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List of gay anthems

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This is a list of historically significant gay anthems.

Year releasedSong titleArtist(s)Notes192019281929193219371938193919521953195419551957195819601961196219631964196619681970197119721974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
"The Lavender Song" ("Das Lila Lied")title = Disrupted Values, Erupting Culture: Cabaret and the Sexual Persona in Weimar Berlinpage = 13last = Lippekfirst = Sarahssrn = 1079945date = January 2008 }}
"Prove It On Me"Ma Raineyurl=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/07/pride-month-playlist-best-lgbt-songstitle=From Noël Coward to Frank Ocean: the greatest LGBT songs for Pride monthfirst=Jimlast=Farberwebsite=The Guardiandate=June 7, 2018access-date=March 21, 2020archive-date=February 9, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209023535/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/07/pride-month-playlist-best-lgbt-songsurl-status=live}}
"If Love Were All"Written for the operetta Bitter Sweet.
"Mad About the Boy"
"Easy Living", Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
"My Funny Valentine"Rodgers and Hart
"Lush Life"
"Over the Rainbow"url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Uht9tepzwnkCchapter = Judy Garland and Gay Mentitle = Queer Cinemaeditor1= Harry M Benshoffeditor-link1=Harry Benshoffeditor2= Sean Griffineditor-link2=Sean Griffinpage= 162last = Dyerfirst = Richardisbn = 978-0-415-31986-7year = 2004publisher = Routledgearchive-date = April 3, 2021archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215908/https://books.google.com/books?id=Uht9tepzwnkCurl-status = live }}
"Hound Dog"Big Mama Thornton
"Secret Love"Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster for a well known queer coded film, Calamity Jane, the song was embraced by the LGBTQ community as an anthem for expressing the joy of gay liberation. When asked about how she felt during a 2011 interview with The Advocate, she replied, "I was not aware of that, but that's wonderful."
"The Man That Got Away"url = https://archive.org/details/cultureclashmaki0000bronurl-access = registrationtitle = Culture Clash: The Making of Gay Sensibilitypublisher = South End Presslast = Bronskifirst = Michaelaccess-date=April 26, 2009isbn = 978-0-89608-217-5year = 1984}}
"Tutti Frutti"Little Richard
"Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)"From the musical West Side Story
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"Nina Simoneurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rufus-wainwright_uk_5ee8c9a3c5b6881c9291244f?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzetitle=Rufus Wainwright On The Pride Anthem That Helped Him Realise He Was 'Of Another Tribe'first=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPostdate=June 29, 2020access-date=July 16, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215910/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rufus-wainwright_uk_5ee8c9a3c5b6881c9291244f?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzeurl-status=live}}
"Secretly"Jimmie Rodgers
"As Long as He Needs Me"Shirley Bassey
'"Nous les amoureux"Jean-Claude PascalPascal later claimed that the song was about a homosexual relationship and the difficulties it faced.
"The Man I Love"Gene Howard
"Happiness is a Thing Called Joe"Troy Walker
"Hello Stranger"Barbara Lewisurl=https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8xkd9p/how-queer-stories-in-movies-breathe-new-life-into-old-songstitle=How Queer Stories in Movies Breathe New Life into Old Songsfirst=Daisylast=Jonesdate=April 11, 2018access-date=September 1, 2019archive-date=August 20, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820093320/https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8xkd9p/how-queer-stories-in-movies-breathe-new-life-into-old-songsurl-status=dead}}
"You Don't Own Me"Lesley Goreurl=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/50-songs-that-define-the-last-50-years-of-lgbtq-pride/title=50 Songs That Define the Last 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Pridewebsite=Pitchforkfirst=Jeslast=Skolnikdate=June 18, 2018access-date=August 20, 2019archive-date=March 19, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319121605/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/50-songs-that-define-the-last-50-years-of-lgbtq-pride/url-status=live}}
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"Dusty Springfield
"Ballad of the Sad Young Men"Roberta Flack
"Don't Rain on My Parade"Barbra Streisand
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
"Lola"The Kinks
"You Don't Own Me"Dusty Springfield
"March from a Clockwork Orange"Wendy Carlos
"Stonewall Nation"Madeleine Davis
"It Must Be Love"Labi Siffre
"Walk on the Wild Side"Lou Reed
"All the Young Dudes"Mott the Hoople
"Friends"url=https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/bette-midler-remembers-those-she-lost-to-aids-with-in-my-life/title=Hot Clip of the Day: Bette Midler Remembers Those She Lost to AIDS with "In My Life" & "Friends"work=BroadwayBox.comdate=December 16, 2016access-date=April 30, 2021archive-date=May 1, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501033548/https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/bette-midler-remembers-those-she-lost-to-aids-with-in-my-life/url-status=live}}
