Songs about winning are those songs that buttress the giddy way we feel and make us celebrate better. When we achieve a victory, whether small or big, we are most likely going to celebrate. Celebration in this sense doesn’t necessarily mean calling a feast, a mere tap on the back with lots of smiles and satisfaction would work. What will even work better is the pat on the back with a celebratory song. A song we can dance to or just listen to and make us proud of ourselves and happy.
Songs about winning are awesome songs that put us in the right mood to promise ourselves to preserve more and achieve more. They either give you a good mood and reason to celebrate or inspire you to win and succeed. Oftentimes, these songs even do both.
In this article, we would be taking a look at 20 top songs about winning. Those really giddy songs could elevate your mood and make you more determined and elated. Listen to these songs and be proud of yourself for whatever you have achieved so far, no matter how small you think it may be.
20 Songs About Winning
1. Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World
It’s of little surprise that this song is the top song of this article because the song has made a lot of waves since its release in 2012. It was used for a Coca-Cola video, a FIFA video game series, as a promotional advert for the NBA, and even in several movies for kids.
Lyrics
‘Cause I’m on top of the world, ‘ey
I’m on top of the world, ‘ey
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I’ve been waiting to smile, ‘ey
Been holding it in for a while, ‘ey
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I’m on top of the world…
2. Kool & The Gang – Celebration
Released in the 1980s, this song was and has been one of the best songs about winning to ever be recorded. The song is a classic and can be used to celebrate whatever type of win. It also instigates laughter and happiness while uniting people.
Lyrics
Yahoo!
This is your celebration
Yahoo!
This is your celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate…
3. Queen – We Are The Champions
Champions are people who have fought the fight that landed them their victories. They are the ones who went through challenges and struggles in other to get to the top. Now that they are there, they also continue to work hard in order to remain there.
This 1977 classic is just what all those who have achieved greatness in and through any form need to keep them in the right mood. The song is inspirational and would always push you to be better.
Lyrics
I’ve paid my dues
Time after time
I’ve done my sentence
But not committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few
I’ve had my share of sand
Kicked in my face
But I’ve come through…
4. Eminem – Lose Yourself
In this track by the rap god, Eminem, we go through a story of a young man who struggles to make it in the entertainment world. We are told of his falls, his challenges, the problems and issues that rose from different angles, and then eventually there is victory.
Eminem painted a great picture of what it takes to win and then the joy and celebration that comes with the victory.
Lyrics
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom spaghetti
He’s nervous but on the surface, he looks calm and ready
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin’
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth but the words won’t come out
He’s chokin’ how, everybody’s jokin’ now
The clocks run out, times up, over
5. Elton John – I’m Still Standing
We are not oblivious to the fact that winnings come with challenges and also some defeats as well. However, what makes us victorious in the end is our persistence and zeal to keep rising every time we fall.
This song depicts how at the end of our struggles and travails, we emerge as victors and with our heads held high, standing tall.
Lyrics
And did you think this fool could never win?
Well look at me, I’m coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I’m standing, you just fade away…
6. The Script & Will.i.am – Hall Of Fame
As an inspirational song, this one does it! This 2012 song is just what we all need to believe in ourselves and what we can do and then work to achieve that which we so desire.
Hall of fame is just a reminder that we shall succeed and be celebrated in no distant time I we only keep believing.
Lyrics
Standing in the hall of fame
And the world’s gonna know your name
‘Cause you burn with the brightest flame
And the worlds gonna know your name
And you’ll be on the walls of the hall of fame…
7. MC Hammer – Can’t Touch This
This song was released in 1990 and it is a celebratory song of success. The song would put those who did not believe in you in a state of shame. This song about celebrating your victory tells your haters that they can’t get to your level. You worked so hard to be there and they cannot reach where you’re at.
Amongst songs about winning, this song gives a different vibe to your celebration. The song has a lot of accolades which include the MTV Music Award for Best Rap Video and Best Dance Video.
Lyrics
I told you, homeboy
You can’t touch this
Yeah, that’s how we livin’ and ya know
You can’t touch this…
8. Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time
This song was originally produced for the 1988 Summer Olympics which was held in Seoul. It is a ballad that made so much impact and motivated a lot of people to do better. The success of this song, aside from being a beautiful motivational song is also ascribed to the fact that it was used in the movie ‘The Bodyguard’. Both music and film were huge successes just like you, listening to the song.
Lyrics
Each day I live
I want to be
A day to give
The best of me
I’m only one
But not alone
My finest day
Is yet unknown…
9. Flo Rida – Good Feeling
Flo Rida released this song in 2011. It is one of those songs about winning that has a great vibe to it. In the song, the character feels on top of the world to the point where he compares himself to the president, king of the jungle, and Bill Gates.
While celebrating and listening to this song, you would definitely feel like you’ve achieved all there is to achieve.
Lyrics
Yes I can, doubt better leave, I’m running with this plan
Pull me, grab me, crabs in the bucket can’t have me
I’ll be the president one day
January first, oh, you like that gossip
Like you the one drinking what God sip dot com
Now I gotta work with your tongue
How many rolling stones you want…
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10. DJ Khaled T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross – All I Do Is Win
With its famous hook, this 2010 song is a reminder that you’ve been winning and you will continue to win. A great song to play during any celebration of success, the song also encourages you to win more and celebrate more.
