The 26 Best Workout Songs of 2023

“Sentimental” might not be the first word you’d use to describe your 2023 workout playlist, but hear me out: If you look back on all the songs you saved this year, it’s likely a pretty perfect time capsule. The playlist you move to again and again brings together the tracks that got you up in the morning, the guilty pleasures you couldn’t resist, and the already-nostalgic TikTok hits that filled your For You page. You listened to songs that fueled your fire when you were rightfully pissed off and tear-jerkers that helped you heal. In short, we’d bet your playlist—like you—has major range. And if anything, 2023 gave us plenty of new favorite songs to dance, sweat, and scream to.

So we decided to package up the best workout songs of the year into one playlist—a year of jams in review, if you will. You’ll find all the hits that made your own gym soundtrack this year (hi Barbie and Eras Tour), plus some you’ll recognize from your daily scrolls, like TikTok favorite “Prada” by cassö, RAYE, and D-Block Europe. Catch your tempo to Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” and build toward your peak with “Monaco” by Bad Bunny and “Speed Drive” by Charli XCX. When it’s time to cool things down, we’ll switch up speeds with songs like Noah Kahan’s “Dial Drunk” and “Meltdown” by Niall Horan.

We hope you love moving to these tracks as much as we have this year! Enjoy the trip back through the best workout songs of 2023.

1. “Paint the Town Red” by Doja Cat
2. “Single Soon” by Selena Gomez
3. “Lovin On Me” by Jack Harlow
4. “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
5. “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa
6. “Rush” by Troye Sivan
7. “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” by Taylor Swift
8. “Love Like This” by ZAYN
9. “Bongos” by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
10. “bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo
11. “Padam Padam” by Kylie Minogue
12. “On my Mama” by Victoria Monét
13. “Self Destruction Mode” by The Chainsmokers & bludnymph
14. “MY HOUSE” by Beyoncé
15. “Barbie World” Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (with Aqua)
16. “Monaco” by Bad Bunny
17. “Speed Drive” by Charli XCX
18. “Seven” by Jung Kook ft. Latto
19. “Chemical” by Post Malone
20. “greedy” by Tate McRae
21. “Prada” by cassö, RAYE, & D-Block Europe
22. “Dial Drunk” by Noah Kahan ft. Post Malone
23. “Boy’s a Liar pt 2.” by PinkPanthress ft. Ice Spice
24. “Pretty Girls” by Reneé Rapp
25. “Home to Another One” by Madison Beer, Timbaland Remix
26. “Meltdown” by Niall Horan

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