"Starman"
"Rebel Rebel"
"I Will Always Love You"url=https://www.towleroad.com/2014/05/gay-iconography-why-we-will-always-love-dolly-parton/title=Gay Iconography: Why We Will Always Love Dolly Partonfirst=Bobbylast=hankinsondate=May 15, 2014access-date=August 20, 2019archive-date=January 15, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115201923/https://www.towleroad.com/2014/05/gay-iconography-why-we-will-always-love-dolly-parton/url-status=live}}
"Jolene"
"Love Is the Message"MFSBurl=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/20-tracks-that-defined-the-sound-of-ballroom.htmltitle=20 Tracks That Defined the Sound of Ballroom, New York's Fiercest Queer Subculturefirst=Michellelast=Lhoogwork=Vulturedate=July 19, 2019access-date=December 16, 2020archive-date=December 18, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218215853/https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/20-tracks-that-defined-the-sound-of-ballroom.htmlurl-status=live}}
"The Bitch Is Back"Elton Johnurl= https://www.out.com/gay-music/classic-iconic-gay-pop-songstitle= Gay pop' has been a thing for years—here are 25 definitive classicsfirst=Meylast=Rudework=Outdate=April 9, 2024access-date=April 11, 2024}}
"I Was Born This Way"Carl Beanurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/billy-porter-pride-playlist-anthems-songs_uk_5ef48b37c5b615e5cd39b581?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gze&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9tLmh1ZmZpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvbXktcHJpZGUtYW50aGVtcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEZuyVJWDNJ1AobTUJZLsdRIFGLsPJHgCGYuAS5b_fFkIfX4rx-qihI0Bi7LvaANuqdeawkQJfH8MPfBpMXboER0IuAtwSyOYDz5VjqHAoPhCQK4HX5_RgnVxP-rcxilgcuYlo_ddIJ0xaHj4jLRF5J4DED9bG8tMiseFRsKANc0title=My Pride Anthems: Billy Porter Shares The Pride Anthems That Were An 'Antidote To The Terror' Of The AIDS Crisisfirst=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 26, 2020access-date=June 26, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215911/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/billy-porter-pride-playlist-anthems-songs_uk_5ef48b37c5b615e5cd39b581?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gze&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9tLmh1ZmZpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvbXktcHJpZGUtYW50aGVtcy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEZuyVJWDNJ1AobTUJZLsdRIFGLsPJHgCGYuAS5b_fFkIfX4rx-qihI0Bi7LvaANuqdeawkQJfH8MPfBpMXboER0IuAtwSyOYDz5VjqHAoPhCQK4HX5_RgnVxP-rcxilgcuYlo_ddIJ0xaHj4jLRF5J4DED9bG8tMiseFRsKANc0url-status=live}}
Valentino
"Home"Introduced by Stephanie Mills
"Landslide"Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Macurl=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/stevie-nicks-gay-icon-8098423title=5 Reasons Stevie Nicks Is, In Fact, a Gay Iconnewspaper=Houston Chronicledate=February 6, 2018access-date=September 2, 2019first=Stephenlast=Dawarchive-date=October 24, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024032632/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/8098423/stevie-nicks-gay-iconurl-status=live}}
"Dancing Queen"ABBAurl=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-pride-songs-20200623title=DJ Rotten Robbie 'Here are the top 25 Pride anthems of all time'first=Jimlast=Harringtonnewspaper=Chicago Tribunedate=June 23, 2020access-date=June 24, 2020archive-date=June 29, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629193446/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-pride-songs-20200623/url-status=live}}
"The Killing of Georgie"Rod Stewart
"Turn the Beat Around"Vicki Sue Robinson
"Somebody to Love"Queenlast=Rankinfirst=Seijadate=June 19, 2018title=The best LGBTQ anthems of all timemagazine=Entertainment Weeklyurl=https://ew.com/music/lgbtq-anthems/url-status=liveaccess-date=October 11, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027192148/https://ew.com/music/lgbtq-anthems/archive-date=October 27, 2020}}
"I Feel Love"Donna Summer
"Gold Dust Woman"Fleetwood Mac
"Got to Be Real"Cheryl Lynn
"Baby I'm Burning"
"I Will Survive"Gloria Gaynorchapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?idn9C-5XRGg4AC&pg=PA47series= Social movements, protest, and contention, vol. 30editor2= Daniel J. Myerseditor3= Rachel L. Einwohnerchapter=We're Not Just Lip-synching Here: Music and Collective Identity in Drag Performancestitle =Identity Work in Social Movementspage= 58first1=Elizabethlast1=Kaminskifirst2=Vertalast2=Taylorauthor2-link=Verta Taylorisbn=978-0-8166-5139-9year=2008publisher=University of Minnesota Pressarchive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215910/https://books.google.com/books?id=n9C-5XRGg4AC&pg=PA47url-status=live}}
"Glad to Be Gay"Tom Robinson Band
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"Sylvester
"I Love the Nightlife"
"Macho Man"Village People
"Y.M.C.A."
