The best songs for the days of the week

Days of the weekThe lists below, broken out by days of the week, reflect the best songs that have days in their titles. I’ve generally omitted covers in favor of the original versions, unless the cover is especially popular or noteworthy. Each embedded playlist offers a short sample of the song, or you can click on the playlist link to hear the complete songs. At the end of each section you’ll find a link to a more comprehensive list of songs for the days of the week.

Songs for Monday

The beginning of the work week and school evokes strong negative feelings. Hence the many songs with downer titles like Monday Blues.


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Monday Morning – Molokai (2020)
Monday Morning – Matt Kerley (2021)
Monday Blues – EXO-CBX (2018)
Monday, Monday – The Mamas & the Papas (1966)
She Left on a Monday – Bic Runga (2002)
Monday Blues (feat. G2) – Junoflo (2019)
Lonely Monday Morning – Snow (1993)
Monday Morning – Adam Holmes (2014)
Monday Morning – Wilczynski, Emesa, Phlocalyst (2019)
Monday Blues – changing cleo (2019)
If You’re Not Back in Love by Monday – Millie Jackson (1977)
Rainy Days and Mondays – Carpenters (1971)
Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett (1978)
Blue Monday – Fats Domino (1957)
Stormy Monday – Eva Cassidy (cover – 1996)
Monday Morning – Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Manic Monday – The Bangles (1986)
Monday Morning – Melanie Fiona (2009)
I Don’t Like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats (1979)
Laundromat Monday – Joe Jackson (1982)
Monday Morning – Death Cab for Cutie (2011)
Monday Morning – Loud Hound (2019)
I Don’t Have to Be Me (‘til Monday) – Steve Azar (2002)
Monday to Sunday (feat. Lil Baby and BIG30) – Pooh Shiesty (2020)
Monday Morning – Skydiggers (2019)
Monday Blues – Legacy (1984)
Manic Monday – Prince (written in 1984)
Blue Monday – New Order (1986)
New Moon on Monday – Duran Duran (1984)
Blue Monday – Ryan Shepherd (2018)
Monday Blues – Eric Sharp, Zhao (2019)
Monday Morning Madness – Alex M.O.R.P.H., Shannon Hurley (2012)
Come Monday Night – God Help the Girl (2009)

List of all songs with Monday in their titles

Songs for Tuesday

Surprisingly, Tuesday bests Monday for number of songs. Maybe because the singer is grateful just to have survived Monday. The surprise here, though, is the large number of distinct songs titled Groovy Tuesday.


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Playlist
Groovy Tuesday – Swan Dive (1997)
Tuesday Morning – Michelle Branch (2003)
Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones (1967)
Tuesday Morning – The Pogues (1993)
Tuesday – Lovebirds (instrumental – 2008)
Groovy Tuesday – Summer School (2017)
Church on a Tuesday – Dorian Arielle (2020)
Not Tuesday – Jesse Young (2019)
Tuesday I’ll Be Gone (feat. Blake Shelton) – John Anderson (2020)
Groovy Tuesday – The Smithereens (1986)
Church on a Tuesday – Heather McIntosh, Allyson Newman (instrumental – 2021)
Tuesday Afternoon – Moody Blues (1967)
Tuesday’s Child – Jesse Cook (2009)
Tuesdays – Jake Scott (2018)
Ruby Tuesday – Scorpions (cover – 2011)
Tuesday Afternoon – Jennifer Brown (1998)
Tuesday’s Heartbreak – Stevie Wonder (1972)
Tuesday’s Dead – Cat Stevens (1971)
Tuesday Afternoon – Matt Gunn (2018)
Tuesday Feeling (Choose to Stay) – Blood Orange, Tinashe (2019)
Tuesday – Gavin Magnus (2021)
Tuesday Afternoon – A House in the Trees (2017)
Tuesday Afternoon – Jennifer Hannah-Murphy (instrumental – 2016)
C U Next Tuesday – Kesha (2010)
Tuesday (feat. Drake) – ILoveMakonnen (2016)
Taco Tuesday – Migos (2020)
Early on Tuesday – Jesse Cook (2003)
Taco Tuesday – 3OH!3 (2021)
Truffles on a Tuesday – Ruefish (instrumental – 2021)
Tuesday Morning – Melissa Etheridge (2004)
Church on Tuesday – Stone Temple Pilots (1999)
Fat Tuesday – Stephen “Stevo” Théard (instrumental – 2004)

List of all songs with Tuesday in their titles

Songs for Wednesday

Hump Day, for some reason, puts a lot of songwriters in a contemplative mood. The huge number of gentle songs makes for a softer sound for this playlist.


