Is there anything more beautiful than listening to songs about rain on a stormy day? A downpour can be Relaxation care when the drops hit the roof of the house, the windows, or the meadows and leaves, creating a soft sound. Prolonged precipitation makes many people sleep well.
But rain can also be Sadness associated. It can be a metaphor for the hardships of life. Some people hate a good shower because it often limits what they can do. Riding a bike is no longer fun, and the cold rain makes it cold and uncomfortable to be outside.
But maybe you need a different perspective on the subject.
Like something like Venus, a thunderstorm is made of sulfuric acid on other planets, and it’s raining methane on Titan, which is highly flammable and explosive. Now you still want to complain about a bit of precipitation?
So, the next time it rains too much here on earth, remembers, you need the proper perspective. We all could have it much worse.
Our playlist includes over 100 songs that are all about the rain. Some pieces contain “rain,” while other songs focus on the shower. When there’s an absolute downpour, it’s nice to listen to rainy music that matches the mood of the weather.
Some love the rain, like singer Prince (“Purple Rain”), some hate the drops falling from the sky, Travis (“Why Does It Always Rain On Me?”), and many performers use the cold wet as a metaphor for something else, such as Rihanna with the song (“Umbrella”), which is actually about Friendship goes. There are many songs about the rain.
We have compiled the 120 best songs for you and hope you enjoy browsing our playlist.
(You can find a Spotify playlist at the end of the article.)
The 120 Best Rain Songs:
Each song is linked to the corresponding music video via the title.
№: | Listen: | Performer: | |
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1. | Purple Rain | Prince | |
2. | It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls | |
3. | November Rain | Guns N’ Roses | |
4. | Come In with the Rain | Taylor Swift | |
5. | It Will Rain | Bruno Mars | |
6. | Queen of Rain | Roxette | |
7. | Rain | Madonna | |
8. | Fool In the Rain | Led Zepplin | |
9. | Make It Rain | Ed Sheeran | |
10. | I Can’t Stand the Rain | Tina Turner | |
11. | Let It Rain | Eric Clapton | |
12. | Rainy Night in Soho | The Pogues | |
13. | She’s My Kind of Rain | Tim McGraw | |
14. | Candy Rain | Soul for Real | |
15. | Rain Fall Down | The Rolling Stones | |
16. | Umbrella | Rihanna | |
17. | Rain | The Beatles | |
18. | No Rain | Blind Melon | |
19. | I Wish It Would Rain Down | Phil Collins | |
20. | Who’ll Stop the Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
21. | A Year Without Rain | Selena Gomez & the Scene | |
22. | Here Comes the Rain Again | Eurythmics | |
23. | When It Rains | Paramore | |
24. | Prayers for Rain | The Cure | |
25. | Rain | The Cult | |
26. | Laughter In the Rain | Neil Sedaka | |
27. | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele | |
28. | It Can’t Rain All the Time | Jane Siberry | |
29. | Raining On Me | Gretchen Wilson | |
30. | Between the Raindrops | Lifehouse (featuring Natasha Bedingfield) | |
31. | Fire & Rain | James Taylor | |
32. | Let It Rain | David Nail | |
33. | Songs About Rain | Gary Allan | |
34. | Echoes of Rain | Enya | |
35. | I Sure Can Smell the Rain | Blackhawk | |
36. | Rain on Your Parade | Duffy | |
37. | I Made It Through the Rain | Barry Manilow | |
38. | A Lover’s Concerto | The Supremes | |
39. | The Rain | Missy Elliott | |
40. | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again | The Fortunes | |
41. | Is It Raining At Your House | Brad Paisley | |