"Last Dance"Donna Summer
"I'm Every Woman"Chaka Khanurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/anna-richardson-pride-playlist-anthems_uk_5ef37cf6c5b615e5cd37ef5e?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzetitle=My Pride Anthems: Anna Richardson Reveals Her Favourite Pride Songs, Including An 'Anthem For All Women'first=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 25, 2020access-date=June 25, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215912/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/anna-richardson-pride-playlist-anthems_uk_5ef37cf6c5b615e5cd37ef5e?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzeurl-status=live}}
"Pride"Grace Jones
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"ABBA
"Boys Keep Swinging"
"You Know How to Love Me"Phyllis Hymanurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rahne-jones-the-politician-season-2-pride-classics_uk_5eea3543c5b6626ca2560e83title=My Pride Anthems:The Politician's Rahne Jones On Why Beyoncé 'Can Do No Wrong'first=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 10, 2020access-date=June 19, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215913/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rahne-jones-the-politician-season-2-pride-classics_uk_5eea3543c5b6626ca2560e83url-status=live}}
"Don't Stop Me Now"Queen
"It's My House"
"We Are Family"Sister Sledge
"Knock on Wood"
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
"Go West"Village Peopleurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-roberts-pride-playlist-music-kate-holderness_uk_5ef0c457c5b68ca2e87d1590?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzetitle=Adele Roberts And Kate Holderness Share The Pride Anthems That Have Soundtracked Their Relationshipfirst=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 22, 2020access-date=June 22, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215925/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-roberts-pride-playlist-music-kate-holderness_uk_5ef0c457c5b68ca2e87d1590?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzeurl-status=live}}
"Stars"Sylvester
"I'm Coming Out"
"9 to 5"
""IdoliOne of the first songs with a gay theme from Serbia.
"Private Idaho"The B-52's
"Never Knew Love Like This Before"Stephanie Mills
"Menergy"Patrick Cowley
"Pull Up to the Bumper"Grace Jonesurl=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/charity-shop-sue-interview-pride-playlist-songs_uk_5eecc836c5b6c7578fff15c7?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzetitle='Scuse Me Laydeh!' This Is The Pride Playlist You Need To Celebrate At Home, Charity Shop Sue-Stylefirst=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 21, 2020access-date=June 21, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403215931/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/charity-shop-sue-interview-pride-playlist-songs_uk_5eecc836c5b6c7578fff15c7?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzeurl-status=live}}
"Puerto Pollensa"Written by Marilina Ross.
"Tainted Love"Soft Cell
"Edge of Seventeen"Stevie Nicks
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"Culture Club
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
"It's Raining Men"The Weather Girls
"Love My Way"The Psychedelic Furs
"Right on Target"Paul Parker
"Church of the Poison Mind"Culture Club
"This Charming Man"The Smiths
"So Many Men, So Little Time"Miquel Brown
"Rise Up"The Parachute Club
"Relax"Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"I Am What I Am"From the musical La Cage aux Folles.
Gloria Gaynor
"Holiday"Madonna
"Din Daa Daa"George Kranz
"Smalltown Boy"Bronski Beatlast=Dhaenensfirst=Frederikdate=August 18, 2015title=Reading Gay Music Videos: An Inquiry into the Representation of Sexual Diversity in Contemporary Popular Music Videosjournal=Popular Music and Societylanguage=envolume=39issue=5pages=532–546doi=10.1080/03007766.2015.1068530s2cid=191291276issn=0300-7766url=https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/6906194/file/6906195 }}
"Why?"
"You Think You're a Man"Divine
"I Want to Break Free"Queen
"Conga"Miami Sound Machineurl=https://www.queerty.com/jennifer-lopez-shakira-wouldnt-anywhere-today-without-legendary-gay-icon-20200201/title=Jennifer Lopez and Shakira wouldn't be anywhere today without this legendary iconwork=Queertyfirst=Grahamlast=Gremoredate=February 1, 2020access-date=January 3, 2020archive-date=October 31, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031040630/https://www.queerty.com/jennifer-lopez-shakira-wouldnt-anywhere-today-without-legendary-gay-icon-20200201url-status=live}}
"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
"How Will I Know"last=Youttfirst=Henrydate=July 9, 2018title='Pose' Stars Mj Rodriguez and Billy Porter Stun With Cover of 'The Wiz' Ballad 'Home': Listenurl=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/mj-rodriguez-billy-porter-cover-home-the-wiz-8464404/access-date=March 6, 2024newspaper=Billboard}}
"Miss Celie's Blues", Rod Temperton and Lionel RichieAlso known as "Sister" from the film The Color Purple. Sung by the character Shug to Celie in the film, this song has been called an anthem for the Black lesbian community.
"Running Up That Hill"Kate Bush
"So Macho"Sinitta, written by George Hargreaves
"¿A quién le importa?"Alaska y DinaramaGay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world.
"Don't Leave Me This Way"The Communards
"Oh L'amour"Erasure
"Libertine"Mylène FarmerGay anthem in the French-speaking world
"Kiss"Princeurl=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/06/ymca-bloom-charting-evolution-gay-anthemtitle=From "YMCA" to "Bloom": charting the evolution of the gay anthemfirst=Stephanielast=Wilkinsonnewspaper=The Guardiandate=July 8, 2019access-date=September 14, 2019archive-date=December 11, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211170729/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/06/ymca-bloom-charting-evolution-gay-anthemurl-status=live}}
"True Colors"Cyndi Lauper
"Seven Wonders"Fleetwood Mac
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
"It's a Sin"Pet Shop Boys
"Sans contrefaçon"Mylène FarmerGay anthem in the French-speaking world
"A Little Respect"Erasure
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"Belinda Carlisle
"Fast Car"Tracy Chapman
"Mujer contra mujer" ("Une femme avec une femme")MecanoGay anthem in the Spanish and French-speaking world.