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Wednesday – Tori Amos (2002)
It’s Already Wednesday – Freya (1999)
Waiting for Wednesday – Lisa Loeb (1995)
Medley: Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly – Elton John (1975)
Wednesday Night Interlude – Drake, PartyNextDoor (2020)
What If’s of a Wednesday – Justin Scott (2020)
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Simon and Garfunkel (1964)
Wednesday Afternoon – RC Thomas (2016)
Wednesday Lover – Jagged Edge (1997)
Wednesday 17th – Any Tom Sender (2017)
Any Wednesday – The Royal Guardsman (1967)
Wednesday Afternoon – Joston (instrumental – 2021)
Wednesday Afternoon – Helen Devlin (2021)
Wednesday Afternoon – LoudlyJ (2021) *
Ash Wednesday – The Psychedelic Furs (2020)
Big Wednesday – Tape Hiss (instrumental – 2019)

List of all songs with Wednesday in their titles

Songs for Thursday

It’s almost Friday, so Thursday songs often reflect an upbeat mood, exemplified by the number of songs titled Sweet Thursday or some variation.


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Playlist
hursday Morning News – Meanz of Operation, AceVane, King Ru da 3rd (2016)
Thursday – Jess Glynne (2018)
Thursday – The Weekend (2011)
Thursday – GOT7 (2019)
Thursday’s Child – David Bowie (1999)
Thursday – Jim Croce (1973)
Thursday – Brian Dowd, Sammi Dowd (2012)
Thursday – Leo (year?)
Thursday’s Child – Tanita Tikaram (1990)
Jersey Thursday – Donovan (1965)
Oh Sweet Thursday – Herman Dune (2018)
Sweet As Thursday – Stone Dogs (1999)
Sweet Thursday – Ezekiel Frezza (instrumental – 2015)
Last Thursday – Tayos (2021)
Thursday Morning – Blu Jam, Krashmir, Sleepy Street (instrumental – year?)
Thursday in the Danger Room (feat. Kamasi Washington) – Run the Jewels (2016)
Throwback Thursday – Johan Lenox, Lil Keed, Kota the Friend (2021)
Sweet Shot Thursday – High Page Delay (2005)
Thursday – Pet Shop Boys
Sweet Thursday – Quinn Devlin & The Bridge Street Kings (2017)
Thursday – Jimmy Tierney (instrumental – 2015)
Last Thursday – Baltimore Chop (instrumental – 2021)

List of all songs with Thursday in their titles

Songs for Friday

Naturally, Friday ushers in a bunch of upbeat tracks to start the weekend. The title Freaky Friday features in a high volume of hip-hop/rap songs, especially in recent years.


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Playlist
Black Friday – Steely Dan (1975)
Finally Friday – Nicola Collis (2018)
Friday I’m in Love – The Cure (1992)
Friday Is Forever – We the Kings (2011)
Friday Morning – Khruangbin (2018)
Friday Night – Eric Paslay (2014)
Friday on My Mind – The Easybeats (1965)
Friday’s Child – Wendy Matthews (1993)
Friday’s Child – Will Young (2003)
Friday – Ice Cube (1995)
Hello Friday (feat. Jason Derulo) – Flo Rida (2015)
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) – Katy Perry (2010)
Friday Night – Lady A (2011)
Friday – Joe Jackson (1979)
Friday Night – The Darkness (2003)
Friday Night – Joey XL, KC Clarke (2020)
Freaky Friday (feat. Koraah) – Koncept (2021)
Friday Night – S Club 7 (1999)
Friday Night – Burak Yeter (2019)
Friday Night Gurus – Studio Killers (2013)
Friday (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman) – Riton, Nightcrawlers, Mufasa, Dopamine (2021)
Sex on a Friday – Jacob Whitesides (2021)

List of all songs with Friday in their titles

Songs for Saturday

The most popular day for songs, because everybody loves the weekend. Whether it’s fighting, dancing, lovemaking, or relaxing, this playlist has it all.


