50 Best Kids Songs the Whole Family Will Love
Play these popular tunes and kids of all ages will start dancing.
Ever start listening to a favorite song with your kids only to realize the lyrics are, well, not quite PG? It happens to the best of us, but it's a preventable issue – with the right playlist! There are thousands of kid-friendly songs out there to spice up your rainy days and roadtrips. Our list of the best of the best contains a decent dose of Disney mixed with some recent pop anthems. After all, what's a kid-friendly playlist without "Let It Go" or "You're Welcome"? Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, and more household names fill in the gaps between the latest Trolls and The Little Mermaid tracks. (Pssst, we also have a Christmas playlist for the upcoming holiday season!)
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"Better Place" by *NSYNC (from Trolls Band Together)
*NYSNC reunited in 2023 just so your kids would have something new to listen to! Don't let them have recorded this in vain.
"Peaches" by Jack Black (from The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
The only song with lyrics from 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, "Peaches" is definitely on the weirder side of the scale — but would you expect anything less from Jack Black?
"Roar" by Katy Perry
Kids love "Roar" because of the easy lyrics and that one part where she goes "ro-o-o-o-o-o-ar."
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" by Multiple Artists (from Encanto)
The whole Encanto cast gets in on this breakout hit from Disney's 2021 movie.
"You're Welcome" by Dwyane Johnson (from Moana)
With 1.5 billion views, this track from Moana is the single most popular song on the Walt Disney Records YouTube channel.
"You Need to Calm Down"
Of all Swift's songs, we love the message in this one about about silencing the haters.
"Night Falls" by Multiple Artists (from Descendants 3)
The 2019 sequel produced plenty of hits, but "Night Falls" is the best dance jam.
"Speechless" by Naomi Scott (from Aladdin)
2019's live-action version of Aladdin gave us updates to many of the songs from the animated original, but "Speechless" was a wholly original addition.
"HandClap" by Fitz and the Tantrums
Kids loves to hand their hands along with this fun track from Fitz and the Tantrums. The lyrics aren't entirely G-rated, but they sing so fast the kids won't notice.
"Beauty and the Beast" By Ariana Grande and John Legend (from Beauty and the Beast)
This writer prefers the Angela Lansbury version, but the kids will love the updated track with Ari and John.
"Let It Go" by Idina Menzel (from Frozen)
Sorry to all the other tracks, but this will forever be the best song from the Frozen franchise.
"Dance the Night" by Dua Lipa (from Barbie)
Dua Lipa's Barbie anthem does contain the word "damn," but is otherwise very kid-friendly.
"Nobody Like U" by 4*Town (from Turning Red)
If your kids hasn't made you blast this hit with the windows rolled down while riding through town yet, you're in for a treat.
"When Will My Life Begin?" by Mandy Moore (from Tangled)
Rapunzel has time for a lot of hobbies in this song from this 2010 Disney movie.
"Dynamite" by BTS
BTS has a number of kid-friendly songs, but "Dynamite" is the catchiest by far.
"Part of Your World" by Halle (from The Little Mermaid)
Halle does justice to this classic song from Disney's catalog.
"Steal the Show" by Lauv (from Elemental)
Elemental wasn't a huge hit for Disney, but it did introduce us to a very sweet song from Lauv.
"Just Like Fire" by P!nk (from Alice Through the Looking Glass)
P!nk is known for intense anthems with painfully honest lyrics, and this is no exception.
"Badder" by Amy Adams and Maya Rudolph (from Disenchanted)
Giselle goes up against Malvina in this fun song from Disenchanted.
"Lift Me Up" by Rihanna (from Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever)
Rihanna's ballad from the Black Panther sequel is kid-friendly, but it might also make you cry.
After over a decade as a digital editor, Maggie Panos is navigating freelance writing and full-time parenting. She covered entertainment for POPSUGAR from New York and San Francisco before setting down roots in tree-covered Portland and focusing on local journalism. A self-proclaimed "okay baker", Maggie is interested in all things lifestyle — especially if those things involve Bravolebrities.
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