Best workout songs?

blairmundy

i got an iTunes card as a gift. I don't usually work out with music at all but I think I'm going to build some playlists. What are your fav workout songs? The ones that make you push a little bit harder when they come on. No limits, no judging - I like me some cheesy music as much as the good stuff. I just want thinks that keep me happy and moving. Go!

blairmundy

A start...

Eminem - lose yourself
Jimmy eat world - the middle
Missy Elliot - work it
Big Frieda - bounce
Bikini kill - Rebel girl
Ramones - anything by them really
Some buddy holly or Ritchie valens

Ultima_Morpha

Bulletproof- La Roux
Beastie Boys!
Barracuda - Pat Benatar
Titanium - David Guerra
Paper Planes - MIA
Humpty Dance - artist name is escaping me at the moment
I Love Roll & Roll - Joan Jett

anbrdr

I tend to like post-rock when I work out. If you don't know, Post-rock is acoustic rock (ranges from sleepy-time music to metal). Some noteworthy bands to seek out are "God is an Astronaut", "Unwed Sailor", "Russian Circles", and "Godspeed you! Black Emperor".
I also like to switch it up with some industrial/techno like "KMFDM", "VNV Nation", "Front 242", and "Front Line Assembly".
I tend to use Pandora, and have about 4 stations dedicated to work-out music.

readallday

Here's my list of songs that are 180 beats per minute which I have found is good to keep me moving:

Hey Ya--Outkast
Izzo--Jay Z
Jesus Walks--Kanye West
Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio
Complicated--Avril Lavigne
Runnin' Down a Dream--Tom Petty
Can I Get A--Jay Z
In Da Club--50 Cent
Lose Yourself--Eminem
Bye Bye Bye--N Sync
Love is a Battlefield--Pat Benatar
Lonely Boy--Black Keys
Footloose--Kenny Loggins
We Are Young--Fun.
The Distance--Cake
The Boys of Summer--Don Henley
Everlasting Light--Black Keys
Hey Mama--Mat Kearney
Rude Boy--Rhianna
Fat Bottomed Girls--Queen
Scar Tissue--Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fading--Rhianna
Roar--Katy Perry
'Till I Collapse--Emimen
Fighter--Christina Aguilera
Work B**ch--Britney Spears
Bangarang--Skrillex
Radioactive--Imagine Dragons
Pound the Alarm--Nicki Minaj

cmchandler74

Here is my favorite workout Spotify playlist. Most of the songs are upbeat, but there are a few slower (although not slow) rest songs in there as well. Also, my tastes are... um... eclectic, but this playlist is mostly pop, some indie groups, and some 80s stuff. Enjoy!

Nice Day for a Walk (5K Songs):

Anna Sun - Walk the Moon
Keep Hope Alive - The Crystal Method
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Firework - Katy Perry
Where is the Love? - The Black Eyed Peas
Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado, Timbaland
Yeah! - User, Lil Jon, Ludacris
Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
I Will Survive - Cake
Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
Crazy In Love - Beyonce, Jay Z
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Hit 'Em Up Style - Blu Cantrell
Fight the Power - Public Enemy
To Be With You - Mr. Big
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Jump Around - House of Pain
Together In Electric Dreams - Phil Oakley
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Toxic - Britney Spears
Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
Easy Lover - Philip Bailey, Phil Collins
SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Empire State of Mind - Jay Z
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Clarity - Zedd Foxes
A Town Called Paradise - Tiesto, Zac Barnett
We Come Running - Youngblood Hawke
Hearts on Fire - John Cafferty
Never Gonna Take You Back - Satchmode
Cake By the Ocean - DNCE

Oh, and @amandacanales, Humpty Dance is by Digital Underground. Love that song!

garber6th

My workout playlist is all over the place. I really like to listen to punk rock while I work out but I mix it up (and I am with you when it comes to the Ramones!) I put the list on shuffle, this is some of what's on there when I just take a look at it -

World in My Eyes - Depeche Mode
My World - Descendents
Va Va Voom - Nicky Minaj
Informer - Dropkick Murphys
Make Way - Riverdales
Go Get Out - Quakes
Hyena - Rancid
Stormy Weather - Reigning Sound
All of Me - NOFX
You Be Illin - Run DMC
Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
Golden Years - David Bowie
Hoochie Mama - 2 Live Crew
Lessons in Love - Neon Trees
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - Vampire Weekend
Can't Believe a Single Word - VHS or Beta
Gangsters - The Specials
Circles - Soul Coughing
Sugar - System of a Down
I Cry - Flo Rida
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Get Some - Lykki Le
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Sunshowers - M.I.A.
City of Angels - the Distillers
Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks
Moneygrabber - Fitz and the Tantrums
Temperature - Sean Paul
London - Noonday Underground
Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
Starlight - At the Drive In
We are the One - the Avengers
Cold Hands - Black Lips
Come Out Fighting - Vandals

I think I'll stop here lol..

creepykbear

I've found LMFAO to be very inspiring to get my groove on!
Sexy & I know it - LMFAO
SHOTS - Lil Jon
Hot Dog - LMFAO
Freaks - Timmy Trumpet
I'm an Albatraoz - AronChupa
Turn down for what - DJ Snake
Pump It - Black Eyed Peas

Then a little latin flare
Temperature - Sean Paul
Fireball - Pitbull
Shake Senora - T-Pain
Snap your fingers - Youngbloodz

Or - there's always the 80's
Oh yeah - yello
Blister in the sun - violent femmes
Can't touch this - MC Hammer
It's tricky - RUN DMC
I want candy - Bow Wow
Love Shack - B52
Mickey - Toni Basil

blairmundy

These are great! Building a wish list and hearing some new stuff :-)

tugsandpulls

walk- pantera sail- awolnation 502 - megadeath master of puppets - mettalica any five finger death punch song as you can see i workout to heavy metal

cabennett99

Great post! From my playlist, when I want to crush it:
Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3
We Are - Vertical Horizon
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Burn It Down - Linkin Park
Modern Love - David Bowie
Touch It/Technologic - Daft Punk
We Will Rock You - Queen
Shout 2000 - Disturbed
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett
Burn It Down - AWOL Nation
Demons - Imagine Dragons
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede
Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
Closer - Nine In Nails