"Work That Pussy" (Boom Boom remix)Ellis D
"Elements of Vogue" (David DePino mix)David Xtravaganza and Johnny Dynell
"Deep in Vogue"Malcolm McLaren
"Let's Go"Fast Eddie
"In Private"Dusty Springfield
"Express Yourself"Madonnaurl=https://muumuse.com/2020/01/rina-sawayama-commes-des-garcons.html/title='Comme Des Garçons (Like The Boys)': Rina Sawayama Gives Love to the Gaysdate=January 18, 2020website=MuuMuseaccess-date=November 5, 2020archive-date=January 25, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125093824/https://muumuse.com/2020/01/rina-sawayama-commes-des-garcons.html/url-status=live}}
"Like a Prayer"
"If I Could Turn Back Time"Cher
"Closer to Fine"Indigo Girlsurl=http://www.topgaysongs.com/top-songs/top-50-lesbian-songstitle=Top Lesbian Songswork=Top Gay and Lesbian Songs and Musicpublisher=TopGaySongs.comyear=2013access-date=June 2, 2018archive-date=December 30, 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230125609/http://www.topgaysongs.com/top-songs/top-50-lesbian-songsurl-status=live}}
"Part of Your World" (from the film The Little Mermaid)Composed by Ashman and Menkenurl=https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrishernandez/13-disney-songs-that-have-a-different-meaning-when-youre-intitle=13 Disney Songs That Have A Different Meaning When You're In The Closetlast=Hernandezfirst=Chrisdate=September 1, 2015website=BuzzFeedaccess-date=June 8, 2017archive-date=July 10, 2017archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710151649/https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrishernandez/13-disney-songs-that-have-a-different-meaning-when-youre-inurl-status=live}}
"Vogue"Madonna
"Freedom! '90"url=https://www.laweekly.com/top-lgbtq-anthems-part-2-the-80s-and-90s/title=TOP LGBTQ ANTHEMS PART 2: THE 1980s & 1990sfirst1=Michaellast1=Cooperdate=September 6, 2019access-date=December 19, 2019archive-date=August 3, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803144529/https://www.laweekly.com/top-lgbtq-anthems-part-2-the-80s-and-90s/url-status=live}}
"Show Me Love"Robin S.
"Finally"CeCe Peniston
"Fancy"Reba McEntire
"Better The Devil You Know"
"In My Life"
"Losing My Religion"R.E.M.
"Justified and Ancient"The KLF and Tammy Wynette
"Constant Craving"K.d. lang
"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"Sophie B. Hawkins
"Supermodel (You Better Work)"RuPaultitle=8 RuPaul Songs for Your Pride Month Playlist: Listenurl=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8461785/rupaul-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlistdate=June 19, 2018magazine=Billboardaccess-date=May 20, 2020archive-date=August 10, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810093014/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8461785/rupaul-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlisturl-status=live}}
"Deeper and Deeper"Madonna
"Come to My Window"Melissa Etheridge
"Yes I Am"
"I'm Every Woman" (theme from the film The Bodyguard)
"Rebel Girl"Bikini Kill
"What's Up"4 Non Blondes
"A Deeper Love"url=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bob-the-drag-queen-pride-playlist-anthems_uk_5ee8d318c5b67c0f6dbd990c?ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzetitle=Bob The Drag Queen Reveals The 'Ultimate' Pride Anthem She Has Tattooed On Her Chestfirst=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPostdate=June 23, 2020access-date=June 24, 2020archive-date=May 30, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530190258/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bob-the-drag-queen-pride-playlist-anthems_uk_5ee8d318c5b67c0f6dbd990c?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthems&ncid=other_homepage_tiwdkz83gzeurl-status=live}}
"She Thinks His Name Was John"Reba McEntiretitle=Reba McEntireurl=https://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2005/11/21/big-gay-following-reba-mcentire#toggle-gdprwork=The Advocatedate=December 6, 2005first=Dennislast=Henleyaccess-date=May 26, 2025archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225052837/https://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2005/11/21/big-gay-following-reba-mcentire#toggle-gdprarchive-date=February 25, 2024}}
"100% Pure Love"Crystal Watersurl=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/rupauls-drag-race-season-13-best-lip-sync-songs.htmltitle=This Was the Best Lip-Sync Season of RuPaul's Drag Racefirst=Justinlast=Curtodate=April 23, 2021access-date=April 30, 2021archive-date=April 30, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430050527/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/rupauls-drag-race-season-13-best-lip-sync-songs.htmlurl-status=live}}
"Girls & Boys"Blur
"Feel What You Want"Kristine W
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey
"Everlasting Love"
"I Kissed a Girl"
"Fastlove"
"Jesus to a Child"
"Waterfalls"TLC
"I Am the Body Beautiful"Salt N Pepa
"Cunty"Kevin Avianceurl= https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/you-heard-it-gay-first-the-influence-of-queer-clubbing-on-modern-day-music_uktitle= You Heard It Gay First – The Influence Of Queer Clubbing On Modern Day Music: Before becoming mainstream, these genres were pioneered, embraced, and created around the queer influence and experiencefirst=Damianlast=Kerlinwork=HuffPostdate=March 11, 2023access-date=May 18, 2023}}
