The Ultimate Feel-Good Music Playlist
My favourite stimmy songs and songs from all genres that lift my mood

A work in progress
This list will change and grow as I discover new songs and my tastes and preferences change. I was born in the early 80s and am still somewhat stuck in the 90s when it comes to my tastes in music, which I am fine with.
Taste in music is highly personal and varied, so I tried to include a bit of a diverse collection. My preferences will also depend on my mood and whether I’m listening purely for enjoyment, needing a pick-me-up, or wanting to relax.
These are not all my favourite songs, nor all the best songs out there: They are songs which give me frisson and provoke strong emotions in me. They are stimmy, meaningful, and fun.
Please feel free to suggest your favourites too!
If you’re a aural sensory-seeker like me, put on headphones, crank up the volume, and let loose.
Browse the whole list, or skip to your favourite genre(s):
Hard Rock
- Numb, by Linkin Park
- Careless Whisper, Seether
- The Sound of Silence, Disturbed
- In The End, by Linkin Park
- Somewhere I Belong, Linkin Park
Rock & Classic Rock
- I Wanna Be Your Slave, Måneskin
- Hotel California, The Eagles
- Jack & Diane, John Cougar
- Away From The Sun, 3 Doors Down
- Precious Declaration, Collective Soul
- Beggin’, Måneskin
- Bring Me To Life, Evanescence
Alternative
- Shut Up and Dance, Walk the Moon
- Shut Me Up, Mindless Self Indulgence
- Carry On, Fun.
- The Black Parade, My Chemical Romance
- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
- Out On The Town, Fun.
- Come As You Are, Nirvana
- Bang!, AJR
Rap / Hip Hop
- Legacy, Eminem
- Lose Yourself, Eminem
- Not Afraid, Eminem
- Love The Way You Lie, Eminem (featuring Rihanna)
- The Monster, Eminem (featuring Rihanna)
- Lighters, Bad Meets Evil (featuring Eminem & Bruno Mars)
- ISIS, Joyner Lucas (featuring Logic)
R&B
- All of Me, John Legend
- Replay, Iyaz
Pop
- Kings & Queens, Ava Max
- The Record Player Song, Daisy The Great
- The Edge of Glory, Lady Gaga
- The Voice Within, Christina Aguilera
- Geronimo, Sheppard
Soundtracks
- This Is Me, The Greatest Showman
- A Whole New World, Aladdin
Classical
- Perfect, Daniel Jang
- Sweet Child O’ Mine, The Duelling Fiddlers
- Für Elise, Beethoven
- Pachelbel’s Canon, Johann Pachelbel
- Anything by The Piano Guys
If you enjoy classical music with a modern twist, I recommend anything and everything by The Piano Guys. They do classical covers of top hits, as well as amazing mash-ups, combining pop and classical music.
On my stimmy playlist, I specifically include:
- Love Story
- Perfect
- Michael Meets Mozart
- A Thousand Years
- All Of Me
- Over The Rainbow / Simple Gifts
- With Or Without You
- The Cello Song
- Their entire Chill album
