The Best Harry Styles Songs, Ranked by Fans

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: The catchy “Daydreaming” details the feelings surrounding being in a relationship with a partner, and wanting all of their love. Fans of the pop singer have made guesses as to the female subject of the song, with some listeners suggesting the individual to be the actress Olivia Wilde. The track features electric bass and double horns played in a funk style. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Livin' in a daydream
She said, "Love me like you paid me"
You know I'll be gone for so long
So give me all of your love, give me something to dream about

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It: “Sign of the Times” is a sweeping piano ballad, with an ascending chorus and moving lyrics. Marking his successful solo debut, the song topped the music charts. The song's timely lyrics give an urgent quality and suggest musical inspiration from '70s rock icons.

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Just stop your crying
Have the time of your life
Breaking through the atmosphere
And things are pretty good from here
Remember everything will be alright
We can meet again somewhere
Somewhere far away from here

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: “As It Was” departs from Styles's previous songwriting with more enigmatic lyrics. The song reflects the process of undergoing a personal transformation post-breakup. Styles wrote the song during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, capturing a sense of loneliness and inner turmoil with change. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet
I don't wanna talk about the way that it was
Leave America, two kids follow her
I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: “Watermelon Sugar,” is a summer anthem by Styles celebrating the simple joys of warmer weather and falling in love. The catchy tune uses folk-inspired guitar strumming and funky horns. The single earned Styles his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lyric Spotlight: 

Breathe me in
Breathe me out
I don't know if I could ever go without
I'm just thinking out loud
I don't know if I could ever go without 

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: Taking inspiration from R&B, “Late Night Talking” describes the short-term separation of a couple and the late-night telephone conversations that ensue. Musician Kid Harpoon plays all of the instruments featured on the second-released single, including synths, drums, electric guitar, and tambourine. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Things haven't been quite the same
There's a haze on the horizon, babe
It's only been a couple of days
And I miss you, mm, yeah
When nothin' really goes to plan
You stub your toe or break your camera
I'll do everythin' I can
To help you through

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: “Adore You” is a pop-rock track by Harry Styles that spotlights his falsetto skills and candid songwriting. The song's imagery and infectious melody capture the excitement of experiencing love at first sight. 

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Walk in your rainbow paradise (paradise)
Strawberry lipstick state of mind (state of mind)
I get so lost inside your eyes
Would you believe it?

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It: In “Ever Since New York,” Styles opts for an introspective folk-rock vibe as he reflects on heartbreak and the difficulty of moving on. The track’s minimalistic arrangement allows his emotive vocals to shine. A rumor has floated that the song's subject is the pop singer Taylor Swift, whom Styles briefly dated. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Brooklyn saw me, empty at the news
There's no water inside this swimming pool
Almost over, had enough from you
And I've been praying, I never did before
Understand I'm talking to the walls
I've been praying ever since New York

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: “Lights Up” is Styles's lead single from his second album Fine Line and mixes pop with R&B with reflective lyrics about self-discovery. Music critics praised the song's compositional structure and the deviation away from conventional pop music. The song is multi-layered with guitar, piano, electronic beats, and gospel singing. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

All the lights couldn't put out the dark
Running through my heart
Lights up and they know who you are
Know who you are
Do you know who you are?

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: "Golden" takes inspiration from indie pop and soft rock, with its soft guitar strums and ascending chorus. This catchy and uplifting pop-rock track from the critically acclaimed album Fine Line mimics a cheery '70s Southern California sound.

Lyric Spotlight:

Golden, golden, golden
As I open my eyes
Hold it, focus, hoping
Take me back to the light
I know you were way too bright for me
I'm hopeless, broken
So you wait for me in the sky
Browns my skin just right

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It:  Styles's Rock'n'roll song “Kiwi” features punchy guitar riffs and energetic drumming. The hard-rock-style song includes lyrics about substances, a femme fatale, and a one-night stand. 