"Seasons of Love" (theme from the musical Rent)Introduced in the musical Rent
"Take Me or Leave Me"and Fredi Walkerurl=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7408710/gay-anthems-lgbt-pride-top-songstitle=50 Top LGBTQ Anthems: Critic's Picks (Updated 2018)first=Patricklast=Crowleymagazine=Billboarddate=June 1, 2018access-date=August 15, 2019archive-date=January 26, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126093526/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7408710/gay-anthems-lgbt-pride-top-songs/url-status=live}}
"Wannabe"Spice Girlsurl=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pride-playlist-munroe-bergdorf-anthems_uk_5ed4e674c5b67c81a61bccf0title=My Pride Anthems: Munroe Bergdorffirst=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPost UKdate=June 1, 2020access-date=June 3, 2020}}
"Fly Life"Basement Jaxx
"Free"Ultra Natéurl = https://archive.org/details/queer00gageurl-access = registrationeditor1-last=Gageeditor1-first=Simoneditor2-last=Richardseditor2-first=Lisaeditor3-last=Wilmoteditor3-first=Howardtitle=Queerdate=2002pages=26-27isbn=1-56025-377-0others=Foreword by Boy Georgepublisher=Thunder's Mouth Presschapter=Gay Universeoclc=1036800408lccn=2002103623orig-date=Originally published in Great Britain by Unanimous Ltd 2002location=New York}}
"Together Again"Janet Jackson
"Close My Eyes"Mariah Careyurl=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pop-diva-mariah-carey-embraces-fans-from-turkish-lgbt-community-70103title=Pop diva Mariah Carey embraces fans from Turkish LGBT community÷work=Daily Newsdate=August 8, 2014access-date=September 11, 2021archive-date=March 7, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307055220/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pop-diva-mariah-carey-embraces-fans-from-turkish-lgbt-community-70103url-status=live}}
"Outside"Mariah Carey
"One More Hour"Sleater-Kinney
"Heaven's What I Feel"
"Believe"Cherurl=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/ultimate-pride-playlist-50-best-gay-songstitle=The 50 best gay songs to celebrate Gay Pride!magazine=Time Outdate=May 24, 2018access-date=June 2, 2018archive-date=January 15, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115133423/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/ultimate-pride-playlist-50-best-gay-songsurl-status=live}}
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector remix)Deborah Cox
"The Origin of Love"Introduced in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
"The Boy Is Mine"Brandy & Monica
"Outside"
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"Shania Twain
"Waiting for Tonight"
"Strong Enough"Cherurl=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drag-race-uk-the-vivienne-pride-playlist_uk_5ee1ed2ac5b686515e93bad8title=My Pride Anthems: The Vivienne On The Songs That Make Her Want To Dance And 'Get Rotten On Jagerbombs'first=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPost UKdate=June 11, 2020access-date=June 11, 2020archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403220401/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drag-race-uk-the-vivienne-pride-playlist_uk_5ee1ed2ac5b686515e93bad8?utm_hp_ref=uk-my-pride-anthemsurl-status=live}}
"Heartbreaker"Mariah Carey
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" (Thunderpuss remix)url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rupauls-drag-race-jan-elimination-playlist-9362887title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Jan Wants You to Start 'Belting It Out' to Her Pop-Filled Playlist: Listenfirst=Stephenlast=Dawmagazine=Billboarddate=April 21, 2019access-date=May 14, 2020archive-date=June 25, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625043240/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/9362887/rupauls-drag-race-jan-elimination-playlisturl-status=live}}
"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"Mariah Carey
"Let's Get Loud"
"Spinning Around"
"Proud"Heather Small
"Stronger"url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8461973/britney-spears-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlisttitle= 8 Britney Spears Songs for Your Pride Month Playlist: Listenmagazine= Billboarddate= June 20, 2018access-date= May 19, 2019archive-date= August 10, 2020archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200810093016/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8461973/britney-spears-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlisturl-status= live}}
"Sobreviviré"Mónica Naranjo
"Lady Marmalade" (theme from the film Moulin Rouge!)Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink
"Song for the Lonely"Cher
"I'm a Survivor"Reba McEntire
"It's Raining Men" (theme from the film Bridget Jones's Diary)
"Keep on Livin'"Le Tigre
"Murder on the Dancefloor"Sophie Ellis-Bextor
"There You'll Be" (theme from the film Pearl Harbor)
"Your Disco Needs You"
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"last=Llewellynfirst=Casparurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/nov/02/gayanthemstitle=Reveal your gay anthems to the world | guardian.co.uknewspaper=The Guardiandate=November 2, 2006access-date=September 1, 2010location=London}}
"¿A quién le importa?"ThalíaGay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world and cover of the Alaska and Dinarama song from 1986.
"All The Things She Said"t.A.T.u.
