100+ Songs For Graduation

All across the country, another school year is winding down and another senior class will be revving up towards that memorable walk to the podium, with all the  ‘pomp and circumstance’ of this year’s graduation ceremonies. Every year the senior graduating class usually chooses a graduation theme….. along with suitable music (as far as lyrics go) that supports that theme.

This is a special day when thousands of students across the country will celebrate the achievements they’ve accomplished in school – whether it be 6^th grade, 8^th grade, 12^th grade or college – For some it will mean moving on to a higher education while others will go out into the world to hopefully ‘make a difference’. Regardless, it’s a time to remember and be thankful to all of our family, friends, and teachers who’ve supported us over the years and made it all possible.

So whether you’re choosing songs for the actual formal event, the pre-ceremony, that wild party afterward or simply the gathering of family and friends to reminisce with, the following list should be able to give you some ideas to work with and enjoy covering multiple genres and timelines.

There will be some of you out there looking to create personal CD’s with special graduation songs on them while others will be searching for their most memorable school graduation song(s).

There are boundless song choices out there but I tried to narrow it down and focus on those songs with lyrics that generally speak about reflections, memories, dreams, future thoughts, close friendships, new doors opening, guidance, thankfulness for support,  and the word ‘graduation’ itself. You may be looking for songs to help you celebrate the moment, look forward to the future with hope, recognize the importance of your lifelong friends, reflect on special memories.  These special ‘graduation themed’ songs can help you out with just that.

So there you go — Hope this helps — Enjoy the tunes! 

100+ Songs Suitable For Graduation

1. 100 Years – Five For Fighting
2. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
3. A Place In The Sun – Stevie Wonder
4. A Place In This World – Taylor Swift
5. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross
6. Believe It Or Not (“Theme From Greatest American Hero”) -  Joey Scarbury
7. Best Days – Graham Colton
8. Bigger Than My Body – John Mayer
9. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
10. Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson
11. Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
12. Change the World – Eric Clapton
13. Climb Every Mountain from the Sound of Music
14. Closing Time – Semisonic
15. Come Sail Away – Styx
16. Congratulations – The Rolling Stones
17. Do I Make You Proud? – Taylor Hicks
18. Don’t Look Back – Boston
19. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
20. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds
21. Dream On – Aerosmith
22. Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) – Baz Luhrmann [The Speech Song]
23. Fame – Irene Cara
24. First Day of My Life – Melanie C
25. Flashdance…What A Feeling – Irene Cara (from Flashdance)
26. Forever Young – Bob Dylan
27. Forever Young – Rod Stewart
28. Free – Elliott Yamin
29. Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
30. Friends Forever – Vitamin C
31. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
32. Graduation Album – Kanye West
33. Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C
34. Graduation Day – Four Freshmen
35. Graduation Day – Chris Isaak
36. Graduation Day – Kanye West
37. Graduation Song (Pomp & Circumstance) – Adrian Kimberly
38. Graduation’s Here – The Fleetwoods
39. Here’s To The Night – Eve 6
40. I Believe – Fantasia
41. I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly
42. I Go Back – Kenny Chesney
43. I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
44. I Made It – Kevin Rudolf
45. I Will Remember You – Amy Grant, Sarah McLachlan
46. If I Can Dream – Celine Dion
47. If Today Was Your Last Day – Nickelback
48. I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts (Theme From Friends)
49. I’ll Remember – Madonna
50. I’m Moving On – Rascal Flats
51. I’m Not Gonna Cry – Corey Smith (The Graduation Song)
52. In This Diary – The Ataris
53. It’s My Life – Jon Bon Jovi
54. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boys II Men
55. I’ve Had The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
56. Live Like We’re Dying – Kris Allen
57. Live To Win – Paul Stanley
58. My Generation – The Who
59. My Way – Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley
60. My Wish – Rascal Flatts
61. No Boundaries – Kris Allen, Adam Lambert
62. Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now – Jefferson Starship
63. On My Way – Phil Collins
64. One Step At A Time – Jordin Sparks
65. Our Lives – The Calling
66. Photograph – Nickelback
67. Place In This World – Michael W. Smith
68. Please Remember – LeAnn Rimes
69. Power of One – Donna Summer
70. Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads
71. Schools Out – Alice Cooper
72. Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire
73. Simply The Best – Tina Turner
74. Soar – Christina Aguilera
75. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
76. Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
77. Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
78. Thank You For Being A Friend – Andrew Gold (There’s another well known version of this song as the theme from “The Golden Girls” TV Show)
79. The Best of Times – Styx
80. The Climb – Miley Cyrus
81. The Dance – Garth Brooks
82. The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha
83. The Long & Winding Road – The Beatles
84. The River – Garth Brooks
85. The Time of My Life – David Cook
86. There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
87. These Are Special Times – Christina Aguilera
88. These Are The Days – 10,000 Maniacs, Sugarland
89. This Is The Time – Billy Joel
90. Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce
91. Today – Smashing Pumpkins
92. Together – Jack Hartman
93. Top of the World – Van Halen
94. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper, Phil Collins
95. Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
96. We Are The Champions – Queen
97. Welcome To Wherever You Are – Bon Jovi
98. We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters
99. Whenever You Remember – Carrie Underwood
100. Who I Am – Jessica Andrews
101. Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
102. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
103. Winds of Change – The Scorpions
104. With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles, Joe Cocker
105. With Arms Wide Open – Creed
106. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
107. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Jordin Sparks

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“I’m Not Gonna Cry” Graduation Song Lyrics

recorded by Corey Smith

FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD from Corey’s website HERE

Sunday shoes, cap and gown

The whole town’s gathered around

Waited 18 years now it’s all comin’ down to this.

I scanned the crowd and it fills my soul

My best friends all here in rows

No turning back, Now it’s time to walk that line

This tassel is gonna turn

But when the moment passes by

We’ll just walk away

Then slowly grow apart

But I’m not gonna cry,

No, not one sad or happy tear

I’ve waited my whole life

Now I’m gonna fly right outta here

It’s a bittersweet goodbye,

But I’m not gonna cry

Friday night, football games,

First loves and first heartbreaks,

It didn’t matter who won or lost,

Only how we played,

Memories as good as gold,

Tearin’ up those mountain roads,

Racin’ out 53, to old Georgetown,

Sure we made a little trouble,

But learned from every mistake,

So there’s no regret,

We’ve done the best we could

So I’m not gonna cry,

No, not one sad or happy tear

I’ve waited my whole life

Now I’m gonna fly right outta here

These have been the best years of my life

So I’m not gonna cry

It’s been a lonely, winding journey

And we’ve lost a few along the way

Still we’ve hung in there through the tribulations

Now it’s time to celebrate

It’s our Graduation Day

So I’m not gonna cry

Not one sad or happy tear

I’ve waited my whole life

So I’m gonna fly right outta here

This has been the best day of my life,

So I’m not gonna cry

It’s a bittersweet goodbye,

I’m not gonna cry

Congratulations Graduates!

Time to Get Down and Celebrate!

Best Wishes On Future Endeavors!