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
• Pop/Contemporary
• Motown/Soul
• 80s Pop/Rock
• 50s and 60s Rock and Roll
• Jazz and Swing
• First Dance
• Folk and Cross Over

Indie/Rock Cover Band Songs

1. I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
2. Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys
3. Care For – Blossoms
4. Charlemagne – Blossoms
5. Girls and Boys – Blur
6. Parklife – Blur
7. 7 – Catfish & The Bottlemen
8. Kathleen – Catfish & The Bottlemen
9. Beautiful Faces – Declan McKenna
10. Brazil – Declan McKenna
11. Grounds for Divorce – Elbow
12. Mirrorball – Elbow
13. Mountain at My Gates – Foals
14. My Number – Foals
15. All My Life – Foo Fighters
16. Everlong – Foo Fighters
17. Now I’m In It – HAIM
18. Summer Girl – HAIM
19. Headstart – Jade Bird
20. Lottery – Jade Bird
21. About Last Night – Jake Bugg
22. All I Need – Jake Bugg
23. Hold Back the River – James Bay
24. Let it Go – James Bay
25. Fire – Kasabian
26. Underdog – Kasabian
27. Birthday – Kings of Leon
28. Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
29. Bold – Liam Gallagher 
30. For What It’s Worth – Liam Gallagher 
31. Undisclosed Desires – Muse
32. Panic Station – Muse
33. She’s Electric – Oasis
34. Roll With It – Oasis
35. Go with the Flow – Queens of the Stoneage 
36. Make it Wit Chu – Queens of the Stoneage 
37. By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers
38. Give it Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers
39. Figure It Out – Royal Blood
40. Lights Out – Royal Blood
41. Hypersonic Missiles – Sam Fender
42. Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender
43. Borderline – Tame Impala
44. Elephant – Tame Impala
45. Be My Mistake – The 1975
46. Chocolate – The 1975
47. Gold on the Ceiling – The Black Keys
48. Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
49. Human – The Killers
50. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
51. Last Nite – The Strokes
52. Reptilia – The Strokes
53. All My Friends Are Falling In Love – The Vaccines
54. If You Wanna – The Vaccines
55. Techno Fan – The Wombats
56. Let’s Dance to Joy Division – The Wombats
57. A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
58. Harmony Hall – Vampire Weekend
59. Bros – Wolf Alice
60. Don’t Delete the Kisses – Wolf Alice

Pop/Contemporary

1. Easy on Me – Adele
2. Rumour Has It – Adele
3. 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
4. Break Free – Ariana Grande
5. Bubbles – Biffy Clyro 
6. Mountains – Biffy Clyro 
7. 24k Magic – Bruno Mars
8. Finesse – Bruno Mars
9. Acceptable in the 80’s – Calvin Harris
10. Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
11. Attention – Charlie Puth
12. Mother – Charlie Puth
13. Baby – Clean Bandit
14. Rather Be – Clean Bandit
15. Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
16. Higher Power – Coldplay
17. Levitating – Dua Lipa
18. Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
19. Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
20. Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran
21. Dog Days are Over – Florence + the Machine
22. Howl – Florence + the Machine
23. Adore You – Harry Styles
24. Golden – Harry Styles
25. Bang Bang – Jessie J
26. Domino – Jessie J
27. Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
28. Peaches – Justin Bieber
29. California Girls – Katy Perry
30. Roar – Katy Perry
31. Born This Way – Lady Gaga
32. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga
33. Black Magic – Little Mix
34. Power – Little Mix
35. Party Rock – LMFAO
36. Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
37. 80s Mercedes – Maren Morris
38. My Church – Maren Morris
39. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart – Mylie Cyrus
40. Party in the USA – Mylie Cyrus
41. Crybaby – Paloma Faith
42. Lullaby – Paloma Faith
43. Diamonds – Rhianna
44. Please Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna
45. Feel the Love – Rudemental
46. Waiting All Night – Rudemental
47. Dancing With a Stranger – Sam Smith
48. I’m Not the Only One – Sam Smith
49. Kill My Vibe – Sigrid
50. Mirror – Sigrid
51. Blast Off – Silk Sonic
52. Leaving the Door Open – Silk Sonic
53. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
54. Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
55. If You’re Over Me – Years and Years
56. King – Years and Years

Motown/Soul

1. Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
2. Respect – Aretha Franklin
3. Everybody Dance – Chic
4. Good Times – Chic
5. In the Stone – Earth, Wind, and Fire
6. Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind, and Fire
7. ABC – Jackson 5
8. Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson 5
9. Get Up Offa – James Brown
10. I Feel Good – James Brown
11. Celebration – Kool and the Gang
12. Get Down On It – Kool and the Gang
13. Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye
14. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
15. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
16. Get on the Floor – Michael Jackson
17. 1999 – Prince
18. I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince
19. For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
20. Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
21. I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston
22. I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston

