Songs About New York City
An eclectic collection of songs capturing the grit, glamour, and relentless energy of New York City through the decades. This list spans genres from classic jazz and punk to hip-hop and indie rock.
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Tracks
- New York, New York · Frank Sinatra
- Empire State of Mind · Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
- New York State of Mind · Billy Joel
- NYC Cops · The Strokes
- Walk on the Wild Side · Lou Reed
- New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down · LCD Soundsystem
- No Sleep Till Brooklyn · Beastie Boys
- Teen Age Riot · Sonic Youth
- Chelsea Hotel #2 · Leonard Cohen
- Autumn in New York · Billie Holiday
- Spanish Harlem · Ben E. King
- Fairytale of New York · The Pogues
- Anarchy in the U.K. · Sex Pistols
- Waiting for the Man · The Velvet Underground
- Humanhattan · Talking Heads
- Welcome to New York · Taylor Swift
- Brooklyn Roads · Neil Diamond
- New York City Serenade · Bruce Springsteen
- Harlem · Bill Withers
- The Boy from New York City · The Ad Libs
- In New York · The Go-Betweens
- Rockaway Beach · Ramones
- I Love N.Y. · Madonna
- Heart of New York · Kool & the Gang
- New York City · John Lennon
- Theme from New York, New York · Ryan Adams
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) · Christopher Cross
- 53rd & 3rd · Ramones
- New York City Boy · Pet Shop Boys
- Talkin' New York · Bob Dylan
- Manhattan · Ella Fitzgerald
- Down in the Subway · The Soft Cell
- Subway Song · The Cure
- A Bronx Tale · Dion
- New York City · They Might Be Giants
- Big Apple · Dead Prez
- 14th Street · Rufus Wainwright
- New York Telephone Conversation · Lou Reed
- Dirty Blvd. · Lou Reed
- Native New Yorker · Odyssey
- Sunday in New York · Mel Tormé
- New York City · The Chainsmokers
- Island of Manhattan · The Magnetic Fields
- New York City · Interpol
- Brooklyn · Mos Def
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- New York City Cops · The Strokes
- Chelsea Morning · Joni Mitchell
- Broadway · Goo Goo Dolls
- Shattered · The Rolling Stones
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