Lyrics
All I do is win win win n matter what
Got money on my mind I can never get enough
And every time I step up in the building
Everybody hands go up
And they stay there
And they say yeah…
11. Sia – Unstoppable
Sia reminds us in this 2016 song she composed with Chris Braide that the will and power to win comes from within us. The song sees her comparing herself to a Porsche without brakes and also telling us how she also turns out victorious after every game.
This is one of those songs about winning that makes you believe you can achieve everything.
Lyrics
I’m a Porsche with no brakes
I’m invincible
Yeah, I win every single game
I’m so powerful
I don’t need batteries to play
I’m so confident
Yeah, I am unstoppable today…
12. Lady Gaga – Applause
When you’re no newbie to winning, you realize that a lot of things can motivate one to succeed. It could be the fear of failure, the need to be elevated from a particular point, or just the publicity and celebration that comes with victories. Either way, winning is good, and celebrating it, even better.
In this song, Lady Gaga admits she lives for the applause. For the beauty that comes with being celebrated by other people. The euphoria of being in the spotlight. Narcissistic perhaps but it is still a great song to celebrate victories with.
Lyrics
Give me that thing that I love (I’ll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch touch (make it real loud)
Give me that thing that I love (I’ll turn the lights out)
Put your hands up, make ‘em touch, touch (make it real loud)…
13. Carrie Underwood – The Champion
This song was originally for the opening of the Super Bowl Lll’s television broadcast on NBC Sports. However, with how great of a song it is, it became a very great pick to join the lists of songs about winning.
This song was released in 2018 and has been a huge source of motivation for all of us to win and never give up.
Lyrics
I am invincible, unbreakable
Unstoppable, unshakeable
Hey knock me down, I get up again
I am the champion, you’re gon’ know my name
You can’t hurt me now, I can’t feel the pain
I was made for this yeah, I was born to win
I am the champion…
14. Toby Keith – How Do You Like Me Now
This song is a great song to play while mocking those who did not believe in you. It is a song about a man who mocked his crush for thinking he’d never amount to anything because he had nothing at the time.
This song was released in 1999 and by 2000, it won the Academy of Country Music Award for Video of the Year as well as other notable awards.
Lyrics
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Now that I’m on my way
Do you still think I’m crazy
Standing here today?
I couldn’t make you love me
But I always dreamed about livin’ in your radio
How do you like me now?…
15. David Glen Eisley & Bob Kulick – Sweet Victory
Who wouldn’t want a taste of ‘sweet victory’? Everybody does and so we would all strive to achieve it. This song is a reminder of how we can actually work hard enough and achieve the sweetest victory ever.
It was first recorded in 1996 but then later performed by the Band Geeks in SpongeBob Square Pants in 2012.
Lyrics
Don’t ever look back
On the world closing in
Be on the only attack
With your wings on the wind
Oh, the games will begin…
16. Drake – Started From The Bottom
This song is the anthem for all who struggled to achieve greatness while rising from the lowest level in life. Drake narrated the story of how he started from the bottom but has achieved a lot of greatness in 2013.
Amazingly, this song has won Drake a lot of awards and accolades. Talk about starting from the bottom, all right!
Lyrics
I done kept it real from the jump
Living at my mama house we’d argue every month
Nigga, I was tryna get it on my own
Workin’ all night traffic on the way home
And my uncle calling me like ‘where you at?
I gave you the keys told you bring it right back’
Nigga, I just think it’s funny how it goes
Now I’m on the road, half a million for a show…
17. The Carpenters – Top Of The World
If you’ve ever experienced the euphoria of winning against a lot of odds then you’d definitely understand what the feeling of being on top of the world is like. It is a feeling that is probably unmatched by any other type of victory.
This song is one of the classical songs about winning that was released in 1972. Since its release, it made so many airwaves that it has been recorded many times over.
Lyrics
Everything I want the world to be
Is now comin’ true for me
And the reason is clear. It’s because you are here
You’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen…
18. Bob Dylan – Paths Of Victory
This song powerfully depicts all the hardships and ruggedness we would definitely face and pass through on our way to achieving success. Nonetheless, we would get there and we would celebrate and be celebrated.
In as much as victories don’t come easy, the end gain would be so beautiful, we would celebrate loudly.
Lyrics
The trail is dark and dusty
The road is kinda rough
But the good road is awaitin’
And boys, it ain’t far off
Trails of troubles
Roads of battle
Paths of victory
We shall walk…
19. Post Malone & Quavo – Congratulations
This is the go-to song for when you are feeling really excited and happy about a victory. The song was released in 2017 and it is just the perfect celebration mood booster you’d need to get you pumped and happy about your wins.
Lyrics
My momma called, seen you on TV, son
Said shit done changed ever since we was on
I dreamed it all ever since I was young
They said I wouldn’t be nothing
Now they always say congratulations
Worked so hard, forgot how to vacation
They ain’t never had the dedication
People hatin’, say we changed and look, we made it
Yeah, we made it
20. 2 Chainz & Wiz Khalifa – We Own It (Fast & Furious)
This song was written for Fast and Furious 6. It was played at the beginning and end of the movie and has also been used as a themes song for a couple of sports events.
This song is a great example of achieving success and celebrating it as it has gotten t Platinum status twice in both Australia and the United States of America.
Lyrics
Money’s the motivation
Money’s the conversation
You on vacation, we getting’ paid so
We on paid-cation, I did it for the fam
It’s whatever we had to do, it’s just who I am…
