Top Ten Sports Songs for a Tailgate Party

Sports songs serve to rally a team, rile the crowd, or stir nostalgic memories about our favorite team or sports pastime. You need good adrenaline pumping sports music at your tailgate party to stir feelings of victory and glory.

Sports songs have the unique quality of lifting us above the mundane and rousing our competitive spirit. Sports songs get our adrenaline flowing and prepare us to be fans that are engaged in the game.

Because sports is such an integral part of mainstream American life, it isn't surprising that there are a number of great sports songs, some of which have become iconic in America. I consider the following songs among the top ten sports songs for tailgating.

Top Ten Sports Songs for Your Tailgate Party: We Will Rock You

I'm a child of the 80's, so it shouldn't surprise you to see We Will Rock You, by Queen at the top of my list. It is one of the first songs that comes to mind during football season. I remember sitting in the stands at High School Football games chanting the lyrics to We Will Rock You with the rest of the fans. The stadium bleachers echoed like drums as we pounded out the beat.

We Will Rock Youis available on the Queen Greatest Hits album (Amazon.com, $14.99).

Top Ten Sports Songs to Rally the Fans: Whoomp! There it is!

Getting ready to take it to your biggest rival? Whoomp! There it is! may not have been written with sports in mind, but when your team is bringing the game, it is an awesome sports victory song. Play it for the little victories, like an interception, touchdown, or earth shattering tackle. Then, play it when your team takes the win.

You can find Whoomp! There it is! as a single on MP3. (Amazon.com, $.99)

Top Ten Sports Songs: Get Ready for This

Add contemporary eurodance and enthusiasm with Get Ready for This, by 2 Unlimited. This is a popular sport song because it is pure adrenaline. Put a rush on your tailgate playlist when you add this song.

View and download Get Ready for Thisvideo on Youtube.com.

Top Ten Sports Songs to Rock Your Tailgate Party: We're Not Gonna Take It

Twisted Sister adds metal to your music and muscle to your game with We're Not Gonna Take It. Rally the team spirit with a sports song full of fight.

We're Not Gonna Take Itis from Twisted Sister's hit album Stay Hungry, now available in a 25^th anniversary edition (Target, $17.19).

Top Ten Sports Songs to Rile the Fans: Final Countdown

Eurodance can jazz up any party, especially a tailgate party. Final Countdown, recorded by Europe soars with synthesizers and guitars that will inspire sports fans.

Final Countdownis available on Europe: The Final Countdown, or you can purchase the single on MP3 (Amazon.com, album $7.98, MP3 $.99).

Top Ten Sports Songs for Tailgating: Don't Stop Believin'

Don't Stop Believin', by Journey serves well as a sports song to rally fans behind the team, regardless of their standing in the competition. An inspirational song for the true sports fan who will, after all, never stop believing in their favorite team.

Don't Stop Believin' is available on the album Journey: Greatest Hit (Walmart.com, $8.82).

Top Ten Sports Songs for Football Season: Who Let the Dogs Out

Who Let the Dogs Out by the BaHa Men is an aggressive song for any sports fan. Of course, as a Georgia Bulldogs fan, this has to be in the top ten for sports tailgating songs. From the 2000 releae of the song Bulldog fans championed the song as their own.

We'll let other football fans use it, too. Who Let the Dogs Outis the title song for the BAHA Men's album. Download the single or the entire album on MP3 (Amazon.com $.99).

Top Ten Sports Songs: Are You Ready for Some Football?

Hank Williams, Jr. recorded Are You Ready for Some Football as a theme for Monday Night Football. The song has become a quintessential football song. It is among the must-haves on your tailgate party sports song play list.

Are You Ready for Some Football?is available on the official ABC Monday Night Football Official Party Album (Used at Amazon.com from $.80).

Top Ten Sports Songs for Your Tailgate Party Play List: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Another nostalgic, but perennial favorite sports song for your victory party is Na, Na, Hey, Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, by Steam. Originally released in the 60's fans still love to join in and sing along. You'll have everyone join in singing and ribbing the competition with this classic sports song.

Na, Na, Hey, Hey can be found on 60's Gold or All Star Sports Jams. (iTunes.com, $.99)

Top Ten Sports Songs: Another One Bites the Dust

We could easily call Another One Bites the Dust the ultimate sports victory song. There is nothing quite like the feeling when your team walks away the winners. Add Another One Bites the Dust to your tailgate party playlist to rev up the feeling of victory among the fans.

Be sure to play it after the game when the defeated team's fans walk by with their heads down after the game.

Another One Bites the Dustis also available on the Queen Greatest Hits album (Amazon.com, $14.99).

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