42. | Buckets of Rain | Neko Case | |
43. | Can You Stand the Rain | New Edition | |
44. | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Bobby Vinton | |
45. | Only Happy When It Rains | Garbage | |
46. | Here Comes the Rain | The Mavericks | |
47. | Rain | Uriah Heep | |
48. | Smoky Mountain Rain | Ronnie Milsap | |
49. | It’s Raining Again | Supertramp | |
50. | Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain | The Judds | |
51. | Diamonds Made From Rain | Eric Clapton | |
52. | After the Storm | Mumford & Sons | |
53. | Blame It On the Rain | Milli Vanilli | |
54. | Rain | Breaking Benjamin | |
55. | Rain On Me | Ashanti | |
56. | Rain | Jeremiah Freed | |
57. | Rainy Day Woman | Waylon Jennings | |
58. | Please Don’t Stop the Rain | James Morrison | |
59. | Can You Stop the Rain | Peabo Bryson | |
60. | Through the Rain | Mariah Carey | |
61. | Rain | SWV | |
62. | Downpour | Backstreet Boys | |
63. | I’m No Stranger to the Rain | Keith Whitley | |
64. | Jimmie Standing in the Rain | Elvis Costello | |
65. | Raindrops | Dee Clark | |
66. | Raining on Sunday | Keith Urban | |
67. | Like the Rain | Clint Black | |
68. | Let It Rain | Mark Chestnutt | — |
69. | Rains of Castamere | Jackie Evancho | |
70. | Rusted From the Rain | Billy Talent | |
71. | Fall Like Rain | Eric Clapton | |
72. | When It Rains | Kid Rock | |
73. | The Fog | Kate Bush | |
74. | Standing In The Rain | Electric Light Orchestra | |
75. | It Never Rains In Southern California | Albert Hammond | |
76. | Summer Rain | Belinda Carlisle | |
77. | Rain | MIKA | |
78. | I Think It’s Going to Rain Today | Norah Jones | |
79. | Rhythm of the Rain | The Cascades | |
80. | Raindrops | Basement Jaxx | |
81. | Rain Dance | The Guess Who | |
82. | Singin in the Rain’ | Gene Kelly | |
83. | Raining On Our Love | Shania Twain | |
84. | Bring on the Rain | Jo Dee Messina & Tim McGraw | |
85. | Crying in the Rain | Whitesnake | |
86. | Raining in My Heart | Buddy Holly | |
87. | Rain Over Me | Pitbull (featuring Marc Anthony) | |
88. | Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head | B.J. Thomas | |
89. | Sunday Morning | Maroon 5 | |
90. | Kentucky Rain | Elvis Presley | |
91. | Kiss the Rain | Billie Meyers | |
92. | Baby the Rain Must Fall | Glen Yarbrough | |
93. | I Wish It Would Rain | The Temptations | |
94. | Covered in Rain | John Mayer | |
95. | Rainy Night in Georgia | Brook Benton | |
96. | City Rain, City Streets | Ryan Adams | |
97. | Why Does It Always Rain On Me | Travis | |
98. | Rainy Days and Mondays | The Carpenters | |
99. | High Water | Bob Dylan | |
100. | Rain on the Roof | Lovin’ Spoonful | |
101. | Alabama Rain | Jim Croce | |
102. | Rain | Jose Feliciano | |
103. | Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) | Gary Allan | |
104. | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Ray Charles | |
105. | Have You Ever Seen the Rain | Rod Stewart | |
106. | Rainmaker | Harry Nilsson | |
107. | You Won’t Ever Be Lonely | Andy Griggs | |
108. | Georgia Rain | Trisha Yearwood | |
109. | Dry The Rain | The Beta Band | |
110. | Rain Is a Good Thing | Luke Bryan | |
111. | I’m No Stranger to the Rain | Keith Whitley | |
112. | Don’t Rain on My Parade | Barbara Streisand | |
113. | Five Feet and Rising | Johnny Cash | |
114. | When It Rains | Eli Young Band | |
115. | Rainin’ You | Brad Paisley | |
116. | Make It Rain | Tom Waits | |
117. | I Love a Rainy Night | Eddie Rabbit | |
118. | Early Morning Rain | Gordon Lightfoot | |
119. | Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | Willie Nelson | |
120. | When It Rains | Gretchen Wilson |