80s Pop/Rock

1. Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
2. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
3. Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler
4. Total Eclipses of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
5. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
7. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
8. Magic Dance – David Bowie
9. Rio – Duran Duran
10. The Reflex – Duran Duran
11. Man-Eater – Hall & Oates
12. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
13. Anyway You Want It – Journey
14. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
15. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
16. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
17. Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie
18. All Night Long – Lionel Richie
19. Holiday – Madonna
20. Like a Virgin – Madonna
21. Beat It – Michael Jackson
22. Thriller – Michael Jackson
23. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
24. Jump – Pointer Sisters
25. 1999 – Prince
26. Raspberry Beret – Prince
27. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
28. Somebody To Love – Queen
29. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship
30. We Built This City – Starship
31. Don’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police
32. Message In a Bottle – The Police
33. Simply the Best – Tina Turner
34. What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner
35. I’m Your Man – Wham!
36. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
37. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
38. Is This Love – Whitesnake
39. I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
40. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston

50s and 60s Rock and Roll

1. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
2. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly and the Crickets
3. Heartbeat – Buddy Holly
4. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly
5. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
6. Maybellene – Chuck Berry
7. 20 Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran
8. Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran
9. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
10. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
11. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
12. Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash
13. Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
14. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
15. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
16. Shake a Tailfeather – Ray Charles
17. Hippy Hippy Shake – The Beatles
18. I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
19. All I Have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers
20. Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers

Jazz and Swing

1. Getting Some Fun Out of Life – Billie Holiday
2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday
3. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
4. C’est Magnifique – Cole Porter
5. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – Diana Krall
6. Gentle Rain – Diana Krall
7. After You’ve Gone – Django Reinhardt
8. Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt
9. Caravan – Duke Ellington
10. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington
11. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
12. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off  – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
13. Cottontail  – Ella Fitzgerald 
14. I Found My Yellow Basket – Ella Fitzgerald
15. Ain’t Misbehavin – Fats Waller
16. It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie – Fats Waller
17. The Lady Is a Tramp – Frank Sinatra
18. Something Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
19. Fascinatin’ Rhythm – George Gershwin
20. Lady Be Good – George Gershwin
21. Alexander’s Ragtime – Irving Berlin
22. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
23. Basin Street Blues – Louis Armstrong
24. Jeepers Creepers – Louis Armstrong
25. All Blues – Miles Davis
26. Freddie – Miles Davis
27. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Nat King Cole
28. LOVE – Nat King Cole
29. Feeling Good – Nina Simone
30. I Put a Spell on You – Nina Simone
31. Alright, Okay You Win – Peggy Lee
32. Fever – Peggy Lee
33. I’m Beginning to See the Light – The Ink Spots
34. We Three My Echo My Shadow and Me – The Ink Spots
35. King of the Swingers – The Jungle Book
36. The Bare Necessities – The Jungle Book

First Dance

1. Fix You – Coldplay
2. Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
3. One Day Like This – Elbow
4. Starlings – Elbow
5. Your Song – Elton John
6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
7. L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
8. When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
10. You’re My Best Friend – Queen
11. All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
12. Something – The Beatles

Folk and Cross Over

1. Hey Brother – Avicii
2. Wake Me Up – Avicii
3. Get Around – Beach Boys
4. God Only Knows – Beach Boys
5. Keep Your Head Up – Ben Howard
6. Only Love – Ben Howards
7. Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets 
8. Shake Rattle and Roll – Bill Haley & the Comets 
9. Don’t Tell Your Friends About Us – Blake Mills
10. Hey Lover – Blake Mills
11. Hit Me Baby – Britney Spears
12. Toxic – Britney Spears
13. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
14. That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly
15. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
16. You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
17. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
18. Jolene – Dolly Parton
19. Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
20. Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran
21. Home – Edward Sharpes & the Magnetic Zeros
22. Man on Fire – Edward Sharpes & the Magnetic Zeros
23. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
24. Hound Dog – Elvis
25. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
26. Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
27. Dog Days – Florence + the Machine 
28. You’ve Got the Love – Florence + the Machine 
29. Blame it on Me – George Ezra
30. Budapest – George Ezra
31. Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
32. Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash
33. Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
34. Sorry – Justin Bieber
35. Black Horse & The Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall
36. Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
37. Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard
38. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
39. Guiding Light – Mumford & Sons
40. I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
41. 5 Years Time – Noah & The Whale 
42. Life Goes On – Noah & The Whale 
43. Dirty Paws – Of Monsters & Men 
44. Little Talks – Of Monsters & Men 
45. Counting Stars – One Republic 
46. I Lived – One Republic 
47. Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – Paolo Nutini
48. Last Request – Paolo Nutini
49. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
50. ‘39 – Queen
51. Hit the Road, Jack – Ray Charles
52. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
53. Mean – Taylor Swift
54. Our Song – Taylor Swift
55. All My Loving – The Beatles
56. Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
57. Dreaming of You – The Coral
58. In the Morning – The Coral
59. Ho-hey – The Lumineers
60. Ophelia – The Lumineers
61. Mess is Mine – Vance Joy
62. Riptide – Vance Joy