Pickleball Music Playlists for Every Decade

Looking for music for pickleball? We got the beat! 

Playing pickleball can mean something different for everyone. It can be a fantastic social activity, a fun way to exercise, or for many, a way of life. The games can be lighthearted and fun or serious and competitive. At Big Dill Pickleball Co., we believe music can help you get in the right mood for any type game you might play. Music is a big part of our lives, and of course, music can be a big part of the pickleball games that we play. We love making playlists and finding new jams for playing pickleball. So we decided to curate playlists from different decades to get you in the groove for every possible pickleball match. We hope these playlists help you get hyped for night games, mellow Sunday warm-ups, intense dinking, and more. Are you more "Born to Be Wild" or "Born This Way"? Any songs that you think are missing? Please let us know in the comments!

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 1960s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones
• “Nobody But Me” by The Human Beinz
• “Fire” by Jimi Hendrix
• “Born To Be Wild” by Steppenwolf
• “Miserlou” by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
• “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks
• “Day Tripper” by The Beatles
• “Secret Agent Man” by Johnny Rivers
• “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra
• “Hush” by Deep Purple
• “I Got You (I Feel Good)” by James Brown
• “Wild Thing” by The Troggs
• “Sunshine Of Your Love” by Cream
• “Whole Lotta Love” - Led Zeppelin
• “Kick Out the Jams” by MC5
• “My Generation” by The Who
• “Break on Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors
• “House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals
• “Green Onion” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s
• “Gloria” by Them
• “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Louie Louie by The Kingsmen
• “I Fought the Law” by The Bobby Fuller Four
• “Mony Mony” by Tommy James & The Shondells
• “Evil Ways” by Santana
• “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly.

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 1970s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “We Will Rock You” by Queen
• “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath
• “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones
• “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who
• “Just What I Needed” by The Cars
• “La Grange” by ZZ Top
• “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple
• “Love Rollercoaster” by Ohio Players
• “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen
• “Hello There” by Cheap Trick
• “Dream On” by Aerosmith
• “Burn” by Deep Purple
• “The Boys Are Back In Town” by Thin Lizzy
• “We’re An American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad
• “Mississippi Queen” by Mountain
• “Black Betty” by Ram Jam
• “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by The Charlie Daniels Band
• “Jailbreak” by Thin Lizzy
• “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin
• “Let There Be Rock” by AC/DC
• “One Way Or Another” by Blondie
• “Roxanne” by The Police
• “My Sharona” by The Knack
• “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” by AC/DC
• “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder
• “All Right Now” by Free
• “Funk #49” by James Gang
• "10538 Overture” by Electric Light Orchestra
• “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry
• “Love Train” by The O’Jays
• “You Should Be Dancing” by The Bee Gees
• “Slow Ride” by Foghat
• “Ballroom Blitz” by Sweet
• “Psycho Killer” by The Talking Heads
• “Jungle Boogie” by Kool & The Gang
• “I Wanna Be Sedated” by The Ramones
• “One Step Beyond” by Madness
• “Brick House” by The Commodores
• “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• “Gonna Fly Now” by Bill Conti
• “Hollywood Swinging” by Kool & The Gang
• “Pick Up The Pieces” by Average White Band
• “Get Up Offa That Thing” by James Brown
• "Don't Bring Me Down” by Electric Light Orchestra