"Beautiful"Christina Aguilera
"Love at First Sight"url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/kylie-minogue-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlist-8462202title=9 Kylie Minogue Songs for Your Pride Month Playlist: Listenlast=Assunçäomagazine=Billboarddate=July 8, 2018access-date=September 14, 2019archive-date=April 3, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403220428/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/8462202/kylie-minogue-songs-lgbt-gay-pride-playlisturl-status=live}}
"Defying Gravity"Idina Menzel
"Fighter"Christina Aguilera
"Me Against the Music"featuring Madonna
"Dragostea Din Tei"O-Zone
"Take Your Mama"Scissor Sisters
"Hung Up"Madonna
"Listen"Beyoncétitle=Fierce, Fabulous, and In/Famous: Beyoncé as Black Divajournal=Popular Music and Societyvolume=42date=November 29, 2018pages=6–21publisher=Kooijmandoi=10.1080/03007766.2019.1555888last1=Kooijmanfirst1=Jaapdoi-access=freehdl=11245.1/7d720cfb-44e9-4a25-a6df-a738bfdc3220hdl-access=free}}
"Freakum Dress"
"Stars Are Blind"
"The Best of Both Worlds"
"Buttons"
"Todos Me Miran"Gay anthem in the Spanish-speaking world
"Something Kinda Oooh"Girls Aloudurl=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/23/girls-aloud-reunion-tour-lgbtq-community-reponse/title=Why Girls Aloud will always mean so much to queer fans: 'It feels like a homecomingfirst=Marcuslast=Wrattendate=November 23, 2023access-date=January 1, 2024work=Pink Times}}
"Get Me Bodied"Beyoncé
"Gimme More"url=https://www.songtell.com/the-pussycat-dolls-ft-snoop-dogg/buttons-remixtitle=Meaning of "Buttons (Remix)" by the Pussycat Dolls (Ft. Snoop Dogg) }}
"Las de la Intuición"Shakira
"Untouched"The Veronicaslast=Martinfirst=Gavinurl=https://www.nylon.com/the-veronicas-queerness-pop-musictitle=The Veronicas Talk Queerness in Pop Musicwork=Nylondate=July 22, 2019}}
"I Kissed a Girl"Katy Perry
"Untouchable"Girls Aloud
"She Wolf"Shakira
"We R Who We R"Keshaurl=https://kiss951.com/2021/06/02/top-10-best-lgbtq-anthems-for-pride-month-2021/date=June 2, 2021title=Top 10 Best LGBTQ Anthems For Pride Month 2021work=The MRL Morning Showaccess-date=June 6, 2021archive-date=June 6, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606074023/https://kiss951.com/2021/06/02/top-10-best-lgbtq-anthems-for-pride-month-2021/url-status=live}}
"All The Lovers"
"Get Outta My Way"
"Firework"Katy Perry
"Raise Your Glass"Pink
"Dancing on My Own"Robyn
"Y'all Get Back Now"Big Freedia
"Vogue (Glee Cast version)Glee Cast feat. Jane LynchSue Sylvester's line reading of "Will Schuester, I Hate You" is a recurring viral meme and pop culturally reference point within the LGBT
"Born This Way"Lady Gagalast=Venafirst=Jocelynurl=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657772/lady-gaga-born-this-way.jhtmltitle=Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way': The New Gay Anthem?publisher=MTVdate=February 11, 2011access-date=May 19, 2013archive-date=November 13, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113074941/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657772/lady-gaga-born-this-way.jhtmlurl-status=dead }}
"Run The World (Girls)"Beyoncé
"Love On Top"
"Call Me Maybe"url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-queer-cult-of-carly-rae-jepsen-why-we-really-really-really-really-really-really-like-you-1.4913162title=The queer cult of Carly Rae Jepsen: Why we really, really, really, really, really, really like youpublisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporationaccess-date=February 1, 2014first=Peterlast=Knegtdate=November 21, 2012archive-date=April 12, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412235506/https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4913162}}
"Euphoria"Loreen
"Same Love"Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lamberturl=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/arts/music/stars-align-for-a-gay-marriage-anthem.htmltitle=Stars Align for a Gay Marriage Anthemnewspaper=The New York Timesaccess-date=February 1, 2014first=James C.last=McKinley Jrdate=June 30, 2013archive-date=December 8, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208183250/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/arts/music/stars-align-for-a-gay-marriage-anthem.htmlurl-status=live}}
"Thinkin Bout You"Frank Oceanurl=https://www.out.com/music/2019/8/20/why-frank-ocean-means-so-much-his-queer-fanstitle=Why Frank Ocean Means So Much to His Queer Fansauthor=Mikellework=Outdate=August 20, 2019access-date=December 31, 2019archive-date=August 21, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821021056/https://www.out.com/music/2019/8/20/why-frank-ocean-means-so-much-his-queer-fansurl-status=live}}
"Let's Have a Kiki"Scissor Sisters
"Land of Lola"Billy Porterurl=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/broadway-anthems-celebrating-gay-culture/#gs.x8ma7ftitle=12 Broadway anthems that will make you want to sing out loud and proudfirst=Stefanilast=Gerdeswork=Gay Star Newsdate=April 3, 2016access-date=August 15, 2019archive-date=July 30, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730220232/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/broadway-anthems-celebrating-gay-culture/#gs.x8ma7furl-status=live}}
"Raise You Up/Just Be"
"Follow Your Arrow"
"People Like Us"
"Closer"Tegan and Saraurl=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/songs-that-every-lesbian-will-scream-along-to-whiletitle=27 Songs That Every Lesbian Will Scream Along To (While Having A Somewhat Chill Night At Home With Friends)publisher=BuzzFeedfirst=Laurenlast=Yapalaterdate=May 24, 2017access-date=August 20, 2019archive-date=December 2, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202023731/https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/songs-that-every-lesbian-will-scream-along-to-whileurl-status=live}}