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She worked her way through a cheap pack of cigarettes
Hard liquor mixed with a bit of intellect
And all the boys, they were saying they were into it
Such a pretty face on a pretty neck

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: “Cherry” is an emotional acoustic ballad with rock influences, in which Styles confronts the end of a relationship. Fans resonate with the raw authenticity of the lyrics and melodic phrasing. The track is on his second studio album Fine Line.

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I, I confess I can tell that you are at your best
I'm selfish so I'm hating it
I noticed that there's a piece of you in how I dress
Take it as a compliment

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: “Daylight” tells a story of frustration detailing a love interest who is more preoccupied with her daily horoscope and drug addiction than with the singer's affections. For the music video, Styles was required to ride a horse for which he had approximately 20 minutes of training before the filming. 

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Out of New York, I'm on the comedown speed
We're on bicycles, saying, "There's life out there"
You got the antidote, I'll take one to go, go, please
Get the picture, cut out my middle
You ain't got time for me right now

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: "Falling” is a piano ballad where Styles shines a spotlight on his feelings of regret and self-blame after a painful breakup. His performance is supported by vulnerable lyrics, making it one of his most touching songs.

Lyric Spotlight: 

You said you care
And you missed me too

And I'm well aware I write too many songs about you

And the coffee's out
At the Beachwood Cafe
And it kills me 'cause I know we've run out of things we can say

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: In the title track from his second album, Fine Line, Styles blends elements of indie pop with orchestral arrangements. This melancholy yet hopeful tune encapsulates the highs and lows of relationships and the emotions surrounding them. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Put a price on emotion
I'm looking for something to buy
You've got my devotion
But man, I can hate you sometimes

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: In the lyrics of “Satellite,"  Styles deploys satellite and space metaphors to communicate the wish to become closer to a partner. The song demonstrates Styles's use of symbolism in his songwriting and features the singer playing keyboard.

Lyric Spotlight: 

Spinning out, waiting for ya to pull me in
I can see you're lonely down there
Don't you know that I am right here?
Spinning out, waiting for ya to pull me in
I can see you're lonely down there
Don't you know that I am right here?

Album: Harry's House

Year: 2022

Why We Love It: Pop tune “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” shows Styles experimenting with Jazz scatting in his vocals, while suggestively referring to his lover through food symbolism. The singer's pairing of food metaphors with love has become a part of his signature. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

If the stars were edible
And our hearts were never full
Could we live with just a taste?
Just a taste

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It: Styles' folk and pop-rock “Sweet Creature” is a ballad about a difficult love, and presents a simple melody with soft vocals. The single is on the singer's first solo album Harry Styles, and takes inspiration from rock singers of the 1970s. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Sweet creature
Running through the garden
Oh, where nothing bothered us
But we're still young
I always think about you and how we don't speak enough

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It: Styles conveys a sense of nostalgic heartache in his mellow folk-rock ballad “Two Ghosts.” It drew attention due to its rumored references to past relationships - adding intrigue to Style’s storytelling. The track quotes the sounds of '60s Laurel Canyon, California, and country music through slide guitar. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

The fridge light washes this room white
Moon dances over your good side
And this was all we used to need
Tongue-tied like we've never known
Tellin' those stories we already told
'Cause we don't say what we really mean

Album: Harry Styles

Year: 2017

Why We Love It: In the song “Woman”, Styles brings together aspects of funk-rock with soulful singing to capture feelings of romantic jealousy. The funk-rock song features a playful song arrangement that demonstrates the pop singer's way with words and features a memorable chorus.

Lyric Spotlight: 

I hope you can see, the shape that I'm in
While he's touching your skin
He's right where I should, where I should be
But you're making me bleed

Album: Fine Line

Year: 2019

Why We Love It: Styles's “Treat People with Kindness” promotes positivity via an uplifting gospel and soul-inspired anthem track. The positive message is a fan-favorite during live performances. 

Lyric Spotlight: 

Maybe we can
Find a place to feel good
And we can treat people with kindness
Find a place to feel good