Top 100 Back-to-School Songs for Your Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Shopping

Some States Will Start the Sales Tax Holiday Weekend as Early as July 31

Aly Adair
August is that wonderful time of year when we break off that summer romance, kiss love goodbye and set the alarm clock for back-to-school days. In August 2008, Americans spent $7.6 billion on family clothing and $2.4 billion in bookstores. Start saving your back-to-school shopping money because some states are having the back-to-school sales tax holiday as early as July 30 and July 31. For a list of back-to-school Sales Tax Holidays in your state, visit the Sales Tax Holiday web site (click here).

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In the meantime, you can download and listen to this great MP3 playlist of back-to-school songs while you shop at the back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday.

Top 100 Back to School Songs for Your MP3 Playlist

Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Get Ready, Get Set, Don't Go - Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus

Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

No Such Thing - John Mayer

We Rule The School - Belle & Sebastian

Runnin' On Empty - Jackson Browne

What A Feeling - from Flashdance

Don't Stop Believing - Journey

S.C.H.O.O.L. - Rebel Rebel

Simply the Best - Tina Turner

Beautiful Day - U2

High School Musical 3 - Official Trailer

Boys of Summer - Don Henley and Billy Joel Live

Teacher - Jethro Tull

Summer's Gone - Feeder

School Days - The Runaways

My Lucky Day - Bruce Springsteen

Fortune Teller - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Swingin' School - Bobby Rydell

Back to School Again - The Four Tops

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon

Rock N' Roll High School - The Ramones

Principal's Office - Young M.C.

To Sir, With Love - Lulu

School Day - Chuck Berry

Don't Be A Dropout - James Brown

Catholic Schoolgirls Rule - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Be True to Your School - The Beach Boys

Hot for Teacher - Van Halen

School of Rock - Jack Black

Schoolgirl - Argent

My Old School - Steely Dan

Back to School - The Deftones

We're All In This Together - High School Musical

Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw

The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles

End of the Summer - Dar Williams

Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam

Don't Look Back - Boston

Here I Go Again On My Own - Whitesnake

The Prayer - Celine Dion and Josh Groban

I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen

Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Party for Two - Shania Twain

Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks

Chariots of Fire - Vangelis Papathanassiou

Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship

Turn The Page - Bob Seger

Welcome Back - John Sebastian from Welcome Back Kotter

Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

Climb Every Mountain - from the Sound of Music

It's My Life - Jon Bon Jovi

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

Miracle - Cascada

My Own Way - Duran Duran

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Clay Aiken

Three Little Birds - Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

The Soul Never Dies - Emmylou Harris and Johnny Cash

Crossroads - Lynyrd Skynyrd

We Are the Champions - Queen

Live to Win - Paul Stanley

I Stand Amazed - The Legacy 12

Kiss Me Through The Phone - Soulja Boy

Take It Easy - The Eagles

We Gotta Get Outta This Place - The Animals

We Will Rock You - by Queen

Reunited by Peaches & Herb

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem - Kenny Chesney

World In Motion - New Order

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Here for the Party - Gretchen Wilson

King of the Road - by Fu Manchu

The Hardest Part - by Coldplay

What Happens Tomorrow - Duran Duran

Lead Me Guide Me - Elvis Presley

You'll Never Walk Alone - Jordin Sparks

Dream On - Aerosmith

If I Can Dream - Celine Dion

The Impossible Dream - from Man of La Mancha

I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Dancing Queen - ABBA

The Name of the Game - ABBA

I Have A Dream - ABBA

Does Your Mother Know - ABBA

Money, Money, Money - ABBA

S.O.S. - ABBA

Thank You for the Music - ABBA

Knowing Me Knowing You - ABBA

Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA

Take A Chance on Me - ABBA

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

Adult Education - Hall & Oates

All Dressed Up for School - The Beach Boys

Brain Damage - Eminem

College Kids - Relient K

Sources:

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/013847.html

Sales Tax Holidays by State

http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales_holiday.html

Published by Aly Adair

Aly Adair is an Air Force Veteran with a career in teaching and educational publishing. Aly has an MBA and is a former small business owner.  View profile

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  • Alban Mehling8/4/2009

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  • Dina Quirion7/20/2009

    I love it, great list.. :o)

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper7/18/2009

    Fun, I dugg and tweeted you :)

  • Carol Roach7/16/2009

    good list

  • Tony Vega7/16/2009

    My daughter loves Get Ready, Get Set, Don't Go by Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Nice list Aly.

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky7/16/2009

    Nice list.

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