"She Keeps Me Warm"Mary Lambert
"Brave"Sara Bareilles
"Girls / Girls / Boys"Panic! at the Disco
"Let It Go"
"Work Bitch"url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/12/britney-jean-spears-new-album-gay-fanstitle=Why is Britney Spears so appealing to gay fans?first1=Nancylast1=Goldsteinnewspaper=The Guardiandate=December 13, 2019access-date=December 29, 2019archive-date=March 10, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310193249/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/12/britney-jean-spears-new-album-gay-fansurl-status=live}}
"True Trans Soul Rebel"Against Me!url=https://www.laweekly.com/top-lgbtq-anthems-part-3-the-2000s/title=TOP LGBTQ ANTHEMS PART 3: THE 2000Sfirst1=Michaellast1=Cooperdate=December 6, 2019access-date=December 19, 2019archive-date=December 6, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206171144/https://www.laweekly.com/top-lgbtq-anthems-part-3-the-2000s/url-status=live}}
"Break Free"
"Born An Angel"
"Can't Remember to Forget You"Shakira
"Really Don't Care"Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloydurl=http://www.refinery29.com/2014/06/70450/demi-lovato-pride-paradetitle=Demi Lovato Really, Truly Has Prideauthor=Norris, Johndate=June 30, 2014access-date=June 30, 2014archive-date=August 15, 2017archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815150856/http://www.refinery29.com/2014/06/70450/demi-lovato-pride-paradeurl-status=live}}
"Sissy That Walk"RuPaul
"Welcome To New York"Taylor Swift
"Beauty Never Lies"Bojana Stamenov
"Run Away with Me"
"Cool for the Summer"Demi Lovatourl=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/juno-dawson-wonderland-pride-playlist-anthems_uk_5ede40e1c5b6469773389f8ftitle=My Pride Anthems: Juno Dawsonfirst=Daniellast=Welshdate=June 1, 2020access-date=June 8, 2020website=HuffPost}}
"Girls Like Girls"Hayley Kiyoko
"Going Out Like That"Reba McEntireurl= https://pridesource.com/article/71098-2title= Q&A: Reba Talks 'Very Important' LGBT Rights, Her First Gay Wedding & Feeling 'Sad' For Closeted Country Starspublisher=Pride Sourcefirst=Chrislast=Azzopardidate=April 25, 2015}}
"King"Years & Years
"Secret Love Song, Pt II"Little Mixurl=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a773160/little-mix-new-song-secret-love-song-is-a-gay-anthem/title=Little Mix's new song 'Secret Love Song, Pt II' is an LGBT anthemwebsite=Digital Spydate=November 6, 2015access-date=December 11, 2018archive-date=July 16, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716112445/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a773160/little-mix-new-song-secret-love-song-is-a-gay-anthem/url-status=live }}
"Vroom Vroom"Charli XCX
"Work from Home"Fifth Harmony
"Into You"url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/stream-on-a-rolltitle=60 Songs That Will Clear Out The Bathroom At Any Gay Barpublisher=BuzzFeeddate=June 27, 2019access-date=August 20, 2019archive-date=August 8, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808101850/https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/stream-on-a-rollurl-status=live}}
"Only a Girl"Gia Woods
"Formation"Beyoncé
"Hold Up"
"Sorry"
"Change"Christina Aguilera
"Telepathy"
"Touch"Little Mix
"LGBT"CupcakKe
"Tomodachi"Hikaru Utada
"I Know a Place"Muna
"Loving Someone"
"The Joke"Brandi Carlileurl=https://www.npr.org/2017/11/13/563358018/songs-we-love-brandi-carlile-the-joketitle=Brandi Carlile's 'The Joke' Will Launch You into the Emotional Stratospherepublisher=NPRdate=November 13, 2017access-date=December 25, 2018archive-date=October 2, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002200602/https://www.npr.org/2017/11/13/563358018/songs-we-love-brandi-carlile-the-jokeurl-status=live}}
"Heart Attack"Chuu
"Cut to the Feeling"
"New Rules"url= https://meanshappy.com/decoding-the-queer-appeal-of-dua-lipatitle= Decoding the queer appeal of Little Mixdate= March 21, 2020access-date= March 21, 2020archive-date= January 21, 2021archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210121133731/https://meanshappy.com/decoding-the-queer-appeal-of-dua-lipa/url-status= live}}
"Chanel"Frank Ocean
"Power"Little Mixurl=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/courtney-act-pride-playlist-drag-race-songs-anthems_uk_5ef215a4c5b663ecc8540adatitle=My Pride Anthems: Courtney Act Reveals The Pride Anthems That Have Her 'Dancing Around Her Flat In Her Undies'first=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPost UKdate=June 24, 2020access-date=June 24, 2020archive-date=March 16, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316032907/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/courtney-act-pride-playlist-drag-race-songs-anthems_uk_5ef215a4c5b663ecc8540adaurl-status=live}}
"Boys"Charli XCX
"Call Me Mother"RuPaul
"This Is Me" (theme from the film The Greatest Showman)Keala Settle
"Honey"Kehlaniurl=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/lesbian-love-best-songs-playlist-7972931/title=30 Lesbian Love Songs: Women Singing About Women (Updated 2019)magazine=Billboardlast=Russellfirst=Ericadate=February 13, 2019access-date=January 20, 2023}}
"Heaven"and Betty Who
"Mystery of Love" (theme from the film Call Me by Your Name)Sufjan Stevens
"Visions of Gideon"
"Crayons"Cupcakke
"Curious"Hayley Kiyoko
"Strawberries & Cigarettes"
"My My My!"
