50 Songs That Will Kick Your Run Into Another Gear

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As you’ve probably experienced, the perfect song at just the right moment can give you that extra burst of adrenaline and motivation you need on a training run. Here’s fifty songs to do just that:

Pop Favorites

  1. “All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
  2. “Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
  3. “Fancy” – Iggy Azalea
  4. “Don’t” – Ed Sheeran
  5. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
  6. “Let It Go” – Idina Menzel
  7. “Turn Down For What” – DJ Snake and Lil’ Jon
  8. “Dark House” – Katy Perry
  9. “Bang Bang” – Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
  10. “Summer” – Calvin Harris

25 Years Ago

  1. “Good Vibrations” – Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch
  2. “Opposites Attract” – Paula Abdul
  3. “Vogue” – Madonna
  4. “Ice Ice Baby” – Vanilla Ice
  5. “Gonna Make You Sweat” – C+C Music Factory
  6. “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot
  7. “Pump Up The Jam” – Technotronic
  8. “Wild, Wild West” – The Escape Club
  9. “Push It” – Salt-N-Pepa
  10. “Rhythm Nation” – Janet Jackson

Classic Rock

  1. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
  2. “Born To Run” – Bruce Springsteen
  3. “Eye Of The Tiger” – Survivor
  4. “Crazy Train” – Ozzy Osbourne
  5. “Welcome To The Jungle” – Guns n’ Roses
  6. “Jump” – Van Halen
  7. “Back In Black” – AC/DC
  8. “We Didn’t Start The Fire” – Billy Joel
  9. “Rock You Like A Hurricane” – Scorpions
  10. “We Will Rock You” – Queen

Country Motivation

  1. “Gunpowder and Lead” – Miranda Lambert
  2. “Days Go By” – Keith Urban
  3. “Blown Away” – Carrie Underwood
  4. “I’ve Been Everywhere” – Johnny Cash
  5. “5-1-5-0” – Dierks Bentley
  6. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” – Charlie Daniels Band
  7. “A Little Bit Of Life” – Craig Morgan
  8. “That Don’t Impress Me Much” – Shania Twain
  9. “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” – Luke Bryan
  10. “All Jacked Up” – Gretchen Wilson

Something Different

  1. “Even If I’m Loud Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking To You” – Tove Styrke
  2. “Crazy” – Kat Dahlia
  3. “Deceptacon” – Le Tigre
  4. “Odessa” – Caribou
  5. “Run Right Back” – The Black Keys
  6. “Tessellate” – Tokyo Police Club
  7. “Price Of Gas” – Bloc Party
  8. “Youth Without Youth” – Metric
  9. “Lines” – Big Boi
  10. “Mountain Sound” – Of Monsters And Men

What songs would you add to the list?

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