25 Best Songs for the Ultimate Boat Party Playlist
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Last Updated on June 6, 2024 by Boatsetter Team
Boating songs really bring out the best in everyone. There is nothing like having some relaxing music in the background or even blasting from the speakers of your boat rental . Some songs on this list are true classics, while others might be new to your ears. We’re pretty sure your crew will learn the lyrics fast. Here are 25 of the best songs for your boat party playlist.
- Kokomo – The Beach Boys
- Sailing – Christopher Cross
- It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet
- Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
- Boats – Kenny Chesney
- Banana Boat – Harry Belaforte
- Sloop John B – The Beach Boys
- Rock the Boat – Hues Corporation
- The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
- No Shoes, No Shirts, No Problems – Kenny Chesney
- How Deep Is Your Love – The Bee Gees
- Sunshine and Summertime – Faith Hill
- Surfin’ USA – The Beach Boys
- Soak Up the Sun – Sheryl Crow
- Son of a Son of a Sailor – Jimmy Buffet
- And, It Stoned Me – Van Morrison
- Drive – Alan Jackson
- Southern Cross – Crosby, Stills, & Nash
- Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
- Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
- Come Sail Away – Synx
- Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker – When The Sun Goes Down
- David Gray – Sail Away
- Rod Steward – Sailing
Let’s crank the volume up and dive into these songs together.
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1. “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys
You don’t really have to be anywhere near the Florida Keys to enjoy this tune, but it sure helps if you are. Listen to the enticing Caribbean steel drums and lie under the clear sky on your comfortable deck . Forget all your problems and simply enjoy some afternoon delights, cocktails, and the waterview.
2. “Sailing” by Christopher Cross
“And if the wind is right you can sail away and find serenity… oh, the canvas can do miracles/Just you wait and see/Believe me.” This popular and peaceful song from 1980 will certainly take you away from all of your worries and really set the scene for your next sailing vacation.
3. “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett
Country star Alan Jackson and living legend Jimmy Buffett give you all kinds of reasons to start an early day of drinking. We think you will find that on a boat, it is so much harder to feel any kind of guilt about pouring “something tall and strong”, whenever in the day the mood strikes you.
4. “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett
Another cracking tune by Buffett, this is the song that inspired his massive empire and an entire lifestyle of beach-related fun. Sailors young and old will forever be glad to spend time searching for that lost shaker of salt.
5. “Boats” by Kenny Chesney
Following in the sandy footsteps of Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney is a newer country artist with a lot of summery songs that can go well with boats, including this really relaxing tune about “vessels of freedom.”
6. “Banana Boat (Day-O)” by Harry Belafonte
Way back in 1956, famous Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte put out this well-known song about the lives of dockworkers, and by now, almost everyone knows how to sing “day-o!”
7. “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys
This one was originally a traditional West Indies folk song called “The John B. Sails” that the Beach Boys revised in 1966. The song is about John B., an old sponger boat whose crew often got drunk when they came into port . Not surprisingly, the boat crashed and sunk off the coast of the Bahamas in about 1900.
8. “Rock The Boat” by Hues Corporation
This 1974 disco hit “Rock The Boat” is sometimes considered the first disco song to top the Billboard Top 100 charts. The catchy song compares some of the ups and downs of being in a relationship to time spent on a boat.
9. “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
Recorded in 1968, this classic dedicated to the dock is ideal for a sunset sailing cruise. Listen closely to the song, and you’ll hear the soothing waves in the background while you are “wasting time.”
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10. “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” by Kenny Chesney
Chesney’s clever play on the popular “no shirt, no shoes, no service” saying might become one of the anthems of your next boat trip. Just don’t take his advice when you pull into port, or you may not get served after all.
11. “How Deep Is Your Love” by The Bee Gees
This soothing and relaxing melody will leave you with long-lasting memories of the blue sky, the water, and a bunch of white sails flapping away in the distance “on a summer breeze”.
12. “Sunshine and Summertime” by Faith Hill
When this song comes on the playlist, you’ll probably think all about the barefoot ladies and people getting crazy on the boulevard. Just pull out your colas and ice-cold beers for a big boat party on the water .
13. “Surfin’ USA” by the Beach Boys
A popular throwback song that every American can get behind when they can’t wait till June, this famous hit has been the very epitome of summer since the Beach Boys released it in 1963. If you’re going on a boat trip in California , put this tune on while you sail around Alcatraz, beneath the Golden Gate Bridge , and go about.
14. “Soak Up The Sun” by Sheryl Crow
Another thing to soak up is some sun. When there is not a cloud in the sky, just rub on some tropical sunscreen and turn up the volume on this hit from 2002. And if the boating lifestyle doesn’t get everyone in your crew to lay back and relax, sing louder when Sheryl Crow tells “everyone to lighten up.”
15. “Son of a Son of a Sailor” by Jimmy Buffett
Boating skills are often passed down from generation to generation, and Jimmy Buffett sings about that in this catchy song from 1978. Some of the best lines are at the end of the song, with “the sea’s in my veins, my tradition remains.”
16. “And It Stoned Me,” by Van Morrison
This is about two young guys on their way to the county fair. It starts raining, but it doesn’t bother them. They wait it out happily but don’t want it to rain all day. They hitch a ride to the creek for some fishing and swimming, then head home and meet their neighbor for some moonshine.
17. “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” by Alan Jackson
If you are taking a trip to a “little lake across the Alabama line ”, put on Alan Jackson’s 2002 story of a boat “built out of love.” For Jackson, the boat is a “piece of my childhood that’ll never be forgotten.”
18. “Southern Cross” by Crosby, Stills & Nash
According to Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1982, their many years of sailing under the Southern Cross became a really helpful way to get over some of their most difficult relationship problems.
19. “Into the Mystic” by Van Morrison
Simply listen to Van Morrison’s amazing melodies and evocative lyrics to feel like you’re in a movie about boating . Lie back, smell the sea, feel the sky, and let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic.
20. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot
If you are looking to learn a bit of history while enjoying your music, this song might be just perfect for you on the water. It recounts the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald freighter, a large ship that came to a watery end during a powerful storm in November 1975.
21. “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles
This famous song does not actually try to tell a specific story, and some of the lyrics are hard to understand, but the blue skies, a sea of green, and a yellow submarine make this tune the closest thing to a Beatles boating song there is.
22. “Come Sail Away” by Styx
Styx band member Dennis DeYoung wrote the song feeling a little depressed about lower than expected album sales. Over the years, it has reached immense popularity, getting featured on adult cartoons like South Park and Family Guy!
23. Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker – When The Sun Goes Down
24. David Gray – Sail Away
25. Rod Steward – Sailing
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Songs about boats
Here are some other great boating songs that will help you keep a great mood while boating. Listen to these songs on a boat and make sure the party keeps on going.
26. Little Big Town – Pontoon
27. Ed Sheeran – Boat
28. Chris Janson – “Buy Me A Boat”
29. Blackjack Billy – The Booze Cruise
30. Luke Bryan – Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day
31. Crosby, Stills & Nash – Southern Cross
32. Drunken Sailer – Irish Rovers
33. Where the Boat Leaves From – Zac Brown Band
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