"Bloom"
"Make Me Feel"
"Pynk"
"No Tears Left to Cry"
"Thank U, Next"
"I'm Not Afraid"Holland
"Rainbow"
"Immaterial"Sophie
"Colour"MNEK and Hailee Steinfeld
"Eastside"benny blanco, Halsey and Khalid
"On a Roll"Ashley O
"Break Up (Bye Bye)"The Frock Destroyers
"Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels"Todrick Hall
"Don't Start Now"url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/133768/we-ranked-every-track-on-dua-lipas-excellent-new-album-future-nostalgiatitle=We ranked every track on Dua Lipa's excellent new album Future Nostalgialast1=Megarryfirst1=Danielwork=Gay Timesdate=March 26, 2020access-date=March 27, 2020archive-date=April 6, 2020archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406223017/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/133768/we-ranked-every-track-on-dua-lipas-excellent-new-album-future-nostalgia/url-status=live}}
"Show Yourself"
"A Little Bit Alexis"Annie Murphy
"Lights Up"Harry Styles
"You Need to Calm Down"Taylor Swifturl=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/todrick-hall-pride-anthems-playlist-taylor-swift_uk_5ed53ae4c5b645ff4afb38d0title=My Pride Anthems: Todrick Hallfirst=Daniellast=Welshwork=HuffPost UKdate=June 3, 2020access-date=June 3, 2020}}
"Flash Pose"Pabllo Vittar feat. Charli XCX
"Betty"
"Physical"
"Man's World"Marina Diamandis
"Rain On Me"Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
"Supernova"Kylie Minogue
"Pink Pony Club"Chappell Roan
"Agatha All Along"Kathryn Hahnfrom the miniseries "WandaVision"
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"Lil Nas Xurl=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a35952095/lil-nas-x-montero-video-lyrics-meaning/title=Lil Nas X's 'Montero' is An Unapologetically Queer Hip Hop Anthemdate=March 26, 2021first=Justinlast=Kirklandwork=Esquireaccess-date=March 27, 2021archive-date=July 8, 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708092500/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a35952095/lil-nas-x-montero-video-lyrics-meaning/url-status=live}}
"UK Hun?"United Kingdolls
"Come Through"Priyanka feat. Lemon
"Walk"Saucy Santana
"Boyfriend"Dove Cameron
"Boys Don't Cry"Anitta
"This Hell"Rina Sawayama
"Cozy"Beyoncéurl=https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2312title=Queerty Awards 2023: Category - Antnemdate=January 25, 2023}}
"Break My Soul"
"Bad Habit"Steve Lacyurl=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-10/steve-lacy-bad-habit-grammys-2023title=Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Zwork=Los Angeles Timeslast=Brownfirst=Augustdate=October 10, 2022access-date=January 15, 2022}}
"Unholy"Sam Smith feat. Kim Petrasurl= https://variety.com/2022/music/news/sam-smith-kim-petras-unholy-hitmakers-innovators-of-the-year-1235446522/title= 'Unholy' Matrimony: How Sam Smith and Kim Petras' Queer Anthem Became an Overnight Successlast=Wassfirst=Mikemagazine=Varietydate=December 2, 2022access-date=January 15, 2022}}
"Huwag Muna Tayong Umuwi"Binilast=Sibalfirst=Giannadate=June 15, 2024title=The Times that BINI Proved They're a Gen Z Queer Ally Iconurl=https://mega-onemega.com/the-times-that-bini-proved-theyre-a-gen-z-queer-ally-icon/url-status=livearchive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241209191236/https://mega-onemega.com/the-times-that-bini-proved-theyre-a-gen-z-queer-ally-icon/archive-date=December 9, 2024access-date=December 9, 2024website=Megalanguage=en-ph }} The song also entered on ''Billboard Philippines''' Hot 100.
"Casual"Chappell Roan
"Let Loose"Loosey LaDucaurl=https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2413title=Queerty: Anthems of the Year 2023date=February 20, 2024archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126080421/https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2413access-date=February 20, 2024archive-date=January 26, 2024}}
"Not Strong Enough"Boygenius
"Because of You"Gustaph
"Padam Padam"Kylie Minogue
"Rush"Troye Sivan
"Speed Drive"Charli XCX
"Float"Janelle Monáe
"Lipstick Lover"
"Ice Slippin"Omar Apollo
"Bongos"Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallionurl=https://www.autostraddle.com/every-contender-for-song-of-the-summer-2024-is-queer/title=Every Contender for Song of the Summer 2024 Is Queerfirst=Niyalast=Doyledate=July 8, 2024access-date=July 15, 2024}}
"Got Me Started"Troye Sivan
"Loveher"Romy
"Red Wine Supernova"Chappell Roan
"One of Your Girls"Troye Sivan
"Yes, And?"Ariana Grande
"Bodyguard"Beyoncé
"Good Luck, Babe!"Chappell Roan
"Nasty"Tinashe
"360"Charli XCX
"Lunch"Billie Eilish
"Birds of a Feather"
"Abracadabra"Lady Gaga

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