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Saturday Morning – Rachael Yamagata (2011)
Saturday – Babyface (1993)
Saturday Love (feat. Alexander O’Neal) – Cherrelle (1985)
Saturday (The Wedding Song) – Sammy Wilk (2019)
Saturday in the Park – Chicago (1972)
Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke (1964)
Come Saturday Morning – The Sandpipers (1969)
Saturday Clothes – Gordon Lightfoot (1970)
Single Saturday Night – Cole Swindell (2020)
Saturday Nights – Weston Estate (2020)
God Bless Saturday – Kid Rock (2010)
Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting) – Elton John (1973)
Saturday Night – Yukon Gold (2015)
Saturday Night – Bay City Rollers (1975)
Saturday – Marc Broussard (2004)
Saturday Night – Sam Hunt (2015)
Almost Saturday Night – John Fogerty (1975)
Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night – Bon Jovi (1995)
Saturday Night – Dylan Matthew (2019)
Saturday Girl – Chris Pati (2008)
Saturday Girl – Cycle (2015)
Saturday Girl – Knightbots (2017)
Saturday – Sam Fender (2019)
Saturday – Twenty One Pilots (2021)
All the Makin’s of a Saturday Night – The Cadillac Three (2020)
Get Down Saturday Night – Oliver Cheatham (1983)
Saturday Night – Effemar, Nina Carr (2021)
Saturday Night Experience – Jody Watley, Roy Trent (2003)

List of all songs with Saturday in their titles

Songs for Sunday

If Sunday is a day to relax, the music often reflects this attitude with a laid-back vibe.


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Sunday Morning – Parmalee (2017)
Sunday Morning – Maroon 5 (2002)
Long Lost Sunday Morning – Tep No (2019)
Sunday Morning – Hamzaa (2019)
Remembering Sunday (feat. Juliet Simms) – All Time Low (2007)
Sunday Love – Valntn, Naliya (2018)
Another Park, Another Sunday – The Doobie Brothers (1974)
Sunday Morning – BVG, møndber, Spencer Hunt (instrumental – 2021)
Blue Sunday – The Doors (1970)
Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone (1973)
Will You Be Staying After Sunday – Peppermint Rainbow (1969)
Sunday Will Never Be the Same – Spanky and Our Gang (1967)
Easy [Like Sunday Morning] – Commodores (1977)
Sunday – Foals (2019)
Sunday Afternoons – Vanessa Daou (1994)
Sunday Candy – Cenji (2017)
Sunny Sunday – Joni Mitchell (1994)
Sundays – Emotional Oranges (2019)
Hungover Sunday – Christian French (2019)
Sunday Funday – Toledo (2021)
Next Sunday (feat. Jennifer Holm) – Roots and Recognition (2020)
Sunday – Joy Oladokun (2020)
Sunday Afternoon – Texas (1999)
Sunday Drive – Ladyhawke (2012)
Every Day Is Like Sunday – Morrissey (1988)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday – U2 (1983)
Sunday Girl – Blondie (1978)
Sunday Love – Bat Lashes (2016)
Sunday – The View (2011)
Groovin’ [on a Sunday Afternoon] – The Young Rascals (1967)
A Sunday Kind of Love – Etta James (cover – 1960)
Sunday Rain – Foo Fighters (2017)
Sunday – Sonic Youth (1997)
Sunday Soda – French Cassettes (2020)
Sunday Morning – Earth, Wind & Fire (1993)
Sunday in New York – Jon O’Bergh (instrumental – 2014)
Sunday Night – Ryan Leslie (2009)
Sunday Night – Hurricane, AirBorn Gav (2019)
Sunday Morning (feat. Josie Dunne) – Matoma (2018)
Sunday Rain Sets In – Steven Wilson (instrumental – 2016)

List of all songs with Sunday in their titles

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