77 Best Friendship Songs Ever to Celebrate, Serenade and Dance to With Your BFF

There are more than enough love songs in the world, but what about songs about the true love that endures beyond breakups, honeymoon phases and even divorce? Yep, we're talking about the love for your best friend! These are the best friendship songs to listen to when you're missing your bestie, making a playlist for them, or just enjoying each other's company. Show your BFF some love with these sweet best songs about friendship and get ready to dance and sing into your hairbrush!

Best Songs About Friendship

1. "Anytime You Need a Friend," Mariah Carey

The fifth and final single off of 1994's Music Box, Mariah Carey actually wrote "Anytime You Need a Friend" at a time when she was isolated from everyone close to her: Her marriage to Tommy Mottola. She recalled in her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, "Among all of my songs that one was especially significant, because I was desperately alone, removed from friends and full of fear. My belief in God kept me alive—I wrote that song thinking about what I thought God would say to us in times of fear." The gospel influences are crystal clear on the tune, which applies as much to a higher power as it does to your ride-or-die BFF.

2. "Count On Me," Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans joins Whitney Houston for "Count On Me" from the Waiting To Exhale soundtrack, a beautifully harmonized ode to the bestie you can rely on through thick and thin.

3. "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne Warwick Feat. Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

Dionne Warwick's best-known smash features a little help from her own friends, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder.

4. "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," Whitney Houston

Another song from the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" was a smash for Houston and a testament to the power of friendship in healing a broken heart.

5. "Wannabe" Spice Girls

The ultimate chicks before you-know-whats anthem! Though we have to admit, after all these years, it's still really unclear exactly what "zig-a-zig-ah" actually means.

6. "I'm Only Me When I'm With You," Taylor Swift

We all have that one BFF with whom we can let our hair down, cry and be your most vulnerable, silly self. Look for Taylor Swift's real-life BFF Abigail Anderson, who inspired the song, in the music video!

7. "Army," Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding wrote "Army" for her real-life best friend, Hannah, who she features in the music video for the sweet track.

"I realized that I had focused a lot of writing on past relationships and it hit me I had never written about my best friend," Goulding wrote of "Army." "The person I met in college over 10 years ago. The person who was at my very first gig. The person who has seen me at my lowest and the first person I call in muffled sobs when something bad happens. We've been deliriously happy together, deliriously tired and deliriously sad together. I wanted to show our friendship for what it really is: honest, real, electric."

8. "You're My Best Friend," Queen

Don't we all wish we could have been besties with Freddie Mercury?

9. "Always Be Together," Little Mix

For your forever bestie!

10. "Brave," Sara Bareilles

Sara Bareilles' "Brave" is similar to a pep talk you'd get from your best friend when you're feeling less than courageous.

11. "Good as Hell," Lizzo

"I got a bottle of tequila I've been saving for you!" Lizzo is the friend we all wish we had after a bad breakup.

12. "The Cure," Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga wrote "The Cure" for a close friend battling cancer.

Related: Girl Power Anthems

13. "Lean on Me," Bill Withers

Bill Withers delivers the ultimate meaning of friendship with this classic.

14. "Friends," Nas and Damien Marley

Nas and Damien Marley's "Friends" is a true ode to your ride or dies.

15. "Real Friends," Kanye West

Kanye West raps about the struggles of discerning true friends from those chasing clout, as well as making time for real friends while coping with the trappings of his own fame.

16. "I'll Be There for You," The Rembrandts

The Friends theme hit No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it The Rembrandts' biggest hit yet.

17. "Count on Me," Bruno Mars

Though simplistic, Bruno Mars' "Count On Me" is also irresistibly sweet.

18. "Because You Loved Me," Céline Dion

Céline Dion delivers one of her signature power ballads that applies to not just romantic love, but also the inspiration, support and love you get from a good friend who pushes you to be and do your best.