Searching for the best cover band songs for dance? We’ve got some of the best right here.
Below we’ve got cover band songs broken down by genre, artist or group, and a few songs listed for each. No matter what kind of music you like to dance to, you’ll find some great cover band songs for dance in our compiled list.
Picking the right music can make or break your event, so your playlist should include music that everyone can enjoy.
Browse through 300 cover band songs for dance, including everything from tried and tested functional band songs to new contemporary pop songs.
Our cover bands have experience playing most if not all of the songs below.
Table of Contents:
Indie/Rock Cover Band Songs

- I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
- Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
- Care For – Blossoms
- Charlemagne – Blossoms
- Girls and Boys – Blur
- Parklife – Blur
- 7 – Catfish & The Bottlemen
- Kathleen – Catfish & The Bottlemen
- Beautiful Faces – Declan McKenna
- Brazil – Declan McKenna
- Grounds for Divorce – Elbow
- Mirrorball – Elbow
- Mountain at My Gates – Foals
- My Number – Foals
- All My Life – Foo Fighters
- Everlong – Foo Fighters
- Now I’m In It – HAIM
- Summer Girl – HAIM
- Headstart – Jade Bird
- Lottery – Jade Bird
- About Last Night – Jake Bugg
- All I Need – Jake Bugg
- Hold Back the River – James Bay
- Let it Go – James Bay
- Fire – Kasabian
- Underdog – Kasabian
- Birthday – Kings of Leon
- Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
- Bold – Liam Gallagher
- For What It’s Worth – Liam Gallagher
- Undisclosed Desires – Muse
- Panic Station – Muse
- She’s Electric – Oasis
- Roll With It – Oasis
- Go with the Flow – Queens of the Stoneage
- Make it Wit Chu – Queens of the Stoneage
- By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Give it Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Figure It Out – Royal Blood
- Lights Out – Royal Blood
- Hypersonic Missiles – Sam Fender
- Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender
- Borderline – Tame Impala
- Elephant – Tame Impala
- Be My Mistake – The 1975
- Chocolate – The 1975
- Gold on the Ceiling – The Black Keys
- Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
- Human – The Killers
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- Last Nite – The Strokes
- Reptilia – The Strokes
- All My Friends Are Falling In Love – The Vaccines
- If You Wanna – The Vaccines
- Techno Fan – The Wombats
- Let’s Dance to Joy Division – The Wombats
- A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
- Harmony Hall – Vampire Weekend
- Bros – Wolf Alice
- Don’t Delete the Kisses – Wolf Alice
Pop/Contemporary

- Easy on Me – Adele
- Rumour Has It – Adele
- 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
- Break Free – Ariana Grande
- Bubbles – Biffy Clyro
- Mountains – Biffy Clyro
- 24k Magic – Bruno Mars
- Finesse – Bruno Mars
- Acceptable in the 80’s – Calvin Harris
- Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
- Attention – Charlie Puth
- Mother – Charlie Puth
- Baby – Clean Bandit
- Rather Be – Clean Bandit
- Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
- Higher Power – Coldplay
- Levitating – Dua Lipa
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
- Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran
- Dog Days are Over – Florence + the Machine
- Howl – Florence + the Machine
- Adore You – Harry Styles
- Golden – Harry Styles
- Bang Bang – Jessie J
- Domino – Jessie J
- Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
- Peaches – Justin Bieber
- California Girls – Katy Perry
- Roar – Katy Perry
- Born This Way – Lady Gaga
- Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
- Black Magic – Little Mix
- Power – Little Mix
- Party Rock – LMFAO
- Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
- 80s Mercedes – Maren Morris
- My Church – Maren Morris
- Nothing Breaks Like a Heart – Mylie Cyrus
- Party in the USA – Mylie Cyrus
- Crybaby – Paloma Faith
- Lullaby – Paloma Faith
- Diamonds – Rhianna
- Please Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna
- Feel the Love – Rudemental
- Waiting All Night – Rudemental
- Dancing With a Stranger – Sam Smith
- I’m Not the Only One – Sam Smith
- Kill My Vibe – Sigrid
- Mirror – Sigrid
- Blast Off – Silk Sonic
- Leaving the Door Open – Silk Sonic
- Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
- Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
- If You’re Over Me – Years and Years
- King – Years and Years
Motown/Soul

- Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
- Respect – Aretha Franklin
- Everybody Dance – Chic
- Good Times – Chic
- In the Stone – Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind, and Fire
- ABC – Jackson 5
- Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson 5
- Get Up Offa – James Brown
- I Feel Good – James Brown
- Celebration – Kool and the Gang
- Get Down On It – Kool and the Gang
- Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
- Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
- Get on the Floor – Michael Jackson
- 1999 – Prince
- I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince
- For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
- Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
- I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston
- I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston
80s Pop/Rock

- Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
- You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
- Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler
- Total Eclipses of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
- Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
- Let’s Dance – David Bowie
- Magic Dance – David Bowie
- Rio – Duran Duran
- The Reflex – Duran Duran
- Man-Eater – Hall & Oates
- You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
- Anyway You Want It – Journey
- Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
- Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie
- All Night Long – Lionel Richie
- Holiday – Madonna
- Like a Virgin – Madonna
- Beat It – Michael Jackson
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
- Jump – Pointer Sisters
- 1999 – Prince
- Raspberry Beret – Prince
- Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
- Somebody To Love – Queen
- Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
- We Built This City – Starship
- Don’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police
- Message In a Bottle – The Police
- Simply the Best – Tina Turner
- What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
- I’m Your Man – Wham!
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
- Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
- Is This Love – Whitesnake
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
- How Will I Know – Whitney Houston
50s and 60s Rock and Roll

- Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
- Oh Boy – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
- Heartbeat – Buddy Holly
- It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- Maybellene – Chuck Berry
- 20 Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran
- Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran
- All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
- Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
- Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
- Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash
- Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
- Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
- I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
- Shake a Tailfeather – Ray Charles
- Hippy Hippy Shake – The Beatles
- I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
- All I Have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers
- Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
Jazz and Swing

- Getting Some Fun Out of Life – Billie Holiday
- God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday
- Anything Goes – Cole Porter
- C’est Magnifique – Cole Porter
- Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – Diana Krall
- Gentle Rain – Diana Krall
- After You’ve Gone – Django Reinhardt
- Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt
- Caravan – Duke Ellington
- In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington
- Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Cottontail – Ella Fitzgerald
- I Found My Yellow Basket – Ella Fitzgerald
- Ain’t Misbehavin – Fats Waller
- It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie – Fats Waller
- The Lady Is a Tramp – Frank Sinatra
- Something Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
- Fascinatin’ Rhythm – George Gershwin
- Lady Be Good – George Gershwin
- Alexander’s Ragtime – Irving Berlin
- Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
- Basin Street Blues – Louis Armstrong
- Jeepers Creepers – Louis Armstrong
- All Blues – Miles Davis
- Freddie – Miles Davis
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Nat King Cole
- LOVE – Nat King Cole
- Feeling Good – Nina Simone
- I Put a Spell on You – Nina Simone
- Alright, Okay You Win – Peggy Lee
- Fever – Peggy Lee
- I’m Beginning to See the Light – The Ink Spots
- We Three My Echo My Shadow and Me – The Ink Spots
- King of the Swingers – The Jungle Book
- The Bare Necessities – The Jungle Book
First Dance

- Fix You – Coldplay
- Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
- One Day Like This – Elbow
- Starlings – Elbow
- Your Song – Elton John
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
- L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
- When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- You’re My Best Friend – Queen
- All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
- Something – The Beatles
Folk and Cross Over

- Hey Brother – Avicii
- Wake Me Up – Avicii
- Get Around – Beach Boys
- God Only Knows – Beach Boys
- Keep Your Head Up – Ben Howard
- Only Love – Ben Howards
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets
- Shake Rattle and Roll – Bill Haley & the Comets
- Don’t Tell Your Friends About Us – Blake Mills
- Hey Lover – Blake Mills
- Hit Me Baby – Britney Spears
- Toxic – Britney Spears
- Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
- That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
- 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
- Jolene – Dolly Parton
- Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
- Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran
- Home – Edward Sharpes & the Magnetic Zeros
- Man on Fire – Edward Sharpes & the Magnetic Zeros
- Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
- Hound Dog – Elvis
- Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
- Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
- Dog Days – Florence + the Machine
- You’ve Got the Love – Florence + the Machine
- Blame it on Me – George Ezra
- Budapest – George Ezra
- Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
- Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
- Sorry – Justin Bieber
- Black Horse & The Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall
- Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
- Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
- Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
- Guiding Light – Mumford & Sons
- I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
- 5 Years Time – Noah & The Whale
- Life Goes On – Noah & The Whale
- Dirty Paws – Of Monsters & Men
- Little Talks – Of Monsters & Men
- Counting Stars – One Republic
- I Lived – One Republic
- Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – Paolo Nutini
- Last Request – Paolo Nutini
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- ‘39 – Queen
- Hit the Road, Jack – Ray Charles
- I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
- Mean – Taylor Swift
- Our Song – Taylor Swift
- All My Loving – The Beatles
- Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
- Dreaming of You – The Coral
- In the Morning – The Coral
- Ho-hey – The Lumineers
- Ophelia – The Lumineers
- Mess is Mine – Vance Joy
- Riptide – Vance Joy