them.
16. Best Friend – Saweetie Ft. Doja Cat
‘That my best friend, she a real bad b*tch
Got her own money, she ‘on’t need no nig’
On the dance floor, she had two, three drinks
Now she tw*rkin’, she throw it out and come back in
That’s my best friend, she a real bad b*tch
Drive her own car, she ‘on’t need no Lyft
In the str*p club, know my girl gon’ tip
Now she tw*rkin’, she throw it out and come back in…’
Every best friend deserves a hype bestie and this song should be your anthem for times when the hype comes in.
Saweetie and Doja Cat shows us that best friends should have maximum fun especially when they are both winning and making their own monies.
It is indeed blissful to enjoy the good things of life with the one special friend in your life.
17. Royals – Lorde
‘My friends and I we’ve cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows
That we’re fine with this
We didn’t come from money…’
Lorde and her friends are okay being who they are, not pressure from the external world trying to live in luxury and make-belief riches.
If you have friends that you think like and who has same values as you, hold and cherish them well. Also, send this song to them as a reminder that you love them for who you all are.
18. No New Friends – DJ Khaled
‘No new friends, no new friends, no new friends, no no new
Still here with my day one n*ggas, so you hear me say
No new friends, now new friends, no new friends, no, no new
I still ride with my day one n*ggas, I don’t need
No new friends, no new friends, no new friends, no no new…’
Sometimes we won’t get as lucky as Drake to have all our friends upgrade with us. Other times, we won’t be like Lorde and her group of content friends who don’t bother about luxury and changing status quo.
But true friendships amongst best friends means that no matter whose status upgrades, we remain together and still ride with and for each other.
It means reminding yourself that you don’t have to change your clique just because they no longer measure up.
19. Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C
‘And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we’re gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same (same)…’
What happens when life happens and you and your best friend get separated after spending years and decades together doing everything together?
This song is a reminder that sometimes, this happens but distance is never a barrier to true friendships.
If you have a friend you’ve been away from for a while and you miss (or will soon be separated from), send this to him/her to let them know that you’re forever going to be their best friend.
20. You Can’t Make Old Friends – Kenny Rogers Ft. Dolly Parton
‘What do I do when you are gone?
Who’s gonna tell me the truth?
Who’s gonna finish the stories I start
The way you always do?
When somebody knocks at the door
Someone new walks in
I will smile and shake their hands
But you can’t make old friends…’
You really can’t make old friends and this song tells a story of being away from your best friend and having to meet new people. However, it is impossible for the new person you meet to complete you like your best friend used to and would.
The song by real-life best friends of over 3 decades, Kenny and Dolly, will help keep the bond between you and your best friend ever strong.
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