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 1980s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “Welcome To The Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses,
• “Kickstart My Heart” by Motley Crue
• “Panama” by Van Halen
• “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead
• “Raining Blood” by Slayer
• “Master of Puppets” by Metallica
• “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC
• “Fight For Your Right” by Beastie Boys
• “Need You Tonight” by INXS
• “Walk This Way” by Run D.M.C. and Aerosmith
• “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen
• “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama
• “Too Much Time On My Hands” by Styx
• “Jump” by Van Halen
• “We Got The Beat” by The Go-Go’s
• “Take on Me” by a-ha
• “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
• “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
• “Working for the Weekend” by Loverboy
• “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode
• “Sunglasses At Night” by Corey Hart
• “Burning Down the House” by The Talking Heads
• “Our House” by Madness
• “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 1990s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “Jump Around” by House Of Pain
• “Song 2” by Blur
• “Down” by 311
• “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz
• “Seether” by Veruca Salt
• “Symphony Of Destruction” by Megadeth
• “Basket Case” by Green Day
• “Lump” by The Presidents Of The United States Of America
• “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C & C Music Factory
• Sabotage” by Beastie Boys
• “Give It Away” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve
• “Come Out and Play” by The Offspring
• “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins
• “Possum Kingdom” by The Toadies
• “Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish
• “Superman” by Goldfinger
• “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana
• “I Come From The Water” by The Toadies
• “Do Right” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
• “Sleep Now In the Fire” by Rage Against The Machine
• “In Bloom” by Nirvana
• “The Distance” by CAKE
• “You Get What You Give” by The New Radicals
• “Virtual Insanity” by Jamiroquai
• “Alright” by Supergrass
• “Cannonball” by The Breeders
• “Local God” by Everclear
• “Why Bother?” by Weezer
• “Ruby Soho” by Rancid
• “Steal My Sunshine” by LEN
• “Time Bomb” by Rancid
• “Intergalatic” by The Beastie Boys
• “Kick Out the Jams” by The Presidents Of The United States Of America
• “Do the Evolution” by Pearl Jam
• “Breakout” by The Foo Fighters
• “I’ll Stick Around” by The Foo FighterS
• “Cleveland Rocks” by The Presidents Of The United States Of America,
• “Around the World” by Daft Punk
• “The Humpty Dance” by Digital Underground
• “No Diggity” by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre, Queen Pen
• “Fantastic Voyage” by Coolio
• “I Wish” by Skee-Lo
• “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio, L.V.
• “This Is How We Do It” by Montell Jordan, Wino
• “Big Bang Baby” by Stone Temple Pilots
• “Doin’ Time” by Sublime
• “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 2000s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse
• “Molly’s Chambers” by Kings of Leon
• “Get Free” by The Vines
• “Take It Off” by The Donnas
• “Hash Pipe” by Weezer
• “No One Knows” by The Queens of the Stone Age
• “Yeah!” by Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris
• “Uprising” by Muse
• “Right Round” by Flo Rida
• “One More Time” by Daft Punk
• “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes
• “All The Small Things” by blink-182
• “Pain” by Jimmy Eat World
• “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet
• “Chelsea Dagger” by The Fratellis
• “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor” by Arctic Monkeys
• “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand
• “Somebody Told Me” by The Killers
• "I’m Shipping Up To Boston” by Dropkick Murphys
• “The Pretender” by The Foo Fighters
• “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Daft Punk
• “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz
• “DARE” by Gorillaz
• “(Don’t) Give Hate a Chance” by Jamiroquai
• “Paper Planes” by M.I.A.
• “Get Busy” by Sean Paul
• “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance
• “I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco
• “Reptilia” by The Strokes
• “The Anthem” by Good Charlotte
• “Gives You Hell” by The All-American Rejects
• “Last Nite” by The Strokes
• “Hysteria” by Muse
• “Woman” by Wolfmother
• “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” by Good Charlotte
• "Animal" by Miike Snow

Big Dill Pickleball Music Hype Playlist: The 2010s (link to Spotify playlist)

The playlist includes:

• “High Hopes” by Panic! At The Disco
• “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers
• "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
• “Timber” by Pitbull, Kesha
  
• “Run The World (Girls)” by Beyonce
• “Gold on the Ceiling” by The Black Keys
• “bad guy” by Billie Eilish
• “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
• “Cake By The Ocean” by DNCE
• “HandClap” by Fitz and The Tantrums
• “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn
• “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
• “Firework” by Katy Perry
• “I Like It” by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin
• “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo
• "Cheap Thrills" by Sia, Sean Paul
• "We Found Love" by Rihanna, Calvin Harris
• "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey
• "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
• "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man
• "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes
• "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony, Kid Ink
• "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am, Britney Spears
• "Animal" by Neon Trees
• "Sushi" by Merk & Kremont
• "BANG BANG BANG" by BIGBANG
• "Kill This Love" by BLACKPINK