58 Greatest Pride Songs and LGBTQ+ Anthems for Your Playlist

No playlist is complete without this banger by Lady Gaga, a longtime LGBTQ+ icon who's bisexual herself. It proclaims, “No matter gay, straight or bi / Lesbian, transgendered life / I’m on the right track, baby / I was born to survive.” The song (and album) later inspired Gaga's non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation.

With lyrics like, "I heard that there's a special place/Where boys and girls can all be queens every single day," this song is basically made for Pride. Play it when you're getting ready, to get the party rolling or to keep it going.

Apparently, Chic's Nile Rodgers was inspired to write this funky 1980 dance hit for Diana Ross after seeing multiple drag queens dressed as the singer at a New York gay club. Since then, the song has become an empowering and celebratory LGBTQ+ coming out anthem.

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Hayley Kiyoko became an iconic LGBTQ+ musician with her song "Girls Like Girls" from 2015. With lyrics like "Girls like girls, like boys do, nothing new," Kiyoko proudly claims that queer relationships are just as valid as straight ones. While there have been queer songs for decades, Kiyoko is one of the many legendary lesbian singers that paved the way for newer artists like Chappell Roan and Renee Rapp.

Inspired by the Harlem ballroom scene during the late 1980s, Madonna's "Vogue" is an iconic classic that brought the vogue-ing tradition into mainstream pop. With its infectious house- and disco-influenced beat, the song celebrates finding escape on the dance floor.

According to the official Pride handbook, all Pride playlists must include the legendary rock band Queen. Featuring Freddie Mercury's powerful signature vocals, "I Want to Break Free" is a classic emancipation song about yearning for freedom and independence. And if you've never seen the music video featuring the entire band in drag, get on that right now.

Global pop star Troye Sivan has come a long way from his heartwarming coming out video on YouTube video back in 2013. After multiple albums all with beautiful queer songs, Sivan's newest music featured dance-pop songs perfect for Pride Month like "Rush" and "One of Your Girls." In the latter, he dresses up like a drag queen and sings about a crush that everyone else loves, claiming he can even "be like one of your girls or your homies."

This slow ballad from gay singer Sam Smith follows a man coming out and professing that sexuality should be accepted, period. He sings, “Don’t you try and tell me that God doesn’t care for us / It is him I love, it is him I love.”

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This iconic track from the creator of RuPaul's Drag Race will have you sashaying down your own personal runway. Featuring an uptempo beat and RuPaul's signature, "You better work!" this one will get the party started, even if it's just you in your living room.

Taylor Swift's fun, unapologetically bold pop track saw the pop star become a more outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, with lyrics like, "Why are you mad / When you could be GLAAD?" The music video itself is basically just one big Pride fest full of celebrities who are part of the family.

Never apologize for who you are! If you’re looking to boost your confidence before heading out to Pride events, turn this song up loud. Not only is this song full of empowerment, it can help to inspire you to be yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. Talk about a perfect Pride message!

LGBTQ+ icons Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande teamed up to bless us with this song that celebrates keeping on. The lyric, "Gotta live my truth, not keep it bottled in / So I don't lose my mind" gives us life.

It’s a little cringe now, but I remember when Perry’s “I Kissed A Girl” was the song of Pride. Thankfully, this feel-good tune has taken its place. It’s certain to pump you up whether you’re marching in the parade or hitting the club with your friends.

This song can be seen as a big middle finger to people who want you to change who you are. It encourages us to be our authentic selves. The message is great, and the catchy beat doesn't hurt, either.

Take a shot of espresso or listen to this upbeat song by lesbian icon Chappell Roan if you need to get hype for a party this Pride Month. The beat of this song can get anyone pumped, but any lesbian who one day realized they in fact do not like men and only want to be with girls are going to want to dance extra hard to this song.

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It doesn't get much louder and prouder than this. If you aren't shout-singing along with, "I got my pride, PRIDE. I got my pride, PRIDE, PRIDE!!!!" then you'd better have your pulse checked.

For those who had to leave their town or family of origin to be who they truly are, this emotional song will resonate. Even if that's not your story, it's worth a listen to remind us all the journeys our LBGTQ+ siblings have had to travel.

This iconic pop ballad is not just a Grammy-winning track — it's also a tender, inspiring anthem that has taken on a special meaning in the LGBTQ+ community, which Lauper has long advocated for. “I see your true colors / And that’s why I love you," she sings. "So don’t be afraid to let them show / Your true colors are beautiful like a rainbow.”

We dare you to turn on this song and not get to dancing. Raise your glass if you're wrong in all the right ways, all my underdogs.